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PROFILE: Why Segun Agbaje may be Nigeria’s most important banker

by Wilfred Okiche In February 2016, at the Landmark Event centre, venue of the #YTech100, an annual feature of the Social Media Week celebrations hosted by YNaija.com, honouring the brightest and most promising of Nigeria’s technology space, a tall dark fellow stepped in, accompanied by media entrepreneur and host of the event, Adebola Williams. The atmosphere... Read More

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Abducted 14-year-old Christian girl ‘forced’ to marry Emir of Katsina

In a tale similar to the Ese Oruru case, a 14-year-old Christian girl who was abducted by an aide of the Emir of Katsina is set to marry the monarch, The Punch reports. According to the Katsina Emirate Council, the marriage of the girl, Habiba Isa to the Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumin Usman, was irreversible because... Read More

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Farooq Kperogi: ‘Do the needful’ and 4 other expressions that should be banned in Nigerian English

by Farooq Kperogi Of course, no one has the power to “ban” or approve anything in English. Not even the Queen or King of England has that authority or influence. Nobody does. No authority does. The emergence, popularity, decline, and death of words and expressions in English often happen naturally. This fact, however, shouldn’t preclude... Read More

Etisalat employees coach students on career prospects [PHOTOS]

To help today’s young generation make quality career choices, Etisalat Nigeria held a Career Counselling session for some secondary school students in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The career-focused event is a CSR initiative of Etisalat with the aim of enlightening students on existing career opportunities across various fields and guiding them with adequate... Read More

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Everything you need to know about the 21 released #ChibokGirls (PHOTOS)

It is no longer news that 21 of the over 200 abducted girls were released on Thursday. There have been many questions on how the release of the girls was secured. The Presidency Office of Digital Engagement (PODE) has released eleven Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

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[Watch] Did FLOTUS just win the elections for Hillary?

It has been a pretty bad week for GOP candidate at the United States election with the leak of an Access Hollywood tape from eleven years ago where he made remarks while making lewd comments about women with NBC’s Billy Bush. One would have thought that the comments he made in the video – now... Read More

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NJC releases full statement on judges arrest

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has described the arrest of judges by the Department of State Services (DSS) as an attempt to denigrate and humiliate the judiciary. In a statement released on Thursday the NJC said the actions of the security agency was uncalled for as it berated them for intimidating the judiciary. Read the... Read More

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#ChibokGirls release ‘diversionary’ – Fayose

Governor of Ekiti Ayodele Fayose says he has doubts about the release of 21 Chibok girls. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communication and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Mr. Fayose said the claims may just be another propaganda by the Federal Government. “Nigerians are no longer interested in the lies and make... Read More

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The YNaija Tracklist: More #ChibokGirls will be released soon – Osinbajo | 8 judges, 2 registrars under investigation – EFCC | FG orders EFCC to refund N10bn to NBC

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. More #ChibokGirls will be released soon – Osinbajo – YNaija 8 judges, 2 registrars under investigation – EFCC – YNaija Nyako’s reinstatement: S’Court fixes ruling for Dec. 16 – YNaija FG orders EFCC to refund N10bn to NBC – YNaija This is what VP Yemi Osinbajo told the 21 released... Read More

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Opinion: Is it wrong for Tinubu to endorse a candidate?

by Abiodun Komola Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s call on John Odigie-Oyegun to resign as National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) for allegedly derailing from the path of progressives continues to generate diverse opinions in the polity. The call, rather than being misconstrued by Tinubu’s antagonists, should be seen for its altruistic value and content: It... Read More

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Opinion: Corruption is not Nigeria’s problem, we’ve got it all wrong

by Chuks Okeibunor Few days ago I read an article by a colleague; he was speaking to how in Obama’s 8 years at the White House, he didn’t visit Nigeria; and how that this is because we are a ‘fantastically corrupt’ country. He borrowed that label from Cameron. (I thought to reply that Obama did... Read More

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Opinion: Women at the top is the new axis of power

by Tony Ogunlowo In less than a months’ time, Americans will be heading to the polls to elect a new President. And unless Republican contender, Donald Trump, can pull a last minute trick out of his hat or resort to more dirty tricks, the front runner, Hilary Clinton, is most definitely going to be the... Read More

Victor Asemota: Normal is boring, life deserves a premium

by Victor Asemota Normal is boring. The average mind strives for “normal”. They want things to “go back to normal” so life can continue. The thing is, their normal may have been created by people who are not “normal”. How did the bed you sleep on come about? That couch…the TV screen you watch? The... Read More

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Feyi Fawehinmi: Nigeria’s case study on how not to float your currency

by Feyi Fawehinmi Rumors of rate fixing. Scarcity of foreign exchange. A widening gap between the official rate and the runaway blackmarket. Nearly four months after Nigeria adopted a flexible exchange rate policy to avoid these very problems, the problems are all still here and in many ways, worse than they were before the policy... Read More

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More #ChibokGirls will be released soon – Osinbajo

Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said more of the abducted Chibok girls will return home. Osinbajo made the disclosure while addressing State House correspondents shortly after a closed-door meeting with the girls. He expressed optimism that, in the next “few days and months, we will be bringing in more of these girls, using... Read More

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8 judges, 2 registrars under investigation – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has debunked claims that the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, had lost confidence in it. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, the anti-graft agency said there was no friction between it and the office of the AGF stating that it is not involved in inter-agency... Read More

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Nyako’s reinstatement: S’Court fixes ruling for Dec. 16

The validity of the impeachment of former governor of Adamawa State, Admiral Murtala Nyako (rtd) will be put to bed as the Supreme Court has fixed December 16, 2016 to deliver judgment to Nyako’s appeal. Nyako who was removed by wants to be reinstated as governor to complete his tenure after his impeachment was quashed... Read More

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FG orders EFCC to refund N10bn to NBC

The federal government has ordered the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to refund the sum of N10 billion it confiscated to the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). NBC’s Director General, Modibo Kawu, told journalists on Thursday ahead of the Africast Conference holding next week. According to Kawu, the presidential order for the release of the money was to enable the... Read More

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Oloruntorera Adesina: All I want is a scar on my face [Nigerian Voices]

by Oloruntorera Adesina All I want is a scar on my face. My friends think I’m insane for having such a bizarre desire. I can’t pinpoint the exact moment when this need, so acute to the point of pain, came up. I just remember taking one of my usual leisure walks and deciding that a... Read More

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What VP Yemi Osinbajo told the 21 released #ChibokGirls

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday received 21 Chibok girls who were released by terrorist sect, Boko Haram in Abuja. Before receiving them Minister of Information Lai Mohammed had given details of how the Federal Government secured their release. While addressing the young girls Osinbajo said the Federal Government will “see to it that everything... Read More

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Sarah Apuu: What is the rationale behind religious crisis? [Nigerian Voices]

“We had just entered kaduna when we saw people gathered on the street, blocking the road with tires aflame. We alighted the bus and all kept running in the same direction; both Christians and Muslims alike. We ran till we entered a bank and the security guard locked the gate. Not up to five minutes... Read More

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Odichukwuemeka Valentine: The negative effects of cheating in a relationship [Nigerian Voices]

by Odichukwuemeka Valentine I wish to use this story to educate the society on the negative effects of cheating in relationships. I equally wish to inspire people to love genuinely and be loyal partners. Few months ago, prior to the end of last academic session, I boarded a keke (Tricycle) from my campus gate, Micheal... Read More

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5 things to know about Bob Dylan, 2016 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

“The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2016 is awarded to Bob Dylan for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition…” The announcement made by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm was met with applause, surprise and slight criticism from some quarters. For many Nigerians, the Nobel Prize in Literature is familiar mostly... Read More

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The Media Blog: Orji Kalu has two media houses – but he still smells like a loser

You know the other day, we were just thinking about it – politicians in Nigeria buy media platforms in order to own power, to shape conversations, to control narratives, to build and enforce a larger-than-life image. Atiku Abubakar has Gotel. James Ibori has the Independent. Tinubu has The Nation, and the entire Nigeria. Orji Uzor... Read More

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These leaked letters completely change the narrative about judges’ arrest

We all went hard on the Federal Government and the Department of State Security over the weekend about the issue of the illegal arrest of Justices across 6 cities in Nigeria. The FG called it a ‘surgical’ sting operation intended to cleanse the judiciary of corruption. One of the rational arguments put forward against the... Read More

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Chimamanda Adichie: “Dear Ijeawele, or a femininst manifesto in fifteen suggestions”

by Chimamanda Adichie Dear Ijeawele, What joy. And what lovely names: Chizalum Adaora. She is so beautiful. Only a day old and she already looks curious about the world. Your note made me cry. You know how I get foolishly emotional sometimes. Please know that I take your charge – how to raise her feminist... Read More

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Peregrino Brimah: First they killed the Christians, now they kill Shia Muslims…

by Peregrino Brimah When there was supposed to be a Miss World beauty pageant in Nigeria, they looked for and killed Christians and burnt Churches. At every opportunity, for things that happen in distant places within and far from Nigeria, they have killed Christians in the north in glee. I am speaking of the takfiri fanatics. Not... Read More

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Pres. Buhari arrives Germany (PHOTOS)

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Germany after leaving the shores of Nigeria earlier today. Buhari will be meeting with German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. See photos below:

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