The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed for second reading an amendment seeking to withdraw national awards from those who have been convicted of crime. Passing the motion, Ayodele Oladimeji said the bill will help strengthen the anti-corruption fight of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. “There is need for the law to be amended. This will...
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by Elonell Attah The memory is clearer than crystals. The fateful Sunday (27th of January, 2002) marked the beginning in my life. I had sneaked out of the church to go home leaving my family bin the church during the evening Mass. Coming home around 17:30, I saw my neighbour, a kid like myself, distributing...
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by Ayodeji Rotinwa It goes without saying what a force music can be, especially in repressive climes such as ours. “Shake”, “Waist”, “Whine”, “Money” and the insertion of plenty of alcohol brand names: Hennessy! Moët! These are the prominent, recurring features that identify the spawn of the Nigerian music industry of today. Sexual perversion,...
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The Human Rights Defenders and Advocacy Centre on Wednesday demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of ex-First Lady, Patience Jonathan. The group made the demand when its members held a protest at the EFCC office in Ikoyi Lagos. The group also demanded the probe of the campaign funds of the All Progressives Congress. The group submitted a...
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by Festus Ogun For the interest of my esteemed readers who do not know who Femi Adeyeye – the subject matter of this piece – is, he is the Unilag student that was recently rusticated over a Facebook post for two academic sessions. The lad had only written his opinion on the state of the...
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by Joseph Abiagom I have a good command of Pidgin English, even though I am not as fluent as I was before. Nonetheless, I find it difficult to communicate in the language with my younger brother. My younger brother speaks the language with so much zest; he gives Warri locals a run for their money....
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Founder of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Dr. Frederick Fasehun on Wednesday said President Muhammadu Buhari is “an unrepetant dictator”. Fasehun said this while speaking to journalist on the recent arrest of judges by the Department of State Security (DSS) nationwide. He said the Federal Government has continued to go against court rulings and undermine the...
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has launched Twitter handles for 4 indigenous languages. This was in a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Dayo Adeyeye on Wednesday. Adeyeye urged the party faithfuls to maximize interactions with the PDP through the handles. According to the PDP, the twitter handles are Igbo – @pdpnhqigbonig; Yoruba – @pdpnhqyorubanig;...
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Following the detailed compilation of stories from the North-East of Nigeria by writer, Eromo Egbejule, The Future Project and Ford Foundation in partnership with Y!/YNaija.com hosted an interactive forum themed ‘We survived Boko Haram’ on October 7, 2016. The event brought together an array of guests with common interest in solving the challenges faced in North-East Nigeria. “We can’t solve...
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Four people were killed on Wednesday when irate youth attacked and killed four suspected members of the Shi’a sect, Premium Times reports. The youth from Tudun Wada community in Kaduna South Local Government Area also burnt down the house of the Shiite leader, Mukhtar Sahabi in the area. A Shiite leader said, “It’s the police that ordered the...
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The National Emegency Management Agency (NEMA) says 8 people were killed during the bomb blast that hit Manu garage in Maiduguri, Borno. The agency also said about 15 injured persons were evacuated to Specialist and Teaching Hospitals, Maiduguri. Earlier reports had said at least 18 persons were killed but NEMA has given the exactly number of...
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President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. The weekly FEC meeting which is holding inside the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock has in attendance Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo, ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and members of the President’s kitchen cabinet. However, issues to be deliberated at the...
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President Muhammadu Buhari will from Thursday hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during an official viist to the European country. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the special adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina. According to the statement, Buhari who will be accompanied by Governors Kashim...
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Many persons were feared dead when a bomb blast rocked Muna garage in Maiduguri, the Borno capital, Daily Trust reports. According to an eye witness at least 10 corpses were seen at the scene of the explosion. However, a source in the Maiduguri Specialist Hospital said at least 18 bodies have been deposited in the hospital morgue. The incident has...
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by Harmony Levin “If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again.” If the quote above from Soujourner Truth’s “Ain’t I A Woman” speech rings a bell in...
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Muna garage in Borno has been hit by a bomb blast, The Leadership reports. According to the newspaper, the incident was reported by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), as it said emergency workers were on the way to the scene. Just in: there is a reported case of bomb blast around Muna garage Maiduguri Borno, details later… —...
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The Federal Government has converted a building seized from a former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh into an office, The Punch reports. The N1.1bn mansion which is located on Plot 6 Ogun River Crescent, Maitama, a highbrow area in Abuja, is now being used by the Presidential Committee on the North-East Intervention headed by...
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by Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfenwa We are right smack in the middle of the “ember’’ months as we like to call them and the year-long wedding season shows no sign of winding down. The nuptial machinery continues churning out an endless vortex of “unwitting” couples week after week, 52 weeks a year. The flow just never ebbs,...
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Many Nigerians never seem to agree with committee set-ups by the government at all levels owing partly to lack of integrity and focus on the part of committee members and the government’s haphazard approach to handling and implementing recommendations made by such committees. Committees to most are a waste of time and the government’s tricky...
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The Nigerian Army says its troops killed four kidnappers in Bauchi. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman, the Army said it recovered dangerous weapons as well as hard drugs from the kidnappers. The statement read, “Yesterday (Monday), troops of 33 Brigade Forward Operations Base Burra, Bauchi State based...
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So @FoluShaw got a lot of RTs for this thread. Pretty remarkable tale to be sure. Someone wonders if his job isn’t at risk for it, and we say bleh – he appears to be a very smart person, must know the risks. But then at the end of thread, there is a threat to...
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The Managing Director, Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, Mr. Tony Attah, says the company’s assets are now worth over $13bn (N5.2trn), The Punch reports. This is contained in a statement by the firm, which quoted him as saying this during a technical session chaired by the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, at the 22nd...
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by Ayo Akinduro She was twelve and happy. She had just changed her school to a better one and was excited about it. The school demanded for a recent passport photograph and that was what she was about to get. She ran two flights up the shopping complex, never had the patience to walk on...
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From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. State governors steal LG funds – Obasanjo – YNaija Army kills 2 B’Haram terrorists in Borno – YNaija Buhari doesn’t know most of those working with him- Aisha Buhari – YNaija Arsenal’s Petr Cech wins 2 Guinness World Records awards – YNaija Hillary Clinton’s health is ‘Dangerous’ – Donald Trump...
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Former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has accused state governors of incapacitating local governments. He made the remark on Tuesday during an interactive session shortly after delivering his keynote address at the maiden International Conference on Politics, Security and Development held at the Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State. He said the governors “steal” the funds under the...
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Arsenal FC number one goalkeeper Petr Cech has received two awards from the Guinness World Records. The Czech was rewarded for his achievements with both former club Chelsea FC and current club Arsenal FC. Cech received the awarded for keeping 174 clean sheets between August 15, 2004 and February 7, 2016 the highest in Premier...
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A new campaign ad from Republican candidate Donald Trump has once again brought up the issue concerning the health status of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. The 30-second ad shows footage of Clinton coughing and falling during her bout with Pneumonia. The ad, “Dangerous” begins with footage of the crisis in Libya, North Africa, and other foreign...
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by Charity Okorie “I think I’ll send him a friend request just for laughs.” I took my phone and immediately sent it, knowing he will probably won’t even accept, then I headed back to my bed. *The next day* “Ekene! He accepted my request and sent me a message! What am I supposed to say?...
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These are the top five stories you should monitor today. Kidnappers release Lagos school victims Those kidnapped by unknown gunmen from a school in Epe, Lagos have regained their freedom. 2. Soldiers surround Shi’ites gathering in Kaduna Just few days after the Kaduna government banned the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shi’ites, soldiers...
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The Nigerian Army on Tuesday killed two Boko Haram terrorists in Borno state. The incident occurred in Jere Local Government Area of the state when the troops went out for a clearance patrol. In a statement issued on Tuesday night by the Army spokesperson, Colonel Sani Usman, the troops recovered two AK-47 rifles while other...
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