September 26, 2016

Boko Haram: We won’t allow any terrorist group distract us – Shettima

Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima on Monday said he would not allow recent attacks by Boko Haram insurgents in some parts of the state to disturb his planned rebuilding of destroyed structures. Shettima said this while speaking with newsmen in Bama, headquarters of Bama Local Government Area of the state. He said, “They are also vendors of... Read More

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September 26, 2016

Kidnapped corps member rescued by Police in Rivers

A corps member, simply identified as Helen has been rescued by operatives of the Rivers Police Command on Monday after being kidnapped at the corpers’ lodge in Omademe, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state. Helen was reportedly kidnapped by a group of gunmen on Friday at about 3am. The victim while speaking with newsmen at the police... Read More

Helen, Kidnapped corps member, police, rescue, Rivers State

September 26, 2016

Biafra: IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu in court today (PHOTOS)

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu appeared at the Federal High Court on Monday. Kanu had on Monday accused the judge in charge of his trial, Justice John Tsoho of “judicial rascality” and demanded an investigation on him. See Photos:

September 26, 2016

1,134 ghost workers discovered in Kano

The Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission says 1,134 ghost workers with foreign names are in the payroll of the state government. The Public Relations Officer of the anti-graft agency, Shabbana Abdul’aziz said this in a statement on Monday. Abdul’aziz said the commission detected the workers during an invitation it carried out. She said... Read More

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September 26, 2016

Saudi Arabia govt behead Ethiopian Woman for killing infant

The Saudi Arabian government on Monday beheaded an Ethiopian housemaid for killing her employer’s child 3 years ago. According to the Ministry of Interior, the execution was ordered by the King after the convict confessed to have stabbed the 6-year-old victim to death allegedly in retaliation for her family’s ill-treatment. Saudi kingdom had earlier executed 118... Read More

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September 26, 2016

Conversations: Nigerians react to Bobrisky’s announcement that he isn’t gay

Following the release of Bobrisky’s interview with TV veteran and TW Magazine publisher, Adesuwa Onyenokwe, the internet has been buzzing about Bobrisky’s emphatic reveal that he is not gay. Popular gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi also put out a video on Instagram expressing his annoyance and disappointment that Bobrisky is not in support of gay... Read More

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September 26, 2016

N30bn needed to reconstruct Bama town – Borno govt

The Borno State government on Monday said it would need about N30 billion for the reconstruction of Bama town destroyed by terrorist group, Boko Haram. This was stated by the Commissioner of of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement, Dr Babagana Umara while speaking with newsmen in Bama Local Government Area of the state. Umara said 86 public buildings... Read More

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September 26, 2016

Buhari lied, Nigeria had infrastructural achievements in my time – Jonathan

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan on Monday denied claims by President Muhammadu Buhari that there were no infrastructures in place when he took over government. Buhari had said he inherited “no light, bad roads and no railway” while speaking with Nigerians in the United States last week. He said, “We got into trouble as a country... Read More

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September 26, 2016

Opinion: 3 tech products we need built in Nigeria

A few weeks ago Mark Zuckerberg came Nigeria sightseeing and checking up on his investments (Andela and the millions of the ‘un-facebooked’ citizens of Nigeria). It was a good opportunity to showcase tech solutions being built here via Cc-Hub and his meetings with entrepreneurs. He even got to see a Demo Day at the Presidential... Read More

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September 26, 2016

Jibrin absent from Ethics Committee hearing

Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin on Monday failed to appear before the House of Representatives Ethics committee. Jibrin was invited by the committee for going against house rules and taking the budget padding issue to the media. The former chairman of the House committee on Appropriation had accused the speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara and three other... Read More

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September 26, 2016

Orezi bares it all in art cover for his new single (PHOTOS)

Musician Orezi has released an art cover for his latest single, “Call the Police”. The singer posed nude with a telephone covering his manhood. This is the recent single since he released hit songs “Shoki” and “You Garrit”.

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September 26, 2016

Just In: Another Judge withdraws from Nnamdi Kanu’s case

Another judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Justice John Tsoho has withdrawn from the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The first judge in the case, Ahmed Mohammed had withdrawn from the case in 2015 after Kanu said he has no confidence in him. Kanu has... Read More

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September 26, 2016

PSG defender Aurier sentenced to 2 months in jail

Paris Saint-Germain defender Serge Aurier has been sentenced to two months to jail for two months. The Ivorian was sentenced on Monday by a French court for assaulting a police officer. He was also fined €600 (£520) by the Paris correctional tribunal, with a further €1,500 in costs. The sentence is “convertible”, meaning that Aurier will almost... Read More

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September 26, 2016

YNaija Editorial: Only failed systems allow police officers play God

The recent report by Amnesty International that exposes inhumane behaviour and gross human rights abuses by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), an elite unit of the Nigerian Police Force set up to combat the country’s alarming crime rate is only the latest by the international human rights watchdog to report on abuses in the country’s... Read More

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September 26, 2016

#Impact365: Funmi Iyanda’s NGO has touched over 3,000 lives!

Founded by popular television personality and media entrepreneur, Funmi Iyanda, Change-A-Life (CAL) is a nongovernmental that has impacted the lives of over three thousand young Nigerians. In this interview with YNaija’s #Impact365 series, CAL tells more about their initiative and the impact they are making. Could you tell us more about your NGO? Change-A-Life (CAL)... Read More

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September 26, 2016

‘I will do work that adds value and a lot of beauty to humanity’ | Lady Boss, Hajara Pitan answers #LLA10Questions

Female entrepreneurs are taking over the world and we’re taking you behind the scene to see what life as a Lady Boss really entails. Our Lady Boss today is Hajara Pitan who has several successful businesses. She takes us into her world as a female entrepreneur and reveals the fuel that ignites her passion. Can... Read More

September 26, 2016

The Media Blog: But let’s say the truth, The Marcy Project is a hot mess

We are very reluctant to use those words ‘hot mess’. To be honest, it’s lazy. And it’s what critics do when they can’t be bothered to actually commit thought to the material they are descending on and actually explain why they think what they are thinking. So we avoid it. Except today, there are no... Read More

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September 26, 2016

PROFILE: How dare you compare Denrele Edun to Bobrisky?

by Emeka Nwankwo Nigeria’s 15-year veteran of television is more than his shoes, his bags, his make-up and his chains… I was at Denrele Edun’s house at exactly 3:55pm but it would take another one hour before our interview would begin. He took me around the house (which he got early this year but only... Read More

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September 26, 2016

We inherited N1.5trn road contract debt – Fashola

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing Babtunde Raji Fashola says the Buhari administration inherited a debt of N1.5 billion for road contracts from the Goodluck Jonathan administration, The Punch reports. Fasholasaid this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday by his Special Adviser, Communications, Mr. Hakeem Bello. He said, “We have to build roads that evacuate our... Read More

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September 26, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: AY premieres new movie | ‘Beef’ in South African music industry | More stories

Here are some stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are now buzzing this morning in today’s Entertainment Roundup. AY premieres new movie, A Trip to Jamaica Comedian, AY Makun, has premiered his highly anticpated movie, A Trip to Jamaica. The movie premiere took place at the Filmhouse IMAX cinema in... Read More

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September 26, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five news stories to monitor today 1. APC in crisis as Tinubu calls Oyegun’s resignation The ruling All Progress Congress is allegedly in crisis mode as the National Leader of the Party, Bola Tinubu, has called for the resignation of the party’s chairman, John Oyegun. 2. Cultist attack Lagos House member... Read More

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September 26, 2016

I have no idea when recession will end – Adeosun

Minister of Finance Mrs Kemi Adeosun says she has no idea as to when the current recession will come to an end. She made the remark during an interview in Abuja stating, “I don’t want to predict when we will get out of recession. Let me tell you that we will get into growth and that’s... Read More

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September 26, 2016

[The Presidential Blog]: Did you hear about the President’s book?

Bayo Omoboriowo has a new book about PMB and I am so excited! https://www.instagram.com/p/BKxaAA_DA5E/?taken-by=bayoomoboriowo&hl=en Yes, sir I want to! I was just talking about this with a friend the other day. I just didn’t know Mr Bayo wasn’t going to wait till 2019. I mean, who knows what might happen right? Before we get ahead... Read More

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September 26, 2016

IED kills 4 soldiers, injures 19 others in Borno

The Nigerian military on Sunday lost four of its men to an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Borno state. The unfortunate incident occurred as the troops were on administration patrol. In a statement issued by the Army spokesman, Colonel Sani Usman, the wounded soldiers are currently in stable condition. The statement read, “Today (Sunday), troops... Read More

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September 26, 2016

Lai Mohammed is the originator of “Change Begins with me” – Akinwale Goodluck

A former senior executive of MTN Nigeria, Akinwale Goodluck says insinuations that Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed “stole” and “plagiarised” the recently launched “Change Begins With me” initiative are untrue. Akinwale said this in a letter on Sunday to online news medium Premium Times as he sought to set the records staraight over the... Read More

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September 26, 2016

APC in crisis, as Tinubu calls for Oyegun’s resignation

The All Progressives Congress (APC) is currently embroiled in a leadership crisis that is bent on bringing it to its knees. The crisis deepened on Sunday when national leader of the party, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu called for the resignation of the party chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun over the controversial Ondo governorship primary. In a statement... Read More

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September 26, 2016

Music Makes The People: Lights Camera Africa starts this September [DETAILS]

Lights Camera Africa Film Festival is set to commence from September 30 to October 2, 2016 at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. The festival will this year feature 23 films from 14 countries and celebrate 1 Lagos, 1 Nigeria and 1 Africa with the theme ‘Music Makes The People…” The festival is a display... Read More

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September 26, 2016

$15m: SERAP sues FG over failure to prosecute Patience Jonathan

A rights advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sued the Federal Government for its failure to begin the criminal prosecution of former first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan over the $15 million found in her accounts with Skye Bank. In a statement on Sunday by its Executive Director, Adetokunbi Mumuni, it said the Attorney General of... Read More

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September 26, 2016

The Media Blog: Lai Mohammed is going to court – over a scandal that doesn’t even make sense

No one is asking our opinion, but if they did, we would tell them the truth: the entire kerfuffle over the ‘Change begins with me’ campaign is ridiculous. First, because the campaign itself is dead on arrival. It’s a hastily conceived, unprofessionally rolled out, accident of governance that terribly mismatches the slow-train messaging of a... Read More

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September 26, 2016

Gen. Gowon’s memoirs are out next year – here are 5 things it must address in detail

General Yakubu Gowon was the military Head of State of Nigeria between August 1966 and 1975. It goes without saying that a lot of the blame that has gone around for the Civil war has fallen on him over the years. A tell-all book from the former Head of State is exactly what he needs... Read More

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