From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. Cultists attack Lagos Assembly member – YNaija Tanker crushes driver to death in Lagos – YNaija Okiemute Ighorodje wins Season 9 of MTN Project Fame West Africa – YNaija Why we must rescue Nigeria together — Wike – Vanguard Kidnapped Mexican Catholic priest found shot dead – BBC Algeria...
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Or journalism. Because is like some of you don’t yet know that you are no longer journalists, and we are all in the business of content now. But that’s a matter for another day. Today, we will begin sharing with you, weekly, links that should put you in the mind of a professional that’s ready...
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To be honest, this is Kunle Afolayan’s shtick. It’s confessional film-making – where he takes the viewer through the entire process, from the idea to the scripting, to the fund-raising, through every single challenge he faced, up until the movie hits the screens. By what time, you are completely hooked. You feel this film is...
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We feel sorry for every Nigerian film that’s in the cinemas this week. We feel sorry for It’s Her Day. And we feel sorry for our favourite Nigerian movie ever – 93 Days. Because something deep and furious will be hitting all 30-something cinemas in Nigeria this week. And it will be hitting everything that...
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So this was what started it. @molarawood but also can’t believe a program like #Jara would promote bleaching @SirUTI @MNet #Disgraceful https://t.co/nn9igqfoYo — Kadaria Ahmed (@KadariaAhmed) September 24, 2016 Molara Wood (you should know her – she is one of Nigeria’s finest culture critics and former arts coverage leader at NEXT) tweeted something ‘intellectual’ about...
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Okiemute Ighorodje has won the ninth season of the MTN Project Fame West Africa. The 25-year-old Linguistics & Communications graduate from University of Port Harcourt came out tops as she sealed a music recording contract. She also received the grand price of five million naira, and a brand new SUV. The Delta-born singer who is a...
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A tanker in the early hours of Sunday crushed a man to death at Ikorodu roundabout in Lagos, The Nation reports. The accident occurred at about 3am when the tanker marked AGL664XG lost control and rammed into the driver of an Hyundai car marked KJA421AH while trying to make a u-turn. The tanker belonging to...
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Suspected cultists attacked and made attempts to rob a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Honourable Kazeem Aliyu. The incident which happened at the Coker Junction between Orile and Aguda was interrupted by operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) and Operation Mesa (OPMESA). The cultists numbering about fifty attacked the member with guns, cutlasses and knives....
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President Muhammadu Buhari spent the entire week at the UN General Assembly in New York and according to him, it was quite successful. Here are the activities the President has been up to this past week. September 19 While President Muhammadu Buhari went off for the treatment of his ear infection, there was a debacle...
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We posted the origin of the wahala without comment earlier. Charles Novia (we knew it was only a matter of time before he talked himself into a buzzsaw) and Uzodinma Okpechi (ordinary one of the brightest lights of Nollywood before cinemas) and, uhm, Moses Ewang (don’t bother). Anyway, both of them were busy talking on...
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They need to go and wash their head in a celestial river o. Did you hear that erstwhile number one music reality show on our television sets got a winner two days ago? And it just happened like that, like that. As if nothing happened. We won’t lie. We almost missed it. You too, don’t...
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Top ten stories that made headline this week $20m frozen funds: EFCC to invite Patience Jonathan The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to invite Dame Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan over the frozen $20m as it claims it is more than a case of money laudering, it is fraud....
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It was all praises for President Muhammadu Buhari this past week, from U.S. President Obama Obama to United Nation Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon. However, Lai Mohammed reminds Nigerians that the government isnt asleep to its problems that Kemi Adeosun seem to have solutions for. Here are the top 10 notable quotes. “UAE does not even allow...
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 46-year-old man who was caught with drugs inserted in his anus. According to a statement released by the agency on Sunday, the man, Innocent Anazodo who was on his way to Italy was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The agency also picked...
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The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) on Sunday threatened to go on strike if the Federal Government sells any of the national assets. The union’s Public Relations’ Officer, Emmanuel Ojugbana in a staassets tement urged the Federal Government to dismiss calls for the sale of the nation’s assets. He said...
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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana on Sunday said he would not apologise to a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Charles Soludo for alleging that he gave out $7 billion to some banks without recovering it. Soludo had denied the allegation and demanded for an apology from the lawyer. But Falana in a...
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It was everything about perfect roasts and laughter at the launch party of Bibi’s Grillhouse yesterday, 24th September. Located on the 2nd floor of the new Maryland Mall, Bibi’s Grillhouse staff treated guests to a variety of delish meals, with chicken and turkey grilled to perfection. The restaurant serves a wide range of barbecue options...
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Enugu Rangers have emerged Champions of the Nigeria Professional Football League for the 2015/16 season after defeating Ikorodu United 2-1 away from home. Rangers ended their 32-year for a trophy after defeating Ikorodu United at the MKO Abiola Stadium on Sunday. Goals from Obinna Nwobodo and Chisom Egbuchulam sealed the victory for Rangers. Rangers won the league...
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While mourning the fatal shooting and killing of an unarmed African American in the United State, a protester gets shot and killed in the process. In South Africa,Police shoot rubber bullets at student protesters demanding free education in Johannesburg. Here are top 10 photos of the past week from around the world; Indonesian children disembark...
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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State has said the defection of Senator Joshua Dariye to the All Progressives Congress was a cheering news. Plateau PDP deputy Chairman, Amos Gombi told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday that Dariye was never a committed member. He also said Dariye was an enemy from within. “It...
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The Buhari government’s “Change begins with me” campaign is perhaps the cheekiest bait-and-switch governmental scam in Nigerian history. When I said this on Facebook last week, a few people thought I was being harsh. But my choice of words is deliberate and well-advised. Bait-and-switch scams are kinds of confidence tricks where unsuspecting customers are lured...
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Minister of Information and Culture has threatened to sue the Daily Independent newspaper over a report on the ‘Change Begins With Me’ campaign. The newspaper had reported that the concept was stolen by the minister and that the campaign gulped N3.4 billion, which he both denied. He also threatened to also sue one Akin Fadeyi and Omo Bazuaye...
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Buhari’s problem can be summed up in two words: personal loyalty. He is loyal to a fault to those who are loyal or allied to him. He rewards loyalty with unquestioning loyalty. That is a potentially fatal flaw of leadership. His appointees know this weakness of his. They know that he is too loyal to...
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I had barely settled down at work on Monday, Sept 19, 2016, when the young man breezed into my office. It was an African visit: I was not expecting him; he walked in like he owned the space; his decibel level was above the standards officially approved for social interaction by the West. I tell...
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22 senior officers of the Nigerian Army who alleged to have been unjustly dismissed have sent a petition to President Muhammadu Buhari, Premiumtimes reports. The Nigerian Army had compulsorily retired 38 officers, out of which are the 22 who have written an appeal to the presidency. 21 others are demanding reinstatement while one is pleading...
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The Nigerian Army on Sunday has reacted to the new video by terrorist group, Boko Haram showing its leader, Abubakar Shekau. In a statement by Army Spokesperson, Col. Sani Usman, the army said Nigerians should not be bothered about the content of the video, stating that he has already been defeated. The army also said...
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The Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA) said a tanker laden with PMS in the early hours of Sunday fell on a car at Ikorodu. The agency said it got a distress call via Lagos State emergency number, 767/112 regarding the incident. According to LASEMA, the tanker belonging to Forte Oil while trying to make a...
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Once again, I am constrained to consider the University of Lagos and its increasingly intolerant attitude towards student rebellion. I have previously written on this in reference to the school’s high-handedness when it dealt with the aftermath of a student protest. I was–and still I’m–astonished by the degree of repression imposed by the university’s Senate....
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10 journalists of a media organisation who were arrested in a joint operation by soldiers and SSS operatives on September 21 are yet to be released, PremiumTimes reports. According to Taiye Garrick, publisher of the Watchdog News, his members of staff were in Benin to carry out a survey of voters and report on early...
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U.S. authorities have arrested a suspect who masterminded the shooting at a shopping mall in Washington, which led to the death of five persons. Turkish-born, Arcan Cetin, a 20-year-old resident of the nearby town of Oak Harbor, according to the police was arrested on Saturday. However, the FBI has said there was no evidence yet that the shooting...
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