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September 16, 2016

BREAKING: Wanted Ex-Gov. Shema submits self to EFCC

Former Katsina State Governor, Ibrahim Shema who was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has turned himself in to the anti-graft agency on Friday. According to Premium Times, Shema’s spokesperson, confirmed that his principal arrived at the EFCC headquarters around 9:30 a.m on Friday. Shema “went to submit himself to the EFCC even... Read More
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September 16, 2016

Gov. Wike recalls suspended Head of Service, 4 commissioners

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has recalled his suspended Head of Service, four commissioners and Special Adviser on Lands. This was revealed in a statement issued by the governor’s Special Assistant on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu on Friday in Port Harcourt. Recall that Wike had suspended the commissioners and others weeks ago but no reason... Read More
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September 16, 2016

Christ Embassy pastor commits suicide after mistakenly sharing manhood pictures

A Christ Embassy pastor has reportedly committed suicide after mistakenly sharing a picture of his manhood on the church WhatsApp group. The married cleric, simply identified as Letsego, was the head pastor of one of the church branches in Limpopo, South Africa. “Wife is away, it’s all yours tonight,” Letsego had sent his manhood’s picture... Read More
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September 16, 2016

Peregrino Brimah: Earthquake – #PrayForKaduna to be safe from God’s wrath

Seismologists have warned that more tremors should be expected in Nigeria. Tremors are baby earthquakes and sometimes come before or after major quakes. Kaduna has experienced several disturbing tremors in the last few days and had an earthquake sometime in July. This is quite worrisome. Unfortunately we do not have the measurements of these events on... Read More
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September 16, 2016

Nigerian Entrepreneurship Summit & Honours (NESH) to celebrate the best Nigerian entrepreneurs

Leading lights of Nigerian entrepreneurship and the public sector will converge at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos on October 6, 2016 for the inaugural Nigeria and Entrepreneurship Summit & Honours (NESH). Grand Patron of NESH will be H.E. Prof. Yemi Osibanjo SAN, Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Chairman, National Economic Council, joined... Read More
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September 16, 2016

Buhari should not spoil the transformation GEJ gave us – Omokri

Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has responded to comments made by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed that Goodluck Jonathan left Nigeria in a state of comatose. Lai Mohammed on Thursday had said the immediate former President left the country in a coma and that President Muhammadu Buhari was trying to... Read More
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September 16, 2016

Facebook introduces ‘Blueprint Certification’ for advertisers and marketers

Facebook has announced the launch of Blueprint Certification, a global credentialing program for digital advertising professionals created to get the most out of the social media giant’s powerful marketing platform. This certification helps digital professionals differentiate themselves in a competitive job market, providing the advertising industry with a better understanding of Facebook ads to help... Read More
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September 16, 2016

#Impact365: Bimbo and Friends are making so much difference through their NGO

Founded by Bimbo Akinsanya to help sensitize children on the importance of education, BimboandFriends is a Non-governmental organization (NGO) that have worked with a large number of young people in several public schools across the federation. In this interview with YNaija’s #Impact365 series, Akinsanya tells us more about her NGO and the works they are... Read More
Citizenship
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September 16, 2016

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM XII: Death antidote

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram. But we have largely only heard a single story. Sending a reporter across 7 cities, we tell a more complete story – personal tales of... Read More
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September 16, 2016

Excitement in Nigeria as N20 & N50 recharge cards are introduced into the market

Its more excitement in the Nigerian market as mobile users can now enjoy smaller recharge amounts. OneCard Nigeria has introduced N20 and N50 recharge cards into the market. The excitement even gets better as the new recharge cards tops up all mobile networks; Airtel, Etisalat, Glo and MTN. Now everyone is free at last to... Read More
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September 16, 2016

Wanted Ex-Gov. Shema in negotiations with EFCC

Former Governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema who has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged fraud is negotiating with the anti-graft agency through his lawyers, Premium Times reports on Friday. According to the online news medium, the ex-governor’s spokesperson confirmed that his lawyers are in talks with the EFCC... Read More
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September 16, 2016

First photos: Heineken launches UEFA Champions League 2016/2017; unveils new TVC with Mourinho

Heineken, the world most famous and travelled beer, launched the new season of the Champions League with a ‘kick-off’ event at the Landmark Event Centre in Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos. Football fans were hosted to a lifetime experience of fun and football as hundreds of football lovers gathered to take part in the official launch... Read More
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September 16, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Timberland leaves Empire | Nigerian comedian set to break world record

Here are some stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are now buzzing this morning in today’s Entertainment Roundup. Gandoki set to break Guinness Book of World Records In an interview with the News Agency if Nigeria (NAN) the stand-up comedian revealed that he is planning on breaking a world record for... Read More
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September 16, 2016

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

These are the top five stories to monitor today 1. PDP factions submit different candidates’ names for Ondo gov. polls The two factions in the Peoples Democractic Party (PDP) has submitted the names of two different candidates for the Edo gubernatorial election. 2. EFCC wants Patience Jonathan’s frozen money forfeited The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC)... Read More
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September 16, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: Trump in excellent health | Okorocha sacks commissioners

From the papers this morning – a tracklist Rio Paralympics: Iyiazi gets 12th medal for Team Nigeria – YNaija PDP factions submit different candidates’ names for Ondo gov. polls – YNaija I am sometimes tempted to represent another country says Okagbare – YNaija New election date clashes with WASSCE exams again – YNaija FG can’t... Read More
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September 16, 2016

I am sometimes tempted to represent another country – Okagbare

Nigerian athlete, Blessing Okagbare has said she sometimes contemplate dumping Nigeria and representing another country during athletics events. In a recent interview with Punch, Okagbare said athletes representing the country are not encouraged unlike their counterparts in other countries. She said most of the athletes who represented the country at the Rio Olympics were not... Read More
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September 16, 2016

Edo Tracker: New election date clashes with WASSCE exams…

The new dated fixed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the Edo State governorship election has again clashed with the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination. INEC had postponed the exercise to September 28, following calls by the DSS and Police as well as protests by WASSCE candidates. The initial date September 10... Read More
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September 16, 2016

FG can’t pay your $3.2bn now, Buhari tells ALGON

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday told the Association of Local Governments in Nigeria (ALGON) that the Federal Government is unable to release its $3.2bn, owing to the current state of the economy. Buhari said this while receiving the leadership of ALGON, according to a statement released by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and... Read More
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September 16, 2016

Rio Paralympics: Iyiazi gets 12th medal for Team Nigeria

Veteran Paralympic athlete, Eucharia Iyiazi on Thursday increased Team Nigeria’s medal tally to 12 at the ongoing 2016 Rio Paralympics after clinching bronze in the women’s F56/57 discus. The 4-time medalist threw a distance of 27.54m in her sixth attempt to win the medal. Her first three attempt placed her at 7th position, with a season’s best of 22.07m.... Read More
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September 16, 2016

PDP factions submit different candidates’ names for Ondo gov. polls

The Ondo State governorship election is set to become more interesting as two factions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have submitted different names to INEC as their candidate for the election. Punch reports that the camp of the National Caretaker Committee headed by Senator Ahmed Makarfi submitted the name of Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), while the... Read More
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September 16, 2016

$15m: EFCC wants Patience Jonathan’s frozen money forfeited

An application seeking the forfeiture of the frozen $15,591,700, claimed by former First Lady, Patience Jonathan will be filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). A senior official of the anti-graft agency said the commission was planning to file a suit compelling Mrs. Jonathan to forfeit the money. He said, “The four companies,... Read More
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September 16, 2016

UN, IPCR tell Avengers, Boko Haram to allow peace reign

The United Nations and the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) on Thursday pleaded with aggrieved persons and groups in the country to embrace peace. They said this at a news conference organised for the forthcoming 2016 International Day of Peace. The Director-General of the IPCR, Prof. Oshita Oshita, said the Peace Day would... Read More
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September 15, 2016

The Thread: This banter between @HeathrowAirport and @LOSairport will leave you in stitches

This might be the most hilarious and engaging Twitter thread you’ll see all week. The back and forth between Heathrow Airport and Lagos Airport’s twitter accounts centred on one tweet by twitter user @oviosu is too much harmless fun. Enjoy: https://twitter.com/oviosu/status/776471268757475328 https://twitter.com/LOSairport/status/776480652451581952 https://twitter.com/HeathrowAirport/status/776482320458981376 https://twitter.com/LOSairport/status/776485639667773440 https://twitter.com/HeathrowAirport/status/776486330578587648 https://twitter.com/LOSairport/status/776487528299950080 https://twitter.com/LOSairport/status/776491628966051840 https://twitter.com/HeathrowAirport/status/776492643870126081 https://twitter.com/LOSairport/status/776495213913206785 https://twitter.com/HeathrowAirport/status/776496234605387776 https://twitter.com/BnaaInfo/status/776484409792983041 https://twitter.com/LOSairport/status/776498119085285376 https://twitter.com/HeathrowAirport/status/776499027617521664 https://twitter.com/LOSairport/status/776499952474259457 https://twitter.com/HeathrowAirport/status/776501992948633600... Read More
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September 15, 2016

These are the suspects arrested for attacking Onazi’s father (PHOTO)

Five men suspected to have attacked and robbed one Wilson Obande Onazi, father of Super Eagles player, Ogenyi Onazi, on Monday, September 12, 2016 were on Thursday paraded by the Lagos State Police Command. According to Channels Television the suspects were arrested on Wednesday night at Shobiri Hotel, Ajangbadi while trying to sell the Toyota Highlander SUV stolen from the victim.... Read More
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September 15, 2016

Nigerian businessman assassinated in South Africa

A Nigeria businessman Monday Okorie, was killed in Potchefstroom, North West Province of South Africa, on Tuesday. According to the President of the Nigeria Union in South Africa, Mr Ikechukwu Anyene, who made the disclosure on Thursday, Okorie was reportedly shot by assailants. Anyene said the death of the victim, who hails from Agwu in Enugu State had... Read More
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September 15, 2016

Super Eagles will qualify for 2018 World Cup – Salisu Yusuf

Super Eagles chief coach Salisu Yusuf has expressed belief that the team will qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Yusuf said this when he spoke to reporters in Abuja on Thursday. “With the right commitment and conviction, we will qualify for the World Cup with the group of young players we now have,”... Read More
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