September 9, 2016

This is why INEC postponed Edo election

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has given reasons for postponing Saturday’s governorship election in Edo state, after it released a statement earlier on Thursday that it would go ahead with the election as planned. According to Premium Times the commission postponed the election due to a better appraisal of the report from the security agencies.... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

Adams Oshiomhole, APC, Edo election, INEC, Nick Dazang, PDP

September 9, 2016

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM V: “I’m not leaving here. It’s my home”

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

Citizenship, Featured

#northeaststories, Asauten Anderibom, Benue State university, insurgency, Jimeta Modern Market, maiduguri, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, north-east stories, sticky, terrorism, the banker, we survived boko haram, Yola

September 9, 2016

Opinion: Employees seldom change the world

by Kynene Nwaobasi Caveat: This article is only for people who are or want to be entrepreneurs. If you don’t build your dream, someone else will hire you to build theirs. I mean, job security is amazing. It’s like signing your time and energy over to achieving someone else’s dreams and in return you... Read More

employees, entrepreneurship, nigerians

INEC

September 9, 2016

Edo elections analysis: Postponement is a bad omen for the APC

INEC announced the postponed of the Edo elections today, after announcing this afternoon that it will go ahead. The reason for the cancellation is the citing of security concerns by the Police and SSS, but this does not wash. Edo state has always been a competitive state politically, but the likelihood of violence is nowhere... Read More

September 9, 2016

Osun announces free train ride for Sallah celebrations

The Osun state government has announced that it would be offering free train rides for those wishing to travel home for the Sallah holiday. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Industries, Commerce, Cooperatives and Empowerment, the free train ride commences conveyance of people coming for the festival from Lagos to Osogbo on Saturday 10th... Read More

Free train ride, Osun State, RAUF AREGBESOLA, Sallah celebration

September 9, 2016

2 kidnapped Chinese men found in Ogun

Ogun State Police Command have rescued two Chinese nationals identified as Shen Ximing and Wei Futang who were kidnapped by gunmen while working at a quarry site in Odeda Local Government Area of the state. The two men were rescued by a combined police team comprising men of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit and Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS).... Read More

Abimbola Oyeyemi, Ahmed Iliyasu, Chinese nationals, kidnappers, police, rescue

Ifeanyi Dike

September 9, 2016

PODCAST: Ifeanyi Dike Jr shares what it means to be a young actor in Nigeria these days

“Actors can’t spend the time that is needed to focus on their character because they have to make ends meet by doing other things,” Ifeanyi Dike Jr tells me matter-of-factly on this week’s Conversations with Chude. “When more attention is paid to equipment and actors are offered peanuts for a role, it hurts to know... Read More

Acting, Conversations with Chude, CWC, Ghollywood, John Boyega, lupita, nigeria, nollywood, podcast, podcasts, TIFF

September 9, 2016

‘Times are tough’ | Cement price to increase further

Cement manufacturers have warned of yet another increase in the price of the commodity due to the inability to access foreign exchange, and the further devaluation of the naira. Addressing shareholders at the 37th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (CCNN) in Abuja on Thursday, the Chairman of the company... Read More

Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, CBN, CCNN, cement, Forex, Manufacturers

September 9, 2016

Court sentences tithe thief to 6 months in jail

A Tinubu Magistrate’s Court, sitting in Lagos Island, on Thursday, sentenced a church member, Elochukwu Nnoruga, to six months imprisonment for stealing N214,000 from the tithe box of a Church, according to The Vanguard. The convict, who was on August 17, arraigned before Magistrate Ade Adefulire, had pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of theft preferred against... Read More

Ben Ekundayo, Elochukwu Nnoruga, Idumaigbo, Magistrate Ade Adefulire, Saint Patrick Catholic Church, Tithe thief

Fayose shares his personal number on Twitter | YNaija.com

September 9, 2016

Edo election postponement: Buhari lacks mental capacity to lead – Fayose

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has described the postponement of the Edo State governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as proof of his earlier belief that President Muhammadu Buhari lacks the “capacity mentally, morally and intellectually to superintend over any civilised society”. This is contained in a statement released by his... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

APC, Ayodele Fayose, DSS, Edo election, Muhammadu Buhari, PDP, police, postponement

September 9, 2016

Court remands police Inspector for killing okada rider

A Magistrate Court sitting in Oke Eda, Akure, Ondo State on Thursday ordered that a police inspector, Anthony Nwadike be remanded in prison custody for the alleged killing of a commercial motorcycle rider popularly called, okada. The accused was said to have committed the offence on Sunday at Omifon community in Odigbo Local Government Area of... Read More

Anthony Nwadike, Murder, Okada rider, Ondo State, police

September 9, 2016

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

These are the top five stories to monitor today Police officer remanded in prison for killing Okada rider An Ondo State Magistrate Court has ordered that a police inspector be remanded in prison custody for the alleged killing of a commercial motorcycle ride. 2. Buhari lacks mental capacity to lead – Fayose Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose,... Read More

chibok, Edo state, election, FG, Girls, governorship, INEC< Kaduna, soyinka, TSA

September 9, 2016

El-Rufai launches TSA operations manual

Kaduna state governor Nasir el-Rufai has launched the Treasury Single Account, TSA, Operations Manual. In a statement released on Thursday in Kaduna by his spokesperson Samuel Aruwan, the manual records the experience of Kaduna State in implementing the Treasury Single Account. The launch of the TSA operation manual took place in Lagos during the International... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

IMF, Kaduna State, launch, Nasir el-Rufai, TSA

September 9, 2016

Stopping BBOG protests means the girls should be forgotten – Soyinka

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Thursday, said that attempts by security agencies to stop #BringBackOurGirls campaigners from protesting implies that the girls should be forgotten. He noted that demonstrations are an act of solidarity and a morale booster. Soyinka said this at a symposium to mark the 20th anniversary programme of Halifield Schools, Maryland, Lagos. Soyinka who delivered... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

BBOG Campaigners, Chibok girls, demonstration, police, Protests, Wole Soyinka

September 9, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: Missing 9/11 flag returns to NYC| Iheanacho wins CNN award |FG to develop 20,000 beehives

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist Soyinka: Stopping BBOG protests means the girls should be forgotten – YNaija Oshiomhole condemns postponement of Edo election, blames INEC – YNaija Three arraigned for killing 9 policemen, others in Rivers – YNaija El-Rufai launches TSA operations manual – YNaija Anti-corruption body tackles Buhari as President asks... Read More

CNN< Iheanacho, Edo election, el rufai, FG, INEC, kaduna, tracklist, TSA

September 8, 2016

Go behind the scenes of Ebola movie, 93 Days (PHOTOS)

The movie, 93 Days is holding its Nigerian premiere on Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at The Rock Cathedral, 4th Roundabout, Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos. Starring Bimbo Akintola, Danny Glover, Tim Reid, Somkele Idhalama, Keppy Ekpenyong, Gideon Okeke and other talented actors, 93 Days is a compelling story of dedication, sacrifice and resilience which celebrates the courage shown... Read More

2014, 93 Days, bimbo akintola, danny glover, Dr Stella Adadevoh, Ebola in Nigeria, gideon okeke, Keppy Ekpenyong, Somkele Idhalama, Tim Reid

September 8, 2016

Jude Ndukwe: APC is a mistake Edo state must not make

September 10, 2016 is epochal in the history of the great Edo State. It is a date when life beckons on the people to embark on a game-changing and life-amending venture; a time when the people are called out by the Benevolent, the God of second chance, to right the wrong they elevated to a... Read More

APC, Edo GUBERNATORIAL elections, PDP, Politics

September 8, 2016

Oshiomhole condemns postponement of Edo election, blames INEC

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has condemned the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the state’s governorship election by two weeks. There had been calls for the postponement of the election which INEC had insist would go on as scheduled, until it reversed its decision on Thursday evening. The governor while speaking... Read More

Adams Oshiomhole, Edo election, Edo governorship election, INEC, postponed

September 8, 2016

Three arraigned for killing 9 policemen, others in Rivers

Three suspects- Godgift Gwenbe, Odum Atokaritou and Napughi Duba – were on Thursday arraigned before a Magistrate Court siting in Port Harcourt for the alleged killing of 10 persons, including 9 police officers. The suspects were arraigned on 18 counts charges of conspiracy, armed robbery, kidnapping and murder. Their victims were said to have been killed during various... Read More

armed robbery, arraigned, killing policemen, nine policemen

September 8, 2016

If Nigerians don’t change, they can’t see change in the society – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said Nigerians need to change their orientation and attitude before demanding the change he promised during the 2015 presidential campaign. Buhari said this while delivering a speech at the inauguration of the national re-orientation campaign tagged, ‘Change Begins With Me’ in Abuja. He said Nigerians needs to realise that change begins... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

Change, Change begins with me, national reorientation campaign, President Muhammadu Buhari

September 8, 2016

Benue N107bn loot: Court orders freezing of suspects’ accounts

An Abuja Chef Magistrate Court has ordered that bank accounts of some former Benue officials recently arrested by the EFCC for alleged corruption, be frozen. The state’s Attorney general and Commissioner for Justice, Mike Gusa announced this on Thursday. The former officials are being investigated over an alleged looting of over N107bn belonging to state government. According to Gusa,... Read More

12 officials, benue, benue state, former officials, N107bn loot, state money

September 8, 2016

No mercy! Real Madrid, Atletico will serve 1-year transfer ban

FIFA on Thursday dismissed the appeal of Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid against a one-year transfer ban for breaking rules protecting underage players. The ban was imposed in January but was later frozen pending FIFA committee’s verdict on the appeal. Both clubs are now restricted from registering new players for two transfer windows. “The FIFA... Read More

atletico madrid, fifa, real madrid, Transfer ban, two transfer windows, underage players

September 8, 2016

This is when Plateau will start exporting rice

Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has said the state will begin the exportation of rice by next year. Lalong told State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari. “Plateau and Kebbi are now competing in rice production and by next year, we will start exporting rice from Plateau,”... Read More

agriculture, plateau state, rice, Rice exportation, Simon Lalong

September 8, 2016

Opinion: Is Buhari the worst President Nigeria ever had?

by Ikechukwu Amaechi I have two confessions to make from the outset. I am an incurable optimist. I am a firm believer in the maxim that no matter how dark a tunnel may appear to be, there will always be some ray of light at the end. Of course, this presupposes that for you to... Read More

APC, Buhari, elections, PDP, Segun oni

September 8, 2016

Biafra: TRIPOB/RENIPOB unite, nominate new leader

Two splinter groups from the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the Re-branded Indigenous People of Biafra (TRIPOB) and the Renegade Indigenous People of Biafra (RENIPOB) have merged and nominated a new leader. In a statement by the spokesperson of TRIPOB, Chima Phillip Effiong Osuji, both groups said they would surrender to the Federal Government on January 15,... Read More

biafra, charles okah, Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Renegade Indigenous People of Biafra, The Re-branded Indigenous People of Biafra, TRIPOB

September 8, 2016

We need just 11 scapegoats | Ambode against sexual, domestic violence

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday said the security agencies in the state needs 11 scapegoats who engage in sexual and domestic violence. Ambode said this while leading an all -male walk against sexual and gender based violence in the state. Some of the placards carried during the walk had messages such as “LASGIDI Men... Read More

Akinwunmi Ambode, Domestic violence, Scapegoats, sexual violence, walk

September 8, 2016

Police stops kidnap attempt on Indian national in Lagos

The police in Lagos State has stopped an attempt by unknown to kidnap an Indian national in Ikorodu area of the state. This was confirmed on Thursday by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Fatai Owoseni during his weekly news briefing. According to Owoseni, the Indian was working at a construction site when the kidnap... Read More

Fatai Owoseni, Indian, kidnap attempt, kidnappers, lagos, police

September 8, 2016

Opinion: Am I really a ‘Buhari hater’?

by Jideofor Adibe There were several reactions to my last week’s column entitled ‘Buhari’s Quest for Economic Emergency Powers’. One of the points that attracted the most commentaries was the poser: “… apart from questions of whether the President really needs sweeping emergency powers to resolve the country’s economic problems, there is even a more... Read More

corruption, democracy, emergency Powers, Politics, president buhari

September 8, 2016

BREAKING: INEC postpones Edo election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has agreed to postpone the Edo State governorship election by two weeks. The decision was taken in a security meeting held in Benin, Edo State. According to a source, the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) refused to deployed Corps members. He said, “There is no security to escort them simply because... Read More

Edo election, INEC, postponed

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