by Roqeebah Olaoniye It’s only the 2nd of August, less than a two years into his administration, three airlines have ended operations in Nigeria. Is the current Buhari-led administration getting something sorely wrong with aviation policies as it seems to be doing in many other sectors? Or are the economic policies taken by this government...
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The Peoples Democratic Party PDP has accused the Buhari-led administration of lacking the fiscal discipline to lead Nigeria out of the current economic recession in the land. In a statement released on Friday by its Director New Media, Deji Adeyanju through a series of tweets the party said the Buhari administration is killing the non-oil...
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by Elizabeth Edirin Enajeroh you see her in blinding white emotions explode in your chest you start to cry you see your baby you see your daughter she smiles at you with eyes just like her mother with lips just like your own your daughter has become a woman and today you have given her...
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by Ezinne Ajoku Funmi Iyanda is on a drive to dismantle patriarchy, stone by stone, brick by brick, armed with a sledgehammer. At the How to Fix Nigeria event which she organized in London recently, the TV maven and her esteemed panelists – Fatimah Kelleher, international women’s rights and social development consultant; Elnathan John, the...
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It’s Episode 10 of The Slab with Isime. Today, we talk about celebrities keeping their private lives private – Funke Akindele, D’banj, Di’Ja, Banky W and more; the Presidency’s reaction to the case of the dog named Buhari; and the social media debate on if 200k salary is enough to start a family in Nigeria....
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Africa Education Aid for Development Network (AFEADEN) is a non-governmental organization that is providing education for underpriviledged and displaced children in Africa. The organisation is spread across several African countries. In this interview with YNaija’s #Impact365 series, Obi Judith, founder of Africa Education Aid for Development Network (AFEADEN), tells us how the NGO is providing education...
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We have always liked the tradition of newspaper Public Editors. The New York Times’ Margaret Sullivan was particular a favourite of ours. They serve as an Ombudsman, taking on-board review and criticism of the paper’s inevitable foibles and errors and mistakes. It’s an act both of hubris and of humility – about the above-boardness of...
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by David O. Kuranga As I predicted a year ago the Nigerian economy is officially in a full blown recession, the naira is crashing and is the worst performing currency in the world because the Administration of President Buhari refused to do the right thing and increase taxes progressively on Nigeria’s wealthy. His finance minister finally...
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by Mazi Emeka You know Uche Nnaji for being fashionable, and visible, but did you also know that, with business, he has built a brilliant backend? As far as adverts go, Uche Nnaji is a breathing advert for his fashion brand and designs. He is neatly decked out in a dark colored suit, a purple...
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by David O. Kuranga The administration of President Buhari announced over a year ago that they plan to overhaul Nigeria’s aviation sector. Waiting for the government to act on their announcement, Aero announced recently that they are halting operations and will likely cease to exist. Presently the Nigerian owned Arik Airways remains heavily indebted to...
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A mob on Mosaku street in the Oshodi area of Lagos State has beaten a 28-year-old fashion designer, simply identified as Ituah for allegedly raping a two-year-old girl. According to The Punch Ituah was caught in the act by a neighbour who alerted the girl’s mother. He was later dragged to the Akinpelu Police Division after...
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Nine persons indicted by the Justice Elizabeth Kpojime Commission of Inquiry in Benue state have been arrested, the State Commissioner of Police, Bashkir Makama, said on Thursday. He said the persons were arrested in a joint operation between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the police. The suspects were later detained at the State Police...
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25-year-old Edikan John has allegedly killed his stepmother in Esit Urua community, in the Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. According to The Punch, the suspect killed the woman around 10pm on Saturday and fled, and is yet to be found. The victim’s widower, Julius John, said he was relaxing on the bed when...
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A furniture maker, simply identified as Ateju has been accused of beating up his wife for using his phone charger, The Nation reports. The incident occurred at Ateju’s home, 22, Orishigun Street in Ketu, at about 10:30pm on August 8, when he found Temitope, his wife of 20 years, using his phone charger. In anger he removed the...
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The staff and management of Nuli Juice, a six-week old company, came to work on the first day of September, ready to earn an honest pay. They joined others including the Drug story, and Cakes and Nuts bakery – all Small and Medium scale Businesses. But they were soon confronted with the might of bulldozers...
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has returned to Nigeria, the Nigerian Eye reports. Zuckerberg visited Nigeria on Tuesday and Wednesday where he met with technology developers in Lagos. The tech guru was hosted by the Co-Creation Hub in Yaba, and also visited Angela a tech incubation company he invested in before heading to Kenya. Zuckerberg is expected to...
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These are the top five news stories to monitor today 1. SpaceX rocket crashes into Facebook satellite for Africa A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch has crashed into a Facebook satellite for Africa. The satellite was supposed to be used to beam high-speed internet to Africa. 2. I have no ill feeling for Dalung – Siasia...
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From the papers this morning – How smugglers disguise bags of rice as corpses – YNaija Soyinka call for punishment of all religious hate preachers – YNaija Osinbajo: Nigeria Police Force is one of the best in the world – YNaija Don Jazzy: I lost a brother in D’Banj – YNaija Nigeria ranks third amongst countries...
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The Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and the Department of State Services (DSS) of being amateurish in its effort to cause confusion in the group by creating false divisions or factions of IPOB, saying that the misadventure would backfire. This is contained in a statement jointly signed on Wednesday by Spokespersons...
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An unidentified middle-aged man on Wednesday exchanged two siblings for bags of rice in Lagos, The Vanguard reports. The suspect abducted the children, aged eight and thirteen, while they were returning from holiday lesson in Satellite area of Lagos. The suspect went ahead to exchange them for two bags of rice in a shop at 63, Marwa Road, near Chemist...
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Bronze medal winning coach of the Nigerian Under-23 team Samson Siasia says he has no ill feelings against Sports Minister Solomon Dalung for labelling him a “Human trafficker” as he had apologised. BBC World Football reporter, Osasu Obayiuwana revealed that he had an extensive interview with Siasia on Wednesday night for the BBC as they discussed on...
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Telecoms company, MTN has reeled out names of its new brand ambassadors, dumping 12 superstars who signed endorsement deals with the company. It all started as a rumour but has now been confirmed by MTN in a statement. According to MTN’s General Manager Consumer Marketing, Richard Iweanoge, “In line with our commitment to supporting Nigerian...
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Premier League side, Manchester City has said it would contest the charge of violent conduct against striker Sergio Aguero by the English FA, British media reports on Thursday. The association had claimed that Aguero committed a foul on West Ham defender Winston Reid which the referee didn’t see but was picked up by the camera on Sunday’s match....
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during a test on Thursday exploded on the launch pad, destroying a Facebook satellite the company planned to use to beam high-speed internet to Africa. The rocket is owned by California-based private space firm and its founder, internet entrepreneur Elon Musk. However, Facebook founder who is presently in Kenya has reacted to...
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We read this interview in Premium Times 6 days ago that worried us – it worried us because it is wrong. But it also worried us because Premium Times usually aspires to do better. And it’s a news site. So the sensationalism isn’t really necessary. And it’s not fitting with its brand. So it’s just...
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The breakup of Mo’hits Records in 2012 is one music lovers in Nigeria and Africa generally will not forget in a hurry. It led to the split between D’Banj and his producer/business partner, Don Jazzy- two of the finest entertainers in the country at that time. In a recent interview with Forbes Africa TV, Don...
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The Nigeria Customs Service has raised alarm over the new method devised by smugglers to illegally convey rice into the country. The service via a statement by its spokesperson, Selechang Taupyenon Thursday said it had seized 11 bags of imported rice wrapped as corpses. The statement said the smugglers used an ambulance for their operation to deceive...
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said that the Nigeria Police Force is one of the best in the world. Osinbajo said this in Abuja while laying the foundation for the construction of the Crime and Incident Data Base Centre at the Force Headquarters in the country’s capital. The Vice President said police personnel in the country are...
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Nigeria has officially entered a recession, its first since 2004 and its worst in the last 29 years. Details of this was announced by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday. Nigerians have weighed in on the news and the hate-your-president games have officially resumed. President Muhammad Buhari’s administration, as expected, has got the largest share...
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Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, on Thursday denied making any statement about the country’s economy on a Twitter account. Adeosun said she does not own a Twitter account, dismissing the account @Mrskemiadeosun. She noted this in a statement issued by her Media Adviser, Festus Akanbi. The statement reads in part, “The attention of the Honourable...
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Kemi Adeosun has a response for all her Twitter critics