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Reuben Abati: John Kerry’s visit – Beyond the cover story

Essential elements of intelligence and the intelligence cycle in overseas relations include what is better described as “the cover story”. It is an old conundrum referring to the story that is put out to the public and sustained as a narrative to mask far more strategic interests in government-to- government relations. It is based on... Read More

China, economy, Goodluck Jonathan, John Kerry, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, reuben abati, uk, united states

We have no idea if Chibok girls are in Sambisa Forest – Air Chief

The Chibok girls have been in captivity for close to 900 days and their whereabouts seems to be a mystery. Are they in Sambisa forest? Have they been married off? When are they returning to their loved ones? This and many more are the questions on the mind of many Nigerians and the global community.... Read More

#ChibokGirls, Air Force, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, boko haram, Niger Delta, sambisa forest

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

These are the top five stories to monitor today Some people are trying to kill Buhari -Mbaka Popular Enugu state Catholic Priest, Ejike Mbaka, has revealed that some people are plotting to kill President Muhammadu Buhari. 2. Mayowa Ahmed dies Despite the #SaveMayowa campaign which successfully raised millions of naira for cancer patient, Mayowa Ahmed,... Read More

big 5, Buhari, farning, imo state, kill, Mbaka, nlc, tiwa savage

Are you not thoroughly ashamed of Nigeria at the #RioOlympics? 5 takeaways on what this says about us

by Tolu Omoyeni The 2016 Olympics have come and gone but our problems as a country will always be here as long as we are run by the same incompetent bunch of people. All the issues that trailed Nigeria’s presence at the Olympics are the contributory factors to our subpar and very unsatisfactory performance at... Read More

#RioOlympics, brazil, Femi Ogunbode, Goodluck Jonathan, nff, nigeria, Oluwakemi Adekoya, rio olympics, solomon dalung, sports, sticky

How we kept guns in church | Pastor, church member arrested for armed robbery

The Zone 2 command has arrested a 45-year-old pastor, Joseph Olude, and his church member, Rasak Raheem, for alleged armed robbery in the Idiroko-Oke Odan area, a border community between Ogun State, Nigeria, and the Benin Republic. According to The Punch the duo were arrested by the operatives of the Zonal Intervention Squad, after a tip-off. The police... Read More

armed robbery, police, Raheem, SP Muyiwa Adejobi, Zone 2 Command

Nigeria’s Winner and Losers at the #RioOlympics – A quick roundup

by Tolu Omoyeni The curtains have been drawn on Rio 2016 today and it’s been a roller-coaster two weeks of victory, losses, tears, boos, cheers, emotions and unending drama. The latter especially for the underachieving Team Nigeria. Beginning with our flagrant and humiliating appearance at the opening ceremony, we did not need a stargazer to... Read More

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#RioOlympics, brazil, Chierika Ukogu, Divine Oduduru, John Mikel Obi, nigeria, olympics, Seye Ogunlewe, Under 23, usain bolt

Pastor’s wife, 3 others clubbed to death in Sokoto

Four people were clubbed to death with a pestle in Sokoto state by a 43-year-old man, Taiwo Adio. According to The Punch the victims are Yemisi, Adio’s wife, Rachael Adewole, 42, Benice Adewole, 10, and Esther Badelu, 14. Adio killed the trio on Saturday night. Until her death, Rachael, was the wife of Pastor Jacob Adewole, of... Read More

homicide, Murder, Sokoto State, Sokoto state police, Taiwo Adio

#YNaijaTwitterInterview: Why I’ve chosen to sing about love instead of sex – Lynxxx

In 2009, a new wave of talents hit the Nigeria music scene; most of which were a blend of western and indigenous content. The urban sounds generated by these artistes ushered the industry into a new era. Within the same period, the industry witnessed a financial boom as corporate organisations; home and abroad started to... Read More

#YNaijaTwitterInterview, celebrity, entertainment, gospel music, Hip Hop, lynxxx, rapper

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Some people are planning to kill Buhari | APC politicians trying to blackmail Jonathan | 51 people dead in terror attack at Turkish wedding | More

From the papers this morning- a tracklist NLC kick against Okorocha’s farming policy in Imo state- YNaija Controversial clergyman says some people plan to kill President Buhari- YNaija Fake miracle workers arrested in Enugu- YNaija Recession forces woman to pen suicide note before disappearing- Vanguard Avengers accuse Niger Delta politicians in Buhari’s government of blackmailing... Read More

APC, Buhari, Fayose, Imo, labor, Mbaka, nigeria, nlc, okorocha, PDP, Presidency

The Media Blog: Did you know Cosmo is fully covering Nigeria? It’s doing a pretty good job – but not enough

Save for BellaNaija, Nigeria doesn’t really have a portal for women – at least one that truly is part and parcel of the culture, and of daily life. There is Woman but it is taking a while to rev up its engine, even though it does important work. In case you have been trying to... Read More

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cosmo nigeria, Cosmopolitan, Elan, Sisi Yemmie, The Media Blog, woman.ng

Yemi Kale may be leaving the NBS – these are the 5 ways he transformed the place

On 16 August, the five-year tenure of Yemi Kale, the Statistician General of the Federation and chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), came to an end. And boy will he be missed? https://twitter.com/solomonapenja/status/765122046787452929 You see, Kale was appointed by former President Goodluck Jonathan in August 2011 when he was just... Read More

CPI, economy, government, growth, inflation, NBS, nigeria, Statistics, sticky, Yemi Kale

Feyi Fawehinmi: We do not have to like each other to be one nation

So, following on from what I wrote a couple of weeks ago, I want to see if we can break things down into small chunks and work our way up from there. Here’s the purpose of all this — can we get people to agree on a common set of ideas or organising principles and put those... Read More

conversations, economy, Feyi Fawehinmi, Lord Lugard, nation, nigeria, opinion, trade

The Media Blog: PopCentral TV is up to something important… but it hasn’t figured it out yet

You hear PopCentral and where does your mind go? They call it a destination for streaming eclectic and premium entertainment. The website looks just as pop it can get. Nicely executed. For brand identity, it’s a 10/10. The whole point of Pop Central TV is a one-stop spot for all the local web series around.... Read More

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nigezie, online tv, po central tv, pop central tv, popcentral, The Media Blog, Yinka Obebe

5 pictures that will make you proud as a Nigerian music lover

Nigeria may be going through a recession this season but some of our music artistes don’t seem to know what that means as they are cashing out big through shows and tours across Africa and beyond. 10 years back, we would not have imagined a single Nigerian artiste selling out a show outside the country –... Read More

Davido, Flavour, Patoranking, PSquare, tiwa savage, wizkid

Farming policy: What Okorocha introduced in Imo is forced labour – NLC

According to the president of the Nigerial Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, the union is displeased with, and has strongly condemned, the Imo State Government’s three-day work, two-day farming policy for workers recently introduced by Governor Rochas Okorocha. Wabba, speaking in Abuja on Sunday, at a News Agency of Nigeria forum declared that the new policy... Read More

east, farming, Imo, imo state, labor, okorocha, Rochas, state, workers

#RioOlympics: Team USA makes it a double in basketball [See medal table]

America’s basketball team clinched gold in both the male and female events in Rio 2016. The female team trashed Spain 101-72, while the male team outclassed Serbia 96-66. Serbia beat France 70-63 to claim bronze in the female event, as Spain beat Australia 89-88. Team USA topped the final medal standing with 46 gold, 37... Read More

medal table, olympics, rio olympics, team nigeria, team USA

Father Mbaka says some people are planning to kill Buhari (WATCH)

Who wants to kill President Muhammadu Buhari? We may have no idea, but vocal Catholic priest, Ejike Mbaka may have an answer for us. The priest who predicted the emergence before the 2015 election has said that plans are being hatched to murder President Muhammadu Buhari over his uncompromising stand on corruption. In a video... Read More

Adoration Ministry, attempted murder, Father Ejike Mbaka, marginalisation, President Muhammadu Buhari

Abdulmumin Jibrin: Thirty days of the Dogara-gate scandal

Today marks one month since we commenced the struggle to expose budget fraud and wipe out corruption in the House of Representatives. It has been a month of startling revelations; thirty days of threats and intimidation; and 720 hours of fervent struggle to exterminate corruption in the lower legislative chamber. Although it is trite to... Read More

Abdulmumin Jibrin, corruption, House of Reps, Leo Ogor, nigeria, Politics, scandal, Yakubu Dogara

Tiwa Savage says exposing her private life is her “biggest failure”

Nigerian Singer Tiwa Savage is re-assessing her choices. Tiwa who recently signed a deal with Jay Z’s Roc Nation featured in the latest issue of Elle South Africa magazine in an article tagged “Keeping Up With Tiwa”. She said she believes she made a mistake in spilling out too much about her private life. It would... Read More

infidelity, private life, record deal, Roc Nation, tee billz, tiwa savage

How we fake miracles from church to church – Enugu syndicate

A group of such “miracle workers” in the “name of God” have been apprehended by the Enugu State Police Command. The syndicate specialise in “working out” fake miracles for men of God across the country. The five-man syndicate was squashed by operatives of the command at the Enugu Market Road, popularly known as Holy... Read More

[astors, churches, enugu, fake miracles, Fake prophecies, ministries

Toyin Aimakhu chooses to be silent on #RIPMayowa

July 28, 2016 will go down as a memorable day for Nigerians on the Internet. It was the day actress, Toyin Aimakhu cried foul, alleging that the #SaveMayowa cause was all a con planned by the family members of the reason behind the movement – Mayowa Ahmed – a 31 year old stage IV cancer patient... Read More

#ripmayowa, #SaveMayowa, instagram, Luth, Mayawo Ahmed, Toyin Aimakhu, twitter.

How teenager killed 51 people at Turkish wedding

On a day of celebration, 51 lives were taken by a suicide bomber in Turkey. The dead were dancing at a wedding when a suicide bomber aged between 12 and 14 years blew himself up. The bomb wounded 69 people, Mr Erdogan added, 17 of them seriously. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a written statement published... Read More

51 lives, Fethullah Gulen, Kurdish wedding in Gaziantep, Suicide bomber, teenager, Turkey

The happening Ooni of Ife is on the march again – and he will be visiting 5 countries this time

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi (Ojaja II) is not one to be caged in his palace, sitting on his royal chair and ruling his subjects. This king takes literally the fact that Ife is the origin of the entire universe. Fresh off his whirlwind three-week tour of America in June, the Ooni is... Read More

African Cultural Awards (Africulra Awards), European tour, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ooni of Ife

Church Crawler: An uncoordinated choir and its pastor

by Akan Ido I have never really been a church person. I am one of those who grew up believing most ‎pentecostal churches are established because the founders could not find jobs and the church members are gullible enough to find inspiration in them or their churches. This continues to be my belief, so it’s... Read More

choir, Church Crawler, doctrine, pastor, Purpose, RCCG Eagle's Nest Parish

Is NFF the most ridiculous organisation on earth? These 10 tweets think so

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) reared its ugly head on Nigerian Twitter and has caught a lot of flak from tweeps when the organisation’s handle tweeted a statement made by its president concerning “our Japanese money”. Apparently, the NFF President Pinnick Amaju said the donation made by Japanese doctor, Katsuya Takasu to the Nigerian Dream... Read More

football, japan, katsuya takasu, nff, Nigerian Football Federation, soccer, sports, twitter.

The answers the Code of Conduct boss is giving Premium Times don’t make sense at all

by Tolu Omoyeni As part of his fight against corruption in government bodies on all levels in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice president, Yemi Osinbajo recently declared their individual assets. Sequel to that move, the President announced an instruction to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to make public the official documents of... Read More

asset declaration, Buhari, CCB, Code of Conduct, Code of Conduct bureau, sam saba, yaradua

#RIPMayowa: These are the 5 photos we want to remember when we think of her

by Chi Ibe We have been trying to come to terms with the passing of Mayowa Ahmed, who had become a national symbol of hope – at least for the Nigerian internet. Today, she passed on at a South African hospital after Nigerians raised money in the #SaveMayowa campaign to save her life and fight... Read More

#ripmayowa, #SaveMayowa, Mayowa Ahmed, ovarian cancer, south africa

Simon Kolawole: Agriculture is NOT the magic solution

by Simon Kolawole Anytime I hear Nigerian presidents, ministers, governors, economists, analysts and commentators declare that agriculture is the alternative to oil, and that the solution to Nigeria’s economic woes is to return to the farm, I am tempted to jump up and ask at full volume: “Who agriculture alone don epp?” Some states have... Read More

Abidjan, agriculture, Babangida, chocolates, cocoa, Cote d’Ivoire, olusegun obasanjo, richard quest, SAP, tomatoes