The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, on Friday, said that the APC had no idea that Nigeria’s economic situation was terrible before it took power in 2015. The APC chairman stated this during a surprise birthday party thrown for him by the staff of the APC national secretariat in Abuja. He...
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The anti-kidnapping Unit of the Rivers State Police command has arrested one Egbo Nwanaka for masterminding the abduction of his elder sister, Ada Nwanaka. The suspect alongside his gang members adopted Ada Nwanaka who is in her early 30s and requested for a ransom of N10m from his family members. According to the police, Egbo’s...
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The China-Africa Public Diplomacy Forum, a symposium organized by the Chinese Government, held on Tuesday in Dares Salaam, Tanzania. Invited to speak on the theme “Advancing China-Africa people-to-people exchanges and media cooperation to achieve development”, below is my presentation at the session. In April 2012, I was in Beijing as one of the 36 participants...
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Fellow Nigerians, let me say right away that the biggest problem confronting our world today is that of mass unemployment. I have decided to address this issue today as it portends grave danger and unprecedented chaos especially in Africa where we lack even the basic necessities of life. The situation is so dire in our...
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A combined team of security operatives made up of the Police, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Friday discovered ten oil wells in the Ilasamaja area of Lagos. The security operatives, led by the Lagos state Commissioner of Police, stormed Ibadan and Abeokuta streets in the Ilasamaja...
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There were reports on Thursday that the Federal Government had discovered an outbreak of Wild Polio Virus in Borno State. According to the reports, the outbreak affected two children from Gwoza and Jere Local Government Areas of the state. Polio has been known to be an highly infectious disease caused by a virus of which attacks children,...
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The Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa, and entries are now open to find the best innovations across the continent for 2016. Following the success of last year’s awards which celebrated 10 winners from over 200 entries across 21 countries, the awards return to Cape Town in association with Mobile Monday South Africa,...
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A 20-year-old man has raped a five-year-old girl to death in Bayelsa. According to a statement from the Spokesperson of the Bayelsa state Police Command, Asinim Butswat, the man, Timidou Jephther of Akedei Community, a riverine suburb in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state, was arrested by policemen for allegedly sexually assaulting one Queen...
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The United States of America has remained top on the Olympics medal table for the 7th day in a row. The USA have a total of 50 medals; 20 gold, 13 silver and 17 bronze. China remains second with 37 medals, having 13 gold, 10 silver and 14 bronze. Ethiopia won Africa’s first gold as Almaz...
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It’s that time of the year again. Gripping games. Shockers. Controversies. Feisty confrontations. Mind games. Season-defining fixtures. Stadium cramped with excited fans, belting out songs in worship or war. British most watched drama series, the English Premier League, returns to our screens this weekend. The teasers have left us pleadingly counting down to the opening...
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Lionel Messi has reversed his decision to retire from international football, saying he loves Argentina “too much”. The Barcelona playmaker announced his retirement from international football immediately after Argentina’s penalty shoot-out loss to Chile in the Copa America final in June. But after holding a recent meeting with new Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza, the 29-year-old has...
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The speaker of The House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has sent an appeal to the national U23 team not to boycott its quarter final encounter against Denmark on Saturday, at the ongoing Rio 2016 Olympics. Speaking against the backdrop of complaints of Team’s Head Coach, Samson Siaisia, Dogara said the players have refused to train...
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Factional National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff on Friday blamed former President Goodluck Jonathan for the party’s losses in Borno and Yobe states. Sheriff made the remark while addressing journalists at a news conference in Abuja. He said that the PDP lost the two states because the ex-president refused to heed his counsel....
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Embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB on Friday sacked his lawyers over utterances they made in a press conference earlier in the day. The lawyers- Ifeanyi Ejiofor and Amoebi Nzelu had said Nnamdi Kanu was ready to negotiate terms of his release with the Federal Government. They also said the IPOB leader...
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Former Super Eagles captain, Chief Joseph Yobo was part of a delegation of Niger Delta traditional rulers who paid a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari earlier today. Yobo who was recently conferred with a chieftaincy title, the Mene Aborlo 1 of Ogoniland noted that the visit was connected to the ongoing efforts by the President to clean up...
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The U-23 Nigeria football team has resumed training after Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung and NFF President, Amaju Pinnick swiftly placated the team who had planned to boycott their quarter-final game against Denmark on Saturday. Pinnick said he has spoken with coach Samson Siasia and that the team would certainly be in high spirit for the...
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by Jude Feranmi As we celebrate the International Youth Day, in the midst of the activities and the partying and the conferences and the signing of new charters, one of the important tasks for us as youths is to really comprehend and appreciate how valuable we are, what offers we bring and how much power...
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara stated quite clearly on Thursday that no member of the hallowed chambers can be investigated or prosecuted for ‘budget padding’ despite the many allegations of the displaced Chairman of the Appropriations Comittee, Abdulmumin Jibrin. As braggadocios as Dogara’s insistence that neither he nor any member of...
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday reaffirmed his commitment to the cleanup of Ogoni land. The President made the remark when he received leaders of Ogoni land in his office. Receiving the delegation led by HRM King G.N.K. Gininwa (JP) OFR, Gbenemene Tai Kingdom, the president on his Twitter handle @MBuhari said “we made a promise, we will...
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A pregnant woman has been shot dead after a clash over a disputed plot of land by Enwhe and Igbide communities of Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta state. Five persons were declared missing after the clash. According to Punch, the clash over the land could be dated back to 1967. It was reported...
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday tasked the Federal Government to create jobs and ensure youths employment in the country as part of the fulfillment of its promises. The appeal was made in a statement by NLC General Secretary, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson to commemorate the 2016 International Youth Day. Ozo-Esan said it was important...
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The Federal Ministry of Health in conjunction with WHO, UNICEF and partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative have rolled out an emergency Polio immunization campaign in Borno, an official said. The UNICEF Chief of Communication, Doune Porter, said in a statement in Abuja on Friday that the campaign would commence in the accessible parts of...
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by Jude Feranmi When the purpose of a thing is not known, abuse is inevitable – Anonymous The above quote appears to be too inclusive to fit salva veritate into today’s piece but I have decided to adopt it so it can appeal to those who do not favour a one fit all approach to...
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In the build up to the 2015 general elections in which Muhammadu Buhari won with the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), several promises were made. One of the promises made was to include more youths in key positions and governance roles. To mark the International Youth Day, YNaija took a poll on how...
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In recent times, a new campaign, #NotTooYoungToRun advocating for the reduction of the age restrictions placed on Nigerians planning to run for an elected office within the country is fast gaining ground. The goal of the campaign is to ensure the inclusion of youths across Nigeria in the political landscape where they can be viable...
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Nigeria U-23 team have threatened to boycott the Rio Olympics quarterfinal game against Denmark and have already skipped training in Salvador because they insist on receiving the balance of their allowances in Brazil, africanfootball.com reports. According to africanfootball.com, a close source said, “The players said that their level of patriotism has already dwindled because of the...
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday said it had reunited more than 200 children with their parents affected by the Boko Haram insurgency. This was revealed by the Head of Operations, NEMA, Adamawa and Taraba office in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola. Bello said the International Committee...
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You know Biola Alabi of course. She is the former managing director of MNet responsible for hits from the Africa Magic channel explosion (including, of course, the Yoruba channel) to the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCAs). And you may know that she has launched Biola Alabi Media (with a partner), which is essentially a...
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Fellow Nigerians, have you read the bombshell that was exploded in an interview in Saturday Punch published July 23, 2016, by the former Joint House Leader of the defunct Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), who was also the Chairman, Foreign Relations Committee and a member of the Defence Committee in the Second Republic, Dr. Junaid Mohammed?...
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Shaka Momodu,
Tunde Idiagbon
The Nigerian Army has said its troops on Operation LAFIYA DOLE on Thursday recovered two heavy Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) buried in the ground at Gombori Borno State after information provided by an arrested terrorism suspect, Lawan Abbai. This is in a statement released by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Usman Sani on...
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