by Jesuseun Adebo Four year old Annie was playing in mummy and Daddy’s room while Mummy was making dinner. She was just about to open Mummy’s closet to play dress up and wear her favorite red shoes the one with the cute little bows in front, when a bright red pack on the bed side drawer...
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A 13-year-old pupil of Scholars Universal Secondary School, Ogun State, Oluwatunmise Idowu has set a new record in the annual Cowbellpedia Mathematics Television quiz by solving 17 maths problems in one minute. She set the record in a Group B stage contest of the on-going competition with Ayomide Nafisat Abdulwaheed, a JSS 3 pupil of...
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Floods and environmental challenges in the country are caused by disregard for environmental laws, the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) said. The agency’s Director-General, Moses Beckley, said this in an interview with NAN on Friday in Abuja. He said, “There are environmental laws and there are also town planning guidelines and restrictions. “In other words,...
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Yay… The Chief is coming home. After a spectacular performance at the One Africa Music Fest, American-Nigerian rapper, Jidenna has announced a homecoming tour across Africa. This is to promote the world-wide release of his Long Live The Chief album. Jidenna will tour the African continent for a series of exclusive performances, album release parties and the filming...
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The Olympics team coach, Samson Siasia has said the team is not ready to crash out at this stage of the competition, stating that the team wants to be in Brazil till the last game. He spoke to Punch after the match against Columbia where the team lost 2-0 in the last group match. “We...
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by Yusuf Abdulkadir Hassan The dearth of thoughts, the absence of ideas, the loss of mind and reasoning. Poverty. Poverty is not the absence of money or the inability to live beyond $1 a day. Poverty should be the inability to afford what you earnestly desire. We often mistake poverty for the inability of people to...
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The deteriorating state of the Nigerian economy has gotten quite a number re-thinking their choice to vote President Muhammadu Buhari into power. Gbenga Sesan, Feyi Fawehinmi and comic, Basketmouth, and more have expressed their regret for voting the president. However, the president still has some supporters who believe he remains the man to change the country and...
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In some other countries of the world, a bronze medal at the Olympics is not something to be talked about or celebrated. Not even silver is satisfactory sometimes, just remember that look on Russian athlete Yulia Efimova’s face as her arch-rival, Lilly King of the United States took the gold in 100m women’s breastroke swimming....
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by Mazi Emeka “I grew up knowing the fact that they say a lot of negative things about the police,” says Aliyu Giwa. “At some stage in my life, I started writing against the police.” But that was until he found himself in the police force and became the poster boy for the highly contentious,...
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A Briton was yesterday found dead in a hotel located in Lekki, Lagos, The Nation reports. The man, identified as 55-year-old Gibson Mark Damien until his death was said to be working with Port to Port Office on Victoria Island. His lifeless body was discovered around 12am at Churchill Lodge. According to the spokesperson of the Lagos...
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Last week Wednesday, Radaronline posted a video of Malia Obama; the first daughter of Barack Obama giving Nicki Minaj a run for her money as she twerked at a party the previous weekend and three days ago, the same website released another video of her smoking what many believed to be cannabis at the same party....
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These are the top five stories to monitor today 1. IPOB praises AGF Pro Biafra group, The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has commended the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice for ordering the release of some of its arrested members. 2. Buhari has mismanaged the economy -PDP Former ruling party, the Peoples...
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From the news this morning- a tracklist PDP declares Buhari has wrecked Nigeria’s economy- YNaija Chris Ngige fires warning to Nigerian banks over job losses- Punch 18 kidnappers set to face the wrath of the law following police arrest- YNaija Ruling party, APC has no plans to sanction Dogara, Jibrin over budget padding scandal- YNaija...
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Embattled former chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmummin Jibrin, on Thursday, said that the Nigerians have a culture of respecting corrupt people, saying that Nigeria will relapse if we continue to respect corrupt people. According to a statement released by the lawmaker, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and his ‘gang...
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday explained why he or any member of the House of Representatives cannot be investigated or prosecuted for ‘budget padding.’ Speaking at a session with civil societies in Abuja, Dogara stated that the budget is subject to scrutiny by the national assembly, just like any other...
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The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has commended the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), for ordering the release of some of its members who were arrested during a protest in Abia State. The commendation was made via a statement on Thursday by its Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful. The group...
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The critically acclaimed Wakaa The Musical produced and directed by Bolanle Austen-Peters made history in July as it became the first Nigerian-produced play to run in London at the Shaw Theatre, selling out throughout the 5 days it showed from July 21 – July 25, 2016. Following the resounding success in the European city, Lagos,...
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The potential of Nigeria’s youth population is arguably contradictory: on one side, pockets of shinning stars; on the other, a largely untapped resource. But there is growing evidence that young people can be agents of change, when given a chance. As we commemorate International Youth Day, this article explores the implication of putting young people...
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A former manager of Ecobank Nigeria Plc, Ejigbo branch, Ikechukwu Aghanenu on Wednesday was arrested by the police for allegedly conspiring with a suspected fraudster, Anthony Okpala, to defraud two customers of the bank of N14m. The suspects reportedly diverted N4.014m from the account of deceased, Oluremi Egunjobi and N10m withdrawn from UK-Based Rabiu Lawal’s...
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The Ekiti State Government has awarded contracts for the making of 1,250 desks and chairs worth N59m to carpenters and welders for primary schools in the state, under the Millennium Development Goals. Chief Dipo Anisulowo, the Chairman, MDGs Implementation in the state, said it was a fulfillment of the Governor’s promise to patronize local contractors....
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The People’s Democratic Party, PDP on Thursday said figures quoted by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo while speaking at the 2016 Presidential Policy Dialogue Session, organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry have shown that the Buhari-led government ‘has badly mismanaged the Nigerian economy’. It said this in a statement released by its Director, New...
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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old businessman, Ezekiel Igbokwe, for allegedly killing his wife’s lover, Victor Olatundun. The suspect allegedly committed the offence at about 12am on July 27 at Peace Lodge on Itura Street, Awa Ijebu, Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State. Igbokwe, an electronics dealer in Ago Iwoye said...
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The United States of America maintained top spot on the medal standings. The USA has a total of 38 medals, 16 of which are gold medals. China is USA’s closest competitor is second with a total of 30 medals with 11 gold medals. 19-year-old American gymnast Simone Biles won gold at the Women’s individual all-round,...
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“The narrative of a rising Africa is being challenged.” Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance and world renowned economist, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala had a sincere and straightforward talk at the TEDSummit in June 2016 where she discussed the rise of Africa. In her talk, Okonjo-Iweala highlighted the positive growth Africa has seen over the years as well as...
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The Rivers State Police Command on Thursday said its operative have arrested 18 suspected kidnappers and rescued seven victims, who were abducted in various parts of the state. The Punch reports that the State Police Commissioner, Mr. Francis Odesanya, who paraded some of the hoodlums in Port Harcourt, stated that the kidnappers who did not want...
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Spain defeated Nigeria’s basketball team, D’Tigers 96-87 to win their first game in the Rio 2016 Olympics. The World number two team started the game on fire as they made it hard for the D’Tigers to shoot winning the first quarter 25-11. D’Tigers game back strong in the second quarter outscoring Spain by 12 points as...
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The All Progressives Congress on Thursday said it would not sanction the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara as well as the former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin over budget padding allegations between them. The Deputy National Chairman of the party, Lawal Shuaibu, said this while briefing newsmen at...
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The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Thursday was summoned by the House of Representatives for an update on the state of the Ajaokuta Steel Company. The urgent summon was also over the “modified concession” of the Nigerian Iron Ore Mining Company, Itakpe, to Global Steel Holdings Limited. This may be connected...
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Arese Ugwu is a money blogger (sounds suspiciously like ‘money doubler’) and building a personal financial platform (Smart Money Africa) targeted at young people – especially young women. And this has clearly been her year if you pay attention to Instagram. First she hosted a finance workshop targeted at young women that hosted almost a...
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Members of the press were invited for an exclusive screening of the movie 93 days at Filmhouse Cinema, Surulere, Lagos on Thursday, August 12, 2016. Also in attendance at the screening were producers of the film, Bolanle Austin-Peters, Dotun Olakunri and Sola Oyebade who plays a minor role in the movie. In a Q&A session with pressmen at...
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