From the papers this morning- a tracklist Panel advises the prosecution of the soldiers involved in the Shi’ites Zaria massacre- YNaija Poultry preserved with ‘chemicals used on dead bodies’ seized by Customs- YNaija Federal Government owes retirees over N293 billion- YNaija Nigerian Air Force releases video of aerial assault on militant camp in Arepo- YNaija...
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by Chambers Umezulike The Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics has pegged Nigeria’s general unemployment rate at 12.1% as at the first quarter of 2016, with youth unemployment rate at 48%. In the same light, about 4.5 million Nigerians match into the labour market annually from tertiary institutions with very limited places to work in. Albeit few...
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These are the top five stories to monitor today 1. Panel recommends prosecution of soldiers involved in Shi’ite – Army clash The panel setup to investigate the violent clash between the Nigerian army and Shi’ite Muslims has recommended that soldiers involved in the face-off should be prosecuted. 2. Dislodged Arepo militants fleeing to riverine areas in Ondo...
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The Federal Government has done an overhaul of some parastatals and agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education, approving the appointments of 17 new chief executives. According to a statement from the ministry on Monday, the appointment was with immediate effect. Some of the affected agencies include the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, the Universal...
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A family land dispute went wrong in the Emevor community of Isoko-North Local Government Area of Delta State, after one Jude Boroh allegedly chopped off the hand of an extended family member. It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 5pm on Saturday after a meeting involving the parties to demarcate and adjust a...
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The Nigerian Army on Monday announced that its troops blocked an attempt by the extremist Boko Haram sect to attack Yauri village in Borno State. According to a statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, the attempt was thwarted by troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, alongside Civillian JTF members. The statement reads,...
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has pounded the gong over an alleged plan by the Peoples Democratic Party to murder its candidate for the Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the legislative rerun election, Senator Magnus Abe. The allegation is in reply to a statement released by PDP on Sunday, questioning why Magnus Abe still has...
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A 45-year-old woman has alleged that she was gang-raped and tortured by gunmen in Abakaliki on Sunday. The victim said five armed men forcefully pulled her from the commercial tricycle (Keke) which she boarded and subsequently forced her into the Keke they boarded, before driving off alongside two motorcycles they hired. “They took me to...
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A Police Inspector was shot dead in the Idimu area of Lagos while he was withdrawing money from an Automated Teller Machine by a four-man robbery gang. Two of the gang members however, met their waterloo as they were gunned down by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad. According to Vanguard, the robbers came in two...
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A 30-year-old chief priest, Eno Akpan, has been arrested by the Akwa Ibom state Police command for allegedly killing his one-year-old daughter, Favour Ufot. Akpan, who hails from Ikot Akpan Udo village in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area, is the priest of the village shrine. According to the State Police Commissioner, Murtala Mani, Akpan had a...
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A 57-year-old man has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for defiling a nine-year-old girl. According to The Punch, Eric Lelekuma was sentenced by an Egor Magistrates’ court in Benin, the Edo state capital on Monday. He was said to have been arraigned on two counts bothering on unlawful carnal knowledge and assault of the...
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Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has insisted that the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party will hold as planned in Port Harcourt despite the recent ruling of a court which sacked the interim working committee. Prior to the court ruling, the Ahmed Makarfi led PDP had fixed the national convention for August 17...
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Soldiers who participated in the alleged killing of members of the Shiite Muslim sect during a clash with the army in December 2015, may be prosecuted. This is as the Kaduna State Commission of inquiry into the clash has recommended the identification and prosecution of the soldiers. The state Government on Sunday night officially released the report of...
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#TheVoiceNigeria might have come and gone but the spectacular show certainly captured the hearts of many Nigerians. One major component of the show, which audiences applauded, was the star-studded array of animated judges/coaches/mentors . Moving forward, Sundays will be less interesting without Timi Dakolo and Waje‘s professional remarks and the undiluted reactions from 2Baba and Patoranking. The camaraderie...
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The Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, Group Capt. Ayodele Famuyiwa, on Monday said vandals in Arepo creeks were seen together on Sunday, trying to perfect an escape plan. Famuyiwa said cameras on NAF’s platforms that were used for night operations picked some of the insurgents having meetings. He said the...
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Governor of Ogun state, Ibikunle Amosun has paid a visit to Arepo community after the military airstrikes to rid the community of hoodlums and militants. Residents of the community, have in recent times, complained that the suspected militants have made life unbearable for them. During his visit, Amosun admonished security personnel posted to the area not...
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The Nigerian Customs on Monday said its Federal Operations Unit (FOU) ‘zone c’ Owerri has impounded contraband goods which includes a total of 24,273 cartons of imported frozen poultry products with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of #256,264,200. This is according to a statement by the Public Relations Officer , Ifeoma Onuigbo. The items were cleverly...
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Retired federal civil servants are being owed N293bn by the Federal Government, the Head of Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita revealed on Monday in Abuja. Oyo-Ita said this while fielding questions from journalists after addressing a press briefing in commemoration of the Civil Service Week, scheduled to commence on Wednesday. She said the government...
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Fresh revelations have started surfacing about the N4.7bn allegedly received by former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro from the office of the National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, during the build-up to the 2015 elections. The Head of Treasury Operations at Diamond Bank, Olaitan Fajuyitan, has told officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
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The Nigerian Air Force has released a video of how its fighter jets destroyed four major camps of suspected militants. The militants have been causing mayhem recently in communities in Ogun and Lagos states, particularly Arepo and Ikorodu areas. The strikes were part of aerial operations to dislodge militants that have terrorised riverside communities of...
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The budget padding scandal in the House of Representatives is one issue that would continue to be spken about in days and weeks to come. Accusations and counter-accusations keep flying from left, right and centre. The man in the eye of the storm, Hon, Abdulmumin Jibrin is not backing out as he has approached anti-graft...
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President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that his administration would not go against the decision of the International Court of Justice on the Nigeria – Cameroon border. He said this on Monday while receiving a United Nations (UN) Mission led by a Special Representative of the Secretary General, Mohammed Ibn Chambers. In a statement by the Senior...
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In a world where getting qualitative education is becoming more expensive, ScholarX is set to change the face to education for Nigerians. ScholarX, a social enterprise, seeks to improve Nigerians’ access to affordable education by helping to gain easy access to available scholarships through a proprietary scholarship matching platform and related services. ScholarX has an...
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday formally inaugurated a comprehensive housing scheme for federal workers in Abuja. Buhari who was represented by the Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Mustapha Baba Shehu at the ceremony tagged “Federal Civil Servants Housing Scheme” declared that the scheme would afford workers the leverage to optimise their service...
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On Wednesday, August 3rd at 8pm WAT or 9pm CAT, tune in to Ebony Life TV DSTV 165 to come along with us on this journey to producing Nigeria’s future Oscar Winners. FirstBank in partnership with EbonyLife TV, through its First@arts initiative brings to your television screens from Wednesday, August 3rd 2016 – The FirstStars Reality TV Show. FirstStars is a...
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Following allegations by former Chairman House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin that some committee chairmen padded the budget with 2000 fictitious projects worth N284b, one of them has denied it. Zakari Mohammed, Chairman of the committee on Basic Education has denied having any knowledge about Jibrin’s allegations in a statement released on Monday. Jibrin had...
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by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani ABUJA, August 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sitting in his dimly-lit office in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, surrounded by files and boxes of condoms, matchmaker Ugochukwu Michael talks passionately about the part he has played in the marriages of around 100 couples in recent years. While the popularity of dating...
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The presidency has refuted claims by some individuals and groups that it is targeting Christians, as unfounded. This is contained in a statement released on Monday by the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu. The presidency was reacting to an article published on Saturday by the London Telegraph entitled “Children Face Death by...
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has added its voice to the current “budget padding” impasse in the House of Representatives. In a statement released on Monday by its Director, New Media, Deji Adeyanju the party said that the “revelations” made by a former chairman of the appropriation committee in the House, Abdulmumin Jibrin, raises more...
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Adaka Boro Avengers, a Niger Delta militant has said it cancelled its plan to declare a Niger Delta Republic after appeals from Ijaw leaders, including ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. In a statement issued by the spokesman of the group, Edmos Ayayeibo, the group reiterated its resolve to continue its activities until President Muhammadu Buhari showed a...
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