Top model Kate Grigorieva graces the August 2016 issue of Glamour UK serving up some top notch summer hair inspiration. …
The Oyo State Police command has arrested a suspect, Felix Ademola, 51, who is a regular face in South-West prisons for involvement in armed robbery and possession of fake Naira notes. The suspect was released from Agodi Prisons in Ibadan, eight months ago after he benefited from the Chief Judge’s pardon towards the end of... Read More
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has said it is in talks with the government to end violence in the Niger Delta. The group confirmed this in a statement on Sunday. “The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) wishes to confirm that indeed it has been in preliminary... Read More
Abba Usman, 18, who allegedly participated in the recent attack by some Muslim youths on St. Philips Catholic Church, Suleja, Niger State, has said his gang’s actions were not based on religious extremism. The suspect stated that the blame should be on some female members of the church for playing musical instruments so loud, dancing and... Read More
Reminiscing July’s edition of Mente De Moda Summerfest, Lagosians are fully aware that the event delivered to its …
Arguably, Yaba is the largest technology cluster in Africa. Its growth has been organic and fuel by citizen led activities. Yaba is ideal for a tech cluster. Geographically, it is located between the Lagos Mainland and the Island. The area is also close to most of the business districts in Lagos state. Yaba is also... Read More
Yaba is a typical Lagos town; noisy, busy, over-populated and a complete paradox – with neatly set modern buildings standing next to old rundown ones, neck to neck. But Yaba is distinctively different from other Lagos towns. It is home to a growing number of technology companies and startups that are attracting millions of dollars from local... Read More
Over 19 million Nigerians live with one form of disabilities or the other, with more than 80% of them living in the rural areas of the country. In every region of the world, in every country, persons with disabilities often live on the margins of society, deprived of some of life’s fundamental experiences. Persons with disabilities have... Read More
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has finally confessed that the Nigerian economy is in recession even though I had argued that the economy was already in recession in my article titled “Nigeria’s economy is finally in recession” and which was published by an online newspaper on 16 March 2015. Although the Minister of... Read More
There was pandemonium at The Word of Faith Christian Centre, Kano on Friday, when an amateur driver, Gloria Okocha, accidentally hit and crush another member of the church, Remi Nwokolor to death. Okocha was trying to drive out of the church premises when she suddenly hit the victim before colliding against the wall of the... Read More
In order to ensure the smooth running of the government the Constitution has conferred immunity on the heads of the executive. A couple of laws have equally granted immunity to members of the judiciary and the legislature. However, the proposal of the Senate to confer absolute immunity on the heads of all legislative houses in... Read More
The Nigerian entertainment industry has witnessed multiple deaths in such a short space of time and Harrysong is quite thankful to his maker for his spared life, after he and his crew were reportedly involved in a terrible accident on Saturday. The Five Star music artiste and his crew were reportedly on their way to Owerri... Read More
Paul seduces Christians from following Jesus into following him. Jesus warns: “False christs and false prophets will arise and perform signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect. But be on guard; I have told you all things beforehand.” (Mark 13:22-23). Paul performed many signs and wonders. (Acts 19:12). Today, the word of... Read More
Davido, on Tuesday, July 20, 2016, shared, via his Snapchat page, behind-the-scenes clips from the video shoot of his upcoming single titled How Long featuring American singer, Tinashe shot on a beach in Malibu, California. This got fans of the Baddest singer excited and it appeared that fans of the American singer also shared the same sheer excitement... Read More
Beyond polemics, the fact is that the unity of Nigeria started being negotiated and renegotiated right from its amalgamation in 1914, and it has to be so, since the inhabitants of the amalgamated territories did not come together of their own volition in the first place. Right from independence in 1776, the unity of the... Read More
It was a business lunch by a group of investors who had eagerly been waiting for information about the business climate in Nigeria. But their guest, top official of a multinational banking and financial services company, who had spent a week in Lagos and Abuja before returning to the United Kingdom, was evidently in no... Read More
If you were a lover of reggae music in the 1970s, you would certainly know “Time Hard”, a hit song by The Pioneers, the Jamaican three-man band. “Every day,” they sang, sonorously, “things are getting worse.” That song was released in 1972. At the time, Nigeria was producing two million barrels of crude oil per... Read More
Family members of abducted Lagos monarch, Oniba of Iba community, Oba Goriola Oseni, have pleaded with the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode to help with the kidnappers’ ransom. On Saturday, July 16, unknown gunmen, had attacked the monarch’s palace around 8.30pm, kidnapping the 73-year-old, in two speedboats which were reportedly stationed by the waterways. It... Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senate caucus, on Saturday, said that it was not involved in the alleged plot to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari, describing the report as “false, baseless and unfounded.” This was contained in a joint statement by the Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio; Minority Whip, Philip Aduda; and Deputy Minority Whip, Biodun Olujimi. They noted... Read More
A British court has ordered that Bhadresh Gohil, lawyer to convicted former governor of Delta state, James Ibori, be paid £20,000 by the Crown Prosecution Service for unlawfully detaining Gohil and depriving him of his rights. According to the BBC, the prosecution agreed to pay the compensation for detaining Gohil for 33 days between November 20 and December 22,... Read More
It would appear that the All Progressive Congress (APC) is insisting on the removal or resignation of Ike Ekweremadu as the Deputy Senate President. According to a report by the Punch, the latest committee reshuffle made by Saraki as peace move towards aggrieved Senators and the party wasn’t well received by the ruling APC because... Read More
Former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Iyiola Omisore, has reportedly returned N100 million of the N1.310 billion traced to him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to The Nation, Omisore was released to the custody of two members of the National Assembly who stood as sureties for him. A source within the EFCC said... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised that the killers of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) preacher, Evangelist Eunice Elisha Olawale, in Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory will not go unpunished. President Muhammadu Buhari, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawal, made the promise during the burial... Read More
An unidentified man was tackled to the floor and arrested earlier today after trying to steal the Olympic flame in Brazil. The shocking incident occurred when the Olympic flame was passing through the Brazilian town of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo. In a video clip showing the incident, the flame bearer, who is believed to be Patricia... Read More
Despite moves by Senate President Bukola Saraki to reconcile with the aggrieved members of the Senate Unity Forum by offering them chairmanship of ‘juicy’ committees, the forum has refused to withdraw the forgery case against Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu. According to The Nation, the group said that the case has gone beyond them... Read More
A murdered evangelist, Eunice Elisha Olawale who was killed in the early hours of July 9 while preaching was laid to rest today, her birthday at the Gudu cemetery in the nation’s capital. The Ekiti-State-born preacher who until her death attended the Redeemed Christian Church of God, was killed in the Kubwa area of the Federal... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the German government and its people over the recent shopping mall attack. In a statement released on Saturday by the senior special assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, President Buhari said “perpetrators of these evil acts will not prevail”. “President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed... Read More
The Department of State Services has confirmed the arrests of some Niger Delta militants, Boko Haram terrorists and kidnappers. The service said this in a statement signed by Tony Opuiyo in Abuja. According to the statement, one General Akotebe Darikoko, leader of the Joint Revolutionary Council of the Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force (JNDLF) was... Read More
Heart-shattering reports have been going round about how Nigerian Rio Olympics-bound athletes have been abandoned to their fate. Many have now turned to social media to solicit for support from organizations and individuals. YNaija puts the spotlight on these great men who did not only qualify for the Olympics but have also displayed unparalleled patriotism.... Read More
The Nigerian Army has said five more soldiers and officers declared missing in last Wednesday’s ambush at Gongon village in Borno have been found. Army spokesman, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Saturday that the commanding officer of the unit was among those found by the search party. He said, “It will be... Read More