The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, has returned the corruption case file of a former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, to Justice A.R. Mohammed and ordered him to continue presiding over the case. This is contained in a statement released on Friday by the Head of Media and Publicity,...
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President of football’s world governing body, FIFA, Mr. Gianni Infantino and the Secretary General, Ms Fatma Samba Samoura will arrive in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja on Sunday for a two-day working visit. The duo will be received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by NFF President Amaju Pinnick, members of the NFF Board and Management,...
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The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has denied claims in the media that it asked foreign based athletes going to the Olympic Games in Rio to buy their own air tickets. The Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung said this in a statement released on Saturday following a purported mail asking athletes...
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Former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, who is also known as Tompolo, once again wrote an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari requesting him to instruct the military to desist from the constant harassment of his family and associates. In his letter, Tompolo recounted the experiences of some of his associates and family members at the hands...
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Presumptive Democratic Party presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton on Friday picked Tim Kaine, a popular Spanish-speaking senator from the state of Virginia, to be her running mate. This comes three days before the start of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, where Clinton will be given the party’s presidential ticket. “I’m thrilled to announce my running...
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Governor of Ekiti State Ayodele Fayose on Friday said he would not stop being a vocal critic of the All Progressives Congress-led government despite attempts to keep him silent. Fayose made the declaration as a guest on a personality programme on Fresh FM in Ibadan where he alleged that APC had deployed powers within its...
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American-Nigerian rapper Wale was missing in action at the One Africa Music Fest on Friday night at the Barclays Center in New York. This got quite a number of people wondering why as he was billed to perform at the show. The rapper had to cancel as he had to be at the bed-side of his wife, Chloe...
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Sunderland AFC has confirmed the appointment of David Moyes as its new manager. Moyes, 53, has signed a four-year deal at the Stadium of Light. Speaking about the appointment, chairman Ellis Short said, “We are absolutely delighted to welcome David Moyes to Sunderland, who was by far and away our first choice. “He is a...
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The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Caretaker Committee, Ahmed Markafi, on Friday, said that the forthcoming convention of the party will produce duly elected leaders and not anointed leaders. Markafi stated this while inaugurating the 88-man committee on the zoning of the party’s position in Abuja. He noted that it doesn’t make sense...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday released a former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore. Omisore was released 19 days after his arrest having met bail conditions. The former deputy governor was arrested on July 3, 2016 after N1.310bn was traced to the accounts of five companies allegedly belonging to him. The money...
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The President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Friday urged Muslims in Nigeria not to take laws into their hands. He advised them to avoid coercing people of other religions into becoming Muslims, saying Islam is not by compulsion. Abubakar spoke in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital,...
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16.5% The inflation rate for June, and the highest for 11 years, as reported by the National Bureau of Statistics. 39% President Buhari’s job approval rating for June, according to NOI Polls 1,446 The number of pipeline vandalism incidents so far in 2016, according to the NNPC N559 billion The amount shared by the three...
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Barely a week to the scheduled rerun election in Rivers state, the office of the Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) in Bori, headquarters of Khana local government area, has been bombed by suspected arsonist. The rerun election is scheduled to hold on July 30 in eight local government areas in the state. The Caretaker Committee Chairman of...
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by Babale Anwar When in December 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2016 budget to the National Assembly, hopes were high that the ‘budget of change’ has come to revive the dwindling fortunes of the Nigerian economy. Few months down the line, controversy upon controversy greeted its deliberation and passage at both chambers of the National...
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With varied interests in business, technology and fashion, Damilola Teidi, CEO/Co-Founder, GoMyWay.com, believes that more women need to be encouraged to take up careers in science and technology. She speaks on her love for technology, her life as an entrepreneur and why she is constantly fascinated by the start-up space. Who is Damilola Teidi, and...
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Are Wizkid and Justin Skye dating? This is the question that is being heavily debated on Twitter at the moment after the American singer was spotted in a traditional Ankara short dress with the Nigerian pop act minutes before he stepped on stage at the just-concluded One Africa Music Fest in New York. https://www.instagram.com/p/BIMEwOCDK7_/?taken-by=ynaijaonline Few weeks...
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Former militant leader, Government ‘Tompolo’ Ekpemupolo, on Friday said that his family members have been facing undue harassment from the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Tompolo, who made this known in an open letter to the President, said that this will be the last time he will write to Buhari as his government has treated...
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The Federal Government has dispelled reports going around that farmers who need protection for their farms by personnel of the Civil Defence Corps will have to pay. This clarification was made in a statement on the official Twitter and Facebook account of the Federal Government. In the statement, Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh reassured farmers...
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Following the reshuffling of leadership of Senate committees, peace has returned to the senate and the wishes of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has been done, says Senator Kabir Marafa. Marafa, a member of the Unity Forum that has been at loggerheads with the leadership of the Senate, stated this while speaking with newsmen after...
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In May, it was rumoured that Tiwa Savage was set to ink a deal with Roc Nation owned by Hip-Hop mogul, Jay Z. She then somewhat confirmed the rumours when she and Don Jazzy visited the Grammy award-winning rapper at the Roc Nation headquarters in New York in June. However during her performance at the...
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Timaya has revealed a forthcoming collaborative album with Trinidad and Tobago singer, Machel Montano titled Afro-Soca He made this known during his performance with the Soca superstar at the One Africa Muisic Fest which held at the Barclays Center, New York on Friday night. The album is expected to be a blend of Afro-Pop and...
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, lamented that the country is losing about 700,000 barrels per day (BPD) of crude oil, due to cases of militancy, pipeline vandalism, theft and sabotage of oil and gas assets. This figure was quoted by the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Maikanti Baru during a visit to...
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Prosper Chidera Ojukwu who shined throughout the COPA Coca-Cola tournament as a leading star has emerged winner of the COPA Coca-Cola 2016 Golden Boot. This was following his emergence as the tournament’s top scorer, after his team FOSLA Academy, Abuja defeated its Lagos counterpart, Rockford Junior College, Ikorodu, in the third place match by penalty shoot-out...
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The Vice Chairman, House of Reps Committee on Downstream Sector, Danlami Muhammad Kurfi has lashed out at the former chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin for calling on Speaker Yakubu Dogara to resign. Kurfi, who represents Dutsinma/Kurfi federal constituency of Katsina state, said the former appropriation committee chairman should not be taken...
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When on Wednesday, Senator Oluremi Tinubu declared that she had forgiven fellow senator, Dino Melaye for his uncouth comments and threats he made to her, more than a few observers were disappointed. The mainstay of the disappointment was that the broiling battles between the 2 senators which was promising to become a blockbuster series for...
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The House of Representatives has said it would revoke licenses of some oil block operators who ‘dubiously’ obtained their licenses. The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Oil Prospecting License and Oil Exploration led by Hon. Gideon Wani said this on Friday when the committee visited Belemaoil Producing Limited. Wani also said the committe...
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Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rep. Leo Ogor, has said that the budget padding allegations levelled against him and other principal officials including Speaker Yakubu Dogàra, are not true. Ogor made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. His words: “I don’t want to...
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by Susan Melony There’s a lot of tips and advice floating around about are centered on long-term goals and strategies. They’re more about the “set it and forget it” approach to investment, but what about the alternative, which is short-term investments? Short-term investments can mean any range of things, from options such as trading penny...
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Liverpool Football Club has completed the signing of Netherlands international Georginio Wijnaldum from Newcastle United for £25m. The 25-year-old has signed a long-term deal with the Reds to seal a return to the Premier League and will now jet out to join the club’s ongoing tour of the United States. After completing a switch to...
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These are the top five stories that drove the conversation today Niger Delta Avengers deny negotiating with FG Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, deny claims that they are negotiating with the federal government. 2. David Marks election upheld by court of appeal The court of appeal has declared that Senator David Mark was the rightful...
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