Jose Mourinho has started his coaching reign at Manchester United on a bright note, after the Red Devils opened their pre-season campaign with a 2-0 win over Wigan on Saturday. The Portuguese introduced new signings Eric Bailly and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Luke Shaw also got 45 minutes under his belt following his recovery from a broken...
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The Senator representing Kogi West senatorial district, Dino Melaye has taken the ‘battle of words’ to the doorsteps of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Earlier in the week Dino Melaye had allegedly threatened to ‘impregnate’ and ‘beat up’ Tinubu’s wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu during an argument between...
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These are the top five stories that drove the conversation today Good luck to EFCC – Fayose Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose, has made light of reports that his campaign was sponsored by the Office of the National Security Adviser and not Zenith Bank. 2. 18 Police commissioners promoted to AIG position The Police Service Commission...
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These are the top ten news headlines for the week. 1. Threats to impeach President Buhari According to reports, some Senators called for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari at an executive session of the Senate. 2. Between Dino Melaye and Oluremi Tinubu Senator Dino Melaye reportedly threatened to beat up and impregnate Oluremi Tinubu...
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A recurring assertion at the 2016 Youth Entrepreneurship Summit (YES) was: entrepreneurship, driven by young people, is the future of Nigeria. Speakers at the event, themselves seasoned entrepreneurs and business leaders in Nigeria, hammered on the importance of failure and its ability to better a person. They also spoke on the importance of hardwork and...
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Over 250 illegal refineries were destroyed and 118 arrests were made in the last one year by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, according to a statement released by the corps. In the statement signed by the Corps spokesperson, on Friday, the Commandant General of the NSCDC, Abdullahi Gana, said over 40 suspects had also...
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s main opposition party, in its bid to rebrand its social media activities, has opened Twitter accounts in various Nigerian languages. The party also said via its official Twitter account (@PDPNigeria), that it has “reconstituted the team managing” its accounts. It further said that the re-organisation became necessary to better communicate its ideals...
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The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of some senior officers of the Nigerian Police Force. This was contained in a statement signed by the PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani on Saturday in Abuja. The statement said the PSC promoted 18 Commissioners of Police to Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and also conveyed the appointment of...
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A statement by the Federal Government on Thursday, July 14 has revealed that military procurement deals against the Boko Haram insurgency were filled with irregularities and corruption. According to the Presidential committee which issued the statement, defence contracts were awarded to companies “who lacked the necessary technical competence.” The seven-page statement also stated that there...
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Following reports that his wife was quizzed by the Department of State Security, former Minister of Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, has released a statement reacting to it. In the statement, Obanikoro maintained that his wife was not arrested but only invited. He also debunked reports that she just sneaked into the country, stating that she has...
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The daughter of Musiliu Obanikoro, the former Minister of state for Defence, Shalewa Obanikoro, was on Friday allegedly quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an N800 million transaction she made. According to The Punch, EFCC investigators said that Shalewa was questioned alongside her mother, Moroophat, for several hours at the EFCC...
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On Friday, Femi Gbajabiamila tweeted that he proposed a law to restrict the employment of foreigners in Nigeria, where a Nigerian was qualified. @femigbaja Proposes Law to Restrict Foreigners from Securing Employment in Fields where a Nigerian is qualified pic.twitter.com/sP2NvP5oTS — Femi Gbajabiamila (@femigbaja) July 14, 2016 However, it would seem that the problem he...
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Despite the media trial the Economic and Financial Crime Commission has subjected him to, Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose, says that he is unmoved, describing the anti-graft agency as spin doctors. According to a statement by the governor’s special assistant on communication and new media, Lere Olayinka, Fayose called on the EFCC and the ruling All...
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She used to be the queen of controversies in the entertainment industry but Tonto Dikeh-Churchill got married to her heartthrob and now husband, Oladunni Olakunle Churchill, she has seemingly stayed clear of such. In our #YNaijaTwitterInterview series on Friday, July 15, 2016, we spoke to the actress who has been away from the entertainment scene for a...
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Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Friday, said that his trial by the Economic and Financial Crime (EFCC) was politically motivated and a punishment for his harsh criticism of the present administration. Fani-Kayode, who served as the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign, stated this in a statement wherein he revealed...
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These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. 1. Coup attempts fails in Turkey A coup attempt by military officials in Turkey has failed and the plotters have surrendered. 2. EFCC quizzes Obanikoro’s wife, daughter The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has questioned the wife and daughter of Musiliu Obanikoro 3. ‘Military contracts...
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CNN is launching a new, multi-platform operation in Lagos, Nigeria, designed to give the network a nimble, broad-based, digital-first presence in Africa’s most populous country. Leading the operation will be Stephanie Busari, who takes on the role of Supervising Producer, Africa. Busari will work across CNN’s news-gathering and digital operations, and will be the network’s...
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Building regulatory agencies have been warned that the Federal Government will not allow collapse buildings under its upcoming mass housing project. This was revealed by the Minister for Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, on Thursday at the 6th Annual Building and Construction Economic Roundtable organised by the Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria...
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The former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Doyin Okupe has been under intense questioning for the past week, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly receiving N85m from former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki. However, the EFCC allowed Okupe to come from home as he was not detained. Okupe is...
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A coup was on Friday night, attempted in Turkey, as top military officials in the country declared that they had “taken control of the country.” Major infrastructures in the Turkish capital, Istanbul, were closed down including the city’s main airport and fighter jets were spotted in the skies. In a telephone call to CNN, the President...
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The organising and administrating council of The Macwrites Spelling Bee Challenge have announced a readjustment to the 2016 championship schedule. The maiden state-wide edition of The Spelling Bee Challenge for students aged 8-15, in schools across the 12 states of administration of the championship, commenced with enrolment and registration of schools in May and runs...
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These are the top five stories that drove the conversation today 1. We didn’t doctor arms scandal report – FG says The Federal Government has said there is no truth in the insinuation that the report of the Presidential Committee on the Audit of Defence Equipment Procurement in the Armed Forces (2007-2015) was doctored. 2. EFCC arraigns...
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Former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The director of media and publicity in the campaign organisation of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, was on Friday evening, released from detention since his arrest on May 9, when he responded to an invitation from the anti-graft...
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Its time people! The recently launched Cointreau’s global philanthropic program, ‘Cointreau Creative Crew’ of April,2016 in Nigeria is finally accepting applications for their grant worth €20,000. The Cointreau Creative Crew is aimed at encouraging women to have an unrelenting enthusiasm towards making something tangible of their initial creative dreams and promoting the development of women’s...
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by Reuben Abati “Have you been to Bourdillon? Or rather I should ask when are you going to Bourdillon?” “What’s happening?” “I hear people are paying solidarity visits to the Tinubus to express their dismay over Senator Dino Melaye’s assault on Senator Remi Tinubu, wife of the APC National Leader.” “Assault?” “That is precisely what it...
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For the past few days, tales of the verbal altercation between Senator Oluremi Tinubu and Senator Dino Melaye have reigned on the airwaves and dominated social media discussions. According to reports, Melaye had threatened to beat up, as well as impregnate Senator Tinubu, who happens to be the wife of the national leader of the...
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Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has said Nigerians will only get uninterrupted power supply when contractors start executing power contracts properly. The minister, who spoke to journalists at the end of the second edition of the National Council on Power, also said epileptic power supply would persist, unless hoodlums stopped vandalising gas...
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Juventus Football Club has signed defender Medhi Benatia on a season-long loan deal from Bayern Munich for a fee of €3 million. The Algerian international joins the Italian champions which has the option to purchase the defender on a permanent basis for a price of €17 million. The sign-on fee can be paid over two financial...
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Following the court ruling that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission should reverse the 45 per cent increase in electricity tariff across the country, the commission has directed its lawyers to file an appeal. This was announced on Friday, July 15 during a press briefing that was held at its headquarters in Abuja. On Wednesday, a...
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The Federal High Court, on Friday, July 15, explained why it ordered the sack of Abia state Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu. The court said it found out Dr. Ikpeazu allegedly submitted false tax information to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a statement, the court’s Chief Registrar, Emmanuel Gakko, said there were two different cases against Ikpeazu....
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