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July 5, 2016

Obanikoro brought in N2.1bn cash for Fayose’s election – Tope Aluko

The 2014 election of Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose, was partly funded with cash from the the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) under Col. Sambo Dasuki, and some contractors, says the former secretary of Peoples Democratic in Ekiti State, Dr. Temitope Aluko. He revealed this on Tuesday during an interview on ADABA 88.9 FM, where he stated that the... Read More
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July 5, 2016

Twitter impostors are ‘Government agents’ – NDA

On Monday, the Twitter account of the militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) was suspended by the micro-blogging platform. It would appear that some unscrupulous elements have seized the opportunity presented by the suspension of the @NDAvengers account to create a new one posing as the militants. The Avengers took to its website to reveal... Read More
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July 5, 2016

Eid El-Fitri: Turkish president felicitates with Nigerian Muslims

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has felicitated with Muslims in Nigeria on the occasion of this year’s Eid-El-Fitr. In a telephone conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari earlier today, President Erdogan, whose country had recently suffered terror attack at the Atartuk airport, rejoiced with Nigerians on the successful completion of this year’s Ramadan fast despite... Read More
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July 5, 2016

Union Bank storms Abuja… unveils upgraded branches and launches networking series

Union Bank of Nigeria Plc. stormed Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city with a series of activities to further reflect its commitment towards delivering a simpler and smarter bank to its customers. The transformation activities include the launch of three (3) newly upgraded branches, a networking series for entrepreneurs and professionals as well as a digital training... Read More
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July 5, 2016

BREAKING: Argentina coach, Gerardo Martino quits

Argentina’s national team coach, Gerardo Martino has resigned following the team’s loss to Chile at the 2016 Copa America final in June. Martino had promised to continue as the team’s coach but could no longer keep up with criticism from supporters as Argentina failed to lift a silverware on two ocassions under his watch. In... Read More
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July 5, 2016

ICYMI: Watch Jose Mourinho’s first press conference as Manchester United Manager

Early this morning, Jose Mourinho was unveiled as Manchester United’s manager and he had his first press conference as the club’s tactician. The Portuguese talked about Ryan Giggs’ exit, his ambition to equal Alex Ferguson’s record, player transfers, amongst other things. Watch the full video below.
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July 5, 2016

Read Buhari’s message to Nigerians on Eid el-Fitri

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Tuesday declared Thursday a public holiday in addition to the earlier declared Tuesday and Wednesday. Albeit the delay in the moon-sighting causing the Ramadan fast to continue, it isn’t forgotten that it is still a celebration and it must be acknowledged. In so doing, President Muhammadu Buhari issued a... Read More
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July 5, 2016

Buhari condoles with Saudi Arabia over suicide bombing

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the suicide bombing in Madinah, which occurred on Monday in Islam’s second holiest city. In a statement released by his Special adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari said “purveyors of terror are simply agents of the devil”. Condoling with Saudi authorities over the reprehensible attack, President Buhari says... Read More
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July 5, 2016

FBI recommends no charges against Hillary Clinton

The Federal Bureau of Intelligence, FBI on Tuesday said that it would not recommend charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State but that Clinton and her aides were “extremely careless” handling classified information. FBI Director James Comey made this known as he said there... Read More
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July 5, 2016

Mother says son got ‘expelled’ from school for reporting same sex molestation

In what appears to be too sensational to be true, a mother, Mayokun Akpoterabor, on Friday, alleged that her son, Medad, an SSS3 student of Cayley college, Agidingbi Ikeja, Lagos, was expelled from his school for advising a fellow student to report a case of molestation to the school authority. According to series of posts... Read More
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July 5, 2016

‘To fight corruption…the president should not have immunity’ – Dino Melaye

The Senator representing Kogi West constituency, Dino Melaye has blamed the ambition of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki as the reason he is being dragged through turbulent waters by some persons. Dino, who has never failed to utilize any opportunity afforded him to defend Saraki described the many allegations leveled against the Senate President as... Read More
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July 5, 2016

Jide Kosoko, Chigul, EmmaOhMygod, more to feature in Soyinka’s classic play ‘The Trials Of Brother Jero’

Live Theatre on Sunday Theatre Production presents Wole Soyinka’s comic masterpiece –The Trials of Brother Jero for the 2016 Season of Soyinka on July 8th and 9th at the Radisson Blu Anchorage Hotel, Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. The Trials of Brother Jero written by Wole Soyinka, is a hilarious comedy set on the... Read More
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July 5, 2016

Presidency declares extension of holidays following Ramadan delay

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Thursday a public holiday in addition to the earlier declared Tuesday and Wednesday. On Wednesday, June 29, the Federal Government had declared Tuesday and Wednesday as public holidays for the celebration of Eid-el fitr- the end of the Ramadan fast for Muslims. A delay however, came about when President-General... Read More
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July 5, 2016

Seyi Shay and other global superstars bring back Spice Girls’ Wannnabe hit in new video (WATCH)

Nigerian singer, Seyi Shay joined other famous celebrities around the world for a video remake of Wannabe – the classic 1996 hit by UK’s iconic girl-group, Spice Girls. Organised by Project Everyone in partnership with Getty Images and SAWA (the global cinema advertising association), the video is all part of a Global Goals campaign to raise awareness for gender... Read More
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July 5, 2016

Shots fired! Jose Mourinho takes jibe at Wenger

Both Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger have had a frosty relationship with each other down the years. Things however escalated in 2014 when the Portugese coach who just made a return to Chelsea called his french rival a ‘specialist in failure’ making a reference to Wenger’s 10 year wait for a Premier League title since... Read More
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July 5, 2016

Sierra Leone diplomat kidnapped in Kaduna is alive and well

The kidnapped defence attache and deputy head of Sierra Leone’s high commission in Nigeria, Alfred Nelson-Williams, is in good health and alive, says Sierra Leonean authorities. The diplomat was kidnaped in Kaduna on July 1, 2016, while traveling from Abuja to Kaduna state. According to a televised address by Abdulai Baytraytay, the spokesperson to the country’s... Read More
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July 5, 2016

‘I want to match Ferguson’s record at Man. United’ – Jose Mourinho

Former Real Madrid boss, Jose Mourinho who was officially unveiled as the new manager of English side, Manchester United early Tuesday morning has revealed that he would like to equal Sir Alex Ferguson’s record at the club. “I can’t hide that I want to chase Sir Alex’s record,” the Portuguese told Pressmen at the conference.... Read More
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July 5, 2016

Just In: Avengers recover from cyber defeat; blow up Chevron, NNPC pipelines

Following the suspension of its Twitter account, militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) have announced the blowing up of pipelines belonging to Chevron and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Mudoch Agbinibo, Avengers spokesperson said, “At 10pm Niger Delta Avengers blew up Chevron Well 10 close to Otunana flow station,” he said. “Other attacks were carried... Read More
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July 5, 2016

“D’banj told me he’s getting married…” and more on The Slab with Isime‎ [LISTEN]

It’s another edition of The Slab with Isime. This time, Emeka Okonkwo – who has been away for a while – is back! He joins the usual suspects on The Slab – Adebayo Emuleomo, Chukwukere Okpani and Oreoluwa Peters. Today, it’s all about D’banj; did he just get married or not? Wizkid; is he the first Nigerian artiste to be... Read More
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July 5, 2016

D’banj might have dropped the ball on his secret marriage 7 months ago (WATCH)

The major question trending in the entertainment industry now is – Did D’banj get married or not? There has been a wide-spread debate since blogger Stella Dimokokorkus claimed that the pop-star allegedly got married to a certain Didi Kilgrow, secretly on Saturday, July 2, 2016. However a new video by the NETNG which was allegedly recorded... Read More
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July 5, 2016

These women were linked with D’banj before he found his bride

The internet recently went agog with rumours of pop star, D’banj getting married to a certain- Didi Kilgrow. Popular blogger, Stella Dimokokurkus reported on Sunday, July 3rd that the couple tied the knot at a secret wedding registry the previous day- same day the singer’s father celebrated his birthday. Although, D’banj and his team are... Read More
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July 5, 2016

Oyo state wins 2016 Copa Coca-Cola U-15 Tournament

Oyo state’s Asegun Comprehensive High School boys have won the 2016 edition of Copa Coca-Cola U-15 tournament and smiled home after weeks of hard won and tension-filled matches, with a cash prize of N1 million Naira. The victory came after the Asegun defeated National Grammar School, Nike, Enugu, at the National Final match played at... Read More
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July 5, 2016

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Militants protest in Delta | Suicide bomber hits Medina | Trump is clearly racist | More

From the papers this morning – a tracklist Wike is confident ahead of Rivers rerun election Punch Fayose’s accounts remain frozen until September at least YNaija Ex-militants protest in Delta over 5-month salary arrears Vanguard Court to rule on Ikpeazu’s case on Thursday Guardian Police gets 7 new Deputy Inspector-Generals Premium Times Police vehicle crush... Read More
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July 5, 2016

‘Nigeria’s elites only think about themselves’ – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday revealed that he he knows how to deal with any person or group that tries to derail the war his administration launched against corruption. He revealed this during the breaking of his Ramadan fast, Iftar at the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja. The president lamented about the selfishness of the... Read More
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