Stand a chance to win up to N10 million and other awesome prizes in the Rio 2016 Olympics Telethon Raffle from Team Naija. To win, follow the following instructions: Text RIO to 35818 to qualify for the daily and weekly draws. Or enter Online at entertherio2016telethonraffle.teamnaija.organd pay N100 via Remita platform. Each entry costs just One Hundred Naira!! The more...
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These are the top five stories that drove the conversation today. New Police IG appointed President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Ibrahim Kpotun Idris as the new Acting Inspector General of Police. 2. Wife of President Buhari not involved in bribery scandal Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, has confirmed...
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Instagram has announced that it now has more than 500 million monthly actives, and more than 300 million who use the app daily. The photo and short video app’s monthly user base more than doubled in size over the past two years, adding 100 million active users faster than the previous 100 million, more than...
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They are everywhere now. On mobile phones, handheld devices, laptops and even your trusty old desktop. Videos have become an essential part of pop culture and for Generation Z- the kids born with the tech-gene, sharing videos of the things they love, hate or love to hate, has become almost as important as breathing. The...
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The Presidency has described as ridiculous the attempt by the Governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose to implicate President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha in the bribery scandal for which American senator, William Jefferson was convicted for in 2009. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, on Tuesday reacted to...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has challenged anyone who has evidence that a member of the Presidential Committee on Arms Procurement was arrested by the Department of State Services to come forward and present it. This is in reaction to a report titled ‘DSS Nabs Member of Presidential C”ttee on Arms Procurement over Alleged...
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Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers has denied agreeing to any form of ceasefire deal with the Federal Government. It is widely believed that the government has sent its officials to enter into dialogue with the militant group. The Avengers however, said on Tuesday – through its Twitter handle – that “The NDA High Command never...
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The newly appointed acting inspector-general of police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris has promised Nigerians that he will do everything possible to give his best to Nigeria. Speaking to state house correspondents at the end of the meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, Idris promised to focus on making sure that communities are safe and the police operates with...
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The federal government, on Tuesday sacked striking medical doctors within the country. The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, issued a directive asking Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors of tertiary institutions owned by federal government to immediately fill-up openings created by the absence of striking resident doctors. This was contained in a circular signed by...
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Something momentous happened on 18th May, this year. The Nigerian Labour Congress called for a nationwide general strike and hardly anyone paid heed to them. Why is this momentous? Since 1999 and up until maybe 2012, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) was the voice of the common man in Nigeria, of the masses and of...
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The arraignment of former Minister of Aviation and the former spokesperson of the Goodluck Jonathan 2015 Presidential campaign, Femi Fani-Kayode, was on Tuesday delayed due to the absence of the trial judge, Justice M. S. Hassan. The Judge was said to have attended an official function, hence the reason for his absence. Fani-Kayode, a former...
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The Nigerian Senate has reacted to the criminal charges preferred against the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, and his Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, describing it as a threat to the unity of Nigeria and the legislature. Among the Senators who voiced their opposition to the charges against the presiding officers of the senate...
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Ibrahim Kpotun Idris has been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as the new acting Inspector General of Police Idris, an Assistant Inspector General of police, from Niger State, takes over from Solomon Arase, who has attained the compulsory retirement age of 60. Before his appointment, Idris was the AIG in charge of operations at the...
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The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has been invited by the Senate over the planned arrest and prosecution of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu for forgery and corruption. The senate decided to invite Malami after a motion moved by Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District,...
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By Ilemona Onoja I just read “An Analysis of the Constitutional Validity of Freezing Governor Fayose’s Bank Account” written by Inibehe Effiong. More than half of the time I was reading, my mouth was open in amazement. Not many times have I read judgments of the court or provisions of law being so brazenly twisted to...
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Some selected memorabilia from different African artistes will be put on display at the Grammy Museum. The works will include handwritten lyrics, costumes and rare instruments from African winners and nominees of both the Grammy Awards and the BET Awards. They will be displayed at the “Sounds of Africa” exhibition. The works of artistes such...
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On Monday, the richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote suffered a gigantic financial hit. As a result of the new foreign exchange policy initiated by the federal government, Dangote lost $3.7 billion. According to Bloomberg, the Nigerian billionaire’s loss saw him drop 25 places on its Billionaires Index. The financial setback suffered by Dangote caused him to fall from 71...
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In line with its commitment to empower the younger generation, Nigeria’s most innovative network, Etisalat recently extended its Career Counseling programme to students of secondary schools in Epe. Etisalat Career Counseling is a one-day session for junior and senior secondary school students held in partnership with Leadership Empowerment and Resource Network, (LEARN), a not-for-profit Organisation....
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Following the revelation that the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has frozen the account of Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose, Nigerians have taken to social media platforms to express their varying opinions on the issue. While many are arguing that Fayose’s immunity does not prevent the freezing of his account, others are of the...
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Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, will be arraigned before an Abuja high court on June 27 for alleged forgery of the Senate standing rules. The pair alongside Salisu Maikasuwa, former clerk of the national assembly, and Benedict Efeturi, his deputy, are facing charges of alleged criminal conspiracy and forgery of the...
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Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, on Tuesday, confirmed that the ‘Aisha Buhari’ that was linked to the bribery scandal involving U.S. Congressman, Williams Jefferson, is not the President’s wife. Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose, had in statement issued on Monday alleged that the Aisha Buhari named in the scandal...
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We reported earlier that Runtown and his record label, Ericmany have sorted out their differences. An official statement from the record label has confirmed that both parties have indeed let bygones be bygones. The statement from Ericmany Entertainment indicates that the artiste is back with the label and is free to perform anywhere in the world –...
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Officials of a Federal High Court in Abuja have backed the claims of Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu that no court summons had been served for the scheduled trial of the duo for forgery and corruption. The commencement of hearing of the said charges was scheduled to begin today at the Abuja...
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by Usama Dandare If Money can buy the whole world, there is indeed one thing in it that no amount of money can buy, and that is credibility. The credibility of our democracy as a whole has been diminished by the role money plays, although politics all over the world needs money, but its influence...
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The Minister of Communications Technology, Adebayo Shittu and the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami have once again ignored the request of the Senate Committee on Communications led by Saheed Fijabi to appear before it to explain the monumental reduction of the fine imposed on telecoms giant, MTN. The Senate committee...
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A cook, Daniel Okorie has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his friend, Onyeka Jackson, to death in Lagos. Okorie has been on the police’s wanted list since accusations of him beating up a female customer reached the station. Apparently, his female victim had reported him to the authorities who in turn staged a manhunt to...
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19-year-old Uche Obiora has allegedly taken her life following a fight that ensued between her and her lover in Igando, Lagos. According to reports, Obiora paid her usual courtesy visit to her boyfriend, Ernest Ihaza over the weekend and they got into an argument. The reason for the argument is still uncertain as speculations of...
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On Monday 20th June, 2016 the Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Peter Fayose, alerted the nation that his personal bank account domiciled with Zenith Bank of Nigeria Plc has been frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Mr. Fayose excoriated the anti-graft agency and the Federal Government of Nigeria for taking such “illegal”...
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22-year-old Jamiu Labara didn’t waste the court’s time at the Lagos Magistrate when he abruptly pleaded guilty to the offences read out to him, save for one. Labara was arrested over an alleged burglary on March 18 and was arraigned before a magistrate, Oyetade Komolafe, on four counts of burglary and assault. He plead guilty to all three...
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