By Adetayo Adegbemle Dear Excellency, Babatunde Fashola, My name is Adetayo Adegbemle, the convener of PowerUp Nigeria, an Electricity Consumer Right Advocacy group that started its advocacy since January 2014, some few months after the Electric Power Sector Privatization came into effect, and I have since then gone public with various positions and recommendations for the...
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Welcome to another episode of Stella Uju; the alleged baby mama versus Burna Boy, the runaway man. Stella took to her Instagram page on Monday morning to once again put Burna Boy on blast for allegedly neglecting her and refusing to own up to his responsibilities as a ‘father-in-waiting’. She also accused him of raping a girl in the UK...
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Nigerian analyst Adesoji Solanke, has bagged yet another award, as the best equity analyst in Africa at the annual Financial Mail Top Analyst Awards, Johannesburg. Mr Solanke was a nominee of The Future Awards Africa in the category of Young person of the year in 2015. This award is given to young individuals in Africa...
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Lil Kesh was a guest on Sunday’s episode of “Rubbin Minds” on Channels TV with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu. While on the show, the former YBNL artiste, and the host delved into the topic that has caused so much debate in the industry – contractual agreements between artistes and record labels. In the course of the discussion,...
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The Ghana Must Go movie screening took place at the Genesis Deluxe Cinemas in Lekki on Saturday June 4th. The premiere attracted a lot of stars from both the Nigerian movie and music industry as well as the Ghanaian movie industry. Here are photos from the event below.
The deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the November 21, 2015 governorship election in Kogi state, James Falake, has been informed that he lacks the locus standi to file a petition challenging the election of the incumbent Governor Yahaya Bello. The ruling was delivered on Monday, by the Kogi State Governorship Election...
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President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Nigeria for the United Kingdom to seek medical attention for an ear infection. The President travelled out of Nigeria on Monday morning through the presidential wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. Buhari, who was seen off by personal staff, ministers and military officials, urged Nigerians not to be...
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by Femi Aribisala The ordination of pastors is of men and not of God. Frustrated by the magnitude of the miracles attending Jesus’ ministry, the chief priests and religious elders of the Jews challenged him in the temple. They demanded to know by what authority he was doing the things he was doing and who...
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In the wake of economic turmoil, the beheading of a woman in Kano and the menace of the Niger Delta Avengers, popular Nigerian comedian, Basketmouth took to his Instagram on Monday morning to share his opinion on the aforementioned issues. “As I am learning to stop complaining and get used to the electricity situation in my beloved Nigeria, I can’t...
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This morning, Joachim MacEbong asks about President Buhari’s current ailment and his need for a medical vacation. Take a listen. https://soundcloud.com/ynaijaonline/morning-devotion-episode-19
On Sunday, a Brymo fan requested for a hand-out of N65,000 from the singer on Twitter to pay for his school fees. Brymo replied him saying the fan should quit school like he did and chase his dreams. https://twitter.com/BrymOlawale/status/739133316415279106 In the wake of this statement which caused so much debate on social media, Cool FM...
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Ahead of the 2016 edition Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) expected to be hosted in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state Commissioner of Culture and Tourism, Tonye Briggs Oniyide, has described the state as peaceful. According to a statement signed by the Media Assistant to the Commissioner, Asawari Sydney Jack, the commissioner made this known on...
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How can two walk together except they agree? Now if two people cannot walk together except they agree how much more three, four or a hundred? For any government, company, family or association to succeed, there must first be unity of purpose. This unity of purpose does not mean that everybody must agree, but it...
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Child Labour is the state of involving children in work activities that deprive them of their childhood, education, health and dignity. Children due to their fragile and developing nature should not be forced into activities that can be mentally, physically, morally, socially harmful and dangerous to their well-being. Child Labour is sometimes misinterpreted by people...
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A temporary court injunction issued by a US court was obtained by Ericmanny on Saturday, banning Runtown from performing anywhere in the United States. Well it appears Runtown threw caution to the wind as he might have gone ahead with a planned performance in Oakland, California on the same night. According to this social media commentator...
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by Kalu Aja Welcome to the Naira and Kobo series… We are going to have a conversation about money, investing and the economy every week, our goal is to leave you better enlightened about the financial world and your money. This will only work if you make an effort to implement what you learn here,...
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By Umar Hassan History will forever remember late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua’s handling of the Niger Delta Militancy when he was President.He vigorously pursued peace by dangling the amnesty programme and establishment of the Niger Delta ministry. Government ‘Tompolo’ controlled one of the most vicious groups then and he was the very last to drop...
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President Buhari’s no-show in Boro, Rivers State, could not overshadow the importance of the events of Thursday, June 2nd. A region that has borne the brunt of the prosperity of Nigeria, that has paid with the lives of its most illustrious sons, that has seen the lives of its inhabitants turned inside and out over...
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Here are some top stories from yesterday and some stories that unraveled while you slept- and are now buzzing this morning. Wizkid, Chris Brown strike a pose after ‘crazy’ night in Denmark (PHOTOS). Muhammad Ali’s body arrives hometown for funeral (VIDEO). Chris Brown can now take his daughter everywhere he goes (PHOTO). ‘I wanted to...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is said to be on the trail of $3.9 billion reportedly stolen by treasury looters, The Nation reports. The paper also claimed to have seen a list of those who returned a total of N115 billion to the federal government’s account. The funds were said to have been...
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These are the top five stories to monitor today. 1) President Buhari takes a vacation President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to soon leave the country on a 10 day vacation. He is expected to visit a medical specialist in connection with an ear infection. 2) Government losing a N1 billion daily Recent findings have shown that the...
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Ahead of his funeral on Friday, June 11 2016, Muhammad Ali‘s casket arrived in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday. The 74-year-old died in a Phoenix hospital last week Friday after losing out in his battle with Parkinson’s disease. On Saturday, a representative of the family announced plans for Ali’s public memorial service, which...
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Oluwasegun Fayose, the eldest brother of Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, is unhappy with the way the latter has rubbished their family name. In respect to Fayose’s recent incitement of Ekiti people against Fulani herdsmen, Oluwasegun told The Nation that his brother has dragged the family name through the mud. While disagreeing with his brother’s utterances, Oluwasegun...
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Oil companies in the Niger Delta are losing a total of 140,000 barrels of crude daily – translating to a loss of $6.72m (about N1.3 billion)- due to the continued attack on oil installation by Niger Delta Avengers, The Nation reports. Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) says that it has cut its oil production down...
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Nigerian military operatives, on Sunday morning, invaded Ogulagha, in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, arresting a chief and five other persons in the process. According to Vanguard, the men were arrested by the soldiers in connection with last Thursday’s bombing of Shell Nigeria Petroleum Company owned Forcados 48 Export Line by the Niger...
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A court injunction has stalled the arrest of the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, by the Nigerian Senate. According to the Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, the former anti-graft boss has obtained a court injunction to stop his arrest. Anyanwu, who stated...
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Since embracing his role as a father, Chris Brown has shown all and sundry that his 2-year-old daughter, Royalty is his favourite person in the world. He adores her so much that he named his last album after her. He’s so protective of her that he doesn’t mind getting into social media fights with his...
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The Ekiti state All Progressive Congress on Sunday, slammed the state Governor, Ayodele Fayose, for making a joke out of the plight of workers in the state. Fayose had declared that he was embarking on a solidarity strike with state workers who are on strike over the non-payment of five months salary. According to statement...
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Several pro-Biafra groups, speaking under the auspice of Biafra Peoples National Council, have called on the Commonwealth of Nations to withdraw Nigeria’s membership. The newly-formed Biafra Peoples National Council is composed of representatives of Biafra ethnic nationalities and pro-Biafra groups. BPNC was created at a conference organised by Organisation of Emerging African States, in Accra,...
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A special account has been set up by the Federal Government for the stolen funds recovered in the last one year. In total, over N115.7bn in cash have been recovered from looters of the treasury. The funds were recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation; Independent...
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Runtown shuns US court order, goes ahead with California show (WATCH)