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May 11, 2016

President Buhari has found the quickest way out of poverty for Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari, appears to have found the quickest way out of poverty for Nigerians – and it’s something you’ve known all along. The president shared with the country when he declared opened the Katsina Economic and Investment Summit on Tuesday, May 10- just before jetting out to London. “Employment is the quickest way to escape poverty,” the... Read More
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May 11, 2016

The rampaging herdsmen are not Fulani, they are aliens – Agric Minister

The Minister of State for Agriculture, Heineken Lokpobiri, during a public hearing on the recent attacks by herdsmen in the country at the National Assembly in Abuja, declared that the marauding herdsmen are not Nigerians. Heineken revealed that most of the herdsmen arrested by security forces could not speak any Nigerian language and they were... Read More
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May 11, 2016

The IGP has sent detectives to Enugu over ‘Fulani herdsmen’ killings

The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase has sent a high-powered team of police detectives to the Nimbo community in Enugu state where dozens of people were killed by the herdsmen. According to The newly-installed State Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Ojukwu, the dispatched police detectives are to “unravel the remote and immediate causes of the incident and... Read More
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May 11, 2016

Nigeria will soon start importing semen (yes, semen) from Europe

According to the Minister of State for Agriculture, Heineken Lokpobiri, Nigeria has plans to start importing semen from Europe. No fear: semen to be imported are for cows and not humans. The minister, while speaking at the open session in the National Assembly on Tuesday, March 10 explained the different ways the Federal Government was looking to... Read More
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May 11, 2016

How the Presidency responded to David Cameron’s corruption statement

The Federal Government has responded to the branding of Nigeria as two of the most corrupt countries in the world by British Prime Minister, David Cameron. David Cameron, while speaking to Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace in a video captured by ITV News had said, “We’ve got some leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries coming... Read More
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May 11, 2016

The FCT interschool Competition is coming to Lagos this year

The annual FCT Interschool Performing Arts Competition is expanding its horizons this year. FIPAC aims to promote performing arts and extra curricular within Nigerian schools by bringing together both primary and secondary, public and private schools to showcase their talents. Sponsored by UBA, the FIPAC competition will be holding at the Muson Center in Lagos... Read More
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May 10, 2016

They are already writing petitions against the Minister of Education

A civil rights group, Concerned Citizens for Educational Development (CCED), has sent a letter to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, accusing the minister of ‘killing’ the education sector through his policies. According to the petitioners, the recently appointed 13 Vice Chancellors – who he appointed – are running their universities in an autocratic... Read More
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May 10, 2016

YNaija Opinion: What the Lekan Shonde case should teach everybody about marriage and domestic violence

Much has been said about the spate of domestic violence in the country that one might be inclined to think that adding ones voice could be tantamount to joining the bandwagon. However, there is an adage in Yoruba “Aisi ni be lai ba won dasi”; which literally translated means ones absence is the only reason... Read More
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May 10, 2016

Sorry Manchester United, Matt Hummels is heading to Bayern Munich

Sad news for Old Trafford faithfuls, Borrussia Dortmund defender – Mats Hummels – is staying in Germany after revealing he is making a switch to his club’s fiercest rivals – Bayern Munich in the summer. The German footballer, who is yet to undergo medicals, explained the reason behind the the surprising move in a statement on... Read More
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May 10, 2016

Opinion: Here is the work we now have to do on this ‘budget of change’

After four months and two weeks of senators advertising their foolishness, the budget was finally passed and signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Nigerian budget process mirrors the core of Nigeria’s political dysfunction. The Senate has always display a greater dysfunctionality on the issue of budget. The budget is never timely. The budget... Read More
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May 10, 2016

That’s how gunmen attacked the Rivers state court complex yesterday

Rivers State is in the news for violence again. Gunmen have invaded the premises of the Rivers state judiciary complex in Port-Harcourt, killing two private security officials stationed at the court and injuring another. The gunmen were said to have attacked the court premises last night, resulting in the closure of the institution. State security... Read More
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May 10, 2016

6 things we learnt from the trial of ex-Governor Joshua Dariye

A retired detective constable of the UK Metropolitan Police, Peter Clark, on Monday, made shocking revelations while testifying for the prosecution at the trial of former Plateau governor, Joshua Dariye. Dariye is facing criminal prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 23-count charge of money laundering and misappropriation of N1.162 billion... Read More
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May 10, 2016

We have fully and truly ‘suffered’ as David Cameron calls Nigeria a ‘fantastically corrupt country’ (WATCH)

It is finally clear now why President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria was invited to attend the 2016 Anti Corruption Summit scheduled to hold in London. President Buhari is billed to show up at the summit alongside over 60 other world leaders to discuss various measures and reforms that can help kickback corruption across the world.... Read More
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