Names of more than 100 Nigerians involved in the Panama Papers scandal will be made public on Thursday, says Premium Times, the only Nigerian news outlet that was involved in the international investigation. The Panama Papers scandal revolves around secret documents leaked from the office of shady Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonsecca. The law firm...
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If recent reports from Nigeria’s data powerhouse, National Bureau of Statistics, have much to glean from, then, the assertions of a dead economic nation might hold true, a glaring reason you should be worried about Nigeria. This is certainly not the best of season for the Nigeria’s economic profile and citizen’s welfare. To say the...
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Efforts to completely reduce the fighting capacity of Boko Haram terrorist group has yielded more positive results as Nigerian troops on Wednesday, May 4, discovered the field hospital, administrative and harbour base of the insurgents at Ngula and Kukuruk villages in Alagarno general area of Borno. This information was disseminated in a statement released by...
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Here is your Entertainment Roundup for today. Tiwa Savage takes another shot at acting Away from her battles at home, Tiwa Savage who recently went back to work, is trying her hands at acting, again. The Mavin singer who starred in the season 3 of the MTV-produced series Shuga, is set to appear in comic...
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Jenifa's Diary,
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Michael Jackson,
Milli,
TeeBillz,
tiwa savage,
Wissam al Mana
As a young Corp member serving in Ibadan, my Community Development Service (CDS) was with the Nigerian Legal Aid Council, a body of young Lawyers who during their service year try as much as possible to offer free legal service to people who are unable to afford the services of a lawyer. Preference is mostly...
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Reports have it that members of the special committee raised by the Presidency to work with the National Assembly to fine-tune the 2016 budget, are still working on the document. Vanguard reports that the document is still not ready for assent by President Muhammadu Buhari. The modification efforts being carried out on the documents by...
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Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode says he has not gone underground to avoid being arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The anti-graft agency is investigating the disbursement of funds for the 2015 presidential campaign of former President, Goodluck Jonathan. Fani-Kayode, the Director of media and publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential...
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N1.159tn pension fund assets available for investment in infrastructure is currently lying idle, says the National Pension Commission. The commission revealed on Wednesday that only N1.36bn had so far been invested in infrastructural projects. Director-General, PenCom, Chinelo Anohu-Amazu, made this disclosure during a presentation to the House Committee on Pensions at the public hearing on...
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President Muhammadu Buhari is reported to have held a clandestine meeting with some leaders of the All Progressives Congress, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting which commenced late at night on Wednesday, spilled over into the wee hours of Thursday morning. Those in attendance at the meeting include: Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President,...
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It was revealed on Wednesday, May 4, during the ongoing trial of former Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, that he paid a certain Abu Sule, ‘$2.29m cash in a Ghana-Must-Go bag’ to purchase a property in Asokoro, Abuja. The EFCC is prosecuting Ohakim who was Imo State governor between 2007 and 2011 on three...
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According to the two labour organisations in the country – the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress – there is a constitutional provision for the review of the minimum wage every five years. The unions recently made a proposal of N56,000 Minimum Wage to the Federal Government, based on the argument that the...
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In spite of the recent string of attacks carried out by Fulani herdsmen on farming communities across the country, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigerian has maintained that the pastoralists kill their hosts in self-defence. Senator Dagiri Alkali, the leader of a delegation of MACBAN to the Defence Headquarters, said on Wednesday, that...
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Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi 11, said the former Minister Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was extremely powerful during the administration of ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan. In a recent Forbes TV interview with Peace Hyde, the monarch said no one ever opposed Diezani, and came out unscathed. “I knew that taking on the Nigerian National Petroleum...
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24 hours after Atletico Madrid secured a place in the finals on Tuesday night, there was a lot to play for in the 2nd leg semi-final of the UEFA champions league on Wednesday night. Real Madrid and Manchester City locked horns at the Santiago Bernabeu to pick up a golden ticket to the final after their...
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Omawumi, in a recent interview with Hftv, appeared rattled when she was quizzed about the impact ‘an alleged smoking and drinking habit’ has on her music. The Play Na Play artiste was definitely not in a mood for such questions as she attacked the interviewer viciously for ‘trying to spoil her market’. Watch the highly-controversial...
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2016 is fast becoming the year of triumph for the ‘Unexpected’. Barely 24 hours after Premier League underdogs, Leicester City shocked the world and clinched the crown for the 2015/2016 English Premier League season, another ‘underdog’ has emerged victorious in what has been a rather astonishing United States presidential campaign. According to CNN, John Kasich,...
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No matter how hard one tries, it is difficult, almost impossible, for any Nigerian to pretend not to be angry with the way things are going right now. Even those who want to be seen as being politically correct in this season of anomie are struggling to keep their balance because, let’s face it, there...
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The Nigerian Senate is expected to enact a legislation that would prescribe death penalty for kidnappers. Senator Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), on Wednesday, proposed that the National Assembly should enact a law prescribing the death sentence. Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) subsequently seconded Aliero’s motion. The motion was put to vote by Senate President, Bukola Saraki,...
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One would wonder when Freeze became a news outlet but according to the Cool FM OAP, TeeBillz was allegedly spotted at a lab in Victoria Island where he went in for a drug test which turned out to be negative. The artiste manager was accused of taking cocaine by his wife, Tiwa Savage during her...
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Some called me him Rashidi ‘Ye-King’ while others referred to him as the goal-scoring machine Nigeria has never been able to replace. Rashidi Yekini was indeed one of the greatest Nigerian soccer players ever to grace the scene of the beautiful round leather game. While he had 58 caps for Nigeria, Yekini scored a whooping 37 goals...
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The Code of Conduct of Bureau has completed the assets verification exercise of President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President, Bukola Saraki and other top officials of the All Progressives Congress-led administration. In a statement released on Wednesday, the CCB denied reports that it was yet to conclude the verification of assets declared...
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Former governor of Imo State, Achike Udenwa, was on Tuesday, arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on allegations of corruption. According to Sahara Reporters, the former Imo state governor was arrested and questioned for several hours by the EFCC at the headquarters of the anti-graft agency in Abuja. Udenwa is said to have...
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Key members of the Peoples Democratic Party from the Southwest zone have momentarily put aside their differences, and have come together to deliberate on the future of the zone in the opposition party. Before the meeting which held on Wednesday, in Akure, the South West rank of the former ruling party was reported to be...
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Orbeat – the producer of Burna Boy‘s hit single – Soke has lashed out at the Spaceship act for allegedly committing intellectual property theft. The producer who no longer works for Burna Boy, took to Twitter to air his grievances. He said the singer did not seek his permission before leaking a new track titled...
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How do they say it again on Nigerian Twitter? I think it is something like; “I was on my own and trailer came to jam me”. So, I was really on my own before media personality, Ufuoma Joe Umusu (of uunista.com) decided to slay Rachael Roy on Instagram. She reposted Rachael’s Instagram post about “great...
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It is a well known fact that former governor of Bayelsa state, late Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, was alleged to have corruptly looted the common wealth of the state. What is not clear is how long the looting took place and how much was actually misappropriated by the former Governor. According to Premium Times, Alamieyeseigha, who died...
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Yemi Alade has warned her colleagues to desist from trying to live a lavish lifestyle whilst incurring debt. Making reference to the recently released Forbes 5 wealthiest hip hop artistes of 2016 – where Drake edged out 50 Cent to make his way into the list – the Effyzie act took to Instagram to advise other celebrities...
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Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees chairman, Tony Anenih is alive and well. On Wednesday morning, it was rumoured that the veteran politician had died, however, Vanguard reached out to him and he rubbished the reports of his demise. Anenih was quoted to have said: “I am alive. I am well. The hospital they are...
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The cultural, religious, political and economic factors in Nigeria encourage street begging in Nigeria. On the basis of culture and religion, giving alms is pivotal to receiving help from the supernatural being, becoming prosperous and enjoying longevity of life. On the other hand, the persistent political and economic instability and hardship in Nigeria has seriously...
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It was one of Nigeria’s most articulate and innovative Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, and presently, the President of African Development Bank (AFDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina; who made a proclamation that though was not new, resonated with majority of progressive Nigerians that have passion for the agricultural sector. In 2015, in Dakar, Senegal, he...
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