Following the letter made public by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission absolving te chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar of the charges of corruption against him, the Come Clean Nigeria group has demanded for an explanation. Danladi Umar’s charges were announced to have been previously dropped by the anti-graft agency –...
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A few days ago, an Instagram post from an an account @NonsiDiobi1 claimed that Nollywoood actor, Nonso Diobi was involved in a fatal accident. In light of this and the subsequent reactions from his fans and friends, Nonso Diobi has said he was never involved in any accident. Nonso said the person behind the Instagram...
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Nigeria alongside 59 other countries have stepped up the fight against corruption and come May 2016, an agreement to impose sanctions on looters of the country’s treasury would be reached. According to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami, the said agreement to be signed would make it difficult for...
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The past few weeks have witnessed very interesting happenings at the Senate – which were extremely absurd for Nigerians who are watching intently. First, there was the controversy over the 2016 budget which was passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives, and then sent to President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent. However, it...
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Former ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party, on Friday, revealed that it was deceived into fighting ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo by its former National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur. This was disclosed by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, Alhaji Ibrahim Jalo, during an interview with the Punch Newspapers. Jalo noted that Tukur used embattled...
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My dear brother Dele, let me thank you most sincerely for your article last weekend, “My Candid Letter to Saraki.” I take everything you said in that article to heart and I must commend you for your candidness indeed and the sincerity of your intentions. As you said in your article, you are someone I...
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Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday, stated that democracy will continue to grow in the African continent if leaders ‘value the process (of elections) more than the product of the process.’ Jonathan stated this while speaking to Friends of Africa coalition at the Mayor’s office in Newark, New Jersey, on topics bordering on strengthening...
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Senator Isah Hammah Misua, on Friday, denied media reports that he was attacked by members of his constituency for his support for embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Misua, who represents Bauchi Central Senatorial District, stated that the reports published by popular online news-outlet, SaharaReporters, was a false representation of what happened on 16th and 17th...
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A collective fine of N3.2bn has been imposed on United Bank for Africa Plc, Zenith Bank Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, and Sterling Bank Plc by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The four leading financial institution were said to have committed various kinds of regulatory infractions during the 2015 financial year. UBA – the most...
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The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Muhammadu, says Nigeria would be courting disaster by failing to rehabilitate people, especially children, who have gone through terrible ordeals in the hands of Boko Haram insurgents. The NSCDC boss, who said this on Friday, also stated that the rehabilitation ought to come before...
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The University of Lagos will be re-opened for the resumption of academic activities on May 2, 2016 while the semester examination will commence on May 9. The university had shut down over two weeks ago, following protest by the students over the nonavailability of electricity, water and other necessary amenities in campus. While announcing the...
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), On Friday, disclosed that 16 states were yet to make use of the N57 billions bailout funds that was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari for the payment of salaries. The anti-graft agency stated that some states, like Imo, Zamfara and Enugu, diverted the bailout funds...
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An account belonging to the former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode has been frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The Nation reports that an embargo was placed on the account as a result of the anti-graft agency’s investigation into the alleged N4 billion campaign funds received from ex-President Goodluck Jonathan in the build-up to...
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The former Governor of Cross River State, His Excellency Donald Duke has been announced as the latest entertainer to perform at the #RunwayJazz weekend on April 29 and 30. Yes you heard that right. He will be joining multi-award winning Jazz Legend; Kirk Whalum on stage as well as Omawumi, The Sweet Sound Band, Yinka...
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Nigerian troops have arrested 4 Boko Haram terrorists kingpins – known as Ameers – at Rann, headquarters of Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno state. The kingpins were said to have been arrested on Friday, April 22, by troops of 3 Battalion, of 22 Task Force Brigade, ‘following a tip off by well meaning...
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Following the allegation that his aides assaulted a female lawmaker, the Controller-General of Prisons, Peter Ekpendu, on Friday, issued a denial. A statement signed by the Prisons Service Public Relations Officer, Francis Enobore, said neither the official car of the Prisons boss nor the pilot car in his convoy of 4 vehicles, were involved in...
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Augeas, the mythical king of Elis, kept great stables that held 3,000 oxen and had not been cleaned for thirty years – until Hercules was assigned the job. Hercules accomplished this task by causing two rivers to run through the stables. This story depicts two things: the misfortune of inheriting a messed up estate, and...
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Three officials of the Osun state government were on Friday, kidnapped while the Auditor General of the state managed to escape. The Permanent Secretary of the Osun State Ministry of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Adebimpe Ogunlumade – her driver, Oladapo Arogundade Ajani and a Director from the ministry, Tajudeen Badejoko are the abducted trio....
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Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu recently wrote a poetic piece to his disciples from prison custody. Kanu, who has been in detention since September 2015, is being tried for treason, among other charges, by the federal government. From the note which painted the IPOB members in glowing adjectives, we learned 3...
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has dissolved the 23 Local Government Caretaker Committees with immediate effect. A statement was issued to this effect by Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant to the Governor on Electronic Media. The Governor directed the Caretaker Committee Chairmen to hand over to their respective Heads of Personnel Management. Wike also instructed...
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Everyday in the news, billions and billions and more billions of Naira are bandied around as monies embezzled—often said to have been “diverted”, a weaker moniker for “stolen”—by several top government officials. Gone are the days when the bandwidth of theft was in the regions that calculators could manage without getting a “migrane.” These days,...
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The Nigerian Army has said the war against insurgency has not yet been concluded. Hence, the Headquarters of Operation Lafiya Dole has warned members of the public to stop violating orders on curfew imposed in Maiduguri and environs. According to Colonel Mustapha Anka, Deputy Director Army Public Relations, ‘violations of curfew threatens the relative peace...
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President Muhammadu Buhari further justified his stance on the devaluation of the naira on Friday, when he met with retired permanent secretaries in Abuja. The President said the Nigerian currency was strong until he was removed as head of state in 1985. Buhari maintained that he’s still not convinced that a large percentage of Nigerians...
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Key public and private sector stakeholders in the Nigerian and UK creative industries will meet to discuss ways to stimulate creative sector collaboration between both countries at the 2016 Creative Industries Conference and Expo on 26 and 27 April. The annual event, organised by British Council, is presented this year in partnership with the Federal...
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If the past administration took the Boko Haram for granted, making the disaster a justification for grand public treasury theft and even in service of a refusal to correct perception of tacit support for the group in conspiracy theories promoted to gullible and polarised citizens, the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, despite its controversial handling of the...
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Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, is arguably the energy powerhouse of sub-Saharan Africa. Popular with expats working in the oil and gas industry, the bustling metropolis of over 1 million people is somewhat a miniaturised version of Nigeria’s economic centre—Lagos, the erstwhile federal capital. The city of Port Harcourt is not particularly renowned...
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The nation is currently facing an economic crisis due to a plethora of issues. From the fall in oil prices, to the decline in the value of the country’s currency; the Naira, to the shame of the ‘padded’ budget (the first of its kind), and to the prolonged debacle in the passage of the 2016...
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International actor and rapper, Batsile Ramasodi also know as Boy wonder has invited hip hop icon, Gregory Skyler Taylor aka Skyzoo to perform at the Back To the City Hip Hop Festival on April 27 to mark Freedom Day in South Africa. The invitation is the brainchild of OnDaGround Productions and The Studio Next Door...
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Dino Melaye, Senator representing Kogi West has declared himself as the number one supporter of embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Melaye took to his Facebook page on Friday, to write a short note of support and loyalty to Saraki, who is on trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The Senator also inferred that he’d...
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“The truth is like a lion. You don’t have to defend it. Let it lose and it will defend itself” – St. Augustine. For the last few weeks I have been the subject of absurd and outlandish headline stories in various newspapers who have accused me of being a fraudster and who have claimed that...
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