Boko Haram landmines buried into the ground, have killed five farmers and injured nine others in Yobe Goniri, Gujba LGA of Yobe state. The farmers were going to clear their farm lands for the farming season when they were killed. The Nation reports that the incident took place on Thursday morning. The people of Yobe...
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The false asset declaration trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki has been marked by a series of drama, intrigues and controversy. The video below shows a lawyer to the Senate President exchanging hot words with the presiding Judge and Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, following the later’s refusal to step...
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“If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them.” — James O’Barr The death of a mother is a bitter pill to swallow, however, with time, it’s something one would have to come to terms with. This is what comic, Bovi Ugboma...
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The Peoples Democratic Party has restored its official Twitter account – @PdpNigeria. This development is coming about 24 hours after the opposition party disowned the Twitter account which has been in existence since April 2012. Head of PDP Publicity Division, Chinwe Nnorom, made the announcement in a statement on the PDP’s Facebook page. The statement...
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Raphael Oluyede, one of the lawyers of Senate President Bukola Saraki, was on Thursday, ejected from the Code of Conduct Tribunal, on the order of Danladi Umar, Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The incident took place during the false assets declaration trial of the Senate President, which is currently in session on the...
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The National Security Adviser and the Service Chiefs, on Wednesday, failed to appear before the Nigerian Senate to explain the efforts of the security agencies towards rescuing the kidnapped Chibok girls and the anti-terrorism fight. Of those invited by the Senate, only the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase, and the Director-General of the Department...
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With a population of over 180 million and growing, Nigeria with an average power generation of 4,500mw, requires 12,000mw megawatts to ensure steady power supply, but ultimately needs 200,000mw for all her electricity requirements. To meet this power need, the present administration has vowed to look towards other sources of producing electricity away from the hydro and gas-powered plants,...
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We are in the Instant Messaging phase in the world today, where IM apps have become the standard chatting platforms. At first, not many people were into instant messaging because the only available app was the BlackBerry Messenger for BlackBerry phones but messaging apps like Facebook, BBM, Palmchat, WhatsApp, Instagram etc., have come in to...
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The Nigerian Army has dissociated itself from ‘a number of groups and individuals’ celebrating its recent victories against insurgents of Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram. The Army also advised such persons that such celebrations and solidarity rallies could distract the troops prosecuting the war efforts against Boko Haram. A statement released by Army spokesperson, Colonel...
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Let me sincerely tender an unreserved apology to the few decent men and women in the 8th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for using the above caption to describe them. I am led to use this caption because of the signals emanating from the 8th Senate since its inception last year. I am...
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We have timidly put up with so many nightmares from the band of predator senators. But no more. Anything that sets off your bull shit detector is an affront to common sense. From the latest indications, there is no hope for the hollow chamber to retrieve and restore its common sense. The futility and failure...
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Ten individuals have filed a suit before an Abuja Federal High Court asking for the criminal prosecution of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, for money laundering and fraud. The suit was filed by Ezenwa Ibegbunam on behalf of Achilike Anderson and nine others. Hearing on the suit has been slated...
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At the just concluded 4th Nigerian Entertainment Conference, Banky W revealed that in order to make some money off his craft in his early years as a musician, he often sang for women at beauty parlours/salons. “10 – 15 years ago, I would print posters of my songs and paste it on the car and...
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The Nigerian government is expected to receive a $40 million humanitarian aid from the United States for the victims of Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region. According to the United Nations, there are 9.2 million people across the Lake Chad Basin region in need of immediate assistance. US ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha...
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Six contractors involved in the N1 trillion railway construction and rehabilitation contracts, are expected to refund over N2.5 billion to the federal government. The refunds are termed ‘excess payments’ which were made to the contractors by Nigeria Railway Corporation. This was made known on Wednesday during the resumed hearing of the House of Representatives ad...
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With the leak of the legal documents of Mossack Foncesca, there has been a massive revelation of global political bigwigs and business moguls who have painstakingly hidden stolen funds in offshore accounts. In this episode of Akah Bants, Akah Nnani talks about the involvement of Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki in the scandal, while he...
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Here is your Entertainment Roundup for today Seyi Shay replies haters over her ‘EP’ television blunder Following her infamous ‘EP’ (Electronic Package) blunder on Hip TV, singer, Seyi Shay has finally reacted to the public ridicule she’s been suffering. In response to the social media criticism, Seyi Shay took to her Instagram page to state...
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A group of suspected Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday, attacked farms in Lagun, Iyana Offa, Offa, Atagba, Lapata and their surrounding communities in Lagelu Local Council Area of Ibadan, Oyo State. According to the farmers, the armed herdsmen carried out the attack at night and in the process, a guard was injured while they made away...
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At the moment, the Federal Government cannot give a specific date when the 2016 budget would be signed into law. While Nigerians groan and grumble over the continuous delay in assenting the budget, the executive says it’s still holding talks with the National Assembly to sort out grey areas in the document. Speaking after the...
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The Enugu state police has arrested a man, who reportedly raped three of his children. The pervert father was on Wednesday, accused of defiling the children aged five, seven and nine. This was disclosed at a press briefing held by Women’s Aid Collective, WACOL, and Tammer SARC in Enugu. The groups also revealed that seven...
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In spite of the denial of the Nigerian Senate, the National Grazing Bill is reported to be before the National Assembly for consideration. The Senate, had on Tuesday, said the bill that was sponsored by Senator Zainab Kure, and presented for consideration in the seventh Senate but was ultimately rejected. However, Vanguard reports that the...
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This article should have been written at the very spot where the incident unfolded as I was boiling above 100 degree Celsius then. Now that I’m back to being an iced water, hoping the message will still carry the weight I really want it to. It all happened on a cool Sunday afternoon (17th April,...
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If you tell the truth you do not need a good memory – Mark Twain I actually debated whether or not to respond to Yemi Adebowale’s piece on “Buhari’s Irritable ’16 Years of Waste’ Mantra’. To start with, I was taken aback to see a malapropism sitting comfortably in the headline of an opinion piece...
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The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, ordered an immediate investigation into the N10 billion allocated to the Nigeria Police force by the federal government. The money was recently allocated to the police for combating crimes around the country. According to a resolution by the lawmakers, the money, which was given to the Inspector-General of Police,...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has exonerated Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar, in the bribery allegations levelled against him. The CCT Chairman was alleged to have bribed by one AbdulRashid Owolabi of N10 million. According to Ibraheem Al-hassan, Head, Press & Public Relations of the CCT, the anti-graft agency...
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Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, said on Wednesday that the lingering fuel scarcity bedeviling Nigeria will end next week. According to Kachikwu, every part of the country will be supplied with fuel in seven days time. While briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on...
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Three members of the Imo state House of Assembly were on Wednesday suspended for taking part in ‘clandestine, selfish meetings’. The members are – Ngozi Obiefule (Isu, APC), Obinna Egu (Ngor-Okpala, PDP), and Lawman Duruji (Ehime Mbano, APC). Speaker of the Imo state House of Assembly, Iheanacho Ihim, said: “Their suspension is indefinite; they will...
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The Defence Headquarters has revealed that Boko Haram insurgents now recruit new members by ‘providing loans to young entrepreneurs and artisans’. Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar, Acting Director Defence Information, released a statement on Wednesday, stating that: “In this clandestine dispensation, Boko Haram terrorists have resorted to providing loans to young entrepreneurs and artisans in the...
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The Code of Conduct trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday, turned into a comic show as series of events unfolded while the presiding judge, Danladi Umar, behaved erratically. First was the mix-up of the false asset declaration trials of Saraki and that of former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe, which came...
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“Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can.” — John Wesley, Letters of John Wesley Inia Baba is a vibrant 34...
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