Jude Ndukwe: Olusegun Mimiko – Giving Ondo state a clean bill of health

When in March, 2015, the executive governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, inaugurated the State’s University of Medical Sciences, the first of its kind in Africa, it was an opportunity to come to terms with the landmark achievements in that blessed state starting with the health sector. The university itself is located within the... Read More

Olusegun Mimiko, Ondo State

April 12, 2016

Opinion: How access to data can bridge the digital divide

The advent of the information age in the mid-twentieth century promised to flatten the whole world in such manner that no physicality could claim ‘invisibility’ due to the limiting barriers of space and time. And true to that promise, the internet opened up the planet in more ways than one can name. Since its launch... Read More

April 12, 2016

Why NYSC is yet to pay March allowance

Youth corp members have not been paid their allowance for the month of March because the Ministry of Finance has not released the funds to the Central Bank of Nigeria. The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olawumi on Tuesday, explained that corp members’ allowance is accessed from the ‘Central Bank account... Read More

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April 12, 2016

#PanamaPapers: ‘This is a lie’ | TB Joshua denies involvement in the scandal

Popular cleric and founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), TB Joshua, on Tuesday, debunked the allegation that he owns an offshore company in the British Virgin Island, describing it as a propaganda to defame his person. It would be recalled that TB Joshua was on Monday, linked to the Panama Papers scandal, which... Read More

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April 12, 2016

‘IPOB must never get the backing of other tribes in the country’

A group, the Conference of Minority Tribes of Nigeria (CMTN), has threatened to drag the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity. The group made the call on Monday, in response to the allegation by the Department of State Security that the secessionist group killed some Fulani... Read More

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CMNT, ICC, IPOB

April 12, 2016

Umar Sa’ad Hassan: Ban on black market; between goats and vampires

The Kaduna state government has recently banned the roadside selling of fuel in jerry cans – popularly referred to as ‘black market’ – in all the 23 local government areas of the state. This is coming on the heels of the ban in Plateau state as well and just before any more states jump on... Read More

April 12, 2016

Bayo Oluwasanmi: Oby Ezekwesili versus half-baked Nigerian journalists

At J-School Temple University, we were taught Journalism take different forms. Straight news and feature articles in which reporters seek out and present different points of view so readers can weigh the evidence and decide for themselves how they feel. Opinion, in which editorial writers and columnists present arguments designed to persuade. A good editorial... Read More

April 12, 2016

Ministry of Budget receives evidence on the controversial ‘Lagos-Calabar rail project’

On Monday, the Ministry of Budget and National Planning received evidence that the Calabar-Lagos rail line project was indeed included in the controversial 2016 budget and it was defended before the National Assembly. It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari had on Saturday, refused to assent to the budget following the discovery of inconsistencies... Read More

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Amaechi, budget, NASS, Presidency

April 12, 2016

Fulani herdsmen ‘burn villagers alive’ in Taraba (VIEWER DISCRETION)

Fulani herdsmen allegedly attacked four villages in Gashaka local government area of Taraba state, on Monday, April 11. According to a Facebook user, Bako Benjamin, the herdsmen destroyed farmlands and burnt villagers alive in the LGA located in Taraba central. Benjamin wrote on his Facebook page: “Happening now in Gashaka LGA, Taraba state. The genocide... Read More

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April 12, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Davido builds mansion | Charly Boy hospitalised | Full list of Billboard Music Award nominees | More Stories

Here is your Entertainment Roundup for today Davido building new home of his own HKN singer, Davido is currently building a mansion in Nigeria. Davido who currently lives in a house in Lekki, showed off his proposed new pad which is still under construction. He however, chose to keep the the location of this new... Read More

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April 12, 2016

Panama Papers: TB Joshua, wife owned shell company in British Virgin Island

TB Joshua, the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nation (SCOAN) has been implicated in the massive data leak of Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca – which specialises in the business of creating shell companies for influential personalities. Mossack Fonseca, which has dozens of offices all over the world, sells its shell firms in... Read More

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BVI, Panama Papers, TB Joshua

April 12, 2016

‘Borno is now free’ – Governor Shettima

Governor of Borno, Kashim Shettima has declared that his state is finally free of the terror-reign of Boko Haram insurgents. Shettima said on Monday, that ‘Borno is now free’ but however, admitted that occasional attacks are still being perpetrated by the terrorists. The governor stated this on Monday while on a visit to the Director... Read More

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April 12, 2016

347 persons killed during Army/Shiite clash of December 2015

The Kaduna state government revealed on Monday, that 347 persons were killed during the December 12 Shiite/Nigerian Army clash in Zaria. This disclosure was made by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Balarabe Lawal, during the ongoing public hearing of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the clash. Lawal said that 191 corpses were... Read More

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April 12, 2016

REVEALED: Sule Lamido was paid ‘N1bn in kickbacks’

At the ongoing trial of former Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission revealed on Monday, April 11, that the defendant received N1bn in kickbacks from two construction companies. Lamido, his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, and two others are being tried before Justice Adeniyi Ademola of a Federal High Court... Read More

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April 12, 2016

‘Jonathan ordered payment of N400m into Metuh’s account’

At the ongoing trial of the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh – his first witness, Ike Abonyi revealed on Monday, that N400m was paid to the defendant by the office of the National Security Adviser in 2014. Speaking before a Federal High Court in Abuja, Abonyi inferred that the funds... Read More

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April 12, 2016

Fulani herdsmen attacks ‘can escalate beyond…’ – Oshiomhole

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, says the repeated clashes between Fulani herdsmen and local farmers can deteriorate if not properly managed. In a statement signed on Monday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Edo State Governor, Peter Okhiria, Oshiomhole said the state would neither ban grazing nor farming. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting, which... Read More

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Edo, Fulani herdsmen, Oshiomhole

April 12, 2016

5 Fulani, 2 Igbo men buried in shallow graves… but not by IPOB – Okorocha, Ikpeazu

Governors of Abia and Imo states – Okezie Ikpeazu and Rochas Okorocha, on Monday, confirmed the existence of a shallow grave filled with corpses – which was discovered in a forest in the boundary community along Uturu axis of Abia State. According to the governors, the grave was dug by suspected kidnappers, who killed and... Read More

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Ikpeazu, okorocha, shallow graves

April 11, 2016

FIFA will ‘sanction’ Nigeria if Amaju Pinnick is suspended

The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has threatened to suspend the Nigeria Football Federation if Amaju Pinnick is removed as president. A letter was released to this effect on Monday, April 11 – with FIFA warning that the sacking of Amaju Pinnick by the federal high court in Jos is considered an interference in... Read More

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April 11, 2016

‘Amaechi is reckless, Buhari should sign the budget without delay’ – Senate

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, Lagos-Calabar has been asked to resign by the Nigerians Senate over the confusion caused by his ministry regarding the Lagos-Calabar rail project. The Minister was said to have alleged that the project was removed from the 2016 budget – when it was sent back to the Senate by the Presidency.... Read More

April 11, 2016

Presidency denies rejecting 2016 budget from NASS

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Ita Enang, has dismissed reports that President Muhammmadu Buhari rejected the 2016 budget from the National Assembly. Enang told journalists on Monday, April 11 in Abuja, that the reports in the media were untrue as President Buhari simply sent the budget to ministries for... Read More

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April 11, 2016

TY Bello’s Take On: Gloria and Olga – Reunited

I got a call from my friend and mentor Jide Adeniyi Jones, that his mum, Olga Miller just passed on. I started to cry…

April 11, 2016

PDP must ‘change’ – David Mark

Former Senate President, David Mark says the Peoples Democratic Party must change from its ‘old ways’ of imposition of candidates and impunity on the part of party leaders. During a stakeholders meeting held in his country home – Otukpo, Benue state on Monday, David Mark said the PDP is capable of returning to power but... Read More

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April 11, 2016

2 years after Chibok girls’ abduction, what has #BringBackOurGirls achieved?

On April 14, 2014, two hundred and seventy-six female students were abducted from their dormitories in Chibok Secondary School, Borno state by the rampaging terrorist sect, Boko Haram. Of the 276, fifty-seven girls managed to escape from the terrorists that same day, leaving 219 girls in the captivity of Boko Haram. Following the relaxed and... Read More

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April 11, 2016

Najeem Salaam: Who is standing against Nigeria’s oppressors?

I am bothered just as you are about the state of our nation. Fuel scarcity has shut down our nation, threatened freedom of movement, and the crisis of forex has taken away our purchasing power, while the conflict of perception between the rich and the poor appears wider. Obviously, any creative writer would be tempted... Read More

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April 11, 2016

Protest turns bloody in University of Port Harcourt (VIEWER DISCRETION)

A peaceful demonstration by students from the University of Port Harcourt against the hike in the University’s fees and other levies had reportedly turned fatal. According to reports, a student involved in the ongoing protest at the University has been shot to death by an officer of the Nigeria Police Force. The victim of the... Read More

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April 11, 2016

Senator confirms ‘Lagos-Calabar railway project’ was included in 2016 budget

The controversy around the 2016 budget appears to have deepened as the Chairman Senate Committee on Land Transport, Senator Gbenga Ashafa (Lagos East), on Monday, stated that the executive actually included the Lagos-Calabar railway projects in the document. Ashafa’s position on the controversy matter runs contrary to earlier assertion by the Speaker of the House... Read More

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April 11, 2016

President Buhari arrives China for a week-long working visit (PHOTOS)

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived China on a week long working visit according to the presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu. President Buhari is in China to discuss and secure greater support from Beijing for the development of Nigeria’s infrastructure especially in the power, roads, and railway. The aviation, water supply and housing sectors are also included... Read More

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April 11, 2016

Facebook Live videos now available in Nigeria, 60 other countries

Facebook Inc. has expanded its live-streaming video product, Facebook Live, making it more accessible in the Facebook app, and rolling out features to make it easier for users to find, view and interact with Live Videos in real time, creating an even richer experience. The company launched Facebook Live last year and it is now... Read More

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April 11, 2016

Opinion: Exploring the CCT-EFCC connection in the trial of Bukola Saraki

Like many Nigerians, I am eager to see our justice system work. I want to see a situation where criminal cases are speedily adjudged with increased efficiency by the courts, followed by the conviction of members of the political and non-political class if found guilty. You will agree with me that this is the Nigeria... Read More

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April 11, 2016

Olatorera Oniru speaks on how she’s building the fashion Amazon of Africa

Olatorera Oniru is one of Nigeria’s most assiduous and ambitious young entrepreneurs. The 29 year-old lady is the fou…

Jude Ndukwe: Olusegun Mimiko – Giving Ondo state a clean bill of health

Opinion: How access to data can bridge the digital divide

Why NYSC is yet to pay March allowance

#PanamaPapers: ‘This is a lie’ | TB Joshua denies involvement in the scandal

‘IPOB must never get the backing of other tribes in the country’

Umar Sa’ad Hassan: Ban on black market; between goats and vampires

Bayo Oluwasanmi: Oby Ezekwesili versus half-baked Nigerian journalists

Ministry of Budget receives evidence on the controversial ‘Lagos-Calabar rail project’

Fulani herdsmen ‘burn villagers alive’ in Taraba (VIEWER DISCRETION)

Entertainment Roundup: Davido builds mansion | Charly Boy hospitalised | Full list of Billboard Music Award nominees | More Stories

Panama Papers: TB Joshua, wife owned shell company in British Virgin Island

‘Borno is now free’ – Governor Shettima

347 persons killed during Army/Shiite clash of December 2015

REVEALED: Sule Lamido was paid ‘N1bn in kickbacks’

‘Jonathan ordered payment of N400m into Metuh’s account’

Fulani herdsmen attacks ‘can escalate beyond…’ – Oshiomhole

5 Fulani, 2 Igbo men buried in shallow graves… but not by IPOB – Okorocha, Ikpeazu

FIFA will ‘sanction’ Nigeria if Amaju Pinnick is suspended

‘Amaechi is reckless, Buhari should sign the budget without delay’ – Senate

Presidency denies rejecting 2016 budget from NASS

TY Bello’s Take On: Gloria and Olga – Reunited

PDP must ‘change’ – David Mark

2 years after Chibok girls’ abduction, what has #BringBackOurGirls achieved?

Najeem Salaam: Who is standing against Nigeria’s oppressors?

Protest turns bloody in University of Port Harcourt (VIEWER DISCRETION)

Senator confirms ‘Lagos-Calabar railway project’ was included in 2016 budget

President Buhari arrives China for a week-long working visit (PHOTOS)

Facebook Live videos now available in Nigeria, 60 other countries

Opinion: Exploring the CCT-EFCC connection in the trial of Bukola Saraki

Olatorera Oniru speaks on how she’s building the fashion Amazon of Africa

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