The National Economic Conference will focus on these 4 sectors

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, declared open the National Economic Council. The president stated that for the economy of Nigeria to grow, the agriculture, manufacturing, power, housing sectors must be well oiled and serviced. On Agriculture, President Buhari stated that: Today, both the peasant and the mechanized farmers agree with the general public that food... Read More

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March 21, 2016

Read what popular US magazine, Rolling Stone wrote about Davido

He keeps getting bigger. Since signing a lucrative deal with Sony Music Global, Davido has garnered more recognition worldwide especially from the international media such as US magazine –The Fader- which featured him as its first Global Issue cover star. Davido, who performed last week at the Fader Fort stage at the SXSW festival in... Read More

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March 21, 2016

Red Carpet: Top 10 Best Looks From 2016 SAFTAs

The 10th edition of the South African Film and Television Awards held on Sunday in Johannesburg. As expected, the sla…

March 21, 2016

Boko Haram kingpin, 18 others killed by Nigerian troops (VIEWER DISCRETION)

Nigerian troops on Sunday, killed 19 Boko Haram insurgents during a ‘clearing operation’ at Dalore camp, Borno state. The operation which was carried out by troops of the 22 Brigade Garrison of the Nigerian Army also resulted in the death of a Boko Haram kingpin, who was known as the ‘Ameer of Dalore’. A statement... Read More

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March 21, 2016

‘DSS told Nnamdi Kanu he’d be killed in the same manner as Abiola’ – Lawyer

Lawyer of the leader of the Indigenous People of Bifra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has alleged that the Department of State Services (DSS) has threatened to murder their client the same way late politician/businessman Moshood Abiola was ‘killed’. His lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor revealed to journalists over the weekend, that Kanu has been informed that such an... Read More

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March 21, 2016

Olamide goes back to his roots in ‘Abule Sowo’ (WATCH)

A week after the release of Abule Sowo, YBNL rapper, Olamide has put out the official video for the new single. From the traditional costumes to the rural location, Olamide takes it all the way back to his Yoruba roots in the Adasa Cookey-directed flick. Watch below.

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March 21, 2016

Buhari, VP Osinbajo, others attend National Economic Council Retreat (PHOTOS)

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, declared open the National Economic Council Retreat. During the retreat, which is taking place at the state house conference center, Abuja, stakeholders are expected to discuss measures to move the economy of Nigeria forward. See photos below.

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March 21, 2016

Paradigm Initiative Nigeria hosts Internet Freedom forum 2016

The Internet Freedom Forum 2016, which took place on the 8th and 9th of March 2016, hosted delegates from Cameroun, Cote D’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda. The Internet Freedom Forum hosted by Paradigm initiative Nigeria is a yearly event focused on indices around Internet Freedom in Nigeria. This year’s forum... Read More

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March 21, 2016

Benin Republic elects new president | Prime Minister concedes defeat

Fifty-seven year old businessman and opposition candidate in the Benin Republic presidential election, Patrice Talon, has emerged winner of the country’s election after garnering majority of votes. Talon, who vied for the presidential seat alongside the Prime Minister of Benin, Lionel Zinsou, will replace the incumbent president, Boni Yaya. Yaya has completed his two five... Read More

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March 21, 2016

Davido delivers electrifying performance at US music festival (WATCH)

Sony music global superstar, Davido was in Austin, Texas last week for the 2016 edition of the SXSW Music Festival, one of the largest and most influential global music events of the year. The Fader global issue cover star, hit the US magazine’s stage at the festival where he delivered a spectacular, energetic performance much... Read More

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EFCC boss, Ibrahim Lamorde, to be investigated by EFCC | YNaija.com

March 21, 2016

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Lamorde trial delayed due to 2016 budget | SERAP warns CBN to withdraw job offers or get sued | More Stories

El-Rufai says payroll verification exercise helped save N500 million monthly. Leadership Lamorde trial delayed due to 2016 budget. Punch NEPC to create 1.5 million jobs in the next five years. Vanguard Withdraw job offers or face legal action-SERAP warns CBN. Leadership Sacked Imo SSG says his removal was an act of God. Vanguard This is... Read More

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March 21, 2016

Opinion: Nigerian scholarships and the failure of governance

Scholarships are different from lotteries. Scholarships are to foster national unity, strengthen the weak, impact beings, celebrate excellence and encourage literary and scholastic abilities among scholars. I crave the indulgence of readers before I address the crux of this piece to cross the threshold for a short take. Scholarships are financial awards conferred on scholastic... Read More

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March 21, 2016

Jude Ndukwe: ‘Change’, PDP and the fallacy of a dead party

Soon after the March 28, 2015 presidential elections where the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) conceded defeat to the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), a majority of memebers and supporters of APC hurriedly declared the PDP dead, saying the defeat it suffered at the presidential poll was only the final blow dealt it to... Read More

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March 21, 2016

‘Melaye’s lifestyle doesn’t match what he earns as a lawmaker’ – Group tells EFCC

An anti-corruption group, Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate Senator Dino Melaye, over his opulent lifestyle. Melaye, who is known for his ostentatious lifestyle and love of exotic automobiles, is a senator representing Kogi West at the National Assembly. According to a petition... Read More

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March 21, 2016

Ihejirika, Minimah, Dambazzau, 292 others summoned over arms deal

In continuation of its ongoing probe into the procurement of arms by the Nigerian military from 2007 to 2015, the Presidential Committee on Defence Equipment Procurement has extended its investigation to the tenures of former Chiefs of Army Staff (COAS): Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazzau, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika and Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah. According to The Nation, the... Read More

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March 21, 2016

Why I was ‘forcefully’ arrested by the Nigerian Army – Rivers SSG

Kenneth Kobani, the Secretary to the Rivers State Government, who was arrested by the Nigerian Army on Saturday, during the state’s legislative rerun elections, has been released. After his release from custody, Kobani, in an interview with SR, explained why he was arrested by the Nigerian army. Watch video.

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March 21, 2016

Wike put collation officer ‘under duress’ to lie at police station – Semenitari

Ekwi Adebisa, an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission, was between Saturday, March 19 and Sunday March 20, held hostage by the Rivers state government, says Ibim Semenitari, Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission. According to Semenitari, the collation officer was coerced by ‘Governor Nyesom Wike and a retinue of aides’... Read More

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March 21, 2016

2baba and Annie Idibia slammed with N120m lawsuit

Iconic Nigerian musician Innocent Idibia, now known as ‘2baba’ and wife, Annie are being sued by a photographer, Emmanuel Okolo, who filed a N120m copyright infringement suit against them in a Federal High Court, Lagos. Apart from 2baba and Annie Idibia, the photographer is also suing a certain Anthonio Anifite before Justice Mohammed Idris. Okolo... Read More

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March 21, 2016

This is why Orubebe’s CCT case was withdrawn by FG

More facts are now coming to light as to why the federal government withdrew the criminal charges preferred against the former minister of Niger Delta affairs, Elder Godson Orubebe. Orubebe, who served in former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, was charged before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) for false declaration of assets. According to sources,... Read More

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March 21, 2016

NPFL Match Day 7 Review: Heartland conquers MFM at home | Giwa FC humble Ikorodu United | More Stories

This weekend promised to be entertaining and yes it was. MFM lost away from home in Owerri as Ikorodu United lost on home turf. Rangers ascended to the top of the league table while Ikorodu United, descended to the relegation zone. In total, 17 goals were scored at all 7 various match venues in the... Read More

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March 21, 2016

How Nigeria, US, UK governments failed to rescue ’80 Chibok girls’

Revelations which recently came to light, proves that the governments of the United States of America and United Kingdom, at a point in time, knew the location of the kidnapped Chibok girls but failed to rescue them. In April 2014, a group of Boko Haram insurgents stormed Chibok, in Borno state, and abducted over 200... Read More

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March 21, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Fan stands up to Davido | Seyi Shay slammed for not ‘really knowing’ Tiwa Savage | Drake, Rihanna surprise cancer patient | More Stories

Here is your Entertainment Roundup for today. Davido and a fan have a go at each other Yesterday, Davido tweeted that he preferred what he described as ‘a real b_tch over a bad one any day’. However, a fan felt otherwise- and openly disagreed with him, which led to a war of words between them.... Read More

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March 21, 2016

Who shot who… between Dakuku Peterside and Wike’s Chief of Staff? (READ)

Reports emanating from Rivers state suggests that the Department of State Security prevented Peterside Dakuku, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the 2015 governorship election in the state, from being assassinated on Sunday. Chukwuemeka Woke, the Chief of Staff to Governor Nyesom Wike, was accused of leading a killer squad in two Sport Utility... Read More

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March 21, 2016

INEC suspends ‘all further activities’ concerning Rivers rerun election

The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended all activities relating to the rerun elections in Rivers state pending the receipt of a comprehensive report from its field officials and monitors. The electoral body, in a statement released late on Sunday, cited the disruption of voting process as well as threats, violence and intimidation of election... Read More

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March 20, 2016

EFCC officials accused of ‘forgery and conspiracy’

What happens when an institution set up to fight corruption is accused of corruption? That is the case of Jyde Adelakun, an international businessman, who has written a petition alleging that some officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) connived to extort N2 million from him. Adelakun alleged that the officials had threatened... Read More

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March 20, 2016

‘Yes, Justice Abang and Olisa Metuh were classmates’ – Ex-NHRC boss confirms

Contrary to claims made in court by Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, that he isn’t a classmate of the embattled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, new facts have emerged that both men were actually classmates. A former chairman of the National Human Right Commission, Chidi Odinkalu,... Read More

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March 20, 2016

How Paul and Jude Okoye reacted to Peter’s revealing interview

The turmoil in Psquare- Africa’s biggest music group, isn’t showing any sign of abating soon. Whenever it appears that there’s ray of light or a possibility of reconciliation, fans of Psquare get their hopes dashed. Another such scenario has taken place. Earlier on Saturday, Paul Okoye had written a heartfelt Instagram note to his brother,... Read More

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March 20, 2016

7 Boko Haram insurgents ambushed, killed by Nigerian troops

In its continued efforts to rid Nigeria of terrorist sect, Boko Haram, troops of 7 Brigade of the Nigerian Army on Sunday morning, ambushed and killed 7 Boko Haram members at Dawashi, in Borno state. A statement released by the acting Director, Army Public Relations, Sani Usman, said the troops laid an ambush for the... Read More

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March 20, 2016

Amaechi, Wike engage in war of words at police station

Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, and his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, were engaged in a war of words on Sunday, at the Mile 1 Police station, in Port Harcourt. The Minister of transportation and Wike were reported to have confronted each other over the arrest of Ekwi Adebisa, an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission.... Read More

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March 20, 2016

Paris Fashion Week 2016: Our Top Looks From Miu Miu, Louis Vuitton, Chanel & Valentino

Miu Miu Miuccia Prada’s vision for Miu Miu’s fall-winter 2016 collection included ladylike silhouettes with a touch o…

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