Are you 18-28 years old, can you live in Lagos and do you speak English fluently? Then you might just be the next big thing on TV! RED is in the search of new Nigerian TV stars, who are smart, confident and know how to look good for the TV. Anyone willing to show up...
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About 91 persons are alleged to have been recently offered ‘juicy appointments’ into the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through the influence of highly placed individuals in the federal government and in the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). According to Sahara Reporters, the process through which the individuals were offered the appointments was highly selective. Among...
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President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to ‘decisively deal’ with those responsible for the spate of bloody political violence in Rivers State. Buhari described the killing of people over political differences as primitive, barbaric and unacceptable. “We will deal decisively with all sponsors of violence. I have given the security services clear directives in this regard.”...
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Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Ibe Kachikwu has revealed that under his leadership, the oil corporation has saved N1 trillion in subsidy removal and $1 billion in importation programme. Kachikwu, who’s also the Minister of State for Petroleum, revealed on Tuesday, that Nigeria’s refineries are now ready to work. “All the...
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Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has urged the people of Rivers state to massively vote for the All Progressives Congress in the upcoming rerun elections in the state. Amaechi on Tuesday, called on the people of Rivers to join him and shame President Goodluck Jonathan, his wife Patience Jonathan and the incumbent governor of the...
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In celebration of the 4th edition of the Nollywood Week, which is expected to take place in June at the Arlequin cinema, Paris, the organizers of the Nollywood Week Paris Film Festival visited Lagos, Nigeria to announce the movies that were selected for the festival. Speaking at a private cocktail event hosted at the private residence...
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Candidates of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, on Tuesday, took to the streets of Lagos to protest the alleged unfair treatment allegedly meted to them by the Joint Admission Matriculation Board(JAMB). Scores of candidates stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly to vent their anger and frustration at the state lawmakers while chanting solidarity songs...
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Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai has revealed that the Nigerian Army has recorded tremendous success in the war against Boko Haram owing to the adoption of the same strategy the group use in carrying out attacks. Buratai, who disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Oyo state governor, Abiola Ajimobi, also explained that...
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“Nearly 80% of employees say they would like to have more flexible work options and would use them if there were no negative consequences at work. However close to 40% of employees surveyed believe they would be less likely to advance in their career if they were to use flexible scheduling options”. – Workplace 2010 Fact sheet. Employees report...
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The 8th Senate has rejected the gender parity bill sponsored by Senate Minority Whip, Senator Biodun Olujimi who represents Ekiti South and is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party. The bill’s aim is to empower women economically and politically and also give them equal opportunities in all walks of human life. It was dubbed...
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Allow me to reintroduce the subject “Change”; it is a process of becoming different, those with different opinions are those who see it as a ‘fire brigade’ approach. In the real sense, Change is a function of “Process” (series of events to produce a result) which explains why it is not a “Sudden” event. 16...
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The first time Wole Soyinka misdirected himself, it had to do with his “cautious endorsement” of Muhammadu Buhari’s presidential candidacy. He offered a platter of reasons for the stunning faux pas, of course. But, post-election, his out of sync reading of Nigerian politics has been patently exposed. To recap, it happened that in the run-up...
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The battle line has been drawn between Kano state governor, Umar Ganduje and his predecessor Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. Both men have of late, been involved in a row, with Kwankwaso being accused of inciting violence at the burial of Ganduje’s mother- in the presence of members of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). Governor Ganduje, who was...
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The Nyesom Wike-led Rivers state government has petitioned the governments of 50 different countries- to request for global observation of the senate rerun election, scheduled for March 19. The petition, which was forwarded to the embassies of the 50 countries, was signed by Austin Tam-George, the Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communication. The petition is said...
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Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has urged the stakeholders involved in the upcoming rerun elections in Rivers state, to put people’s lives above their political ambitions. The Rivers State re-run election is holding this weekend, to elect public officials into three senatorial districts, 11 House of Representatives and...
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What one expected after such level of destruction was not a “peace talk”. One expected the police and other security agencies to have swung into action and bring the perpetrators to book. Anything short of this amounts to complicity, negligence, cowardice, and injustice to fellow citizens wickedly hacked down by an evil group. The IGP’s...
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Sunday Oliseh, former coach of the Super Eagles, has decided to withdraw his lawsuit against the Nigeria Football Federation ‘after speaking with well-meaning Nigerians’. In a new video posted on YouTube on Monday, Oliseh said: “I have instructed my lawyers to withdraw the lawsuit against the NFF.” The one-time skipper of the Super Eagles also...
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Sunday, March 13, was a night of glamour and rib cracking jokes at the The Chronicles of Ushbebe Live which took place at Shell Hall, Muson Centre, Lagos. Present on the red carpet were several personalities from the entertainment as well as the media industry. YNaija brings to you some exclusive photos from the event....
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Etisalat Nigeria kicked off its 2016 tour of campuses tagged ‘Cliqfest’ at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom. An 100 level student of Bio- Chemistry Daniel Nfon Bassey, was elated when he went home with Cliqfest’s star prize, a Hyundai i10 car. “I left home this morning and joked with my mum that I will...
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Despite the fact that Peter and Paul Okoye have been recording individual songs for years, the brothers have never released them in the public domain until now- when a rift is brewing in the camp of Psquare. Peter Okoye, one half of the Nigerian music duo, had on March 3, released a single titled ‘My...
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American politics and politicians fascinate me in the same way that their history does. From the days of their great men of faith and vision like the Pilgrim Fathers, the Founding Fathers and the Patriots right through to the times of deeply courageous men who were blessed with a powerful intellect and huge moral suasion...
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Students suspected to be members of a cult severed the heads of two other students of the Abia State University, Uturu, and thereafter used the heads as ‘goalposts’. According to reports, Ebuka Nwaigbo, a 300 level student of the Department of Estate Management, and Samuel Ethelbert, 300 level student of the Department of Political Science...
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A former military man, Sunday Umaru, is currently under arrest by the Plateau State Police Command for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend to death after finding in her phone, text messages from other men. According to Punch, Sunday, a former official attached to Sector 7 of Operation Save Haven, Jos (OPSH), had previously served in the 3rd Armoured Division...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has revealed the reason behind embattled lawyer, Rickey Tarfa’s troubles. The anti-graft agency has accused the senior lawyer of attempting to pervert justice. EFCC revealed this in an affidavit sworn as a counter response to the application filed by Tarfa requesting Justice Aishat Opesanwo of the Lagos state...
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The Kaduna state Government, on Monday, disclosed that primary school pupils in the state abandon their classrooms after eating the free meal provided for them by the state government. The students are said to have formed a habit of leaving school immediately after eating on the pretense of looking for water to drink. Shehu Adamu,...
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Ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, better known as Tompolo, has accused chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress, in the Niger Delta of orchestrating his travails with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in order to curry favour from President Muhammadu Buhari. Former labour leader and APC chieftain, Frank Kokori, had recently called on Tompolo to...
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Secessionist groups- Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and Biafra Independent Movement (BIM), on Monday, accused the Anambra state police command of secretly killing 20 of their members. This allegation was made in Onitsha by the Regional Administrator, Anambra West, Wilfred Aninze. Aninze, who questioned why the police should treat its members in...
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While criticism of his administration seems to have increased at home, President Muhammadu Buhari, who is on a state visit to Equatorial Guinea, was on Monday conferred with the Highest National Honor of the country for his personal integrity, courage in fighting terrorism and leadership style The honor of “Gran Collar De La Orden De La...
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According to the federal government, not less than N3.2 trillion was unremitted into the national treasury by various Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government as well as foreign missions in the 2014 fiscal year. This disclosure was made in the 2014 Annual Audit Report presented to the National Assembly on Monday by the Auditor General...
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Contrary to the belief that domestic refining of fuel would save Nigeria huge sums of money, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, on Monday, stated that for now importing of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) is more cheaper than producing it in Nigeria’s refineries. Kachikwu, who said this while speaking with newsmen in Abuja,...
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