BREAKING: PDP lawmakers, Senator Oduah, Andy Uba sacked by Supreme court

Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello dissolves all state boards, parastatals

Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has ordered the dissolution of government boards and parastatals. Bello, who issued the directive through his Chief of Staff, Edward Onoja, on Friday also ordered all political appointees, members of boards and parastatals to handover to the immediate most senior officers in their offices with immediate effect in their... Read More

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Boko Haram insurgent arrested in Sapele, Delta

Soldiers of the 19 Battalion of Nigerian Army have caught a middle-aged man suspected to be a Boko Haram terrorist in Sapele, Delta state. The man, named Bukar Abacha was apprehended not long after he arrived at the Hausa quarters in Sapele. According to a senior officer in the Army, on Thursday, January 28, the suspect was... Read More

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Robbery gang write Lagos communities ahead of revenge attack (READ)

Residents of Ojo and Badagry local government areas have been thrown into a state of utter panic following the letter recently addressed to them by a feared and notorious robbery gang in Lagos known as the One Million Boys. According to PM News, the residents revealed that a letter was written by the gang of... Read More

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Polygamy law: ‘Even a madman in Eritrea knows it’s not true’

The government of Eritrea has denied the widespread report that it mandated all men to marry a second wife. The news report first surfaced on a Kenyan website and it later spread like wildfire after an alleged copy of the scanned decision of the Grand Mufti (Eritrean Parliament), leaked on social media. The Grand Mufti... Read More

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‘I never let anyone play with my a**’ | Kanye West hits back at ex-girlfriend, Amber Rose

Kanye West has taken to Twitter again to address the accusations his ex Amber Rose threw his way. Rose has repeatedly stated that Kanye West demands anal penetration during sexual intercourse. Here’s what he tweeted this morning.

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President Buhari leaves Kenya for Addis Ababa (PHOTOS)

President Muhammadu Buhari has left Kenya on a trip to Addis Ababa for the 26th Summit of the African Union Heads of State and Government. Buhari had been on an official visit to the East African country for the past 3-days. The President will return to Nigeria on Sunday, January 1. See photos below.

‘Amaechi left most abandoned projects in the history of Rivers state’ – Wike

The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has called on the former governor of the state, who is now the minister for transport, Rotimi Amaechi to account for an estimated N3 trillion he received throughout his eight years as governor. The state government’s position was made by the commissioner for Information, Tam George in Port... Read More

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THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Ibori has no hidden loot | Donald Trump wins| Hajj stampede survivors return |More stories

Tompolo now ready to appear in court. Vanguard Last batch of Hajj stampede survivor return to Nigeria. Leadership There will be mass defection of PDP members to APC- Party chieftain. Vanguard Jonathan says PDP crisis was expected. YNaija EFCC interrogates Ex-CAS Amosu over arms deal scandal. Leadership Buhari kicks against further Naira devaluation. Nation Witness... Read More

MASSOB will ‘decolonize South South from those who held them captives for decades’

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Soverign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has dismissed reports that the aim of the agitation for secession is to colonize the South-south geopolitical zone because of its vast oil resources. MASSOB, on Thursday, January 28, in a statement released by the group’s leader, Uchenna Madu categorically dismissed such reports.... Read More

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Top Model Tyra Banks is a new Mom

TYRA BANKS is a new mom! The model and entrepreneur welcomed a son with her boyfriend Erik via surrogate. The model &…

The September Standard Presents Nigeria’s Annual Best Dressed

The team at The September Standard brings to you its annual best dressed lists.

Reuben Abati: The online warriors and social media as a battle-ground for survival

My criticisms of the excesses of the online phenomenon in terms of its brazen abuse in an unregulated environment has often made me the target of attacks, with many insisting on quoting the opening paragraph of a piece I once wrote along these lines as if it is a memorial verse, but further developments have... Read More

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New electricity tariffs kicks off nationwide on Monday [DETAILS]

The implementation of the new nationwide electricity tariffs approved by the federal government for electricity consumers, will begin on Monday, February 1. Acting Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Dr. Anthony Akah, has said the new tariffs will enable the power distribution, generation and transmission companies to acquire the necessary infrastructure. Akah revealed this... Read More

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Cult group, Eiye Confraternity’s trafficking of girls to Europe exposed

Nigerian cult group, Supreme Eiye Confraternity, is operating a sex trafficking racket, says the Spanish police. According to the Head of anti-trafficking at Catalonia police, Xavier Cortes, British airports including Gatwick are often used as entry points by the Eiye cult group to smuggle Nigerian women into Europe for forced sex trade. Cortes revealed in... Read More

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How 2 undergraduates raped, robbed and took n**e pictures of job seeker

Two undergraduates of the Imo state University have been arrested for allegedly duping a job-seeker, Nike, whom they met on a dating website. The suspects, Valentine and Kusimo, were said to have also taken turns to rape and rob their victim of valuables in a hotel in Igando on Thursday, January 14, 2016. After their... Read More

Rihanna’s ‘Anti’ album hits 1 million downloads in 15 hours, sets all forms of records

In spite of the mistake by Tidal to leak Rihanna‘s Anti album on Wednesday, it still went ahead to record a million downloads in just 15 hours. In rounding up her ANTIdiaRy campaign with Samsung, Rihanna shared download codes to fans, who were able to download ANTI for free. More than 1 million copies were... Read More

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PDP’s leadership crisis was expected – Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the crisis in the opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party is to be expected, considering the fact that the party lost power after 16 years. He said the problems of the PDP started after losing the presidency, but added that the party would ultimately sort out its leadership crisis. Jonathan said... Read More

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Why there’s militancy, criminal activities in Niger Delta – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has attributed the failure of previous governments to clean up oil spillages in the Niger Delta region as the major cause of militant activities. Speaking in Nairobi, Kenya, on Thursday, Buhari promised to clean up the Ogoniland by implementing the United Nations Environmental Programme, UNEP’s recommendations. President Buhari made the promise during... Read More

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Jonathan was an ‘ineffectual buffoon’… Buhari’s making things worse | Read The Economist’s article on Nigeria

Below is an article published on The Economist online magazine, about the previous administration, the present government and its economic policies. More than 30 years ago, a young general swept to power in the fifth of Nigeria’s military coups since independence in 1960. The country he inherited was a mess: bled dry by pilfering politicians... Read More

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Governor El-Rufai suspends monarch over ‘1.5kg of marijuana’

Samuel Aruwan, Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has revealed that Danladi Ibrahim, Village Head of Goma in Gimi District of Danga Local Government Area, has been suspended. The traditional ruler was arrested by the State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on allegation of the possession of 1.5kg of... Read More

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BREAKING: Olisa Metuh freed (PHOTOS)

The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh who has been in incarceration since January 15, has been released. On Tuesday, January 26, Metuh’s legal counsel had applied for a variation of bail conditions before Justice Okon Obong at a Federal High Court in Abuja following the defendant’s inability to meet the... Read More

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I will appear in court… but only at the appropriate time – Tompolo

Former General Officer Commanding (GOC) Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) Government Ekpumupolo, better known as Tompolo, has made up his mind to appear before the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. The court had issued a bench warrant for his arrest on January 14, but thus far, security agencies have failed to... Read More

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Fire razes MRS filling station in Lawanson, Surulere (PHOTOS)

A filling station- MRS- in Lawanson, Surulere, is being razed by a raging inferno. Unconfirmed reports suggests that a fuel tanker may have exploded at the filling station. The building behind the MRS filling station was also affected by the fire. See below, photos from the ongoing fire incident. Photography by Hycinth Iyereosa

Further devaluation will kill the naira – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has again, made it known that he would not devalue the naira. Buhari said on Thursday, that any move to devalue the naira would definitely kill the currency. The President said he was not ready to inflict more hardship on the poor citizens of Nigeria. He stressed that while export-driven economies could... Read More

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How Obasanjo introduced ‘easy money, corruption’ to the Senate – Dino Melaye

Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye has stated that former President Olusegun Obasanjo exposed the National Assembly to easy money and corruption The former President had criticised the national assembly over its budget of N4.7bn for the purchase of 469 cars for lawmakers. Responding on Thursday, Dino Melaye day, said: “I have tremendous respect for... Read More

‘Metuh said Jonathan was impressed with me’ – Witness

As the trial of the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh continues, another witness has been brought before the Federal High Court in Abuja by the prosecution. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had on Janaury 15, arraigned Metuh and his company, Destra Investments Limited on a seven count charge of fraudulent receipt... Read More

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PDP governors sack Acting Chairman, Uche Secondus

Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party have sacked the Acting National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus. Secondus was informed by the governors, to pass the mantle of temporary leadership of the party’s secretariat to the National Secretary, Prof. Wale Oladipo. Secondus was however, asked to resume his former position as the deputy national chairman of the... Read More

5 Nollywood actresses involved in Twitter squabble

We bet when you rose from bed this morning, you never saw it in the horizon that 5 Nollywood actresses would go on social media and create their own drama. Feeling left out of the social media spat spree that has was the major highlight of January 2016, five female movie stars have hopped aboard... Read More