January 12, 2016

Dasukigate: Metuh angrily tears confession statement made to EFCC

National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, reportedly tore a statement he made to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on his role in the $2.1 billion arms funds diversion. Metuh, who is being detained by the EFCC, had earlier on Tuesday, released a statement where he admitted to receiving N400m from former President, Goodluck... Read More

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January 12, 2016

Lassa fever: 11 states affected, 42 deaths reported [DETAILS]

The recent wave of Lassa fever in the country has affected more than ten states, with 85 reported cases and 42 deaths including two recent deaths in Ondo state, bringing the total number of states affected to eleven. The states affected are: Bauchi, Taraba, Niger, Kano, Rivers, Edo, Nassarawa, Plateau, Oyo, Gombe and Ondo states.... Read More

Lassa fever, nigeria, Ondo

January 12, 2016

Metuh finally admits receiving N400m from Jonathan, but…

National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, has finally revealed to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, his role in the alleged arms diversion scandal. Metuh, who’s being detained by the EFCC, released a statement through his Special Assistant, Richard Ihediwa, in Abuja on Tuesday. The opposition spokesperson denied the reports that he refused... Read More

EFCC, Goodluck Jonathan, Olisa Metuh, PDP

January 12, 2016

Saraki meets with President Buhari behind closed doors

Senate President, Bukola Saraki visited President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, January 12, to have a private meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting lasted for about 30 minutes before Saraki emerged to a throng of pressmen who were already gathered outside the presidential office. Saraki’s visit came a few minutes after the news broke that the 2016... Read More

Federal Government, nigeria, senate

January 12, 2016

Bayo Oluwasanmi: Okey Ndibe’s false bias, Buhari’s corruption war and the unknown Nnamdi Kanu

“So, the fight is on two levels: one, directly against corruption and the second is that you are going to prepare for a counter attack. That is where we are at the moment and there is no retreat.” – Wole Soyinka It was one of those articles that at once makes President Muhammadu Buhari so... Read More

Emefiele, Forex, IMF, Saraki

January 12, 2016

Peter Babalola: An open letter to Kwara governor on the proposed N20bn bond

Your Excellency, in as much I wouldn’t like to bore you with any lengthy composition, I humbly seek you go through this open letter with an open mind. After I have perused a number of argumentative positions, ranging from the perspective of the government, the opposed positions and the intermediate viewpoints, on matters revolving the plan of the Kwara... Read More

Governor Ahmed, Kwara State, N20 billion bond

January 12, 2016

Jafaru Isa wasn’t released because of his friendship with Buhari – Presidency

The Presidency says the defection of corruption-stained politicians from other political parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), will not stop them from being investigated and prosecuted. This was disclosed to Punch Newspapers, by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. Adesina stated that the present administration’s anti-corruption fight would not be... Read More

anti-corruption war, Buhari, EFCC, Femi Adesina, Jafaru Isa

January 12, 2016

Has the 2016 budget really gone missing from the National Assembly?

According to Daily Trust newspapers, the proposed budget for 2016 which was submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly in December, has reportedly gone missing. The news of the missing budget was purportedly announced on Tuesday, January 12, in a closed door session that lasted for about 90 minutes. A week after the... Read More

2016 budget, national assembly, president buhari

January 12, 2016

How comedian, Seyi Law plans to conquer the world in 2016

Popular Nigerian comedian Seyi Law, celebrated his tenth anniversary on stage in 2015 with a comedy/musical concert- Fast and Funny- at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island. Due to the huge success of the show, Fast and Funny would be held in major cities around the world this year. Seyi Law revealed this exclusively to YNaija at... Read More

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January 12, 2016

‘This wonderful witch gave me her jazz’ | IK Ogbonna speaks on being married to Sonia Morales

Nollywood actor, IK Ogbonna’s Colombian girlfriend, Sonia Morales fell victim to traffic robbers in the Mile 12 area of Lagos while driving in November 2014. The beautiful mother, who was with her then 5 month old son, had her windscreen smashed by the robbers, who made away with her bag and phone. Speaking to YNaija at the... Read More

IK Ogbonna, Sonia Morales

January 12, 2016

Timi Frank- Lai Mohammed’s successor as APC spokesperson- is greatly disgruntled

Ever since the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed left his former job as spokesperson of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress, a silent crisis has been brewing in the party. The deputy national publicity secretary of the party, Timi Frank, who was supposed to step into Mohammed’s role, has been effectively sidelined. Frank, finally speaking out,... Read More

APC, Media, PDP, publicity

January 12, 2016

‘Buhari, leave Olisa Metuh alone’ | Youths in Anambra hold protest (PHOTOS)

With the continued detention of the spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Olisa Metuh, youths from all the 326 wards and 21 councils of Anambra state have demanded for his unconditional release. The placard-carrying youths have taken to the street for a peaceful demonstration, which started at the PDP state headquarters. They have vowed to... Read More

anambra, detention, metuh, youth

January 12, 2016

For The Men: Korede’s Guide To 11 Best Dressed Men At The Golden Globes

The men at the 2016 Golden Globes slayed on the red carpet as much as the ladies did. Their fashion choices showed th…

January 12, 2016

5 things to know about Lassa fever

by Emeka Nwankwo Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus. It is commonly found in West African countries. The virus is a member of the Arenaviridae family and is a single-stranded RNA virus. Due to a lack of proper information management by most African countries, an exact number of... Read More

Lassa fever, nigeria

January 12, 2016

Emmanuel Ugwu: 20, 000 reasons why Goodluck Jonathan is a war criminal

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is Africa’s most eligible war criminal. There are twenty thousand reasons why he merits the dubious honor. And those twenty thousand reasons represent the twenty thousand human deaths he caused as a sanguinary Commander-in-Chief. The Nigerian media casts Jonathan’s National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, as the linchpin of the plunder of... Read More

January 12, 2016

Marcy Dolapo Oni Covers Blanck Magazine Lite’s Debut Issue

Media personality and Actress, Marcy Dolapo Oni looks effortlessly chic as she covers the first issue of Blanck Lite,…

January 12, 2016

Buhari meets with APC National Working Committee… behind closed doors (PHOTOS)

President Muhammadu Buhari was on Tuesday morning, in a closed door meeting with members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC). The meeting with the APC chieftain took place at the Presidential villa, Abuja on Monday. What was discussed in the meeting was not made available to state house correspondents nor have any... Read More

APC, Buhari, Meeting, NWC

January 12, 2016

Ogundana Michael Rotimi: Why we’ll continue to have electoral violence in Nigeria

First of all congratulations, to Governor Seriake Dickson for his hard earn victory to secure his second term in office in the just concluded Bayelsa State gubernatorial election. But like many other Nigerian elections, it was not without violence and loss of lives. No fewer than 5 people lost their lives in the just concluded... Read More

January 12, 2016

Why we’re not apologetic over Buhari’s anti-corruption war – APC

The All Progressive Congress (APC) has affirmed that despite criticism trailing President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war, it owes nobody any apology. This decision was disclosed by the National Chairman of the APC John Odigie-Oyegun, on Monday while speaking with State House correspondents after a meeting of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) members held with Buhari... Read More

anti-corruption war, APC, Buhari, nigeria, PDP

Sambo Dasuki

January 12, 2016

YNaija presents the 9 principal characters of #Dasukigate- the $2.1bn arms funds diversion scandal

by Emeka Nwankwo The ongoing criminal trial and implication of several high profile personalities in the infamous arms fund diversion case (otherwise known as Dasukigate) is perhaps the biggest corruption scandal to hit Nigeria –at least those that made its way into the public domain. The network of people involved in this case is vast, entangling... Read More

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arms funds, diversion, EFCC, Olisa Metuh, Sambo Dasuki

January 12, 2016

Captain Sagir Koli, officer who exposed Ekiti election rigging, reabsorbed into Nigerian Army

by Emeka Nwankwo Captain Sagir Koli, the Nigerian Army officer who exposed the massive plans by senior army officers and official of Jonathan administration to rig the 2014 Ekiti State governorship election that saw the emergence of Ayo Fayose, has been commended for his non-partisanship and professional conduct during the election, and also reabsorbed into the... Read More

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January 12, 2016

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: ‘Nwobodo, the fugitive’ | ‘Fayose, the unfit governor’ | PDP disowns #DasukiGate members | More stories

PDP exonerates itself from #DasukiGate. Leadership Magu says this is why Jonathan hasn’t been arrested by EFCC. This Day APC says Fayose is unfit to be governor. YNaija ‘Nwobodo joined APC as a fugitive running from justice’. Vanguard Ekwunife, PDP at loggerhead over her defection to APC. Leadership Emeka Mba arrested by EFCC. This Day APC... Read More

AGF, Bayelsa, EFCC, Faleke, jonathan, metuh, nnpc, tracklist

January 12, 2016

‘Jim Nwobodo’s defection is a plan to escape Dasukigate’ – APC

The South-East chapter of the All Progressives Congress, on Monday, January 11, described the defection of Jim Nwobodo to the party as a plan to run away from the reach of the arm of the law. Nwobodo, who is an ex-governor of old Anambra State has been alleged to be embroiled in the $2.1 billion arms... Read More

APC, PDP, Politics

January 12, 2016

David Bowie: How The Musical Icon Inspired Miu Miu, Balmain, Lady Gaga And The Fashion Industry

From Gaga to Balmain, for over four decades David Bowie influenced the fashion industry in a great way transforming i…

January 12, 2016

This is what Timpire Sylva had to say about his defeat to Governor Dickson (READ)

Timipre Sylva, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State, has reacted to his defeat to Seriake Dickson of the Peoples Democratic Party at the just concluded polls. Dickson was adjudged by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to have polled 134,998 votes against Sylva’s 86,852 votes. Speaking at a news conference... Read More

APC, Bayelsa election, PDP, seriake dickson, Timipre Sylva

January 12, 2016

Fake Boko Haram leaders got paid millions of dollars by Jonathan’s government – Presidency

According to the Nigerian Presidency, the last administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan got into negotiations with fake leaders of the Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram sect, as it sought to secure the freedomof the abducted Chibok girls. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, stated this on a programme aired... Read More

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January 12, 2016

Dasukigate: Former Vice President Namadi Sambo on the radar of EFCC

Former Vice President, Namadi Sambo, has been brought into the fray of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s investigation into the diversion of $2.1bn arms funds by the office of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. Punch reports that EFCC operatives have beamed their spotlight into the office of the former Vice President as... Read More

arms diversion, DasukiGate, Namadi Sambo, Sambo Dasuki

January 12, 2016

‘Jonathan should tell Nigerians if he authorised Dasuki to divert arms funds’ – PDP

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has been asked by the Peoples Democratic Party to ‘clarify’ whether he authorised the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, to divert $2.1bn meant for the purchase of arms into his failed re-election bid during the 2015 presidential campaign. The PDP said on Monday, that Jonathan- who lost the election to... Read More

arms funds, diversion, goodluck jonahan, PDP, Sambo Dasuki

January 12, 2016

Army panel report: 9 officers recommended for investigation, 2 for retirement, 15 for watch list [DETAILS]

The board of inquiry set up by the Nigerian Army to look into allegations of professional misconduct by some officers in the 2015 elections, has recommended the compulsory retirement of two senior officers of the Nigerian Army and the investigation of 9 officers. The army set up the inquiry committee in response tp the petitions... Read More

Army panel, election, Inquiry, report

January 12, 2016

Fayose has ‘diarrhea of the mouth’… is unfit to be a governor – APC

The All Progressives Congress has described Governor Ayodele Fayose as as a man suffering from the diarrhea of the mouth. The Ekiti state chapter of the APC says the Peoples Democratic Party governor does not possess the required democratic credentials and integrity to accuse President Muhammadu Buhari of being a tyrant and threat to the... Read More

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