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January 12, 2016

Why Jonathan has not yet been arrested – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed why former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has not been arrested in connection to the alleged diversion of over $2.1 billion meant for the purchase of arms and military hardware for the armed forces. Former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki (retd), who is at the center of... Read More
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January 12, 2016

Nigeria to receive another $300 million Abacha loot from Switzerland

The Switzerland government has expressed its readiness to return $300 million (N59, 742, 000,000 billion) stolen from the coffers of the Nigerian treasury. The aforementioned sum was reportedly recovered from the family of former military ruler, Sani Abacha. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama made the disclosure on Monday evening. Sani Abacha is reported to have... Read More
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January 12, 2016

A full breakdown of how winners of the 2015 FIFA #BallondOr were decided

The FIFA Ballon D’Or 2015 was presented for the sixth time since the merging of the FIFA World Player of the Year award and France Football’s Ballon D’Or award in 2010. Here is a full breakdown of how the winners were decided through a voting system enforced by the world’s soccer governing body. • 165 national... Read More
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January 11, 2016

Winners of the 2015 FIFA #BallondOr awards (Full List)

Lionel Messi has won the FIFA Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world for the fifth time, while US midfielder Carli Lloyd has claimed her first-ever FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year award. FC Barcelona coach Luis Enrique Martínez and US national team coach Jill Ellis have also been named for the... Read More
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January 11, 2016

I didn’t get N100 million from Dasuki… so I’m not returning it – Olu Falae

The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Olu Falae has vowed not to refund the N100 million he collected from Tony Anenih, former Chairman PDP Board of Trustees. False said on Monday that the money was given to him on behalf of his party, to support the second term bid of former President, Goodluck Jonathan. The party’s... Read More
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January 11, 2016

Lionel Messi dethrones Cristiano Ronaldo to win 5th FIFA #BallondOr

Barcelona/Argentinean attacker Lionel Messi has usurped his Real Madrid/Portuguese counterpart, Cristiano Ronaldo, to win a record fifth FIFA male player of the year award- also known as the FIFA Ballon d’or. He also beat his Barcelona team mate and Brazilian attacker; Neymar who was also nominated for the prestigious award. After leading Barcelona to wins in... Read More
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January 11, 2016

Luis Enrique, Jill Ellis win male/female coach of the year at 2015 FIFA #BallondOr

The FIFA Ballon D’or 2015 is underway at the headquarters of the world’s soccer governing body in Zurich, Switzerland. F.C Barcelona coach, Luis Enrique has won the Male world coach of the year award for his outstanding exploits with the Spanish/Uefa/World club champions. Jill Ellis of the USA claimed the female version of the award... Read More
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January 11, 2016

FIFA unveils the best 11 players in the world for 2015 – They are

The FIFA Ballon D’or ceremony is underway in Zurich and the Fifa world eleven for 2015 have been unveiled. Brazil dominates the list of world’s best 11, with four players making the list, while Spain comes in at second, with two players. The best players in the world are: GK Manuel NEUER (Germany/Bayern Munich) DF Dani ALVES (Brazil/Barcelona) DF... Read More
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January 11, 2016

‘Yahoo boys cost Nigeria N78 billion yearly’ | Minister cries out

The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu has revealed that Nigeria loses about N78 billion yearly to cyber crimes. The minister revealed this while speaking in Abuja on Monday, January 11 at the opening ceremony of a 5–day capacity enhancement and sustainability workshop organised by the National Universities Commission (NUC). He stated that financial institutions, government ministries,... Read More
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January 11, 2016

‘Wike told us to fabricate anything to indict Amaechi’ | Former member of Rivers judicial panel confesses

Prof. Henry Ogboma, one of the 1,000 defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress has revealed shocking and startling details of instructions allegedly issued by Governor Nyesom Wike to the Rivers State Judicial Commission of Inquiry. Ogboma was part of the Commission was set up by Governor Wike to investigate the... Read More
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January 11, 2016

13-point agenda: How Fashola plans to improve Nigeria’s power supply

Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing has unveiled his blueprint for improving power supply in the country. During a meeting with power generation, distribution and transmission companies, and other stakeholders on Monday, Fashola revealed a 13-point agenda to ensure effective monitoring of the sector in Nigeria. Fashola said the agenda entails continuous public engagement on tariff... Read More
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January 11, 2016

Olisa Metuh sues EFCC, AGF over illegal detention

Olisa Metuh, who’s being detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit before a Federal High Court in Lagos requesting for his immediate release. Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, was taken into custody by the EFCC on Tuesday, January 5 after being linked... Read More
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January 11, 2016

Tiwa Savage’s ‘Jamjam’ joins league of baby-ambassadors (PHOTO)

After teasing fans with a video where she sang to her baby over the weekend, Tiwa Savage has unveiled the full clip of the cute mother-son moment which happens to be a commercial for baby products brand –Pampers. The leading Nigerian singer and her baby, Jamil a.k.a Jamjam has been announced as ambassadors for the Pampers brand. Tiwa Savage took to Instagram to... Read More
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January 11, 2016

BREAKING: Emeka Mba, Director-General of NBC arrested by EFCC

The Director-General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation, Emeka Mba, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Mba was picked up on Monday morning over an alleged N15 billion fraud in the commission. The DG of NBC has been taken to the headquarters of the EFCC, Premium Times reports. The report states that the anti-graft agency has been... Read More
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January 11, 2016

‘I can’t marry two husbands’ | OAP Fade Ogunro reveals why she left Beat FM and more

Former Beat 99.9FM On-Air-Personality, Fade Ogunro announced late last year that she was leaving the radio station and saying goodbye to her OAP career for good. Fade Ogunro, who runs a film production company called Film Factory with her famous cinematographer brother; Sesan Ogunro, spoke to YNaija at a recent event on why she joined radio,... Read More
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January 11, 2016

How did APC expect to win Bayelsa election with Sylva as candidate? – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party has hailed the people of Bayelsa State for their support in ensuring that their will prevailed during Saturday’s supplementary poll. PDP candidate and incumbent governor of the state, Seriake Dickson, was declared winner of the election on Sunday after he defeated his closest challenger, Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress. The opposition... Read More
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January 11, 2016

APC chieftain, Jafaru Isa returns N100m Dasukigate funds to EFCC

Political associate of the president, Brigadier General Lawal Jafaru Isa (rtd) has reportedly returned N100 million out of the money he received from the former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki. Isa, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress chieftain was arrested last Wednesday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after N170 million... Read More
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January 11, 2016

‘Common sense is lacking in the life of political thieves’ | PDP chieftain accused of diverting Jonathan’s campaign rice, speaks out

The Peoples Democratic Party, governorship aspirant in Edo State, who has been accused of diverting rice meant for the last presidential campaign, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has released a statement in his defence. Ize-Iyamu has denied sharing rice meant for the presidential campaign of former President Goodluck Jonathan in the state, as his Christmas gift to... Read More
January 11, 2016

‘FG planning to detain Nnamdi Kanu with Boko Haram members… and kill him there’ – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the Department of State Services of denying medical treatment to Nnamdi Kanu, their detained leader, who’s also the Director of Radio Biafra. According to IPOB, the health of Nnamdi Kanu was gradually deteriorating and he’s in dire need of medical assistance. The pro-Biafran group also restated its... Read More
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