‘Not one kobo of public funds was given to me by Jonathan, Dasuki’ | Fani-Kayode clears his name (READ)

When the National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh was accused of being a beneficiary of the $2.1 billion arms funds, he promptly released a statement, in an attempt to clear his name. About a week later, he was picked up for questioning by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Toeing the same path, a former Aviation... Read More

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Femi Fani-Kayode, public funds, Sambo Dasuki

January 6, 2016

‘I’ve let go of all bitterness and hate I felt for 9ice’ |Toni Payne finally gets closure

Estranged wife of Gongo Aso hit maker, Toni Payne has decided to close old wounds by forgiving 9ice after the two seperated 6 years ago in a messy divorce. She took to her website to pen an emotional letter to the father of their 7-year-old son, Zion. “It has been a good 6 years and now... Read More

9ice, closure, Marriage, toni payne, Zion

January 6, 2016

NFF Head of Protocol, Ibrahim Abubakar shot dead

Nigeria Football Federation Head of Protocol has been killed by armed robbers. Ibrahim Abubakar was shot dead in his Auja home, in the wee hours of Wednesday. The Head of Protocol’s death was announced on the Twitter handle of the NFF. The remains of Abubakar has been taken to Kaduna for burial, according to Islamic... Read More

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January 6, 2016

Opinion: If Abia appeal judgment is allowed to stand, who needs elections?

The recent Owerri Court of Appeal Judgment on the Abia State Governorship Elections, if allowed to stand (God Forbid), will send a very dangerous message to politicians in Nigeria: You do not need to bother winning the popular vote during the elections. Just contest and the seat can always be awarded to you by the... Read More

January 6, 2016

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Twitter is not broken | Oshodi market shut down | Obama wept | More stories

Aregbesola named ‘Omoluabi of Yorubaland’ by Alaafin. Leadership Army, DSS invade Hon Ubani’s house over Abia crisis. This Day Shiite women clamour for the release of El-Zakzaky, others. Leadership PDP warns FG against meddling in Bayelsa supplementary election. Vanguard Police assures that El-Zakzaky is safe and secure. YNaija FG says there is no plan to scrap NYSC. Punch Suicide... Read More

Abia, boko haram, Borno, budget, Buhari, DSS, Ex-PDP chairman, Haliru Bello, lagos, tracklist

January 6, 2016

Opinion: IMF Chief, Christine Lagarde’s visit to Nigeria is both timely and necessary

In the light of recent public commentaries by concerned Nigerians regarding Christine Lagarde’s visit to Nigeria, I would like to say as a Nigerian trained economist that there is absolutely nothing wrong in the visit. I would also add that the visit couldn’t have come at a better time – especially given the present acute... Read More

Chrsitine Lagarde, IMF, nigeria, president buhari

January 6, 2016

Emmanuel Ugwu: A word for Olisa Metuh, a man of little mettle and poor reason

Certain propositions are so pathetically impossible that a person who undertakes to utter them audibly earns questions about their sanity. Olisa Metuh’s suggestion that Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan and the infamous mascot of the Peoples Democratic Party era of unprecedented plunder of the Nigerian treasury, is the odds-on favorite... Read More

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January 6, 2016

Change is coming to LASU, hostels as well

Undergraduates of the Lagos State University Ojo, will finally get the hostels they have long desired and craved. The Lagos state Government has also approved 70 years as retirement age for professors of the institution. Governor Akinwumi Ambode on Tuesday, signed the Lagos State University (Amendment) Bill, into law at the Lagos House, Ikeja. The... Read More

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Hostels, lagos, lasu

January 6, 2016

Shiite leader, ‘El-Zakzaky is safe, secure and very fine’ – Police

The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, is ‘safe, secure and very fine’, at a police detention facility, suspected to be in Kaduna state. The Shiite Islamic group had clashed with Nigerian soldiers in Zaria, December 2015, which led to the reported massacre of over 300 of their members. The headquarters of... Read More

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January 6, 2016

Did Fani-Kayode receive N1.7bn from Dasuki’s largesse?

Staff of the campaign organization of former President, Goodluck Jonathan, have reportedly petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, over the role of the campaign’s media director, Femi Fani-Kayode, in the funds received by the team. According to Sahara Reporters, the petitioners alleged that Fani-Kayode received N1.7 billion from former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo... Read More

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10 reps boycott PDP convention, arms funds, Femi Fani-Kayode, NSA, PDP, Sambo Dasuki

January 6, 2016

Dasukigate: How Olisa Metuh became his own whistle-blower

National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, may have been his own whistle-blower in the ongoing investigation into the diversion of arms procurement funds, under the last administration. The former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki is the principal character in the investigation and trial of those complicit in the alleged diversion of over $2.1... Read More

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arms funds, DasukiGate, Destra, EFCC, Olisa Metuh, ONSA

January 6, 2016

Dasukigate: German arrested, detained in EFCC custody for ‘over a week’

A German businessman has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in connection with the ongoing investigation into the diversion of $2.1bn arms procurement funds. The German was arrested after being linked to millions meant for arms purchase and training of security personnel outside the country under the immediate-past administration of Goodluck Jonathan.... Read More

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January 6, 2016

‘Soldiers raped our women, killed and buried them’ – Islamic Movement in Nigeria

Female members of the Shiite Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, have accused soldiers of raping their members before killing them, in the December clash between the sect and the Army. The women made the allegations on Tuesday, in a press conference held in Kaduna. Speaking under the aegis of Sisters Forum of the Islamic Movement of... Read More

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