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December 28, 2015

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Shehu Sani adopts 60 children | ‘2016 budget doesn’t need crude oil’ | Man struck by a train, survives | More stories

Amaechi says FG will complete Abuja-Kaduna railway in2016. Leadership Nigerian troops, Boko Haram engage in a gun battle in Maiduguri. This Day Obasanjo has a word for the rich. YNaija FG wants to involve EFCC, DSS in prosecution of pipeline vandals. This Day Shiite members seek release of El-Zakzaky. Leadership CBN explains why Naira ATM cards was... Read More
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December 28, 2015

Obasanjo has a message for rich and successful Nigerians (READ)

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has urged wealthy Nigerians to participate in the development of their local communities. Obasanjo said rather than wait for the government to develop every region of the country, the rich can assist in rural development. The retired politician made the call over the weekend, while delivering a goodwill message at the... Read More
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December 28, 2015

Cleric to Buhari: ‘Release Nnamdi Kanu, otherwise the Heavens will strike’

A cleric, Prophet Anthony Nwoko of the Church of God, says Heaven will fall if President Muhammadu Buhari doesn’t release Radio Biafra Director, Nnamdi Kanu, with immediate effect. Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, is still being detained after a Federal High Court granted him bail from the custody of the Department of State Security.... Read More
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December 28, 2015

How Jonathan’s government caused soldiers’ mutiny – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says the actions and inaction of the administration of his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan led soldiers of the Nigerian Army to mutiny. He said Jonathan’s government chose to divert funds earmarked for arms procurement, while soldiers were sent to the theatre of war without arms and ammunition. In an interview he granted the... Read More
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December 27, 2015

Minority Leader of Osun state Assembly, Oladejo Makinde dies

Oladejo Makinde, the Minority Leader of  the Osun State House of Assembly, is dead. Makinde, who represents Ife Central Constituency died on Sunday afternoon, in a hospital in Ekiti state. The lawmaker, who was a former chairman of Ife Central Local Government Area of Osun state, was said to have died after battling a brief illness.... Read More
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December 27, 2015

I’m not hosting political meetings in Dubai – Atiku Abubakar

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has denied circling rumours that he’s hosting political meetings at Burj Al-Arab, Dubai. The All Progressives Congress chieftain says contrary to the misinformation being bandied around by political opponents, he is currently in Dubai with his family for physiotherapy on his injured knee. A press statement was released to this... Read More
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December 27, 2015

Boko Haram, soldiers involved in gun fight as explosions rocks Maiduguri

Members of the Boko Haram terrorist sect are involved in a shoot-out with soldiers in Aladuwari village, which is about 2 km away from Maiduguri, in Borno state. Premium Times reports that residents and their children, are currently fleeing the area of the shoot-out. The insurgents reportedly arrived the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) filling station at about... Read More
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December 27, 2015

Aviation Minister suspends 3 airport bosses over Turkish Airlines incident

Following the Turkish Airline fiasco, the Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika has ordered that three top officials of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, should be suspended. The minister also revealed that an investigation has been ordered into the matter so as to determine the cause of the incident and why the airline brought in... Read More
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December 27, 2015

‘We rejected $3 million bribe from Jonathan’

The Conference of Islamic Organisations (CIO) has revealed that some associates of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan offered the Islamic body $3 million in exchange for goodwill and votes in the April 2015 presidential polls. This revelation was made by the Coordinator of CIO, Imam Abdullahi Shuaib at the 22nd National Islamic Training Programme (NITP), which commenced in Odosengolu, Ijebu-Ode,... Read More
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December 27, 2015

7 Boko Haram bomb experts arrested in Kaduna

The Nigerian Army has arrested 7 suspected Boko Haram bomb-making specialists. The 7 insurgents, who were arrested in Kaduna state and surroundings, are said to have been present in the state, to carry out attacks using Improvised Explosives Devices (IED). The insurgents were rounded up by the army ‘after painstaking surveillance and proactive intelligence operations... Read More
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December 27, 2015

‘Niger Delta people support Biafra more than Ndigbo’ – MASSOB leader

The new leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign States of Biafra (MASSOB), Solomon Chukwu says the Niger Delta region is part of the agitation for secession from Nigeria. According to Chukwu, Niger Deltans are more committed to the actualisation of the Republic of Biafra more than Ndigbos. Speaking through MASSOB’s National Director... Read More
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December 27, 2015

Get ready for a night of laughter, music and celebration at Alibaba’s January 1st concert

For the second year running, Alibaba the doyen of Nigerian comedy rolls in the New Year with a spectacular evening of comedy and music that features the crème de la crème of Nigerian entertainment. The event that started in January 1 2015 aims to celebrate the highlights of the year that just ended and usher... Read More
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December 27, 2015

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Boko Haram ‘technically’ strikes Borno | Inside Putin’s family secrets | Media hates Trump’s voters | More stories

Ben Bruce says overseas ban of Naira debit card is a wrong move. Vanguard  Military treated Buhari badly under PDP. Punch Boko Haram strike again This Day Marketers agree to sell petrol at N85. Punch Owie tells Buhari to release Kanu. Vanguard #DasukiGate: Ex-PDP chairman, Mohammed, son arraigned by EFCC. Punch Zaria residents beg FG to... Read More
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December 27, 2015

5 reasons why it’s a bad idea to ban use of ATM cards abroad – Ben Murray-Bruce

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce says the proposed ban on the use of Nigerian ATM cards abroad, will adversely affect average Nigerians, who have come to depend on it for various modes of foreign transactions. Murray-Bruce, advised the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Federal Government that ‘politically exposed people’ like himself should be stopped from using... Read More
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December 27, 2015

Your ‘hate, insults and attention’ is about to get Vic O verified on Twitter

All the hateful, spiteful, belittling, mocking words thrown at wannabee rapper, Vic O, of Twitter fame, has started paying off. In one corner, entertainment industry joke, Vic O has super-producer, Don Jazzy, assiduously rooting for him, while in another corner, movie director, Kemi Adetiba, is his leading cheerleader. Why then, won’t Twitter pay attention to... Read More
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