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Itse Sagay, a professor of Law, was at the commencement of the new administration’s tenure, appointed by President Buhari as Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption. He recently granted an interview to Premium Times where he spoke about what his committee has been assigned to do as well as the corruption level in the country... Read More
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the Nigerian military has met the December 31 deadline given by President Muhammadu Buhari, to defeat Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram. Lai Mohammed said Nigerian troops have degraded the insurgents to the point where they have become unable to carry out ‘spectacular attacks’. On Wednesday, during his... Read More
Aggrieved pensioners in Bayelsa state took to the streets on Wednesday, to protest Governor Seriake Dickson’s failure to pay them their allowances in four months. They blocked major roads in Yenagoa, carried placards and marched from St. Peters Primary School Ovom to the Government House gate in Onopa. Some of the placards they carried bore inscriptions... Read More
Nowadays, the name Adekunle Gold isn’t unpopular and this has brought the singer a semblance of fame and significant lifestyle upgrade, however, that wasn’t the story years ago. The Orente singer recently revealed that he was once denied entry into an event because of his ‘old’ vehicle. In a brief chat with YNaija at a music concert, the singer narrated... Read More
The year 2015 has been eventful! With the drama that followed the April presidential election, formation of the 8th senate, Drake and Meek Mill beef and a host of other memorable occurrences, here are some of the 10 moments that made us hide our heads in shame. Orubebe’s show of shame at INEC collation centre.... Read More
During the presentation of the 2016 budget to the National Assembly, President Muhammadu Buhari, committed a protocol blunder. While reading out the acknowledgements, the President rightly started with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo after which he acknowledged Nasarawa state governor Umar Tanko Al-Makura. Ordinarily the President should acknowledge both the Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker... Read More
Internationally acclaimed stage musical, Kakadu will be showing in Lagos this holiday season. It will be showing at the Agip Recital hall, Muson center on the 29th and 30th 2015, and from the 1st to the 3rd of January 2016. Kakadu the Musical shares the story of a famous Lagos nightclub in the sixties as a backdrop for an era, which brought about wonderful music and the distinctive social life that followed the birthing of a young nation. Written and producer by Uche Nwokedi SAN, The aspiring... Read More
Aero Contractors Airlines has been penalised for allowing its passengers disembark from an aircraft with the use of a ladder. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has imposed an applicable sanction on Aero Contractors in line with Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations. According to Sam Adurogboye, Acting General Manager, Public Relations of NCAA released a statement on... Read More
Our entry into Borno through Mubi- one of the towns that was captured by Boko Haram | YNaija.com
Suspect received N21 million ransom for Okonjo-Iweala mother release. Leadership APC claims Bayelsa governor beats up Southern Ijaw chairman. YNaija Nnamdi Kanu slammed with new treason charges. This Day Cameroonian soldiers kill 70 in Borno community. Leadership Buratai appears before Reps over Shiites’ killings. Nation Buhari talks tough, promises to recover all loots. Leadership These are... Read More
Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson, has been accused of beating up the Chairman of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Chief Ogbe. Dickson and Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives congress, are slugging it out for the governorship of Bayelsa state. According to the Sylva-Igiri Campaign Organisation of the APC, where the claim emanated, Governor Dickson was... Read More
A 40-count criminal charge of unlawful conversion has been filed against a former Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo), and a former boss of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, filed the charges at the Federal High Court in Lagos. According to the anti-graft agency, Tompolo and Akpobolokemi converted the sums of $108.7m and N2.1billion,... Read More
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani- Kayode has described the 2016 budget of President Muhammadu Buhari as being insincere, expensive and over-bloated. Fani-Kayode said the present administration is spending money like a druken sailor, with little regard for the mountain of debt being incurred. He said the issue of fuel subsidy would have been settled, had the... Read More
Founder of the Odua People’s Congress, Dr. Fredrick Fasehun, has asked the Federal Government to pay the money owed to his organisation for the protection of oil pipelines. Fasehun got the pipeline protection contract during the administration of former President, Goodluck Jonathan. Speaking on Tuesday, at a quarterly interactive media roundtable in Lagos, Fasehun disclosed that six... Read More
The Federal Government has said state governors lack the authority to reduce the national minimum wage. At a meeting with the leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress, Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said the governors were playing politics with the issue of minimum wage. Ngige said there’s a law backing the N18,000 minimum... Read More
It’s no news that MTN broke new frontiers last Saturday with the first-of-its-kind noiseless party. The party was a re-launch event of its digital music service, Music+ App; Africa’s largest music streaming platform. Party goers at the event were provided with special headphones that allowed them listen to party jams dished out by the array... Read More
The opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the 2016 federal budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari as a fraud and executive conspiracy tailored towards mortgaging the future of the nation. Reacting on behalf of the opposition party, National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, claimed that the federal government and the All Progressives Congress are trying to use... Read More
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