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December 5, 2015

#BayelsaDecides: INEC officials held hostage in Dickson’s local government

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that some of its officials deployed to distribute electoral materials at Sagbama local government area of Bayelsa State are being held hostage. Incumbent Governor, Seriake Dickson and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) hails from Sagbama local government. INEC’s Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, confirmed that... Read More
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December 5, 2015

#BayelsaDecides: Shooting reported at Oporoma

Heavy shooting has been reported at Oporoma headquarters of Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa state Residents have been forced to stay indoors in this area, ahead of accreditation for the governorship election. Despite the presence of ten gunboats deployed in the waterways, the shooting took place on Saturday morning. Meanwhile, security operatives reportedly arrested some... Read More
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December 5, 2015

Court rejects bail application for Dokpesi

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has denied the bail application of Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi, who is being held by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Dokpesi was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the ongoing probe into the procurement of arms and ammunition for the Nigerian Armed Forces during the last administration.... Read More
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December 5, 2015

The emancipation of wonder woman, Omawumi (YNaija Long Read)

“My name is Omawumi” Anyone who has ever listened to the music of Nigerian songstress Omawumi should be familiar with those 4 words. Making a splash at the commencement of the recording, or tucked in at the tail end, depending on the dictates of the particular song, the singer and her recording team make certain... Read More
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December 5, 2015

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Lai Mohammed defends Buhari’s travels | Kogi, Bayelsa polls holds today | Alaibe is owned by APC | More stories

Diverted $2 billion arms deal was approved by the CBN. YNaija Alaibe pledges allegiance to APC. Leadership INEC okays Kogi supplementary elections. Nation Lai Mohammed says Buhari’s travels are necessary. This Day Kogi, Bayelsa polls holds today. Leadership MTN reduced fine was an error – NCC. This Day Court sentences ex-Adamawa commissioner to 10 years... Read More
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December 5, 2015

Flavour, Tiwa Savage, Davido, others nominated for KORA Awards 2016

KORA All-Africa Music Awards, the African continent’s first and premier award ceremony in the musical arts has announced the nominees in the 26 categories for her 2016 edition.  The award ceremony taking place at the Windhoek Country Club in Namibia has partnered with SoundcityTV Africa as official Broadcast Media. The Award Ceremony which is set to take... Read More
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December 5, 2015

Nigeria goofs with actual figure of MTN fine

The Nigerian Communications Commission has revealed that there was an error in the reduced fine given to South African telecommunications giant, MTN. The NCC handed the mobile phone company a $5.2 billion (N1.04 trillion) penalty in October after failing to cut off users with unregistered SIM cards from its network. But after series of negotiations, on Thursday, December... Read More
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December 5, 2015

CBN got ‘presidential approval’ for withdrawals of diverted $2billion arms fund

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has been able to make some headway in tracking how some of the $2billion arms funds were withdrawn from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). According to a report by The Nation, the withdrawals were carried out based on orders from above. The report disclosed that part of the $2billion was gotten from the CBN,... Read More
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December 5, 2015

EFCC uncovers another N3bn military boats contract scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) is investigating another N3bn arms contract awarded by the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) under the late General Andrew Azazi. The Nation reports that arms dealers, a military chief and other officials who served under Azazi have been invited by the EFCC for questioning on the matter. The EFCC believes that the N3billion contract... Read More
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December 5, 2015

How Oby Ezekwesili ridiculed Senators over anti-social media bill

Leading proponent of the BringBackOurGirls movement and a former Minister of Education, has scoffed at the proposed bill by the Nigerian senate to gag the social media. The bill, which was sponsored by Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah, seeks a 2-year jail sentence or a N2million fine for anyone guilty off using abusive words on social media... Read More
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December 5, 2015

Nigerians in Diaspora vow to put Senators on no-fly list over anti-social media bill

Reacting to the controversial anti-social media bill that’s being championed by the Nigerian Senate, a group known as Diaspora Nigeria Nationals Network (DNNN), has threatened to put Senators in support of the bill, on a no-fly list. DNNN urged urged Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to immediately put an end to the bill, or suffer a situation... Read More
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December 4, 2015

Dbanj announces Koko tour after Olamide was accused of stealing his song

In the wake of shocking allegations by Deevee, his producer, D’banj has made an opportunistic announcement. He’s capitalised on the opportunity to promote a concert tour which will take place in 4 major cities in the country. YNaija had published a report about the proposed concert last month. D’banj took to his Instagram page a few hours after Deevee made the claims against Olamide, to announce the... Read More
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December 4, 2015

Former presidential candidate kidnapped in Kogi

Former Presidential candidate of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Ganiyu Galadima has been kidnapped in Obajana, Kogi State. Vanguard reports that Galadima was abducted while heading to Ilorin, Kwara state, to attend the burial of one of his elder brothers. The National Chairman of Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) Peter Ojonugwa Ameh, who confirmed the kidnap said: Yes, “My... Read More
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