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The Body Shop: How alcohol affects your sleep

By Patrick Alan. Alcohol is the original nightcap, and for obvious reasons. It’s actually proven to help most people …

This is the solution to Nigeria’s electricity problem – US Ambassador

The Federal government has been advised by United States to create an enabling environment for big private companies to invest in the power sector. The US Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle opined that this is the solution to the epileptic power situation in the country. Entwistle disclosed this on Wednesday, during a visit to the Minister of Science... Read More

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Opinion: Beauty is more than your heavy make-up, nails and hair

I am one of those young ladies that’s so keen on worrying about how I look, what to wear, my hair style, shoes, etc and I ache to have all those things fixed. I watch my mother dance her eyes about every dress I wear, always ready to tell which skirt held too tightly or... Read More

Kachikwu takes over from Diezani as OPEC President

Minister of state for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, has replaced Diezani Alison-Madueke as the conference president of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Owing to his status as the Minister of Petroleum, President Muhammadu Buhari was expected to be named as the head of the OPEC conference. However, a recent update on the OPEC platform as named... Read More

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Hameed Ali says most Customs officers are not corrupt | YNaija.com

I will dismiss and jail any corrupt Customs officer – Hameed Ali

The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, has vowed to discipline, dismiss or jail any officer found guilty of corrupt practices. While speaking to Customs officers in Calabar, Ali said the dismissal and jailing of corrupt officers will serve as a deterrent to others, and ultimately restore the integrity of the Service. “I want to make it clear to... Read More

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‘We’re struggling to recapture it’ | Lion slips through gate of Wild Life Park in Jos

There’s heightened apprehension in Jos, Plateau state, as a lion managed to escaped from the Jos Wild Life Park on Wednesday morning. John Doy, the Acting General Manager, Plateau Toursim Corporation, said he’s alerted all security agencies to assist in the lion’s recapture.. Doy revealed that the lion which had been caged since 1972, escaped “at about 8 a.m.... Read More

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If you must prosecute Saraki, go after former governors – Senator Shehu Sani

Shehu Sani, the senator representing Kaduna Central, on Tuesday, December 1, called on the Code of Conduct Bureau to also examine the asset declarations of other governors who were contemporaries of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. While speaking at the 8th Forum of the laureates of Nigerian National Order of Merit in Abuja, Sani said politics should not... Read More

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Sambo Dasuki accused of illegal arms importation, assassination attempts (DETAILS)

The National Task Force on Illegal Importation of Firearms, NATFORCE, has alleged that ex-National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, is complicit in the importation of trailer load of illegal arms and ammunition into the country. The Director General of the NATFORCE, Osita Emmanuel Okereke claims that the imported weapons were given to terrorist sect, Boko Haram. To validate its claims,... Read More

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#RelationshipGoals: Osas and Gbenro Ajibade

Osas Ighodaro and Gbenro Ajibade are our power couple for the week! The two started dating about 3 and a half years a…

IGP orders Police to ‘maximally’ deal with pro-Biafra protesters

The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase has warned members of Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to desist from threatening the peace of the public, or be punished for their acts. Olabisi Kolawole, police spokesperson, issued a statement to this effect on Wednesday, warning against “the increasing... Read More

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Biafra agitators must not be compelled to belong to Nigeria – Yerima

Former governor of Zamfara State, Ahmad Sani Yerima, says the Biafra agitators in the South East, are on a legitimate struggle for self determination. Yerima on Tuesday advised the federal government and security agencies to allow the protesters exercise their fundamental human rights as guaranteed by the constitution. He cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari and the Armed Forces against the... Read More

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Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi of the Giesi ruling house, is the new Ooni of Ife ~ YNaija.com

Regal noble! See Ooni of Ife, Oba Ogunwusi’s pre-coronation photoshoot

The new Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, is expected to be officially installed on Monday, December 7. Ahead of the grand coronation, the Ooni of Ife’s handlers have organised a photo-shoot for the monarch. See below, photos of the Ooni of Ife, in his royal attire and his staff of office.

Opinion: Has anything changed in Nigeria, after the change?

After a stretch of poor governance in Nigeria for sixteen uninterrupted years, Nigerians home and abroad demanded for a “change”. That the change requested for is uniform in ideology to Nigerians is apparently not clear. Under the “change” cloud, some Nigerians desperately wanted a change of political party/government, whether the other parties were made up... Read More

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: 16 wasted years of PDP in Bayelsa | No violence during APC procession | FG barred from going after Kashamu | More stories

Police denies report of violence during APC Rivers procession. Leadership Committee gets three days deadline to confirm abduction of teenage girls in Borno. This Day Buhari says PDP’s 16 years in Bayelsa is a waste. Leadership Pro-Biafra agitators again shut down Aba, Onitsha. This Day Federal court restrains FG from arresting and extraditing Kashamu. YNaija APC says... Read More

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11 bills in November: An overview of the Senate’s legislative activities

The month of November has been a busy but eventful one in the Nigerian Senate. Lots of bills were presented and a few other motions passed. Out of all the bills presented, a number of them also passed for second reading. Some of these bills presented to the house include: 1.FCT University of Science and... Read More

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Adaora Mbelu-Dania: Do more, be more and keep the faith (30 Days of Gratitude)

by Francesca Uriri This year has been a big lesson in patience, delegation, and understanding that what is meant for me, is meant for me. Having a baby meant mandatory down time, and an immediate need to find an efficient structure to be able to manage my responsibilities to my family, and still handle business... Read More

Buruji Kashamu officially becomes ‘Mr Untouchable’

Buruji Kashamu is highly favoured… in the courts. A Federal High Court had in June, restrained the Federal Government from arresting and extraditing the Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District, to the United States to stand trial on drug-trafficking charges. Delivering the judgement, Justice Okon Abang, declared the arrest and extradition of Kashamu as illegal, saying... Read More

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Kogi election: Why Faleke may be compelled to serve as Bello’s running mate

James Faleke, the All Progressives Congress’ deputy governorship candidate to the late Audu Abubakar, is in the fight of his life. Faleke, after Audu’s death, sought to be declared governor-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission, and possibly to be named the standard-bearer for the supplementary elections. However, the ruling party opted to retain Faleke as... Read More

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New father, Mark Zuckerberg to give 99% of Facebook shares to charity

Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg and wife, Priscilla Chan, on Tuesday, December 1, became parents for the first time, as they welcomed into the world, a baby girl. To celebrate her birth, Mark and Priscilla have decide to give to charity, 99% of their Facebook shares. Mark made the announcement on his Facebook wall via a letter... Read More

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‘Make Bola Tinubu an academic course’ | Senator Ashafa tells UK University

Senator Gbenga Ashafa, has enjoined the University of Wolverhampton to study the leadership methodology of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District urged the UK-based institution to dedicate an academic course to Tinubu, who was named the patron of the university’s Centre for African Entrepreneurship and Leadership on... Read More

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4 days to election, Governor Dickson ‘under pressure to pay salaries’

The Bayelsa state government is yet to pay workers’ salaries for November, and being the second day of the month, it shouldn’t be much of a problem yet. But it is a big problem, a major headache for the state government- owing to the fact that it’s four days to the governorship election in the state.... Read More

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Oshiomhole drags Jonathan, Okonjo-Iweala into arms procurement scandal

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has questioned the roles of former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former President Goodluck Jonathan, in the disbursement of funds meant for the procurement of arms for the military. Former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, is at the center of an ongoing arms procurement probe, as a result... Read More

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‘Why I won’t shy away from borrowing’ | Governor Udom gives a lesson in indebtedness

According to Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom state, every serious government must have a debt profile. The governor said many developed nations are in the habit of borrowing, hence it was only proper for developing countries to also take loans to finance developmental projects. Governor Udom made the comments on Tuesday when he paid a courtesy... Read More

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Don’t vote for ‘Poverty Development Party’ in Bayelsa election – Tinubu

National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Poverty Development Party. Speaking at the mega rally of the ruling party in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state, Tinubu said the country was in the wilderness during the 16 years of PDP at the helm of affairs. At grand finale... Read More

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President Buhari returns to Nigeria (PHOTOS)

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday evening, returned to Nigeria, from his trips to Malta and Paris. The President had attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Malta, while in Paris, he attended the UN Climate Change Conference. See below, photos of his arrival.

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Buhari’s on a vengeance-seeking mission against Dasuki – Fayose

Ayo Fayose, the Governor of Ekiti state, says the arrest of the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki by the Department of State Services (DSS) is part of the vengeance-seeking agenda of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. Fayose said on Tuesday that the federal government’s refusal to allow Dasuki travel for medical attention is the peak of... Read More

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In the same breath, Oshiomhole took one swipe at Dasuki, another at his fellow governors

Edo state governor Adams Oshiomhole is skilled in the art of using one stone to kill two birds- in this case, using a fora to address multiple issues. At a conference of Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) on Tuesday, in Abuja, Oshiomhole spoke on the arrest of former National Security Adviser, Sambo... Read More

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Buhari is sidestepping laws – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) insists that only a public trial will be acceptable by the party, as the federal government continues to arrest its members. Following the arrest of the Chairman of DAAR Communications, Raymond Dokpesi, the opposition party accused the All Progressives Congress-led government of being hellbent on persecuting the opposition. PDP National Publicity... Read More