Barrister Solomon Dalung, the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, has given an insight into why he’s always clad in ‘Khaki uniform and red beret’ that is synonymous with the typical African rebel leader. This is what an African rebel leader looks like: In defence of Barrister Dalung, Nneka Ikem Anibeze, the spokesperson and Special Adviser...
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Many dignitaries and leaders are expected to attend the December 7 installation and presentation of staff of office to the new Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi, Ojaja II. President Muhammadu Buhari, the representative of the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II and Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, will be in attendance at the coronation. Prominent traditional...
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Plus size fashion brand Dearcurves is thrilled to announce its recently launched capsule collection ‘Eyoma’ is now av…
The youth wing of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said that the emergence of Rochas Okorocha and Ike Ekweremadu ad presidential candidates in 2019, will heal the wounds of the Igbos and end the agitations for Biafra. Ohanaeze Ndigbo youth wing also praised former military heads of state, General Ibrahim Babangida and General Yakubu Gowon for declaring their...
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A faction of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has expelled its leader, Ralph Uwazuruike. In place of Uwazuruike, the National Director of Information of another faction of MASSOB, Uchenna Madu, was named the new national leader of MASSOB. The expulsion of Uwazuruike was formally announced on Monday, by...
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As Saturday, December 5 approaches, Bayelsa state governorship approaches, Peoples Democratic Party governors have alleged that the ruling party, All Progressives Congress has completed plans to rig the elections. According to the PDP Governors’ Forum (PDPGF), the rigging process will be carried out through the use of cloned Permanent Voter Cards, PVC and fake security...
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A brutal tradition akin to female genital mutilation is spreading in Cameroon’s war zone. Girls’ breasts are “flattened” with hot irons and stones to keep men at bay. When Grace Tchami started showing signs of puberty at age nine, her mother, hoping to protect her, began to torture her. At about seven o’clock every morning,...
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I am often amazed at the proclivity of some idle persons for claims that are not only exaggerated but also completely baseless. These ambitious individuals are usually used by paymasters to spin all sorts of specious tales whilst hiding behind the mask of non-governmental organisation, civil society or pressure group of various nomenclatures. Their ostensible...
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President Muhammadu Buhari is in Paris, France, for the United Nations Climate Change Conference. The President arrived France in the wee hours of Monday, from the Commonwealth summit in Malta. Attending the Climate Change conference alongside Buhari are; Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed, presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, among others. See photos below....
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This year’s social media conference will be holding at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state. Its Maiden edition is tagged “Media is you” is focused on the youths. What inspired the decision to host the conference in OAU is that the OAU community has been recognized to lag behind in the media space as a larger...
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A former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over arms procurement deals during the last administration. Yuguda was reportedly arrested alongside other top officials from the office of the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki. According to Premium Times, Yuguda was arrested Monday afternoon...
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James Faleke, the running mate of the deceased Audu Abubakar, in the November 21 Kogi governorship election, has rejected the opportunity to serve as running mate to Yahaya Bello, for the supplementary election of December 5. Shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared the governorship election as inconclusive, the death of Audu was announced, hence...
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The All Progressives Congress has officially presented Alhaji Yahaya Bello as its replacement for the late Prince Abubakar Audu in Saturday’s supplementary election. The announcement was made on Monday, at the National Secretariat of the APC, in Abuja. The National Working Committee of the ruling party opted for Bello, who was the runner-up to Audu in the APC governorship...
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The Bayelsa State Police Command on Monday, November 30, disclosed that former President Goodluck Jonathan was not attacked in the state. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO), Butswat Asinim, who spoke to The Nation, blamed the rumor of the attack on mischievous rumour peddlers. Asinim revealed that a band of vexed youths wrongly thought the Jonathan’s...
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In the prevalence of reason, justice and law the current trend in Kogi election as re-emphasized an entrenched gerontocratic disposition of the Nigerian people. The late Abubakar Audu as a man had his pros and more so his cons. He has created a debacle by poorly managing himself at this precarious times and causing the...
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The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has announced the top 3 contenders for football’s individual top prize, the FIFA Ballon d’Or Award. The shortlist, which has been cut from the initial 23 man list, includes Real Madrid/Portugal forward, Cristiano Ronaldo and two Barcelona players namely, Lionel Messi and Neymar. The winner is set to be revealed...
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Supporters of James Faleke and Yahaya Bello, both of the All Progressives Congress, are currently engaged in a violent face-off, at the party’s secretariat in Abuja. Faleke and Bello are the favourites to replace the deceased Audu Abubakar, as the party’s candidate’s in the Kogi governorship supplementary election of Saturday, December 5. Bello was the...
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Violence has broken out at the All Progressives Congress headquarters, in Abuja, on Monday, November 30. Over 1,000 youths have gone haywire at the ruling party’s secretariat, while the leaders were meeting over the Kogi state election and the late Abubakar Audu’s replacement. The party’s former candidate, Abubakar Audu, died shortly after governorship election, on November 21. The...
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INEC was wrong by asking APC to substitute late Abubakar Audu with a new candidate. INEC will also be wrong to have asked for a transfer of the late Audu’s votes to Falake or a new candidate who did not participate in the election. In an election, the electoral umpire cannot change the goal-post in the...
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Former President, Goodluck Jonathan was attacked on Monday morning, by suspected militants, who drove into his convoy, Leadership reports. The reports states that the militants intercepted and drove into Jonathan’s motorcade at the Julius Berger bridge area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa state. The assailants were said to have followed and pursued the motorcade to the entrance of Jonathan’s private residence in the...
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Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido has accused the All Progressives Congress, of dividing the country, ethnically and politically. Lamido says the new ruling party is presently guilty of everything the Peoples Democratic Party, was accused of, during the last administration. While receiving an award of excellent service in Kano, Lamido said: “I may sound a little different...
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The Managing Partner of Red media Africa, Chude Jideonwo spoke at the inaugural Africa Shapers Summit on Entrepreneurship. The summit, themed Africa – The Last Frontier: Fostering Innovation for Growth and Development held on Thursday November 19 2015 at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Lagos Nigeria. The event’s aim is to inspire entrepreneurship, particularly...
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As we reported earlier, Kobe Bryant has announced that he’s retiring from basketball, at the end of the current NBA season. In honour of the 37 year old basketball star who is set to join his LA Lakers team mate, Shaq O’Neal in retirement, YNaija has compiled 10 amazing facts about the star. Kobe Bean Bryant was born in Philadelphia,...
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Pastor Tunde Bakare, the Senior Pastor of the Latter Rain Church is no stranger to politics and the general affairs of the nation. Bakare, who was running-mate to President Buhari in the 2011 presidential elections, has stayed off the political scene for the past few months. Returning from his self imposed hiatus, the cleric granted TheNews...
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Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, known for his outspokenness and forthrightness, took to Twitter, to speak some common-sense. In a series of tweets, where he made scathing comments about the Nigerian elite, Murray-Bruce, the self appointed supervisor of the Department of Common Sense, made a lot of sense. It’s hard to disagree with Senator Bruce today. Why do our elite behave...
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Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari, for shaking hands with the Queen Elizabeth II of England, after allegedly refusing to shake hands with female ministers. Writing on his Twitter page, Fani-Kayode listed some of the promises of President Buhari, that are yet to be fulfilled. He accused Buhari of double...
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The hosts for the Future Awards Africa (TFAA) 2015 and 10th anniversary has been announced and they are South Africa’s favourite media personality, Bonang Matheba and award-winning artiste and music entrepreneur Dare Art-Alade. Darey is returning as a host after first hosting in 2009. “I am excited to be coming to Nigeria for The Future...
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Singer and actress Zendaya posed for Mane Addicts recent photoshoot. Photographed by Andrew Styles and styled by her …
Wondering why Kobe Bryant is trending on twitter? The NBA star has announced that he’d be retiring at the end of the season. Following a string of poor performances, the LA Lakers All-Star guard took to twitter and sport website The Players’ Tribune to share a touching retirement letter he titled: Dear Basketball. Bryant, who is in his 20th...
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