The Bank of Industry has resumed the training of 1,000 corps members who were successful in their application for the Graduate Entrepreneurship Fund. The Fund is geared at empowering National Youth Service Corps members who submitted excellent entrepreneurial ideas with loans of up to N2 million each. BOI, in a statement released revealed that out...
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The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Kwara state has distributed petrol that was being hoarded by petrol stations to motorists and motorcyclists free of charge. Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, had last week given a directive that any petrol station found guilty of hoarding, should be sealed or punished by seizure. The affected petrol stations are: Alkad and Sons...
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We reported earlier in the week that Afrobeat legend, Femi Kuti underwent an emergency surgery. Although the cause of the emergency surgery is yet to be known, his return to the stage might take a while longer after manager of The Afrikan Shine released a statement that the award winning star would be out for...
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Kogi state governor, Capt Idris Wada has reinstated the state Council Chairmen that were sacked by the order of a High Court in Kotonkarfe last year. The governor’s decision is in accordance to the ruling of the Court of Appeal ruling which ordered their immediate reinstatement. The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties had dragged the...
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Half of all Africans are under the age of 20, with those aged 16-34 accounting for 65% of the entire continent’s trillion-dollar consumer spend. With Africa being one of the continents with the largest youth populations, Chain Reactions Nigeria, a leading Public Relations Consultancy firm unveiled the first ever bespoke Nigerian Youth Trends Report in...
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FG tells court to revoke Dasuki’s bail. Vanguard APC mourns Abubakar Audu. Leadership Eze Ndigbo laments nobody cares about the South-East. YNaija DSS gets order to detain Kanu for another 90 days. Leadership Army arrest two officers for sabotage of military’s fight against terrorism. Nation Aregbesola names N750 million school after Soyinka. Nation Women stage solidarity rally...
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Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has expressed concern over the recent spate of agitation by Igbo groups for the creation of a Biafra state. The Sultan said there are millions of Igbos living in northern Nigeria, who aren’t exactly on the same page with the Biafra proponents. Speaking on Monday, at the second General Assembly...
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Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has once again commented on the continued captivity of the Chibok girls. The Chibok girls were kidnapped from their hostels in their secondary school, in April 2014 by Boko Haram insurgents. While the previous administration wasn’t able to secure their rescue, the present one hasn’t shown much promise in bringing the girls...
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Few people illustrate the transient nature of positional power like the erstwhile Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. The hitherto untouchable ‘super woman’ has suddenly become like a frightened toddler seeking sympathy from the same people she despised while in power. We all remember how she reportedly contrived her flight booking to coincide with...
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Although budgeting may seem like a drag, being in debt is even more of a downer. By getting a grip on your spending, you can build your savings and improve your credit score. So, what really is a budget? A budget is a plan for your future income and expenditures over a set period of...
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by Eromo Egbejule The 26-year old is rewriting the rules of a game according to the Master’s manual This November, Grammy award-winning rapper and dancer, Melissa ‘Missy Elliott’’ Elliott released WTF, a song that announced her return from a seven-year hiatus. As with many things global, Nigerians were excited, tweeting and shrieking to no end...
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The Eze Ndigbo of Lagos state, Eze Nwabueze Ohazulike, says the South East zone of Nigeria has been disenfranchised since time immemorial. He blamed the neglect of the South East on the recent outbreak of pro-Biafra protests and agitations in the region. Ohazulike, who’s also the President of the Association of Eze Ndigbo in diaspora, said the...
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New insight into the circumstances surrounding the death of Prince Audu Abubakar, has emerged, but how factual it is, remains to be ascertained. The Kogi State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate was reported to have given up the ghost on Sunday, a day after the gubernatorial election. However, The Nation reports that Prince Audu actually died on...
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Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole says he’s not afraid of the Esama of Benin Kingdom, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion and his son, former Governor Lucky Igbinedion. Oshiomhole also reiterated his claim that father and son looted the state’s coffers and also converted government properties for personal use. The governor spoke in Benin on Monday, when thousands...
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bode George, has implored the pro-Biafran agitators to have patience and table their frustrations before the federal government. George said on Monday, that no nation has ever survived two civil wars in the history of the world, hence Nigeria would not be an exception, should that be the case. Speaking at...
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The cousin of Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Bayelsa state, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. Krinpere Douglas was abducted on Monday, November 23, by gunmen in a boat along the Ogbia-Brass waterways According to Sahara Reporters, Douglas was on his way to a political rally of Timipre Sylva, when the convoy of...
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“Management is doing things right; Leadership is doing the right things” – Peter Drucker Decisiveness is a trait all great leaders possess. President Buhari must create time to ponder and move fast on two issues that may appear light on the face but have the tendency to spiral out of control. First is Nnamdi Kanu’s...
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Sometimes, it is hard to believe that the InnJoo has only been around for less than one year and half. With about 14 devices in their product line-up already, they decided to take things a step higher with the launch of a smart TV (Inn TV), a flagship (InnJoo 2) for the year and two other...
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The Nigerian Army has said that some officers within its rank are in cahoot with some outside forces to embarrass the military and the Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Tukur Buratai. According to Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Usman, the officers and their collaborators are going to: “to execute this plan as from next month, December 2015, using...
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Responding to an order of the Supreme Court, the Code of Conduct Tribunal has suspended the trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki. The Supreme Court had ordered the tribunal to suspend further hearing in the matter and ‘tarry awhile’ to enable it hear and determine the substantive appeal brought by Saraki. Hence, pending the determination of Saraki’s appeal at the apex court, the...
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Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife has emerged from seclusion where he was for 21 days, and was presented with the traditional “Ade-Are” crown. The 51st traditional ruler of Ile Ife was presented with the crown by the custodian of Oke-Ora, at Ile-funfun Opa, located between Ile-Ife and Osu, along Ilesa Road. Upon his emergence, Oba...
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Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, may be singing the change anthem, but a village in his local government area, apparently hasn’t heard the melody. The major road in Isiekenesi, Ideato South LGA of Imo state, is an -eyesore, a death trap and a relic- all rolled into one. We’re certain the people of Isiekenesi, would like Governor Okorocha,...
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The Department of State Services has requested that the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), who is charged with criminal conspiracy, be stopped by a Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ court in Abuja. The request was made by the DSS on Monday, November 23. Kanu has pleaded not guilty...
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The President of the nation, Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the news of Prince Abubakar Audu’s demise with deep regret. Speaking through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the president revealed that the news of the governorship aspirant’s death really devastated him. According to the statement, “we are obviously devastated at the...
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Many years ago, Nigeria earned a longstanding place as one of the most corrupt countries in the world. This is because corruption in Nigeria continues to thrive as a consequence of the nexus between bureaucracy, politics and criminality. Because of this, Nigeria is no longer considered a ‘soft state’. it has now become a ‘consideration state’ where...
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However removed anyone chooses to be from the eccentricity of Nigeria’s political system, we eventually all get involved at the end of the day. From the cab man who drives around the city narrating his ordeal about how he managed to fuel his car, to the blacksmith who has to send money to his son...
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Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, has reacted to a report that he named Bola Tinubu, the All Progressive Congress National leader, as being responsible for the death of Prince Audu Abubakar. Speaking through his media aide on Monday, Okorocha described the report as malicious and untrue. The report was supposedly made by one Olutoyosi Omotoso under the...
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Former Kogi governor, Audu Abubakar, has been buried in his hometown of Ogbonicha. As opposed to widespread reports that the late politicians had resurrected, we can now confirm that Prince Audu is dead and laid to rest. Audu’s corpse was lowered into his grave on Monday afternoon, as sympathisers and family members wept profusely. He died on Sunday,...
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Senior Pastor of the Household of God Church, Chris Okotie, famous for his controversial outbursts, may have gotten himself in trouble over his recent comments about the President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ayo Oritsejafor. Okotie had claimed that Oritsejafor gave former president, Goodluck Jonathan, a false prophecy, which led him to contest and lose the last presidential election. The National...
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