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November 18, 2015

24 years a slave! True story of a Nigerian slave in Britain

Here is another tragedy-filled potential Oscar winning story. A British couple accused of detaining a Nigerian immigrant as a slave for over twenty years has been found guilty. Emmanuel and Antan Edet aged 61 and 58 respectively were found guilty of slavery by a London court after being accused of forcing the immigrant to work... Read More
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November 18, 2015

A moment of silence… for the world-famous ‘I Pass My Neighbour’ generator

The Nigeria Customs Service has revealed that the Federal Government has banned the importation of small generators, popularly called I pass my neighbor. While speaking with newsmen, the Controller, Federation Operations Unit Zone A, Lagos of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Madugu Sanni made this disclosure in Lagos on Tuesday. He explained that the Customs was able to... Read More
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November 18, 2015

Are you creative? An opportunity may await you at TEDxBodija

The organizers of TEDxBodija 2015 themed INNOVATION – THINKING UPSIDE DOWN, have launched TEDxBodija Innovation Contest – aimed at celebrating and giving a platform to start-ups and ideas created by young, passionate and innovative Nigerians. Winners of the contest will be given opportunity to present their projects and ideas at the TEDxBodija event holding on Sunday,... Read More
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November 18, 2015

2 APC senators shamelessly wrestle over ‘juicy committees’ disagreement

Two Nigerian senators on Tuesday, November 17 shamelessly, tethered on the edge of a fist fight right outside the Senate chambers! And over what? The two senators, Kabir Marafa (APC, Zamfara) and Ali Wakili (APC, Bauchi) took the ongoing disagreement between the Senate Unity Forum and Like Minds Group over committees’ distribution in the senate-... Read More
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November 18, 2015

MTN fined N190m in Uganda – Read why

It appears Nigeria isn’t the only country where telecommunications giant, MTN has been found wanting. On November 6, a commercial court in Uganda, presided over by Henry Peter Adonyo, slammed a fine of sh2.3bn (N190 Million) on the multinational telecommunications company- payable to EzeeMoney as damages for sabotaging EzeeMoney mobile money business. EzeeMoney had initially filed... Read More
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November 18, 2015

TSA fraud: The ‘Facebook Senate President’ speaks from Facebook

Following Governor Ayo Fayose’s allegation of fraud in President Buhari’s Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy, Senate president, Bukola Saraki, has declared that the Senate will investigate the allegations and ensure that Nigerians know the truth. Saraki has assured Nigerians that the Senate will see to its responsibility of finding out and blocking any leakages in government... Read More
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November 18, 2015

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Diezani begs for mercy | Ben Carson knows nothing about the Middle East | Ekweremadu escapes assassination | More stories

NNPC orders DPR to seal filling stations hoarding petrol. YNaija Kwara governor, Ahmed swears in second batch commissioners. Leadership Fresh bombing in Yola killing over 30 killed, 80 injured. This Day Assassination attempt carried out on Ekweremadu’s life. Leadership Dokpesi says- ‘I didn’t apologise for PDP, Jonathan’. This Day Jega not cool with new source... Read More
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November 18, 2015

The many versions of Olusegun Obasanjo

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has been everything at every phase in Nigeria’s history. He has been a student, a soldier, a statesman, a head of state in mufti and khaki. Even a farmer. These photos will show you the many versions of Obasanjo. The Baby boy   The Farmer.  The groom. (His marriage to Mama... Read More
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November 18, 2015

Buhari ordered the arrest of Dasuki and this is how Twitter reacted

President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the arrest of Dasuki following the revelation by the investigative committee on arms procurement. Here’s how Twitter reacted: Because this Yam must go round.  https://twitter.com/akaebube/status/666955602271301632 2. Because Twitter people = Federal Bureau of Investigation. https://twitter.com/fatibatul/status/666993705564413952 3. The Sun must touch everything https://twitter.com/StanVito/status/666984677178253312 4. Throwing shade at some super minister like its... Read More
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November 18, 2015

Free petrol! NNPC orders DPR to invade fuel-hoarding stations

The Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has ordered the Department of Petroluem Resources to seal petrol-hoarding filling stations. Kachikwu, who’s also the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, instructed the DPR to sell to customers for free, the products of the petrol stations found guilty of hoarding. A... Read More
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November 18, 2015

Meet 20-year-old veteran robber who’s had a 13-year career

20-year-old veteran robber, Yusuf Lawal, who started robbing at the age of seven, was recently arrested in Lagos alongside his gang member, Taju Alabi, aka Kolo.  Apparently, police was patrolling Kadiri and Kano streets around 4am for their nightly checks at the same time when 19 armed robbers were operating in the community. Lawal was caught stealing money, phones, and other... Read More
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November 18, 2015

3 new things we learned from Osinbajo’s speech at UI Founders Day

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, represented President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, at the 67th Founders Day ceremony of the University of Ibadan. Speaking on behalf of the President, Osinbajo gave a speech on unemployment vis a vis job creation, power sector and the economy. Here are 3 things we learned from the address by Osinbajo:... Read More
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November 18, 2015

Churches, mosques in Lagos to be put under surveillance

The surveillance of activities of churches and mosques in Lagos state would soon commence, the state government has said. The government says the move is to curb the preaching of hate messages and religious intolerance. The development was communicated on Tuesday, by the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. Abdulhakeem Abdullateef. “Henceforth, we will start to monitor... Read More
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November 18, 2015

This is the South South’s official position on Biafra

Ethnic groups of the South-South geo-political zone, have called for an immediate end of the pro-Biafra protests in their region. On Tuesday, November 17, during a meeting of the Conference of Ethnic Nationalities of the South-South at Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, they distanced the South-South zone from the agitation for Biafra, while denouncing calls for secession. Present at the... Read More
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November 17, 2015

President Buhari orders arrest of Sambo Dasuki

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the relevant agencies to arrest former National Security Adviser, Col  Sambo Dasuki (retd). Buhari ordered that Dasuki should be apprehended over his role in the puchase of arms and equipment in the Armed Forces and Defence sector since 2007. Dasuki’s arrest was ordered based on the recommendation from the report of the... Read More
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November 17, 2015

How Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu escaped ‘assassination attempt’

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, says he escaped being assassinated while heading to work, around 10am on Tuesday morning. Ekweremadu’s spokesperson, Uche Anichukwu, says the assassination attempt on his principal’s life took place between Apo Flyover and Dantata Construction Company’s yard, in Abuja. He was supposedly trailed by a white Mercedez Benz AMG E63, which was driven... Read More
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