We’ll do our best to kill corruption in Nigeria – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that his administration will kill corruption in Nigeria. Buhari gave the assurance on Monday, June 15, in Johannesburg, South Africa, when he met Nigerians resident in the country. The President stated that the All Progressives Congress government is determined to secure the country, improve the economy and eliminate corruption. He... Read More

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anti-corruption, APC, corruption, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria

June 16, 2015

The problem with the Nigerian graduate

Often times, I get requests from friends and sometimes strangers randomly to help with their job search. Fair enough as it’s important to leverage on one’s network for a thing like getting a job. The disturbing part and why I’m often unable to help is that about 80% of the CVs I get belong to... Read More

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education, graduates

June 16, 2015

Opinion: The President’s “West Germany” gaffe is not a joking matter

by Kennedy Emetulu The worst of the booboos is to refer to Germany as West Germany. In 2015, West Germany? C’mon! This is not a mocking write-up, it is a serious piece meant mainly to draw attention to something that could become a real problem in the future. While they were on the campaign trail,... Read More

Garba Shehu, kennedy emetulu, opinion, president buhari, ynaija

June 16, 2015

Move over, ladies. Meet the 31-year-old guy who’s keeping his virginity as a promise to God

Apparently it’s not just ladies who can stay away from sex till their wedding night. Guys can too! This 31 year old American, JimDre Westbrook, has not had sex since his birth. No, he is not gay or impotent! The 31 year old resident of the famous sin city, Las Vegas, has chosen to... Read More

JimDre Westbrook, male virgins, virginity

June 16, 2015

This woman called off her engagement to keep dating sugar daddies (PHOTOS)

Old habits truly die hard. A 26 year old lady, Miss Munoz, of Los Angeles, California, has called off her engagement because she wants to keep living the sugar daddy life. Apparently, she fell into the sugar daddy lifestyle in 2010 when she was 21. However, she hid her lifestyle after she met her 32-year-old Caesar Romero,... Read More

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June 16, 2015

President Buhari returns to Nigeria from AU Summit (PHOTOS)

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Nigeria this morning, May 16. Buhari flew back in from South Africa where he had gone to attend the African Union summit, which he chaired. See below photos of his arrival.

June 16, 2015

The most disgusting thing is going down in the Dominican Republic

In 1503, the ports of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic became the first recorded location of captive Africans being sold as slaves. Thanks to the French occupation of Haiti, the Dominican Republic became a vehicle for modern slavery in the region. Following the Haitian slave rebellion, liberated Haitians invaded their neighbors in the Dominican... Read More

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Dominican Republic, Haiti, Racism

June 16, 2015

Opinion: The Nation Newspaper should rise above gutter journalism

by Teniola Fadina Finally, as mentioned in the earlier parts of this article, it is important that Nigerian newspapers like The Nation (regardless of its ownership) move forward from vigilante-like/ambush journalism, to factual, verified, objective, accountable, and relevant journalism. Following the highly-engaging political twists, turns, and eventual outcome of the 8thNational Assembly leadership elections, which... Read More

drug barons, national assembly, opinion, Politics, teniola fadina, the Nation, ynaija, yusuf alli

June 16, 2015

Cheating scandal: Toke Makinwa reaches out to women in similar situations

Is the Toke Makinwa cheating scandal controversy ending any time soon? We don’t know for sure but someone from the parties involved has acknowledged the situation. The media personality, Toke, who has carefully avoided talking about and acknowledging her husband’s alleged infidelity, has now reached out to women on her instagram page, who have sent... Read More

Maje Ayida's other woman, toke makinwa, toke makinwa marriage update

June 16, 2015

Ochereome Nnanna: APC — Now that Tinubu is in trouble

by Ochereome Nnanna Tinubu’s staying power in the party will hang, in the main, on his continued good relationship with President Buhari. While the various political elements that formed the victorious coalition, the All Progressives Congress, APC, gathered against the former ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, pundits had believed it was only a matter of... Read More

APC, bola tinubu, Ochereome Nnanna, opinion, president buhai, ynaija

June 16, 2015

LUTH doctors begin warning strike

The Association of Resident Doctors, Lagos University Teaching Hospital chapter, Idi-Araba, Lagos has begun a three-day warning strike over the non- reversal of the skipping policy for doctors working at the hospital. The LUTH ARD Chairman, Dr. Moronkola Ramon, who declared the three-day warning strike during a protest on the hospital premises on Monday, warned... Read More

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Doctors, hospital, Luth, strike

June 16, 2015

Soldier allegedly shoots truck driver over N200

A truck driver conveying potatoes from Zaria to Kaduna must have thought he was safe doing his honest work when he was stopped by soldiers at a roadblock. Abdul Saminu was allegedly shot by an angry soldier for refusing to part with N200. The driver initially refused, but later gave one of the soldiers N100.... Read More

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200naira, kilss, note, Soldier, truck driver

June 16, 2015

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Hope for Non-APC members, Court strike out Nyako suit, Jega regret one thing, More stories

Oyegun tells why Saraki, Dogara were recognized. ThisDay Lawmakers justify their fat allowance, says so they won’t corrupt. YNaija Oyegun hints that non-APC members could make Buhari’s ministers list. Vanguard Enugu APC leaders divided over ministerial slot. ThisDay Omisore angry with Aregbesola for giving Osun money to Lagos visitors. YNaija Wike dissolves all boards, parastatals.... Read More

APC, Buhari, Jega, Oyegun, Saraki, tracklist

June 16, 2015

Team work: Mother and son torture housemaids with hot iron

These two put the phrase two heads are better than one into play when they joint-handedly decided to torture their maids. A middle-aged woman, Mr. Agnes Uchendu, and her son, Ikechukwu Uchendu, are currently in police custody for allegedly inflicting injuries on their domestic helps- Hope Ajunwa, 11; and Ngozi Ajunwa, 9-with hot electric iron. The... Read More

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June 16, 2015

Crisis within: APC chieftain calls on party chairman, Oyegun to resign

Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Comrade Timi Frank, says that the party’s National Chairman, John Odigie Oyegun should resign. Frank, who is a member of the party’s National Working Committee, blamed the chairman and some members of the APC’s NWC for the crisis that resulted from the election of leaders of National Assembly. He said... Read More

APC, John Oyegun, resignation, timi frank

June 16, 2015

“We should earn well, so we won’t be corrupt” | Lawmaker tries to justify fat pay

A Federal Lawmaker, Joe Edionwele, says himself and his colleagues deserve to earn good salaries, so they won’t be corrupt while carrying out their oversight functions. Edionwele, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party representing Esan West, Esan Central and Igueben federal constituency of Edo State, said people advocating for pay cut for legislators are... Read More

Edo, Federal Lawmaker, House of Reps, Joe Edionwele, pay cut

June 16, 2015

“Stop giving Osun money to Lagos visitors” | Omisore comes for Aregbesola

PDP Governorship candidate of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, says the administration of Governor Rauf Aregbesola has borrowed over N480bn since he assumed office in 2010. Omisore, who has resumed his verbal attacks of Argebesola, stated this at a press conference in Ile Ife on Monday, June 15. Omisore blamed the inability of Aregbesola to pay workers’... Read More

APC, Iyiola Omisore, Osun State, Rauf Argebesola, workers’ salaries

June 16, 2015

Jega has only one regret as INEC Chairman

Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, says the only regret from his tenure was his inability to create a separate salary structure for INEC workers. Jega said this in Abuja, on Monday, June 15, during a retreat organised for the electoral officers of the commission to review the report of the 2015 elections. The INEC... Read More

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Attahiru Jega, INEC Chairman, Regret, Salary structure, Staff

June 16, 2015

Why Saraki runs the Senate from his private residence

Since his election as the Senate President on June 9, Bukola Saraki, has been running the affairs of the Senate from his private residence in the Maitama area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This is because the official homes being built for National Assembly’s principal officers are still under construction. The former official residence of the Senate... Read More

Abuja, Bukola Saraki, official residence, private residence, Senate President

June 16, 2015

APC is unfortunately divided – Kwankwanso

Former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, says the crisis in the National Assembly has led to a division within the party. He also believes that the party may have underrated the capability of the G-5 governors in deciding on those that should vie for top positions in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. The... Read More

APC, G-5 governors, national assembly, Rabiu Kwankwaso

June 16, 2015

“Enough is enough” | OPC pulls out of pipeline protection contract

The Oodua People’s Congress, has instructed its men to refrain from guarding all the pipelines of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. In March, the Federal Government headed by Goodluck Jonathan, had awarded a multi-billion naira contract to OPC to protect NNPC pipelines in the South-West region. According to Yinka Oguntimehin, spokesman for Gani Adams faction of... Read More

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Gani Adams, nnpc, OPC, pipeline protection contract

June 15, 2015

Bayelsa youths defend Sylva, warn EFCC against persecuting him

With Timipre Sylva going in and out of court over the fraud case becoming something of concern, a section of youths from Bayelsa State have decided to defend their former Governor and have asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to stop further persecution. The youths were reacting to a fresh 50-count charge slammed on Sylva by... Read More

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bayelsa state, EFCC, Sylva, youth

June 15, 2015

Today’s Daily Brief: APC divided, Buhari confused, and more

So still on the NASS issue, it’s like everything is working against Femi Gbajabiamila as some major stakeholders in the All Progressive Congress (APC) are opposing him from emerging as house majority leader. Gbajabiamila who lost the position of speaker of the house to Yakubu Dogara, career seems to be on the balance, because as... Read More

APC, Buhari, Daily Brief, Gbajabiamila, Majority Leader, ministers, Tinubu, toke makinwa

June 15, 2015

Finally! North Korea officially confirms executing Hyon Yong Chol

Remember the North Korean defense chief that was executed for dozing off during a military event? North Korea has officially dispatched bulletins announcing his execution , South Korean media reports. South Korean news network YTN on Monday reported that the news was sent from North Korean embassies in China and other locations to the host governments,... Read More

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June 15, 2015

Tania Attiba: The cofoundHER interview

Tania Attiba is the founder of Connex’ences and a volunteer at Francophonie. Trained as a personal assistant, she spent the early part of her career helping executives organize their lives. While working as a personal assistant in a TV show production company, Tania had an introspective moment where she realized she was far from her... Read More

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June 15, 2015

Buhari may pick ministers from outside the party – APC Chairman

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, John Oyegun, says that non-members of the party could possibly serve as Ministers in the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari. Oyegun said to journalists in Abuja on Monday, June 15, that the background of ministerial candidates does not matter as long as the person is capable of delivering and serving... Read More

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June 15, 2015

Bobbi Kristina said to be taken off life support “to die peacefully”

Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, who has been unresponsive in hospital for four months, ‘is being taken home to die peacefully’. According to reports, the 22-year-old – who has been in hospital since she was found unconscious in a bath on January 31 – will be moved to the house in which she lived... Read More

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June 15, 2015

Senator Kashamu withdraws N20bn lawsuit against OBJ

Senator Buruji Kashamu, has withdrawn a N20.1 billion libel suit he instituted against former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Kashamu, who represents Ogun-East in the National Assembly, had filed the suit before a Federal Capital Territory court in Abuja. According to Punch Newspapers, the presiding judge, Justice Valentine Ashi, struck out the suit on May 26, 2015, following the notice... Read More

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Buruji Kashamu, Libel suit, N20bn, olusegun obasanjo

June 15, 2015

Dear celebrities, we’ve seen just about enough eggplants to last a lifetime

On behalf of all men with a penis (big or small), I’d like to say- can the eggplant pictures stop already! It took the contribution of Skuki’s Vavavoom to break the camel’s back. Vavavoom has no business sharing eggplant pictures on Instagram till he’s managed to put together a decent record. For those who don’t... Read More

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June 15, 2015

How SDK scooped Linda Ikeji on the “Toke” story

While many were set to lay their heads for the night on Saturday, gossip blogger Stella Dimokorkus (SDK), broke the biggest gossip story of the month, maybe year. Toke Makinwa’s husband, Maje Ayida had been cheating on her with another woman, Anita Solomon. Even knocking her up in the process. So big a story that it’s been trending... Read More

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