by Ranti Joseph A former Minister of Petroleum, Tam David-West, has replied the Minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, over her advice on how the incoming administration of Muhammadu Buhari can increase revenue, saying the new president does not need her expertise. David-West, who spoke in an interview in Ibadan,...
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by Chinwe Okafor Africa Fashion Week, the leading platform for showcasing emerging and exciting fashion talent in the country, has announced Africa Magic as its Media Partner for the 2015 edition of the Fashion Week in Nigeria. The annual African Fashion Week Nigeria provides aspiring Nigerian designers with an opportunity to showcase their works to...
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by Anike Jacobs We are only a few months into 2015, yet Davido has managed to unveil the beast in him again. Are you surprised? No, don’t be. It happens every year, so you should be used to it by now. In 2012, he fought a taxi driver over his girlfriend – he wasn’t a super...
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by Sam Eleanya Dear Leke Alder, let me appreciate you for taking out the time to give us your opinion regarding the ongoing debate about the propriety of embracing the re-conceptualization of Christian worship/fellowship sessions so as to accommodate popular hit songs – especially ones with a few mentions of God, like “God Win”. I...
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by Chinwe Okafor Kemi Lala-Akindoju, talented actress and CEO of “Make It Happen Productions” is set to feature as an old woman in Mildred Okwo’s new movie “Surulere”. The actress, who was the major act in Tunde Kelani’s “Dazzling Mirage” where she played the role of a talented beautiful lady living with sickle cell disorder, shows her versatility as...
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by Niran Adedokun In a free market economy like ours, companies like Multichoice would exploit every opportunity to maximise their gains but the National Broadcasting Commission and the Consumer Protection Council owe Nigerians the duty of getting them not just the best bargains but also the best possible treatment from companies which provide services for...
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by Kolapo Olapoju Air traffic controllers have suspended the strike action that had grounded all domestic flights since Thursday, April 16. However, the union warned that a more severe strike action would be embarked on next week if their demands were not met. Yakubu Dati of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), told AFP...
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Jonathan wants world leaders to support Buhari. YNaija Senate is pissed, wants Amendment Bill returned. ThisDay Amaechi will investigate killings in Rivers. Punch Air traffic controllers hold passengers to ransom. Leadership Akwa Ibom APC are still whining over Assembly poll. Punch …And the same issue is playing out in Delta. Vanguard GEJ wants us to...
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by Qudus Onikeku As many Nigerians take to the street in defiant mood, following the victory of our new president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, the nation overflows with glorious sounds of our music and the ferocity of our dances. Even prior to the elections on 28th of March, our billboards, radio and airwaves were inundated with all...
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by Ranti Joseph A Federal High Court in Lagos has suspended the enforcement of a judgment which stopped the Lagos State Government from imposing movement restriction on citizens during the monthly sanitation exercise in the state. By implication, anyone found moving between 7am and 10am on the last Saturday of the month, either on the...
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by Panshak Ibrahim The immediate past National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur says the party’s defeat in the general election is due to a lack of internal democracy. Tukur made the disclosure to journalists in Yola on Thursday, April 16, while reviewing the outcome of the recently concluded elections. According to Tukur,...
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by Panshak Ibrahim The Governor-elect of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has inaugurated a 93-man Transition Committee for the smooth take-off of his administration on May 29. The committee, which comprises 8 sub-committees, is headed by Deputy Governor-elect, Prof. Hafizu Abubakar. He said that the members were drawn from different discipline, noting that they had...
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by Chinwe Okafor If you missed it the first time, you’re in luck as you’ve gotten another chance. The DayStar Christian Centre will be organising another Let’s Talk Toasting event on Saturday, April 18, 2015, in the church premises at Plot A3C Ikosi Road, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos. The event which saw a huge turnout and a...
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by Anike Jacobs A video has surfaced of Nigerian Prophet Temitope Babatunde Joshua warning South Africans in July 2013 of a ‘youth revolt’ in their nation which would result in deaths of ‘certain people’. The video clip, uploaded to Joshua’s popular YouTube channel, Emmanuel TV, claims the controversial cleric prophesied about the violent xenophobic attacks...
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by Anike Jacobs 12 African migrants died yesterday after being thrown overboard by fellow passengers into the Mediterranean sea. Police in the Sicilian port of Palermo confirmed the news to the AFP, saying they had arrested some 15 Muslim migrants suspected of attacking the Christian passengers after a religious row on a boat headed for...
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by Ranti Joseph The Senate has demanded for the return of the bill sent to President Goodluck Jonathan for assent as well as the signature page. The demand was to dismiss suggestions rife in the National Assembly on Thursday that the bill was initially signed by Jonathan before apparently recanting. The House of Representatives also...
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by Kolapo Olapoju There is a brewing feud between the Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido and ex-Minister of Internal Affairs in the Second Republic, Senator Bello Maitama Yusuf. Tha pair have for a few weeks, been at loggerheads over the suppossed diversion of a N15million Peoples Democratic Party campaign funds. Lamido accused Maitama-Yusuf, who recently...
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by Anike Jacobs A 12-year-old girl sent to grind groundnut by her mother, Aisha Buba, on Wednesday, met her untimely death when she was hooked and killed by a grinding machine in Bauchi. Nigerian Tribune gathered that the machine’s fan belt hooked the deceased’s cloth and dragged her to the ground, fatally injuring her in...
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by Robert Obioha To those castigating and blaming the Igbos for wrong voting or putting their eggs in one huge basket, there is no point brooding over spilt milk. Politics is a game. You lose some, you win some. The winners and losers of the 2015 general elections in the country have mostly emerged. While...
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by Anike Jacobs News agency, Reuters has just revealed a plot by some powerful elements in the country to kidnap every Nigerian’s man of the moment, Prof. Attahiru Jega. According to the report, the attempt by a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, on March 31 to scuttle the announcement of the...
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by Uche Igwe Who will account for all the lives wasted last Saturday? Do we hold President Jonathan, his Patience Jonathan, the chief beneficiary Nyesom Wike, CP Karma, Mrs Ghesila Khan, and Mrs Thelma Iremiren responsible for all the killings and electoral malpractices? A tumultuous celebration erupted in the Mile 1, Mile 4 and town...
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by Abimbola Adelakun The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, ran for office a record four times chiefly on a moral basis: to purge Nigeria’s soul of corruption, a national malaise that has become a culture and now seems intractable. For a man regularly hailed as incorruptible, and therefore the best candidate for an anti-corruption blitz, there could...
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by Anike Jacobs Despite the backlash he recently got for ministering his hit track, ‘Godwin’ in a church, Mavin artiste, Korede Bello wants you to know that he won’t stop performing in churches. You want him in your church for a ministration, all you need to do is contact his manager and he’ll definitely show up. The...
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by Tayo Ogunbiyi Like life itself, politics is very dynamic in nature. Sometimes politics could be both dynamic and dramatic. In politics, things happen in swift and remarkable fashions that rapidly alter the status quo in inconceivable manner. In Nigeria, the political landscape is often turbulent and unpredictable. Political shakers and movers emerge and quit...
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by Isi Esene Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili, former World Bank Vice President, current Senior Economic Adviser with the Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative (AEDPI) and leading voice on the global #BringBackOurGirls campaign, has been named as one of the TIME100 Most Influential People in the World in 2015. She is honoured alongside Nigeria’s President-Elect, Muhammadu Buhari and award-winning...
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by Damilola Jagun Prince Buruji Kashamu, Senator-elect, Ogun East Senatorial District, has responded to an article published in Associated Press. In the report, it was written that Kashamu, who has just been elected Senator, is still wanted after being indicted in the United States for allegedly smuggling heroin. Kashamu issued a swift, yet lengthy response...
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The Senate still can’t understand GEJ’s use of veto power. ThisDay APC power sharing formula will soon be ready. Vanguard Ajimobi wants Ladoja to take the chill pill. Nation It’s official, Supplementary polls will hold April 25 in Imo and Abia. ThisDay Okowa gets Certificate of Return. Vanguard Aliyu really wants us to know that...
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by Anike Jacobs The evil nanny that kidnapped the Orekoya kids has been arrested but a new case has popped up. A housemaid in Nairobi, Kenya was caught on camera attempting to breastfeed her employer’s baby, Nairobi News reports. The maid, Grace Mwikali Mwema, had just been employed two days prior to the incident. A...
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by Azubuike Azikiwe Not too long ago, Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers accused the Jonathan-led Peoples Democratic Party and the Presidency of bribing leaders of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). A few months after that episode, the PDP is now accusing the All Progressives Congress of bribing pastors and Ogoni chiefs. According to the...
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by Anike Jacobs It’s Friday morning, so it’s okay to bring you some weird news. While most people cuddle up to dogs and cats, a 27-year-old Chinese woman, Zhu Chou, has become an internet sensation for sharing her life with her pet pig, Five flowers. This Chinese woman has raised this pet since it was a...
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