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April 16, 2015

Buhari makes TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People

by Kolapo Olapoju Muhammadu Buhari, President-elect of Nigeria has been included among the 100 most influential people by TIME Magazine. He made the list alongside 3 other Nigerians, Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, and international bestselling author, Chimamanda Adichie. Read below how Buhari was profiled: A new choice for... Read More
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April 16, 2015

We hear a deadly disease has hit Ondo and it has killed many people already (READ)

by Anike Jacobs Residents of Irele township in Ondo state have been hit by a deadly disease which is similar to but more dangerous than Ebola. According to reports, the victims wake up blind, with a terrible headache and die within a few hours. At least 15 people who contracted the disease are feared dead.... Read More
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April 16, 2015

Xenophobic attacks: Lawmaker wants Nigerians in South Africa evacuated

by Ranti Joseph Chairperson, House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Nnenna Elendu-Ukeje has called for the evacuation of Nigerians within 24 hours from South Africa owing to ongoing attacks on non-indigenes. Ukeje made the appeal in a phone interview on Thursday in Ibadan. She said that the call was necessary because of increasing attacks... Read More
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April 16, 2015

Leke Alder: #TheMusicIssue – Can a Christian artiste sing secular songs? (Part 2)

by Leke Alder The foregoing leads us to the tendentious issue of whether a Christian can even do “secular” music. Must a Christian sing only gospel? Should a Christian perform only “Christian” songs – “songs that glorify God and edify his people”? Truth is, many of these artistes being young are merely dealing with the... Read More
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April 16, 2015

Two of our favorite female celebrities are getting married this weekend (PHOTOS)

by Anike Jacobs Wedding bells! While we are anticipating the weddings of  former Tinsel stars, Osas Ighodalo and Gbenro, two celebrity weddings will be happening this weekend in Lagos and in Oyo states. Baseline Entertainment‘s leading female act, Aramide will be walking down the aisle with the love of her life, Pelumi on Saturday. We... Read More
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April 16, 2015

Leke Alder: #TheMusicIssue – Can a Christian artiste sing secular songs? (Part 1)

  by Leke Alder The foregoing leads us to the tendentious issue of whether a Christian can even do “secular” music. Must a Christian sing only gospel? Should a Christian perform only “Christian” songs – “songs that glorify God and edify his people”? A few days ago, there arose a Twitter storm of apocalyptic proportions... Read More
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April 16, 2015

Honest airport cleaner rewarded by another church in Lagos (See Photos)

by Anike Jacobs The honest airport cleaner, Josephine Ugwu, who returned about N6million she found during a routine cleanup at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport airport toilet, is now the toast of Nigerian pastors. On April 5th, Josephine was  hosted by the founder of TREM, Lagos, Bishop Mike Okonkwo. Now she has been hosted by... Read More
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April 16, 2015

Orekoya boys found naked inside a bag as police arrest nanny from hell

by Chinwe Okafor The kidnapped Orekoya boy’s residence became a camp ground yesterday following their release from their captors. The children, Demola, 6; Adedamola, 4, and Aderomola, 11 months, were reportedly found in an uncompleted building in Shasha area of Akowonjo, Lagos, Tuesday night, after an undisclosed ransom was paid into an account. According to... Read More
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April 16, 2015

Why Jonathan refused to sign the Amended Constitution

by Ranti Joseph President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, gave reasons why he refused to assent the constitution amendment bill forwarded to him by the National Assembly even as some eminent lawyers backed his decision. Raising about 13 grounds, President Jonathan in a letter entitled: “Re: Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Fourth Alteration Act, 2015,”... Read More
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April 16, 2015

Concede defeat and congratulate us || Rivers PDP wants APC to do the GEJ and move on

by Ranti Joseph The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State told the All Progressives Congress (APC) to concede defeat and congratulate the governor-elect, Nyesom Wike. Chairman, Media and Publicity Committee of the PDP Campaign Organisation (PDPCO) in the state, Emma Okah, who made the call while speaking to newsmen in Port Harcourt on Wednesday,... Read More
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April 16, 2015

Why we didn’t support Buhari during the presidential election – Ndigbo has a revelation

by Azubuike Azikiwe The apex socio-cultural organisation, Ohaneze Ndigbo, says that it has no regrets for not supporting Muhammadu Buhari, in his presidential bid. The national treasurer of the group, Chief Damian Ogene, speaking Awka, stated that the organisation supported President Goodluck Jonathan because of Buhari’s negative antecedents to Ndigbo. Ogene stated that President-elect’s rejection... Read More
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April 16, 2015

Too many fake lawyers are undermining the profession, CJN laments

by Ranti Joseph The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Mahmud Mohammed has expressed worries over the rising number of fake lawyers in the country. Mohammed who stated this during the official launch of Stamp for Lawyers, ‎which was produced by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Wednesday, complained that the prevalence of fake lawyers... Read More
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April 16, 2015

Opinion: Weep not President Jonathan, you had it coming

by Okafor Udoka So, the challenge of laying the foundation upon which history and posterity would hinge in studying the man, President Jonathan, lies with us. Amidst the resounding sorrows and celebrations permeating Nigeria is the rage that the 2015 presidential election has been decisively won and lost: Retired Major General Muhammadu Buhari broke a... Read More
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April 15, 2015

Today’s Daily Brief: Ribadu says why he contested Adamawa election, Jonathan’s letter on Constitutional Amendment shocks Senate, INEC presents Certificate of Return to winners in Edo, and more

The Governor of Niger State, Mu’azu Aliyu, has stated that contrary to widespread permutations, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is not dead. He said the party will come back in 2019 to take what it lost in this year elections. Mr. Aliyu, who made this declaration Wednesday when the campaign organization of Umar Nasko, Niger... Read More
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April 15, 2015

“I am not in an opposition party” || Is the Cross River governor-elect in denial?

by Kolapo Olapoju The governor-elect of Cross River state is apparently in a state of denial. Senator Ben Ayade of the Peoples Democratic Party says that he doesn’t belong to the opposition party. A quick reminder – Following its victory at the recently held general elections, the All Progressives Congress, formerly the opposition party became... Read More
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