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October 3, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Tinubu, Mark visit OBJ separately, GEJ almost declares re-election bid, and more

We deliver your news brief for Tuesday, October 3, 2014.   President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday said that national interest would override any personal ambition or sectional agenda in his decision to seek re-election in 2015 or not. Jonathan, who stated this in his Eid-El-Kabir message to Muslim faithful in the country, called on all... Read More
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October 3, 2014

Get ready folks, ‘enviromental sanitation’ may soon be no more

by Kolapo Olapoju The monthly enviromental sanitation might soon cease to be, if the Minister of Health Health has his way. The minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu, made the comments, while on air as a special guest on the ‘News Agency of Nigeria Forum, reviews containment of #Ebola by Government of Nigeria’. Dan Nwomeh, the Special Assistant... Read More
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October 3, 2014

President Jonathan asks ‘political leaders’ to be a bit less selfish in ‘Eid-el-Kabir’ message

by Laila Ibrahim President Goodluck Jonathan has released an Eid-el-kabir message to ‘Muslims across the nation as they celebrate the yearly felicitations. “I greet and felicitate with all our countrymen and women of the Islamic faith as we celebrate this year’s Eid-El-Kabir. I also congratulate all believers who have successfully undertaken the Hajj this year... Read More
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October 3, 2014

That was how AIG Joseph Mbu made a fool of himself the other day…

by Kolapo Olapoju Assistant Inspector General of Police, Joseph Mbu is often in the news for one reason or the other, this time around, the self proclaimed ‘Lion of the Police force’ got annoyed that Amaechi Anakwue, a Senior correspondent at AIT, called him ‘controversial’ on television. Apparently, the meaning of controversial was lost on... Read More
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October 3, 2014

Forget the MTV Base list: Here’s the authentic list of the top 20 Nigerian songs of all time

by Anike Jacobs So earlier today, MTV Africa released a list of the top 20 greatest Naija songs of all time, with 2face Idibia’s  ‘African Queen’ topping the compilation. Singer 9ice’s Gongo Aso, D’banj’s Oliver twist, Davido’s Skelewu and other contemporary tracks made the list but Nigerians do not agree with it and so we... Read More
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October 3, 2014

Ini Edo actually had 3 miscarriages in the crashed marriage, read her side of the story

by Anike Jacobs Nollywood actress, Ini Edo has cleared the air on her failed marriage to US-based businessman, Phillip Ehiagwina. Speaking out via her Twitter handle, she said, “I asked for a divorce from my ex-husband because of lots of irreconcilable differences. I never cheated on my husband. There is a conscious and malicious attempt... Read More
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October 3, 2014

Don’t blame Joshua for Synagogue building collapse – Namibian politician

by Chidi Okoye A Namibian politician, Alex Kamwi, says the 12 September collapse of a church building in T.B. Joshua’s Synagogue church of all Nations has further strengthened his faith in God. Kamwi, the president of the Caprivi African National Union (CANU), says he is an associate of Joshua and he helps widows and orphans... Read More
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October 3, 2014

The Desmond Elliot campaign train takes off in Surulere

by Kolapo Olapoju Nollywood actor, Desmond Elliot, is running for the Lagos state ‘House of Assembly’ at the 2015 elections under the auspice of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The actor was recently in Surulere where he had a dialogue session with the people of Surulere Constituency 1. Popular actors, Odunlade Adekola and Bimbo Thomas... Read More
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October 3, 2014

Liberian Govt to prosecute Ebola patient who took disease to the United States (PICTURED)

by S’ola Filani Liberia has announced plans to prosecute one of its citizens, thomas Eric Duncan, for allegedly lying about not having contact with infected persons, before he boarded a flight to the United States. Duncan is currently in critical-yet-stable condition at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas after being admitted on Sunday. According... Read More
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October 3, 2014

@zebbook: N4,000 NYSC payment – Between the devil and the deep blue sea

by Bukola Ogunyemi My attention was drawn last week to the controversy surrounding the introduction, by the National Youth Service Corps, of a N4,000 fee for the printing of call-up letters for prospective corps members. The scheme has come under intense scrutiny in recent months, and like most government agencies/programmes, it is in dire of... Read More
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October 3, 2014

As OOU students surrender, we have to ask, how effective are student protests?

by Adedayo Ademuwagun Students at Olabisi Onabanjo University in Ogun state are back in school now, and the campuses have come alive again. The students are relieved that the lockdown is over. The students revolted this August to clamour for a tuition slash. At the time, a student in science was paying about N130,000 a... Read More
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October 3, 2014

@Omozuwaspeaks: On T.B Joshua’s attempt to bribe @NicholasIbekwe

by Gabriel Omozuwa Nicholas Ibekwe, a journalist with an Abuja-based online newspaper, Premium Times, recently alleged that the clerical point man of The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN), T.B. Joshua, gave journalists hush money, commonly known as “brown envelope.”  According to him, it was a ploy of spin control, which undermines journalistic obligation of... Read More
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October 3, 2014

Nigerian drug lord gets 25-year sentence, as US begin moves to extradite PDP Chieftain, Buruj Kashamu

by Kolapo Olapoju A Nigerian man, Koyode Lawrence, was sentenced to nearly 25-years in prison on Tuesday, 30 September, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to import a controlled substance. Lawrence, who is believed to have run one of the most expansive heroin smuggling networks ever uncovered in Houston’s main airport, was sentenced in a Houston... Read More
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October 3, 2014

Olympic Committee to talk with athletes about drugs

by Mark Bassey The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has announced that it will intensify its effort in educating and enlightening athletes on the demerits of using performance- enhancing substances. The Secretary-General of the NOC, Mr Tunde Popoola, disclosed this in Lagos on Thursday, 2 October, saying that the body had held several talks with athletes... Read More
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October 3, 2014

GOtv provides great family entertainment for October

by Jewel Stephen GOtv continues to bring subscribers the best entertainment for the whole family. This October, subscribers are in for a bigger dose of telenovelas and comedy, as Where is Elisa premieres on Telemundo and the first season of the Bernie Mac Show kicks-off on Sony Entertainment. Kids will be kept entertained with their... Read More
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October 3, 2014

RED is hiring: Are you ready to change the world? This is your chance to show us what you’ve got

by Jewel Stephen Are you ready change to the world, do the heavy lifting, no matter how tough it gets? Be passionate about the media, how it can empower and drive the conversation, and how we can change the world, but be ready to work incredibly hard! A job at RED is unlike anything you’ve... Read More
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October 3, 2014

“Yerima’s time is up, it’s my turn at the table” – Zamfara Senatorial aspirant

by James Sambo On Thursday, 2 October, a senatorial aspirant from Zamfara state, Mr Sani Takori, insisted that he would not drop his ambition to contest Zamfara-West senatorial seat for the incumbent, Senator Ahmed Yarima. Takori disclosed this at a news conference in Gusau, where he revealed that his Local Government Area, Gummi, had supported... Read More
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