#DanaAnniversary: “We will not deal with Dana Air” – The Anyene family rejects compensation

by Rachel Ogbu “The Anyene family wishes not to deal with Dana Air to negotiate any compensation. We lost a whole family and money will not bring them back,” spokesman for the family, Christian Anyene, who is a medical doctor based in New York, said on Saturday in Lagos to hold first year memorial lecture... Read More

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July 1, 2013

Sam Nda-Isaiah: Notes on the NGF crisis

by Sam Nda-Isaiah It is also very hard to believe that, after an election in which one person scored 19 votes and the other scored 16, the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria recognises the one who scored 16 as the winner. It has taken this long for me to make any comment on... Read More

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July 1, 2013

Collins Uma: A word for the opposition APC

by Collins Uma I want to believe the APC will constitute a good government in 2015. I really want to. The signs however, are not pointing to that. “…Obasanjo, Obasanjo, and Obasanjo” Those were the words that woke me up that morning in 2003. I thought something was wrong in the country’s leadership again and... Read More

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July 1, 2013

The NCC and it’s never-ending deadlines – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze The killings of almost 100 of our security agents in Nasarawa is being swept under the carpet. And what will follow, is that the monies meant as compensation for the widows will find their way to, err, pockets that can put them to better use. All through last month, I was harrassed, almost... Read More

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July 1, 2013

Opinion: Jonathan, Ameachi and the voodoo scare

by Wale Odunsi I deduced a comic from that encounter; what if the President was scared that Amaechi might have some portion of Juju (Voodoo) with him? Sometime last year, I wrote in one of my articles that one of the reasons why I will always love and pledge allegiance to the Federal Republic of... Read More

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July 1, 2013

Style & Glam: SEE the best dressed celebs at the BET Awards 2013 (PHOTOS)

The red carpet is currently getting rolled up at the 2013 BET Awards out in L.A., but there’s a whole lot of fashion to recap. The color of the night in breezy Los Angeles proved to be white, as beauties such as Angela Simmons, LeToya Luckett and more opted for the presence of all color as they came out to... Read More

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July 1, 2013

How Wike, Opara betrayed me – Amaechi opens up

by Akan Ido The governor of Rivers staate, Rotimi Amaechi has described his former Chief of Staff and the current Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike as “too small and insignificant to discuss.” Wike and Amaechi have been in a battle for political supremacy in the state with the former struggling to wrest the... Read More

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July 1, 2013

Terrorism: 50 suspected Boko Haram members killed by JTF in Borno

by Rachel Ogbu About 50 terror suspects have been killed in Zabarmari, Jere Local Government of Borno State, by operatives of the Joint Task Force. A security source told reporters that, “over the weekend, we received an intelligence report that several Boko Haram terrorists had regrouped and were hiding in Zabarmari. We mobilised our troops... Read More

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July 1, 2013

Ice Prince, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, others win BET Awards 2013, SEE full list of winners

The BET Experience focused its attention on the awards portion of the weekend’s festivities after numerous performances, high temperatures and well-attended seminars. Rapper Drake led with the most nominations as the awards were handed out at L.A.’s Nokia Theatre, but Kendrick Lamar was the night’s big winner, taking the new artist and male hip hop artist awards. The following... Read More

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July 1, 2013

NLC criticises move to change minimum wage law

by Rachel Ogbu The Nigerian Labour Congress has called the Senate’s plan to remove the Minimum Wage Law from the Exclusive List unfavorable to the welfare of the weak and economically disadvantaged persons in the country. In a statement by the NLC President, Abdulwahed Omar, on Sunday, the initiative had serious implications for national security,... Read More

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July 1, 2013

“SaharaReporters is a discredited purveyor of falsehood” – Minister, Okonjo-Iweala fires back (READ)

by Isi Esene The office of the coordinating minister of the Nigerian economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has described reports credited to SaharaReporters, an online news medium, indicating that the country is broke as not only a “fabrication” but also “alarmist.” In a statement issued by Paul Nwabuikwu, the Special Adviser to the Coordinating Minister, Okonjo-Iweala said, “Contrary to... Read More

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July 1, 2013

Fuel scarcity looms as NUPENG begins strike today

by Rachel Ogbu The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers are to begin a three-day warning strike today, threatening to go “indefinite” if its demands are not met by Wednesday. In Abuja, the National President, NUPENG, Achese Igwe, on Sunday said that the union had ordered workers to stop products loading at the... Read More

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July 1, 2013

ADORABLE: Mother gives birth to twins in different countries (PHOTOS)

These twins, who celebrate their first birthday tomorrow, do not have quite as much in common as you would expect. Though the siblings were only born less than two hours apart, they have different nationalities. Dylan Joseph Fox was born in England, but his younger sister Hannah Rose was born over the border in Scotland.... Read More

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July 1, 2013

Wow! Singer, Ciara gives drool-worthy performance at the 2013 BET Awards (WATCH)

by Isi Esene Ciara locked it down with her performance at the just concluded 2013 BET Awards. Her performance was long awaited and it was well worth the anticipation! The diva hit the stage with Nicki Minaj and debuted her new single “I’m Out,” which features the Young Money fem-cee, and the auditorium was instantly electrified once the... Read More

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