‘Every promise I made, I kept’ – Top 10 power quotes by power minister Prof Barth Nnaji

by Stanley Azuakola Nigeria’s minister of Power, Prof Barth Nnaji granted a lengthy interview to Thisday newspaper. We had to read it, so you won’t have to bother. Here are the Top 10 quotes from that interview and what we think about them. 1. “I didn’t realise that we have been offering so many excuses.... Read More

Barth Nnaji, excuses, Minister, Power

June 10, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Kidnapped Igbinedion University students released

by Hauwa Gambo The four students of Igbinedion University, Edo State who were kidnapped on Thursday have been released. The four were medical students. This photo was taken after they were released this morning. No word yet on if a ransom was paid. Some good news today, at least! Photo Courtesy: LIB

igbinedion, kidnap, students, University

June 10, 2012

Update: Miami cannibal did not have human flesh in his stomach

by Tolu Orekoya The story just keeps getting weirder and weirder. It turns out that Rudy Eugene, the erstwhile cannibal who was supposed to have eaten part of Ronald Poppo’s face had no human tissue in his stomach. According to information received by the Miami Herald from a law enforcement source, the autopsy of Rudy Eugene... Read More

cannibal, miami, ronald poppo, rudy eugene

June 10, 2012

Simon Kolawole resigns from Thisday in protest – ‘He is free to go,’ says Obaigbena

by Hauwa Gambo We reported this morning that the editor of Thisday, Simon Kolawole had been moved – in what appeared to industry insiders to actually be a “move to Siberia”, according to a desk editor in the paper, who wishes to remain anonymous. They were right. See a report from Premium Times below: The editor of... Read More

editor, ijeoma nwogwugwu, Nduka Obaigbena, simon kolawole, ThisDay

June 10, 2012

Eyewitness: We refused to let Arik fly with one engine this morning – Singer Jahdiel

by Hauwa Gambo Stranger than fiction. But this news went viral via BlackBerries this morning: This jst happened to Jahdiel, Nigerian Gospel artiste, few minutes ago..a wk after Dana Crash..wetin dey do naija airlines nah? Imagine. I boarded an arik plane today for a program in ph, the plane was on for a while and... Read More

June 10, 2012

#DanaCrash: Your hearfelt condolences, our collective grief (Read the Full Register)

At the time this post goes up, it will have been exactly one week since the fatal Dana Air flight 9J-992 crashed into a three-storey building in Iju, Lagos, killing the 153 passengers on board and an unknown number on the ground. Nigerians from all over the country, all over the world poured out their... Read More

June 10, 2012

LISTEN: Azealia Banks, the anti-Nicki Minaj

by Tolu Orekoya In the world of Hip Hop, Nicki Minaj is the undisputed queen bee. She is the biggest female rapper around, and has been unchallenged except from a few spats with her predecessor with who she shares the huge affection for plastic surgery. In comes Azaelia Banks, the glib-tongued rapper who is as anti-Nicki as they come. While Nicki... Read More

June 10, 2012

‘What people say about our marriage doesn’t bother me again’ – Annie Macaulay

by Hauwa Gambo Blogger Lola Ajayi interviewed Annie Idibia (nee Macaulay) who recently got married to pop icon, 2face Idibia. Not unexpectedly, the new Mrs. came armed with candour. See full text below: Give us a brief introduction on who Annie Macaulay is? I am a very simply person, an actress, a business woman, a... Read More

June 10, 2012

‘Gunmen … started firing at people outside the church’ – Eyewitness on Jos attack this morning

by Hauwa Gambo The Al-Jazeera update on twin attacks in Jos, the capital of Plateau this morning: A suicide bomber has blown himself up outside a church in the central Nigerian city of Jos, witnesses said, while gunmen also attacked a church in the country’s northeast. The blast happened on Sunday morning at an evangelical... Read More

June 10, 2012

Hot Stuff: KaySwitch ft D’banj – Sister Caro

by Seyi Lawal Kayswitch released his 1st official single “Sister Caro” on D’Banj’s birthday, June 9, 2012 as a surprise birthday gift to him. Click here to listen: [audio:http://static.ynaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/K-Switch-Sister-Caro-ft-Dbanj.mp3|titles=K-Switch-Sister-Caro-ft-Dbanj]

D'banj, KaySwitch, Sister Caro

June 10, 2012

Shame on heartless Lamido Sanusi, by Yinka Odumakin

by Yinka Odumakin Sanusi has not visited the crash scene where eight of his staff lost their lives. All that mattered to him was the chieftaincy he was about to take. Does the blue blood in Sanusi’s veins so royal it cannot be touched by the sorrows of others? How cold would these fellows be if they... Read More

banker, CBN, Dana, emir, kano, sanusi

June 10, 2012

National Mirror Report: Grief-stricken Anyene in-law weds, despite #DanaCrash

by Hauwa Gambo The nation has been in mourning for the entire week over the victims of the #DanaCrash os Sunday, June 3, 2012 – both the 153 on the aircraft and those who died on the ground in Iju, Lagos. One of the more harrowing stories was that of the Anyenes, who came from... Read More

June 10, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Tonto Dike goes to school

Once upon, a time … That’s Tonto Dike on the left, in high (make that ‘secondary) school. Well, check her out now.

photo of the day, Tonto Dike

June 10, 2012

Tasteless? Blogger criticises #DanaCrash Anyene’s in-law for going ahead with wedding

by Hauwa Gambo Was this a tasteless play for web traffic or essential reporting by a dogged blogger? The US-based Anyenes – who lost almost nine of their family members (Onyeka Anyene, his wife Maimuna, four children – including a set of twins – his mother in-law and two other relatives) – were in Nigeria... Read More

June 10, 2012

Flawed and Farce: Violence, ballot snatching in Akwa Ibom local council elections

by Stanley Azuakola The Akwa Ibom State local government elections held across the state yesterday have been described as “flawed.” Yesterday, we reported the story of a DPO in Eket Local Council who ordered police officers to assault two journalists. Now, new reports say there were many other cases of violence and ballot snatching. In Ini Local... Read More

Akwa Ibom, council, elections

June 10, 2012

BREAKING: Bomb goes off in Jos church

by Hauwa Gambo Premium Times is reporting an explosion in a Jos church. (Read ‘Bomb factory discovered in Jos’ HERE) According to the site: Reports reaching us say a fresh round of explosion has rocked the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA) in the Rukuba area of Jos. The explosion, we are told, was followed... Read More

Bomb, Church, explosion, jos

June 10, 2012

10 ‘bad’ habits that are good for you

Ever promised yourself that this year you were definitely going to give that bad habit the flick, only to give into your vice again after only a couple of hours? Well, the good news is that ‘bad’ habit may not actually be as harmful as you think. Here are 10 common ‘bad’ habits that are... Read More

habits, realbuzz, Self Help

June 10, 2012

Farouk Lawan should face trial over alleged $600,000 bribe, says House

by Tolu Orekoya Farouk Lawan seems to be out in the cold and on his own as his fellow House members have come down hard on the Chairman of the House committee that probed the fuel subsidy payment fiasco. Yesterday, news broke that Lawan was filmed allegedly receiving a $600,000 bribe from an unnamed oil company. The company... Read More

600000, Bribery, Committee, farouk lawan, fuel subsidy, house

June 10, 2012

Move over, INEC! Boko Haram postpones elections in Borno

by Hauwa Gambo It’s a ‘hell no’ from the Borno State government on the prospects of conducting local government elections in the state anytime soon. The reason? Well, this is how a reporter for PM News put it: “Because of security challenges in the area, created by the unrelenting insurgency of Boko Haram militants and... Read More

boko haram, Borno, government, INEC, state

June 10, 2012

Video: Jaywon – ‘Why we are here’

by Seyi Lawal Jaywon’s new video; ‘Why we are here’ features Joe El, Capital Femi, Y Q, Reminisce, 2shotz, Dj Neptune, and Eedris Abdulkareem. The video was shot in Lagos and directed by Skillz {Bigboyz}. Watch the video here.

‘Why we are here’, Jaywon, naija music, Video

June 10, 2012

Illuminati symbol on Kanye West’s new Nike Air Yeezy II? Costs N98,000, most anticipated shoe in history (Pictures)

by Tolu Orekoya It must be good to be Kanye. He got the album (Watch the Throne), the Cannes gatecrash (for his 7-screen extravaganza of a movie with a cameo by Nigeria’s own D’Banj) and he got the girl (Kim Kardashian). Now his second limited edition collaboration with Nike is in stores for a mere $375 (N98,250). And... Read More

air yeezy II, illuminati idiots, Kanye West, nike

June 10, 2012

Photo of the Day: Of Marc Jobs, by Marc Jacobs, for Marc Jacobs

by Hauwa Gambo Literally, a bag of confusion.

bag, marc jacobs, Photo

June 10, 2012

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: Will we learn from this? (YNaija FrontPage)

This is probably the only country where the ‘once bitten twice shy’ saying doesn’t apply. “We have been telling the government that we, the poor people, are suffering and dying but nobody likes to listen to us. Maybe now that the rich people have died too, they will do something.” That was a random Abuja... Read More

#DanaCrash, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, YNaija FontPage

June 10, 2012

Church! How music started for Psquare, Wande Coal, Wizkid & others

by Anthony Ada Abraham With what could be described as the tradition of most musical artistes in mainstream entertainment across the world, many Nigerian artistes also started their singing career from the church choir. While some of these artistes still maintain the genre of music that shaped their musical career, others are gradually drifting from... Read More

Church, P-square, Wande Coal, wizkid

June 10, 2012

You are ignorant – Peter Obi dresses down El-Rufai

by Hauwa Gambo Maybe the brilliant Mallam should stick with throwing darts at President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan? Well, you be the judge. Following Nasir el-Rufai’s’ criticism of Anambra State’s 2012 budget, which he claims is incompetent to address the needs of its citizens (whom he says are the poorest in the zone), the state’s governor,... Read More

anambra, elrufai, Minister, peter obi, poorest

June 10, 2012

A fistful of Dollar: Megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar arrested for choking, punching teen daughter

by Tolu Orekoya Creflo Dollar, founder of the non-denominational World Changers Church International was arrested Friday for assaulting his 15-year-old daughter at his home in Atlanta, Georgia. His daughter called the police on her father, stating that they had argued over her attending a party when the incident happened. The well-known pastor gave his version of... Read More

America, Creflo dollar, daughter, punching

June 10, 2012

Why air crash reports are never released – Ex-aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode

by Hauwa Gambo To listen to Femi Fani-Kayode raise hell over ethnic wars and sovereign national conferences these days, you will be forgiven if you forgot that he was once the main responsible for our aircrafts and airports. The former minister of aviation speaks candidly about safety and the industry in this interview with Vanguard.... Read More

#DanaCrash, aline, aviation, Crash, fani-kayode, radar

June 10, 2012

On #RubbinMinds Today: #DanaCrash, Unilag, and the state of the nation

by Stanley Azuakola The stuff that has happened from the last time Rubbin Minds was on air till now is enough to make anyone wonder if it’s really just been a week. But it has. So much happened in the past week which invariably means that once again, we have an exciting Rubbin Minds show... Read More

Cheta Nwanze, Chude Jideonwo, Oladimeji Ige, Olumide Ohunayo, rubbin minds, shade ladipo

June 9, 2012

From the Magazine: Music Review – For Tiwa Savage, it’s love, actually

by Wilfred Okiche Title: Love Me, Love Me Artiste: Tiwa Savage Director: Sesan Just when you entertained the thought of tagging her ‘one hit wonder’ and moving on, the overwhelmingly sexy Tiwa Savage follows up the smashing success of Kele Kele Love with Love Me, Love Me. The video for this sweet-as-syrup confection was directed... Read More

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June 9, 2012

Bully Alert: DPO supervises assault of journalists in Akwa Ibom elections

by Stanley Azuakola As council polls held across Akwa Ibom State today, two journalists covering the polls in Eket, Southern Akwa Ibom, were brutalised by the police at the Eket Office of the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) The order to brutalise the journalists was given by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in... Read More

Akwa Ibom, council polls, Eket

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