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by Lekan Olanrewaju The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega has sworn in five newly appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners. At the inauguration ceremony which took place on Monday, he advised the new Commissioners, who include Prof. Jacob Jatau, Baba Yusuf, Segun Agbaje,  Austine Okojie and Nasir Ayilara, to imbibe the culture of fairness and greater discipline while... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Over 40 vehicles have been destroyed in fresh violence in lagos over the weekend. The incident occured sunday morning, around Market Street, Oyingbo Lagos. According to eye witness accounts, the trouble started on Saturday after a lawmaker representing Lagos Mainland Federal constituency, Mr. Monsuru Owolabi was harassed at a party around the... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche At some point, this idea must have read great on paper. Only somewhere between conception and execution, the best parts were left out, leaving us with a tedious affair that just struggles to get by.  The Royal Arts Academy need no introduction to a Nollywood faithful. Over the years, the outfit has managed to... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] This Friday, our weekly YNaija Interview was with Mallam Nasir El-rufai, the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. The interview was conducted by Alkasim Abdulkadir, an international freelance journalist. Here’s an excerpt: @YNaija: Welcome to this week’s edition of the #YNaijaInterview. Our guest today is Mallam Nasir @elrufai. Good morning... Read More
by Chi Ibe This week on What’s Up Africa (WUA), Ikenna Azuike features a debate about the boundaries of African jokes,  he also raves about a ‘mysterious’ new African Teletubbies show featuring the Teletubbies dancing to D’Banj’s Oliver Twist. He concludes with music from jazz goddess, Layori and Luis Vuitton’s summer 12 collection inspired by Kenya’s Masai.  ‘What’s Up Africa’ is... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang 257 days ago, he was the hottest ‘wunderkid’ in football management. On the back of an astonishing season with FC Porto, Roman Abramovich paid out a cheque of about 13.3 million pounds to acquire the services of the 34-year-old. Perhaps that gave Andre Villas-Boas all that confidence. Don’t misunderstand me. The former... Read More
by Seyi Lawal The fabulous duo of Joseph Benjamin and Nse Ikpe Etim lock horns in the upcoming relationship drama, ‘Mr & Mrs.’  They play a couple whose marriage tethers on the brink as a result of the husband’s old-fashioned attitudes and double standards. ‘Mr & Mrs’ was produced by Chinwe Egwuagu and directed by Ikechukwu Onyeka. It hits cinemas nationwide this... Read More
    by Seyi Lawal With a clear majority of around 60 percent vote, Vladimir Putin has pronounced win in Russia’s presidential elections. This means he’s returning for a third term after four years as the country’s Prime Minister.  Supporters of Putin gathered with Russian flags and banners outside the Kremlin for a concert to celebrate... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju A 15-year-old Junior Secondary School Student of Educational Legacy College, Ibadan, was allegedly raped by a teacher because she had poor grades. The 43-year-old Arabic teacher, Isiaka Salimonu, is said to have lured the student with promises of holy oil for prayers to improve her academic performance. According to Yetunde, the victim, he had made... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has blamed the food insecurity in Africa on the lack of continuity of agricultural policies and programmes by successive governments. Speaking on Saturday at a forum in Abeokuta organised by the Centre for Human Security (CHS) and Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) on “Best practices in fostering food security in Africa’’,... Read More
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