The Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) had two special guests at yesterday’s Sunday service. The first was Reverend Dr. Jonah Samson, the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) FCT chapter. The second was Reverend Dr. Israel Akanji, the chairman, CAN North Central. The presence of both pastors comes just two weeks after Biodun...
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Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: No vacation for you, Bulkachuwa tells Appeal Court judges The President of the Court of Appeal, Zainab Bulkachuwa, has cancelled this year’s annual vacation of judges of the court. Federal High Court judges had on July 8 started their annual vacation and some other judges...
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria failed to qualify for the final of the ongoing African Cup of Nations hosted by Egypt, after a last gasp goal from Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez led the Foxes of Algeria to win the semi final clash between both teams by 2-1 at the Cairo International Stadium on Sunday....
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The Terranga Lions of Senegal have pipped the Carthage Eagles 1-0 to qualify for the final of the ongoing African Cup of Nations hosted by Egypt. In the tension-soaked encounter at the June 30 Stadium in Cairo, both teams played a barren draw at the end of the regular 90 minutes, but a Dylan Bronn...
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Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has submitted to the State House of Assembly for ratification, names of 25 persons as commissioner-nominees and Special advisers for the state’s incoming Executive Council. According to a statement by Gboyega Akosile, Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, the list of 25 “comprised names of technocrats and politicians who...
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Follow the links to read our weekend stories on YNaija: In Case You Missed It: On Apple Music’s Up Next Artist interview, Burna Boy reveals he didn’t realise his music had ”popped” until performing in Eastern Nigeria | Anthony Joshua visits Makoko Community Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s men are ”masters” over women misogyny, Senator...
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On Apple Music Up Next Artist interview, Burna Boy was interviewed by Beats 1’s Julie Adenuga on his forthcoming album Africa Giant, and the moment he realised his career was blowing up. The latter he explained when he performed in 2014 in a stadium in Eastern Nigeria. According to Burna Boy, Easterners tend to gravitate...
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Following rape allegations brought against Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) minister, Biodun Fatoyinbo, the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has made a decision to investigate all claims against the pastor. This is the first time in the history of the body that this has been done. In a letter sent to Timi Dakolo last week,...
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Because he has nothing better to do with his time, every Saturday, Bernard Dayo brings you the most awe-inspiring, confounding, addictive or otherwise hilarious moments from the week in music. This week: Lady Donli is here to enjoy on ”Suffer Suffer” Lady Donli stars as ”Cash Mummy” in the video for her new single Suffer...
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Africa’s largest retail customer bank, Access Bank, has been announced as the ‘Outstanding Healthcare SME-Friendly Bank of the Year’ at the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA) 2019 held recently at the Eko Hotels & Suites, Lagos. This represents a fourth consecutive win at the event, after winning the same award in 2016, 2017, and also...
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Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has stated that Nigeria is a country without consequences, as citizens and voters have failed to hold politicians and leaders accountable for their actions and policies. Amaechi, who is also a former governor of River State, stated this during a panel session at the fifth edition of The Nigeria...
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In keeping with Wema Bank’s commitment to offer exciting and experiential banking services to its customers, the bank yesterday unveiled Teni Apata, popularly known as Teni the Entertainer as its brand ambassador. In this capacity, Teni will serve as a conduit between Wema Bank and young Nigerians with a view to changing existing brand perception,...
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The past few days a strange cloud has hovered my spirit. I struggled to report to work and when I did, tardily, even my attire conveyed reluctance. I dreaded staff meetings – they were like pressure cookers and court sessions: heightened scrutiny, finger pointing, unrealistic work plans. One of such meetings was to review a...
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This week was a rollercoaster of buzzy stories, from politics to culture and while we routinely reported each of these stories from our YNaija desk, here’s a roundup of everything that went down in the past six days and are still trending today: Senator Remi Tinubu vs Elisah Abbo During the Senate investigative session presided...
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Former Transportation minister, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi; rapper and UN Peace Ambassador, Michael ‘Ruggedman’ Stephens; former presidential candidate, Remi Sonaiya; Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama (Rtd.) are some of the personalities at the 5th edition of The Nigeria Symposium for Young and Emerging Leaders today at the Agip Hall, Muson Centre, Lagos. Themed ‘Turning the Curve, Aligning...
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Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Appeal Court rejects suit challenging Buhari’s academic qualification The Court of Appeal in Abuja has rejected an appeal challenging Buhari’s academic qualification to stand for the last presidential election. Justice Mohammed Idris, who read the lead judgment of a three-man panel, upheld an earlier judgment by a...
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Every day on the Nigerian Internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here are the ones we...
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Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Friday had an hot exchange of words with Omatseye Nesiama, a retired Navy Commodore. Omatseye who was speaking as a panelist at the Nigeria Symposium for Young and Emerging Leaders organised by The Future Project and YMonitor, remarked that one of the key reasons people in areas battling with...
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Zenith Bank Plc, has upgraded its mobile banking application to ensure its services are more aptly suited for the lifestyle needs of its customers. The upgraded mobile app has an improved user interface and more offerings such as QR payments, biometric sign on for android users for prompt challenge resolution to guarantee a more rewarding...
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First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial institution, has reiterated its commitment to impact the lives of the less privileged and children living with disabilities across the country and in its host communities across the world. The Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, made this pledge at the weekend (Saturday,...
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The fourth season of Big Brother Naija, Pepper Dem, has barely stayed two weeks on our screens but there’s already enough talking points. The 21 housemates are good looking – especially the men – and fans were initially disgruntled that the show was sloshed with foreign accents, the lingering theory that housemates from the diaspora...
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Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Police, parliament, judiciary, top list of corrupt institutions in Nigeria – Survey The police, parliament and judiciary top the list of the most corrupt institutions in Nigeria according to a survey by Transparency International released on Thursday. The survey is titled: “Global Corruption Barometer Africa...
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Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Viral video of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome saying men are woman aren’t equal in marriage sparks outrage A viral video showing Pastor Chris Oyakhilome saying in a church sermon that men aren’t equal in marriage has sparked conversations online. Documents show INEC directed RECs to upload voter data...
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Every day on the Nigerian Internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here are the ones we...
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Bikiya Graham-Douglas’s Beeta Universal Arts Foundation (BUAF) presents its award-winning play “Jagagba” BUAF ran the Beta Playwrights Competition national callouts for play entries in August 2018. After 5 weeks and 348 entries received from 30 states, a panel of 6 judges, led by the former Director General of the National Theatre, Prof. Ahmed Yerima, selected...
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Young Nigerians are tired. We are tired of exclusionary politics that dangles the prospect of a truly level playing field but never delivers. We are tired of having to leave the country to guarantee a better life for ourselves. We are tired of our voices being suppressed or ignored. We cannot overemphasize the subject of...
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Follow the links to read our stories on YNaija: The Big 5: Don’t carry drugs to holy land, Dabiri-Erewa warns pilgrims; Senate warns South African government to halt killings of Nigerians | Other top stories New teaser of ”The Set Up” shows Jim Iyke in all shades of being a bad boy Beverly...
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We are still basking in the euphoria of the Super Eagles thrashing South Africa’s Bafana Bafana 2-1 in the 2019 African Cup of Nations, a quarter-final clash that saw the South Africa get eliminated from the tournament. Rapper AKA, who incidentally is from South Africa, really didn’t hide his disappointment about the match. I have...
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Beverly Naya is a whole different vibe in the trailer for Lockdown, a heist thriller directed by Ladi Akinyosoye and produced by Labake Akinyosoye. The movie itself is one of the few genre films of the year so far, an interesting departure from the churn of hollow comedies flooding our theaters. “We wanted to make...
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The trailer for Niyi Akinmolayan’s The Set Up was released last week, and it gave us a full look at young drug smuggler Chike (Adesua Etomi-Wellington) who gets more than she bargains for and is drawn into a web when she is hired by a socialite (Jim Iyke) to assist with his scheme to marry...
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