Following Saturday’s postponement of the 2019 General elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the issues behind the move will be investigated, with the President warning that anyone planning to snatch ballot boxes during the forthcoming elections will do so “at the expense of his own life.” President Buhari who...
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The 61st Grammy awards came and went this past Sunday and with it, the usual excitement we’ve come to expect from the acclaimed annual award show. There were a number of astounding performances from top-shelf artists like Janelle Monáe, Camila Cabello, Lady Gaga and even a few from Alicia Keys where she performed timeless classics...
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Human Rights Activist and Convener of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, has been released on bail by a Kano State Magistrate Court after 63 days in prison. As reported by Premium Times, his associate confirmed that the bail bond required that he provides a senior civil servant with landed properties in Kano, N50,000 and his international passport. Adeyanju was...
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We didn’t realise that supermodel Naomi Campbell is a huge fan of economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and over a beautiful dinner, Campbell shared a photo of both of them on her Instagram on Sunday, with a string of praise for the globally acclaimed economist. View this post...
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2019 is off to a great start as people are being more hands-on in the mission to own and change narratives. Recently, focus has turned to Tarkwa Bay – the sheltered beach located on the harbors of Lagos and more importantly its famous welcoming resident community. Better known for its beaches, Tarkwa Bay is to a...
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Because anything that remotely looks like homosexuality sends homophobic Nigerians into a seizure of rage, and looking stupid while at it, it’s unsurprising they they lobbed hate messages and death threats at LGBTQ activist Bisi Alimi on Twitter, just after announcing a media and public speaking training via his initiative TBA Foundation. The training, which...
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Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: Police arrests six suspects in Kajuru killings, Kaduna Nigerian Police said it has arrested six people in connection to the mass killings in Kajuru, Kaduna last week Fridy. Also on the visiting trail of the governor, Kaduna State Police Commissioner, Ahmad Abdurrahman, said the prosecutors would...
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Editor’s Note: Our in-house critic, Wilfred Okiche, was invited to the 2019 Berlinale Film Festival as part of its Berlinale Talents programme and is sending dispatches from the front lines of global film, enjoy. In The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, the stirring directorial debut by British-Nigerian actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, an interesting moment arrives in...
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On February 13th, 2019, Women in Management Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ) as part of its efforts to advocate for increased female participation in politics, held the WIMBIZ Women in Politics (WIMPol) Town Hall Meeting themed, Run, Vote, Get Involved! The event which held at Harbour Point in Victoria Island, Lagos was an avenue for...
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Following yesterday’s postponement of the presidential polls by INEC, Nigerians have been weighed down by despair, hopelessness and further disillusioned. ”Canada” and ”Australia” became trending hashtags and people took to social media to let out their frustration. Pop star Wizkid didn’t mince words as he wrote on his Instagram story, cursing out APC and PDP...
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Ever since Empire star Jussie Smollett reportedly became the victim of a racist, homophobic attack last month, the story has been trailed with suspicions that he could be lying. Many were inclined to believe this even more when he refused to tender his phone to the Chicago Police Department to help in the investigation, in...
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Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Warner Bros. drops latest teaser for Detective Pikachu Warner Bros. Pictures just dropped a new teaser of its upcoming live-action Pokemon film Detective Pikachu starring Ryan Reynolds, following its official first...
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Celebrating 2019 National Froyo Day With Sweet Kiwi!! On the 6th of February, 2019, Sweet Kiwi celebrated National Froyo Day at their flagship store on Admiralty Way in Lekki by treating its first hundred customers of the day to some free frozen yogurt, complete with delicious toppings, spice, and everything nice! Sweet Kiwi had the...
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Agbalumo flavor,
Ehime Eigbe-Akindele,
Kemen Fitness,
Mawuli Gavor,
National Froyo Day,
Nichole Chikwe,
Osas Ighodaro-Ajibade,
Powede Awujo Lawrence,
Steve Chuks,
Sweet Kiwi,
Toyin Onigbanjo,
Valerie Egbuiwe
I shared a mail from someone who said she doesn’t understand what I mean by being perfect or complete as she is because “I don’t feel perfect or complete in any way. I feel lost… so lost and empty.” And then she proceeded to share with me a detailed tale of something that happened to...
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In the wake of the postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections earlier slated for Saturday, 16th February to 23rd February and 9th March for the Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections, the Presidential candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has expressed displeasure over the move by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),...
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President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections earlier scheduled to hold Saturday 16th to Saturday 23rd February, expressing deep disappointment about the development within hours of its scheduled commencement, despite what he described as the long notice given and the nation’s preparations both locally...
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I did not expect to tear up yesterday when John Boyega tweeted a cute Star Wars picture of himself (Finn), Daisey Ridley (Rey) and Oscar Isaac (Poe) embracing in the middle of the dessert. The picture is to announce the end of shooting Episode IX, which is the still-untitled but won’t be for long. As...
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Director Peter Parlow attempts a deep dive into the creative mind, trying out a series of ideas before settling on a curious comparison of the merits of books versus film in this frustratingly pretentious art-house styled film playing in the official forum section of this year’s Berlinale. A young heterosexual couple, Anna (Lucy Kaminsky) and...
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Here are the top stories that drove conversation this week 66 killed in Kaduna on Election Eve The Kaduna state government, Friday evening, disclosed that 66 persons were killed by unknown gunmen in Kajuru local government of Kaduna state, less than twenty four hours to the conduct of the presidential and parliamentary elections. A statement issued...
Read MoreBabachir Lawal,
Baroness Patricia Scotland,
bill clinton,
boko haram,
EFCC,
INEC,
Kofi Annan,
Kofi Annan Foundation and the National Peace Committee (NPC).,
Onyema Nwachukwu,
Sagir Musa,
Tukur Buratai
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced a rescheduling of the February 16 National Assembly and Presidential elections to Saturday, February 23rd, 2019, while the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections earlier scheduled for March 2nd to Saturday, March 9, 2019, citing logistic concerns. Chairman of the election management body, Professor Mahmood Yakub disclosed this at the...
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#NigeriaDecides2019,
AAC,
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APC,
atiku abubakar,
fakenews,
Fela Durotoye,
IPOB,
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Muhammadu Buhari,
Nnamdi Kanu,
Omoyele Sowore,
PDP,
YPP
At least 66 persons have been reported killed, and four wounded by unknown gunmen in Maro Gida and Iri communities in Kajuru local government areas of Kaduna. According to reports, victims of the attack which is coming barely 24 hours to the Presidential and National Assembly election include 22 children and 12 women, while the...
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Here are the ones we saw today: If Katsina State records “98% PVC collection rate” and other people in other states, who took pains to register for PVCs are being told “their PVCs are not ready, come back in March”; Then INEC is either deliberately or through sheer incompetence, destroying democracy in Nigeria — Onye...
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Here are the stories that drove conversation today: 66 killed in Kaduna on Election Eve The Kaduna state government, Friday evening, disclosed that 66 persons were killed by unknown gunmen in Kajuru local government of Kaduna state, less than twenty four hours to the conduct of the presidential and parliamentary elections. A statement issued by the...
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Comedy Central Roast is a popular American TV series which features a selected panel, made up of the celebrity’s peers as well as popular comedians, who comically trash the ‘honoured guest’ both personally and professionally. And our very own pop star Davido is headed straight there, set to become the first Nigerian panelist on the...
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Nollywood has since aligned itself with this current election season than ever before, giving us movies and short films that lucidly portray the spectrum of our political atmosphere, from party politics to election violence and women throwing their hat into the political ring. With Code Wilo, a movie directed by Mike-Steve Adeleye and from the...
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Editor’s Note: Our in-house critic, Wilfred Okiche, was invited to the 2019 Berlinale Film Festival as part of its Berlinale Talents programme and is sending dispatches from the front lines of global film, enjoy. Opening the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section of this year’s Berlinale, Tamer Jandali’s feature-length debut, Easy Love, is a hybrid documentary-fiction...
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Here the stories you should be monitoring today: Police nab 17 sacks containing thumb-printed ballots in Kano The police in Kano on Thursday impounded 17 sacks containing thumb-printed ballot papers in Sabon Gari area of Kano. Credible security sources told the Daily Nigerian that the ballots have already been thumb-printed on the ruling All Progressives...
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Few hours before the close of the window for the 2019 election campaigns, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday addressed the nation in a broadcast on national television, calling on citizens of the country to come out and queue to fulfill what he described as an important obligation they have to themselves and fellow citizens –...
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President Buhari on Thursday evening addressed Nigerians in a live broadcast ahead of Saturday’s presidential polls. Buhari, who is also seeking a second term under the All Progressives Congress, urged every eligible Nigerian to cast their vote and assured that the elections would be free fair. A huge part of the presidential’s speech was political...
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