Nnamdi Kanu

September 10, 2017

There was no attack on Nnamdi Kanu’s home – Police

In reaction to the incident that occurred at the home of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in Abia on Sunday, which has left some of the members injured, the Nigerian police said the military personnel were only carrying out a procession to test a new armoured carrier. “There was... Read More

Nigerian military, nigerian police, Nnamdi Kanu, Operation Python II

September 10, 2017

Withdraw your men within 21 days or face legal action | INC tells Buratai, FG

The Igbo National Council (INC) Sunday, gave the Chief of Army staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, 21 days to withdraw his men from the Southeast region. This was stated in a release issued to Vanguard in Owerri, and signed by the National President, Comrade Chilos Godsent. The release also warned that it would sue the... Read More

Igbo National Council (INC), Lieutenant General Turkur Burutai, Southeast Nigeria

September 10, 2017

Nigerian army reportedly invade Nnamdi Kanu’s house, injure IPOB members (WATCH)

The Nigerian Army has reportedly invaded the residence of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, injuring some members of the Pro-Biafra group. A video by Sahara Reporters on Twitter showed an injured person. A similar video shared by a Facebook user, Somto Okonkwo, showed the presence of armoured vehicles and... Read More

IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Pro-Biafra group

September 10, 2017

Enugu DisCo introduces barcode to check fake electricity bills, manipulations, others

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has introduced a Security Barcode in its electricity bills to check fake bills, manipulations and other forms of “scientific electricity theft”, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Head, Communications of EEDC, Emeka Ezeh, said this in an interview with newsmen on Sunday in Enugu. Reasons: The modified... Read More

electricity theft, enugu, Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), fake electricity bills, Manipulations

September 10, 2017

Dangote-led national relief committee donates N250m to victims of Benue flood

The Chairman, National Committee on Flood Relief and Rehabilitation, Aliko Dangote says it has provided N250 million as relief assistance to victims of the flood in Benue. Dangote said on Sunday in Lagos that this was in response to the request by the Benue State Government. The former President Goodluck Jonathan had on October 11, 2012,... Read More

aliko dangote, Benue flood, benue state, National Committee on Flood Relief and Rehabilitation

Aisha Alhassan Minsiter of women affairs

September 10, 2017

Alhassan discredits comment saying she accused El-Rufai of being involved in Chibok girls kidnap

The minister of women affairs, Aisha Alhassan says the comment attributed to her on the involvement of the governor of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai in the kidnap of over 200 Chibok school girls in 2014, is false. Alhassan’s spokesman, Dantsoho Suleiman in a statement, said the comment is a “plot to cause bad blood between Senator... Read More

Aisha Alhassan, APC, Chibok girls, Nasir el-Rufai, party politics

September 10, 2017

Why we haven’t paid July salaries – Kogi Government

The Kogi Government says the discovery of N145 million fraud in the salary voucher of the Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, is responsible for the delay in the payment of July salary of its workers, Punch reports. The Director-General, Kogi State Bureau of Information and Grassroots Mobilisation, Abdulmalik Abdulkareem, said this in a statement in Lokoja... Read More

ASUP Kogi chapter, Kogi state government, Kogi State Polytechnic, salaries of civil servants

September 10, 2017

“If you don’t leave office, office will leave you.” “…just like you know I will support only Atiku.” | Read our top 10 quotes from last week

Nigeria is out of recession, 2019 is closer than we think and Nnamdi Kanu… well, is still Nnamdi Kanu. But here’s how we know all that: because they said it! “Who?” Find out below: “On this 2019 for me, the only thing that can probably prevent Mr. President from contesting is ill -health because if... Read More

Thinking Through

Buhari, Nicki Minaj and Skales, Osinbajo, recession, to 10 quotes

September 10, 2017

Despite paucity of funds, this administration will provide succour to victims of natural disasters – Presidency

As reported by Daily Trust, Nigeria is faced with paucity of funds and technological limitations to handle large-scale and complex emergencies, Presidency has said. It said despite this, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration would do everything possible to give succour to victims of natural disasters across Nigeria. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media... Read More

: Natural Disasters, Garba Shehu

September 10, 2017

SERAP gives 14 days ultimatum to Obaseki to pay pension arrears or face legal action

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Governor of Edo, Godwin Obaseki to pay pensioners in the state their outstanding entitlements within the next 14 days or face legal action. In an open letter to the governor, SERAP noted that Edo pensioners are owed “over 42 months outstanding pension benefits” – therefore, requested... Read More

Edo state, Gov Obaseki, pension arrears, SERAP

September 10, 2017

Arik Air slams N20bn suit against FG, Ethiopia Airlines

Arik Air Limited has filled a N20 billion suit against the Federal Government and Ethiopian Airlines over reports that they were negotiating a takeover of the airline. The suit was instituted by the airline at the Federal High Court, Lagos against Ethiopian Airlines, the Federal Ministry of Transportation and the Attorney General of the Federation.... Read More

arik air, Ethiopia Airlines, Federal Government

September 10, 2017

Meet the Dreamers, love like Rihanna, squiggly brows | See our top 10 photos from last week

Although Monday was officially designated as a public holiday in many parts of the world – “Labor Day” for some and an extended Eid-l-Adha break for others – only a few know that it was just a cover for the world wide holiday that Beyoncé’s birthday has now become. You can choose to call it... Read More

Thinking Through

Buhari, DACA, donald trump, dreamers, Fenty Beauty, Rihanna, top 10

September 10, 2017

PDP will win in 2019, but has to address current trends first – Oduah

Senator Stella Oduah (Anambra North) has said opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had not learnt from its past mistakes. She said at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja and recalled that impunity, imposition, disregard for members and other acts of irregularities in the party’s activities led to its losses in the... Read More

2019 Elections, party politics, PDP, stella oduah

September 10, 2017

Pius Adesanmi: Julius Berger is not to blame for Nigeria’s bad roads

by Pius Adesanmi Fazebuuk Yeyebrity and Mitterand Okorie, speaking of Julius Berger, you dis my pikins never see anything. About ten years ago or so, I wrote a stinging op-ed blasting Julius Berger. I had gone for a lecture in Abuja and noticed how Julius Berger was ferrying her Nigerian workers: in dangerous makeshift containers... Read More

corruption, Engineering, Governance, Julius Berger, nigeria, opinion, Politics, Underdevelopment

September 10, 2017

Ban use of generating sets by MDAs, group urges

THE Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, ERA/FoEN, has advised the Federal Government to ban the use of power generating sets in Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, across the country, Vanguard reports. The Executive Director, ERA/FoEN, Dr. Godwin Uyi Ojo, who gave this advice in Abuja while commenting on the need for the National... Read More

alternatives to power, Renewable energy, solar energy

September 10, 2017

Come out and vote the candidate of your choice | Igbos in South Africa urge Anambra people

A socio-cultural organisation, Ohaneze Ndigbo, in South Africa, has urged to people of Anambra to vote for the governor of their choice on November 18. The President-elect of the group, Chief Ikechukwu Osakwe, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Johannesburg on Sunday that the people should come out en-masse to elect a leader of... Read More

Igbos in South Africa, Ohanaeze Ndigbo

September 10, 2017

The Thread: I fell in love with a homeless guy

Love is magical, Michael Jackson sang. But guess what isn’t all chocolates and flowers: heartbreak, that’s what- particularly when there are curveballs along the journey. That’s why one of the popular words around is “closure”, meaning I need to know why you broke up with me. Popular TV host and relationship guru, Steve Harvey, says... Read More

closure, Falling in love, life, Relationships, The Thread

September 10, 2017

Niger River authorites place red alert on flooding in Benin and Nigeria

The Niger Basin Authority (NBA) issued a warning on Saturday of possible flooding in Benin and Nigeria, two countries downstream on the river, which is currently flooding in Niger. “We appeal to all residents downstream (of the Niger River)… because the water keeps rising,” the NBA’s Soungalo Kone said late Saturday, speaking on Niger television.... Read More

Benin, floods, Floods in Nigeria, River Niger

September 10, 2017

We should not celebrate Nigeria’s exit from recession yet – Okonkwo

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc, Nnamdi Okonkwo has asked Nigerians not to celebrate the exit of the recession announced by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), as execution of economic policies is what matters now. In an interview with Punch, Mr Okonkwo also commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for... Read More

central bank of Nigeria, Fidelity Bank, foreign exchange, Nnamdi Okonkwo, recession

September 10, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] A woman just got jailed for 10 years for fabricating 9 violent rapes

Before we delve into this, we would like to remind you that false rape claims make up for less than 8% of all rape claims and as such is not an ‘epidemic’ or a ‘significant’ phenomenon. However we understand that even that number is far too high and is often used as justification to delegitimise... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

False claims, Jemma Beale, rape, sentence

September 10, 2017

What I had to do as a rebellious youngster – Timaya

A Nigerian dancehall/reggae singer, Inetimi Alfred Odon, known as Timaya, says he once co-habited with an “older” woman who used him “like I was a sex toy”. According to Punch, the Ukwu crooner says he was a rebel in his younger days, and that he met the woman one of the times he ran away... Read More

Inetimi Alfred Odon, Nigerian music stars, Nigerian singer, Timaya

September 10, 2017

[YNaija2019] What you should demand from your ideal candidate on security

by Usman Alabi Insecurity is now a major issue in the country, it is as real as every other challenge that hinders the progress of the country, a few years back, it was never a campaign currency.

election, Insecurity, Politics, YNaija2019

September 10, 2017

Opinion: When Churches become fetish ritual dens

by Tony Ogunlowo In the past year or so there has been an alarming increase in the number of ‘churches’ that double-up as fetish ritual dens. Corpses are being discovered buried in the foundation of churches and several so-called pastors have been caught making human sacrifices. A church is a place of worship and the... Read More

churches, opinion, Religion, rituals, Satanism

September 10, 2017

NLC, among other things, urges FG not to release another Paris Club refund

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to release the third another tranche of the Paris Club refund to state governors until they commit to use the money to settle outstanding salaries, allowances and pension of workers and retirees in the country. As reported by The Nation, the congress is also... Read More

DISCOs, nigerian labour congress, nlc, Paris Club Refund

September 10, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] If there is one essay you should read today, its this one by Munroe Bergdof

Identity politics is a huge thing, especially now in the age of Donald Trump. Sexual, religious and racial minorities are discovering, often in very violent and dehumanising ways, that the post oppression world we have been sold is very much a lie, and the bigotries we worked so hard in the last century to leave... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Munroe Bergdorf, Racism, Transgender

September 10, 2017

[The Church Blog] ICYMI: Bishop TD Jakes is a Nigerian; Igbo to be precise

That was not a click bait. It’s as true as it is sounds. You can also imagine our shock when we also heard about it. The last time we received a national shock of this sort was when Kirk Franklin publicly announced his affiliation with Nigeria at the Fearless Concert when he stated that his... Read More

nigeria, TD Jakes, The Church Blog

September 10, 2017

Sultan opens up on the N700m Abuja house

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, in an interview with Vanguard, has finally reacted to the Abuja house which was reported to have been bought for him by the Sokoto State Government. In his reaction, he accuses the media of painting issues in a bad light without finding out the facts, also accusing social media... Read More

Aminu Tambuwal, Mohammed Sa'ad Abubakar, N700 million Abuja House., Sokoto state government, Sokoto Sultanate Council, Sultan of Sokoto

September 10, 2017

Simon Kolawole: Of course, Nigeria is highly negotiable

by Simon Kolawole Where do you stand in this ongoing debate on the state of the Nigerian union? I have so far identified four lines of thought (1) pro-status quo (2) pro-restructuring (3) pro-balkanization and (4) “siddon look”. The first group thinks there is nothing to change, the second thinks there is something to change,... Read More

Constitution, nigeria, opinion, politcs, restructuring, simon kolawole

September 10, 2017

Flood in Kogi destroys over 50,000 houses

The Kogi State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Rosemary Osikoya, has said that at least 50,000 houses have been affected by the flood ravaging some communities in the state. Mrs Osikoya Saturday, said that over 6,000 houses were affected in Lokoja alone, adding that 78 of the affected houses in Lokoja were completely destroyed.... Read More

Flood in Kogi, flooding in Nigeria, Kogi flood, Kogi State, NEMA

September 10, 2017

[The Church Blog] Morning Devotion: The Gift of Love

Happy Sunday. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/p/BX3VfcaAnhT/

Love, The Church Blog, The Star Hub

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