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Obanikoro could be extradited from the US

Former Minister of state for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro could be extradited from the United States of America if the Federal Government follows due process, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Obanikoro in a blistering retort had chided the government after operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) invaded his Ikoyi, Lagos home and seized cars... Read More

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Buhari visits his ‘voltron’ in London (PHOTOS)

The first photo of President Muhammadu Buhari since June 6 when he left Nigeria for London on vacation and to seek medical attention for an ear infection has been released by the Presidency today. Through its Twitter handle, @NGRPresident, the Presidency revealed that Buhari received the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury and the most senior bishop... Read More

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UK denies setting up secret meeting between Buhari and Jonathan

The United Kingdom has refuted reports that President Muhammadu Buhari is in London to hold secret talks with former president Goodluck Jonathan on the resurgence of militancy in the Niger Delta. In a statement released on Thursday, the British Government said there was no truth in the reports that Buhari was meeting with Jonathan under the pretense... Read More

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YNaija Opinion: Cameron, Buhari and fantastic corruption

“We have got the leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries coming to Britain… Nigeria and Afghanistan, possibly the two most corrupt countries in the world”, UK Prime Minister David Cameron was caught on tape telling the Queen ahead of the anti-corruption summit organized by the UK Government, this week, which was attended by Nigerian President,... Read More

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How the Presidency responded to David Cameron’s corruption statement

The Federal Government has responded to the branding of Nigeria as two of the most corrupt countries in the world by British Prime Minister, David Cameron. David Cameron, while speaking to Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace in a video captured by ITV News had said, “We’ve got some leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries coming... Read More

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We have fully and truly ‘suffered’ as David Cameron calls Nigeria a ‘fantastically corrupt country’ (WATCH)

It is finally clear now why President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria was invited to attend the 2016 Anti Corruption Summit scheduled to hold in London. President Buhari is billed to show up at the summit alongside over 60 other world leaders to discuss various measures and reforms that can help kickback corruption across the world.... Read More

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February 1, 2016

President Buhari heads to France, Britain

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday, February 2, travel to France and Britain, twenty-four hours after returning from official visits to Kenya and Ethiopia. Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina revealed on Monday, that Buhari will visit Strasbourg in France before heading to Britain on February 3, where he’ expected to address a... Read More

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January 21, 2016

Britain to return Nigeria’s stolen funds stashed in British banks… but there’s a catch

Paul Awkright, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria has expressed the readiness of the British government to return looted funds stashed in British Banks, to Nigeria. While speaking to journalists in Kano on Wednesday, January 20, Awkright said that “what is of utmost concern to British government is how the repatriated funds will be utilized”... Read More

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December 9, 2015

British couple who enslaved Nigerian for 2 decades, sent to jail

Emmanuel and Antan Edet have been jailed for six years each by a London court, after being found guilty of enslaving a Nigerian immigrant for over two decades. Back in November, the Edets were convicted for child cruelty, slavery and assisting in illegal immigration. The couple brought their victim into Britain in 1989 as a 14-year-old, and turned him to... Read More

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Must Reads: The 5 biggest policy differences between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, Cops arrested for murder manslaughter in Freddie Gray’s death + more

The 5 biggest policy differences between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. Vox Cops arrested for murder, manslaughter in Freddie Gray’s death. New York Post Nearly half of Obamacare exchanges are struggling over their future. Washington Post UKIP Has Changed Britain’s Conversation. Now It Needs a Big Win. New York Times Here’s How the Massive New Bird Flu... Read More

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If unemployment persists… Nigerian youth will be Boko Haram recruits – OBJ

by Kolapo Olapoju Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, says if Nigeria manages its resources efficiently, no Nigerian would lack basic amenities. Obasanjo spoke on Thursday, March 5, inside the auditorium of his Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, during the celebration of his 78th birthday and 2015 annual summit, that there were too many ‘think-tanks’ in the... Read More

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Nigeria, others “highly vulnerable” to Ebola-like epidemic – Study reveals

by Godwin Akanfe Almost 30 countries around the world are “highly vulnerable” to an Ebola-style epidemic, with Somalia, Chad, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Haiti most at risk, Save the Children – a major charity group – said on Tuesday. An increasingly mobile global population makes deadly outbreaks more likely, with the emergence of two new diseases... Read More

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January 21, 2015

Still on Tompolo’s warships: We hear 2 Brits & 1 Norwegian have been arrested

by Iyobosa Omoregie Two British businessmen have been reportedly arrested on suspicion of bribing a Norwegian official alleged to have been involved in the controversial sale of the former naval vessels to a private security firm belonging to ex-Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemuplo, better known as Tompolo. A joint investigation by the City of London’s... Read More

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December 9, 2014

Opinion: We should make friends and not enemies

by Emeka Asinugo The only meaningful way to “confront our self-hatred” as humans is by being useful to others at every given opportunity. The point being that whether we are white or black is not a guarantee that everything is OK for us as human beings. Whether black or white, we still lack, we still... Read More

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November 7, 2014

Nigerian man nabbed with N53 million worth of cocaine in the UK

by Chidi Okoye A Nigerian-German man has been jailed in Britain after being caught trying to smuggle more than £200,000 (N53,883,087) worth of cocaine in 83 packages in his body. The suspect, 57-year-old Charles Ukachukwu Imoh was intercepted by police at Dover’s Eastern Docks. He told the Police, he was visiting family in London, but... Read More

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October 6, 2014

Endowed Ghanaian actress, Joselyn Dumas is in love with Genevieve Nnaji

by Damilola Jagun Ghanaian actress and talk-show host, Joselyn Dumas says she ‘absolutely loves’ her Nigerian colleague, Genevieve Nnaji. In a recent interview, the endowed actress, who is the face of Range Rover E-vogue in her country, gushed about her delight to be on the same platform as Nnaji, who is the ambassador for the brand... Read More

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September 25, 2014

“2015 elections will be open and transparent” – GEJ tells the world at UN General Assembly

by Laila Ibrahim President Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated his determination to ensure that 2015 general elections will be conducted in accordance with global best practices, in order to further strengthen Nigeria’s democratic institutions. Jonathan met with the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki Moon and the British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron before leaving New... Read More

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September 18, 2014

What could be the implication on Scottish votes on independence in Nigeria?

by Shaun Eweni The Scottish people who have decided to go for independence are voting now, and each opinion will be counted. But how will these votes affect us the people of Nigeria. Scotland which covers the northern third of Great Britain and a very significant part of the United Kingdom, the countries who colonised... Read More

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September 18, 2014

Olusegun Adeniyi Speaks || Death in the Synagogue and the Scotland referendum

by Olusegun Adeniyi The people of Scotland will go to the polls today in a referendum that could end their 307-year-old union with England and begin the process towards breaking away from the United Kingdom effectively by March 24, 2016. Although the exercise is essentially a local Scotland affair, many countries are nervous about the implications... Read More

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September 15, 2014

Not yet Uhuru: Ebola epidemic will rage for another 12 to 18 months – Experts

by Akan Ido Contrary to World Health Organization (WHO) report indicating a 9 month window for containing the Ebola virus, American scientists report that this may take far longer than that. Epidemiologists in the United States arrived at a 12-18 months figure after creating models of the epidemic for the National Institutes of Health and the Defense... Read More

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August 12, 2014

How 50-year-old man accidentally killed himself with a vibrator

by Kolapo Olapoju In terrible news, British man has died after a vibrator got stuck in his anus and he was too embarrassed to see a doctor to remove it. An inquest heard on Tuesday, 12 August, that 50-year-old Nigel Willis, could not remove the sex aid, yet refused to be taken to the... Read More

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Dipo Awojide: Increase the Budget on Education, Research/Development and Training. (Y! PolicyHub)

by Dipo Awojide We are not doing enough to make us more competitive as a nation. It is important that we continually increase investment in education, research and development, and training. Contrasting the British and the Nigerian education system reveals how much work we need to do in Nigeria before we can measure up. Those... Read More

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Opinion: National identity – What does it really mean to be a Nigerian?

by Hussaina Ishaya Audu Well, this entire exercise got me thinking. Who is a Nigerian and can we actually define ‘Nigerianess’? What does it mean to be a Nigerian? Can we define ourselves in terms of values? Recently in the United Kingdom, there has been a great deal of talk about what exactly it means... Read More

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US freezes $458 million stolen by centenary award winning dictator, Sani Abacha

by ‘Jola Sotubo In a seemingly unending chase, more public funds embezzled by the former Nigerian dictator, Sani Abacha, have been recovered by the United States government and frozen. The US is said to have stated yesterday that it had discovered the funds which were stashed away by Abacha and his accomplices in European accounts.... Read More

January 18, 2014

YNaija Editorial: Let us be clear, we totally – unequivocally – stand against the anti-gay law

We have to wonder when it became our culture imperative to marginalise, to victimise, to hate. To witch-hunt a particular section of the otherwise law-abiding population. This one came upon us like a mist, the kind that brings no good, settling gradually over the general populace. Did he or did he not? Confirmation, unfortunately, came... Read More

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December 28, 2013

Opinion: For Nigerians, 2013 is a year of unfulfilled promises

by Ayo Olukotun Having said that, it must be reckoned that the Nigerian version of political fumbling and visionless leadership came with more woes for the citizen in 2013 because of the subsisting disarray in infrastructure. This is to say that an inclement social and economic climate for most Nigerians was made worse by political... Read More

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December 28, 2013

Tunde Leye: This is what Nigeria must do to be great

by Tunde Leye The greatest power of today, the USA was set up to be just what we are now, a source of resources for the British. The greatest emerging power of today, China, was also once seen as primarily a resource pool for great powers like the British, the Japanese and then the Russians.... Read More

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December 7, 2013

Young Nigerian couple jailed in U.K over plot to steal £19million (PICTURED)

A young couple were part of a global internet banking scam which could have netted a phenomenal £19million after hacking the accounts of nearly 2,500 people. Aderoju Bammeke, 22, and his girlfriend Jessica Ogunyemi, 20, both of Manchester, were the UK ‘platform’ for a Nigerian ‘phishing’ scam that made £41,000 in just two months.... Read More

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