Are you ready? FG may remove petrol, kerosene subsidies soon

by Akan Ido The Federal Government through the minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke has given strong indications that the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) and Kerosene may soon be removed. This is following the increasingly dwindling revenue from the products allegedly due to sabotage, diversion of products, hoarding, panic buying and rumours of imminent... Read More

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March 17, 2014

For the Record: Pres. Jonathan’s remarks at the inauguration of the National Conference

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan earlier today declared open the National Conference at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja. Below is a transcript of Inauguration Speech by President Goodluck Jonathan at the event. I am delighted to welcome you all to the inauguration of this historic National Conference which promises to be another significant landmark in... Read More

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March 15, 2014

I wasn’t surprised Jonathan sacked me – Bolaji Abdullahi

by Akan Ido Ex-Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi today in Kwara State said he was not surprised over his removal from President Goodluck Jonathan’s cabinet. Mallam Abdullahi said he was mindful of the fact that as a public official his stint in government would someday come to an end. The former minister who was treated to... Read More

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March 15, 2014

Ayokunle Odekunle: Don’t get it twisted, Sanusi has a case to answer

by Ayokunle Odekunle THERE ARE GRAVE allegations of corruption against this man and he has to clear his name. Let him clear his name and let the $20 billion fraud or whatever it is be investigated. I watched from afar as the Sanusi-Jonathan fiasco played out. From my view at the top of the Stallion... Read More

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March 14, 2014

Under siege: Explosions heard as Boko Haram attacks military barracks in Borno

by Akan Ido The Boko Haram attacks in several parts of the North east state of Borno seems to have intensified with another major assault on an army barrack today. Three loud explosions and heavy gunfights were said to have been heard emanating from the barracks popularly known as Giwa Barracks right in the heart... Read More

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March 12, 2014

Has Aliyu Gusau resigned as Defence Minister? (Report)

by Akan Ido There are reports that the newly appointed Defence Minister, Mohammed Gusau has put in his resignation. Reports say Gusau, who is known in defence circles as an experienced soldier tendered his resignation yesterday after having a meeting with military top brass but these reports are yet to be confirmed through official quarters.... Read More

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March 12, 2014

Bankole Eniola: We are Nigeria’s new majority (Part 2) (Y! FrontPage)

by Bankole Eniola The new majority must ensure that our relationships as Nigerians must never again be defined by our differences or else we will empower those who promote conflict rather than the cooperation that is required to build a developed state. [READ: Bankole Eniola: We are Nigeria’s new majority (Y! FrontPage)] Prelude: Last month... Read More

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March 10, 2014

Lagun Akinloye: As Jonathan turns to Gusau, Nigeria’s soldier spy to fight Boko Haram

by Lagun Akinloye If Gusau is able to make gains against the Islamist militants, his appointment could be the shot in the arm Jonathan’s administration − and 2015 ambitions − needs. In a move seen by many as his last throw of the dice in the fight against Boko Haram, President Goodluck Jonathan last week... Read More

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March 9, 2014

Why Jonathan fired me as Housing Minister – Ama Pepple opens up

by Akan Ido Former Head of Service and Minister of Housing in the President Goodluck Jonathan government, Ms Ama Pepple has finally opened up about her sack last September. According to her, Jonathan removed her from office because she sought to make peace between him and the governor of Rivers, Rotimi Amaechi. Pepple said she... Read More

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March 9, 2014

Sonala Olumhense: How the US can help Nigeria

by Sonala Olumhense If the objective of the US is to help the people of Nigeria, it needs to bear in mind that the challenge of recovering looted funds, indeed of assembling resources for Nigeria’s development, has become inferior to implementing policies that would ensure those resources go into development. I wish to congratulate the... Read More

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March 8, 2014

Bayo Olopohunda: How Jonathan betrayed Nigerians

by Bayo Olopohunda Now, he is aiming to recontest his lack lustre presidency in 2015. Nigerians should reject Jonathan in 2015 as a payback for his betrayal. The election year of 2011 is still fresh in my memory. I remember it just like yesterday. It was in that year that Goodluck Jonathan was elected the... Read More

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March 6, 2014

Okey Ndibe: A national insult rejected

by Okey Ndibe How did we quickly forget that Abacha’s looting of public funds from the vaults of the Central Bank of Nigeria was a patriotic act? Or that he gave his cronies licenses to import toxic fuel into Nigeria because he so fiercely loved Nigerians and fervently desired their development? Or that Babangida’s annulment... Read More

March 5, 2014

BREAKING: Jonathan sacks sports minister, Bolaji Abdullahi

by Akan Ido In a surprising move, President Goodlcuk Jonathan today announced the sack of Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the minister of youth and sports. He has subsequently directed Dr.Tamuno Danagogo to take charge of the ministry with immediate effect. Danagogo is one of the eleven newly sworn in ministers. The president assigned roles to the... Read More

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March 4, 2014

Bankole Eniola: We are Nigeria’s new majority (Y! FrontPage)

by Bankole Eniola This is a generation that as embraced the diversity of the many parts because we know that the sum of the parts is not greater than the whole. The new majority will define what next hundred years of our existence as a nation would be. For years I wondered how we can... Read More

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March 4, 2014

Insecurity: Fresh Boko Haram attack leaves ‘many’ dead in Borno

by Adeola Balogun There seems to be no end in sight to the current violence in the North-East as yet another massacre is said to have occurred in Borno yesterday night. The extent of the damage and the number of casualties after the attack on Jakana Village in the Kaga Local Government Area of the... Read More

March 3, 2014

Jonathan appoints Kutigi to head National Conference

by Akan Ido To underscore his determination to make the proposed National Conference a success, President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed eminent jurist, Idris Kutigi as head of the conference. Kutigi is to be assisted on the national assignment by the former minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi. This appointment was announced by Anyim Pius... Read More

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March 1, 2014

“They checked our private parts before…”: Yobe massacre survivors narrate horrific experience

by ‘Jola Sotubo The Yobe college massacre which occurred on Tuesday signalled the end of life for some and the end of innocence for many others. Survivors of the Boko Haram atatck on the Federal Government College, Buni Yadi in the Gujba Local Government of the state have opened up on the ordeal and revealed... Read More

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March 1, 2014

YNaija Editorial: But Mr. President, are you really celebrating?

by the Editorial team Why an extravagant commemoration of British rule is more important to this administration than the disturbing loss of young Nigerian lives is unclear and goes to show just how out of touch this government has become, detached from the realities of people it claims to be serving. On Wednesday, the nation... Read More

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February 28, 2014

Yobe massacre: We will bring the murderers to justice – Jonathan

by Akan Ido President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday vowed to bring the perpetrators of the Yobe College killings to justice. The president made this assurance in Abuja while addressing fellow African leaders who are in the country to attend Nigeria’s centenary celebrations. Jonathan condemned the massacre and urged African leaders to refrain from making their countries... Read More

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February 27, 2014

I saw my classmates being butchered – Yobe massacre survivor narrates experience (PICTURED)

by Oge Okonkwo A 14-year-old, JSS 2 student of Federal Government College, FGC, Bunu Yadi, Ibrahim Musa Lampo, who survived the horrific Boko Haram massacre on Tuesday which claimed the lives of 43 students, narrated his ordeal and how his school mates were gunned down y the insurgents. Lampo who was shot in the leg and... Read More

February 26, 2014

SAD: More bodies discovered as death toll rises to 59 in Yobe college attack

by ‘Jola Sotubo Reports coming in have revealed that the number of people killed in yesterday’s college massacre in Yobe has increased. [READ: Just In: Boko Haram kills 29 college students in Yobe] Initial accounts had it that 29 people were killed, then the toll rose to 43 and now it has reportedly risen to... Read More

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February 26, 2014

Yobe massacre: How soldiers mysteriously withdrew before attack leaving school unprotected

by ‘Jola Sotubo According Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe, soldiers protecting the area near the Federal Government College, Buni Yadi were mysteriously withdrawn just before yesterday’s early morning attacks occurred. This was revealed by the governor’s spokesman, Abdullahi Bego, who also said that female students were spared in the attack. Governor Gaidam is said to... Read More

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February 26, 2014

Why Boko Haram spared female students and killed only boys in Yobe attack

by ‘Jola Sotubo The massacre of students at the Federal Government College in the Buni Yadi area of Yobe was shrouded in mystery after reports revealed that only male students were killed. It has however emerged that the extremists intentionally spared the female students telling them to abandon their education and get married. Boko Haram... Read More

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February 23, 2014

Keep a date: Presidential media chat set to hold on Monday

by Isi Esene Another edition of the presidential media chat with President Goodluck Jonathan on the hot seat will take place on Monday evening. This was disclosed today by Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity. The media chat will be broadcast live on the network services of the Nigerian Television... Read More

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Are you ready? FG may remove petrol, kerosene subsidies soon

For the Record: Pres. Jonathan’s remarks at the inauguration of the National Conference

I wasn’t surprised Jonathan sacked me – Bolaji Abdullahi

Ayokunle Odekunle: Don’t get it twisted, Sanusi has a case to answer

Under siege: Explosions heard as Boko Haram attacks military barracks in Borno

Has Aliyu Gusau resigned as Defence Minister? (Report)

Bankole Eniola: We are Nigeria’s new majority (Part 2) (Y! FrontPage)

Lagun Akinloye: As Jonathan turns to Gusau, Nigeria’s soldier spy to fight Boko Haram

Collins Uma: Mr. President, this is not a crisis, it is war ( Y! FrontPage)

Opinion: Sadiq and Gumsu Abacha – The genealogy of African kleptocracy

Here comes the SSS: Tunde Bakare says ‘there’ll be violence’ if Jonathan seeks re-election

Why Jonathan fired me as Housing Minister – Ama Pepple opens up

Sonala Olumhense: How the US can help Nigeria

Bayo Olopohunda: How Jonathan betrayed Nigerians

Alkasim Abdulkadir: Benue – Sewing the seams on these pockets of violence (Y! FrontPage)

Okey Ndibe: A national insult rejected

BREAKING: Jonathan sacks sports minister, Bolaji Abdullahi

Bankole Eniola: We are Nigeria’s new majority (Y! FrontPage)

Insecurity: Fresh Boko Haram attack leaves ‘many’ dead in Borno

Jonathan appoints Kutigi to head National Conference

British man pleads for gay Ugandan partner after their SEX tape is leaked (PICTURED)

“They checked our private parts before…”: Yobe massacre survivors narrate horrific experience

YNaija Editorial: But Mr. President, are you really celebrating?

Yobe massacre: We will bring the murderers to justice – Jonathan

I saw my classmates being butchered – Yobe massacre survivor narrates experience (PICTURED)

SAD: More bodies discovered as death toll rises to 59 in Yobe college attack

Yobe massacre: How soldiers mysteriously withdrew before attack leaving school unprotected

Why Boko Haram spared female students and killed only boys in Yobe attack

Don’t get it twisted: Sanusi is still the CBN governor – Jonathan

Keep a date: Presidential media chat set to hold on Monday

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