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August 31, 2013
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Opinion: Corruption and impunity of Nigerian leaders – Resistance makes the difference

by Jaye Gaskia And on top of this, the chair of the NNPC board who is also the Minister of Petroleum resources is sitting firm in office! No one has taken responsibility! No one thinks they owe us an explanation much less retributive punishment; NO ONE GIVES A DAMN! Where people have struggled ceaselessly for... Read More
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August 25, 2013
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Rivers crisis: Wike appears before PDP committee, gives condition for peace with Amaechi

by Akan Ido The Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike who is seen to be at the forefront of political opposition to Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi has given specific conditions for peace to reign in the state. The minister who was speaking yesterday before the Performance Assessment Committee set up by the Felix Obuah... Read More
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August 20, 2013
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Opinion: Of social media activism and the big three menace

by Adeyemi O.J Lest I forget, the Minister who wept about the deplorable state of our roads, have since expended billions of Naira on a private jet, in order not to ever experience that kind of embarrassing moment again. Just like The New-Media, the slogan; “New Nigeria” has been on our lips for quite sometime... Read More
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August 20, 2013
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N2 billion on chartered jets: Group petitions EFCC over minister’s spending excesses

by Oge Okonkwo The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is being asked to look into the transportation expenses of a minister, as she was said to have blown N2 billion on chartered jets only in two years. The matter was reported in a petition, by a group called the  Crusaders for Good Governance (CGG), to the... Read More
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August 19, 2013
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Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Stella Oduah in perspective

by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu It is amazing how she has been able to upgrade 50 per cent of the airports in the country in one fell swoop, improved the face of aviation and allowed room for entrepreneurship to flourish by encouraging investment in the sector.” Ms. Stella Oduah, Minister of Aviation, is a bundle of contradictions.... Read More
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August 1, 2013
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Opinion: Umaru Dikko, nostalgia and PDP’s politics

by Is’haq Modibbo Kawu But for now, it will be interesting to see how much discipline Alhaji Umaru Dikko can knock into the undisciplined political mob that constitutes the PDP. A week can be a very long time in politics. This is even truer within the pressure cooker ambiance of Nigerian politics. Two events this... Read More
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June 24, 2013
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Church minister arrested after autistic child dies during healing service

An autistic child died while he was going through a church healing ritual, according to reports in the news media. A minister has been arrested on charges stemming from the healing ceremony that ended in the death of the young autistic child. Ray Hemphill was arrested in the Church of the Apostolic Faith, a small... Read More
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June 7, 2013
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How I was flogged and fed with garri for one month – Kidnap victim

An octogenarian, Pa Akinyele Akerele, who was kidnapped in Igbobini, Ese-Odo Local Government area of Ondo State by gunmen on May 4, said on Thursday that the hoodlums fed him with gaari and flogged him every day throughout the period. Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force secured the release of the old man... Read More
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June 6, 2013
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Nigeria’s electricity situation is a nightmare – Power minister, Chinedu Nebo stars as Captain Obvious

by Akan Ido The Minister of Power, Professor Chinedu Nebo yesterday told newsmen that the power situation in the country has been a “nightmare” for the past three weeks due to a combination of system failure and sabotage. The minister, who was speaking after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council, said despite the investment in the... Read More
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June 4, 2013
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The woman working to clean up Nigeria’s dirty oil, The Independent profiles Diezani Alison-Madueke

by Nick Kochan Mrs Alison-Madueke, the daughter of a tribal chief, is seen as Africa’s oil tsar. Well-resourced gangs are diverting some 10 per cent of Nigeria’s oil production and channelling the money into kidnapping, piracy and terrorism. The result is not only funds lost to the country’s exchequer but also devastating damage to the environment... Read More
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May 3, 2013
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Former minister, Shettima Ali Monguno kidnapped in Maiduguri

by Isi Esene Former Petroleum Minister, Shettima Ali Monguno has been abducted in the Northern city of Maiduguri. Monguno, 87, a politician of note and an educationist was kidnapped today at Mafoni Ward where he went for the Juma’at prayer. The abducted elder statesman was one of the Borno elders who met with President Goodluck Jonathan... Read More
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April 27, 2013
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Oh-la-la: Meet the world’s sexiest sports minister, and she even goes nude! (LOOK)

by Isi Esene Venezuela’s new sports minister is Alejandra Benitez (definitely not related to the Chelsea FC gaffer), a veteran athlete with sterling accomplishments. Benitez was the Olympic fencing champion in the 2004, 2008, and 2012 editions of the global games. She was appointed as minister by former president Hugo Chavez’s successor, Nicolas Maduro. Benitez,... Read More
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February 11, 2013
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Opinion: The men around Mr. President only make it worse

by ‘Demilade Olaosun We have the Senior Special Assistant for Public Affairs, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, the Special Assistant on New Media, the Honorable Minister for Information and a number of other guys that come up once in a while, speak for the Presidency and then withdraw again. The President and Commander-in-... Read More
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February 1, 2013
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Broke nation: “Zimbabwe has only $217 in the bank” – Country’s finance minister cries out

It’s unthinkable that a country would have less money in its bank account than the average American, but that’s the story that Zimbabwe officials are telling. After paying public workers’ salaries at the end of the week, the Zimbabwe government’s bank account had a balance of just $217, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said Tuesday. “Last... Read More
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January 4, 2013
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‘It’s not true’ – Agric minister denies N60 billion will be spent on phones for farmers

PRESS STATEMENT: 60 BILLION NAIRA TO BE SPENT ON CELLPHONES FOR FARMERS NOT TRUE. My attention has been drawn to the issue of 60 Billion Naira to be spent on phones for farmers, reported in some media sites and papers. The information is absolutely incorrect. My Permanent Secretary was totally misquoted out of context. There... Read More
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December 30, 2012
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SNAPSHOT: Kanayo .O. Kanayo is now a deliverance minister?

by Rachel Ogbu Nollywood actor, Kanayo .O. Kanayo whose real name is Anayo Modestus Onyekwere is believed to have found another calling. A banner spotted this December showed him as one of the minister of the gospel for a deliverance service.   He was one of the guest ministers, at a crusade held at the Christ Mission Worldwide (CMW) a.ka.... Read More
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November 28, 2012
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Evil spirits are behind our ‘NEPA’ problems – Power minister tells South African investors

The minister of State for Power, Hajiya Zainab Kuchi, yesterday told South African investors that evil spirits were behind Nigeria’s darkness preventing the country from taking her pride of place in the comity of Nations. While addressing members of the African National Congress (ANC), the South African Ruling Party, which led a team of investors... Read More
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September 22, 2012
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“Absurd, malicious, and utterly laughable” – Aviation minister says what she thinks of Arik’s accusation

by Stanley Azuakola Nigeria’s minister of aviation, Princess Stella Adaeze Oduah, has gone on the offensive against Arik Airlines in a story that continues to astound watchers of the aviation sector in Nigeria. On Thursday, Arik Airline had claimed that its current challenges with the authorities and the hostility of the Ministry of Aviation towards... Read More
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September 13, 2012
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Why Jonathan rushed his return to Nigeria – Abati

Presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati,  yesterday explained the reasons behind President Goodluck Jonathan’s return from his foreign trip to Malawi and Botswana ahead of schedule. Abati reportedly said the president finished his mission on the second leg of his trip earlier than expected further explaining that there is no hard and fast rule to the duration... Read More
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September 7, 2012
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Welcome, neighbour: Ghana’s power cuts continue

by Akan Ido The power rationing in Ghana caused by a short-fall in its electricity generation capacity will likely continue till October according to the country’s energy minister, Joe Oteng Adjei. The minister confirmed that Ghana’s power sector is experiencing mounting challenges with generation, transmission, and distribution, and announced palliatives to minimize its effect on... Read More
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September 6, 2012
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Police attack journalist for taking photo of minister’s car stuck in mud

by Stanley Azuakola These are dangerous times to be a journalist in Nigeria. Just last month, Benedict Uwalaka, a photo journalist with Leadership newspaper was assaulted at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) by hospital officials, when he went to cover the release of the corpses of the Dana crash. On Tuesday in Abuja another... Read More
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August 16, 2012
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“We’re targeting five gold medals in Rio” – Sports Minister

by Akan Ido Forward ever… The minister of Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has revealed that Nigeria will be aiming for five gold medals in the next Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He also said President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered an early preparation for the games coming in 2016. The Nigerian contingent to the just... Read More
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August 9, 2012
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We.Are.Shocked: “Our Olympics performance is disappointing,” says Sports minister

by Isi Esene In a rare display of self-criticism, the government of Nigeria today in London expressed its disappointment at the performance of the Nigerian contingent to the ongoing London 2012 Olympics. The position of the government was articulated by the minister of Sports, Mallam Bolaji Adullahi at a press conference tagged ‘Nigeria Olympic Review’... Read More
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August 8, 2012
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Hurray? Nigeria achieves highest power output ever at 4,237MW

by Isi Esene Nigeria made power generation history (by our own standards) on Monday as the public power supply output reached a peak of 4,237MW. According to the Daily Trust Newspapers, the power generation feat was revealed yesterday by the minister of Power, Professor Bart Nnaji, at a meeting with the ministry’s directors. The statement which... Read More
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July 30, 2012
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Okonjo-Iweala broke the law – House of Reps

by Isi Esene The spat between the House of Representatives and the Executive arm of government continues to linger with the House firing another shot the Executive’s way. The House yesterday faulted claims purportedly made by the minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iwela’s that 56 per cent of the 2012 Budget has been effectively implemented. The... Read More
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July 22, 2012
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Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: Dear Senator Bala Mohammed… (YNaija FrontPage)

My parents moved to Abuja in 1991, at a time when many Nigerians still believed that the new capital city would not succeed. The average Nigerian was skeptical and preferred to remain in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Kano or wherever else they called home at the time. I remember my siblings and I standing at the... Read More
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