Tag: nigeria

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Mazi EmekaMarch 7, 2016

’16 villages in Akwa Ibom taken over by Cameroon’

The Republic of Cameroon is said to have taken over 16 mangrove island villages of Effiat clan in Mbo Local ...

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Kolapo OlapojuMarch 6, 2016

‘Nigeria will be part of Islamic coalition against terrorism’ | Watch Buhari’s full interview on Al Jazeera

During his recent trip to Qatar, President Muhammadu Buhari was interviewed by Martine Dennis, on “Talk To Al Jazeera”. Over ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMarch 6, 2016

Opinion: Corruption as the root of all of Nigeria’s problems

No question that in Nigeria unlike other similarly corrupt-ridden countries, the costs of corruption is much more higher: this is ...

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Mazi EmekaMarch 6, 2016

How Nnamdi Kanu’s wife almost lost her pregnancy over husband’s detention

Uchechi Okwu-Kanu, wife of detained leader of secessionist group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has accused the government ...

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Op-Ed EditorMarch 5, 2016

Commentary: Donald Trump got his political training in Nigeria

For the past few years, United States President, Barack Obama mesmerized the world with his quick wit, starchy, yet frank, ...

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Op-Ed EditorMarch 5, 2016

Opinion: Nigerians apathy and the result of ‘No Banking Day’

In September 2003, the National Association of Telecommunication Subscribers (NATCOM) and the Consumer Rights Project (CRP) spearheaded a campaign for ...

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Op-Ed EditorMarch 4, 2016

Opinion: Breaking the exploitative habits of Nigerian universities

Before we proceed to digest the topic at hand, it is inevitable to note the contemporary knack for quantity at ...

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Mazi EmekaMarch 4, 2016

N780bn fine: ‘Why N118.8bn was set aside’ – MTN

The management of telecommunications giant, MTN, has explained why it set aside N118.8bn (about $600 million) in its Group Financial ...

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Op-Ed EditorMarch 4, 2016

Opinion: Poverty, separatism and a nation of desperate beggars

In any social order, the veracity of pluralism holds in diverse calling. Pluralism is a school of thought that clenches ...

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Op-Ed EditorMarch 4, 2016

YNaija Editorial: Nigeria needs to do more to protect citizens abroad

In May 2014, prominent sports journalist, Aisha Falode’s 19-year old son, Toba was killed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates when ...

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Janeth JMarch 3, 2016

‘Buhari should go to Olumba Olumba for the solution to Nigeria’s problems’

President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised to ‘go spiritual’ on Nigeria’s socio-economic problems by seeking the help of the founder ...

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Kolapo OlapojuMarch 3, 2016

Dasuki says his prolonged detention ‘scares off foreign investors’

Retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd.), the former National Security Adviser, who is on trial for allegedly diverting over $2.1 billion ...

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Kolapo OlapojuMarch 3, 2016

James Ibori may be coming back home… very soon – Here’s why

Former Governor of Delta state, James Ibori, who has six more months to serve in a London prison, may possibly ...

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Oreoluwa PetersMarch 2, 2016

5 Nigerians make Forbes 2016 World’s Billionaires list + See top 20

The usual suspects- President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, Chairman of Globacom, Dr. Mike Adenuga; Chairman of Forte Oil, ...

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Kolapo OlapojuMarch 2, 2016

‘Show some diplomatic maturity, don’t deport Biafrans to Nigeria’ – MASSOB tells Norway

The Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has urged the Norwegian government to halt its plan to ...

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Oreoluwa PetersMarch 1, 2016

Ali Baba: 13 tips for a successful career in Showbiz (READ)

Showbiz is a visibility game, says veteran comedian, Ali Baba, real names- Atunyota Alleluya Akporobomerere- as he shared with aspiring ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMarch 1, 2016

LSE Africa Summit 2016 announce key participants

The London School of Economics and Political Science today announced key panel participants for its third annual Africa Summit to take place ...

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Mazi EmekaMarch 1, 2016

How ex-British PM, Tony Blair got his way with Jonathan, but was rebuffed by Buhari

Controversial writer, Tom Bower, who has written several unauthorised biographies of prominent people, has now penned a new book documenting ...

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Janeth JMarch 1, 2016

‘Naira, IGR’ | I have the master plan, and no one has approached me – Ifeanyi Ubah

Chairman, Capital Oil and Gas Limited, Ifeanyi Ubah, who says he has the master plan to bring the naira back ...

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Mazi EmekaFebruary 29, 2016

How Abacha betrayed Nelson Mandela

Former South African President, Thabo Mbeki, who served as president after Nelson Mandela, has recounted how former Nigerian Head of ...

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Op-Ed EditorFebruary 28, 2016

Oby Ezekwesili: Mr President, ideologies don’t deliver results for the poor

In this first of a three-part article, my aim is to get President Muhammadu Buhari to reevaluate his obvious discomfort ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoFebruary 28, 2016

Former PDP minister slams Fayose over comments against Buhari

Suleiman Abubakar, a former minister of National Planning during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan has lambasted Governor Ayodele ...

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Op-Ed EditorFebruary 28, 2016

Opinion: Why must Okonjo-Iweala be the scapegoat?

“The immediate past Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, illegally approved the transfer of at least N61.4 billion ($300 million and ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoFebruary 27, 2016

Buhari plans to make Nigeria an Islamic nation… but God will stop him – Fayose

Governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of having an agenda to make Nigeria an Islamic entity. Fayose made ...

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Kolapo OlapojuFebruary 27, 2016

‘There’s urgent need to prevent Boko Haram from regenerating’ – US

The United States is proposing to provide Nigeria with further military assistance, possibly in the form of elite soldiers to ...

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Op-Ed EditorFebruary 27, 2016

Opinion: IDPs in Nigeria and a call for urgent intervention

Among others, the growing level of violent attacks in Northern Nigeria has unavoidably led to the increase in the number ...

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Op-Ed EditorFebruary 27, 2016

Opinion: Naira devaluation… to do or not to do? – An explainer

In mid-2015, the global price of crude oil which is Nigeria’s major source of foreign exchange tanked. One of the ...

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Kolapo OlapojuFebruary 27, 2016

‘We are Nigeria’s landlord… we can’t leave our house for tenants’ – Ndigbo

The Youth Council of Ohaneze Ndigbo, has stated that people of the South East region have the largest stake in ...

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Kolapo OlapojuFebruary 27, 2016

The Nigerian government is N50bn richer, courtesy of MTN

The Federal Government has confirmed the receipt of N50 billion from telecommunications giant- MTN. The telecoms company had on Wednesday, ...

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Janeth JFebruary 26, 2016

1890 captives rescued from Boko Haram by Nigerian troops (PHOTOS)

The Nigerian army has announced the rescue of 1890 people who were held by the insurgent group, Boko Haram. This ...

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