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September 11, 2015

“If Nigerians want corrupt politicians killed, why not?” – Gov Mimiko

Ondo state governor, Olusegun Mimiko, says he’s open to whatever punishment Nigerians want to be meted out to corrupt politicians and government officials. He stated this on Thursday, a day when the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, held a nationwide protest against corruption. Speaking through his information commissioner, Kayode Akinmade, the governor said... Read More

capital punishment, corruption, killed, Labour, looters, nigerians, Olusegun Mimiko

September 7, 2015

What the Presidency is saying about Chibok girls’ rescue

The Presidency has enjoined Nigerians to not yet lose up on the rescue of the abducted Chibok girls. Senior Special Assistant to the President and Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, however, says that President Muhammadu Buhari never promised to rescue the Chibok girls on the second day of his administration. Shehu also added that even though the... Read More

Boko Haram Army, Chibok girls, Garba Shehu, nigerians

September 5, 2015

Nigerians got closer to God yesterday with #HymnFriday – Top 7 tweets

The hashtag- #HymnFriday, is number 2 second trending topic on Nigerian Twitter. The hashtag was only beaten by Rafael Nadal, who was sent packing out of the US Open by Fabio Fognini. Back to #HymnFriday, Nigerians on Twitter, delved into the topic on Friday, by tweeting a few lines from their favourite hymns. Naturally, we... Read More

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September 5, 2015

How Nigerian ISIS-supporters purportedly get visas to join sect in Syria

It’s been revealed by the Head of Mission, Syria embassy in Nigeria, Dr. Shafik Daiyob, that Nigerian supporters of the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq (ISIS), usually obtained visas to join the terrorist group in Syria from the Turkish embassy in Nigeria. Daiyob disclosed to Punch Newspapers that quite a number of ISIS sympathisers entered Syria... Read More

Isis, nigerians, supporters, syria, Turkey, visas

September 1, 2015

We don’t know why Nigerians rejected us – PDP

Perhaps, the problem within is bigger than believed, if the Peoples Democratic Party, hasn’t still realised why it failed to get the votes of majority of Nigerians during the last polls. According to the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Olisa Metuh, only Nigerians can answer this question. While speaking at the 17th year’s anniversary of the formation... Read More

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August 26, 2015

Why Nigerians abroad should forget about voting for now

The idea is futuristic and a lot of steps would be taken to make it become a reality, but no, not just yet. Nigerians in diaspora cannot partake in general elections for now, President Muhammadu Buhari insists. On Tuesday, the President said some issues must be resolved before Nigeira can adopt Diaspora voting. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo,... Read More

diaspora, nigerians, president buhari, Voting

August 20, 2015

Hey, Nigerians in the diaspora! You can sort out your BVN finally

Nigerians in Diaspora with a Nigerian bank account that haven’t done their Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) registration, there is news for you. They can do their BVN without leaving their resident country as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made two options available for them to conveniently do the registrations. In a memo dated... Read More

accounts, CBN, diaspora, nigerians

August 16, 2015

No more privacy! Nigerian social media accounts are being monitored by FG

From indications,it looks like Nigerians no longer have any form of privacy on social media as investigations shows that the Federal Government has been monitoring the social media accounts of Nigerians. Well, not all Nigerians though, just those who are suspected of having links with various terrorist groups, including Boko Haram and the Islamic State... Read More

boko haram, FG, Hacking, nigerians, phones, social media, terrorist groups

Syndicate recruits Nigerians for ISIS – Immigration service

The Nigeria Immigration Service has revealed that a syndicate is behind the recruitment of young Nigerians for terrorist group, Islamic State of Syria and Iraq (ISIS). Two Nigerian youth were recently arrested by the Indian security service while on their way to Iraq to join ISIS. The pair, who are from Kano, Imran Kabeer and Sani Jamiliu... Read More

Barbed wire fence, Imran Kabeer, India, Iraq, Isis, kano, nigerians, Sani Jamiliu

Beware, armed robbers now disguise as ATM users

The Nigeria Police has warned of the presence of armed robbers at ATM points, especially at night. The NPF issued this alert on its website after an Abuja resident, a man, reportedly went to one of the banks in the FCT at about 12:10am on Thursday to withdraw money from an ATM. According to the... Read More

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According to the PDP, Buhari has scammed Nigerians

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is taking this opposition thing seriously as it has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of defrauding citizens with campaign of empty promises. It also accused the Buhari administration of taking the glory for the achievements of the PDP government in the past 16 years. While speaking at a press conference in Abuja... Read More

APC, Buhari, nigerians, PDP

Ben Murray-Bruce: Kill fuel subsidy before it kills Nigeria

by Ben Murray-Bruce Moreover, the federal government can spend a fraction of the trillions of naira we are currently spending on fuel subsidy annually on social services that will have a direct impact on the well being of the poorest of the poor and boost out Human Development Index. If the whole idea of fuel... Read More

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Nigerians will be proud of what Buhari will build – Former APC Chieftain

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ogbonnaya Onu has also pleaded with Nigerians to show greater understanding of President Muhammadu Buhari’s style of leadership as he works towards rebuilding the nation. Onu also stressed the need for Nigerian Universities to strive to excel as centres of learning. This was because most nations which... Read More

APC, Buhari, nigerians, Onu, promises

“A good soldier doesn’t jump into doing things” | Cardinal Okogie defends Buhari

While many Nigerians have started labelling President Buhari ‘Baba Go Slow’, Cardinal Okogie appeals for patience. Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie has appealed to Nigerians to give President Muhammadu Buhari enough opportunity to study the situation of things before embarking on his avowed campaign against corruption and insecurity while arguing that Boko... Read More

Buhari, nigerians, patience, religious leader

2 Nigerians sentenced to life imprisonment in Qatar

Two Nigerian men have been sentenced to life imprisonment for burglary and attempted murder, by the Doha Criminal Court, Arabic daily Arrayah reported. A Filipina maid who was said to be an accomplice got sentenced to 22 years in jail instead. The court also ordered the three convicts to repay a sum of QR29,684, which they stole from... Read More

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The First Lady wants Nigerians to be about that Yoga life

Well she’s got a young look to show for it if indeed she engages as well, don’t you think? The First Lady, Hajia Aisha Buhari, has urged Nigerians to embrace Yoga to enhance their physical and mental well-being. Buhari, who was represented by Mrs Alanyingi Sylva, the wife of the former governor of Bayelsa, Timipre Sylva,... Read More

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“Yahoo” boys blackmail teen to suicide

This might be the saddest story I’ve read all week. Via The Journal Tyrone schoolboy Ronan Hughes was tricked into sending explicit photos of himself through social media after receiving images from someone he thought was a girl. It turned out the messages were from a gang of scammers based in Nigeria. They demanded more... Read More

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Osinbajo says life of every Nigerian matters

The government is beginning to have the interest of its citizens at heart. This is said because the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said that the life of every Nigerian citizen matters to the Federal Government no matter his status or where he resides. Osinbajo, who spoke on Wednesday after visiting the scene of the incident... Read More

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Nigerian immigrants in the UK without papers, threatened

by Chinwe Okafor According to Tweets online, it is apparent that the UK Immigration Services went to raid illegal immigrants staying in Peckham. A van was parked in the area of Peckham to arrest people without ‘papers’. According to the tweet, people didn’t budge,

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Job

Are Nigerians unemployed or underemployed?

by Mobutu Sankara The discussion about unemployment in political debates around the world has finally landed in Nigeria. A lot of this was seen in the run-up to the 2015 presidential elections, with a considerable part of the fact-based debates anchored on jobs created as against jobs that could be created. A lot has been... Read More

employment, nigerians, opinion, underemployment, unemployment

Okupe: Nigerians didn’t understand Jonathan

by Ranti Joseph The Senior Special Adviser to the President on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, has nothing but good words to say about his boss, President Goodluck Jonathan. He said Nigerians misunderstood President Goodluck Jonathan’s calmness for indecisiveness. Okupe, who stated this on his facebook on Sunday, described Jonathan as the greatest Nigeria’s President. “In a... Read More

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Tosin Fatoyinbo: Are Nigerians baptized of the Devil?

by Tosin Fatoyinbo Think of the lecturer who publishes students’ intellectual work as his own so as to earn his professorship. Think of the medical doctor who prescribes a caesarian for a pregnant woman as a mean to boosting his clinic’s revenue and not because caesarian is needed. They say’ Lagos no dey sleep’ but... Read More

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After being executed in Indonesia, FG demands return of Nigerian corpses

by Kolapo Olapoju The Federal Government has demanded the repatriation of the corpses of the four Nigerians executed on drug-related charges, in Indonesia. The convicts were on Wednesday, April 29, taken to the Nusakambangan Island where they were executed by firing squad. A statement released on Wednesday, April 29, from the Public Communications Division of Ministry of... Read More

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4 Nigerians executed for drug trafficking in Indonesia have been buried (PHOTOS)

by Chinwe Okafor The four Nigerians alongside eight other drug traffickers have been executed in Indonesia despite appeals not to. According to the pastors who were with them in their final hours, some of the men including Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran declined to wear blindfolds and were singing as they were shot by a... Read More

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See the Nigerian men on death row in Indonesia (and sadly, their coffins)

by Chinwe Okafor The Indonesian government ruled the execution of four Nigerians amongst others, and after much plea, the date has been set for April 29. The men were convicted for drug trafficking. The Government has enlisted the local funeral director in Cilacap, the nearest port to Nusakambangan, or Death Island, to inscribe the names... Read More

coffins, death sentence, Drugs, Indonesia, men, nigerians, trafficking

Four Nigerians will be executed in Indonesia tomorrow

by Chinwe Okafor Four Nigerians along with 6 other nationals will be executed for drug related offenses in Indonesia tomorrow April 25th. This isn’t the first time such incident would be occurring. A Nigerian, Raheem Agbaje-Salami, 42, once faced execution in Indonesia for drug smuggling in March. Two more were already scheduled to be executed... Read More

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Xenophobic attacks: Lawmaker wants Nigerians in South Africa evacuated

by Ranti Joseph Chairperson, House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Nnenna Elendu-Ukeje has called for the evacuation of Nigerians within 24 hours from South Africa owing to ongoing attacks on non-indigenes. Ukeje made the appeal in a phone interview on Thursday in Ibadan. She said that the call was necessary because of increasing attacks... Read More

nigerians, Nnenna Elendu-Ukeje, south africa, Xenophobia

YNaija Editorial: We are now in the second half of extra time

We are now in the fourth of the six weeks by which our general elections were delayed, and this is similar to the second half of extra time of a knock-out football match. Like such a game, it is a time where both teams dig deep to make the move that will deliver the winning... Read More

APC, Buahri's promises to Nigerians, campaigns, elections, nigerians, PDP, second half

December 31, 2014

Opinion: Why can’t Nigerians in diaspora bring home their blessings and knowledge?

by Uyu Eyo Ita I huddled in my chair and tried to distract myself from thoughts of when my yet- to- acclimatise- body would finally acclimatise to the British weather. I must have succeeded because my thoughts floated away from my discomfort to the snaking line of people making their way to the front... Read More

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