Today’s Daily Brief: Gov. Amosun says Daniel is a confused person, Amaechi reveals why the First Lady dislikes him, Atiku plans on receiving N1 annual salary, and more

We deliver your news brief for Saturday, October 25, 2014. Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun has faulted a statement credited to his predecessor, Gbenga Daniel that within three years his administration borrowed N200bn. He described the allegation as one from a ‘confused person.’ Amosun who was fielding questions from journalists on Friday at the... Read More

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October 19, 2014

Tunde Fagbenle : Wale Babalakin vs AMCON: Come off it!

by Tunde Fagbenle A couple of weeks ago, precisely on September 30, newspapers carried the story of two giant legal luminaries (at least they are both SANs) engaging in what to me was an ugly verbal brawl within the premises of the Federal High Court in Lagos. One was Mr. Olisa Agbakoba and the other... Read More

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October 14, 2014

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: GEJ gets even more endorsements | Saraki denies endorsing Buhari | Did Mu’azu just endorse Wike for governor? | More stories

As you count down to the February General Elections, we show you what to read and what to skip today. GEJ gets even more endorsements. Vanguard Saraki denies endorsing Buhari. Leadership The Adamawa House is no longer at ease. Leadership Eggon leader shuns Maku, goes it alone. Leadership For Fayemi and Fayose, the struggle continues.... Read More

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October 13, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Atiku picks nomination form, Kwankwaso predicts 2 more defections from PDP, Kashamu opens up on OBJ, and more

We deliver your news brief for Tuesday, October 13, 2014. Gov. Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State said on Monday that two governors in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would soon defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Kwankwaso said this when he paid a courtesy visit on his Kwara counterpart, Abdulfatah Ahmed. Kwankwaso was in... Read More

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October 12, 2014

Don’t beg, just do the needful – OBJ tells GEJ, others

by Isi Esene Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has told President Goodluck Jonathan to do the needful instead of inundating him with pleas of forgiveness. Obasanjo who was the president before late Umar Musa Yar’Adua said this today following his return from South Africa where he had gone to deliberate on South Sudan’s increasing insecurity and violence.... Read More

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October 4, 2014

APC, PDP, run to Obasanjo’s hilltop for counsel and support

by Godwin Akanfe The 2015 elections draws closer and the two major political parties, the ‘People’s Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress’, are desperate to edge each other out at the polls. Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, is regarded as one of the most important persons to have on board by both parties, especially the PDP.... Read More

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October 3, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Tinubu, Mark visit OBJ separately, GEJ almost declares re-election bid, and more

We deliver your news brief for Tuesday, October 3, 2014. President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday said that national interest would override any personal ambition or sectional agenda in his decision to seek re-election in 2015 or not. Jonathan, who stated this in his Eid-El-Kabir message to Muslim faithful in the country, called on all... Read More

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October 1, 2014

YNaija Editorial: Nigeria at 54, still has a long way to go

On this day 54 years ago, there was a lot of excitement across the country as the British handed over the reins of political power to Nigerians. Nigeria had become an independent state. The hope and sense of anticipation that accompanied that period has over the years been replaced, by a more sombre litany of... Read More

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September 27, 2014

This is what some Lagos youths do during environmental sanitation (PHOTOS)

by Hycinth Iyereosa and Kolapo Olapoju Lagos youths hardly give a hoot about the monthly environmental sanitation. From time immemorial, environmental sanitation has been observed across the country on the last Saturday of every month, During the hours of observance, Nigerians are expected to clean their homes, environments and communities, but apparently, such is rarely the... Read More

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September 24, 2014

“I grew up as a farm boy” || 10 things we learnt from Atiku Abubakar’s presidential declaration

by Kolapo Olapoju Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has declared his intention to contest the 2015 presidential elections on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Atiku made the declaration on Wednesday, 24 September, at the Yar Adua centre, Abuja, and in his speech, he harped on the struggles of being a... Read More

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September 24, 2014

For the record: Full speech of Atiku Abubakar’s declaration speech (READ)

We need a strong, dynamic, decisive, competent and visionary leadership that can halt the current drift of the ship of state, fight corruption, create jobs, rebuild our infrastructure, provide social services and tackle insecurity in a decisive, robust multi-pronged way. This is the change we want and deserve and this is the change the APC is... Read More

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September 24, 2014

Former VP, @Atiku Abubakar formally declares intention to run for president in #Election2015

by Isi Esene Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has formally declared his ambition to contest the 2015 presidential elections on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Abubakar, who yesterday released a campaign documentary stating his intent to fly the party’s flag next February, made his declaration at the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja. The event... Read More

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September 21, 2014

My shocking encounter with Buhari in Abuja – Ex-Minister, Tony Momoh

by Isi Esene Veteran journalist, Prince Tony Momoh has expressed surprise over the uncommon honesty exhibited by former Head of State and All Progressives Congress (APC) leader, General Muhammadu Buhari. In a recent interview with the Tribune, the former Daily Times editor and member of the APC spoke about his relationship with former presidents, Ibrahim... Read More

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September 19, 2014

Akin Osuntokun: Both Obasanjo and Adekunle prove that Yoruba are not cowards

by Akin Osuntokun Out of the blues I was summoned about ten days ago to write on retired Brigadier Benjamin Adekunle aka Black Scorpion. It was a rather strange request made less strange by the fact that Kayode Ajulo himself has a bit of the charming eccentricity about him. In a fit of pique on... Read More

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September 14, 2014

Daddy’s here: Obasanjo visits injured son in Plateau

by Akan Ido Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo was yesterday in Jos, Plateau State to visit his son, Lt. Col. Adeboye Obasanjo who was injured a few days ago following an attack by gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect. The younger Obasanjo was shot in the leg as his platoon engaged with Boko... Read More

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September 9, 2014

Ex-president Obasanjo son who was shot by Boko Haram today (PICTURED)

by Akan Ido Boko Haram militants attacked a platoon led by the son of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, shooting him today. He was said to have sustained serious injuries to his legs and was being taken to a medical facility. Adeboye Obasanjo, an army engineer, was a Lieutenant Colonel at the 3rd Division in Jos, Plateau... Read More

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September 8, 2014

Boko Haram shoots Obasanjo’s son

by James Sambo Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo’s son, has been shot by Boko Haram militants in Adamawa state. According to a report by Sahara Reporters, Adeboye, an army engineer, was shot in the leg as his platoon engaged with Boko Haram militants at Baza. 24 soldiers were killed. He sustained serious injuries to his... Read More

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September 5, 2014

Believe it: Atiku Abubakar will contest for President in 2015

by Azubuike Azikiwe Atiku Abubakar, the former Vice President of Nigeria has officially declared his intention to run for the office of the President of Nigeria at the 2015 elections. He will be running for the ticket of the highest office in the land under the umbrella of the major opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC).... Read More

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September 2, 2014

He never hesperer’it! How OBJ robbed me of victory in 1999 elections – Falae opens up

by Isi Esene Former presidential aspirant, Olu Falae, in an interview with ThisDay Newspapers on Sunday, described former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s victory in the 1999 presidential elections as “the greatest shock” he has ever received in his lifetime. Falae, who is a former Secretary to the Federal Government (SGF) and one time Finance Minister, said he was... Read More

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September 2, 2014

Squeaky bum time: Atiku to declare presidential ambition this month

by Isi Esene Reports reaching us say that Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar is seriously considering declaring his presidential ambition on September 24, 2014. Atiku who was former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s second in command is said to be eyeing several locations in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to make the formal declaration. Some of these... Read More

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August 28, 2014

One ‘foreign expert’ like that is telling us what we already know about politicians and Boko Haram (READ)

by Kolapo Olapoju Dr Stephen Davis, an Australian based international adviser has revealed that the operations of Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram, are being sponsored by some Nigerian politicians. During the interview which aired on an Australian TV, ABC, on Wednesday, 27 August, he said that until the sponsors of the militant groups are stopped,... Read More

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August 28, 2014

Fighting in public, meeting in private | OBJ and GEJ jaw-jaw in Abuja

by Ada Benson Days after launching a tirade against the incumbent President, former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has met with President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja. During the meeting, both men discussed sundry issues, including the nation’s security challenges. Obasanjo had, over the weekend, compared the economy under Jonathan to what obtained during the reign of the... Read More

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August 25, 2014

He goes again – OBJ compares GEJ’s government to Abacha’s

by Kolapo Olapoju On Sunday, 25 August, while receiving a delegation from the Nigerian Market Traders council at his home in Abeokuta, former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, compared the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan to that of late military head of state, Sani Abacha. Obasanjo said the present economic situation of the country is similar to... Read More

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August 13, 2014

FLASHBACK: We are LOVING Obasanjo’s swag with Jimmy Carter! (LOOK)

by Kolapo Olapoju Like they say on the streets, no be today. Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has been swagging it up for decades now. The former Nigerian president and a former American President, Jimmy Carter – here in the 1970s – were definitely trying to see who had the best pose in this photo.... Read More

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August 11, 2014

Atiku Abubakar: Nigeria is losing the battle against poverty

Atiku Abubakar We have skilled people and nowhere to employ them! This is a travesty… In honour of the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty last year, I asked the people of Nigeria to support our young people and the future that lies ahead. In our young men and women lies... Read More

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August 9, 2014

Obasanjo’s brother-in-law, Henry Abebe is dead

by Kolapo Olapoju Henry Abebe, the younger brother of late former First Lady, Mrs Stella Obasanjo has died. He reportedly died in the wee hours of Friday, 8 August between 2am-5am, at an Abuja hospital after battling with Liver Cirrhosis. The deceased who was a businessman and a former Executive Director at the Nigerian Ports... Read More

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July 28, 2014

Opinion: Why the Chibok girls may never return to us

by Nnaemeka Oruh But if the presidency truly believes that the abduction is real, and the Department of State Security truly knows the location of the girls, then please, one week is enough to devise a plan and rescue the girls. It has been over one hundred days since the abduction of the Chibok girls.... Read More

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July 22, 2014

‘Fake food’: How far can ‘Genetically Modified Produce’ go in Nigeria?

by Adedayo Ademuwagun Nigeria presently imports rice, wheat and certain other foods to make up for inadequate local production, and according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, Nigeria is the second largest importer of rice in the world. To curb this, this year the government banned rice importation through land borders and hiked tariff rates... Read More

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July 17, 2014

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Jonathan wants $1billion to tackle Boko Haram

by Kolapo Olapoju President Goodluck Jonathan says he needs at least $1 billion to fight the Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram. Jonathan sent a letter to the National Assembly on Wednesday, July 16, requesting that the lawmakers urgently approve an external loan of $1 billion to be used for acquiring equipment and to facilitate training... Read More

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July 9, 2014

Kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls will be home soon – FG

by Kolapo Olapoju Eighty five days after their daring kidnap, the Council of State, made up of former Heads of State have promised Nigerians that the abducted girls from Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, would be released soon. The girls who were taken from their school on April 14 by members of Islamic terrorist organization,... Read More

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Today’s Daily Brief: Gov. Amosun says Daniel is a confused person, Amaechi reveals why the First Lady dislikes him, Atiku plans on receiving N1 annual salary, and more

Tunde Fagbenle : Wale Babalakin vs AMCON: Come off it!

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: GEJ gets even more endorsements | Saraki denies endorsing Buhari | Did Mu’azu just endorse Wike for governor? | More stories

Today’s Daily Brief: Atiku picks nomination form, Kwankwaso predicts 2 more defections from PDP, Kashamu opens up on OBJ, and more

Don’t beg, just do the needful – OBJ tells GEJ, others

APC, PDP, run to Obasanjo’s hilltop for counsel and support

Today’s Daily Brief: Tinubu, Mark visit OBJ separately, GEJ almost declares re-election bid, and more

YNaija Editorial: Nigeria at 54, still has a long way to go

This is what some Lagos youths do during environmental sanitation (PHOTOS)

“I grew up as a farm boy” || 10 things we learnt from Atiku Abubakar’s presidential declaration

For the record: Full speech of Atiku Abubakar’s declaration speech (READ)

Former VP, @Atiku Abubakar formally declares intention to run for president in #Election2015

My shocking encounter with Buhari in Abuja – Ex-Minister, Tony Momoh

Akin Osuntokun: Both Obasanjo and Adekunle prove that Yoruba are not cowards

Daddy’s here: Obasanjo visits injured son in Plateau

Ex-president Obasanjo son who was shot by Boko Haram today (PICTURED)

Boko Haram shoots Obasanjo’s son

Believe it: Atiku Abubakar will contest for President in 2015

He never hesperer’it! How OBJ robbed me of victory in 1999 elections – Falae opens up

Squeaky bum time: Atiku to declare presidential ambition this month

One ‘foreign expert’ like that is telling us what we already know about politicians and Boko Haram (READ)

Fighting in public, meeting in private | OBJ and GEJ jaw-jaw in Abuja

He goes again – OBJ compares GEJ’s government to Abacha’s

FLASHBACK: We are LOVING Obasanjo’s swag with Jimmy Carter! (LOOK)

Atiku Abubakar: Nigeria is losing the battle against poverty

Obasanjo’s brother-in-law, Henry Abebe is dead

Opinion: Why the Chibok girls may never return to us

‘Fake food’: How far can ‘Genetically Modified Produce’ go in Nigeria?

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Jonathan wants $1billion to tackle Boko Haram

Kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls will be home soon – FG

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