The Big 5: Sharia police in Kano to arrest people eating in public during Ramadan; DSS arrests commercial sex workers in Calabar | Other top stories

Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Sharia police to arrest people eating in public during Ramadan The Commander-General of Kano Hisbah, Nabahani Usman, has said from Monday when Ramadan begins, his men will begin to arrest adults seen eating in public. Usman said arrested persons would only be released upon provision... Read More

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September 24, 2017

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“You must know that Jonathan inherited Diezani from Obasanjo” – Former Minister

A former Minister of National Planning, Prof Abubakar Suleiman, in an interview with Punch, said former President Goodluck Jonathan inherited estranged former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke from the Olusegun Obasanjo administration. Key excerpts: On recession, …When you look at the various indicators, you will know that the country is still deeply in recession. There... Read More

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July 26, 2017

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Waziri Adio: The need to stop eating with ten fingers

by Waziri Adio A popular saying admonishes us not to eat with ten fingers. This axiom is not a homily about table manners. It is a metaphor about the virtue of living prudently. A more prosaic rendering will go like this: save a portion of your earnings for the possibility of emergencies in the here... Read More

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May 5, 2017

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The Thread: “A man of integrity”, “Selfless” | Twitter NG remembers Yar’Adua as Buhari battles mysterious illness

7 years ago today, President Umaru Yar’Adua died. His death occurred amidst rumours of cabals, 11 weeks after his return from Saudi Arabia for a medical vacation. On January 19th, President Buhari proceeded on a medical vacation that he initially passed off as a routine check up which would last only 10 days. So while... Read More

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February 23, 2017

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YNaija Says: This Buhari ‘phone call’ is an insult to us all

Yesterday, the Director-General, Communications at the Kano State Government House released a video on Twitter of the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje speaking with President Muhammadu Buhari at a special prayer session organized for the state government for the President’s health. The conversation, which was in Hausa lasted for less than a minute, with the... Read More

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February 13, 2017

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Plot to trigger nationwide anti-Buhari protests ongoing

A group known as the Northern Patriotic Assembly says it has uncovered plots to trigger nationwide protests against President Muhammadu Buhari, The Cable reports. Spokesman of the group, Kwuanu Terrence, who disclosed this at a press conference on Monday, said a “refined model of the Save Nigeria Group (SNG)” will be launched in the coming days.... Read More

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September 30, 2016

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Recession: Obasanjo, Yar’adua, Jonathan deserve to be blamed – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says past administrations in the country since the restoration of democracy in 1999 deserved to be blamed for the country’s woes. He said this on Thursday night at the Presidential Villa during a public presentation of a pictorial book titled, “Buhari: A New Beginning” and Conversation themed: “Creative Youth as Drivers of the... Read More

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September 8, 2015

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Senate to investigate Obasanjo, Jonathan and Yar’Adua

The Senate will today begin the investigation of the Nigerian power sector from 1999 till present. The probe is expected to cover the administrations of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the late Umaru Yar’Adua and former President Goodluck Jonathan. The news was made known on Monday, by the Senator Abubakar Kyari-led Senate Ad- Hoc Committee on... Read More

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July 16, 2015

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Why I chose Yar’Adua to succeed me as President – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday, revealed the reason why he chose the late former President Umaru Yar’ Adua as his successor. Obasanjo while speaking in an interview with Channels Television, said that out of the people who were clamouring to succeed him, only Yar’Adua was not corrupt. Asides Yar’Adua, the other prominent presidential candidates of the Peoples... Read More

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May 31, 2015

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Asari-Dokubo says Yar’adua’s amnesty to Niger Deltans, was bribery

by Iyobosa Omoregie Asari Dokubo, Leader of the Ijaw Youth Council, has described the amnesty granted to the ex-Niger Delta militants by the late president, Umaru Yar’adua, as bribery. The former militant leader said the amnesty was an inducement to the people of the area, to allow oil flow from the Niger Delta region to the North.... Read More

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April 26, 2015

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Sonala Olumhense: Dear Gen. Buhari, it is not enough to declare your assets

by Sonala Olumhense We need students, parents, schools, civic and professional associations putting down the pens and pencils of criticism, and replacing them with the rakes and shovels of national commitment and social action… In a highly-advertised public relations gimmick on July 14, 2011, President Goodluck Jonathan announced what he called a “comprehensive” four-year... Read More

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January 14, 2015

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You have failed, not our generation – Fashola replies Jonathan

by Kolapo Olapoju Governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Fashola has reacted to the comments of President Goodluck Jonathan, where he stated that his generation has failed Nigeria. Fashola replied saying the President has failed Nigerians, not his entire generation. He said instead of generalizing, Jonathan should take responsibility for his own failure. Jonathan had made... Read More

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January 13, 2015

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#AnotherAngu: Neither GEJ nor Buhari will be president – Prophet declares

by Azubuike Azikiwe Yet another Enugu-based cleric has shared his prediction on the presidential election. Prophet Anthony Nwoko, says none of Muhammadu Buhari and President Goodluck Jonathan will be president after the presidential election of February 14. Nwoko had in 1993 prophesied the end of the military regime of former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida... 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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February 13, 2014

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Olusegun Adeniyi: Yar’adua, Kerosene and the subsidy fraud

by Olusegun Adeniyi However, it is interesting that the same CBN Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, whom NNPC now accuses of ignorance and “playing politics”, was the administration’s posterboy in the campaign for the removal of fuel subsidy late in 2011 and early 2012. Since, according to a Yoruba saying, it is the dead person... Read More

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May 17, 2013

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Just in: Explosion rocks Buhari’s hometown, Daura

by Hauwa Gambo There are reports of an explosion and gunshots on Thursday night in the otherwise quiet town of Daura in Katsina. Daura is also the hometown of former presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari. According to Premium Times: The attack started about 10 p.m. and was still ongoing one hour later. Witnesses say the attackers... Read More

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March 14, 2013

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Olusegun Adeniyi: Of Nigeria’s oil barons and the Petroleum Industry Bill

by Olusegun Adeniyi What is even more unfortunate is that the multinational oil companies who together officially account for 88 percent of Nigeria’s current production figure of 2.4 million barrels of oil per day […] will be laughing at us. Because we are literally fighting among ourselves over what Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, has appropriately... Read More

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The Big 5: Sharia police in Kano to arrest people eating in public during Ramadan; DSS arrests commercial sex workers in Calabar | Other top stories

“You must know that Jonathan inherited Diezani from Obasanjo” – Former Minister

Waziri Adio: The need to stop eating with ten fingers

The Thread: “A man of integrity”, “Selfless” | Twitter NG remembers Yar’Adua as Buhari battles mysterious illness

YNaija Says: This Buhari ‘phone call’ is an insult to us all

Plot to trigger nationwide anti-Buhari protests ongoing

Recession: Obasanjo, Yar’adua, Jonathan deserve to be blamed – Buhari

Senate to investigate Obasanjo, Jonathan and Yar’Adua

Why I chose Yar’Adua to succeed me as President – Obasanjo

Asari-Dokubo says Yar’adua’s amnesty to Niger Deltans, was bribery

Sonala Olumhense: Dear Gen. Buhari, it is not enough to declare your assets

You have failed, not our generation – Fashola replies Jonathan

#AnotherAngu: Neither GEJ nor Buhari will be president – Prophet declares

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

Olusegun Adeniyi: Yar’adua, Kerosene and the subsidy fraud

Peregrino Brimah: Diezani Alison-Madueke is prepared to sell Nigeria’s refineries… again

Just in: Explosion rocks Buhari’s hometown, Daura

Olusegun Adeniyi: Of Nigeria’s oil barons and the Petroleum Industry Bill

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