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June 15, 2017

Saraki trial: When are we going to disrupt the judicial process?

by Alexander O. Onukwue It is a language Nigerians are becoming very familiar with, the inability of prosecutors to “make a case” for their litigations sufficient to warrant a conviction. There are different variants of it; sometimes, it is “lack of merit’ or striking cases out on a “technicality”. To the ordinary person, they virtually... Read More
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June 15, 2017

The 5 types of reactions to Bukola Saraki’s trial dismissal

by Alexander O. Onukwue And after 23 months of court appearances, it turns out Senator Bukola Saraki had no case to answer after all. The Code of Conduct Tribunal in its ruling dismissed the 18-count charge of false declaration of assets which had been brought against the Senate President by the Federal Government. The trial... Read More
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June 15, 2017

Saraki trial: What happens to the anti-corruption fight now?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The defeat of the Federal Government in the trial of Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, for false declaration of assets, is yet another blow to the fledgling anti-corruption fight. The tribunal’s statement that Saraki had “no case to answer” would not have been welcome news at Aso Rock who are badly... Read More
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June 15, 2017

Want to look Peng on a budget? | Here’s 5 ways to without breaking the bank

Looking Peng is an art, the beautiful art of putting pieces together and stepping out looking like a million bucks. This is the heart desire of many BUT boy! it can be expensive Keeping Up with the Kardashians with the times and trends without your account balance giving you palpitations. Confused about what “peng” even... Read More
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June 15, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: According to fans, Beyoncé may have delivered her twins; Patrick Doyle says “thirty billion for the akant” is harmful to youth | More stories

Here are the biggest stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today on YNaija’s Entertainment Roundup. Beyonce rumoured to have given birth to her twins BeyHive buzzed all night when a Shade Room user claimed the Carters had shut down an entire wing of UCLA Medical Centre... Read More
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June 15, 2017

Can Beyonce’s twins arrive already so we can have world peace?

As it is now and from the rumours that made rounds yesterday, we’re in between palpitations and may it not be heard that we died from a heart attack even before the babies arrive. It’s been two weeks and one day since Queen Bey shared a photo on Instagram and we’ve found ourselves frantically scouring the... Read More
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June 14, 2017

The Saraki case and Buhari’s ‘failed’ anti-corruption war

by Mark Amaza Today, one of the most high-profile corruption cases in Nigeria came to an end, and in quite an anti-climax – Senate President Bukola Saraki was acquitted by the Code of Conduct Tribunal and all 18 charges ranging from false declaration of assets to operating foreign bank accounts as a public officer, brought... Read More
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June 14, 2017

American TV Crime Stories: Through O.J. Simpson to Bill Cosby

by Alexander O. Onukwue Superstardom in America is a two-sided bounty coin. If well invested, you never have to pay for a drink wherever you go, from the least county to the Capitol. If lost, you’re lost. Forever. The year is 2017. America, the land of beautiful dreams and TV-influenced culture, but also of serial... Read More
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June 14, 2017

Who is Steve Scalise? | The US congressman who got shot during baseball practice today

News of a shooting in Northern Virginia, United States has just filtered into news sites. One of the victims of the attack has been identified as Steve Scalise, the House of Representatives Majority Whip and according to President Donald Trump’s response to the shooting via Twitter, Scalise was “badly injured”. He was hit by a... Read More
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June 14, 2017

Clinton vs Cosby vs O’Reilly: What’s with Bills and skirts anyway?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Bill Clinton, 42ndn President of the United States, had multiple extra-marital affairs going back to his time as Governor of Arkansas. His most famous escapade with White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, landed him the ignominy of becoming the second sitting President to be (technically) impeached. Bill O’Reilly, primetime host on America’s widest... Read More
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June 14, 2017

#BBNaija fans, is there any such thing as “silent consent”?

by Alexander O. Onukwue It was the Big Brother Naija show that gave us Nigerians the argument about what constitutes consent or not. The interplay between Kemen and T-Boss was the subject of much analysis and conjecture during the show which captured the attention of young Nigerians for the best part of the year’s first... Read More
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June 14, 2017

Bill Cosby Trial: How do you define “without her knowledge”?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The verdict to be passed from the jury to the judge on the criminal case involving US comedian, Bill Cosby, could depend on the interpretation of one word: knowledge. Tuesday, June 13, had been the expected date for Cosby to learn if the case brought against him by Andrea Constand would... Read More
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June 14, 2017

Wait, what happened to that lady who was arrested for laughing at Jeff Sessions?

If you are wondering why we seem obsessed with Attorney-General, Jeff Sessions, it’s because the man seems to be just one #AccessHollywood scandal away from being voted “Most Controversial” Washington veteran. Anyway, yesterday’s long and winding testimony sparked off a memory – a not-too-distant one. As Mr Sessions gave in to darkly humorous schadenfreude by blatantly laughing when... Read More
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June 14, 2017

Jeff Sessions keeps flip-flopping over Comey’s conduct of Hillary Clinton e-mails investigation

We are probably never going to hear the last on the real reason why James B. Comey was fired from his role as FBI director on May 9th. Not with President Trump constantly contradicting himself over whether it was Deputy Attorney-General Rosenstein’s recommendation or whether it was because of “this Russia thing”. However one thing... Read More
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June 14, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Reekado Banks calls out DJ Xclusive for “disrespectfully” dropping him from a song; Runtown welcomes son, Zamar | More stories

Here are the biggest stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing on Entertainment Roundup this morning. And the President of Choc Boi Nation is… DJ Lambo! Chocolate City Music unveiled the new president for one of its labels, Choc Boi Nation on Tuesday. The Instagram message read,... Read More
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June 14, 2017

No Senator asked Jeff Sessions this one simple question and we’ll never know why

Jeff Sessions likes spy fiction, James Bond, and he may have just finished one of David Ignatius’ books. As evidenced by the unwarranted expose into the Trump administration achievements at the end of his opening remarks, we have also come to fully understand the extent to which the United States Attorney-General, Jeff Sessions will put up... Read More
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June 14, 2017

“I can’t recall”, “I can’t disclose”, “Do you like spy fiction?” | Watch the best 5 exchanges from Jeff Sessions’ testimony

There’s no need to mince the words, Jeff Sessions’ testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee yesterday was no testimony at all. Somewhere between his decision to reel out Donald Trump’s magnificent achievements in the short time he’s being in office and all of his inability to comment on “this, that and that”, it became clear that Attorney-General,... Read More
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June 14, 2017

Someone who didn’t know Jeff Sessions watched his Senate testimony, here’s what they thought after

Apart from the wickedly great imitations of Trump’s Attorney-General, Jeff Sessions by Kate McKinnon for Saturday Night Live, I don’t think I paid much attention to the man. Sure, he’s “the Attorney-General of the whole United States” but some of us aren’t over Sally Yates yet. So forgive me. To redeem myself and because I... Read More
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June 13, 2017

“To be submissive, you must be powerful” | 6 takeaways from Jumoke Adenowo’s King Women interview

Access Bank’s Accelerate TV has a webseries – King Women directed by Kemi Adetiba and on Monday on the interwebs, Jumoke Adenowo – award-winning Nigerian architect, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, as well as a speaker, radio host, and author gave a story of her life. Jumoke Adenowo’s episode of King Women is a punchline fest, all... Read More
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June 13, 2017

YNaija Says: The 2017 budget has been passed but the delay was unnecessary

Six months after President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2017 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly and a month after it was passed by the both houses of the Assembly, the 2017 budget has been finally signed into law. In this period, the budget was subjected to numerous intrigues, delays and controversies that were unnecessary and... Read More
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June 13, 2017

#HallelujahChallenge: Can we have a billion please?

by Alexander O. Onukwue It is the 13th day of the sensational online live fellowship that is the #HallelujahChallenge. Started as a call to Christians to sing to the Lord and pray for breakthroughs in their lives and for the country, the dimensions it has taken has become multi-faceted and quite extraordinary. With every passing... Read More
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June 13, 2017

#HallelujahChallenge: 5 things every worshipper has likely done

by Alexander O. Onukwue There is credible research that shows that the type of music you listen to affects you. For those who have tuned in to join Nathaniel Bassey’s call to Praise and Prayer via the #HallelujahChallenge, it has been more than just music. The virtual connection with thousands of other persons in other... Read More
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June 13, 2017

Celeb worshippers, upcoming artistes, and other class of people on #HallelujahChallenge

by Alexander O. Onukwue Everyone is talking about Nathaniel Bassey’s #HallelujahChallenge. Ladies and gentlemen are repenting from what they used to stay up to watch, word on the street is that nightclubs have experienced low turnouts for the 13 days of the Challenge so far, and people who have tuned in are reporting changes in... Read More
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June 13, 2017

How is #HallelujahChallenge solving Mike Abdul’s fears for Gospel music?

by Alexander O. Onukwue On Sunday, June 11, singer and songwriter, Mike Abdul, was featured and quizzed on Wazobia TV on the state of Gospel music in Nigeria. Abdul, a member of the famous MidNight Crew whose signature tune “Igwe” rocked the airwaves for a long time, aired his opinions and frustrations on the inequalities... Read More
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June 13, 2017

Where is Omar Borkan Al-Gala? | The man who was “deported from Saudi for being too handsome”

You may remember his face from April 2013 when almost every news outlet reported that the Saudi Arabian Police deported three men from the Kingdom for being too handsome. “Earlier this week, three men were forcibly removed from a culture festival in Saudi Arabia after religious police deemed the men “too handsome”. – UK’s Independent... Read More
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June 13, 2017

Nasir El-Rufai takes the top spot as the best Nigerian governor | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors

Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai’s directive ordering the arrest of some youth, who called on Igbos in the North to leave the region on October 1, did not go unnoticed in the week under review. El-Rufai who has been under attack in the past for his decisions and statements rose to the top spot in our... Read More
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June 13, 2017

Why has Nathaniel Bassey’s #HallelujahChallenge been so successful?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Have you heard that about this thing that people are watching on Instagram at midnight, between 12am and 1am? Yes, it is the #HallelujahChallenge, hosted by Gospel singer and evangelist, Nathaniel Bassey. The Challenge which is a one-hour online live meet of Christians to praise and pray began on June 01,... Read More
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June 13, 2017

Where is Sergeant Rogers? | The pastor that killed Kudirat Abiola

Sergeant Rogers was once a member of the Strike Force and Presidential Body Guard, a term used to refer to the specialised military teams used by General Sani Abacha’s former Chief Security Officer, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha to deal with his boss’ opponents. But he wasn’t always called Sergeant Rogers. Before he joined the Strike Force in 1994,... Read More
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