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The time sacked FBI director, Comey, fact-checked Trump during hearing

Did you know that James Comey, the former Director of the Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) once fact-checked US President, Donald Trump? Well on March 20, during the House Intelligence Committee hearing Comey who was testifying on “Russia’s influence” on the 2016 presidential election and claims by the president that Obama wiretapped his phones, the... Read More

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Apart from Trump’s firing of Comey, this is the ONLY other time an FBI Director was fired

On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump fired Director of the Federal Bureau of Intelligence, James Comey. Comey’s sack sparked outrage in the US, especially on social media. Many Americans came out guns blazing. They made reference to the “other time” an FBI director was fired, accusing former president Richard Nixon of being the first president... Read More

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This is why Donald Trump fired FBI Director, James Comey

James Comey, best known for his testimonies, conclusions and seeming confusions about Hillary Clinton’s infamous e-mails has been fired by Donald Trump. Comey has been the Director of America’s Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) since 2013 and it also bears mentioning that no other FBI Director had been fired since Bill Clinton fired Williams Sessions... Read More

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Backstory: Donald Trump was going to fire FBI Director James Comey the whole time, he just needed a perfect premise

President Donald Trump shook the entire US political landscape on Tuesday, 9 May, when he fired the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), James Comey. In his letter firing Comey, President Trump said he had received letters from the US Attorney General and his deputy recommending Comey’s dismissal and had accepted their recommendations.... Read More

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5 of our favourite Comey statements

On Tuesday, US president, Donald Trump sacked the director of the Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI), James Comey. Comey had been in the news for his statements concerning the Clinton email scandal. He was also interrogated by the US Congress over Trump’s claims that his predecessor, Barack Obama wiretapped his phones. Comey also made remarks... Read More

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6 Things to know about sacked FBI Director James Comey

by Itunuoluwa Adebo On the recommendation of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, President Trump fired the director of the FBI James Comey in a move that shocked both the democrats and republicans, Tuesday. If all you knew about was his position in the FBI, then here’s seven things you have... Read More

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Office of the Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: Not too young to run – and so what?

by Chude Jideonwo Let’s start from the beginning – I am completely in support of the #NotTooYoungToRun campaign. The campaign is based on a bill before the National Assembly that seeks to alter sections 65, 106, 131, 177 of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) – to reduce the age... Read More

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Entertainment Roundup: Man who claims he slept with Mercy Aigbe in 2014 says his account was hacked, Davido’s second daughter arrives | More stories

Here are the top stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing on today’s Entertainment Roundup. Davido is a father again, welcomes second daughter Hailey Hailey Veronica Adeleke came into the world on Tuesday 9th May in a private hospital in Atlanta. The “If” singer shared few details... Read More

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Is the “VIO ban” part of Governor Ambode’s Mega City plan or a quick PR stunt?

by Titilayo Ade-Ogbo Let’s face it, the Lagos State government has not had it easy in the past few months. This year alone, the government has been accused of oppressing the people of Otodo Gbame by going against a pending court order to forcefully evacuate the settlers in the area, of awarding a contract to a... Read More

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The VIO menace: How the agency has caused chaos on Lagos roads

by Azeez Adeniyi The Lagos State Government on Monday ordered Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs) to immediately leave its roads. The news was met with jubilation by road users in the state. Stories of VIS personnel causing chaos on Lagos roads are not uncommon, especially in cases involving commercial bus drivers. [Read Also:] After VIO, these are... Read More

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After VIO, these are the agencies the Lagos state government has to ban

On Monday the Lagos state government ordered the Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) out of Lagos roads with immediate effect. The news was greeted with jubilation by many Lagosians on social media. Many are of the view that the state’s decision was the right one. [Read Also:] The Explainer: This is why the VIO exists and what... Read More

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The Explainer: This is why the VIO exists and what they do

On Monday, Lagos State became the second state in the country to ban vehicle inspection officers (VIO) from roads, after Kaduna State first took the same decision in December 2015 which even went further to dissolve the office. These decisions were met with appreciation in many quarters as these officers have become a thorn in... Read More

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VIO ban: El-Rufai led the way by banning FRSC from Kaduna roads

Are we going back to the time when Regions chased one another to ensure that development was assured? This is a referral to the ban of traffic officers from the road in order that congestion is reduced or eliminated. Sometime in February, the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, stunned residents of Kaduna State and... Read More

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Entertainment Roundup: Celine Dion to mark 20th anniversary of Titanic with a Billboard Awards performance; Yemi Alade replaces 2face on The Voice Nigeria | More stories

Here are the biggest stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing on today’s Entertainment Roundup. Wizkid, Davido, Jidenna makes Forbes Africa Top 10 Richest Musicians Forbes Africa’s list of Most Bankable African musicians is out and four Nigerian artistes have been named on the list. Don Jazzy... Read More

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The Red Cross tried to explain how they helped free Chibok girls but we’re still confused

by Soma Oj. On October 13th 2016 when the Federal Government worked in conjunction with the International Committee of the Red Cross to release 21 Chibok girls from the captivity of the Boko Haram insurgents. It was the first successful attempt by the Nigerian Government to secure the release of any of the school girls... Read More

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Why PDP refused to take action on the release of #ChibokGirls

On Saturday, the nation was greeted with the joyful news of the release of 82 of the abducted Chibok girls. So welcome was the news around the country that it brought a lot of hope to Nigerians. The social media was abuzz as the release became a “trending topic” on Twitter. Nigerians were in a celebratory... Read More

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We broke down PDP’s statement about the Chibok Girls; it’s horrible, horrible, horrible

by Soma Oj. The Peoples’ Democratic Party has put out a glorious statement about their position on the release of 82 Chibok Girls secured by the Presidency by means of a prisoner swap. At first glance, it does seem like the kind of statement that a Nigerian opposition party would put out after an action... Read More

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Backstory: How Jonathan, PDP handled the Chibok Girls’ abduction

The PDP is quick to forget. Before we do them the honour of bringing to their remembrance how their Jonathan-led administration handled the abduction of 276 secondary schools from the Chibok town in Borno state three years ago, we’ll drag the Makarfi-led PDP faction down the memory lane. Saturday was just about to end like... Read More

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Shut up PDP! But your administration did nothing to secure the release of the #ChibokGirls

Editor On Sunday night, the Peoples Democratic Party issued a statement condemning the Federal Government’s decision to swap some Boko Haram prisoners in order to secure the release of 82 of the Chibok girls. The statement was not only distasteful and disheartening, but coming from a party under which the girls were kidnapped in the first place, makes... Read More

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YNaija Editorial: For the Chibok Girls, it’s still a long walk to freedom

There has been a lot of jubilation over the release of 82 girls abducted by the Boko Haram terrorist group from the Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State in April 2014. After three years in captivity, these girls are finally free from their abductors to be reunited with their families and hopefully, to... Read More

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Dear PDP, if you are MAD, seek help but do not insult our intelligence or ruin our #ChibokGirls joy

by Soma Oj. This morning, like many other Nigerians and normal humans of the world, I woke up with joy. A 39-year-old Emmanuel Macron has just become the youngest President in France’s 59-year history. Also, I was not hallucinating when I read the news of the release of 82 more Chibok Girls in addition to... Read More

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Office of the Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: What Nigerian billionaires should consider doing with all that money

by Chude Jideonwo Do our billionaires believe in nothing? This question came to me just after I spent the past hour with one of the most striking young people I have met recently. While a good number of young people talk a good game about political participation and youth engagement beyond civil society, he has... Read More

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Entertainment Roundup: Vin Diesel gives tribute to Paul Walker at MTV Movie & TV Awards + other highlights, Kanye West deletes social media accounts | More stories

All the stories you missed from Friday through the weekend and others that unraveled while you slept through Sunday night – and are still buzzing on Entertainment Roundup this Monday. Moments from the MTV Movie and TV awards MTV debuted the first edition of its Movie and TV awards where it honours talents from the... Read More

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How Donald Trump really feels about Emmanuel Macron’s Presidential win

by Soma Oj. Anyone would have bet that Donald Trump’s choice at the French Presidential polls would have been Marine Le Pen despite the anti-establishment similarities that he shares with President-elect, Emmanuel Macron. Both had carved names for themselves outside of politics only to send shock ripples out into the world by gunning for the... Read More

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“Coming home: The Freedom Story” | There’s a video about the freed Chibok girls you must watch

There’s a video on Youtube about the freed Chibok school girls – the 24 who escaped/were freed before yesterday. It’s titled “Coming Home: The Freedom Story”. As you watch the compelling 25-minute documentary chronicling the events that led up to the release of 24 of the 0ver 200 abducted girls and wipe away tears of... Read More

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“Dear Susu… I fell in love with an Actress. Now my life is a movie” – Banky W | Read our top 10 quotes from last week

82 Chibok Girls were released and Banky W left the baby boys’ club with Adesua Etomi – what a catch right? – and despite what his wife and social media aide say, President Muhammadu Buhari showed his face in public on Friday. “It’s been a good week then?” Yes we think so too. And we... Read More

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BankyW and Adesua, #BAAD2017, Toolz is pregnant, Obama’s exes revealed | See our top 10 photos from last week

It started out as a depressing week in Nigeria. With Richard Quest gone and May Day approaching without a President in sight, you can only imagine the elation when Banky W and Adesua Etomi blessed us with the news of their engagement. The couple literally raised the spirits of a whole nation and then topped... Read More

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Buhari’s inquiry about personal photogapher, Omoboriowo proves the president is paying attention to every detail

This past week, a number of Nigerians have raised questions about presidential photographer, Bayo Omoboriowo. Some speculated he had quit the position while others assumed there really was nothing to be photographed since Bayo’s primary subject, the president himself had gone awol. Yesterday however, President Muhammadu Buhari showed up at the Friday Jum’at service at... Read More

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Who is Angella Reid? White House’s first black female chief usher fired by Trump

by Tolu O. In an exclusive report by online magazine Daily Mail, Angella Reid was fired because she did not belong to Team Trump and never held back on the fact that she would have preferred Hillary Clinton sitting in the Oval. Angella Reid has been a major news item for almost 20 hours now.... Read More

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