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Healthcare
Ondo govt wants to get into the marijuana business – why it matters
May 15, 2019The governor of Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu, is looking to diversify the economy of the state by tapping into the marijuana market. Backstory: In a tweet on Monday, Akeredolu explained that with an estimated value of $145 billion in 2025,...
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Politics
INEC withdraws return certificate from Buhari’s former SSA and gives to Interior Minister’s son
May 15, 2019Illegal actions carried out by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) unraveled in court last month when a Federal High Court disqualified the winner of the House of Representatives election in Sumaila/Takai Federal Constituency of Kano state, Hon. Kawu Sumaila....
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Scoopinions
Kill that silence, or that silence will kill you
May 15, 20192A, Lateef Jakande Road, Agidingbi, Lagos, is an address that holds great childhood significance for me. Between 1995 and 1999, my after-school routine consisted of reading Enid Blyton books and playing with imaginary friends, surrounded by hundreds of cooking gas...
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Today's Scoops
Pres. Buhari (sort of) admits his failure in education
May 14, 2019President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday that members of the “Nigerian elite” are failing the country on education. The president made the statement in reference to the Almajiri situation in the country while hosting the Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, and other...
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BOOs
If Leah Sharibu was Zahra Buhari, would she still be in captivity?
May 14, 2019A man, with bloodied “babariga” and with head cocked down, perched emotionlessly in the driver’s seat of a Land Cruiser jeep at Kurmin Kare village along Kaduna-Abuja express way in the searing afternoon of April 29. He was the driver...
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Takeaways
Was N500bn stolen at the CBN? What you need to know about Emefiele’s leaked audio
May 14, 2019A leaked recording of a conversation involving the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele and his management staff was released over the weekend. The report led by investigative newspaper, Sahara Reporters said Emefiele was trying to...
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Today's Scoops
El-Rufai: “Kaduna-Abuja highway is now safe, no matter what anyone said”
May 14, 2019Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said that the Kaduna-Abuja Highway is now safe for travelers and there is no longer any cause for alarm. Backstory: Following a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House on Monday,...
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Today's Scoops
Court of Appeal adjourns case seeking to stop Buhari’s inauguration
May 14, 2019Chairman of the Presidential Election Tribunal and President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, has adjourned the hearing on an application by Hope Democratic Party (HDP) for the tribunal to restrain President Muhammadu Buhari from presenting himself to...
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Scoopinions
A master’s degree does not really make you a master
May 14, 2019I was very excited when I gained admission for a master’s degree course in 2011. The thought of a master’s degree in law was birthed or perhaps became more pronounced in my mind almost three years after I began my...
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Today's Scoops
Sowore’s party splits into two factions as members suspend each other
May 13, 2019Omoyele Sowore said in 2018 that he founded the African Action Congress (AAC) because none of the existing parties was democratic enough. In just one year, the party on which he ran for president in 2019 is exhibiting all the...
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Today's Scoops
NLC demands Ngige’s probe over NSITF – but he has Aso Rock’s backing
May 13, 2019The disagreement between the Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) and the Minister of Labor, Chris Ngige, continues as NLC begins its protest against the minister in Abuja on Monday. Backstory: The labor congress called on President Muhammadu Buhari to probe Ngige’s...
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Aso Rock
Presidency finally clarifies Buhari’s 2018 comments — what you need to know
May 13, 2019There is no truth to reports that the Federal Government is considering shifting the presidential inauguration from May 29 to June 12, according to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu,...
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Activism
Appointment of 27-year old into ICPC board divides Nigerians
May 13, 2019The appointment of a 27-year old pharmacist, Hannatu Mohammed, into the board of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has caused a heated debate on Twitter. At the core of the debate is Mohammed’s competence (or...
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Today's Scoops
Picketing, thuggery and arson – what you need to know about Ngige’s face off with the NLC
May 13, 2019Tensions between Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has escalated recently following the picketing action against the Minister which he has described as unlawful and constituting a threat to himself and his...
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Politics
On Justice Bulkachuwa, Buhari’s presidency warns PDP against attacking the judiciary. It should look in the mirror
May 13, 2019The Presidency has responded to demands by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the recusal of Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, the President of the Court of Appeal, over allegations of possible bias. Backstory: Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari...
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BOOs
As David Mark leaves the Senate
May 12, 2019This morning at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Otukpo, Benue State, Governor Samuel Ortom will take the front row as Special Guest of Honour at a Thanksgiving Mass being held for another distinguished son of the soil: Senator David Bonaventure...
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Scoopinions
Nigerians are fighting over crumbs
May 11, 2019According to a newspaper report, the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, a compulsory test for secondary school leavers seeking admission into tertiary institutions in the country, which took place in March 2019 had almost 2 million candidates who sadly, competed for...
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BOOs
With incoming cabinet, Buhari should restore Iweala-esque Coordinating Minister of Economy role
May 11, 2019Unlike the situation in 2015 when he was in no hurry to assemble his team many months after being sworn in, President Buhari is expected to constitute a new cabinet sooner than later. His second term in office provides an...
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Today's Scoops
PDP demands Justice Bulkachuwa’s recusal from Presidential Election Tribunal
May 10, 2019The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded that the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, recuses herself from the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. Backstory: The PDP made this demand in a petition, dated May 8, which was...
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Today's Scoops
Appeal Court rules CCT hearing was in breach of Onnoghen’s rights – why it does not matter
May 10, 2019The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday dismissed an appeal by the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, which challenged an ex-parte order of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) issued on January 23, 2019, for Onnoghen’s...
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BOOs
How do Nigerian gay and bisexual men cope? This is what they told us
May 21, 2019Many Africans who are not gay or bisexual – sexually attracted only to people of the same sex or of both sexes – claim that being gay or bisexual is...
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Politics
Tambuwal won with the slimmest margin. Now he says they want to stop his inauguration
May 20, 2019Of all the governors-elect in the country, the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, was the one who won his election in March with the slimmest margin. Just 341 votes was...
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Scoopinions
The Shameless Republic of Nigeria
May 23, 2019Public holidays do not exist for self-employed people, so on Easter Monday, I found myself buying a takeaway lunch at a small restaurant near my office in Ogba. The sales...
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Today's Scoops
FG urges Obasanjo to retract Boko Haram statement and apologize
May 21, 2019In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed urged former president Olusegun Obasanjo to retract statements he made about Boko Haram...
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Today's Scoops
Gov. Bello walks out Kogi chief judge from Government House
May 21, 2019The faceoff between the Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello, and the state’s chief judge, Justice Nasir Ajanah, continued on Tuesday as the judge was walked out of a function at the...
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BOOs
As humiliated Amaechi tries to play God on Igbo presidency
May 20, 2019Rotimi Amaechi’s recent declaration that the Igbo should forget about the presidency in 2023 “for refusing to support the APC…” is both self-adulating and hypocritical, and must be treated as...
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Today's Scoops
Gov. Wike sacks traditional ruler
May 21, 2019Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, has sacked the traditional ruler of Baabe Kingdom, His Royal Highness, Monday Noryaa, for his alleged involvement in cultism. In a statement by his Special Assistant...
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Today's Scoops
Wike accuses Army of involvement in oil bunkering
May 20, 2019Governor Nyesom Wike has accused the Nigerian Army of running an illegal oil bunkering racket in Rivers State. Backstory: Wike particularly mentioned Jamil Sarham, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) the...
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Doing Business
CBN to stop Nigerian banks from buying government bonds – why it matters
May 22, 2019The Central Bank of Nigeria will soon prevent Nigerian banks from investing in government bonds in a bid to boost lending to consumers and businesses. CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele made this...
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BOOs
The problem Obasanjo called “Fulanisation” is real
May 23, 2019Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said several useful things in his keynote address at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul’s Anglican Church, in Oleh, Delta State, over the weekend, but only...
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Events
7 takeaways from @AbujaGSC dialogue on health financing in Nigeria
November 6, 2017The issue of health financing, funding and the rising cost of health care in Nigeria were on the front burner last Friday at the Dialogue Series of the Global Shapers...
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Politics
Buhari’s assistant sulks and melts down on national TV (Watch)
November 1, 2017Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecutions, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, was a guest on Monday’s edition of AIT’s breakfast program, Kaakaki. Interviewed by the duo of Utibe Umoren and...
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Slider
“Boko Haram is broke” – UN
February 8, 2017The Boko Haram sect is currently plagued by financial difficulties, Jeffrey Feltman, UN under-secretary-general for political affairs, has said. Feltman said this on Tuesday, while briefing the security council on...