YNaija Daily - EFCC arrests police commissioner over alleged N1.9bn fraud

YNaija Daily [View this email in your browser] [EFCC arrests police commissioner over alleged N1.9bn fraud] Dec 03, 2016 06:50 am The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a police commissioner, Victor Onofiok for alleged N1.9bn fraud. Onofiok is in charge of the Police Works Department which is saddled with the responsibility of building barracks, police colleges and stations. It was learnt that the commissioner allegedly gave contract to companies which he had interests […] This post [EFCC arrests police commissioner over alleged N1.9bn fraud] appeared first on [YNaija]. [Read in browser »] [share on Twitter] [Like EFCC arrests police commissioner over alleged N1.9bn fraud on Facebook] [Dele Momodu: As Ghana heads to general elections] Dec 03, 2016 06:45 am by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, this seems to be the season of elections in different parts of the world. We can start from Nigeria, our dear beloved country. Two critical elections have come and gone in recent months. The first was in my home State of Edo where the APC candidate, Godwin Obaseki, trounced his […] This post [Dele Momodu: As Ghana heads to general elections] appeared first on [YNaija]. [Read in browser »] [share on Twitter] [Like Dele Momodu: As Ghana heads to general elections on Facebook] [Move over GEJ, Yahaya Jammeh is the real hero] Dec 03, 2016 06:05 am When Yahya Jammeh came to power in a coup in 1994, more than half of the Gambians currently alive today, were not even born yet. In a continent not exactly known for incumbents allowing elections that will end up unseating them, news that Jammeh may have accepted the results has caused considerable surprise. Rightly so […] This post [Move over GEJ, Yahaya Jammeh is the real hero] appeared first on [YNaija]. [Read in browser »] [share on Twitter] [Like Move over GEJ, Yahaya Jammeh is the real hero on Facebook] [The Sexuality Blog: Nigerian men hate gays… but don’t mind when Comedian Nedu dresses up as Nkechi] Dec 03, 2016 06:01 am A foreigner recently pointed out- “You Nigerians love to dress like women,” (referring to Nigerian men of course). Immediately Diepreye Alamieyeseigha from 2005 corruption scandal came to mind but seriously, disguise aside, in recent times, Instagram timelines have been flooding with Nigerian men in gruesome makeup, scary wigs and “life sentence” worthy fashion making jokes about the […] This post [The Sexuality Blog: Nigerian men hate gays… but don’t mind when Comedian Nedu dresses up as Nkechi] appeared first on [YNaija]. [Read in browser »] [share on Twitter] [Like The Sexuality Blog: Nigerian men hate gays… but don’t mind when Comedian Nedu dresses up as Nkechi on Facebook] [Thought Experiment: ‘I am Maje Ayida, and this is what I think about all this’] Dec 03, 2016 06:00 am *This is not a true account. This is a writer trying to tell the story of what is possibly going on in the head of Maje Ayida, husband to on-air star, Toke Makinwa and subject of her new book, On Becoming by Okon Ekpo Why have I kept a studious quiet since my wife (she […] This post [Thought Experiment: ‘I am Maje Ayida, and this is what I think about all this’] appeared first on [YNaija]. [Read in browser »] [share on Twitter] [Like Thought Experiment: ‘I am Maje Ayida, and this is what I think about all this’ on Facebook] [The Experience just ended! We’ll be reviewing it throughout the day] Dec 03, 2016 05:26 am It just ended. With the closing performance by the incredible Tope Alabi, and closing prayers by Reverend Victor Adeyemi. And what a glorious 12 hours! The Tafawa Balewa Square was full to capacity, so choked we were truly afraid someone was going to faint from the humidity and the standing-square-only crowd. Then there were the […] This post [The Experience just ended! We’ll be reviewing it throughout the day] appeared first on [YNaija]. [Read in browser »] [share on Twitter] [Like The Experience just ended! We’ll be reviewing it throughout the day on Facebook] [JUST IN: SSS releases former member of Buhari’s arms probe panel] Dec 02, 2016 09:09 pm The State Security Service (SSS) on Friday released a member of Presidential Investigative Committee on Arms Procurement, Muhammed Umar after 5 months in custody. Umar was arrested in June for alleged money laundering. It was gathered that the SSS had continued to detain Umar despite an order by trial judge, Justice Dimgba. It was further […] This post [JUST IN: SSS releases former member of Buhari’s arms probe panel] appeared first on [YNaija]. [Read in browser »] [share on Twitter] [Like JUST IN: SSS releases former member of Buhari’s arms probe panel on Facebook] [The Church Blog: In 4 photos, The Experience is ready to go live!] Dec 02, 2016 09:05 pm We waited for this moment and it’s here now. The 11th edition of The Experience is about to go live and we are super super excited… See photos: If you’re not there yet, it’s really not too late! This post [The Church Blog: In 4 photos, The Experience is ready to go live!] appeared first on [YNaija]. [Read in browser »] [share on Twitter] [Like The Church Blog: In 4 photos, The Experience is ready to go live! on Facebook] [The Thread: #NYSCWickedness | Negligence has a costly price] Dec 02, 2016 08:48 pm Oladepo Ifedolapo, a  First Class graduate of  Transport Management, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, is dead and now buried. She was buried in Osogbo, Osun on Thursday. She died in Kano camp, after NYSC neglected to handle her health complaints with despatch. Ukeme Monday, a First-Class graduate of Petroleum Engineering, died in the Zamfara camp, and […] This post [The Thread: #NYSCWickedness | Negligence has a costly price] appeared first on [YNaija]. [Read in browser »] [share on Twitter] [Like The Thread: #NYSCWickedness | Negligence has a costly price on Facebook] [‘Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Kyari flown abroad for medical attention’] Dec 02, 2016 08:44 pm Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari has been flown abroad for medical attention after he developed breathing difficulties, Premium Times reports. According to a presidential source, Kyari was rushed to London on Wednesday morning. “The Chief was almost unconscious when they took him to the UK, but he is doing very well […] This post [‘Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Kyari flown abroad for medical attention’] appeared first on [YNaija]. 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