Atiku Abubakar has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and All Progressives Congress, APC, of clear violations of the Constitution and the Electoral Act 2010 through delving of Nigeria’s resources and wealth for February’s presidential campaign. The PDP Presidential candidate he had no plan to hand over a portion of Borno State to Boko Haram in a peace deal, as suggested by APC and Buhari. In the statement, he said: “We wish to remind President Buhari and the APC that the use of state videos released by the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture is illegal under the Electoral Act 2010 as…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said 428,446 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have not been received in Osun, ahead of the 2019 general elections. Olusegun Agbaje, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, revealed this in a recent interview. He said the commission received 1,681,930 PVCs from the national headquarters and gave out 1,253,484 as at Jan. 8. He also said collection of PVCs at the INEC local government area offices across the state was ongoing. The commissioner noted that all plans were in place to take the PVCs to Registration Areas (RAs) for ease of collection by…
Eurasia Group, a United States political risk consultancy corporation, recently had their say on the possible electoral victory of Nigeria’s biggest presidential candidates, President Muhammadu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar. They said a win for either of the two might not help Nigeria as they both have their different disadvantages that might prove detrimental to the country’s future. The group described Buhari, 76, as lacking the power to solve Nigeria’s problems while Atiku is likely to make himself and associates richer if he becomes president. The report read, “He (Buhari) is an elderly, infirm leader who lacks the energy, creativity, or…
Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on the death of its Chairman (Southwest Region), Archbishop Magnus Atilade. President Buhari also mourned alongside the family of Atilade for the loss of their loved one and pacesetter in alternative medicine. Buhari said that the doggedness, vision and strength of character of the late Archbishop inspired those whoever met with him. He also spoke about his dedication and commitment to the service of humanity while affirming that the cleric would be remembered for his massive contributions to the evolution of traditional medicine.
Festus Keyamo, respected lawyer and the All Progressives Congress, APC Presidential Campaign spokesperson has come out to say that the Senate President Bukola Saraki’s allegation that there is huge fraud within the oil sector in the President Muhammadu Buhari’s government is ‘not only laughable and mischievous, but it is a blatant lie.’ Bukola Saraki had said, ‘You would have thought that a government that was to fight corruption and prevent leakages would even if you are going to continue subsidy, ensure that it is better managed.” He continued by saying that he and other senators warned that the GEJ government…
The police have said Senator Dino Melaye will not leave its sight till January 23, based on a 2-weeks remand warrant it obtained from an FCT High Court on Wednesday, January 9, to that effect. Dino Melaye was yesterday, moved to a medical facility belonging to the Directorate of State Services, DSS, located along Airport Road, Abuja, for more serious medical attention. Jimoh Moshood revealed in a statement that the Senator was relocated to the DSS medical facility upon complaint by him that he was not yet medically sound even as a team of police medical personnel confirmed him fit.…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has complained about alleged plots of President Muhammadu Buhari, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in connivance with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC , and the security agencies to disrupt the 2019 polls. The opposition party reported its stance on Amina Zakari, the INEC and security agencies to the European Union, EU. In a session with EU Election Observation Mission Nigeria 2019 yesterday, PDP Spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, blasted the APC-led administration for what he called he saw as poor governance since they took over power in 2015. Expressing his diisgust over the continued presence…
Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said the massive success of the Buhari Administration has got the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar scared. He also rejected the allegation by Atiku that the APC-led federal government was using state resources for electioneering campaign. Alhaji Mohammed said that it was up to the accusers to prove it. His words,‘’In publicising the activities and achievements of the federal government, the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture is only carrying out its statutory role. Long before the elections, the Ministry has used various platforms, including Town Hall Meetings, to showcase…
2 music gurus in the industry, D’banj and 2face Idibia took their wives to Ghana recently, for what might be a vacation. Making the single guys and girls jealous, the two legends took their wives on a well deserved romantic get away. This is not the first time we’ll see both artistes together, If we remember correctly, the couples went on a baecation around September, in Dubai. It is a good SIGN for D’banj especially, becuse it shoWs he is moving on after the disastrous incident that claiMed his son’s life. His Instagram post in July also confirmed this fact:…
“Jenifa.” crooner Funke Akindele and her husband and Music producer, JJC Skillz were see strolling around with their twins yesterday. Sharing a photo of them, JJC wrote “Isaiah 61:7 “Instead of your shame you will have a double portion, And instead of humiliation they will shout for joy over their portion Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land, Everlasting joy will be theirs. #thankgoditsfriday #doublejoy ❤️ love you my queen 👑 @funkejenifaakindele ✊🏾Thanks for all the love and prayers 😘 May God answer your prayers 🙏 #pray&work2019 that’s the new hashtag” JJC Skillz shared a story days…
Orezi was said to have used the Instagram platform to show off a photo of himself supposedly burning up a N1000 note as he promoted his new single ‘Born Broke, Die Rich’. As usual, the reaction was not nice as fans blasted him for engaging in an illegal act that is punishable by law. Now, Orezi has come out to say that that the video was actually photoshopped as it was simply not possible for him to hold fire so close to his face in an attempt to burn the naira. In an interview with Punch Newspaper, the UNILAG graduate…
Nigerian rapper and actor, Falz just unleashed a new tune titled, “Talk.” The track which is currently disturbing social media was produced by Prodigeezy. Seeing as the 2019 general election is getting closer by the day, Falz decided to beg the youths to watch out of ‘greedy politicians.’ He also warned them to speak up for what they want. Falz had earlier suggested to his followers that he would drop an album titled ”Moral Instruction” this month. He said of the album: “There is a dire need for us to redefine the concept of humanity and morality. “There is a…
Recently, news of Tonto Dikeh flaunting a baby bump visible on the internet. The mum of one has however taken to her Instastories to debunk the rumour. Tonto came out to say she had it was burger that made her stomach huge afterwards which some have mistaken to be a baby bump. He said, “Dear bloggers. before i post a pic of me rubbing my stomach i posted a fat burger i was about to eat!! So no i aint pregnant, i am simply overfed I invented the wed and born in secrecy guys so how am i going to…
After the release of the viral docuseries ‘Surviving R Kelly’, almost everyone has had his or her say on the matter of the RnB legend who has always been accused of sexually abusing underaged girls. Many of his alleged preys who are now adults were in the documentary to narrate what they experienced while in a relationship with the singer. One of such is R Kelly’s own daughter Joanne “Buku Abi” Kelly, who finally came out to break her silence concerning the allegations. According to her, she also suffered her own fair share of abuse as his kid. She said:…
Linda Ikeji is feeling wise today. The popular blogger woke up this morning and decided to say a few things about herself that might inspire others out there. She shared about her experiences outside of Nigeria, her career and her success among other things. She said, “The first time I stepped foot outside of Nigeria was in November 2011. I was 31. Before then, I’d never entered an international flight. I never had the opportunity to travel abroad and definitely couldn’t afford a holiday. I always wondered what the outside world looked like.” “Fast forward to 7 years later. Now…
Daddy Freeze has come out to discuss why it may be tough for him to be a billionaire. Responding to a critic recently, who bashed him and said as he is not paying tithes, he expects his name should have been on the newly released Forbes list of Africa’s richest people, Freeze replied, “My bio says bible teacher, not entrepreneur and definitely NOT BILLIONAIRE. If I’m a genuine teacher of the scriptures, it would be quite hard for me to become a billionaire.” He continued, “Also, I have repeatedly emphasized to my followers and members of the #FreeNation, that I…
Is Tonto Dikeh in another relationship? The Nollywood actress gave us a sign after she shared a caption with a photo on her Instastory. The caption reads; “11 hours flight, But all we can think about is how much we miss step daddy!! Our lives changed meeting you” Tonto Dikeh and her baby daddy, Oladunni Churchill ended their marriage years ago after a flamboyant wedding held in Lagos, Nigeria. Stating the reason for the split, Tonto Dikeh said Oladunni Churchill was married to someone else all through the time they were married. She said at the time, “Recently, we just…
Davido is in the news again. Few days ago, Davido had nice things to say about his 2nd baby mama, Amanda, he described her as someone who doesn’t give him ‘wahala’. He also shared a photo of his current bae, Chioma, alongside a middle finger photo to whoever, with many guessing the intended recipient was Dele Momodu’s cousin. Well, Sophia Momodu has now aimed back at someone on Instagram, and apparently, everyone thinks its Davido. She simply said; “I don’t need you and you hate that” Sophia has always been on the receiving end of attack from critics who say…
James Milner has dismissed the claim that Liverpool’s early exit from the FA Cup is a blessing in disguise and said the team now has to respond to consecutive defeats. Liverpool, the Premier League leaders, will have a free weekend later this month after they were knocked out 2-1 at the third-round stage of the FA Cup by Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday night. But Milner admits he cannot see any positives in Liverpool losing any match, regardless of the competition. “Not really. I think when you’re a team like us, with the players we have, you want to win every…
According to reports, Manchester United are readying themselves (six months early) to splash the cash for Philippe Coutinho in the summer. Barcelona will want to make back as much of the £140 million they spent on the Brazilian to bring him over from Liverpool, both to save face, but also for another reason: they want to bring back Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain. Reports differ on Coutinho’s compatriot. Some claim that he’s unhappy in Paris and begging Barcelona to bring him back; others that he’s not going anywhere. But United are, reportedly, revving their engines in case the first domino falls.