Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, of Ondo State has congratulated Oba Joel Daodu, the Oniyani of Iyani-Akoko in Akoko North West Local Government Area of the state, on his safe return home, following his release by his abductors. Akeredolu, who hailed the security agencies in the state for their efforts in ensuring the release of the monarch, said his administration was determined to make the state unsafe for criminally-minded people. Akeredolu made known on Tuesday in a press statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Segun Ajiboye. The governor assured the people of the state of his administration’s commitment to their…
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Mr Kolawole Ajadi, the Caretaker Chairman of Oke’badan Local Council Development Area, says the policy thrust of his administration will focus on promoting the growth of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs). He spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Wednesday shortly after he paid homage to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, at his Popoyemoja palace. NAN reports that Ajadi, a traditional chief (Mogaji) in Ibadan, is the pioneer caretaker chairman of the newly created Oke’badan LCDA with headquarters at Eleyele in the Oyo State capital. Ajadi said that the present economic challenges in…
President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. No reason was given for the cancellation of the meeting, which usually holds on Wednesdays. The latest development follows Buhari’s absence from last week’s meeting which led to concerns that he had fallen ill again. Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed however dismissed the concerns saying that the president had other matters to attend to and as such instructed Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo to preside over the meeting. “Mr President is not ill again. Mr. President is in town; Mr. President is attending to other issues. He looked at…
Former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has said that Nigeria should break up if it can’t be restructured. Fani-Kayode made the call via an article titled “The Sound, Fury of Ango Abdullahi, The Mendacities of Tanko Yakasai.” “I say enough is enough! The only way forward is to restructure Nigeria or break her,” the former minister wrote. “Whether anyone likes it or not I have spoken the bitter truth. I have reflected the minds and hearts of millions of people from the south and the Middle Belt. “Whether they wish to acknowledge it or not, the truth is that If the…
Mallam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, says the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) could not hold due to logistic issues. Shehu made this known to State House correspondents in Abuja on Wednesday. He explained that the meeting was cancelled as the FEC secretariat workers were unable to distribute necessary documents for the meeting because of the Easter holiday. According to him, by practice, ministers must receive memos two or three days ahead of meetings to enable them undertake research, if necessary. “I think it is because of the Easter holiday.…
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal has said that he is not aware of his suspension. He made the comment while speaking to journalists after a closed-door meeting with Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. Lawal’s suspension was announced on Wednesday, April 19, by President Muhammadu Buhari via a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina. According to the statement, Buhari ordered Lawal’s suspension pending the outcome of a probe into allegations of violations of law and due process leveled against him. Lawal has been accused of misappropriating funds allocated for the Presidential Initiative on the North East (PINE).…
An unidentified person is calling out media personality Daddy Freeze for false domestic violence claims and adultery. The account solely focused on calling out the on-air personality Freeze for some days now accusing him of having a relationship with a married woman, making false domestic violence claims and more. Freeze has however reacted to the ‘phoney’ account’s slander. In response, Freeze says: “People have been tagging me all day in this and sending me DMs, so I guess it’s time to put pen to paper to address the haters, after all, I am a fair boy with 52 demons –…
Popular YouTube channel Yorubahood has released a new indigenous drama, “Ajisebiobirin”. “Ajisebiobirin” stars Adesanya Adesina, Yomi Gold, Fausat Balogun, Kayode Akindina, Lukman Amusa among others. An over ambitious father does money rituals, unknowingly to him, the act has a negative effect on his son. The same child is needed when the chips are down to save the situation.
Adeyemi Okanlawon was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria and is fast becoming an actor of note with several of his work being nominated and awarded by prominent Nigerian and Pan-African film bodies including the hit web-series ‘GidiUp’, ‘Knock Knock’ as well as short films ‘Blink’ and ‘Iredu’. In 2013 he was awarded Best Actor in a Short Film at the In-Short film festival for his portrayal of a violent psychotic husband in the short film thriller, ‘Blink’.
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Simi, a Mass Communications graduate, is no stranger to the Nigerian music industry. She wrote her very first song at the age of 10 and started out singing and dancing in her early teens as a member of the teenage church choir. She went on to launch her debut album in 2008, which was produced by Samklef. The album spawned hits such as ‘Ara Ile’, ‘Ogaju’, ‘Iya Temi’, to name a few. She started off as gospel with the songs in her debut album.
Big Brother Naija 2017 runner-up, Bisola and singer, Iyanya have finally linked up! The duo who were contestants on the first edition of Project Fame in 2008 have remained friends since then. Recall that Iyanya threw all his support behind Bisola during her days of being in the Big brother Naija house. Meanwhile, her former partner, Olanrewaju Malcolm, has come out to deny the viral report claiming he abandoned her at the altar. Malcolm in a chat with Sunday Scoop has however denied doing that. According to him, “It is a big fat lie that I dumped Bisola at the…
Ini Edo hails from Akwa Ibom and has acted since she was a child in church and at school. She studied theatre arts at the University of Uyo but didn’t see herself becoming an actress back then. She was thinking of going into law or television. Ini Edo’s acting career started in year 2000. Her breakout role came when she acted in the film, ‘World Apart’(2004) and since then she has not looked back, going on to act in more than 100 films such as ‘Games women Play’ ,’Games Men Play’ and the sequel ‘Reloaded’.
Wayne Rooney can still play a part in Manchester United’s bid to win the Europa League, but manager Jose Mourinho says that the England captain must prove he is over the “small problems” that have dogged him all season. Rooney, 31, has been sidelined with a double ankle injury since making a substitute appearance against West Brom on April 1, but the forward has not started a game for United since the 1-1 draw against Bournemouth at the beginning of March. With growing uncertainty over his future at the club, Rooney’s recent absences have raised the prospect of United’s all-time…
Gerard Pique remained confident that Barcelona could recover from Wednesday’s Champions League defeat in time for Sunday’s La Liga Clasico against Real Madrid. One day after he sent out a taunting tweet during Real Madrid’s quarterfinal win over Bayern Munich, the Barcelona defender faced a Champions League exit at the hands of Juventus after a goalless second leg. There are only four days before Barcelona’s next big test, and Pique said he and his teammates must get past the disappointment before the Clasico. “We are human, of course something is going to affect us,” he said. “On Sunday there’s another…
Jose Mourinho has challenged Anthony Martial to follow the example of Marcus Rashford at Manchester United, claiming the France international still needs to “do the things I want very well.” Martial, who signed from Monaco in a deal worth up to £58 million in August 2015, was dropped from the United squad for Sunday’s 2-0 Premier League win against Chelsea after failing to impress Mourinho during last Thursday’s 1-1 Europa League quarterfinal first-leg draw at Anderlecht. Mourinho has criticised his attitude and performances previously this season, but with Rashford emerging from a lengthy goal drought in recent weeks, the United…
Massimiliano Allegri has called his side “a great Juventus” after qualifying for the Champions League semifinals 3-0 on aggregate over Barcelona, while adding his side looked like never conceding even if the match lasted all day. Juve’s formidable defence held mighty Barca to a 0-0 stalemate in Wednesday’s quarterfinal return match at the Camp Nou, after the defending Serie A champions stunned the Catalans 3-0 in the first leg. And Allegri told Mediaset Premium that only only the very best version of the Bianconeri could’ve accomplished the feat. “We have to compliment the lads for all they are doing this…
Since their comeback against Paris Saint-Germain last month, there’s been a huge poster outside Barcelona’s stadium which reads “Welcome to Camp Nou, history happens here.” There was no history made on Wednesday, though, at least not as far as Barca were concerned as they were held to a goal-less draw by Juventus and elimination from the Champions League. Barca coach Luis Enrique had called for “another magical night” but the damage had already been done last week in Turin. But even one goal proved too hard to come by against a Juve side that have now gone 531 minutes without…
Luis Enrique was left frustrated with Barcelona’s wastefulness in front of goal as they came up short in their bid to overturn a three-goal deficit against Juventus, held to a goalless draw and exiting the Champions League at the quarterfinal stage for a second consecutive year. Juve have conceded just two goals in Europe this season but the Barca coach had confidently insisted before the game that his side could score five times at Camp Nou on Wednesday. They created enough chances to score five, too, but their accuracy was lacking. Lionel Messi missed a string of opportunities as just…
The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says 30,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who fled the state at the peak of the Boko Haram insurgency have returned home. Malam Abdullahi Umar, the Spokesman of the agency, said in a statement issued in Maiduguri on Wednesday that the figure was part of the 78,000 IDPs that fled the state to Cameroon during the period. Umar said that the returnees were part of the 43,000 of the IDPs that signified interest to return home. He said the IDPs were being kept in a camp at Banki in Bama Local Government Area of…
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday began a special military exercise in Southern Kaduna code-named “Operation Harbin Kunama II” – Scorpion Sting-, to checkmate farmers/herdsmen and ethno-religious crises in the area. The three-decade-old crisis mostly occurred in Kaura, Kafanchan and Zango-Kataf Local Government Areas. The operation, which is also to flush out bandits and cattle rustlers, will be extended to parts of Plateau, Kano and Bauchi states. Speaking at the event, the Chief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai called on the people of the area to maintain the peace and avoid reprisal attacks. Buratai said the operation was to ensure…