Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Sunday said that State Government would build Christian Ecumenical Centre where all Christians from different states would meet for prayers and congress. Wike announced this during a Holy Ghost Rally Organised by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Region 5 in Port Harcourt. He said the centre would be built and commissioned in May. The governor said “Rivers State is a Christian state where God lives among his children. “Who said that Rivers state is not God’s own state, how many states will have the man of God visit them three times in…
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The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has alleged that corrupt people are wishing that President Buhari should die. Adesina said they are daring God, adding that Buhari’sold age has nothing to do with his ability to lead. According to Daily Post, the President’s spokesman said the government needs more partners in the fight against corruption. He said “On whether age is a problem to the President, there is nobody age does not catch up with, and it is an inexorable fact of life. “But whoever would grow old must respect hoary hairs. When you…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has said that a knowledge-based economy would guarantee a speedy technological advancement in Nigeria. Speaking with newsmen in Jalingo on Sunday, Abubakar noted that the key drivers of advanced economies were knowledge and innovation, rather than natural resources. “Educational development is the most important aspect of all human developments. “There are countries, who do not have natural resources whatsoever, but because they have developed their human resources, today they are the leading countries in this world,” he said. Abubakar described the recently established Peacock College of Education in Jalingo, co-owned by Senators Abdulaziz Ibrahim, Abubakar…
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has called on youths to take advantage of the Agriculture-Finance Bill recently passed by the 8th Senate to further their engagements in the agriculture business. Saraki made the call on Sunday in a statement released by his Special Assistant on Print Media, Mr Chuks Okocha, when the executive members of the Tomatoes and Orchid Producers Association of Nigeria (TOPAN) visited him. According to him, youths should take advantage of the recently passed Agro-Finance Bill by the 8th Senate and access the benefits of agriculture on the small and medium scale financing and…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the sale of foreign exchange (FX) under the new policy is transparent and not intended to benefit any individual or corporate body. Acting Director of Corporate Communications, CBN, Mr Isaac Okorafor in Abuja on Sunday, insisted that its FX policies were not meant to favour special interests. According to Okorafor, the apex bank had to make the clarification following allegations of irregularities in the rates at which foreign exchange is obtained by some individuals and companies from different banks. “We wish to reiterate that the Central Bank of Nigeria neither allocates foreign exchange…
The Nigeria Union of Railway Workers (NUR) had expressed fear that the planned concession of the railway system by the Federal Government could lead to loss of jobs of no fewer than 15,000 of its members. Mr Saidu Garba, the President-General of the union, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos that the concession “will also retard the economy instead of growth’’. He therefore advised the Federal Government to reverse the planned concession so as not to worsen the nation’s economy. According to him, privatisation policy has not brought any positive change to the economy from…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Buhari to hand Babachir Lawal’s alleged corruption case over to anti-graft agencies to investigate. SERAP, told Buhari “to urgently refer the allegations of corruption against the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for further investigation, and if there is relevant and sufficient admissible evidence, for him to face prosecution.” The organization also said the President should “urgently publish the outcome of the investigation conducted on…
The former minister of finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has distanced herself from a social media campaign calling on her to run for President in 2019. The campaign which is running on Facebook, also presents the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, as the former minister’s running mate. The Facebook campaign with an official page name: “Okonjo-Iweala/Adesina 2019 Rescue” has 25,263 Likes already. According to post on her Facebook page, Okonjo-Iweala said she has nothing to do with the campaign. The former minister posted on her timeline, saying: Disclaimer My attention has been drawn to this campaign making the rounds on Facebook…
Nollywood actress Damilola Adegbite Attoh shared this shoot of her little man, Bryan Attoh ready for school. According to her, she finds it hard keeping up with her adorable little monster. “He won’t even let me finish dressing him up before bolting out the door. Got 3 adults trying to catch him I swear I need like 6 hands for this baby #myworld,” she wrote alongside the adorable photo.
Pep Guardiola was delighted with Manchester City’s 3-0 win at Crystal Palace but said that “maybe the best news” was the return of captain Vincent Kompany from injury. Kompany completed 90 minutes for just the second time this season, and the first time since September, having missed the last two months with a knee injury. Kompany’s last two seasons for City have been ruined by injury but Guardiola was delighted with the work he had done with Barcelona-based orthopaedic surgeon Dr Ramon Cugat, helping him to return to fitness. Kompany looked back to his best and was rarely troubled all…
Wayne Rooney and Luke Shaw look set to join Sergio Romero and Anthony Martial in Manchester United’s starting XI for the FA Cup fourth round tie against Wigan Athletic at Old Trafford. Jose Mourinho has confirmed Romero and Martial will play in the game against the Championship side, and also hinted Bastian Schweinsteiger could be involved in his squad. “I play Romero, I play Shaw,” Mourinho said. “I play Anthony Martial, I play Wayne Rooney. “I played Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard [at Hull]. In the game before, I played Juan Mata and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. In the next match, I…
It’s transfer deadline day and a massive moment in the Premier League as Chelsea travel to Liverpool on Tuesday. Victory for Antonio Conte’s men would move them 13 clear of challengers Liverpool, while Arsenal host Watford and Tottenham travel to Sunderland on a day when teams have until 11 p.m. to make transfers. On Wednesday, Manchester City visit West Ham and Manchester United — who have drawn their past two league matches — will look to get back to winning ways at home to Hull City. Elsewhere, there’s some big matches toward the bottom. Sam Allardyce goes in search for…
Watford striker Odion Ighalo has another opportunity to move to China as Shanghai Shenhua are reportedly interested in the Nigeria international. Ighalo in January 2016 had a huge £200,000 per week, four-year offer from a Chinese side but turned it down to remain at Watford. A year later it seems another opportunity to move to China has presented itself as Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua want to sign the 27-year-old. Ighalo has been struggling to make an impact at Watford this season with just a Premier League after scoring 15 in the last season. Premier League side, West Brom…
94 members of the House of Representatives have passed a vote of confidence on President Muhammadu Buhari. The lawmakers, who are from the North West geopolitical zone, passed the vote on Wednesday, January 25. “We have passed a vote of confidence on Buhari’s administration. We also did same for the leadership of the House under Speaker Yakubu Dogara. We have confidence in our president and we have no regret about that,” Caucus leader, Alhassan Ado Doguwa said. “2019 will take care of itself. But we can assure you that Nigerians can’t do without Buhari in 2019. “We as a caucus…
Big Brother Nigeria launched as Big Brother Naija on January 22, 2017, and it has been entertainment all the way. On Wednesday, January 25, 2017, Biggie decided to punish the housemates for their robust appetite. According to Biggie, the Housemates have been concentrating too much on eating and not enough on getting enough “likes” to avoid nominations. Biggie called the Housemates to task as he felt that the Housemates were concentrating too much on food and were being wasteful with the food in the House. Biggie felt that the Housemates were overshadowing their good work in the Tasks and decided…
Ruggedman is also angry with the Nigerian government and has written a sweet poem for President Muhammadu Buhari. The rapper took to Instagram on January 24, 2017, to pen a poem titled “Our president is on vacation.” He wrote, “Our president is on vacation. Nigerian illegal immigrants are allegedly being killed in Libya… OUR PRESIDENT IS ON VACATION! A bottle of kerosene that used to sell for N100 now sells for N550… OUR PRESIDENT IS ON VACATION! We still do not have light but. OUR PRESIDENT IS ON VACATION! Herdsmen are killing innocent people. OUR PRESIDENT IS ON VACATION! Schools…
Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio has said that 20 Senator-members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are planning to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Akpabio said further that the APC senators would join the opposition party as soon as it resolves the current leadership crisis. The former Akwa Ibom state governor made the comments on Thursday, January 26, during the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja. “There is no election that will be conducted in the former PDP 28 states that the party will not win. That is a matter of fact,” Akpabio said according to The…
Ruggedman comes through with an up-tempo song for the clubs, titled ‘Wobe’ featuring Oladips and Flex B. This is sure to get the party hoppers pumped up. Download and listen up here.
Since June 2016, fans of “Game of Thrones” have been anticipating the return of the show for a seventh season. While HBO has not disclosed a release date, movie website IMDB accidentally revealed the release date for the season. According to the website, the seventh season of “Game of Thrones” will premiere on June 24, 2017. The date was quickly taken down. However, screenshots were taken and shared online by fans of the HBO show. The producers of the show had revealed that season will premiere in 2017 and will have seven episodes, while the eighth and final season will…
Barcelona boss Luis Enrique again avoided questions over his future on Wednesday as speculation grows that he could walk away from the Spanish champions at the end of the season. Enrique has won eight trophies in two-and-a-half years in charge but is out of contract at the end of the season and is in no rush to renew, with the club’s focus on securing new deals for Lionel Messi and captain Andres Iniesta. Barcelona daily Sport reported on Wednesday that Enrique’s assistant Juan Carlos Unzue is his preferred choice to take over should he leave, whilst Sevilla boss Jorge Sampaoli…