Happy birthday to President Muhammadu Buhari! The president, whose daughter, Zahra, got married yesterday, turned 74 today. Former president, Goodluck Jonathan, Speaker of the House of Assembly, Yakubu Dogara, and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar have all sent birthday messages to the president. In a statement by his Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, Jonathan said: On the occasion of your 74th birthday, I write to congratulate and felicitate with you. I pray that this day meets you well and that there shall be many happy returns. I also use this opportunity to congratulate you once more as your daughter, Zahra, is…
Author: David Folami
The All Progressives Congress, APC members in Rivers state on Friday, December 16, 2016, held a massive rally to protest the alleged harassment of its members by Governor Nyesom Wike. This is coming on the heels of the rally led by Wike to protest the involvement of two police officers in the just concluded Rivers rerun election. The APC members also said they are holding the rally to also condemn the killing of their members allegedly by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to Daily Post, the protesters also accused Governor Wike of soiling the integrity of the election which…
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, said that the Senate would look into disbursement of the N213 billion power sector intervention fund by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Saraki made this known in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Sanni Onogu, on Saturday in Abuja. Saraki, according to the statement, spoke during a special stakeholders’ meeting to proffer solutions to the worsening electricity generation in the country. He said the upper chamber would verify claims and counter claims of non-remittance of revenues between the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company (NBET), Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos)…
Yesterday, December 16, the media was shocked to receive reports of an arrest warrant issued to Nigerian pop star, Wizkid by magistrates of Buganda court for missing a concert in Uganda. The Nigerian pop star was unable to fly into Uganda from USA for the concert scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 3 at Lugogo Cricket Oval in Kampala due to ‘unavoidable circumstances’ according to the organisers. ‘We’re on it, we’re talking to them, I need to know who sent it,’ Wizkid‘s manager, Sunday Are told Thenetng. The singer, who is presently tending to health issues in the US,…
The photos, which have their faces cut off, show the scantily-clad sisters positioned in very raunchy states. Although their faces were not revealed, anyone that is familiar with their bodies can tell that they belong to Kim, Kylie and Khloe accordingly. The underwear worn by the sisters read ‘Savage’ and are from Kim’s new Kimoji line which is set to launch today. Kim, who has been off social media following a terrible Paris incident, returned with the racy photos, causing backlash from fans who felt she should have learned a lesson and come back a little more demure and well-covered…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the judiciary for its judgement ordering the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to unfreeze Governor Ayo Fayose’s bank account. Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, ordered the anti-graft agency to lift the restriction which it placed on Fayose’s Zenith bank account. The EFCC had earlier blocked the Governor’s bank account, alleging that it was used to divert funds linked to the arms purchase scandal involving the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. According to Daily Post, the spokesman of the Ahmed…
The former Governor of Abia state paid a visit to the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu in Kuje prison on Friday, December 16, 2016. Kalu also promised to speak to the Federal Government to see how Kanu’s case can be resolved outside the court. The former Governor also said Kanu has given him the mandate to speak on his behalf, adding he is ready to help. According to AIT, Kalu also called on the IPOB leader to sheath his sword and give peace a chance. The former Governor, in a post on his Facebook page, said “Today, I…
Nigerian pop star Wizkid has been issued an arrest warrant for cancelling his Uganda concert recently. The Nigerian pop star missed the concert scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 3 at Lugogo Cricket Oval in Kampala. He was unable to fly into Uganda from USA due to ‘unavoidable circumstances’ according to the organisers. ‘Between 29th August 2016 and 29th November 2016, our client (Face TV) paid to Mr. Sunday Are, Wizkid’s manager the full performance fee of US$60,000, a brokerage fee of US$5,000 and US$3,000 being per diem for the days they were going to stay in Uganda,’ documents…
Former Governor of Adamawa, Murtala Nyako, who lost the bid to return to office said he accepted the outcome of Supreme Court judgment in good faith and remained relaxed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Supreme Court on Friday gave judgement against Nyako’s bid to return and complete his tenure. Nyako, in an interview with newsmen in Yola, said his major reason of going to court was to seek redress over his illegal removal. “I am relaxed and will remain so; I always believe that the future is better,” Nyako said. The former governor, who spoke in…
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) on Friday lauded the Federal Government’s plans to lift foreign exchange restriction on 41 imported items. Mr Stanley Ezenga, the National Publicity Secretary of the association, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. NAN reports that the Federal Government had indicated its readiness to lift the forex ban it placed on some 41 items in 2015. Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun, had in the 2017 Fiscal Policy Roadmap, said Federal Government will replace administrative measures on list of 41 items with fiscal measures to…
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina on Saturday, December 17, penned a birthday message to his principal. The President turns 74 today! Read the full message below: PMB at 74: Peace shuttle in birthday week What a helluva week for a man who turns 74 today. In one day, in his birthday week, he flew from Abuja to Monrovia, from there to Freetown, and then to Banjul, in The Gambia. He held meetings lasting many hours, then flew to Freetown, again to Monrovia, and then returned to Abuja by 3.20 a.m. In the afternoon…
The Senate has said it may reverse its earlier decision to reject the confirmation of Ibrahim Magu as the substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Punch reports. The upper chamber said it may reconsider Magu if President Muhammadu Buhari provides the necessary explanation for it to do so. On Thursday, December 15, the lawmakers rejected Magu’s nomination based on a “security report” on him by the Department of State Services (DSS). In the report, the Acting EFCC Chairman was said to have been accused of various corruption-related offences. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic will lead Manchester United’s attack on Saturday evening as Jose Mourinho says the “phenomenal” striker is almost undroppable. Ibrahimovic has featured in 24 of United’s 26 matches this season since joining the club on a free transfer form PSG and he scored his 14th goal of the campaign in Wednesday’s 2-1 win at Crystal Palace. Asked if it was almost impossible to leave Ibrahimovic out, Mourinho said ahead of this weekend’s trip to West Brom: “It is, it is. “But [Saturday] is the last effort and then they will have a week without football and that week is…
The 31-year-old has fallen down the pecking order at Manchester United and now Vincenzo Morabito insists Jose Mourinho is keen to offload his captain Wayne Rooney was offered to Napoli as the Manchester United captain “doesn’t have a good relationship with Jose Mourinho”, according to an Italian agent. Rooney has lost his place in United’s starting XI after a string of below-par performances but remains just one goal behind Sir Bobby Charlton’s all-time scoring record for the club. Now Vincenzo Morabito, a well-known intermediary between the Premier League and Serie A, has claimed the 31-year-old could have joined Napoli during…
Manchester United forward Anthony Martial has expressed frustration at being unable to pin down a permanent place in Jose Mourinho’s team this season, calling his place on the bench “annoying.” The 21-year-old Frenchman has struggled to reproduce the form of his first campaign at Old Trafford, which followed his big-money arrival from Monaco. He started in United’s win over Tottenham last Sunday, before sitting out the victory at Crystal Palace on Wednesday, as his team prepare to face West Bromwich Albion on Saturday. In a French television interview, Martial said it was a challenge he had to confront after finding…
A year to the day that Jose Mourinho was sacked, Chelsea celebrated an 11th successive Premier League win. There is little need to look back in anger at their former manager, who is now at Manchester United and trailing in Chelsea’s wake. And chasers Liverpool (who play Everton on Monday) and Arsenal (who face Man City on Sunday) will kick off nine points behind a team threatening to become runaway leaders. Yet this was not quite an anniversary waltz. Crystal Palace, fighting for their lives and perhaps the future of manager Alan Pardew, didn’t make life easy for Antonio Conte’s…
Gary Cahill believes Chelsea are operating at the peak of their powers after strengthening their position at the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace. Chelsea equalled a club-record run of 11 consecutive league victories thanks to a Diego Costa goal. “We feel very confident,” Cahill told Sky Sports 1. “We feel we’re a very strong team, we’ve worked hard at it. “Physically we’re in good shape and we’ve got some fantastic players in top form. “We step out on the pitch confident we’re going to do the business. It’s a record we should be…
Antonio Conte has said that Diego Costa did not deserve the yellow card that marred another match-winning display as Chelsea extended their Premier League win streak with a battling 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace. Costa headed in Cesar Azpilicueta’s deep cross shortly before half-time to give the Blues the lead at Selhurst Park, but not before picking up a fifth booking of the season that will see him suspended for the visit of Bournemouth to Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day. The 28-year-old was shown a yellow card during an exchange with referee Jonathan Moss after catching Joe Ledley with a…
Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti was present at the United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) 70th anniversary. The musician also met one of his favourite stars, Jackie Chan at the ceremony. “Met one of my favorite actors today at Hollywood’s 70th anniversary Jackie Chan,” he captioned the post shared to his 27, 100 followers.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has raised alarm over alleged secret recruitment of workers by the outgoing government of Gov. Olusegun Mimiko into various ministries and parastatals in the state. A statement by the Publicity Secretary of APC in Ondo Sstate, Mr Abayomi Adesanya, made this known to newsmen on Friday in Akure. The statement alleged that the move was to ambush the incoming APC government. According to the statement, letters of appointment issued are being back-dated while Gov. Mimiko is also selling government properties to cronies. “We have been adequately informed of the unholy and unpatriotic…