The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has urged world leaders to make concerted effort to address the spread of Tuberculosis across the globe. Mrs Buhari made the call in an inaugural speech which she delivered on the margins of the 71st United Nations General Assembly currently underway in New York City, U.S. A statement issued by the Director of Media to the Wife of the President, Zakari Yau Nadabo, in Abuja on Tuesday stated that Mrs Buhari made the call under the auspices of “Stop TB Partnership”, a world renowned Tuberculosis (TB) advocacy group for the eradication of…
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Mo’Cheddah has finally transitioned from being a fashionista to setting fashion trends as she launches her eponymous clothing line, Mo’Cheddah Clothing with the Bolanle Lookbook Collection. The singer’s fans can finally rock the stunning pieces from her clothing line from which she has teased them in recent times. Mo’Cheddah unveiled the lovely pieces from the Collection named after her mother via her Instagram page. Modelling most of the pieces from the collection, the ‘Survive’ singer looked ravishing in the chic pieces. Commenting on the ready-to-wear collection on social media, the 25-year-old revealed that the pieces were inspired by the women…
President Buhari has revealed that Nigeria got into trouble because past leaders did not save for the rainy day. He said this while speaking to a group of top notch professionals in the United States of America. According to President Buhari, “We got into trouble as a country, because we did not save for the rainy day. For example, between 1999 and 2015, when we produced an average of 2.1 million barrels of oil per day, and oil prices stood at an average of $100 per barrel, we did not save, neither did we develop infrastructure. Suddenly, when we came…
Over 60 per cent Nigerian children suffer sexual, physical and other kinds of violence in the society, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. Ms Ladi Alabi, a Child Protection Specialist with UNICEF, Bauchi Field Office, made the disclosure during her advocacy visit to the Jos Zonal Office of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Alabi said, ”Statistics has it that 60 per cent of Nigerian children suffer some forms of violence; meaning that, six out of every 10 Nigerian children experience some kind of violence. ”Half of all children in Nigeria experience physical violence, and one in…
Veteran comedian Ali Baba in a recent post on Instagram details how he worked as a conductor, sand digger, truck loader, casual laborer, taxi driver and other odd jobs. He took to Instagram writing, “Believe it or not, I learnt how to make shoes in 1983, in Agbarha-Otor, while I was waiting for Almighty Jamb to smile on me. God will bless my teacher, the Deeper Life Pastor, an Igbo man, who had lost half of his left thumb during the Biafran civil war. “He was my dad’s tenant. After observing me for days, he called me to come join…
“Keeping Up With The Kardashians” star, Khloe Kardashian has revealed she once had a skin cancer scare. She took to her app yesterday, August 16, 2016 writing about how she had eight inches of skin removed. She wrote, “There was one mole I had on my back that was skin cancer. I had eight inches of skin removed. It was definitely painful because it was a lot of skin, but most of the time, the removals haven’t been that bad. A couple years ago, I noticed one growing under my breast. I immediately looked it up online and found out…
Sergio Aguero is set to return for Manchester City against Swansea City on Saturday with Pep Guardiola demanding even more from his striker. Aguero, 28, has scored nine goals in his first five appearances this season but has had to sit out the last three domestic games after picking up a ban in August. City can make it 10 wins out of 10 with a second victory in a week against Swansea — having beaten them 2-1 in the EFL Cup on Wednesday — but Guardiola will not let his squad become complacent after their perfect start and is asking…
Ten-man Paris Saint-Germain slumped to their second defeat of the season as they were beaten 2-0 at Toulouse, who moved above them into second place in Ligue 1. Yann Bodiger netted the opening goal in the 48th minute from the penalty spot after PSG’s Serge Aurier had been dismissed for a second yellow card. Jimmy Durmaz’s cool finish made sure of the points 11 minutes from time as the home side secured their first win over the champions in seven years. PSG came into this match on the back of two league victories in which they had scored nine goals…
Nasarawa state Commissioner for Health, Dr Daniel Iya, says the state recorded 228,886 cases of malaria within the last 12 months. He made the disclosure on Wednesday in Lafia at a training workshop organised by Nigeria Interfaith Action Association Association (NIFAA) for faith leaders as part of efforts to combat malaria. Iya, who was represented by Dr Liman Mohammed-Usman, said the statistics was generated in Sept. 19 this year from the District Health Information Services platform. He said that out of the 228, 886 cases of malaria diagnosed within the period, 2, 437 were severe and life threatening while 226,…
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has told the party leadership not to give Nigerians false hope. Frank also told the party not to continue giving Nigerians assurances, when nothing is being done to alleviate their sufferings. The APC executive called on the party Chairman, John Odigie Oyegun to call for a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting to deliberate on issues concerning Nigerians. Frank, who said the duty of the APC leadership is not to hold primary elections alone, added that the NEC can advise President Buhari on how to solve the current…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday suffered slight setback as one of its senators, Joshua Dariye, announced his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Dariye, a former governor of Plateau state who represents Plateau Central Senatorial District announced his defection in a letter read by President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, at the end of plenary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Thursday defection by Dariye was the second time he was dumping the PDP. In 2011, he defected from the party to Labour Party, where he contested the senatorial election. But, in 2014, the…
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is right to blame the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Nigeria’s economic problems. Fashola also blamed the current recession on the past government’s habit of giving handouts instead of investing in infrastructure. He made the comments while giving a lecture titled “Leadership and the Politics of Reform in Africa: Lessons from Nigeria” at the Wilson Centre in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, September 20. “In Nigeria, the choices of yesterday make this winter a very harsh one for our people, because we did not invest in the…
All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has said that he will win the September 28 governorship elections in the state by a landslide. Obaseki made the comment on Thursday, September 22, while speaking to journalists in Benin City, the state capital. “From all the feelers we are getting from across the state, the indications are that we will win by 75 per cent,” he said according to Punch. “That is what the Gallup poll I monitored last night indicated. Particularly in Edo-South, things have improved quite significantly from the last poll that we received. “Edo-Central…
The Ijaw Youths Congress Worldwide has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to stop witch-hunting ex-first lady, Patience Jonathan. The group also claimed that Mrs. Jonathan made her money from gifts and gratifications while she was in office. Spokesman of the Ijaw youths, Udengs Eradiri, also condemned what he described as the media trial the former first lady. He said “First Ladies in Nigeria do not do any work. A woman naturally attracts a lot of gifts from men let alone a First Lady who has the power to recommend you for something. “They receive a lot…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has said that Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s government smells of corruption. He also accused Oshiomhole of plunging the state into debt following revelations that Edo was one of Nigeria’s most indebted states. The PDP candidate made the comment via a statement released by the Ize-Iyamu Campaign Organisation. The statement reads: “The debt management office, Abuja has just stated that Edo State, with a total of $179.52 million as at June 30 this year, holds 4.91 per cent of the nation’s subnational foreign debts. And we know this is outside over…
Former chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has referred to Speaker Yakubu Dogara and three other principal officers of the House as “shameless thieves”. Jibrin had accused Dogara, Deputy speaker Yusuf Lasun, Chief Whip Ado Doguwa and Minority Leader, Leo Ogor, of “criminal insertions” into the budget totalling billions of naira. Jibrin also made it clear he isn’t going to appear before the Ethics Committee of the House, unless the committee makes its proceedings public. “The House belongs to Nigerians not the 360 members! “Despite all these and since I can substantiate the allegations I raised with…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the seat of Sen. Joshua Dariye in the Senate vacant. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Dariye, on Thursday at the Senate, announced his defection from PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing lingering leadership crisis in the party as reason. In a statement by the party’s Deputy Chairman in the state, Mr Amos Gombi, on Friday in Jos, PDP urged INEC to immediately conduct fresh election for Dariye’s Plateau Central Senatorial seat. It said that the fresh election…
Lagos State Government says it has recorded six deaths from cholera outbreak out of 45 cases in some communities in Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA). Dr Jide Idris, the State Commissioner for Health, who made the disclosure on Thursday at a news conference in Lagos, however, was not specific about the timing of the incident. Idris said that state government was already taking appropriate measures and had contained the outbreak. According to him, the ministry was notified of an upsurge of diarrhoea diseases in some communities in Isolo LCDA. “Following this, 45 cases were line-listed by the Epidemiology Unit…
You would think that with the controversies on-air-personality Freeze found himself in the last few months he would be tamed. Think again. During Pulse’s exclusive interview with Freeze on August 30, 2016, he said he isn’t afraid to be politically incorrect. “I’m never ever going to be politically correct. I am going to try not to be insulting. I come from the two most insulting tribes in the world” said Freeze. The Cool FM OAP, however, admitted that he would try to be more diplomatic in future. “What I am going to work on is my diplomacy, not my political…
The confirmed collaboration between Davido and American singer and songwriter Tinashe will be getting a video. The song reportedly titled ‘How long’ is getting an accompanying visual, with the video being shot on a beach in Malibu, California, United States of America. The Sony Music act has employed the services of international award-winning video director, Frank Borin and producer, Jamee Ranta – who is famously known for big projects such as Nicki Minaj‘s Anaconda and Jason Derulo‘s Trumpets. The Nigerian pop singer is putting in work to ensure his album meets the expected standards, going for super collaborations such as…