The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has accused prominent lawyer, Rickey Tarfa of bribing a judge with N225,000. According to the EFCC, Tarfa, who has been charged with obstruction of justice, sent the money to Justice Mohammed Yunusa of the Federal High Court on January 7, 2014. The lawyer is suing the agency for arresting him and detaining him on February 5, 2016, and is demanding damages of N2.5 billion. The bribery allegations were made by EFCC agent, Moses Awolusi in a counter-affidavit on the basis of which the agency is urging the court to dismiss Tarfa’s case against…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria has the fastest growing economy in Africa. Buhari made the remark on Thursday, February 18, 2016, in a keynote address at the public presentation of a book by Dare Babarinsa in Abuja. “Yes, our land is blessed by providence with riches in oil and gas, iron ore, gold, limestone and almost all the minerals of this earth,” the president, who was represented by former Ekiti State Governor, Segun Oni, said. “Our soil can grow almost any crop and our vegetation supports animal life as varied as creation can manifest. Our rivers and coast…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate disengagement of 26 heads of prarastatal agencies and commissions, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir Lawal, said in a statement. The statement, issued in Abuja on Monday, said the president had directed that the most senior directors in the affected organisations oversee affairs pending the appointment of substantive chief executive officers. “Mr President, however, thanked the affected chief executives for their invaluable services to the nation and wished them well in their future endeavours,” the statement said. It said the agencies affected included Nigerian Television Authority, Federal Radio Corporation…
President Muhammadu Buhari has come under criticism from Nigerians for his frequent official trips abroad. Buhari is set to leave Nigeria for Egypt today, February 19, 2016, just about a week after he returned from London on February 10. The president is also said to be planning visits to Saudi Arabia and Qatar at the end of the month. Nigerians are commenting on Buhari’s trips with the hashtag “#WakaWakaBuhari”.
Senator David Mark has urged residents of Benue State to take destiny into their hands for the February 20, 2016 senatorial rerun elections in Benue South. Mark made the call via a statement released by his media aide, Paul Mumeh on Wednesday, February 17, 2016. “You must stand tall and exercise your franchise within the ambits of the law. What we shall not accept is for external forces to decide who represents us,” the statement read. “This is an election that affects the political destiny of our people. No outsider should decide for us; we must take our destiny in…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has reaffirmed that its new national Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff, is substantive and not in acting capacity. The party was responding to media reports describing Sheriff as the party’s acting chairman. In a statement released by the PDP yesterday, February 18, the reports were described as “being erroneously rendered by a section of the media”. “The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) wishes to draw the attention of the media and members of the public that His Excellency, Senator Ali Modu-Sheriff is substantive and not acting National Chairman of the PDP”, the statement said.…
The Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have asked all members of the party to accept the new chairman, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff. The appointment of Sheriff has angered many members of the PDP. Some lawmakers have even threatened to decamp if the new chairman is not removed. Reports also say Femi Fani Kayode called on members to pray for PDP, when he heard that the former Senator was selected as the party’s chairman. The PDP Governors, through the coordinator of its forum, Mr. Osaro Onaiwu, said “It has come to our notice that some members of our great…
President Buhari hosted members of the Diplomatic corps in Nigeria, to a cocktail party, at his official residence on Thursday, February 18, 2016. The visibly elated President said “I am very delighted to have you at this reception organized principally, to provide a relaxed atmosphere for an informal interaction at the early stage of the New Year. “Although the year is somehow far gone today for me to say Happy New Year to all of you, but it is not too late to convey my very best wishes for your well-being, joy and peace in the rest of 2016.” Meanwhile,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized President Muhammadu Buhari for his frequent trips abroad despite the economic problems currently plaguing Nigeria. The PDP also said that Buhari is comfortable travelling often because he collects his “estacode”, the travel allowance given to government officials, in dollars. The opposition party made the comments via its Twitter handle today, February 19, 2016. “If Buhari was collecting estacode in Naira, would he still travel as often? His estacode is in dollars,” the PDP said. “Every of the president’s foreign trip is estimated at $1m which will cost tax payers about N400m. “President Buhari…
Aww! Khloe Kardashian is reaching out to her estranged brother Rob Kardashian to let him know she’s okay with his relationship with Blac Chyna. Khloe Kardashian, 31, misses her baby brother Rob ,28, and she wants him and the entire world to know. Khloe and Rob have been at war ever since he began dating Blac Chyna, 27, something Khloe thought was a huge betrayal to their family. But it looks like the reality queen is slowly coming around to their love and is ready to have him back in her life by telling Rob “I miss you” in a…
Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh gave birth to her first child, a boy on February 17, 2016. Today Tonto Dikeh’s husband Oladunni Churchill has revealed the name of their son. The name of the baby boy is Omodayo. Oladunni Churchill revealed the name of his baby on Instagram. “The KING is HERE! OMODAYO IS HERE. I am the luckiest and happiest man on the planet today, A father blessed amongst many, my purpose of living has a new meaning entirely because your arrival into the world has change my life! “Month to month my anticipation grew! I couldn’t wait for you…
Nigerian pop star Davido, 23, has revealed that his father Chief Adedeji Adeleke had him arrested in 2011. Davido who is on the cover of Fader Magazine revealed this during his interview with the international music publication. Davido’s father gave the order to have him arrested because he had gone off the radar abroad and broken his sim card. When he came back in 2011 he was picked up by police men at the airport. Below is an excerpt of Davido’s arrest from his Fader Magazine feature; “His grades slipped, and after three semesters, he dropped out and left town…
The Fraternal Order of Police have vowed to boycott working security details at Beyonce’s Formation tour which kicks off in April in Miami. Members of the Miami chapter of the FOP, the national police union, voted to boycott Beyoncé’s April 26 show at Marlins Stadium. Local union president, Lt. Javier Ortiz called on all police officers everywhere to boycott all of her concerts on her forthcoming world tour. According to him, she used this year’s Super Bowl to divide Americans by promoting the Black Panthers and her anti-police message, Ortiz said in a letter announcing the boycott. The FOP is…
Nigerian pop star Paul Okoye, 34, has reacted to the stories that Psquare’s Omole mansion popularly known as Squareville has been locked up. Using his Instagram account he wrote “Pls ignore the rumors that is spraying that our house is on fire lol. People sha! God forbid…..there was a situation in our neighborhood early hours of this morning….and our attention was needed…. And my people called me as early as 5am…so I had to drive from Island to the mainland to intervene…I was the only person around… Those of you spraying what ever I don’t blame you all…. God will…
EME singer Niyola has revealed that she is open to falling in love, but at this time in her life she isn’t looking for love. In an interview with Hip TV Niyola said “I don’t know when I’m getting married. Do you have any husband for me? I actually don’t know and I am not searching. I am open but I am not searching because it’s when you look, you look and miss.” She further said “I am open to falling in love again because I have been in love before but…when it does come it comes.” Early this month…
On-air-personality and ardent lover of wrist watches Freeze has called out Jumia, an online retailer for allegedly selling fake wrist watches. On August 10 he shared a screenshot of a Cartier Strap Leather Wrist Watch sold on Jumia and called it ‘crap’, and labelled it a fake. “Did Jumia really list this fake piece of crap on their website or is my system acting up? Na wa o! Small time we go dey march against piracy! How hypocritical! One of the major things killing us in this country is our ‘in group bias’. We assume piracy is only bad if…
On February 15, 2016, veteran Nigerian singer Onyeka Onwenu was relived of her duties as the Director General of the National Center For Women Development. Yesterday (February 18) Onyeka Onwenu released a statement which basically said she was sacked because she is Igbo. Today (February 19) popular on-air-personality Freeze has blasted the veteran singer for whipping up tribal sentiments. “Dear Madam, you were not sacked because you are Igbo, stop creating unnecessary tension in an already volatile situation you are not helping matters” wrote Freeze on his Instagram account. “If Nigeria goes to war, poor, innocent and helpless people would…
Kris Jenner is worried Kanye West’s Twitter rants are taking the family down. Kanye West has notoriously been in the news for weeks now following his epic Twitter meltdown. And now, Kanye West’s social media tirade is alleged to have angered Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner, who is said to be worried her son-in-law’s behaviour could have a negative impact on her family’s image. All this comes after a week of eccentric tweets from Kanye, ranging from taking credit for Taylor Swift’s success to saying Bill Cosby is innocent, and declaring he has $53M of ‘personal debt.’ New York Times’ Page…
After a hectic week the pop group Psquare has now reportedly found itself in a eight million Naira mess. According to Theinfostride sources, policemen stormed the Omole mansion of Psquare known popularly as Squareville which led to a scene. The drama was as a result of Psquare allegedly failing to perform at a concert in Benin after being paid the sum of N8m. “We are here to carry out a court injunction” said the leader of the officers from the Ikeja High Court Lagos who spoke to NET anonymously. “Psquare were paid over 8 million Naira for a show and…
Mauricio Pochettino is attracting increasing admiration among the Chelsea hierarchy for his work at Tottenham Hotspur, sources have told Theinfostride, and the Argentine coach is one of the primary targets on a five-man shortlist to become the next Stamford Bridge manager. Right now, those names also include Juventus’ Massimiliano Allegri, Chile’s former Copa America-winning coach Jorge Sampaoli, Italy’s Antonio Conte and Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone, sources said. The way in which Pochettino has put Spurs in a title race for the first time in decades has greatly impressed the Chelsea board, but there is an acceptance that he could…