“… Taxpayers funds are being wasted on trying to remove a perceived political ‘non-conformist’ like Saraki by hook or by crook – without adherence to the book (i.e. the Nigerian Constitution).” – Bashir Akanbi Over the past few days, the Nigerian polity has been heated up by media reports about the moves of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), to arrest the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, for failure to show up for his arraignment on charges that emanate from his 2003 asset declaration form. Although the news reports have trickled in from every news agency in the country, there…
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Leonardo DiCaprio is coming up a new TV drama about the Mafia. The Departed star has teamed up with Ray Donovan writer Brett Johnson and the acclaimed show’s network bosses at Showtime to tackle a plot about the relationship between a gangster boss and a rogue federal agent, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series, which will be set in 1980s Brooklyn, New York, is DiCaprio’s first venture into television. He will produce via his Appian Way production company.
The Street kids of Calabar in months past is a situation that has given the People of the State great concern. On Friday 10th July, 2015, the State Governor Senator Prof. Ben Ayade Inaugurated a task force body tagged “Operation Skolombo”, with the sole responsibility of bringing peace to the once peace loving tourism destination. When i heard about the task force body, my heart was at rest looking at the caliber of persons that were charged with the responsibility of bringing peace to the State. The task force body has been instituted and it is now time for business.…
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives’ Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank has sent his condolence messages on the passing of Mama Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo. While he received the news of the demise of the matriarch of the Awolowo family, Mama Hannah Idowu Dideolu AWOLOWO, wife of the great politician and founding father of Nigeria, Papa Obafemi Awolowo who rested at the ripe age of 99 in her Ikenne, Ogun State home with a heavy heart, he commiserates sincerely with the family of the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the…
I have just received with a heavy heart the news of the demise of the matriarch of the Awolowo family, Mama Hannah Idowu Dideolu AWOLOWO (H.I.D. Awolowo), wife of the great politician and founding father of Nigeria, Papa Obafemi Awolowo who rested at the ripe age of 99 in her Ikenne, Ogun State home. Yeye Oduduwa, HID Awolowo, a ‘jewel of inestimable value’ has lived a great and impactful life spanning several generations from the days of serving as a major pillar of support to the Patriach, Late Chief Obafemi Awolowo to being a rallying point for younger generation of…
Renowned Author Jackie Collins has died after a long battle with breast cancer. The bestselling British novelist passed away on Saturday, aged 77, more than six years after she was diagnosed with the disease. A family statement released to People.com reads: “It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the death of our beautiful, dynamic and one of a kind mother, Jackie Collins, who died of breast cancer today. “She lived a wonderfully full life and was adored by her family, friends and the millions of readers who she has been entertaining for over four decades. She was a true inspiration, a trail…
Oscar winner Sean Penn was sighted smiling at a Madonna gig in New York on Thursday night when his former wife was performing the song she once dedicated to him. The actor had a front row seat for the Madison Square Garden gig and couldn’t stop grinning as the pop superstar sang True Blue during her latest Rebel Heart show. The song was a hit during Madonna’s marriage to Penn in the mid-1980s and she wrote, “This is dedicated to my husband, the coolest guy in the universe”, in the True Blue album notes. Earlier this year, the Oscar winner, who stared fondly…
The madness that affected the immediate-past president of Nigeria that turned him into a virtual tyrant seems to have been vaccinated with his loss at the polls. However, our new president, the ‘converted democrat’ seems to not have gotten the memo that instructed him to take the ‘anti-tyrant’ vaccine. Turning and turning in the widening gyre, the falcon can no longer save the falconer, the centre can no longer hold. – W.B Yeats. Many of the reasons why the last administration was hated included an aggressive abuse of the rule of law. It will take Nigerians some time to forget…
Since Dr. Bukola Saraki emerged Senate Leader on June 9th, the Senate President has been plagued by series of allegations which has left many Nigerians wondering if this is really the quest by President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) to fish out corrupt leaders or just a witch hunt against Saraki for emerging as Senate President without his party’s backing. In this article, I will briefly discuss a few times that they have clearly skewed the news not to favour Saraki since he emerged as the Senate President: 1. Assets declaration: Presently, Saraki is being accused of asset declaration fraud and he is currently facing…
The Full House star, Actor John Stamos, has revealed the reasons behind his rehab stint earlier this year, disclosing he needed help after struggling to cope with the death of his mother. John hit the headlines in June when he was arrested in California for driving under the influence, and he subsequently checked into a live-in treatment center. After leaving the facility, the 52 year old took to social media to thank family and friends for their support, and now he is going public with the issues which prompted him to seek help. He informs Details magazine, “I’ve had a rough year with my…
Meagan Good is hoping to encourage more couples to wait for sex in a relationship after agreeing to give her romance with her minister husband a year before they slept together. The Think Like a Man star gave herself the chance to really get to know her then-boyfriend, DeVon Franklin, before they consummated their romance, and now the couple is working on a new relationship self-help book, titled The Wait, which details their no-sex vow. Good, who wed Franklin in 2012, says, “I speak to young women because I think a lot of the images that are out there now…
Following the development in the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) today, Friday, September 18, 2015 when the Tribunal chose to ignore the subsisting order of a Federal High Court by sitting, we hereby state our position as follows: 1. While the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, had stated and maintains that he is ready to submit himself to due process of the law on any issue concerning him, he also believes he has an inalienable right to resort to the same judiciary for protection when he feels his fundamental rights are about to be infringed upon. 2. It is…
British rockers “The Who” have postponed until further notice all of the remaining dates on their upcoming U.S. tour to allow frontman Roger Daltrey to recover from a virus. The My Generation hitmakers had already canceled four concerts on their 50th anniversary tour, which had been due to begin this week, after Daltrey contracted viral meningitis. The band had hoped to continue the trek after Daltrey recovered from the illness, but although the singer is reportedly feeling better, he is under doctor’s orders to rest and the tour has been temporarily shut down. A statement on the band’s website from Daltrey…
Kiss Kiss star and singer Chris Brown is unhappy after a police investigation was launched into an alleged bust-up on his tour bus, and he has urged officials to concentrate on solving a recent break-in at his home instead. He is at the centre of a probe after a woman claimed she was forcibly thrown off the singer’s vehicle during a music video shoot in Denver, Colorado on Monday night. According to reports, the unnamed female filed a police report alleging she was assaulted when she refused to hand over her cell phone, and officers are said to be keen to interview Brown…
Famous music producer, Quincy Jones, has been hospitalised after falling sick at his California home. According to a report reaching our desk, the 82 year old was taken to a local medical facility by ambulance on Thursday afternoon to treat chest pains and breathing difficulties. He was admitted for observation, and a representative has declared Jones is now doing well, telling TMZ.com, “Quincy had some shortness of breath and in an abundance of caution he went in for observation. He is fine.” Jones previously survived a potentially life-threatening brain aneurysm in 1974.
Jason Statham will soon become the latest movie star making the leap to the small screen following his sign-on to lead a new TV drama series’ cast called “Viva La Madness”. The Transporter star will play a criminal stranded in the Caribbean, longing for his life on the streets. Based on J.J. Connolly’s novel of the same name, Viva La Madness serves as a sequel to the author’s debut, 2004′s Layer Cake, which was adapted into a film featuring Daniel Craig. Connolly will also adapt his book for the screen. The project will mark Statham’s first venture into television.
Online shopping community, Kaymu, has narrowed the top three challenges facing small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria down to insufficient access to finance, unstable power supply and economic instability. Kaymu obtained this data from a survey carried out at on entrepreneurs at the recently concluded Entrepreneurs Club which had over 200 entrepreneurs in attendance. “In order to seek ways to improve the efficiency of SMEs, we discovered from entrepreneurs in our network and across Nigeria, some of the major challenges they face. Ranking at the top of the list was lack of finance and financial planning, stated Sefik…
On the 23 June, 2015, the leader of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Moses Ucheche raised a motion about the menace created by trucks packed along the Murtala Mohammed Highway, Calabar and how it threatens the lives and property of the Cross River People. The motion was welcoming as every member of the House gave insights on the problems and how it can be averted. Driving along Murtala Mohammed Highway, Calabar, what immediately welcomes you to the once beautiful Calabar is the gridlock caused by tanker drivers who pack their trucks along the highway. It has…
There’s no need to get disappointed because of suchlike bagatelle. All that you need is Jiji.ng. This modern Nigerian classifieds is a real paradise for people who don’t want to waste their free time and a real hell for shopaholics. It allows to buy pre-owned electronics, different devices, various furniture and household equipment, clothes and stuff for pets, and even real estate in one place. If you want to sell something, just post a free advert and wait. By the way, you can change or update information if it is needed. It wouldn’t be a surprise that you should visit…
The African woman is a strong and hard working woman. Over the years the African woman has been neglected and relegated to the kitchen because attention was not given to the girl child education and the empowerment of women either formally or informally. Our women have suffered a lot of marginalization and gender inequality as a result of the African culture and tradition or Cross River tradition. No nation can thrive without the help of a formidable and stable empowerment of the women. Women play a major role in all area of life. Women are pillars and mothers of nations.…