Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration’s ongoing fight against corruption is non-negotiable and “a must”. The President stated this when he received the former South African President, Thabo Mbeki, at State House, Abuja, on Thursday. Mbeki heads the African Union High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa and he was in Abuja to update Buhari about panel’s assignment. Buhari, who is the current Champion of AU Anti-Corruption Campaign, said: “We must fight corruption frontally, because it’s one of the reasons we got elected. “We campaigned on three fundamental issues; security, reviving the economy, and fight against corruption. It’s…
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Muhammadu Buhari will soon constitute Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) to lead the All Progressives Congress (APC) to victory in the Feb. 2019 general elections. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Buhari expressed the hope that the Council, when constituted, would bring all speculations regarding its formation to an end. The President said he was aware of the yearning by Nigerians for the formation of a full Presidential Campaign Council towards the APC’s victory in the presidential elections. He added that he appreciated the growing…
Yemi Osinbajo says you can now register your business in Nigeria for as little as N5,000. To be fair, it used to cost a lot more, especially when you factor in how many palms you have to grease to get the business registration process over the line. But, hey, this N5,000 business registration bonanza is only for a period of time. How we hated breaking that to you! Speaking at the launch of the 19th edition of the National MSMEs Clinic in Enugu, Osinbajo said the federal government has approved a 90-day special window to register businesses at a reduced…
Geoffrey Onyeama has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s outing at 73rd UN General Assembly (UNGA), New York has made him an accepted and recognised global icon in the fight against corruption. Onyeama made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after the conclusion of UNGA 2018 in New York. “The UNGA 2018 has been extremely positive for Nigeria, Mr president addressed the General Assembly on various issues; his address shows Nigeria’s engagement with global issues and portrayed Nigeria as a responsible global partner. “His address was very straight forward and shows Nigeria as an important global…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that no plan can stop its Saturday’s national conventional to elect its presidential candidate for 2019 national elections. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the party’s National Working Committee’s meeting held on Thursday in Abuja. Ologbondiyan said that the convention would be successful in spite of alleged plot by some organisations to disrupt the event scheduled for Oct. 6 and Oct. 7 in Port Harcourt. He said that PDP was aware of plots or machinations of all kinds to stop its national convention.…
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo has said governors under the platform of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) are looking for a way out of the party’s predicament resulting from its primaries. Okorocha, the Chairman of APC governors forum, stated this while briefing State House correspondents on Thursday in Abuja. He spoke on the outcome of the closed door meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and nine APC governors at the Presidential Villa. The governor disclosed that the meeting deliberated on various crises emanating from the conduct of the party’s primaries across the country. He said the meeting also deliberated on…
Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Aspirant and Sokoto State Governor, says he will do a lot of things differently for the country, if voted into office as president. He reiterated the need to promote development of science and technology and wealth creation in the country, which he said he was committed to doing. “We shall promote wealth creation and ensure a robust economy,” he said. Earlier, while addressing the national delegates, Tambuwal, a former Speaker, House of Representatives, said that Kaduna remains very important in the nation’s politics. “Kaduna is a top place for politics in…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) has cleared 24 candidates to contest in the 2019 state governorship elections across the country. The committee ratified the reports of the various electoral committees and adopted the candidates at a meeting held on Thursday, October 4, 2018, according to a statement signed by the party’s acting National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena. The candidates include Tonye Cole (Rivers State), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje (Kano), Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Mohammed Abubakar (Bauchi), and Aminu Bello Masari (Katsina). Others are…
Mr Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress(APC), has said that conducting direct primaries to pick the party’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Senatorial candidate for 2019 election is not negotiable. Oshiomhole stated this on Thursday in Abuja while speaking with newsmen after a closed door meeting with governors on the party’s platform. “For the FCT, I think there are some elements who believe they can hijack the process and impose their personal preferences on the people. “We are trying to clean up our party’s internal democracy and eliminate corruption as much as we can from the process and…
DJ Cuppy like every patriotic Nigerian took to her social media page to celebrate the country but generated a lot of mixed reactions. The Disc Jockey and billionaire heiress had taken to her Twitter page on Monday, October 1, 2018, where she tweeted about the Independence Day celebration. “Today, we experience the joy and pride of being called NIGERIANS! The greatest nation. #NigeriaAt58 #Nierian independence day ” she tweeted. It didn’t take long before she began to receive comments over the tweet. Just like a lot of Nigerians who weren’t happy about the situation in the country, they probably…
We all know Davido is one celeb who doesn’t take likely anything that has to do with his family like what he did to a supposed friend who trolled his uncle over the Osun elections. The friend simply identified as Olu Ricky had taken to Instagram mock Davido uncle, Senator Ademola Adeleke over the just concluded governorship elections held in Osun state. “Lolz he wasn’t present for the Osun State debate Channels TV held back then, he is present to announce he is going to court,” he wrote. Well, it didn’t take long before Davido took to the comment section…
Today on your favourite female celebrities showing off some skin, we have Chika Ike who’s cleavage revealing outfit definitely set the Internet on fire. Don’t get it, twisted guys, Chike Ike wasn’t wearing a bikini rather she appeared all classy on her Instagram page on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, looking all shades of hotness!!! She obviously knew she was going to cause a commotion on social media and get guys to drown in her beauty as she went on to caption the photo with a unique but seductive quote “Women like you drown Oceans ,” she wrote. Chika Ike’s unarguably…
Hey guys, it looks like Toke Makinwa has lowered her standard as she has revealed that her ideal man shouldn’t rich. We all know how classy and flamboyant Toke Makinwa is but we are surprised that she has decided to adjust and go for a man that isn’t rich. She made this known on her Twitter page on Tuesday, October 2, 2018. “Today, in my thirties, the complete one for me doesn’t have to be rich, but he has to be able to take care of me she #Thecompleteone share yours? Your complete man should be…” she tweeted. She also…
Olamide has lend his voice to the second term ambition of Lagos state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. The governor, who is currently in the stormy part of his political career, had announced his decision to test his popularity at the Lagos All Progressive Congress’ governorship primaries on Monday, October 1, 2018. The rapper had been at the forefront of entertainers, who rallied round the governor during his campaign ahead of the governorship election against Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Jimi Agbaje. Olamide had sang about Lagos and once said Governor Ambode picked him up and adopted him after the death of his…
It feels like Azealia Banks has been on a break from posting her seductive photos but guess what guys? She is back with some raunchy photos which will be shutting down Instagram. The American born singer took to her Instagram page on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, where she posted the really raunchy photos. She went on to caption one of the photos with a quote which shows she enjoyed every bit of the photo shoot. “This was really a very diverse and interesting shoot,” she wrote. These photos will indeed spark off a lot of talking point for admirers and…
Kenneth Okonkwo has denied rumours that he was disqualified from the governorship primaries of the Enugu state All Progressive Congress. Reacting to the allegations that he was disqualified because of his inability to buy the APC form sold at N22 million, the AMAA recipient said, “I want to state categorically that they are Fake news.” Speaking exclusively, Okonkwo said, “My attention has been drawn to a lot of publications about me since the nomination process of our party APC. “I want to state categorically that they are Fake news. “I have not made any statement or granted any interview, political…
This has got to be the coolest series of tweets we will be seeing today as Toke Makinwa shoots her shots at Don Jazzy. It all started with a tweet from Don Jazzy which kind of tipped off Toke Makinwa to reply him. Don Jazzy had taken to his Twitter page on Wednesday October 3, 2018, where he tweeted about looking for the “complete one” and made references to Toke Makinwa. “Una Dey look for bae wey be #thecompleteone, even Toke. (Don’t tag her o) Me I”m just here, as a hungry bachelor, wondering how long it will take Indomie…
Yvonne Nelson is feeling lucky after surviving an airplane accident at the John F. Kennedy International Airport. A post she shared on her IG on Tuesday shows a section of the aircraft covered in smoke. Emergency officials are captured at the scene as they attempted to prevent a large scale disaster. In her comment giving thanks Nelson offers a note of caution to Delta Airline believed to be the carrier. A report by CBS New York also confirms the incident. The landing gear of the plane enroute to Ghana reportedly caught fire according to a CBS reporter. Take-off was aborted…
Damilola Adegbite will give marriage another shot and this time, she has revealed the qualities she will be looking out for. The actress told Punch that she would be giving marriage another shot but this time, the man needs to have some qualities. “Of course, why not? I never say never. This time, I will be looking out for a man; he has to be a man (in the real sense of the word). I don’t try to foresee things as I prefer to live in the moment,” she said. Speaking on her crashed marriage to Ghanaian actor, Chris Attoh,…
Roberto Firmino has revealed he feared he was going to be blind in one eye after he was caught by Jan Vertonghen during Liverpool’s win over Tottenham Hotspur last month. Firmino was forced off in the 2-1 victory at Wembley and taken to a hospital in London, where it was confirmed he sustained an abrasion of the eye. Sources said that the FA would be taking no disciplinary action against Vertonghen, with the governing body believing the incident to be entirely accidental. “I was scared of going blind in one eye and not being able to see again,” Firmino told…