The House of Representatives on Thursday in Abuja adopted the report of its Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) which probed the alleged irregularities surrounding the 18.72billion dollar Centenary City project. The report was submitted on March 2 by the Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Herman Hembe (Benue-APC). In the report, the committee called for prosecution of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim and Sen. Bala Mohammed, the former Minister of FCT, over their role in the project. Others are the Directors of Centenary City Plc, Mr Paul Oki and Ms. Boma Ozobia.…
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A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Kano State, Musa Kwankwaso has said that former governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso is planning to rejoin the party. Kwankwaso left the PDP in 2014 to join current ruling party, APC. Musa Kwankwaso made the claim on Monday, March 13, while speaking to Daily Trust. “I heard from reliable sources that the former governor is planning to dump APC for another party before the 2019 general elections and most likely he is coming back to PDP,” he said. However, Kano APC Chairman, Alhaji Umar Haruna Doguwa has dismissed the claims.
Day 52 of the Big Brother Naija show was about an entertaining diary session, altercations and more. In case you missed some of the interesting events, check out five things that happened. 1. The first challenge of the day was the frozen food Task in which they had to eat a frozen slab of chocolate with a fork and knife. Then came the Wooly Web Task where they were expected to navigate through a webbed obstacle course, blindfolded. Winners of the task were rewarded with bowls of ice cream. 2. During the diary session, Biggie offered each one of the…
Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson Okojie is the new Senior Special Assistant to the Kogi State Government on Entertainment, Arts and Culture. The actress was given this appointment on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Her husband, Prince Okojie is delighted about her new appointment and says he gives her his full support while congratulating her on the new appointment. He took to Instagram on March 15, 2017, writing, “ON MY WIFE, MRS MERCY JOHNSON OKOJIE’S APPOINTMENT AS SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT(SSA) ON ENTERTAINMENT, ARTS AND CULTURE TO THE GOVERNOR OF KOGI STATE, HIS EXCELLENCY GOVERNOR YAHAYA BELLO. First and foremost let me cease…
Zinadine Zidane is pushing for Real Madrid to sign Kylian Mbappe from Monaco after Los Blancos missed out on signing the exciting forward three years ago, with talk of an €80 million deal being arranged, according to AS. The Spanish daily reckons that Mbappe, 18, who has just earned his first call-up to the France national team, was recommended to Real by Zidane in 2014 and even visited the Valdebebas training centre and met Cristiano Ronaldo before signing for Monaco instead. Mbappe has made a massive impression this season, scoring 10 goals in 21 Ligue 1 appearances and finding the…
Mourinho’s Manchester United advanced past Rostov in the Europa League round of 16 on Thursday and the Portuguese manager tore into the schedule-makers afterward, complaining of start times and calling them one of United’s “enemies ” this season. Klopp was taken aback by the English schedule upon taking the Anfield reins after Brendan Rodgers was sacked, and picked up the torch for Mourinho while speaking to English newspapers on Friday. “I heard what Jose Mourinho said and what the pundits think about it,” Klopp said. “Last season we had the same experience. It was really hard. We played Villarreal and…
A former Governor of Enugu State, Mr Sullivan Chime, has confirmed that he has left the PDP. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Enugu, Chime said that his decision to quit the PDP was because the party was “no longer in existence in the true sense of it’’. Chime said that he had yet to join another political party, contrary to speculations that he had defected to the APC. He said that he was still making consultations to determine the political party to join, pointing out that his decision to dump PDP…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has said that the APC is behind its leadership crisis. The Ondo PDP also said that the APC is supporting factional chairman, Ali Modu-Sheriff. The opposition party made the comments in a communiqué issued at the end of a stakeholders meeting in Akure, the state capital. “We condemn emphatically the desperate politics that the APC has continued to prosecute in the nation,” National Vice Chairman (PDP South West), Eddy Olafeso said. “It’s penchant for undermining institutions, compromising elections and also the sponsorship of crisis in our party by clandestinely providing logistic support…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has described former president, Olusegun Obasanjo as the grandfather of corruption in Nigeria. Fayose also said that the ex-president’s attempts to be seen as an anti-corruption fighter a hypocritical. The governor made the comments after Obasanjo said that African leaders should ensure that treasury looters are exposed. “It is on record that the out-of-court settlement on the controversial Malabu Oil Block was initiated in 2006 during Obasanjo’s administration,” Fayose said via a statement released by his media aide, Lere Olayinka on Thursday, March 16. “We saw how Obasanjo was when he became president and the…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists Pep Guardiola doesn’t deserve to be questioned following Manchester City’s Champions League exit. Guardiola was criticised after City squandered a two-goal first leg advantage against Monaco as they crashed out of the Champions League following a 3-1 defeat in France on Wednesday. It was just the latest setback for City boss Guardiola, who has endured a difficult time in his first season in England following his move from Bayern Munich. With fourth placed Liverpool only a point behind City going into this weekend’s Premier League clash at Eastlands, the pressure is on Guardiola, but Klopp…
Marcos Rojo was given a banana to eat during Manchester United’s Europa League win over Rostov on Thursday, March 16 because he was tired. Rojo was given a banana in the 72nd minute of Manchester United’s 1-0 win on the second leg of the quarter-final win over Rostov. The incident was amusing to many but Jose Mourinho after the game insist there was nothing funny about it calling for the player’s decision to ask for a food to be respected. “I don’t know if you were tired anytime in your life?” Mourinho said. “I was tired many times and I…
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane insists he will be the “pupil” to Carlo Ancelotti’s “master” when the European champions face Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals. Zidane was Ancelotti’s assistant when Madrid won their 10th European Cup in 2014 before going on to match the Italian’s achievement by winning the Champions League in his debut season as coach last year. “It will be master against pupil for sure,” Zidane said on Friday. “I was his assistant, I learned a lot from him, he is a great person and we all know what we did here. The tie is 50-50…
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari has called on Nigerians to continue to pray for the President, Muhammadu Buhari, for God to give him good health to steer the ship of the country to great heights. The Emir made the call on Friday at a special prayer for Buhari at the Central Mosque in Ilorin. The Magaji Nda of Ilorin, Alhaji Saliu Woru, represented the traditional ruler at the occasion. Gambari said every Nigerian leader, either as the President, Governor, Senator or legislator deserved regular prayers from the people for God to guide him or aright in the herculean…
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) has warned state Governors not to mismanage the about to be released Paris Club loan refund. President Buhari recently ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to disburse the Paris Club loan refund to states. Buhari also called on state Governors to use the funds to off-set the salaries of civil servants in their various states. Speaking on the issue, the Executive Chairman of CACOL, Debo Adeniran expressed fear that the funds might be diverted for other purposes. Adeniran also said “We are impressed by the decision of the President to order…
Boko Haram boss, Abubakar Shekau has threatened world leaders in a new video which was released on Friday, March 17, reports say. Shekau is said to have thanked his followers ordered his fighters to stand strong in battle, according to Premium Times. The Boko Haram leader, in the 27-minute video, also reportedly displayed identity cards, arms, ammunition and other equipment supposedly seized from the Cameroonian Army. Shekau said further that Boko Haram would not give up till Sharia is established in Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Mali. The clip comes three days after the group released a video in…
Boko Haram’s elusive leader has made his first appearance in months, claiming responsibility for a spate of suicide bombings and rejecting claims scores of his fighters have been killed. Abubakar Shekau spoke for nearly 20 minutes of a 27-minute video obtained by AFP on Friday, in a trademark pose in front of a sub-machine gun, flanked by two masked militant fighters. Speaking in the local languages Hausa and Kanuri, as well as Arabic, Shekau said the recording was made on Thursday and that he was “in good health”, contrary to claims he may be injured. But he appeared subdued compared…
In view of the sex allegation against Apostle Johnson Suleman by Stephanie Otobo, the Human Rights Writers of Nigeria (HURIWA) has accused Barrister Festus Keyamo of litigating issues in the court of public opinion to score cheap popularity and unfair advantage. In a two-page letter to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud by its national cordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko on Friday, March 17, 2017, HURIWA alleged that the legal practice in Nigeria ‘has dovetailed into a near soap-box dramatization’ as it pertains to Keyamo’s law firm. The letter reads: “We write you this letter with profound sense of…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday reaffirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to offer a better deal to the people of Niger Delta. He made the assertion while presiding over an inter-ministerial follow-up meeting with relevant government ministries, departments and agencies involved in rebuilding the Niger Delta. Osinbajo was reflecting on the past leadership and governance failures which explained the worrying conditions of residents in the oil-producing communities. “The people still deserve a fair deal,” he explained, noting that this is the position of Buhari. He said it was also the reason that the Buhari-led administration was advocating a New Vision…
Phyno fino drops the video for ‘Okpeke’ featuring Flavour and 2baba. Produced by Majorbangs and video by Clarence Peters. Enjoy.
In less than a month, the Big Brother Naija show which has taken over social media platforms will come to an end. Pulse Nigeria asked former Big Brother Naija housemate, Kemen, who he thinks would win the Big Brother Naija show. He said Efe might win the show. However, he made reference to the pint that most popularity contest works in this social media era. “I think Efe might win, because Efe has the street,” he said. “But, we also know that sometimes people that watch the most and people that comment the most are not the people that vote…