Chocolate Music executive, Audu Maikori has said he was released on bail due to the immense support & voice of all the great people in Nigeria. This is coming barely 24 hours after his release by the Nigerian police on Saturday, February 18, 2017. He further said the support he got from Nigerians after his arrest showed that Nigerians aren’t as divided as it seems. In three different tweets, Maikori expressed gratitude and his decision to continue with freedom of speech in Nigeria. Maikori was arrested by the Nigerian police for misinforming the public via his tweets on the Southern…
Author: David Folami
Chocolate music boss, Audu Maikori has regained freedom after he was picked up by the police over a false tweet. Audu has falsely tweeted that some students were killed as a result of the Southern Kaduna crisis. The tweet which generated so much controversy was later found to be false as the tertiary institution deny such occurence. Though Maikori had apologised for misinforming the general public claiming he was misinformed by one of his staff, he was arrested by the police. Maikori was reportedly released on Saturday, February 18, 2017 after top personalities that include Oby Ezekwesili and Femi Fani…
Nigerian publisher, Dele Momodu, has asked why President Muhammadu Buhari is ashamed to disclose his ill health to the world. The Ovation International publisher says President Buhari has shown over the last two weeks that he is uncomfortable disclosing his actual ailment. In his latest article published on Saturday, titled ‘President Buhari and his London visitors’, Momodu lamented how dignitaries are trooping to London to visit the President. He said “the patrons are very important personalities from Nigeria who have turned the supposed illness of President Buhari into a stage play. “At the rate these medical tourists are going, Nigeria…
The former President, Court of Appeal, Justice Umaru Abdullahi, on Saturday said that not all Nigerian Judges were corrupt. Abdullahi made the remark during a public presentation of the journal on Private and Comparative Law, organised in his honour by the Faculty of Law, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. According to him, the Nigerian judiciary has come of age as a very solid institution. He said that in any human society, there must be good, bad and worst elements. “So, the judiciary is a human and Nigerian institution. “Therefore, it is not surprising that some few judicial officers are been picked…
At least, 50,000 youths in Duara, Daura Local Government Area in Katsina State on Saturday, organised rally in solidarity with the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The youths did the rally under the auspices of an Ngo, “Buhari Youth Congress for Change.” Alhaji Musa Badamasi, the scribe of the NGO, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Daura that the rally was accompanied with marathon prayer. He said the youth found it necessary to organise the rally to make their position known on the style of governance by Buhari. Badamasi described most of the insinuations regarding the health of…
Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, has said scarcity of fund is not the major challenge to the completion of ongoing Federal Government’s road projects. Fashola spoke to reporters on Saturday in Port Harcourt after an inspection tour of ongoing road projects in the South-South zone. “There is no problem of paucity of fund on this road again; this road is now a function of man hours. “If you have all the money needed to construct this road, you would not finish it today. “So let us understand that these roads are built long and wide, and…
There are reports that the Federal Government is set to invest some of the recently recovered funds on social intervention programmes. Punch Newspaper reports that part of the sum of $162million which include $9m recovered from Andrew Yakubu and $153m forfeited by Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been scheduled to be invested in FG’s social intervention programmes. A source reportedly hinted that part of the recovered funds will be immediately used to fund the welfare scheme for the poor. The source was also quoted as saying: “The National Economic Forum has been meeting and we are looking at the idea of investing…
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has assented to Pension Rights of Judges(Amendment) Act, 2017, and six other bills passed by the National Assembly. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang. Enang listed other bills assented to by the Acting President as: Oaths(Amendment) Act, 2017; Defence Space Administration Act, 2017; Veterinary Surgeons(Amendment)Act, 2017, and National Film and Video Censors Board(Amendment)Act, 2017. Others are- Nigeria Institute of Soil Science(Establishment, etc.) Act, 2017, and Mortgage Institutions(Amendment)Act, 2016. He noted that the Acts,…
News of Chocolate City founder, Audu Maikori’s arrest and detained by the police broke on February, 17, 2016. According to RightsAfrica (@ChairmanNHRC), he was arrested for alleged “incitement” over the false information about an attack on the College of Education in Gidan-Waya, Kaduna. Celebrities, led by rapper and chocolate city head, MI Abaga, have reacted by starting a campaign for his freedom with the hashtag #FreeAudu. The hashtag is currently the number one trending topic on Twitter. Here is what the stars have said. It is also trending on Instagram, where celebrities are also very vocal in the demand for…
The Buhari Charity Organisation (BCO), a non-governmental organisation, has urged Nigerians to celebrate the achievements recorded in the anti-corruption war President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Suleiman Modibo-Masaka, Chairman, Board of Trustee of the organisation made the call on Saturday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Keffi. He said that Nigerians must own the anti-corruption war, to save the country from a select few bent on fleecing the country. He added that records have shown that many corrupt persons have been charged to courts while some of their assets have been seized. Modibo-Masaka said that corruption, insurgency…
Ex-Minister, Femi Fani Kayode has waded in on the arrest of Chocolate City boss, Audu Maikori for spreading false information about Kaduna killings. He maintained that Gov El-Rufai has lost it and has been driven mad by power. He wrote: “Permit me to begin this contribution with an aside. It is only a weak, insecure, paranoid, wicked, heartless, ignorant, lawless and callous government that refuses to identify, apprehend, prosecute and hang the bloodthirsty, psychopathic and murdering Janjaweed Islamist Fulani militants and herdsmen and instead arrests an innocent and accomplished young man like Audu Maikori who simply had the courage to…
Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has assented to seven bills passed by the National Assembly. The bills which include Oath (Amendment) Act 2017, Defence Space Administration Act, Veterinary Surgeons(Amendment) Act) have now become Nigerian laws. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters Senator Ita Enang confirmed Osinbajo endorsement of the bills. Other bills signed by Osinbajo are National Film and Video Censors Boad, Pension Rights of Judges, Nigerian Institute of Social Science (Establishment ACT and Mortgage Institutions Amendment Act. Enang said the Acts, other than the Defence Space Administration Act and Institute of Soil science are…
Robert Lewandowski snatched a last-gasp equaliser with the final kick of the game to save a point for Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich, who had fallen behind to Vedad Ibisevic’s goal midway through the first half. Bayern struggled to reproduce the fireworks of Wednesday’s 5-1 Champions League demolition of Arsenal, failing to get much change out of a well-marshalled Hertha defence. However, with time running out, up popped substitute Lewandowski, poking home from close range after a cleverly worked free kick. The main positive was stretching eight points clear with Lewandowski’s last-gasp leveller, which was timed at 95:59 and is latest…
Gareth Bale said he was just happy to be back playing and a goal on his return was an “extra bonus” after the Real Madrid star netted on his return to action in Saturday’s 2-0 La Liga win at home to Espanyol. Three months after he injured an ankle against Sporting Lisbon in late November — and after missing 17 Madrid games across four competitions — Bale entered the fray midway through the second half. At first it appeared the Wales international did not to want to risk a full sprint, but he then did not hold back when sent…
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany missed his side’s FA Cup fifth-round clash at Huddersfield with a leg injury, manager Pep Guardiola announced. The 30-year-old defender was not included in the squad for the goalless draw at the John Smith’s Stadium after suffering what is hoped to be a minor knock in training. Guardiola said: “Two days ago he felt something in his leg. It is not a big, big issue but today he was not able to play.” Injury-plagued Kompany has made just one appearance since recovering from a knee injury suffered in November, and only six all season.
Championship side Huddersfield Town earned themselves a fifth-round replay with Manchester City after holding Pep Guardiola’s men to a 0-0 draw at the John Smith’s Stadium. Huddersfield thought they had taken the lead in the 27th minute after Philip Billing forced the ball over the line following a corner, but the goal was disallowed for offside. City went close to breaking the deadlock shortly before the break through Sergio Aguero but was thwarted by Joel Coleman, with Huddersfield able to keep out the Premier League side in the second half.
Rio Ferdinand claims John Stones’ progress at Manchester City has been hampered by Pep Guardiola’s tactical demands and the injury-enforced absence of Vincent Kompany. Stones, 22, has endured a difficult first season at the Etihad Stadium following his £47.5 million summer arrival from Everton, with the England international at times having been forced to sit on the sidelines with Guardiola selecting left-back Aleksandar Kolarov at centre-back. Stones continues to be regarded as one of the brightest young prospects in English football, despite the teething problems at City which have led to accusations of over-playing and an inability to focus on…
Antonio Conte says Chelsea are setting their sights on achieving an historic Double by winning the Premier League and FA Cup this season, but the coach warned it will be “difficult” to fulfill their ambitions in both competitions. Goals from Pedro Rodriguez and Diego Costa saw Chelsea book their place in the FA Cup quarterfinals with a 2-0 win over a stubborn Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Saturday, and the Blues will now turn their attentions back to the Premier League, where they enjoy an eight-point lead over nearest rivals Manchester City. Carlo Ancelotti is the only manager in Chelsea’s…
Pep Guardiola faces a double selection quandary as he prepares for an FA Cup fifth round visit to in-form Championship club Huddersfield Town on Saturday. The Manchester City manager, still active on three fronts as he seeks silverware in his first season in the English game, will be without injured Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus who broke a metatarsal in this week’s league victory at Bournemouth. The talented teenager, who had scored three goals in as many league games since his January arrival, may not play again this season, with estimates putting his rehabilitation period at two to three months. Jesus…
The naturally brunette Kim Kardashian showed off her newly dyed hair on Snapchat last night as the reality star wished her former BFF, Paris Hilton, who celebrated her 36th yesterday, a happy birthday with a selfie of herself – as per typical Kim style. It won’t be the first time Kim has tried the hair colour as she’d gone blonde a number of times in the past. But she always returns to her favoured dark colour. Whatever the case may be, we’re loving the new look!