Usuak Suspekt singer Dammy Krane rolls out a remix to his hit song ‘Amin’, which features legendary Fuji musician KWAM 1. Enjoy.
Author: David Folami
Adele is using a secret Twitter account after her management took control of her official one. The ‘Hello’ singer revealed her management team have taken over her verified Twitter handle @adele, and taken away her access to it because they thought she was too outspoken on the social media platform. The mum of one disclosed this during a recent concert in Brisbane, Australia. According to her, she had set up a second one under a mystery alias so she can check the micro-blogging site without her team knowing. “I was looking on Twitter last night. They don’t know I have…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday adjourned till April 7, hearing of an application filed by 23 INEC officials challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear the bribery case filed against them. The 23 officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), were docked for allegedly receiving N360million from Gov. Nyesom Wike of River during the Dec. 10, 2016 re-rerun election in River. They were dragged to court on a seven- count charge bordering on money laundering and economic crimes. The defendants are: Shittu Lamido, Henry Owokure, Peter Ewatade, Mrs Mary Pennap, Gwatana Jibril, Ivase Stephen, Abdullahi Ogabo,…
The Director-General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Malam Modibbo Kawu, says the social media remains the biggest source of incitement and distribution of unsubstantiated crudely insensitive reports in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria( NAN) reports that Kawu spoke in Sokoto on Tuesday at the opening of a two-day National Conference of Catholic Social and Communication Directors. NAN also reports that the conference has as its theme:” The Nigerian Media: The Ethics of Reporting Violence in Nigeria.” Represented by Dr Armstrong Idachaba, a Director in his office, Kawu said: “I must now draw our attention to the now evident –…
On Thursday, March 16, 2017, the EFCC will arraign ex-Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Andrew Yakubu, before a Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged fraud and false declaration of assets. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had on March 10, 2017 filed six charges against Yakubu. The charges, which are all in relation to the N3billion recovered from his house in Kaduna on February 3, 2017, are bordering on fraud and false declaration of assets against him. In one of the charges filed against the former NNPC boss, the EFCC accused him of failing to declare the money…
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 20-year-old man, Hassan Badmus, to two years imprisonment for stealing a mobile phone valued at N85,000. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs B.O. Osunsanmi, did not give Badmus an option of fine. She held that the accused was guilty of a two-count charge of stealing and burglary preferred against her. The chief magistrate sentenced the accused to one year imprisonment on each of the counts. She hoped that the sentence would serve as a deterrent to criminal acts. The accused who resides at Badagry, Lagos, was arraigned on Feb. 22. The prosecutor, Insp.…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has written to the Senate requesting amendment to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) 2016 Statutory Appropriation Act to extend its operational period to April 30, 2017. President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, read the letter at plenary on Tuesday. He quoted Osinbajo as saying: “I have the honour to seek Senate’s approval to extend the application of the Federal Capital Territory Administration 2016 Statutory Appropriation Act until April 30, 2017. “It would be recalled that the 2016 FCT Appropriation was assented to on August 29, 2016, a fact that affected its implementation in respect of…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed March 23 to rule on the admissibility of a list of beneficiaries of funds in the ongoing trial of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dele Belgore charged with money laundering. Belgore is charged alongside a former Minister of National Planning, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman and a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, who is said to be at large. They were first arraigned in February but were subsequently re-arraigned on March 13, following the amendment of the charges to include the name of Allison-Madueke. They had pleaded not guilty to the charges and were…
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is doing very well. Saraki also said that he and House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, discussed matters of national interest with Buhari during a meeting on March 14. “He is doing very well, we discussed issues of national interest,” Saraki said. The Senate President also said that the meeting centred on the “budget, the economy, CBN, Euro bond, the issue of the ambassadorial list, the stability in the Niger Delta, and a whole range of issues.” He also said that the Senate had set the end of March as…
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said on Tuesday that cassava is a crop that helps fight poverty in Nigeria. Ogbeh said this while speaking at the Annual Planning Meeting of NextGen Cassava Breeding Project at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan. The minister was represented at the occasion by the ministry’s Director of Root and Tubers, Dr Olusegun Ayeni. He said that traditionally, cassava was processed into garri, fufu, etc but that recently, the country experienced increase investments in cassava processing such as cassava flour, ethanol and starch. He said that the entrance…
Of all the European giants that Juventus could face in the Champions League quarterfinals, goalkeeper Gigi Buffon is most concerned about Leicester City. Last year’s surprise Premier League winners will join the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in Friday’s draw after overcoming a first-leg deficit to beat Sevilla 3-2 on aggregate on Tuesday. And speaking after Juventus saw off Porto in the night’s other game, Buffon said Leicester present an unknown quantity. “I want to avoid Leicester,” Buffon told Mediaset Premium. “They have enthusiasm and passion, but also the weapons to hurt a side that wants to…
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has appointed Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson as his new Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on entertainment, arts and culture. Johnson’s appointment was announced with 62 others in a statement issued in Lokoja on Tuesday by the Secretary to the State Government ( SSG), Dr Folashade Ayoade. The appointments take effect from April 1, the statement said. According to Ayoade, the rationale for the appointments was to “fill key positions with the right people and to broaden inclusiveness in governance by bringing people from more communities on board.” The breakdown of the new appointees showed that 54…
Koffi turned 40 on Sunday, March 12, 2017. The singer celebrated his day with family and friends by throwing a private party. Popular comedienne Princess was spotted in attendance. The father of three on March 8, 2017, celebrated his wedding anniversary. The singer shared this photo of himself and wife in a warm embrace. “9 years today you bound yourself to me to cherish and love till death do us part. See how far we have come as best friends of 15 years, parents, partners, soul mates. Even when I erred you acted like I did no wrong for yours…
Paris Saint-Germain have sent a letter of complaint to UEFA about the referee who oversaw their spectacular collapse to Barcelona, accusing him of ruining their Champions League campaign. The Spanish champions’ historic win was overshadowed by a series of controversial calls from German referee and he awarded them two penalties on the way to a 6-1 hammering last week to surge into the quarter-finals. A source with knowledge of the letter confirmed Tuesday media reports about the dossier sent to UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin; UEFA said that it had received a letter from PSG, giving no details of its content.…
The National Caretaker Committee Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied allegation that it was collecting N50 million monthly subvention from governors on the party’s platform. The committee’s Publicity Secretary, Mr Dayo Adeyeye, made the denial on Monday in Abuja. The National Chairman of PDP, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, at a news conference earlier on Monday in Abuja accused the caretaker committee headed by Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, of collecting money from the governors monthly. Sheriff, who was represented at the conference by his deputy, Dr Cairo Ojougbo, also alleged that all organs of the party wanted political solution to its leadership…
The Federal Government has instituted a panel of inquiry to investigate Nigeria’s failure to clinch the post of Commissioner for Peace and Security at the African Union (AU). A Presidential source, who preferred to remain anonymous, confirmed this development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday. Nigeria contested for the position of Commissioner for Peace and Security at the AU meeting in Addis Ababa on Jan. 30 and lost the election to the incumbent, Algeria. NAN reliably gathered that the constitution of the panel was informed by the reported acts of sabotage leveled against some staff…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday said it arrested George Turnah over N2 billion scam. This is contained in a statement signed by the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujareh and made available to newsmen in Abuja. It said its operatives arrested Turnah, the former Special Adviser to the erstwhile Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr Dan Abia in Port Harcourt. According to the statement, Turnah was arrested in connection with possession of funds running into N2billion. The statement said the EFCC suspected the fund to be part of the money…
The Sokoto state Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has called on Nigerians to keep praying for President Buhari’s full recovery. Buhari returned to Nigeria on Friday, March 10, 2017, after spending 49 days in London, reportedly due to some medical issues. Tambuwal said this on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, while speaking to members of the Forum of Directors of Social Communication of the Catholic Church led by the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese of the Catholic Church, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah. The Sokoto Governor also called on the religious leaders to promote peaceful co-existence among people of different faith. Tambuwal said “The nation…
Having won seven major trophies, including three Premier League titles, in two stints as Blues boss, statistically-speaking Mourinho is without any shadow of doubt the London club’s greatest manager — a fact the Portuguese was swift to remind the small section of Chelsea supporters who taunted him during their side’s 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge. Cries of “Judas” and worse emanating from the normally sedate East Stand behind the technical area, where Mourinho spent an increasingly agitated 90 minutes, were countered irately by the 54-year old with a three-fingered reference to the league titles won and postmatch comments that until…
It escaped nobody’s attention that Paul Pogba struggled during Manchester United’s 1-0 defeat to Chelsea in Monday’s FA Cup quarterfinal. In fact that’s something of an understatement: Pogba looked lost, uncertain and unable to influence the game as 10-man United tried to overhaul the best team in the country. Most observers agreed that the Frenchman was poor, but if you prefer to rely on statistics then the case is equally sound: Over the 90 minutes Pogba had one shot, which was off target, mislaid 25 percent of his passes, made two tackles and didn’t create any chances. By most subjective…