The Katsina State Government has awarded contract for the establishment of a Tomato Paste Processing Plant at Kokami Village, Danja Local Government Area of the State. “The contract is awarded to National Research Institute of Chemical Technology (NARICT) Zaria, at the tune of N500 Million,” Aliyu Bello Abubakar, the Acting Chairman of Danja Local Government Area disclosed this to members of the correspondents chapel of NUJ inspecting projects executed by Gov. Aminu Masari on Saturday in Danja. “The Katsina State Government has already paid 70 per cent of the contract sum to NARICT. “The Project has also reached 70 per…
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Pastor Tunde Bakare has revealed how President Muhammadu Buhari rejected former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as his running mate in 2011. According to Bakare, former president, Olusegun Obaasanjo told Buhari he would support him if he runs with Okonjo-Iweala but he refused. Bakare, while speaking to his church members in January, also listed five reasons which he gave Buhari to convince him that the former minister would be an ideal VP. They are: 1. Ngozi Iweala is Delta Igbo; you have solved the problem of south-south and south-east. 2. She’s a Christian, faith balance. 3. She is a woman, gender…
Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus aims to extend his dazzling start to life in the Premier League with another inspired display at Bournemouth on Monday. Pep Guardiola’s team dropped out of the Champions League qualification places after losing four of the nine top-flight matches they played during December and January. Three successive wins across two competitions have brightened the mood however, with Jesus making significant contributions in each match. The Brazil striker, whose move from Palmeiras was completed during the mid-season transfer window, has scored three times in two Premier League starts, and got both goals as Swansea were defeated…
Phyno serves the visuals to ‘Mistakes’ off his sophomore album “The Playmaker”. The Penthauze leadman is taken over by his emotions in the love-themed visual, pleading for his love to take him back. Patrick Elis directed the video
Earlier today, images of heaps of cash broke the Nigerian internet. The pictures were courtesy of the police probe panel set up to investigate the 2016 legislative rerun election in Rivers State. According to the panel, the wads of cash were evidence that Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike, bribed electoral officers in a bid to swing victory the way of the PDP during the vote. The panel put on display N100M in cash. And the internet can’t seem to get enough of the sight of piles of cash in a recession. However, in a statement sent to Pulse by Dr Austin…
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp believes every team in the world would suffer without Sadio Mane after the Senegalese star marked his return with both goals in the 2-0 win over Tottenham. Mane, back from a month on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations, scored in a devastating first half performance at Anfield as Liverpool won their first Premier League match on 2017. “You need somebody on the end who scores and he did fantastically well,” said Klopp. “He could have scored a third one. “We missed Sadio in January but every team in the world would have missed…
Nwoha Amaechi, the former Speaker, Imo House of Assembly, on Sunday, urged Federal Government to intensify efforts in recovery of stolen common wealth. He made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in response to the recovered 9.8 million dollars recovered from Andrew Yakubu, former Group Managing Director (GMD) of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). He said “the reckless and mindless looting of the country’s common wealth could only be reduced if more culprits would be exposed. “The recent discovered loot typifies the level of mindless looting of the treasury in the last government. “That…
Sen. Suleiman Adokwe, Chairman, Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation has called for prudent management of funds by Chief Executives of Federal Government Media Organisations to avoid wasteful spending. Adokwe made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said the obvious limitations of the National Budget were indicative of the fact that the era of waste had gone. “You have to be very careful not to bloat the budget with unnecessary items,” he said. He said that agencies that had the mandate to generate revenue had to be more…
President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has just paid Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, a courtesy visit. During the visit, the Sultan commended the Governor for displaying religious tolerance in his spell as the number one citizen of the Southwest State. The commendation which came in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, shortly before the Sultan led a national prayer for peace, security, stability and development, in honour of Deputy President General (South) of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sakariyau Olayiwola Babalola.…
Whitney Houston was found dead February 11, 2012, in a hotel bathtub in Beverly Hills, just hours before music stars began to gather at the hotel for the annual Clive Davis pre-Grammy party at which Houston, then mounting a come-back, was expected to perform. Instead, she slipped away after slipping under the water in the tub, the victim of an accidental drowning brought on by heart disease and longtime cocaine abuse, as the Los Angeles coroner found weeks later. On this anniversary, what do we know about the aftermath? Aside from some titillating details (she wore a wig and dentures,…
Can we forget about the viral saltbae for just one minute and talk about Kim’s salad? Here is what Kim Kardashian chose to do this Thursday in celebration of her friend, fashion editor Carine Roitfeld, hitting a million followers on Instagram. The background music was set to Lil Wayne‘s ‘A Milli,’ the video is equal parts silly and sexy – and honestly, the most Kardashian-esque thing ever.
The Game has been sentenced to 120 hours of community service for assaulting an off-duty policeman during a pick-up basketball game in Hollywood. The 37-year-old rapper, whose real name is Jayceon Taylor, also received a six-month suspended jail term Monday and was ordered to attend anger management counselling. He may have to do the time if he gets into any more trouble. Prosecutors say during a game in 2015, Game threatened, intentionally fouled and sucker-punched the officer, who’d stolen the ball from him and made a basket. Game also pleaded no contest to stealing a camera from a paparazzi who…
Claudio Ranieri acknowledged Leicester City cannot continue haemorrhaging defeats after Sunday’s 2-0 loss at Swansea City left the Premier League champions one point above the relegation zone. Swansea defenders Alfie Mawson and Martin Olsson struck in the first half at the Liberty Stadium to condemn Leicester to a fifth successive defeat and 14th of the campaign in total. Leicester manager Ranieri has seen his side go six league games without scoring and he knows something must change if their historic title success is not to be succeeded by a historic demotion. “I wanted the start of a ‘new season’ today,…
Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel has slammed key defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos for his ‘unnecessary’ sending-off before their 3-2 German Cup penalty shootout win over Hertha Berlin. Greece international Sokratis was shown two yellow cards in quick succession for repeatedly complaining to referee Deniz Aytekin when a free-kick was awarded against him. He was sent off in the 119th minute, seconds before the final whistle brought the match to a close at 1-1 after extra time. Dortmund went on to win the shootout. “A double yellow for complaining – there are few more unnecessary yellow-red cards than that,” fumed Tuchel. As…
Gov. Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State on Sunday says the state will support the concept of bringing the National Theatre to life. The governor made this known when he joined the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, to inspect the edifice at Iganmu, Lagos. He said the state would collaborate with Federal Government to uplift the national monument and restore its past glory. The governor added that the rehabilitation of the edifice was not an investment for the state but a support for rebirth of national heritage. He stressed that the dividend of such support would not be…
The Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Senator Babefemi Ojudu, has said President Muhammadu Buhari will not die by God’s grace. Ojudu made this known on Saturday, February 12, 2017 when he received leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress from the 16 local government areas of Ekiti State at his residence in Ado Ekiti. The President’s aide was reported to have also said looters who are afraid of being brought to justice are the ones wishing him dead. In his words: “Our President is honest, patriotic, committed and passionate that this country must be great. Nobody…
Ex-Gov of Delta State, James Ibori, has said he is not a thief. Ibori maintained that his life is fashioned by God and he was pained that his people pain during his incarceration. Speaking in his hometown of Oghara during a special thanksgiving service, he said: “Today I have decided to speak for myself. I am not a thief, I cannot be a thief,” he said. “Today is the day they say I should give testimony to God, for those who know me, you know that my entire life is a testimony itself and I have said it over and…
It’s been a week since Beyoncé broke the internet with news that she is expecting twins with her husband Jay Z. Now, Life & Style magazine has learned that the pair’s new additions pretty much saved their marriage. The couple, were perceived to be having marital issues over the past few years. Following events such as Beyoncé’s sister Solange hitting her brother-in-law Jay Z in an elevator to the singer’s album where she repeatedly hinted she was going through the pains of infidelity. Regardless, sources reveal that the couple have decided to fight for their family after a particularly rough…
The Grammy Awards is music’s most prestigious reward, holding later tonight in Los Angeles. Here, we remind you of those up for awards with a complete list of the nominees for the event. Album Of The Year: 25 — Adele Lemonade — Beyoncé Purpose — Justin Bieber Views — Drake A Sailor’s Guide To Earth — Sturgill Simpson Record Of The Year: ‘Hello’ — Adele ‘Formation’ — Beyoncé ‘7 Years’ — Lukas Graham ‘Work’ — Rihanna Featuring Drake ‘Stressed Out’ — Twenty One Pilots Song Of The Year: ‘Formation’ — Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams…
Tonight will see the 59th edition of the Grammys take place in Los Angeles and it goes without saying that many will see their dreams come true or get dashed. Whatever the case, the Grammys is the known pinnacle of music. Being nominated alone earns the artiste a new level of reverence and serves as a reference in their CV. So yes, Nigerian music could do with the Grammys to get validation on the global scene; but that’s not the only validation that matters in the grand scheme of things. Bear with me a moment as I use football as…