President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja said his administration would make Nigeria self-sufficient in rice production within 18 months. The president, who was speaking at the Ramadan breaking of fast with members of the business community, said 13 states of the federation had been identified for the production of the crop. He said the Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, had already been briefed on how best to achieve the target. Buhari decried the way and manner the nation’s scarce resources were wasted on the importation of food items by the previous regimes. He said the nation had no…
Author: David Folami
The Presidency has dismissed insinuation by Senate President Bukola Saraki that President Muhammadu Buhari was operating “a government within the government.’’ This contained in a statement issued by the president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina and issued to newsmen on Monday in Abuja. The statement said that the allegation was not worth the paper on which it was written, “as anybody can wake from a troubled sleep, and say anything.’’ The statement read: “President of the Senate, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, claims there is “now a government within the government of President Buhari’’ which has allegedly…
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that his administration would not be distracted from working for the over all development of the society. A statement by Samuel Aruwan, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, made available to NAN on Monday said the governor was speaking when he met with chieftains of the APC. According to him, government will continue to operate an open-door policy and maintain consultative leadership to take the state to greater heights. The delegation was led by the Chairman of the state APC Caucus, Alhaji Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, accompanied by the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the current economic problem in Nigeria as the result of a mismanaged economy in past years. The President stressed that the country and her past administrators refused saving for the current situation, thus, mismanaging high revenue that accrued from oil in the past decade. Buhari made this known to the public during his speech when the Chief Global CEO of Unilever, Mr Paul Polman, paid him a courtesy visit at the State House in Abuja on Monday, June 27, 2016. In his words,”We refused to save for the rainy day. Now the rain is beating…
Nollywood actress and estranged wife of renowned actor and filmmaker, Saheed Balogun, Fathia Balogun was yesterday installed as ‘Atesinse Adinni’ at a Ramadan event in Lagos. The event was attended by some of her colleagues including Kemi Afolabi, Dayo Amusa, Moji Olaiya, Tayo Odueke aka Sikiratu Sindodo among others. Fathia, though born into a Christian home, converted to Islam after marrying Saheed. The Delta-born actress, who observed the Hajj pilgrimage last year, has since adopted a Muslim name; Anotallahi.
Mavin Records, founded by producer Michael Collins Ajereh, popularly known as Don Jazzy has signed a new management deal with a Lagos-based creative talent firm, ‘The Temple Management Company‘ (TMC). The deal was signed at the Victoria Island corporate office of the company on Monday June 27, 2016, between the CEO of TMC, Idris Olorunnimbe, and Mavin boss, Don Jazzy. After signing the deal, Don Jazzy described the deal as a new dawn for Mavin Records and all its talents saying, ‘Mavin Records is stepping into the future with The Temple Management Company as they redefine creative talent management in…
With a belt worn as a chocker and a dark lip color, Willow Smith brings ultracool vibes to Chanel for the brand’s new fall-winter eyewear campaign. In the black-and-white filmed spots for the campaign, Willow can be seen rocking eye glasses, a peace sign clip on her hair and a septum piercing. With a belt worn as a chocker and a dark lip color, Willow Smith brings ultracool vibes to Chanel for the brand’s new fall-winter eyewear campaign. In the black-and-white filmed spots for the campaign, Willow can be seen rocking eye glasses, a peace sign clip on her hair…
In this exclusive interview, Lynxxx shared the motivation behind his transformation from being a commercial rapper to an inspirational rapper and what it all entails for him and his music.
Five Star Music founder, E-Money and his brother KCee recently paid a visit to renowned politician, Bola Ahmed Tinubu at his Ikoyi home. The reason for the visit is not immediately known, but the political chieftain was on hand to receive the duo.
Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar in a recent interview dishes on what she sees marriage as and why she is not interested in getting married. In an interview with Encomium, the actress says “marriage is overrated and too much of a headache”. According to her, her marital status or lack thereof is nobody’s business. She said, “Yes, because marriage has been overrated. It’s unnecessarily over rated. It’s just too much of headache with how things are now. Even ordinary relationship is a huge burden, huge headache and heartbreaking, let alone marriage. When you can’t stand each other as boyfriend and girlfriend,…
Following his big win as the 2016 BET Viewer’s Choice Best International Act, singer, Falz couldn’t wait to boogie down. The crooner can be seen on the streets of Los Angeles, USA dancing with fans and Emma Nyra. Showing off his skills as a dancer, Falz was visibly elated by his big win. He was named the winner at the awards which held in Los Angeles, June 25, 2016. Falz has continued to stand out in terms of his creativity and ingenuity, and has carved a niche for himself in the Nigerian industry. He is known for his funny skits…
Following the death of veteran music producer and singer, OJB Jezreel, singer, Tito Da Fire has penned a loving tribute to OJB. According to him, “I cried most of Tuesday when the news of #OjbJezreel broke, cos we shared a bond dating back to 2003, when he produced #Majekaja for #Gent2Men[myself & Mickey my brother]. That song became an instant hit. He produced several other songs like YES O, Pepper, Celebrate, Oyin Momo and some unreleased material. ImaGINation was one of the last songs OJB produced and co-wrote, but never got to hear the completed song. After he produced the…
Nollywood couple Gbenro Ajibade and Osas Ighodaro are now proud parents. It was recently revealed that Osas Ighodaro gave birth to a baby girl, although further details concerning the birth of the Nollywood couple’s first child haven’t been released to the public. Gbenro Ajibade and Osas Ighodaro were on the May cover of Genevieve Magazine when they revealed they were expecting their first child. “I don’t want to jinx this pregnancy,” Osas told the magazine on why she’s keeping the news of her pregnancy low key. In the Genevieve magazine interview, Osas Ighodaro talked about her pregnancy superstitions. “This is…
UK rapper, Tinie Tempah was recently in Lagos, Nigeria where he met with Wizkid for a collaboration. Tempah shared a video of Wizkid and himself while he was in Nigeria having a great time at the clubs and driving around the streets of Lagos. From the look of things, the duo are very good friends. Recently, Tinie Tempah shared photos of himself and Wizzy in Venezuela during a video shoot. The pop star is just coming off a OneHellofANightTour with American R&B/pop sensation Chris Brown where the pair performed ‘African bad girl’, a song yet to be released officially. Wizzy…
Borussia Dortmund will “solve” Henrikh Mkhirtaryan’s future at the club this week, according to CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke, as Manchester United pursue a deal. The 27-year-old midfielder is reportedly top of Jose Mourinho’s wishlist at Old Trafford, with a £26.3million fee thought to have been agreed between United and Dortmund. Mino Raiola, Mkhitaryan’s agent, has made no secret of the move’s potential – labelling United his client’s dream club and saying it would be “a sin” if he did not chase the deal. Mkhitaryan scored 18 goals for Dortmund in 2015-16, and picked up the Bundesliga Players’ Player of the Season…
Following his signing for Manchester City, German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has started house hunting as he look to settle into his new club. Gundogan joined Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund on a four-year contract earlier in the month. The 25-year-old was spotted house hunting with his parents in Manchester on the morning of Saturday, June 18. Gundogan who is currently nursing a knee injury which ruled him out of Germany squad for Euro 2016 was walking in crutches as he was pictured out and about with his parents, Irfan and Ayten. The injury will likely see him miss…
Ahead of his debut season at Manchester City, Pep Guardiola and his family have been at popular holiday spot, Ibiza vacationing. Guardiola will next season manage City having signed for the Premier League club after three years at Bayern Munich. His duties at City were however out of his mind as he let his hair down at Ibiza alongside his wife Cristina Serra and their three children Marius, Maria and Valentina. The coach and his family are pictured enjoying themselves on a yacht off the Mediterranean Island. Guardiola is due to be officially unveiled in Manchester on July 3 but…
England captain Wayne Rooney has no plans to retire from international football after his side’s shock Euro 2016 exit. The Manchester United forward put Roy Hodgson’s team ahead from the penalty spot in Nice, but goals from Ragnar Sigurdsson and Kolbeinn Sigthorsson gave Iceland a 2-1 win. Hodgson announced his resignation immediately after Monday’s loss, but 30-year-old Rooney is unwilling to follow just yet. His appearance against Iceland was his 115th, equalling David Beckham’s record for most by an outfield player for England. “I’ve said before the tournament, been asked many times, but I’m proud to play for England and…
Roy Hodgson resigned as England manager on Monday in the immediate aftermath of his side’s humiliating Euro 2016 exit at the hands of Iceland. Hodgson’s contract was due to expire at the conclusion of the finals and the shock 2-1 defeat in the last 16 in Nice prompted the 68-year-old to announce his departure. “I’m going to read a statement, so I will not be misquoted,” he said in the post-match media conference, before a fuller version was published by the Football Association (FA). “I’m extremely disappointed. We haven’t progressed as far as I thought we were capable of and…
Gianluigi Buffon says Spain – and the rest of Europe – will rue the day they “vastly underrated” Italy. The Italians gained some retribution for their 4-0 Euro 2012 final loss to Spain with a 2-0 round-of-16 win over the two-time defending champions on Monday. Giorgio Chiellini and Graziano Pelle scored for Italy as their supreme defensive organisation kept Spain at bay. Antonio Conte’s men had been rated – by both national and global media – as perhaps the worst Italian team at a major international tournament in recent memory, something Buffon says the coach and the rest of the…