President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerian to be patient with him despite the problems currently being experienced in the country. Buhari’s plea was contained in a statement released by his spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu on Sunday, April 24, 2016. Read the statement below: The Presidency firmly rejects the insinuations that poverty and lack are products of the Change mantra. This should be dismissed as an erroneous and misplaced opposition criticism. The President understands the pain and the cries of the citizens of this country and he is spending sleepless nights over how he can make life better for everyone. Contrary…
Author: David Folami
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has said that the Port Harcourt Refining Company and the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company are now producing petrol daily. Kachikwu made the disclosure via a statement released by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Sunday, April 24, 2016. “Port Harcourt is back in production; Warri is back in production; Kaduna, as of today, is receiving crude and will soon be back in production. Lagos is easing off now from fuel scarcity and Abuja is doing the same thing; and once Kaduna begins production, the North will see a…
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said that persons who vandalize government facilities are responsible for the poor power situation in the country. Mohammed made the statement while speaking in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital after being named the National Grand Patron of the S’Adatul Abadiya organization, Channels TV reports. “We are going to appeal to Nigerians to be patriotic and they should please stop attacking and destroying critical facilities. On the part of government, what we have done now is looking for other means of gas such as non-associated gas,” he said. “We have also been trucking gas…
The Nasarawa state government said it has successfully paid about N4.3 billion to local government workers as salaries out of the N8.9 billion bailout funds received from Federal Government contrary to statement made by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Clarifying the issue, the State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Aliyu Ahmed Tijjani said N8.9 billion was received in two batches of N3.9 billion and N4.3 billion as bailout funds which part of it has been shared. Speaking to journalists in Lafiya on Sunday, April 24, 2016, Tijjani said the state government presented a…
The Kwara Command of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested 53 drug suspects in the state between January and March. Emmanuel Danladi, the State Deputy Commandant of NDLEA, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Monday. He said that the agency impounded 614.99 kilo grammes of hard drugs consisting cannabis, psychotropic drugs and Valium from the suspects. “About 300.9 kg of cannabis, psychotropic of 6.19kg and Valium of 307.9 kg were recovered from the suspects,” he said. Danladi said that the suspects had been charged to court. According to him, the suspects…
The nongovernmental organization, also said, the additional N2billion voted for commercial agriculture credit scheme by the CBN is commendable. The secretary of the group, Malam Mohammed Ibrahim gave the commendation at a media chart in Kaduna on Friday, April 22, 2015. Ibrahim said the move in disbursing the funds to small scale businesses by the CBN as loans will boost the nation economy most especially now that there is dwindling price in oil revenue. The Northern group Secretary said the agricultural fund will not only boost food production, but will also provides job opportunity to the teeming unemployed youth. Ibrahim…
The Chairman of the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC), Professor Olugbenga Ige, has declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner of the local government council elections. PDP won all the 18 local government chairmanship seats and 202, out of the 203 councillorship positions available. According to Ige, “all the results had earlier been declared at various wards and council collation centres by respective returning officers.” The PDP lost Ward 9, Oba Ile in Akure North Local Government Area to Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN). News24 reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) boycotted the elections on…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has returned to Nigeria from China. Fayose arrived the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday, April 24, 2016. He had embarked on a trip to the Asian country three days after President Muhammadu Buhari made a similar journey. Fayose shared photos of himself giving a speech to “Chinese investors” but was later found out when it was discovered that the photos were taken at a tourist centre. Before his trip, he had written a letter to the Chinese government urging it not to loan Nigeria any money.
A chieftain of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Chris Adighije, has expressed support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to properly study the 2016 budget before signing the Appropriation Bill. Adighije, who made this known while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Abuja, advised Buhari to take several factors into consideration before accenting to the budget. He said that the pressure created by the current challenges in the country should not be a reason for Buhari to sign the budget without proper verification. Adighije said that the president needed to study the grey areas of the budget in order…
Senator Danjuma Goje and House of Representatives member, Abdulmumin Jibrin have urged their colleagues in the National Assembly to choose the path of peace by amending the 2016 budget after President Muhammadu Buhari expressed his displeasure at some parts of the document. The budget has caused controversy between the Presidency and the National Assembly with both parties trading blame. Goje and Jibrin, who are the chairmen of the legislative committees on appropriation, made the appeal via a joint statement released on Sunday, April 24, 2016. Read the full statement below: Following the transmission on of the 2016 appropriation bill and…
Olawale Olofo’ro, popularly known as Brymo has announced the release date for his 5th studio album, while also revealing its cover. The singer, who recently released ‘Trance‘, an 8-track compilation of a medley of thoughts based on his experiences into the international market, disclosed the soon-to-be-released album title as ‘KLĬTÔRĬS’. While revealing the cover art via social media, he announced the release date as ‘09-05-16′ (May 9, 2016). His first album ‘Brymstone’ sold 500 copies in his neighbourhood, before he was signed on to Chocolate city and released ‘Son Of A Kapenta’ in 2012, ‘Merchants, Dealers & Slaves’ (M, D&S)…
Davido might have severed ties with his popular HKN music, as he seemingly debuts another label, DMW(Davido Music Worldwide). If the self-proclaimed O.B.O’s recent social media post is anything to go by, the singer seems to have decided to float a label devoid of his family ties. It had been reported in the past week that Davido is allegedly not on good terms with one of his HKN label mates (a family member according to the singer), following his signing of new act, Mayorkun. The singer, who recently signed a mouth-watering deal with Sony Music, revealed the new label logo…
Over the weekend, reports surfaced online that YBNL act, Lil Kesh is set to part ways with the Olamide-led record label. While both parties have not spoken concerning the reports, here are some of the FACTS that we have: In April 2014, Olamide signed up Lil Kesh and Viktoh. At that time, both were underground acts from his hood, Bariga. Lil Kesh’s debut single ‘Shoki’ became an instant hit – so much so that just a few months after (November 2014), he was on stage with Davido and Olamide performing at the Channel O Music Video Awards. Fast forward to…
Brymo drops new single ‘ Happy memories’, a lead single off his new and forthcoming album titled “Klitoris”. The tune talks about the need for a woman and her place in filling a man’s void.
Tiwa, who has made a remarkable comeback to the entertainment scene following the birth of her son, Jamal, says balancing attention between one’s child and spouse is key, if the embers of romance are to be kept alive in a relationship. Speaking with Sunday Beats, she said: “Initially when I gave birth to my son, the attention naturally shifted to Jamal because he would always wake up every two hours as such, you have to give him all the attention. Child birth may make your sex life not to be interesting any longer and it may change your sex life.…
The “Free Madness” singer, who recently suffered a car accident in Lagos, says the reality TV star and he never had an amorous relationship. They relationship, he says, was only religious, referring to her as his ‘Christian sister.’ When questioned in a recent interview with Sunday Punch, Terry G, debunking the reports, said, “That is a false notion; I was not involved in any amorous relationship with Beverly Osu.” When pressed further with the question of whether he chose to dump Beverly because of her drinking and smoking habits, the bell-ringing artiste said, “How can you break up with or…
Nigerian music icon, 2Face Idibia, has bagged his second endorsement with Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) in just under three days. 2Face joins forces with the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) in their fight to grow more indigenous entrepreneurs and encourage the culture of self-reliance among young Nigerians. The ‘True love’ crooner will participate in NYPF events that connect entrepreneurs at home and abroad, lend his voice to projects that stimulate a start-up culture in Nigeria and also harness his own ideas and experiences to the NYPF goal which is to develop the next generation of Entrepreneurs through easy access…
Ace comedian Basketmouth took to his Instagram page today, April 25, 2016 to share a throwback snap with a touchy caption celebrating his first ever manager, Mr. Adekeye Michael Bayowale. Basketmouth, who is a sought after comedian and has gained prominence both locally and internationally revealed the man behind it all. According to him, Bayowale became his first manager in 1999 after believing in his little talent. He wrote, “He was one of the very 1st to believe in my little talent, he became my 1st manager in 1999, he helped me see the disappointments showered upon me as a…
Lil Kim is slowly morphing into the late Michael Jackson and she wants the whole world to know that. The rapper looked totally unrecognisable in a collage of selfies she shared while in Miami yesterday, Sunday, April 24, 2016. Lil Kim posted a selfie on Instagram where she sported bleach blond hair and a lighter complexion. Fans have however taken to social media to comment on her appearance. “You destroyed you natural beauty Black Is Beautiful…you made yourself to a doll.shame you didn’t love yourself enough but I won’t judge just pray for you,” wrote one Instagram user. Another said,…
Nollywood actress, Doris Simeon, has hinted on more bad blood between her and fellow actress, Stella Damasus, by referring to the latter as her enemy. Simeon, in a recent interview with Vanguard, stated that she is willing to work an enemy as long as there will be monetary gains. When asked about if she can invite Stella Damasus as a cast in any of her movies, she said, “Yes, I can, after all, she is an actress and money is involved.” “I can do business with an enemy provided it is strictly business. Why her when I can always go…