A Nigerian Facebook staff member, Olaoluwa Okelola, pulled a fast one on his boss, Mark Zuckerberg, when he devised a silly prank using Chicken Nuggets as bait. The idea was to get Zuckerberg to attempt taking one of the Nuggets, which would ensure that the box directly above the food items falls on him. Guess what? It did not work! The Facebook boss made a post of it with the comment, “One of our engineers set a trap for me using an Oculus sensor. I’m not going to fall for it, Olaoluwa Okelola!” Apparently, it is not business all the…
Author: David Folami
Tyga is balling real hard and to show off how much he has in the bank, the rapper purchased an 18 karat diamond mouthpiece. TMZ reports that Tyga dropped $35, 000 to customize his new Chevy Impala. According to them, T-Raw picked up his 18 karat diamond and rose gold grill from Johnny Dang & Co. earlier this week and spent $35k in the process. Tyga who is no stranger to mouthpieces has successfully purchased a 5th commissioned by Johnny. Recall, he also made a very similar purchase for Kylie Jenner last month around Valentine’s day. Tyga, is far from…
With the saga trailing one of Nigeria’s hottest pop group, Psquare, their first-ever manager, Howie T has opened up to NET about their impending breakup. Howie who managed Africa’s most loved group after they won a Benson & Hedges talent hunt in 2001before their brother Jude Okoye, a former musician himself, took over as the band’s manager in 2005 revealed Jude is the main problem with the group. According to him, “When I saw Peter’s Tweets, I called him and even went to see him to talk to him about it. He said Jude is the problem that he doesn’t…
The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) on Saturday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun to rescind his plans to dismiss 1,083 workers of Ladoke Akintola Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH), Osogbo. Mr Afolabi Abiodun, the Chairman of JOHESU in Osun, made the appeal while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo. He alleged that the plans to sack the workers had reached an advanced stage, while the yet-to-be-delivered termination letters of the workers had already been written by the hospital’s management board, on the order of the state governor. Abiodun stressed that at…
No fewer than six children under the ages of five died in an outbreak of measles and whopping cough in Sule-tankarkar Local Government Area of Jigawa. Malam Mohammed Maisamari, Head of Department for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in the local council, confirmed the outbreak of the diseases in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Sule-Tankarkar. He said that Maizare community was worse hit in the local government, adding that six deaths were recorded in the community among the six villages affected by the diseases. He said that the report of the outbreak was…
The Katsina State Government says it is taking stiffer measures, including the declaration of a “state emergency”, toward halting the consumption and trafficking on illicit drugs. Its Commissioner of Women Affairs, Hajiya Badiya Hassan, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Katsina on Monday, that the measure was to rescue young girls and women involved in drug abuse. “The state government, in conjunction with all security agencies, will declare total war on illicit drug trafficking; the trend has become too damaging and we shall no more tolerate it,” she said. Hassan said that government had contacted traditional and opinion…
The acting Director General of NAFDAC, Oyentunde Oyin during the annual water quality monitoring in Lafia on Tuesday, 15 March 2016, stated that in the space of one year, the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down 30 water factories in Nasarawa. According to NAN, Micheal Attah who represented oyin said the factories were closed after an unannounced inspection. “In the course of our regulation and surveillance inspection from 2015 to 2016, we shut down more than 30 factories across the state for producing below standard. “The agency has many sanctions for factories violating our…
The striking workers in Ogun State have suspended their indefinite industrial action “for two weeks,” the duration which is to enable the state Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, look into their demands. The strike which was called off on Wednesday night, March 16, lasted for 10 days. The state chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, Akeem Ambali, confirmed the development. He directed all state workers in the state to resume at their duty posts on Thursday, March 17. Ambali said they agreed to suspend the strike after members of the state House of Assembly and top traditional rulers intervened in the matter. “Yes, we…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been in the eye of the storm recently, following reports that revealed it secretly hired children of influential Nigerians and top politicians. Sahara Reporters revealed that a nephew of President Muhammadu Buhari, among other privileged kids, got jobs at CBN. Daily Trust also alleged that the Apex bank violated the principle of federal character, by secretly employed over 900 staff between June 2014 and February 2015. The CBN on its part, claims they did not violate any law, adding that what they did was to carry out ‘targeted recruitments,’ with the permission of…
The ante-room of the executive chamber of Governor Olusegun Mimiko’s office was destroyed by fire yesterday, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. Punch reports that the fire lasted for 15 minutes before it was put out by men of the Ondo state fire service. Reports say the incident happened during a courtesy visit by the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Alimodu Sherif. Speaking to newsmen about the incident, commissioner for information, Mr. Kayode Akinmade said “We cannot assess the extent of damage caused by the fire for now, but all we can say now is that fire happened…
The Nigerian government seems to have woken up to the possibilities in nuclear energy. Punch reports that the government has announced that it will be generating an initial 1,00MW, and 4,000MW using nuclear energy. Reports say this formed part of the discussions between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Yukiya Amano, during a meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Speaking to newsmen, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said “The Ministers of Power, Solid Minerals, Health, Science and Technology who briefed the meeting said…
The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Kola Oluwawole, has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to obey the Ado-Ekiti Federal High Court’s order and release the lawmaker in its custody. You will recall that the Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti ordered the DSS to release Afolabi Akanni (a member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly), and produce him in court on March 16, 2016. The Speaker, in a statement said “We have said times without number that this particular case of DSS invading the Ekiti State House of Assembly is in no way…
The Kaduna state religious censorship bill is causing a lot of controversy. The President of Omega Fire Ministries (OFM) Apostle Johnson Suleiman has placed a curse on Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state, because of the bill. You will recall that the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) also rejected the bill. Suleiman said “I am saying this to the Executive Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, revoke this law or die!” He also said “They will appoint their own who will make it hard for the church but easy for the mosque. When it comes to the mosque, they give…
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has revealed how he created over 125,000 direct jobs in the state within nine months of taking reins of power. El-Rufai made this disclosure during his sixth town hall meeting with the people of Kaduna in Saminaka, Lere Local Government Area on Saturday, February 27, 2016. He revealed how the state school feeding programme, school uniforms, school rehabilitation, toilets constructions, solar boreholes had created jobs for several people in the state. In his words, “The job impact of ongoing interventions is over 125,000 direct jobs in Kaduna State within less than one year of the…
Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir Ahmed Elrufai has said that a rise company, Stallion Group is to build a 10,000-hectare farm and mill in the state. According to the governor, the plant would be built in the Southern part of the State to reduce dependence on imported rice. “There are other rice farms and mill projects being implemented by many firms to utilize our zero-interest loans around the CBN Rice Anchor Lending Programme,” Elrufai said during a town hall meeting in Saminaka. On the security challenges in the state, the governor said security agencies have better vehicles and improved communication…
The Kaduna state Governor, Nasir El-Rufai who was represented by the deputy Governor, Mr Barnabas Bala, held a meeting with members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the state, to discuss about the religious censorship bill and ask for their support. This coming barely few days after the President of Omega Fire Ministries (OFM) Apostle Johnson Suleiman cursed Governor Nasir El-Rufai, because of the controversial bill. Speaking to newsmen after the meeting, El-Rufai’s spokesperson, Mr Samuel Aruwan, said the government will go ahead with the bill. He said “This is not a new law, it has existed since…
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT on Wednesday in Lagos said it had arrested an impersonator and 11 suspects for allegedly attempting to stow away in a vessel to Europe. The Commanding Officer NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Abraham Adaji, made the disclosure when he addressed journalists at Apapa, Lagos. He gave the names of the suspects as Akinwunmi Jeflando, Pope Olu, Jacob James, Samuel Jodge, Ade Samadin, Dan Gogo, James Akinbami, Paul Oguns, Joseph Emmanuel, Stephen Cooper and Jalo Cooper. Adaji said: “Preliminary investigations revealed that the arrested persons boarded the vessel, CITRON, through the rudder trunk access manhole in a…
The Senate on Wednesday said that the Thursday deadline fixed for passage of the 2016 Appropriation Bill was no longer feasible. Spokesman of the senate, Aliyu Sabi, gave the indication in Abuja when he briefed newsmen on the latest development on Bill in the National Assembly. He said that the budget would be laid on Thursday but would be subjected to further legislative actions which would last for days before legislative action would be concluded on it. Sabi, who did not give a new date for the approval of the budget, explained that the briefing was to forestall any speculations…
The Nigeria Police have warned that it would deal swiftly with any individual whose act would threaten the conduct of Saturday’s parliamentary re-run polls in Rivers. Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, gave the warning at a joint news conference he held with Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday in Abuja. Arase said that the security framework that had been put in place for the polls was civil enough to protect all political actors across party divide. “Let me note that the intelligence unit of the Nigerian Police has conducted a comprehensive security threat analysis…
The wife of Ekiti State Governor, Mrs Feyisetan Fayose, on Monday condemned the increasing cases of sexual abuse against the girl child in the society. She said this while offsetting medical bill of 25 years old cerebral palsy patient impregnated by an unknown person and other indigent patients at the State Specialist Hospital, Ijero-Ekiti. She frowned at the way a cerebral palsy lady was raped by an unknown man at Ijero and got her pregnant, leaving her and the baby without a father. Fayose said parents should be more vigilant in caring for their girl-child to protect them from being…