Ayo Fayose has been sued by the state government for allegedly imposing levies on pupils in the state. This is following the shutting down of seven schools belonging to the Catholic church, by the state government, for refusing to pay the education levy. Reports have it that the Ekiti state government asked students in pupils in primary schools to pay N500 and those in secondary schools, N1,000. You will recall that the National Association of Proprietors and Proprietress of Private Schools (NAPPPS) in Ekiti state, rejected the education levy imposed on them, by Governor Ayo Fayose, saying the levy is…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently address the problems being faced by citizens. The NLC also said that it is yet to see how Buhari intends to create three million jobs in the country. The comment was made by NLC leader, Ayuba Wabba on May 1, 2016, during a May Day rally in Abuja, Vanguard reports. “At the beginning of the year, we had cause to assert that on the security front, our armed forces within the year, redeemed their reputation as a resilient fighting force and fought the Boko Haram insurgents, inflicting heavy…
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his government is aware of the hardships they are going through and is working on a remedy. Buhari made the comment on May 1, 2016, in his May Day speech which was read by Labour Minister, Dr Chris Ngige, according to Vanguard. “I make no excuses as this government of the APC is determined to tackle, headlong, all socio– economic ills that have troubled our nation and we shall evolve solutions to emerging threats to our well-being and the realization of sustainable development as well as growth anchored on equity and social justice,”…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has revealed the plan of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to generate 7,000 megawatts of electricity within the next 18 months. Osinbajo stated this at the presentation of a book titled ‘Nigeria: The Challenges of Growth and Development, an In-Depth Analysis by Experts’, at the Trenchard Hall, University of Ibadan. He said that the Federal Government is determined to solve the problem of power as it remains a major challenge confronting the present administration. According to him, the most important part of the budget will focus on ensuring that the weak aspect of the power value…
Chief Ike Ekweremadu, has said that Enugu State will remain a stronghold of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) despite the travails that has faced the the party in recent months. Ekweremadu made the declaration in Enugu on Saturday during a stakeholders meeting of the party in preparation for the PDP congresses in the state. According to him, the PDP has passed through a lot of challenges for some time but we will overcome these problems. “Enugu has always been a PDP state and will remain a PDP stronghold in the country,’’ he said. The deputy senate president, however, urged members…
Politics guru, Atiku Abubakar has said that President Muhammadu Buhari cannot turn around Nigeria’s fortunes on his own. Atiku made the remark in his May Day message to Nigerians, which was released by his media office on Sunday, May 1, 2016. It reads: President Buhari alone cannot turn around the fortunes of the country. It requires everyone – elected and appointed officials, the legislature and the judiciary, the public and private sectors and ordinary Nigerians – working together in faith and commitment to bring about the desired change. With dwindling revenue from oil, it has become imperative for us to…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has said that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Bode George wants to become the party’s chairman. Fayose however said that he would not support George’s ambition because the members of the PDP are tired of old men running the party. The governor is said to have made the comments while speaking on Channels TV’s Sunday Politics on May 1, 2016. “I have a lot of respected for Chief Bode George, he is our leader, we will continue to respect him but when it comes to the nitty gritty, where is the interest? You must find…
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is completely committed to his administration’s promise to bring change to Nigeria. Osinbajo made the comment on Saturday, April 30, 2016, while speaking at The Platform, a conference organized by the Covenant Christian Centre in Abuja. “Permit me to begin (the speech) with a story about myself. All my adult life, I have always believed that our country was performing far below its potentialities, in practically every aspect of life,” Osinbajo said according to The Vanguard. “In governance, corruption was always so outrageous that it made the majority poor and…
Former Abia State Governor and current senator representing Abia Central, Chief Theodore Orji, has showed his allegiance to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying he is not leaving the party. Orji made the statement to his supporters and delegates at Urban Primary School venue of Ward 1 Congress for the Ward Congress of the Party, which held across the country last weekend. While hailing the party members for the manner the Congress was held, he urged them to ignore all the antics of the All Progressives Congress (APC). “When I came into this venue everywhere was peaceful; we are not…
Eccentric personality, Charley Boy, has expressed his disappointment over the marital crisis involving celebrity couple, Tiwa Savage and husband, Tee Billz. Charley Boy, whose real name is Charles Oputa, expected the couple to have kept their marriage problems private. instead of airing it out in the public. The former TV show host penned a note on his Instagram, which expressed his disappointment over the ongoing drama. “TeeBillz and Tiwa Savage una fall my hand no be small”, Charley Boy began. “I must confess that my heart breaks a little each time I hear/read about celebrities who self distruct because they…
Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim in a recent interview addresses her relationship status and also talks about finding the right person. She told Doreen Avio on Let’s Talk Entertainment on Joy TV that due to her experience with the men who have come her way, she has opted to remain single until she finds the right person. According to her, “I am not dating, I am very single, I don’t know, people are expecting me to be dating but I have a lot to do in terms of work and that is where my focus is. The men I have dated…
Nollywood actress Genevieve Nnaji has finally revealed her Man Crush and it’s none other than Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock. The screen goddess in a very rare move shared his photo on Instagram today May 2, 2016. With the caption, “My MCM ROCKS. Happy Birthday @therock. God bless your generous heart #merchandisingonfleek#proudbulls.” Genevieve is known to be a very private person and can be said to be an enigma on social media. Meanwhile, the actress took to Snapchat recently sharing several photos of a block of flats. She simply captioned the photos as, “Back to site. #stick&stones”. Recall…
Nicki Minaj has reportedly refused to communicate with Drake because she has to put her lover, Meek Mill first! Even though the ‘Anaconda’ rapper loves Drake’s new album ‘The Views’, sources say she can’t even tell him because they are not talking. Drake recently revealed that he and Nicki don’t talk anymore and it’s because of his beef with her boyfriend, Meek. A source tells Hollywood Life that even though it’s hard for Nicki, she had to “pick a side” and obviously she chose her man. “[Nicki] is aware that [Drake] still has love for her but she had to…
Ramsey Noah is one of Africa’s sexiest men alive but when he showed up at the opening ceremony for the Cameroon International Film Festival (CAMIFF) in Buea, on April 25, fans were not pleased! The Nollywood legend arrived the red carpet event in a pair of short blue jeans, a rumple t-shirt and a face cap while others showed up in ball gowns and tuxedos. Fans immediately jumped on twitter slamming the Nigerian hunk for “disrespecting” the dress code for the event. One fan wrote, “Is it me or is Ramsey Noah’s outfit totally out of place?”. Another followed with,…
He is back with the 8th edition of his satirical stage play ‘Yaw Live On Stage’. This year, the humorous stage play written and directed by Nollywood actor, Femi Branch is titled ‘Shalanga‘ (the Yoruba name for pit latrine) and it’ll feature the acting talents of Yaw and fellow comedian, AY. Phyno, Burna Boy, Korede Bello, Solidstar, Lil Kesh, Adekunle Gold, CDQ and others will be on hand to perform at the event that is scheduled to hold on Sunday May 29, 2016 at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Budding Hollywood actress, Karrueche Tran has continued to defy the odds that she wouldn’t cut it as a successful actress. At the recently held 43rd Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards – which honours craft and behind-the-scene categories – the budding actress, who was once most popularly known as Chris Brown‘s girlfriend, won honours with her crew for their production work on the popular web series, ‘The Bay’. ‘It’s really freaking awesome. It’s great for my acting career,’ the excited 27-year-old model told Hiphollywood about her win at the award ceremony which held yesterday, May 1. This is Tran’s second…
Joseph Ameh, husband to highly successful dancer, Kafayat Shafau popularly known as Kaffy, is basking in the euphoria of being married to the energetic performer. Celebrating his wife today, the drummer who got married to Kaffy on June 4, 2012 spoke of his affection of his 35-year-old wife, calling her a woman of virtue. He wrote in the caption of a picture with his wife on his Instagram page, ‘When you talk about a virtues woman this is exactly who you are referring to. Words cannot explain how much you mean to me, the only woman in the world that…
Cynthia Morgan has joined the growing list of Nigerian music celebrities who are goofing around in interviews. Call it strategic or just sheer ignorance, it is indeed turning out to be an embarrassing spate of blunders amongst the celebrated music stars. First, it was Seyi Shay – a singing diva who is now notorious for her series of blunders (her awful pronunciation of ‘two’ as ‘tuwoo’ and more recently, her declaration of ‘EP’ as ‘Electric Package’ rather than ‘Extended Play’) which she has tirelessly tried to downplay. Then, Kiss Daniel with his age declaration debacle on Rubbin’ Minds – a…
British songstress, Adele has seen her UK streaming record for her hit single, ‘Hello’ broken by Drake‘s ‘One Dance’ in barely six months. The soulful singer’s hit song upon its release, had assumed the number one streaming position in the UK with 7.32 million streams in its first week of availability in October, a feat the Canadian rapper has now surpassed with 7.86 million streams this week in the UK, according to Official Charts. Drake’s ‘One Dance’ which features Nigerian superstar, Wizkid and British singer Kyla, is included on the rapper’s recently released fourth studio album, VIEWS. According to the…
Singer Chidinma celebrates her 25th birthday today, May 2, 2016. She’s joins other young music stars including Wizkid, Skales and Mo’Cheddah in their mid-20s. The ‘Kedike’ singer rose to fame in 2010 after winning the third season of MTN Project Fame West Africa. She’s moved on to feature alongside most of the biggest stars in Nigerian music – such as Flavour, Sound Sultan, Wizkid, Olamide, Phyno, Praiz and Banky W. Her debut album ‘Chidinma’ was released under Capital Hills Records in 2012. Join us to wish her a happy birthday!