The Lagos State Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr Nkem Lemchi has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s asset declaration did not impress him. “What has happened is an effort in deceit in order to calm down the growing apprehension on the President’s integrity. “How come a press aid of the president rather than the bureau of code of conduct declare an incomplete unverified assets and want Nigerians to take him serious. “We are not fools and there is no need for this escape tendencies from the needful by the government,” Lemchi said. The Presidency had on Thursday declared that…
Author: Wale Adebayo
A National Working Committee (NWC) member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has disclosed that the party leadership is not being carried along in the appointments so far made by President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking with ThisDay, the NWC member expressed regret that the party is left dark. “We read in the newspapers like every other Nigerian that President Muhammadu Buhari promised to appoint his ministers this month of September. But we, the leaders of the party are in the dark over the process; the president is not talking to us”. However, he warned that the President may have difficulty getting…
Presidential candidate of the KOWA Party in the 2015 election Prof. Oluremi Sonaiya, has described the public declaration of assets by President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yomi Osinbajo as honourable. In an interview in Lagos, Sonaiya said that the President had kept to his earlier promise to publicly declare his assets. “President Buhari promised he would publicly declare his assets, so it is good he has done it. “Now that he has set the example, all those who work with him will have to follow suit,” she said. Also commending President Buhari, the Coordinator, Credible Alternative Alliance, Dr Damian Ogbonna…
Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos are currently trying to unravel the circumstances surrounding the alleged involvement of a thirty-eight year old mother of three over attempt to export 2.04kg of cannabis to South Africa. The dried weed that tested positive for cannabis was concealed in cartons of knorr seasoning cubes. The suspect, Rashidat Abdulkarim, during interrogation, claimed that her South Africa-based husband was behind her predicament. The NDLEA airport commander, Mr. Hamza Umar said that the drug was seized at the cargo section of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has condemned in strong terms the alleged invasion of the Akwa Ibom State Government House, Uyo, by the special squad of the Department of State Services (DSS). Addressing a press conference on Friday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, Fayose regretted the way and manner the presidential wing of the Akwa Ibom Government House was ransacked in a “commando-like manner” with the occupants harassed and intimidated. He described the claim that the security operatives were looking for bombs as unacceptable, saying any search for explosives ought to be in the Northeast, where Boko Haram is operating.…
The Nigeria Air Force on Friday laid Squadron Leader Adekunle Suara, the pilot of the ill-fated Dornier-228, which crashed in Kaduna on August 29th 2015, to rest. The remains of the late NAF pilot were interred in military tradition during a solemn burial ceremony, after a Christian church service at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja. Highlights of the ceremony included the marching-in body of the fallen hero, reading of his resume, lowering of the casket, wreath laying, firing of volley by the burial party and sounding the last post. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin represented by…
A pressure group in the Peoples Democratic Party, Restart PDP Project, has warned that a dangerous precedent would be set in the party if it did not elect a substantive chairman from the North-East to replace the acting chairman. The group insisted that the party’s next chairman must come from the North-East, the same zone where the two previous chairmen hailed from. Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose had recently argued that since the North would produce the party’s presidential candidate in 2019, it would be a waste of time to install a new chairman from the North-East to complete the…
Chairman, Governing Council, Plateau State University, Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Thursday assumed work by inspecting some projects and presiding over the council’s meeting in Bokkos, near Jos. The projects inspected by the former INEC boss, shortly after their inauguration by Governor Simon Lalong, include the N114 million TETFund Lecture Halls and Offices. Others were the N72 million Entrepreneurship Centre and the N69 million 250-capacity theatre. The university’s Acting Director of Works, Mr. Aku Ayok, who took the council members round the projects, said most of the projects were TETFund’s with some completed while others at near completion. The PLASU Vice…
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), on Thursday commended the President Muhammadu Buhari Administration and Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, for reinstating some soldiers who were dismissed for varying offences arising from the ongoing counter-insurgency war in the North-East. He, however, said beyond the reinstatement of the 3,032 soldiers out of 5,000 as announced by the army authorities on Monday, the various courts-martial where he said some officers and soldiers were being tried for “unjustifiable reasons”, should be dissolved immediately. Falana argued that the soldiers who were being prosecuted and those already convicted by the various courts-martial…
Some Nigerian women groups have expressed concern over what they see as the neglect of women in President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent appointment of principal officers. The women raised their concern at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday. The President of Women in Politics Forum, Ebere Ifendu, said the non-inclusion of women in the appointments so far made by the present administration would hamper the country’s democracy. “We warn that this exclusion of women, if not immediately checked, may lead to a situation where the generality of Nigerian women will regard themselves as outsiders in President Buhari’s administration. “We want…
A former chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Timi Alaibe, has said the people of Bayelsa State are tired of accidental leaders and deserve a better deal, which he is prepared to offer. He also said contrary to speculation in some quarters, he never supported the candidacy of the incumbent governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson. Alaibe said this while speaking to journalists after submitting his expression of interest and nomination forms at the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja on Thursday. He noted that some people mistook his support for his former party –…
Forty-eight hours after a 40-foot container truck fell off the Ojuelegba Bridge along Funsho Williams Avenue, Lagos State, killing three persons, another incident of thesame manner has occurred along the Ikorodu-Sagamu Expressway, on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that no life was lost in this latest incident which occurred at Winners Bus Stop, located between Lagos State Polytechnic and Jubilee Estate in Ikorodu, Lagos State. The truck with a Lagos licence number plate, JJJ-933 XA, was said to be ascending a hill en-route Lagos road, Ikorodu, when it lost control and fell on its side. It fell…
A civil society organisation, the Secio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has hailed the public declaration of assets by President Muhammadu Buhari and the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, saying they have set the tone for a culture of transparency in governance. SERAP in a statement on Thursday by its Executive Director, Adetokunbo Mumuni, lauded Buhari and Osinbajo for the gesture, saying they had demonstrated that transparency in governance is not a mirage. The group expressed the hope that the president and vice president’s public declaration of assets would bring about the needed transformation in the institutional framework for fighting…
Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the former President Goodluck Jonathan, Gordon Obua, has been confirmed to be among those affected by the mass purge in the Department of State Services (DSS). An investigation panel led by a former director of training, recommended the dismissal of the former CSO alongside one Liman Widi, a personal assistant to the former Director General of the service, Ita Ekpenyong, for corrupt practices and partisanship inimical to Service codes. Also affected in the purge as reported yesterday is former spokesperson of the service, Marilyn Ogar. Others are former CSO to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abdulrahman Mani…
The member representing Surulere 1 Federal Constituency and Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has attributed Wednesday’s tragic accident at Ojuelegba area of Lagos State to negligence. The lawmaker said the tragedy was avoidable. Gbajabiamila, who expressed sadness over the death of the victims, said this in a series of tweets on his official Twitter handle on Thursday. Three people were killed on Wednesday after a container on a 40-feet trailer fell off the Ojuelegba Bridge onto the road below landing on some vehicles. The majority leader called for a legislation that would prevent such tragedy…
The transfer window is the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other countries and within into their playing staff. Such a transfer is completed by registering the player into the new club through FIFA. The 2015 summer transfer window ended by 6pm, Tuesday with some mouth watering deals sealed at the last minutes. However, the major talking point of this summer transfer is Arsenal’s refusal to add any outfield player to their rank. Notwithstanding, they spent £10m though, but on a goalkeeper, Petr Cech. In this piece, we took a look at how top EPL teams fared on the deadline…
According to the Punch newspaper, Household of God preacher, Pastor Chris Okotie has responded to Emeka Ike’s claims that he is the one behind the plot to destroy his marriage. In the publication’s report about the story it claims that Okotie has dismissed the claims of trying to split the actor and his wife as ‘rubbish’. On September 2, Emeka Ike released an official statement claiming that the man of God was behind his marriage troubles. “Pastor Chris Okotie just absolved my wife into his church without making any effort to get in touch with me. If as a pastor, your church…
Chukie Edozien aka Lynxxx, is currently one of the most popular entertainers in the country. With a muscular physique that drives ladies crazy and a stylish personality. In his interview with DJ Caise on the series In Caise You Didn’t Know, he reveals a side to him that a lot of people are unaware of. His skills ranging from web designing, to graphics art and music production, Lynxxx shows himself to be an entrepreneur with a huge knack for success. He also reveals his taste in women and what turns him off the most, in the video.
Ace Nigerian producer and Mavin Records CEO, Don Jazzy is one of the biggest names in Africa on Twitter. He has over one million followers on the micro blogging site. Don Jazzy who also has a kind heart engages with his fans and makes announcements about his artistes and music label. According to public opinion Don Jazzy is the Nigerian celeb that uses Twitter the best. In an interview, Don Jazzy explained he is comfortable using Twitter because he is media shy. ‘If you know me, you’ll know I don’t grant interviews because I’m very shy, I don’t like cameras, most…
Veteran superstar comedian, Julius ‘The Genius’ Agwu, recently spoke with Channels Television about his recent brain surgery. The ‘Crack Ya Ribs’ creator opened up on his traumatic experience that almost ended his life before his brain surgery four months ago. He said: – “Jumping all the hurdles and challenges of life, so many of us don’t really know what is going on inside. Nobody carries signboard of ill-health. So, I never realized what was happening, I just noticed that at some point, I was loosing weight. Initially, I was working out trying to look shapely, because as soon as you…