Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Tuesday said Nigerians are faring better under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. He observed that in less than 90 days of the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government, Nigerians had begun to feel the impact of Buhari’s leadership style. “I understand now that electricity suppy is stable. It is just the fear of Buhari that leads to the stability of power”, Oshiomhole said at the 27 Annual Education conference of the textile workers in Kaduna. The conference has as its theme “Buhari administration: revival of the textile industry and employment creation”. He further stated…
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The Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, on Tuesday warned that it would portend grave danger for the All Progressives Congress to forcefully remove the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, from office. Mr. Ekweremadu is a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. Ekweremadu emerged deputy senate president in an APC-dominated senate as a result of high-wired political horse-trading between the PDP and some APC senators, who rejected the governing party leadership’s nominees for the positions of senate president and deputy. Since his emergence, the leadership of the APC and President Muhammadu Buhari have not hidden their displeasure of having…
The 7-Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, in Borno State, yesterday said it arrested some impostors and a man who supplies petrol to Boko Haram insurgents in their hideouts. A statement signed on behalf of the Nigerian Army by Colonel Tukur Gusau, said the Division arrested Alhaji Baba of Gwange area, Abubakar Tijani Lawan of London Chiki and Umar Ali of Gidan Dambe, who claimed to be members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), using the name of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) Major General Lamidi Oyebayo Adeosun and other senior officers to extort money from relations and friends…
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has advised ex-Lagos governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola to make peace with his predecessor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu or prepare for a long war of attrition. Fani-Kayode, yesterday, wrote on his Facebook page: “Things are getting messier by the day. My advice to Tunde Fashola is to go and make peace with his benefactor, Bola Tinubu, before it is too late. Other than that, he should prepare for a long war of attrition which may ultimately end in the destruction of them both.” Shortly after the last general elections, on May 7, the Oba of…
President Muhammadu Buhari has blamed past administrations for the current situation where Nigeria is forced to spend billions of Naira annually on alleged subsidies for petroleum products. Speaking at a meeting with the Chairman and Members of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), On Tuesday, President Buhari said the escalation of petroleum subsidy payments over recent years was due to the deliberate neglect of the nation’s refineries, oil pipelines and other related infrastructure to allow the importation of petroleum products and corruption to thrive. He restated his huge disappointment with the way Nigeria’s oil industry has been run…
Force Headquarters, in conjunction with the Police Service Commission (PSC) is set to commence the implementation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that the over 130,000 police personnel attached to unauthorised persons and VIPs in the country be withdrawn and deployed to confront the security challenges in the country. In view of this, the PSC, in collaboration with the Inspector General Police, has concluded arrangements to deploy a high level monitoring team to the nation’s airports, highways and other public places to enforce the Presidential directive of immediate withdrawal of policemen from very important personalities, VIP, who are not entitled to…
Popular music artist, Omawumi Megbele whose husband, Tosin Yusuf recently posted a picture of himself and their children has shared the first picture and video of herself since the birth of her baby boy in Florida, last month. Ever since the birth of her baby, Omawumi has been absent from the social media except she wants to hail or say hello to one of her friends. Omawumi took to her instagram page 14hours ago and posted a 15 second video of herself singing her popular song “Serious Love Wantintin” with the caption:“Testing the voice….” Omawumi’s fans has missed her so much…
Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) Mr. Elias Mbam says the Commission had started the process of trimming down the pay packages of the President, Senators, members of the House of Representatives, governors and all the elected public officials to reflect current economic realities. Speaking with journalists after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari, the RMAFC Chairman disclosed that no federal lawmaker received N1 million monthly as salary, adding that their salaries would be pruned down to reflect the current economy status. “We are here to brief the President on the activities of the commission, the challenges and…
Producers of Empire are facing a lawsuit from Jon Astor-White who claims his 2007 idea was stolen for the Fox, music-themed, hit TV series. Aston-White, owner of a Las Vegas based production outfit, is suing Fox as well as the executive producers of the show to the tune of $500M, in addition to extra damages for damage done, Daily Mail reports. ‘In our minds [Empire] is at least 75% of what we wrote,’ White told Daily Mail. According to Daily Mail, White said he’d initially proposed his show titled King Solomon in 2007, which was based on a music family’s…
Popular comedian, Julius Agwu has revealed that his ill health hasn’t affected his work and career in anyway. Julius Agwu is set to appear on stage on August 30, 2015 for his annual Crack Ya Ribs show. Despite his recent health scare, the comedian is back, healing nicely, and ready to go back to work. “God has been good to me. I am healing perfectly and ready to get back to work” Julius Agwu told Encomium Weekly. After his operation Julius Agwu has been back to United States for further treatment and checkups which according to him has made him “better…
The secret competition between Kim Kardashian and Beyonce has become even stiffer. Heavily pregnant Kim K and mother of one, Kim Kardashian, has finally overtaken Beyonce, as the most followed person on Instagram. Pop singer, Queen Bee, has held this enviable position for quite a while, with her followers increasing by the minute. Kim has surpassed her in the only way she can, with 44 million followers, to Beyonce’s 43.9 million followers. Then again, going by the number of posts, Kim has over 3 thousand posts while Queen Bee has slightly over 1 thousand posts. This makes this improvement a…
Superstar boxer and champion, Floyd Mayweather, has added another luxurious car to his long fleet of cars. This new car is so rare that there are only TWO in the entire world. The Boxing champ took to Instagram to show off the new supercar. According to him, the machine is only the second being produced and he just got the second. The car costs $4.8million, that is more than the net-worth of Meek Mill, Future. Floyd Wrote on Instagram: My new 4.8 Million dollar car. $4,800,000.00 Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita supercar KOENIGSEGG Is An ULTRA Boutique Automobile Manufacturer For The Super Rich.…
Superstar dance-hall singer, Burna Boy has made his fans on the street very happy. The controversial singer gave his fans some cash while they lined up on the street. Burna posted a video of himself helping out his fans as they patiently lined up in front of his car. Burna ensured he gave each and every one of them something before he left the place.
Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has denied allegation that he hired one George Uboh to smear the integrity of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, and its chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde. He was reacting to a report by an online news medium that Uboh, who wrote a petition alleging that Lamorde diverted N1 trillion said to have been recovered from a former Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha; and a former Inspector-General of Police, Tafa Balogun, was his associate. Saraki, however, lamented that it is pertinent and with all sense of responsibility and commitment, to state unequivocally that the…
States and National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Kano, Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by Alhaji Bashir Garba Lado of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the election of Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the All Progressives Congress as Senator representing Kano Central Senatorial District. Dismissing the petition, the presiding judge, Justice Cornelius Akintayo said the petitioner had failed to establish a prima facie evidence against the respondent, hence the decision to dismiss the case over lack of merit. He said the request of the petitioner for the tribunal to nullify the election based on the substitution of the name…
The newly constituted leadership of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) on Monday urged the All Progressive Congress (APC) to call its national youth leader, Ibrahim Dasuki Jalo to order, over his comments on the crisis rocking the council. Dasuki had last week faulted the recent council election, saying “there was no election and the party has not endorsed anybody and the party has not asked anybody to contest for any position”, stressing that the Minister of Youth, who is supposed to be responsible for the conduct of the NYCN election, had not been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari.…
Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin has visited Chad Republic where he joined other regional military chiefs to deliberate on agreement to accelerate the deployment of the 8,700 strong Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) to end Boko Haram insurgency in the region. The Chiefs of Defence Staff from the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) member countries, including Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Benin Republic, met in N’Djamena, the capital of Chad Republic and finalized details of deployment of the joint force set to fight the insurgent group that has killed thousands of people. According to a statement from the…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has warned the Federal Government against negotiating with the Boko Haram insurgent group arguing that such efforts may be an exercise in futility. A former Inspector General of Police who is also the ACF Chairman, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomasie noted that previous attempts at a peaceful resolution of the prolonged Boko Haram insurgency did not yield the desired results. “So far, so good, things are going on as they should and very soon, we who’ll finish with Boko Haram,” Coomasie said at a press conference in Kaduna, yesterday. “If you recall, the Federal Government in the…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has promised to step up the current 5000MW of electricity generation to 6000MW by December. The NERC Chairman, Dr Sam Amadi, made this statement at a two-day workshop organised for stakeholders in the sector to chat a way forward in Abuja on Tuesday. Amadi said the workshop was to ensure that generation and transmission companies improved on their services by providing adequate power to Nigerians. He said the essence of the workshop was to ensure that stakeholders in the industry reinforced their technical capacity on the grid in order to accommodate more energy. The chairman…
Everton Defender John Stones has handed a transfer request to his club with a view to forcing his move away from the club. The England international has been subject of two confirmed but rejected bids of £20m and £26m, with another £30m reported to have been tabled by suitors Chelsea. Everton insists they will not sell the central defender, who can also play as a full-back, to Chelsea, with manager Roberto Martinez responding to queries at a news conference earlier today that “…always the same question about John Stones and always the same answer. There is nothing to announce and nothing to…