A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, Chief Bodi Arerebo, yesterday challenged the state governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson, asking him to account for over N15bn he allegedly received from donors after the 2012 flood disaster in the state.Arerebo, who Dickson’s kinsman, recalled that after the flood disaster, philanthropic individuals and organisations, including international donors, gave billions of naira to the state for the resettlement of victims and rebuilding of structures.He, however, expressed concern over the money, which he alleged must have been mismanaged, especially as the governor had yet to tell the people how the flood…
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The Osun Legislators’ Forum, comprising lawmakers at the National Assembly and Osun State House of Assembly, have invited stakeholders in the state, including a former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Senator Iyiola Omisore, to a conference on how to move the state out of its present economic woes.The lawmakers, who were led to a press conference in Osogbo, the state capital on Saturday by a member of the House of Representatives, Mrs. Ayo Omidiran, said the forum was convoking the meeting in order to get suggestions on how the state government could get out of…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed an attack on one of its locations at Nembe Jetty, near Ogolomabiri Community in Bayelsa State by suspected oil bunkerers. A statement on Saturday by the Acting Director, Defence Information, Colonel Rabe Abubakar said that the incident is being investigated. According to him, the Joint Task Force Operation PULO SHIELD is working to apprehend the perpetrators of the attack. The Defence Headquarters vowed that the military will deal decisively with anybody or group involved in the attack and similar acts of sabotage on the nation’s economy. While reiterating the commitment of the military to…
New reports say that singers Olamide and Oritsefemi are engaged in a serious but coded beef following a collaboration with fast-rising Afro-pop singer, Sossi. Sossi featured both Oritsefemi and Olamide in the remix of his popular track, “Sebee”. The alleged beef started after Sossi and his management paid Olamide N1.5 million for him to feature in the remix while Oritsefemi was paid N500,000. According to a reliable source, Oritsefemi is not happy with Sossi and his record label because he believes Olamide is his junior in the music industry and he should be paid more. The source said “He’s believed…
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau, said on Friday that the recent dissolution of local government councils in the state was to check “deep-rooted corruption” in the system.Mr. Lalong made the clarification in Langtang North, while condoling the area’s caretaker committee chairman, Dan Dul, over the death of his mother, Titi Dul.He said the action was in line with his party’s resolve to do away with corruption in governance.The governor stressed that there was no court order restraining him from sacking the councils, whose tenure would have expired in March 2017.He pointed out that the suit reportedly filed by the sacked…
The Bayelsa Police Command said on Saturday that four soldiers and a policeman were killed in an attack on Nembe waterways by armed gunmen, suspected to be pirates.The command’s spokesman, Asinim Butswat, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa that the Joint Task Force (JTF) base at Nembe came under attack on Friday’s night.“On August 7, 2015, at about 11:30p.m., four speedboats loaded with gunmen, suspected to be sea pirates attacked the Joint Task Force (JTF) base, at Nembe Water Front, in Nembe LGA.“They killed four soldiers and one policeman. The gunmen carted away two HP guns and…
The senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani has openly disagreed with Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State, saying he has so far introduced unpopular policies and running a government that does not consider the interest of the people of the state.The senator also said he will not fail to call the governor to order if he doesn’t deliver on the promises made during the gubernatorial campaign.Sani, who spoke in an interview with Tribune, said while he never intended to be on a collision path with the present Kaduna administration, Governor El-Rufai’s policies are harsh, inconsiderate and anti-people.“He…
The embattled Peoples Democratic Party Chairman in Bayelsa State, Col. Sam Inokoba (retd.) has been asked to resign by the party’s Board of Trustees, Special Adviser to Governor Seriake Dickson on Political Matters, Mr. Fyneman Wilson, has said.Wilson, who stated this at a news conference in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital on Friday, said people misconstrued the decision of the BoT members at the meeting where it was resolved that members who were suspended and expelled, but yet to defect to other parties, had been pardoned.He, however, said the decision did not affect Inokoba, whose matter bordered on alleged embezzlement…
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, Kaduna State Council has said it is not against genuine verification exercise of workers in the state civil service to rid the government pay roll of ghost workers.The TUC Chairman, Comrade Shehu Mohammed, who stated this at a press briefing in Kaduna on Friday, said the Congress is in total support of any move that will ensure the free flow of money from illegal accounts to the government treasury for speedy development of the state.Mohammed, however, appealed to Governor Nasir El-Rufai to consider the payment of July 2015 salaries and wages of those civil…
The Director-General, Department of State Services, Mr. Lawal Daura, has said that the service will not stop its clampdown on corrupt public officials and other saboteurs.Daura, who was apparently reacting to the ongoing investigation of the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.) and crude oil thieves by the DSS, said the service would be professional in the discharge of its duties and under his leadership, the DSS would be accountable to Nigerians.The DSS boss stated this in an interview with Aljazeera TV on Friday.“Whatever comes before us with facts and figures, it will be dealt with equally…
The Chairman, Nigerian Governors Forum and Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulazeez Yari, on Friday said none of his colleagues had the right to touch local government’s funds.Yari made this assertion in a chat with State House correspondents shortly after he met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.According to the NGF chairman, Section 7 of the Constitution saddled the state Houses of Assembly with the responsibility of managing states’ finances.Yari said to the best of his understanding as a governor, the purpose of joint accounts between states and local governments was not to hold on to funds meant…
Lawyers from Akwa Ibom State have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to ignore complaints by senators elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was only after members of the party.The lawyers, under the aegis of Akwa Ibom Lawyers’ Forum, accused the PDP senators of trying to divert the attention of the president from his determination to rid the polity of corrupt people.The Forum particularly flayed the role being played among the senators by the immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom State and Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio.Akpabio is currently being investigated by the…
Controversial actress and singer, Tonto Dikeh has rubbished reports of a fling or any kind of s*xual relationship with her label boss, D’banj. In an interview with Olisa Adibua on the latest episode of The Truth, the ‘Sugar Rush’ singer maintains she has never slept with D’banj whom she is quick to praise for helping her music career in many ways. ‘Why would I do that? Never and it would never happen’, she responded when asked if she ever had an affair with D’banj. While stating further that she has no intention of sleeping with the self-styled Kokomaster, Tonto Dikeh…
Ini Edo abortion, husband-snatching and divorce In 2008, beautiful Ini Edo was enmeshed in abortion controversy. It was reported by the media that she had aborted a few weeks old pregnancy she had for her secret lover. It could have been a rumour but it really shook the industry. In 2008, Ruth Okoro, A Nigerian based in the US, accused Ini of snatching her husband, Philip, from her. She wrote the actress, pleading with her to leave her husband for her. For a while Ini Edo denied such relationship. Eventually though, she ended up marrying the man. Sadly, her union…
One of the founders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Minister of State for Education under President Goodluck Jonathan, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi says Amina Zakari, the acting head of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will never be made permanent. “I can confirm to you that Amina Zakari will never be chairperson of INEC,” said Kenneth in an interview with Vanguard. “A government’s business cannot be left in a vacuum. When the last chairman was leaving, somebody necessarily must take over in an acting capacity. What we have is a transition to a different government. “In a country…
file photo About 150 houses have been submerged in flood in Makurdi, Benue State after a six-hour downpour that lasted till the early hours of Friday. Among the areas badly hit by the flood were Demekpe, Wadata Rice mill, Agboughoul village, Mobile Barrack, Achusa village and Logo areas of the town. The flood which submerged several houses in the affected areas also swept away property of many families who were seen battling to save whatever they could rescue from the flood waters. One of the victims of the devastation, in Rice Mill area and a father of three, James Ojudu…
The Associate Head of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, Professor Igwe Onuoha says it will take the nation trillions of naira to be able to get the required megawatts that will give Nigerians uninterrupted power supply. According to him, there is a very wide gap between “our capacity at the moment and what actually Nigerians need. There are distinctively specific things that Nigerians need to put in place in other to increase the generation but it is an expensive venture for a nation of 160 million people”. Speaking to Engineering students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) during a…
The Nigerian movie industry, also known as Nollywood is no doubt filled with hot and sexy actors and actresses. Nollywood has grown big and this is as a result of the contribution of the amazing actors and actresses in the industry. Without running to their plastic surgeons for a little nip and tuck, some of these actresses actually work for those figures to keep themselves in shape. Below are top 5 sexiest Nollywood actresses: 1 OMOTOLA JALADE-EKEINDE Nollywood actress also known as “Omosexy” has all it takes to have a sexy body. The curvy actress and mother of four children,…
There is currently serious flirting going on between Zayn Malik, 22, and Kylie Jenner, 17! Zayn favorited one of Kylie’s TwitPics just days after breaking off his engagement from Little Mix‘s Perrie Edwards, 22, and Kris Jenner, 59, has already taken note. HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY learned just how much Kris would love to have her youngest daughter date the hot singer. Kris has expressed her concerns about Kylie dating Tyga, 25, so it’s not surprise that she’s supportive of the Zayn/Kylie coupling. She was scared Tyga would end up hurting Kylie, but from the sounds of it, she certainly doesn’t feel that way…
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to get serious about agriculture as crude oil and gas exports will no longer be sufficient as the country’s major revenue earner. The president gave the charge at an audience with Dr Kanayo Nwanze, the Nigerian born President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday. “It’s time to go back to the land. We must face the reality that the petroleum we had depended on for so long will no longer suffice. We campaigned heavily on agriculture, and we are ready to assist as many want…