THE TRUCK WITH FULANI HERDSMEN INSIDE (CREDIT: SAHARA REPORTERS) The Southern Kaduna town of Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State is presently under lockdown following the arrest of 22 Fulani herdsmen allegedly in possession of a huge cache of arms and ammunition. The discovery led angry youths in the area to demand the immediate release of the suspects as the news filtered into town so as to lynch them. Information Nigeria reports that an atmosphere of uncertainty has pervaded Kafanchan in recent times as a result of the invasion of Southern Kaduna communities by suspected Fulani herdsmen. Penultimate…
Author: Wale Adebayo
A Former Minister of Information, Prof. Dora Akunyili, on Tuesday, declared that President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to convene the National Conference was his most courageous act yet. Akunyili, who is a delegate at the conference, made the remark as part of her contribution during the discussion on the inaugural speech of President Jonathan. She added that conference was the president’s best centenary gift to the country. Akunyili said, “I want to start by congratulating Mr. President for having the courage to convene the National Conference; Nigerians have for long clamoured for this National Conference. I regard this National Conference as…
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has disclosed that teachers in Public Primary and Secondary Schools in the state, who refused to show up for the Assessment exercise organized by the state government, may soon have their names deleted from the state’s payroll. Oshiomhole, who made this known on Wednesday while receiving the report of the exercise from the Teachers’ Assessment Committee led by Prof Dennis Agbonlahor, former Vice Chancellor, Ambrose Alli University, said “I can readily tell you is that no teacher will remain in the pay roll of Edo State Government if we have not assessed him and…
Newly wedded Paul Okoye of the P-Square duo has fully assimilated into the role of father and husband. He shared the above photo of himself playing with his son. Paul finally officially got married to his baby mama who he has been dating for over a decade now.
It seems this year is going to be similar to 2013, in terms of celebrity weddings taking place. Nollywood actress — Uchenna Nnanna has fixed her white wedding with her Spain based hubby Richard Uchechukwu Maduka for April 21 in Port Harcourt. The couple had their traditional wedding on September 28th 2013 at her hometown in Ihechiowa Arochukwu in Abia state. Congrats to them!!
By now, we have all heard about the break-up of Wizkid and his cute ex — Tania Omotayo. One of our favorite celeb couples broke up weeks ago and Tania has shared photos showing that she is doing fine without Wizzy. She shared this pictures on her Instagram page. More photos below: –
Nollywood actor turned politician, Augustine Ejike Metu, aka Methuselah in a recent interview made some shocking revelations about some movie producers in the industry. The actor who used to be popular revealed why he stopped acting saying: “It got to a point in the industry where some producers took pictures of actors to native doctors to know whether their faces will sell films. As someone who is not diabolical, I was not comfortable with that. So, I decided to step aside. Also, at a point, producers became lords. They were so greedy and myopic that they released ten films in…
Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha in apparent response to some of his critics, who have questioned the rationale behind his dumping of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), on whose back he rode to power for the All Progressive Congress (APC), has declared that if the late Igbo leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu were to still be alive, he would have not only given his consent but would have joined the APC. Okorocha in a statement on Tuesday, noted that in his lifetime, the late Ojukwu had been concerned on how to launch Ndi-Igbo back to the mainstream of Nigerian…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday urged delegates at the ongoing national conference to look into restructuring the nation’s federal system. This is contained in a statement issued by his media office in Abuja. “The need to re-work the current federal arrangement in the country should be a major focus of delegates at the ongoing national conference”, he said. Atiku noted that the existing federal structure gave too much functions and resources to the government at the centre, thus suppressing the spirit of innovation and enterprise among the people. He, however, expressed the hope that the envisaged robust federal system…
Actress Lupita Nyong’o, who won the best supporting actress at the Oscars, posted photo of a bottle of soda which has her name on the label. A Kenyan school was recently renamed after the actress and now a photo of Lupita Soda has surfaced on social media. Lupita Nyong’o shared this photo on her Instagram page and captioned it “Spotted: Lupita spots Lupita in New York City.” See photo below: Lupita Amondi Nyong’o is an actress, film and music video director of dual Kenyan and Mexican citizenship. In 2013, she earned the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, among numerous other awards…