Author: Wale Adebayo

Wow, is this a coincidence or just an obvious move to market herself. Remember the lady who accused Timaya of defiling her in Atlanta, U.S? Well, she has released a single. According to reports, the lady, who has been identified as Shella B, took the opportunity of the one day fame to release her previously released single entitled #1. The track, which features Kiddominant – the producer of Orezi’s hit single, Rihanna – was recorded and produced by Kiddominant in 2015. It was further gathered that the song was released in December 2014. Interestingly, the song was re-introduced to the public…

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Ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s meeting with the All Progressives Congress Caucus of the House of Representatives at the new Banquet Hall of the State House on Monday at 5pm, the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Yussuf Lasun, has vowed to resist any attempt to make him step down. There have been pressure from some of the APC leaders, Chieftains and the government of Osun State, where Lasun hails from, to resign as deputy speaker so that Femi Gbajabiamila’s emergence as Majority Leader of the House would be smooth sail when lawmakers resume plenary on Tuesday. The Yakubu Dogara group had argued…

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RIVERS APC CHAIRMAN, DAVIES IKANYAThe Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress has backed the ongoing probe of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs. Gesila Khan, by the Department of State Services. The party, in a statement signed by the state Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, however, lambasted the Peoples Democratic Party for attempting to stop the DSS from carrying out its constitutional responsibilities. Ikanya argued that the PDP’s posture on the arrest of the state REC by the DSS indicated that the party and Mrs Khan were in alliance. “By petitioning the DSS over the probe of Mrs. Gesila…

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The immediate past Governor of Sokoto State, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko has expressed optimism that the leadership crisis rocking the Senate will soon be a thing of the past. Wamakko said Senators had been talking and considering the necessity of working together in the overall interest of peace and progress of Nigeria, rather than continue to bicker over group or personal interests. The former governor, who made this known yesterday while speaking to journalists, said the impression of rumbling among the Senators had always been the creation of the media, stressing that Senators were elected by their different constituencies not…

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The All Progressives Congress has said the Peoples Democratic Party as a party cannot provide a virile opposition to the APC-led Federal Government if its spokesman continues to issue “convoluted and fustian statements” in order to be in the news. “Today’s (Sunday) statement is the most tortuous yet by the PDP and, honestly, sounds more like a compendium of beer parlour gossips and side talks than a serious criticism of a sitting government”, the APC said in a statement in Lagos on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. “To be in opposition does not mean you have…

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The Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Comrade Shehu Sani, on Sunday said the case of alleged forgery of the 2015 Senate rules by some senators shouldn’t have been made a police case. The senator made his position known on the matter when he paid a courtesy call on the first civilian governor of Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa, at his Malali residence. “The forgery problem is not the issue of police but the issue of the senate”, he said. “I got elected on the 8th senate. I was provided with document that I used; whether that document was forged, I…

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Despite the rains, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has assured the citizens that his administration will complete major arteries of roads that lead to economic centres in the state capital, Port Harcourt. Wike spoke on Sunday when he inspected work on the ongoing Eleme Junction to Onne Junction of the federal road. The work will also include Trans-Amadi-Garrison-Slaughter road (with bridge) and the NLNG road (with bridge) in Port Harcourt. He undertook the Sunday road inspection after the church service in defiance of a downpour. He said that his administration will work with the contractors to ensure that they…

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Those involved in the killing of 34 peaceful protesters during the pro-Palestinian rally in Zaria, Kaduna State in July 2014 must not be allowed to go unpunished, Chairman of the Nigerian Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has declared. The protesters, comprising members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), were killed in cold blood by soldiers from the Nigerian Army depot in Zaria. Some innocent bystanders, who owned shops around the area where the shooting took place, were also hit by stray bullets. But Odinkalu said “If that number of people (34) can just be killed and nothing…

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Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Abdulaziz Yari, has tasked the newly elected President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Abdul-Waheed Odusile to entrench professionalism in the industry. A statement by NUJ’s Secretary General, Abuja Council, Emanuel Ogbeche, said the NGF chairman lamented the rising incidence of fake journalists and urged the new leadership to address the issue appropriately. “Journalism is a worthy profession that requires proper observance of the ethics”, the statement quoted Yari, who is the Governor of Zamfara State, as saying. It said Mr. Yari charged Odusile to “walk the talk” and justify the confidence reposed in…

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Governor Ibrahim Geidam of Yobe State has condemned the latest suicide attack in Damaturu the state capital, where a 10-year-old girl blew herself up at the entrance of a busy Sunday market. The Yobe Police Command spokesperson, Toyin Gbadegesin, had earlier told reporters that 15 people lost their lives in the suicide attack. But the governor, in a statement issued Sunday, said he has been briefed about the horrific attack “in which 19 people were killed and many others injured”. The statement, which was signed by Governor Geidam’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Bego, described the attack as another sad day in Yobe…

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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a thorough probe into the chlorine gas explosion in Jos, the Plateau State capital at the weekend, in which many people were killed and more injured. In a message of commiseration to the families of the victims and to the government and people of Plateau State over the incident, President Buhari said an investigation into the incident was necessary to avoid recurrence. “The investigation should unravel the facts as to whether this was just an accident. “Whatever is the case, we need to get to the bottom this unfortunate and tragic incident”, a statement signed…

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Members of the House of Representatives loyal to Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, yesterday, vowed to press on with their demand for enthronement in the four principal officers’ positions in the lower chamber of the National Assembly. Surprisingly, arrowheads of the camp such as Gbajabiamila himself, Mohammed Monguno, Pally Iriase and Ado Doguwa among others, were absent at the group’s press conference, confirming suspicions that the camp was breaking apart. However, the group dismissed as inconsequential defections from the group to the Speaker Yakubu Dogara group as reported, vowing that they remained unflinching in their demands. “We had hoped that with a…

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The PDP also slammed the government over comments by the Director of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Hussein, who was reported to have warned former first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan that if he sees her again at the Protocol Lounge of the Port Harcourt Airport, she would be dealt with. Mrs Jonathan was on her way to the burial of her late Chief Security Officer (CSO), Tamuno Jacob Igbomie, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, who was allegedly shot dead by unknown assailants. The former First Lady arrived the airport and went straight to the VIP lounge considering her status as…

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ca. 1983-1985, Nigeria — General Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria — Image by © William Campbell/Sygma/Corbis The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday accused President Muhammadu Buhari of running a discriminatory, vindictive and divisive government. The party also criticized the president for failure to set up his cabinet whilst continuing to make key decisions alone. This came in reaction to statements attributed to President Buhari that Nigerians who gave him 97 percent of their votes will be better treated than those who gave him five percent. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, addressing Journalists yesterday, noted that the statement was biased…

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Ahmed Joda The real reason why President Muhammadu Buhari has not yet named his cabinet emerged yesterday, according to Vanguard whose sources told that the president had been studying the report of the Transition Committee which he tasked with drawing up a blueprint for his administration. The report of the Ahmed Joda-led committee was submitted to the President in the first week of June 2015. If Buhari decides to use the report as submitted to him, he would work with 19 ministers and 17 ministers of state, bringing the total to 36, six lower than the previous administration’s 42. Some…

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Nollywood screen goddess, Genevieve Nnaji has shared new photos of herself having a good time at a beach. Genevieve is seen hanging out with some of her friends on the beach on a sunny Saturday. Some of the known friends to the superstar include Veronica Odeka, Oluchi Orlandi. The photos were taken at Inagbe Grand Resorts & Leisure, Lagos Photos below: –

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Superstar singer Davido who has continued to flaunt his daughter after first rejecting her, has taken her to see her grand dad. He shared the photo of his daughter and his dad on his Instagram page. Davido captioned the photo with “IMADE FINALLY MET GRANDPA.. SEE HER CHUBBY CHEEKS LOVE HER SOOO MUCH! MY PUMPKIN!” Davido’s baby mama is Sophie Momodu, Ovation CEO’s cousin.

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Is this another gainsay? General Overseer of Bible Life Church, Ajegunle, Lagos, Bishop Leonard Umunna has again said neither ex-president Goodluck Jonathan nor President Muhammadu Buhari is Nigeria’s saviour in the country’s current state. “I said it that neither Goodluck Jonathan nor Muhammadu Buhari is Nigeria’s political saviour,” Umunna told Vanguard in an interview. “No one person can save Nigeria the way things are now. I have not seen Buhari in the picture yet. It means it is the party, APC, that is still in control, not Buhari.” According to the cleric, judging by the president’s first month, the People’s…

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