Lagos lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has implored former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to apologise to Nigerians for admitting that the withdrawal of $2 billion from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) was authorised by President Jonathan and not the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC). The Senior Advocate of Nigeria also advised the ex-minister to stop denying her role in the mismanagement of the nation’s economy. Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, had alleged that Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala unilaterally approved the withdrawal of the $2 billion from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) “without authorisation”.…
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Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has congratulated renowned playwright, Professor Wole Soyinka, on the occasion of his 81st birthday. The congratulatory message contained in a statement signed by Secretary to the Ogun State Government, Taiwo Adeoluwa on Sunday, described the 1987 Nobel Laureate prize winner for Literature as “a quintessential scholar, who bestrides the literary world like a Colossus”. “Soyinka excels in all the genres of literature and his prodigious works have continued to be a reference point in academic circles all over the world”, the statement said. Mr. Amosun said the first winner of the prestigious Awo prize…
Unknown gunmen, weekend, shot eight people dead at Agbonchia market area, Eleme Local Government of Rivers State, according to eyewitnesses. State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Muhammad, however, said five people died, adding that a suspect had been arrested. According to him, the killers stormed a place around a market where people wash motorcycles and opened fire on those around. “The assailants came on motorcycles, opened fire at a motorcycles wash point at Agbonchia Eleme and fled. Five persons lost their lives. “Preliminary investigation revealed that the attack was related to cult activities. One suspect is right now undergoing…
At least 13 persons died in last Thursday’s Agip pipeline explosion along Tebidaba-Clough Creek trunk line in the mangrove swamp of Azuzuama, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Bayelsa State government confirmed the death toll in a statement yesterday. It said victims of the explosion are staff of Bayelsa State Ministry of Environment and the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA). The statement by the Information and Orientation Commissioner, Esueme Dan-Kikile, also said that six staff of an indigenous oil servicing firm, M. G. Vogas, a soldier on guard duty and two Agip staff, were also killed in…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to account for $5.5 billion paid in dividends to the federal government by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) since 2004, following published reports that the funds were never paid into the Federation Account as they should have been. The APC described as a glaring example of grandstanding, the attempt by the PDP to distort the facts about the source of the $2.1 billion that was approved for sharing by the three tiers of government by President Muhammadu Buhari. “Whereas the Presidency corrected the initial erroneous report…
Bad girl Riri showed off her new wavy locks and her sexy body in a crop top and baggy pants.. Earlier in the day,she rocked a similar outfit in black.. Shoes and lipstick on fleek.. Source: talkofnaija The post Rihanna Flashes Toned Tummy In Two Hot Outfits | Photos appeared first on INFORMATION NIGERIA.
Reports have just gotten to me that veteran Nollywood actor, Sir Ozor Akubueze has passed on. He died in Enugu on Friday July 10 after a longtime battle with a pancreatic disease. He was in his 70s and appeared in several Nollywood movies that were shot in Enugu. May his soul rest in peace..amen. The post R.I.P: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Sir Ozor Akubueze Is Dead!!! appeared first on INFORMATION NIGERIA.
I already share reports of the dedication of Nollywood’s Nuella Njubigbo’s daughter with her movie producer husband, Tchidi Chikere. Actors Olu Jacob and Joke Silva as well as singer J Martins were at the dedication. See photos below: – The post Update: Photos From Nuella Njubigbo’s Child Dedication appeared first on INFORMATION NIGERIA.
It’s been a while we heard from him, but the controversial writer is back. Etcetera has dropped a new message and it’s for President Buhari Read it below: – Wake up, President Buhari. Get in the game; you have left the door open for more Federal Government bailout. The question is, why would the Federal Government get involved? And, beyond that, why should it? Can the Federal Government really help a state like Osun? Hell no!! The predicament of these states is due primarily to two causes. One is mismanagement, which has amounted to billions of their total shortfall. The…
Controversial singer and entrepreneur, Dencia, got the shock of her life when she realized that the lady she had always referred to as her sister, was actually her mother. In a new chat with PUNCH Saturday Beats, the fair skinned singer said that she went into a state of severe depression when she found out. Years later, she has been able to come to terms with the reality of her birth and has fought the depression. Dencia said that everything is fine in her family but nobody seems to want to tell her the story of her birth. “I went…
GOV. DAVE UMAHIThe Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, on Sunday paid a courtesy visit on former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his hilltop mansion, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Though details of the 45 minutes closed-door meeting were kept away from the press, the governor informed journalists after emerging from the meeting that he came to show appreciation to the ex-president for his non-partisan attitude to national matters. “We also came here to thank you for the manners and the ways you have been using the wisdom of God to assist in piloting the affairs of our nation. I thank you very…
The Osun State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) Saturday raised the alarm over what it termed “a devious orchestration of series of allegations targeted at demonising the state governor, Rauf Aregbesola”. In its reaction to media reports alleging that some unidentified thugs attacked some residents at a newsstand in Osogbo, the state capital, the party in a statement said “available facts indicate that what was sold to the media as an attack by thugs fraudulently and mischievously called APC thugs, was a disagreement that ensued between two people who engaged each other in arguments over football and politics”. The…
A former Senior Special Assistant to Governor Rauf Aregbesola on Electronics and Broadcast, Engineer Remi Omowaiye, has lampooned the Ohanaeze Youth Council over its attack on the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Omowaiye, who also condemned the statement credited to the group in its reaction to the invitation of the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, by the police for his alleged involvement in the forgery of the Senate Rules, warned the Igbo group against being used to tarnish Tinubu’s image. OYC, which is the youth wing of the pan-Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigo,…
Executive Director, Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth (ERA /FoEN) Dr. Godwin Uyi Ojo has advised the federal government to focus on investment in renewable energy research, green technology, subsidies and zero tarrifs to promote non-grid clean energy systems. Ojo gave the advice weekend in Benin City at the 5th Renewable Energy Workshop. He said the call has become necessary because the recent Inter-government Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 5th Assessment report emphasised that climate change impacts would likely increase due to anthropogenic causes releasing Greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere which in turn will lead to rising global temperatures, extreme…
Kwara State governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for bailing out States so as to enable them offset outstanding salaries of workers. Speaking on Sunday in Ilorin, through a statement signed by his chief Press Secretary (CPS), Abdulwahab Oba, Ahmed said that the bailout would give the states the opportunity to work out new modalities of improving their revenue base and shore up their Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). He said Kwara would soon depend less on the Federation account Allocations as it intended to improve on its IGR in order to meet its obligations to the people. The…
Four people were yesterday killed by armed Fulani herdsmen at Dan-Anacha in Gassol local government area of Taraba State. About 20 people sustained varying degrees of injuries. The latest attack is coming just five days after Governor Darius Ishaku read a riot act to traditional rulers in the state during a security meeting to ensure overall peace in every part of the state saying whoever is found wanting would face the full wrath of the law. The Fulani herdsmen reportedly launched the attack to avenge the death of a Fulani who was killed in the area after being robbed of his…
Kwara state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned the state government against diverting the federal government’s bailout meant to offset all the outstanding salaries and allowances of workers and pensioners in the state. According to Thisday, the warning might not be unconnected with fears in certain quarters over the alleged plan by some state governments to divert the bailout fund to pay some contractors instead of paying the salaries and allowances. In a letter to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed dated July 7, 2015 and signed by the state chairman of the NLC, Yekini Agunbiade, the union urged the…
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the 36 state governors to ensure that anybody who is above 35 years is not appointed either Minister or Commissioner for Youth Affairs. Barr. Silas Onu, who is vying for the presidency of the NYCN at the elections coming up in August, expressed dismay that in the past, older people had been saddled with the responsibility of overseeing Youth Affairs Ministries at both the federal and state levels. He therefore said the council would mobilise youths across the country to reject the prevailing situation where older people…
Famous Nigerian veteran Nollywood actor, Ozor Akubueze died on Friday, July 10, in Enugu state. The Nollywood celebrity passed away in his seventies following the long-time battle with pancreas disease. An executive of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) confirmed the information yesterday. It has been learnt that Akubueze, who featured in several Nollywood movies shot in Enugu, last year underwent surgery, with the bills covered by the AGN. Rest In Peace (R.I.P).
The South-East Caucus of the National Assembly has passed a vote of confidence on the embattled Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who was interrogated by the police for his alleged role in the amendments made to the Senate Rules 2015 The caucus took the stand in a communiqué issued after they rose from a meeting in Abuja Thursday night. The lawmakers in the statement by the chairman of their caucus, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe, said they “noted with a deep sense of concern the orchestrated attempts to malign and undermine the highly esteemed person and office of the deputy president of…