Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Tuesday redeemed his pledge to assist victims of recent tanker fire explosions in Iyana-Ipaja and Idimu areas of the state last month with the distribution of cheques to 243 victims identified by the government. Represented by his Deputy, Dr. Oluranti Adebule at the event held at the Igando Rehabilitation Centre, Igando, Mr. Ambode urged the beneficiaries to utilize what he called government’s widow’s mite and return home to rehabilitate themselves as much they could. “We know that what government has given is not enough but with the belief that you are going to…
Author: Wale Adebayo
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal for Akwa Ibom, has adjourned its sitting till July 14 to enable the All Progressive Congress (APC) and its candidate, Umana Umana inspect materials used by INEC for the April 11 governorship election. The Tribunal Chairman, Justice Sadiq Umar, adjourned the case on Monday at the sitting of the tribunal at the FCT High Court complex, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Justice Umar-led-three man tribunal is sitting on a petition filed by Umana and his party, seeking to nullify the election of Governor Emmanuel Udom of the Peoples Democratic Party…
Etisalat Nigeria is calling on all innovative programmers and young inventors to submit their entries for the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Innovation. From(L-R): Chief Executive Officer, Etisalat Nigeria, Matthew Willsher; Winner, of 2014 Etisalat Prize for Innovation (Product/Service Category), Anthony Oniwon and Member, Board of Innovators, Etisalat Pan-African Prize for Innovation, Funke Opeke, at the media reception for 2014 Etisalat Pan-African Prize for Innovation. Awarded in two categories, the winners will receive N5,000,000 for the Most Innovative Product or Service launched in the last 12 months and N2,000,000 for the Most Innovative Idea. Entries can be submitted at www.etisalat.com.ng/innovation before…
The very sexy OAP, Tooz, celebrated her birthday yesterday. Her fiance, Captain Tunde Demuren threw a surprise birthday party for her at Fusion Restaurant Lagoon. The occasion was graces by her friends Lamide Adedeji and his wife, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and his fiancée Cynthia Obianodo, Noble Igwe, Fade Ogunro and Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi. Banky W, who has always been a close friend and the matchmaker between the couple, couldn’t make it because he was abroad shooting a TV commercial. Toolz who has held two surprise birthday parties for Captain Demuren wore a red fitting dress for the occassion. The very curvy OAP trended…
While the sexiest female celebrities appear unclad on social media, Justin Bieber seems so confident of his looks that has decided to shows off his package. The 21-year-old singer shared a new photo of himself fully unclad on Instagram on July 6 in hopes to get his 32 million followers to admire his physique. He captioned his epic photo: “look” as he’s seen pointing at a beautiful hill or the deep blue sea while on a boat in Bora Bora. He’s used to flaunting his newly worked out biceps on social media including photos of him tying just a towel but…
The Omo Baba Olowo of Nigerian music, tends to get media attention for the wrongest reasons. This time, the BET award winner was recently spotted on a two wheeler scooter in the United Kingdom. According to reports, Davido arrived a press conference ahead of his highly anticipated UK tour on the same 2 wheels electric scooter. With a wide smile driven across his face while on the electric scooter, the singer met with members of the UK press and DJs to officially announce the set dates for his tour. Davido recently made news after the release of his collaboration with…
It’s been some days now since that announcement that M.I Abaga was the new head of the music label Chocolate City. The award winning rapper has now flaunted photos of his new office yesterday, July 6, 2015. “This ain’t no tall order this is nothing to me..Difficult takes me a day.. Impossible takes three.. I do this in my sleep.. I sold Kilos of hope so I’m guessing I can run CC.. I’m not a business man.. I’m a business. Man!!!!! Lemme handle my business damn. Sean Carter re edited. #CBN” wrote M.I on the caption which is a slightly altered…
It’s no longer news that John Legend’s model wife, Chrissy Teigen, loves to show off her body, especially her boobies. Well, as long as John Legend has no problem with it, it’s not our concern either. Chrissy Teigen and John Legend pictured above as they arrived at Vogue Paris Foundation Gala at the Palais Galliera in Paris yesterday. Chrissy wore a see-through dress with no bra. See more photos below: – The post Photos: Chrissy Teigen Exposes Her Nipples As She Steps Out Bra-less With Husband, John Legend appeared first on INFORMATION NIGERIA.
The Peoples Democratic Party has accused the governing All Progressives Congress of reversing its earlier statement about the Excess Crude Account after it became clear the party had goofed. The party said the APC withdrew its initial statement to ensure no credit was given to the PDP administration for leaving some savings in the Excess Crude Account contrary to its claim that it inherited an “empty treasury”. A statement, the second to be issued by its spokesperson, Olisa Metuh on Tuesday, said, “Our attention has been drawn to yet another embarrassing flip-flop by the Presidency and the APC, this time…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has heaped praises on President Muhammadu Buhari for approving a package to help governors pay workers owed salaries for several months. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the governing party said it was particularly delighted that Mr. Buhari had shown that he was truly the father of the nation by eschewing partisanship in approving the intervention fund for all the states, irrespective of which parties they belong to. “We say this because when states were financially handicapped during the tenure of the last federal government, opposition…
An Honorary Special Adviser and member Board of Directors of the Bayelsa Oil Company Limited, Chief Alex Ekiotenne, Tuesday opted out of Governor Seriake Dickson-led administration ahead of the 2016 governorship election. Ekiotenne, who is one of the brains behind the Bayelsa People’s Consultative Assembly (BPCA), said he opted out of the Peoples Democratic Party-led government in the state because Dickson has disappointed Bayelsans. The elder statesman was a strong pillar of support for Dickson at the inception of his administration and would issue monthly statements mobilising elders and Bayelsans to support the government. He, however, fell out with the…
Governors elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday cautioned the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase against overheating the polity over plans to arrest and investigate the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu on alleged alliteration of the Senate Rules. In a statement released in Abuja by the media office of the governors under the aegis, PDP Governors’ Forum, condemned police harassment of Senator Ike Ekweremadu under the guise of investigating the alteration of senate standing rules. The forum described the moves by the Police as the obvious prodding of the police by the…
The Imo State Government has reacted to reports credited to a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Mike Ahamba that Governor Rochas Okorocha is threatening his life. Ahamba is the lead counsel to Emeka Ihedioha, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, who is challenging the election of Okorocha at the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. We had earlier reported that Chief Ahamba in the press statement that he personally signed, claimed that during the last meeting the Governor had with traditional rulers in the state, he had stood up traditional rulers from Mbaise area and sent a threat to him through…
New President Muhammad Buhari has vowed to wage war on the 6-year old insurgency Femi Hilekaan for Information Nigeria Islamic sect Boko Haram have continued to perpetuate violence on the Nigerian population as two deadly attacks rocked the city of Jos during the weekend, then Tuesday’s carnage at a University town in Zaria that killed at least 25-people, including a toddler. The new aggressive approach by the militant group, though precedent further illustrates the enormous challenge already in place for new President Muhammad Buhari. In Jos, the terrorist group attacked a popular Yantaya mosque, forcing traumatized worshipers to flee after…
CLERK TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, SALISU MAIKASUWA (R) SWEARINNG-IN THE DEPUTY SENATE PRESIDENT, IKE EKWEREMADU AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE 8TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN ABUJA ON TUESDAY (9/6/15).WITH THEM IS SENATE PRESIDENT BUKOLA SARAKI. (NAN) The Police have met with the Clerk of the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasuwa, and some principal officers over a petition that the Senate standing rules was substituted. The Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Abayomi Shogunle, confirmed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the meeting took place in the office of the clerk on Monday. Shogunle said that a senator had petitioned…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, has directed State Commissioners of Police to strengthen security at all Mosques, Churches and other worship centers across the country. According to a statement issued by Force Headquarters on Monday evening, adequate security has also been ordered for venues where Moslems break-fast in the evenings. The statement, which advised worshipers to be vigilant and promptly report to the Police any suspicious persons or substance found in or around their environment, also announced a ban on street hawking and all forms of trading on Abuja roads/Highways. The ban is specifically directed at street…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Anambra State Chapter, on Monday staged a peaceful protest over the Federal Government’s decision to relocate some Boko Haram suspects to Ekwulobia prisons in the state. They said that since the relocation of the suspects became public knowledge, there has been panic in the state with residents relocating to other communities for safety. The protesting CAN members included the Archbishop of the Diocese on the Niger and Dean Anglican Communion, Most Rev Christian Efobi, Catholic Bishop of Awka, Most Rev Paulinus Ezeokafor, Anglican Bishop of Awka, Most Rev. Alex Ibezim, Bishop of the Niger…
Following Tuesday morning’s deadly bomb explosion at the Sabon Gari Local Government Secretariat, which killed at least 25 people, the Kaduna State Government has announced measures to enhance public security in the state. The media aide to Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement said: “All beggars and hawkers are to stay off the streets until further notice. Any beggar or hawker found on the streets will be arrested until these measures are relaxed”. The statement also reiterated the state government’s ban on motorcycle taxis (achaba), warning that the law would be strictly enforced in this regard. Mr. El-Rufai…
Multiple bombs went off around 9am at the Sabon Gari Local Government Secretariat of Kaduna State on Tuesday morning killing 20 persons. The explosion came less than 24hrs after a suicide bomber blew herself up near a mosque in Kano and two days after 42 people were killed in multiple bomb blasts in Jos, Plateau State and six in Potiskum, Yobe State. Our correspondent at the scene shortly after the blast occurred learnt that two female suicide bombers carried out the dastardly act and most of the victims were primary school teachers and other public officials, who were undergoing the…
Following the demand for its IT solutions, Concept Nova has launched franchise partnership with Joemark Technical Services in Warri, Delta State. The highly anticipated Warri franchise launch is part of the company’s effort to expand the scope of its services and IT solutions beyond Lagos to its customers in the different parts of Nigeria. Joemark Technical Services is authorized as a resident partner and a distribution channel of all Concept Nova‘s products. Amongst which are the Fuel Management Solutions and Vehicle Monitoring Solutions. The launch which took place at Eku Plaza, Efunrun, Delta State over the weekend had as one…