The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief John Oyegun, is challenging those accusing him of receiving gratification over the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives elections to prove their claim. “Let anybody who says he brought come out and say that. It is a public thing. It is my integrity they are trying to smear,” the Edo State born politician said. Oyegun had been accused of receiving bribe to conduct a mock election that produced Senator Ahmed Lawan and Hon Femi Gbajabiamila as the APC candidates for the Senate President and House Speaker respectively.…
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Senator representing Bayelsa East Senatorial district Ben Murray-Bruce has advised Nigeria to prepare for the new idea age and engage people who can help the country in this regard, to mentor youths. “Ideas are ruling the world. Nigeria must prepare for the new idea age or fade away. I don’t know about you, but I do not want to fade away,” he wrote on Twitter. “FG should consider inviting Chinedu Echeruo who recently sold his idea to Apple for a billion dollars to help mentor our youths. “I am on Twitter to release my ideas for scrutiny and receive your…
There is more to the leadership tussle in the National Assembly than we know, it has emerged, with Senate President Bukola Saraki revealing that he escaped abduction by the whiskers ahead of the election that made him president of the senate. According to Saraki, on Tuesday, June 9, Senate inauguration day, following information he got of the abduction plot to keep him off the National Assembly, he altered his schedule by arriving the parliament car park at 6am, stayed in his car and then trekked at quarter to 10am into the chamber. Those opposing his ambition were said to have…
The Kano State Government on Saturday announced that it has extended its monthly environmental sanitation to Sunday. The state Commissioner for Environment, Dr Ali Makoda, disclosed this to journalists on Saturday, shortly after the monitoring exercise for the month of June. According to Makoda, the population of Kano, in addition to the rainy season, made it necessary for the extension to enable people to properly clean their surroundings and drainage. He commended the people of the state for their level of compliance during the exercise and implored them to continue with the attitude. He restated the new administration’s desire to…
Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima says the federal government is paying more attention to his state. “We have started feeling the impacts of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration,” he said. Speaking while breaking Ramadan fast (Iftar) with some internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Maiduguri at one of the 22 camps established for them in the Borno state capital, Shettima said that the federal government has taken over the welfare of IDPs in Maiduguri. He expressed that this was a radical departure from the immediate past administration where the state government was compelled to shoulder the heavy burden of catering for the…
Former governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Ibrahim Shehu Shema, has debunked claims that his administration left a debt bill of N42 billion. According to him, up to his last day in office last month, the state owed nobody. This came following a disclosure, last week, by the Katsina State transition committee chairman, Mustapha Muhammad Inuwa, that the Shema administration left behind a debt of about N42 billion while submitting his committee’s report . However, the Shema Media Team, in a release at the weekend, said the claim was the figment of the imagination of the committee chairman. The team, therefore,…
Famous Nigerian singer turned actress, Muma Gee has spoken about how she lost a lot of money in her political ambition in Rivers State, where she contested for an elective position but lost out in the last general elections. Muma Gee, who is married and has two kids with Nollywood actor, Prince Eke, opened up in an interview that her bank account is currently not as buoyant as it used to be after her loss at the polls even though she feels she was robbed off her mandate. ‘I lost a lot of money. I am in red now but…
Talented veteran Nollywood star, Pete Edochie has finally broken his silence on a Kenyan, who alleged the Things Fall Apart star is his dad. In an interview with The Vanguard, Edochie denied fathering a child outside wedlock and said the Kenyan looked more like a cattle rearer to him. ‘Why didn’t he come to Nigeria?‘ Edochie asked rhetorically. ‘I have never been to Kenya before. Where did I meet his mother? I am not a wayward person. Peter has been my Personal Assistant for over 17 years. If I were a sexually adventurous person, he wouldn’t have stayed with me…
Famous Ghanaian movie producer and actress, Yvonne Nelson, isn’t the actress with the biggest boobies in the industry. But that certainly didn’t stop her from showing off her cleavage on the red carpet 2015 BET scheduled to hold later today, Saturday June 27, 2015. The House of Gold star who was spotted at the Staples Centre in New York on Friday, June 26, 2015 shared the image on her Instagram account. Interestingly enough, Yvonne Nelson also noted the increase in size of her b**bs and captioned the picture, ‘My b**bs look big how did that happen??’ The actress is scheduled to…
An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Alhaji Abubakar Yabo, on Saturday in Sokoto expressed optimism that President Muhammadu Buhari would implement populist programmes and policies. Yabo said such programmes would redirect the energies of the youths for national development and address social vices. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Yabo noted that the intervention of Buhari on the political scene would soon put an end to mass unemployment, kidnapping, insurgency, armed robbery and other crimes. “Buhari has the political will to make things better for Nigerians,’’ he said. “The people-oriented programmes that will soon be unfolded by the…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has called on the National Assembly to be decisive in reforming the Electoral Act and reviewing the Constitution. Mr. Jega made the call at a Dinner organised for him by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, the Trade Union Congress and some Civil Society Organisations in Abuja on Friday night. “Electoral reform has just begun, a lot more efforts need to be done,” he said. “The Justice Muhammed Uwais panel has a lot of good recommendations, which are yet to be taken on board and implemented”. The electoral chief…
Alhaji Abubakar Yabo, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, on Saturday in Sokoto expressed optimism that President Muhammadu Buhari would implement populist programmes and policies. He said such programmes would redirect the energies of the youths for national development and address social vices. Yabo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the intervention of Buhari on the political scene would soon put an end to mass unemployment, kidnapping, insurgency, armed robbery and other crimes. “Buhari has the political will to make things better for Nigerians”, he said. The APC chieftain believed that focusing on youths would address the various…
Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva on Friday expressed optimism that he will overcome the persecution against him. He is presently facing a fresh 50-count corruption charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Speaking with State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, the ex-governor said that what he is going through is a passing phase that would come to pass. He wondered why his case is being celebrated even though he is not against prosecution if anything tangible was found against him. Sylva argued that there had…
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), on Friday, implored the public to ignore radio Biafra’s transmission. The commission was reacting to ‘hate messages’ purportedly emanating from the radio station on social media, where it called on ‘true Biafrans’ to go after some ethnic groups with everything at their disposal. In a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs of the commission, Alhaji Awwalu Salihu and made available to journalists in Abuja, the NBC said it had become aware of a pirate radio station transmitting seditious and divisive content contrary to the provisions of the nation’s extant broadcasting code and law. The…
The Police in Rivers State on Saturday confirmed the release of Rosemond Osagholu, the Vice Chancellor of Ignatius Ajuru University, Port Harcourt. Ms. Osagholu, a professor, was abducted by gunmen on June 20 as she was leaving the campus of the Rivers Government-owned institution. The Police Public Relations Officer in of the State, Ahmad Muhammad, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Port Harcourt that Ms. Osagholu was released on June 26. He did not, however, disclose the exact location of her release or if any ransom was paid for her freedom. “I can confirm to you that the Vice…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights activist, Chief Olisa Agbakoba, has condemned the restoration of Sir Celestine Omehia’s rights and entitlements as a former governor of Rivers State by the current governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike. Agbakoba, who spoke in an interview on Friday, described Goverbor Wike’s action as a useless distraction. He said the action was unnecessary and smacked of a deliberate attempt by Wike to spite his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi. Agbakoba said, “I am surprised that Wike would engage in this type of useless distraction because if the Supreme Court had decided on the matter, what powers…
NDLEA CHAIRMAN, AHMADU GIADE The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Friday revealed that it had seized narcotics and destroyed cannabis farms worth N542bn in 2014. Chairman and Chief Executive of the agency, Ahmadu Giade, who gave the figure in Abuja at the celebration of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and the launch of the National Drug Control Master Plan (NDCMP) 2015-2019, added that 12,304 persons were arrested and questioned in connection to hard drugs in the past 17 months. Within the same period, 2,800 persons have been convicted in court for drug offences, he…
Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, yesterday set aside official protocol as he led government officials to break their fast at an internally displaced persons’ camp. The governor was accompanied by the Shehu of Bama, Alh. Kyari Ibn Ibrahim Elkanemi, and other government officials when he joined over 2,000 IDPs to break the Ramadan fast. Shettima, who arrived the Yerwa Government Girls College camp of Bama IDPs, at about 6:15pm, first performed the late evening prayers in congregation of the IDPs before settling down to enjoy the breaking of fast with them. Security was provided by a combined team…
The biggest celebrity names in Africa, including popular Nigerian OAP, Tolu Toolz Oniru, Majid Michel and Fally Ipupa were spotted at the BET Experience – a reception gig in honor of international nominees ahead of the 2015 BET Awards. The event held at the Staples Centre in the United States of America with performances from top international acts that include Neyo and Nicki Minaj. Other African celebrities spotted at the event include MTV Base exec, Colette Otusheso, Yvonne Nelson, Sarkodie and John Dumelo. The awards ceremony is expected to hold tonight and has Nigerian acts like Wizkid, Davido and Yemi…
Troubled American rapper, DMX, has been arrested again, this time for not paying child support. The arrest happened minutes before getting on stage for his Radio City Music Hall concert Friday night, June 26, 2015. Multiple reports claimed that law-enforcement arrested the rapper after his ex-wife lodged a complain of his refusal to pay for his children support. A report on New York Post revealed that DMX’s staff called well-known bail bondsman, Ira Judelson to spring him from jail after the arrest. Angered fans took to Twitter to condemn his arrest. ‘They just locked up dmx outside radio city didn’t…