The umbrella body of Ijaw youths, the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, has condemned random bombings of the Niger Delta by the Nigerian military under the guise of arresting sea pirates. The IYC President, Comrade Udengs Eradiri, said inasmuch as the group condemned criminalities in the region, such random air raids were a ploy to bomb the Niger Delta people. Eradiri made the youths’ position known at the Izon House Headquarters of the IYC in Yenagoa, Bayelsa of Wednesday, when he received officials of the Niger Delta Youth Forum that honoured him with an Award of Excellence for his exemplary leadership.…
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A former Minister of Information Chief Alex Akinyele is not suffering ill-health, his Media Adviser, Aliu Mohammed Olurotimi, said yesterday. According to Olurotimi, the ex-minister is hale and hearty. In a statement, the media adviser said: “Our attention has been drawn to publications in some newspapers and the social media that Former Minister of Information, Chief (Sir) Alex Akinyele is ill and needs urgent medical attention. “We wish to state that the story is not only false and absolutely misleading but a figment of the dirty and wicked imagination of the writers. “This misleading story has not only caused an…
The Lagos State government has voiced its opposition to the contentious s*xual Offences Bill (2014), which is currently awaiting President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent. The controversial bill is among the 46 bills hurriedly passed by the 7th Senate in its last days and forwarded to the Executive for presidential assent. The Bill reportedly makes 11 years the legal age for consent to have s*x with a child. Addressing a briefing in Lagos yesterday with members of the Domestic and s*xual Violence Response Team (DSVRT), Solicitor-General for Lagos, Mr. Lawal Pedro, said there were certain provisions in the bill considered “offensive, obnoxious, inconsistent…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday denied lending its support to the planned moves by the Federal Government to remove fuel subsidy. A section of the media had reported during the week that President Muhammadu Buhari might remove fuel subsidy to free up more funds for cardinal programmes of his administration. The reports also said the recommendation to remove subsidy was made by the Ahmed Joda-led Transition Committee, which claimed to have received the consent of critical stakeholders, including the NLC to that effect. But the NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, in a statement yesterday, stated “unequivocally that at…
It was all fun in Kumasi, Ghana over the weekend as Ghanaian star Asamoah Gyan & Nigerian Born Togolese Striker Emmanuel Adebayor hit the Garden City for a friendly football match. It was reported that Ghanaian celebrities and professional football stars who were in Kumasi over the weekend for Asamoah Gyan’s “Stars Soccer Fiesta” charity fun-game to thrill thousands of fans also gave them something different to watch and talk about. Emmanuel Adebayor & Asamoah Gyan with others paraded their expensive cars for public view during the match. There was a Hummer Jeep and Porsche Cayenne owned by Tottenham…
The actress shared this photo of her in school..Always been stylish! The post Daniella Okeke Shares Epic Throwback Photo appeared first on INFORMATION NIGERIA.
Early in the week, American rapper, 50 Cent signed US-born Nigerian singer, songwriter and actor Rotimi Akinosho to his G.Unit label. Rotimi then went on to release the remix of his song titled ‘Lotto’ featuring his new label boss, 50 Cent. In this report, we unveil 7 facts you should know about Rotimi Akinosho… Rotimi was born in Maplewood, New Jersey to Nigerian parents and attended Columbia High School where he was marked out as a talent both on the school’s basketball team and the choir. He continued his studies at Northwester University and graduated with a Communications minor in Business.…
Very sexy Nollywood actress, Ruth Kadiri has spoken her thoughts on marriage. Ruth Kadiri today advised married women not to divorce their husbands for ‘petty reasons’. She shared the above photo and wrote in the caption: – “Women who divorce their husbands for petty reasons always end up regretting it. Choose your spouse wisely. And stay married.” Kadiri however did not explain what she meant by ‘petty reasons’. On the 3rd of June, 2015 Ruth Kadiri who is 27 years old said if she is not yet married by 30, she will have a baby. “And so I’ve decided. Once I clock…
Younger brother to Comedian Ayo Makun, Omoniyi Makun aka Yomi Casual, has opened up on how people rejected him when he was just starting out. The internationally known fashion designer said he thanked God is now among top Fashion Designers in Nigeria. According to him: – “Throwing it back to 2006, model that year. I don hustle for this life. So many casting, sorry we can’t use you, you are too black. Look at me now.” The post Yomi Casual Opens Up: “I Was Rejected Because Of My Black Skin” appeared first on INFORMATION NIGERIA.
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday said the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan left behind a “virtually empty treasury”. He said debts owed by the government was running into hundreds of millions of Dollars and urged the media to explain the true position to Nigerians so as to avoid protests. “It is not by accident that I got the best of you to be the special adviser, one of the 15 aides I had to get clearance from the Senate. He is one of the best President of the guild that I can have as special advisers. I brought one of…
President Muhammadu Buhari today ordered the Chief of Defence Staff and the Inspector-General of police to dismantle all military check points nationwide, noting that internal security should be left to the police. According to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Aliyu Ismail, Buhari gave the order when he had a meeting with officials of the Ministry of Defence at the State House. “The President has instructed the Chief of Defence Staff to get the Chief of Army Staff and the Inspector General of Police to remove all the military men along the roads across the country,” the News Agency of…
At least 20 people were killed today in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital when female suicide bombers attacked a fish market in the city. The bombers who were disguised as beggars to try to gain entry into the market, according to eyewitnesses attacked the market at some minutes to 4:00PM. Reports say that one woman blew herself up inside the market, while another one who fled blew herself up close to the market, with no casualties. Although no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, it is believed to have been perpetrated by Islamist militant group Boko Haram. The terrorists…
Nigeria’s first indigenous automobile manufacturer, Innoson Motors Nigeria Limited is asking for N30 billion in damages in a suit against Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB) following an ex parte order of Mareva Injunction obtained by the bank, freezing Innoson’s accounts in all the banks in Nigeria. A legal battle had started between Innoson and GTB when the company challenged the action of Nigerian Customs Service for auctioning its goods. In a Garnishee Order Absolute, the court had ordered GTB to pay Innoson N2,048,737,443.67 from Customs account. But the bank appealed the judgement. However, the Court of Appeal in Appeal no. CA/1/258/2011…
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja Monday struck out a N25.7 billion criminal charge brought Mr. Francis Atuche, former Managing Director of Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank Plc) and others. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had instituted a 27-count charge including stealing and conspiracy against Mr. Atuche; his wife, Elizabeth; and a former Chief Financial Officer of the bank, Ugo Anyanwu. In a ruling delivered by the presiding judge, Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo, the court held that it is duty bound to comply with the decisions of Court of Appeal in the appeal of Okey Nwosu and Erastus Akingbola.…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar today declared that he is determined to use everything at his disposal to support President Muhammadu Buhari to succeed. He condemned comments by some people which he said was aimed at drawing a wedge between President Buhari and himself. The former Vice President said people should be aware that he holds the president in very high esteem, and would always remain loyal to him, and support him in every endeavour to succeed as president. He also restated his commitment to the Buhari administration. “Not only did Atiku Abubakar congratulate Buhari after his emergence as…
Embattled Senator representing Ogun-East Senatorial District, Prince Buruji Kashamu, has faulted the Federal Government for appealing a court judgment stopping his extradition to the United States for drug-related offences. According to him, it was wrong for the government to have appealed through the Attorney-General of the Federation, when President Muhammadu Buhari had yet to appoint a Minister of Justice, who also doubles as AGF. The Federal Government, through the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, had been seeking Kashamu’s extradition to the US for alleged drug-related offences. In a statement by his media aide, Mr. Austin Oniyokor, on Saturday, the Senator…
Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, has appointed Alhaji Usman Shuwa Jidda as the new secretary to the state government (SSG), to replace Ambassador Baba Ahmed Jidda, who occupied the position for the past 10 years. The governor, however, retained his ‘dependable’ spokesman, Isa Umar Gusau, as the special adviser on Communication and Strategy. Ambassador Jidda, a seasoned technocrat, had since the last general elections distanced himself from the Shettima-led government, a development many reasoned was a result of a silent war between both politicians. According to a press statement issued by Hajiya Maryam Ibrahim, a Permanent Secretary on…
The Northern community in the South-South geo-political zone of the country has called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to forget the very important role former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi played to ensure his victory during the 2015 presidential elections in the country. They therefore, appealed to the president to ensure that Amaechi, who was Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APCPCC), is appointed into a position that is commensurate with his contributions and sacrifices towards the emergence of the APC-led federal government. Chairman of the Northern Community in the South-South zone, Alh Muhammadu Ali Kwande, disclosed…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has declared himself the backbone behind his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi’s emergence as governor. Wike said this on Saturday while speaking with journalists at the Government House, Port Harcourt, Rivers State The governor explained that he was teaching those in Amaechi’s camp the way to play the game of politics, because “there is no polling booth in the state that I do not know or do not know anybody”. For those who have been criticizing his emergence as governor, he said, “the fact is that I was prepared for that election. “I was a council…
The Anglican Bishop of Wusasa Diocese in Zaria, Kaduna State, Rt. Rev. Ali Buba-Lamido has advocated death penalty for corrupt public office holders. Buba-Lamido made the call at the Sixth Synod of the Wusasa Diocese of the Anglican Communion, held today in Zaria, Kaduna State. He opined that the death penalty option is the only way to put public officers in Nigeria in check. According to him, the call became necessary due to the fact that corruption could kill more people than a conventional weapon. “If our leaders know that they would be prosecuted if found corrupt they would be on…