President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday urged African leaders to place the interests of their countries above narrow personal interests. He said this while chairing the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) meeting at the on-going AU summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to him, the situations of South Sudan and Burundi required the leaders to put the situations in both countries in proper context. “The people of these countries are suffering while their political leaders are bickering among themselves. “I believe that is incumbent upon us as leaders to always place the interest of our countries above narrow…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Nigerians thought an end was finally in sight to the country’s power troubles when the federal government privatised the generation and distribion sections of the power industry, but the country’s power shortages still persist. Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo knows why the privatisation has not yielded any fruits. Speaking at the 10th Anniversary Lecture of Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State, osinbajo alleged that dubious contracts awarded by past administrations have disrupted energy distribution in Nigeria. According to him, despite investments worth several billions of dollars in power generation and distribution over the years by the government, businesses, Nigerians still suffer greatly on…
A pastor of the Living Faith Church, aka Winners Chapel, Seyi Adekunle was on Saturday evening abducted by gunmen who invaded the church while he and other pastors were having prayer session in preparation for Sunday services at his Calabar church. The gunmen numbering five were said to have stormed the church at about 7.50 pm when the pastors were praying in the main auditorium of the church, shooting sporadically into the air before whisking the pastor away. “Normally on Saturdays, we have a number of activities but the pastors prayer session comes last, it was while the session was…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has cautioned filling station owners and other oil marketers against activities of fake DPR officials defrauding unsuspecting businessmen. The DPR spokesman, Mr Mohammed Saidu, gave the advice in an interview on Sunday in Abuja. According to him, there is a desperate attempt by some fraudsters to extort oil marketers and tarnish the integrity of the department. Saidu said some fraudulent persons had capitalised on the fuel scarcity situation to defraud some unsuspecting marketers, adding that this caused overpricing of fuel in some areas. “The outcome of this scarcity has caused us a lot where…
Policemen attached to the 9th Mile Division of Enugu State Police Command raided a ‘baby factory’ located at Etiti in Amankwo-Ngwo Udi Local Government Area on Friday, where they rescued nine girls at various stages of pregnancy. The ‘baby factory’ was allegedly operated by a suspect arrested on June 13 during a raid on his private house where he operated from. The state police command spokesperson, Mr.Ebere Amaraizu, confirmed the arrest, saying pregnant girls were rescued during the raid. Amaraizu said, “We had strong intelligence from about his activities. We had to put a tab on him for some time which eventually paid off. “Nine girls…
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company on Saturday urged electricity consumers to brace up for upward adjustment in tariffs to partly meet the reality of the prevailing economic situation. Oladele Amoda, EKEDC’s chief executive officer, made the plea in Lagos at a stakeholders’ consultative forum with the customers on the need to adjust electricity tariffs. Currently, the company is charging N26 per kilowatts for a residential building. Justice Mohammed Idris of Federal High Court in Lagos had on Thursday renewed an earlier order restraining the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission from implementing the new electricity tariff. NERC had proposed tariff increase effective…
Plateau State Governor, Mr. Simon Lalong, has called on the police as well as the Fulani and Berom community leaders to put an end to the incessant attacks on innocent citizens in the state. The governor made the call Saturday in Jos, the State capital during a stakeholders’ meeting with leaders of the Fulani, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Riyom, Jos South and Barkin Ladi, Local Government Areas and state Commissioner of police, Nasiru Oki. While addressing the gathering at the Government Lodge, Rayfield, Governor Lalong expressed displeasure with the renewed violence in the state. He, therefore, appealed…
Proud Daddy, Nuhu Ribadu led his princess of a daughter, Fatima Ribadu as she graduated from the Nigerian Turkish International College in Abuja. The 2015 Adamawa state PDP gubernatorial aspirant and former Chairman of the Petroleum Revenue Task Force -Nuhu Ribadu’ pretty daughter Fatima was undeniably the prom queen of the graduation ceremony held on Friday. She is now going to look for a good university to attend for higher education. Photos below… Nuhu Ribadu has recently just flown back to the country after attending an international event where Obasanjo revealed that during his stint as the EFCC boss, he was poisoned by his enemies.
The 18-months-old marriage of popular Nigerian radio personality, television host and vlogger, Toke Makinwa is in troubled waters. *Toke Makinwa and Husband during their wedding The 30-year-old beautiful woman known for co-hosting The Morning Drive on Rhythm 93.7 FM got married to her on and off boyfriend, Maje Ayida(who is also a health instructor) in a surprise wedding in 2014. The wedding, came as a surprise to many because it happened at a time when every onlooker taught they might be parting away. *Toke’s husband, Maje Ayida with Anita Solomon Yesterday, reports made it known that Maje Ayida has impregnated…
RIVERS APC CHAIRMAN, DAVIES IKANYA The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to hold the state Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike responsible for any breach of peace in the state that may result from his planned dissolution of elected chairmen and councilors of the 23 local government areas of the state. This is as the party called on the National Assembly, Civil Society Organizations and the general public to prevail on the governor to jettison the idea of sacking the local government officials, who it pointed out were duly elected on May 23, 2015.…
The wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has appealed to governments at all levels to ensure fair representation of women in appointments. She made the appeal on Saturday night when she hosted Nigerian women and youths to an appreciation dinner for their support toward her husband’s victory in the last general election. The dinner held at the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Mrs Buhari expressed concern that the number of elected women in governance had reduced drastically in this new dispensation, saying that National and State Assemblies are the worst hit. “This is not fair; we…
The Senator representing Kaduna Central, Comrade Shehu Sani, on Saturday said the All Progressives Congress, APC, would resist any attempt by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to divide it. Sani, who was reacting to the emergence of Bukola Saraki as Senate President of the 8th Senate, made the assertion when he visited physically challenged people at their base on Kano Road, Kaduna. “We will not allow the PDP in the National Assembly to divide our party”, the lawmaker said. “We will initiate a process of reconciliation, of bringing both the Unity and the Like Minds Forum together with a view…
The controversy over the recent election of principal officers of the National Assembly may be far from over following the demand by Aggrieved Senators of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the immediate resignation of the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. The senators, who are loyal to Senator Ahmad Lawan, the APC’s candidate for the Senate Presidency, insisted that Ekweremadu’s resignation was one of the conditions that would make the faction to recognize Senator Bukola Saraki as President of the Senate. The aggrieved lawmakers, under the aegis of the Senate Unity Forum, however, stated that they had nothing personal against…
The Peoples Democratic Party has said its door is open to receive the Senate President, Bukola Saraki; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and their supporters, should they decide to dump the governing All Progressives Congress. The APC had threatened to sanction Saraki and Dogara for defying its directive not to run for Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively. The governing party had presented Senator Ahmed Lawan and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as its consensus candidates for the positions. However, with the backing of members of the PDP and other opposition parties, Saraki and Dogara,…
Caitlyn Jenner who used to be known as Bruce Jenner before her gender transition, was reportedly paid $5 million for her new documentary series, ‘I am Cait’ on E! E! Initially offered $2 million but were forced to up their offer as they feared losing the rights to the eight-part ‘I Am Cait’ series to another network. A source told RadarOnline: ‘It’s the biggest pay-cheque ever given by E! for a solo reality show, and Caitlyn’s agent was relentless in getting her the huge payday. ‘At one point, talks between the network and E! had broken down, because nobody wanted…
Probably the biggest name in Fuji music in the country at the moment, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall aka Kwam 1 posted photos of his mansion online and captioned it: “In my little Heaven on Earth, all praise to you God Almighty. Beru ba monuro, adupe… Thanks to you all my fans Worldwide.” The fuji act also showed off his pets too. See more photos below: –
In a recent chat with the Punch, powerful singer, Waje opened up on how people treated her when she got pregnant at young age. According to the singer, “I will not lie to you, I didn’t know anything. I was just a young girl. I was so naive and innocent. It wasn’t easy in those days. I was laughed at. I was given a nickname. I will not tell you the nickname. But the truth is that I was scorned. My mother is a mother. She is a true mother. I don’t know what I would have done without her. She…
A set of Nollywood actresses that include Lilian Esoro, Uru Eke and Susan Peters, including a long list of other celebrities, turned up for Osas Ighodaro’s bachelorette party on Friday, June 12, 2015. Among the celebrities present were Yvonne Vixen, Kemi Adetiba, Naeto’s wife Nicole Chikwe, Chidinma Ekile and several other friends. Ighodaro is engaged to actor, Gbenro Ajibade and the duo would be kicking off their wedding plan with a traditional marriage slated for June 20, 2015 in Benin and a wedding in the U.S on America’s Independence day, July 4, 2015.
The one thing guys hate the most is what Karreuche Tran is about to do to Chris Brown. In a recent chat with Access Hollywood, the model, Karrueche Tran said she won’t go back to Chris Brown and she just wants to be on good terms with the singer. Karrueche said “It’s a lot to deal with. A guys who is famous, he’s rich and all that … It’s just a lot of baggage and I don’t know if I’m mentally prepared to go through that again” “I don’t know if a friendship will necessary work, but I definitely want…
Three men, who trekked to Yola in honour of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, are now stranded in Yola. The men, Salihu Jibrin, Aliyu Adamu and Abubakar Suleiman, who spoke to newsmen Saturday in Yola, said since their arrival they were unable to see their mentor, Atiku. They said all they needed was to see Atiku or his representatives to deliver their messages and go back to their various destinations. “I trekked for 38 days all the way from Lagos to Yola to see Atiku in view of his role over APC victory in the general election but up to…