Udom Emmanuel, Akwa Ibom State Governor Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel has inaugurated a 10-member Technical Committee on the actualisation of Ibom Deep Seaport, with an assignment to pilot the process for the actualization of the project on or before December 31, 2018. Speaking on Thursday, after the inauguration of the committee, Emmanuel mandated the members to draw up a road map in collaboration with other stakeholders for the next project phase. He also asked the committee to review the Outline Business Case (OBC) and other relevant documents to guide in the timely delivery of the project and to…
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Governor Nasiru El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State, said on Saturday that the state government would rehabilitate the Zaria Prison at N24 million. He stated this in Zaria during an inspection of the prison. Some aggrieved inmates of the prison on May 28 set part of the prison ablaze during a riot, while two inmates escaped. Mr. El-Rufa’i said the amount would be used to rehabilitate the affected areas, and advised the Nigeria Prisons Service to contact the State Ministry of Works, on how to go about the project. The governor promised to pay similar visits to other prisons across the state…
The Chief of Army Staff, Kenneth Minimah, on Saturday said that Nigerians should expect more positive results very soon in the fight against insurgency. Mr. Minimah, a Lieutenant General, stated this while fielding questions from newsmen shortly after he commissioned a reconstructed road and the renovated Buffalo Mess at Depot NA, Zaria, Kaduna State. He said that with the relocation of command and control centre to Maiduguri and Yola, Nigerians should “expect the best and positive results soon” in the anti-terror war in the North East. “With the pronouncements of President Muhammadu Buhari and the relocation of Command and Control…
PHOTO CREDIT: NAIRALAND The Nigerian Navy on Saturday in Abuja conducted its 2015 Second Quarter 10km route march for officers and ratings of the service. The route march was to ensure that officers and ratings of the navy were physically fit to discharge their constitutional responsibilities. The march started from the Mogadishu Cantonment at Asokoro to Niger Barracks and back to the cantonment. Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Usman Jibrin said that the march was part of the 2015 calendar of events for the Navy. Jubri, who was represented by the Navy Chief of Administration, Rear Adm. Goddy Anyankpele,…
Hypocrisy is one of the things that are peculiar with Nigerian entertainers, the female folks in particular. But one actress who is usually blunt about her emotions is Tamilore Ojo, an Ibadan-based Yoruba movie actress c*m producer. Unlike many of her colleagues, Tamilore, who produced the movie titled Alapa, confessed that her love for s ex is second to none. She also explained why she dumped journalism with Tribune Newspaper for acting. In her words, “s ex is a normal thing between two adults, and it’s biblical that we should be having it with our loved ones before we have…
Two of Nollywood’s most controversial actresses, Tonto Dikeh and Halima Abubakar seem to have a lot in common. Tonto just revealed that the fellow actress, Halima Abubakar is not just a colleague but a friend that she learnt a lot from. The actress took to her Instagram account to wish the Mistresses producer a happy birthday three days ago when she revealed some intimate moments that has happened between herself and Abubakar. In her words, “Happy birthday to my Longest pal in the entertainment Industry. Babes I have loved u and that hasn’t changed till date because of your Great forgiven giving…
Controversial OAP, Derenle Edun is marking his birthday today. Denrele who has left everyone confused on his s*xual orientation shared photos of himself rocking Agbada and Stiletto Heels. He turned 32 today but in his birthday message says he turned 50. Read message below: – “Today I turned fifty. I feel really good. My body’s still working quite well, thanks. (Touches wood). My hair’s not too grey, my wrinkles are few, I can still touch my toes with my knuckles. (Can you?) I’m quite full of vigour, just getting ripe. My hearing’s still good. What’s that you say? Speak clearly,…
Contrary to speculation that President Muhammadu Buhari was a ‘no-show’ at a key NEPAD session of the 25th African Union (AU) Summit holding in Johannesburg, despite reportedly arriving in South Africa last night, we can authoritatively confirm that the president only departed Nigeria Saturday morning. On Friday, we had reported, based on a press release from the Presidency that Mr. Buhari would leave Nigeria on Saturday for South Africa, where he would be undertaking his first continental assignment since his inauguration on May 29, 2015 by chairing the meeting of the Peace and Security Committee of the AU summit. President…
A rights advocacy group, Access to Justice, has condemned Governor Nyesom Wike’s dissolution of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission and the state Judicial Service Commission. In a statement issued Friday, the group said it was “deeply worried” by the dissolution. “Access to Justice strongly opposes the ‘dissolution’ of these Commissions”, the group’s executive director, Joseph Otteh, said. “These bodies are creations of the Constitution and not the State and neither a State government nor any other government can ‘dissolve’ what the Constitution has by itself created”. The governor had in a statement on Tuesday announced the immediate dissolution of…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa State and immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan’s kinsman, Mr. Godwin Sidi, has disclosed that Jonathan conceded defeat to President Muhammadu Buhari in the March 28 polls to cover up his atrocities in office. Sidi, who was the Interim Secretary of the defunct New PDP, berated those ascribing heroic status to the former Nigerian leader for conceding defeat, saying he had no other choice but to do so. The APC chieftain, who spoke at a news conference in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital on Friday, also called on the Federal Government…
Human rights activists, some workers and Conference of Nigeria Political Parties on Friday staged a peaceful protest to express their displeasure over the Osun State Government’s inability to pay workers’ salaries for over seven months. The protesters marched from Igbona area to Olaiya Junction in Osogbo where they addressed journalists. The protest caused a mild traffic jam but the presence of policemen ensured the process was not hijacked by hoodlums. Brandishing placards with various inscriptions such as: “Pay workers and pensioners their entitlements,” and “Aregbesola, bring back our money”, the protesters said they had to use the June 12 Day…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday hailed the heroes of the June 12 1993 struggle. He made this statement in a tweet yesterday. “The events of June 12, 1993, laid the foundation for the democracy we enjoy today. May we never forget those who made sacrifices for it”, the verified Twitter handle for the Federal Government quoted President Buhari as saying.
The family of the late acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to make public the Oputa Panel report. Speaking yesterday during the 22nd anniversary of the annulment of the election, held at Excellence Hotel, Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos, the spokesperson of the family, Alimi Abiola, said: “We want to appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari to make the report of the Oputa Panel public. This is not just in the interest of my father but also in the interest of everybody affected by it. “It will be good to…
Olukolade The federal government has banned the use of camouflage uniforms by various security agencies other than the Army, Navy and the Air Force. In a statement on Friday, Director of Defence Information (DDI), Maj-Gen. Chris Olukolade, clarified, however, that the Nigerian Police would be allowed to use the uniform when in Joint Operation with the military or on special operation such as specific anti-riot missions. The statement was released, following the directive of the National Security Council (NSC), which approved the recommendations of a committee on measures to streamline the use of camouflage uniforms, a development that the committee…
Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka has advised President Muhammadu Buhari against assenting to the s*xual Offences Bill recently passed by the 7th National Assembly. The bill, sponsored by Senator Chris Anyanwu, prescribed life imprisonment for anyone who has s*xual intercourse with a child under 11 years. However, it does open a loophole whereby pedophiles can marry an underage and be protected by law as a married female, no matter the age, will be considered an adult. In an open letter to the human rights community as the commemorates the annulment of the June 12, 1993 election, yesterday, Soyinka noted that…
Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, Friday explained that the rapid shortfall in the federal allocation accruing to his state negatively affected his budget and led to his inability to pay workers’ salaries. Speaking when he fielded questions from State House correspondents, shortly after he visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Defence House, Abuja, Aregbesola said no head of the family would like to see members of his family go hungry. “But no matter how sad (I don’t want to use the word ‘depressed), no matter how unhappy I am, the truth is that I will not fail to say that…
Chairman of ‘Abubakar Bukola Saraki Leadership Forum’ (ABSLF) Alhaji Bibire Ajape yesterday congratulated President Buhari on the emergence of Bukola Saraki as Senate President, noting that a perfect synergy between the two, would boost the performance of the president. In a press briefing in Ilorin, Kwara State, Ajape said since Buhari a former military junta excelled in his war against indiscipline with Tunde Idiagbon, an Ilorin man, the presence of Saraki another Ilorin man, would equally bring out success in Buhari’s second coming as Civilian President. He slammed some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for allegedly interpreting the…
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to unveil list of his Ministers next week baring any unforeseen circumstances that may prevent it, Vanguard reports, citing sources. A source from the All Progressives Congress (APC) told Vanguard that the president had delayed releasing the list because the 8th parliament was yet to come on board Apart from the Ministerial appointments, it was gathered that the president would also make some others necessary appointments. This would include appointment into the Office of the Secretary to Government of the Federation. Some of those expected to make the new list of Ministers are the immediate…
Ortom Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom says President Muhammadu Buhari would extend bailout to states to enable them offset backlog of salaries and liabilities crippling their economic activities across the country. Speaking, yesterday, in Makurdi, the state capital, during separate meetings with students and other union leaders from the Benue State University (BSU), Ortom revealed that his predecessor, Gabriel Suswam left behind a debt burden of over N90 billion for his administration, contrary to the N9.2 billion debt he claimed he left. According to Ortom, “the list of the debt (left behind by Suswam) include N50 billion incurred from ongoing…
The former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has called on the government and people of Nigeria to honour and remember the heroes of the country’s democracy as Nigerians commemorate the annulled June 12 1993 elections. A statement released by the Atiku Media Office quoted Atiku to have described June 12 as one of the most significant dates in Nigeria’s political history, and a day not to be forgotten. “For the first time, Nigerians defied tribe and tongue to vote in one of the freest and fairest elections of our time,” Atiku said. He added that the outcome of the…