Renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh (Dr.) Ahmed Gumi has blamed northerners for turning a blind eye to the truth behind Boko Haram. Speaking to Sahara Reporters in an exclusive interview yesterday, the Islamic cleric also commended the peaceful transition from the Goodluck Jonathan administration to President Muhammdu Buhari. Giving his perspective on how Nigerians should fight Boko Haram, Sheikh Gumi said “The North is not ready to hear the truth”. Gumi suggested that Muslims in Nigeria, particularly the North, aren’t aware of who their enemy really is adding that if they can correctly identify the ones who are killing them, they…
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Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Saturday banned the allocation of fertilisers to traditional rulers, politicians and other elites. He also directed that the stock should be sold directly to local farmers from designated sales points. The directive was contained in a statement issued by the Special Assistant on Media to the Governor, Samuel Aruwan. According to Aruwan, Governor El-Rufai gave the directive when he paid an unscheduled visit to the fertiliser warehouse of the state Ministry of Agriculture at Dankande village along Kaduna-Zaria Expressway. According to the statement, “The governor has directed that all allocation of fertiliser products…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has demanded a mandatory occurrence report from Aero Contractors Airline, following the technical fault developed by one of its aircraft mid-air on Friday. The General Manager, Public Affairs of NCAA, Fan Ndubuoke, disclosed this on Saturday in a telephone interview in Lagos. The Aero Contractors Airline Flight 180, which was carrying not fewer than 120 passengers from Lagos to Kaduna, had to be diverted to Abuja for emergency landing. The aircraft was said to have suddenly lost altitude, 20 minutes after it departed the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. A statement by…
Nollywood actress Steph Nora Okere has always hugged the limelight, not only for her talent, which is top draw, but also for her readiness to pick roles some of her colleagues wouldn’t dare. Her roles in ‘Indecent Girl’, “Angels Forever’, ‘Lagos Babes’, ‘Sharon Stone’, to mention a few, shows how well this Nollywood beauty performs. The Imo State-born actress and newly elected Vice President, Screenwriters Guild of Nigeria, talks about her crashed marriage, her romance with Jim Iyke in a new interview with Vanguard. Excerpts: You have been away for a while. What happened? I have been everywhere. I only…
At the ongoing 13th convocation ceremony at Babcock University, NET has exclusively gathered that HKN boss, Davido is the only graduating student from his department. Davido is graduating from the university’s Department of Music today, Sunday, June 7, 2015 and we gathered that Davido is the pioneer student of the department. His manager, Kamal Ajiboye, and producer, Shizzi, are also current students in the department having followed in the footsteps of the ‘Aye’ singer. However, they are both set to graduate next year. Sources in his camp say Davido began his university education at Oakwood University in the United States…
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to adopt a new strategy to fight Boko Haram and other insurgents in order to achieve results. Soyinka said this in a lecture titled, “Science and imagination in a temple of knowledge”, at the third convocation ceremony of Kwara State University, Malete, yesterday. He noted that Nigerians have not witnessed expected results because the new administration has not adopted new strategies. He therefore challenged the government to do more to end insecurity in the country, warning that it threatens the continued existence of the temple of learning.
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Nigeria today for Bavaria, Germany, where he is to attend the G7 Summit, on invitation from the president of the group and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The president’s itinerary was included in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. “The invitation is a clear indication of the international community’s willingness to cooperate with the new government of Nigeria,” the statement said. As Nigeria is not part of the group, President Buhari will not participate in the main meetings but will have the opportunity to meet…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to criticisms over President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent travels to Chad and Niger. According to the party, the ‘shuttle diplomacy’ is aimed at forging a stronger regional front against the Boko Haram insurgency. This, the party said, should be commended rather than being criticized. The APC, in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said that any solution to the crisis brought about by Boko Haram must be regional in nature. “Besides, it said since terrorism has assumed a global dimension, no nation, not even the superpower United…
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will finally declare their assets publicly after the Code of Conduct Bureau must have verified it. Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu disclosed this in a statement on Saturday evening. Buhari’s failure to declare his assets publicly upon assumption of power shocked many who believe that transparency begins that way. More so, he had promised during his campaign to do so. The Code of Conduct Bureau had claimed that it lacked the constitutional powers to Make Buhari’s assets declation public. Apparently in response to comments about…
The Minority Leader of the 7th House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the House’s speakership. Gbajabiamila polled 154 votes in a mock primaries conducted by the leadership of the party in Abuja on Saturday. But this did not go down well with his rival, Hon. Yakubu Dogara who walked out from the premises with his supporters after he was announced to have polled 3 votes. Leadership of the National Assembly is threatening to cause divisions in the APC. The party’s leadership have maintained that choosing leaders for the legislative chambers…
file photo: a road in Aba A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Prince Paul Ikonne has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the infrastructural dilapidation of Aba, the commercial hub of the southeast. Ikonne was keen on the rebuilding of Ariaria International Market which he said attracts traders from all over the world. “We want the federal government to pay attention to Aba,” he told journalists in Abuja, noting that the city’s problems were beyond the state goverrnment. He added: “That is the desire of every single person. When you get Aba right,…
The National Youth Service Corps has called on the security agencies and the Emir of Ilorin to unravel the cause of the death of one of its members in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, Miss Idowu Yetunde Shukurat, a 2014 Batch ‘B’ member from Ogun State. She was last seen on Saturday, 23 May, 2015 when she informed her colleagues that she was going to Shoprite located at Fate Road in Ilorin. Her body was found the next day at GRA area of Ilorin. Director General of NYSC, Brig-Gen. Johnson Olawumi strongly condemned the killing in a statement signed by NYSC…
You’d remember that a while back, Eedris Abdukareem stated that he was the one that Timaya who he is today. Well, In a recent interview with Punch, Timaya has spoken on his relationship with Eedris Abdulkareem from way back. Timaya said “When I was with Eedris Abdulkareem, did he give me due recognition? Eedris did not make me who I am today. I was the one that went to meet Eedris in his house. He never treated me well. I would stay at the front of his gate from morning till night and he would send somebody to tell me…
After a disagreement of millions of naira, Oritsefemi fired his manager, Yusuf Adebola Adepitan aka Danku. The latest news now is that the manager has begun to warm up to acclaimed close associate of Oritsefemi, D’banj. Danku has been doing all he can to get the attention of D’banj, whom Oritsefemi is said to have respect for in the Nigerian music industry. While Danku has continued in his stride to make a successful career out of singing, his relationship with former client worsens by the day. According to an insider, Danku is hoping on lashing on D’Banj’s wing to help nurture…
Critics will say he didn’t have a good footballing year, but some people will definitely disagree with you; after all, Chelsea emerged league champions. The Nigerian soccer star, Mikel Obi, who has been largely criticized for his lackluster performance for Chelsea has continued to turn a blind eye to everyone. Mikel and his Russian boo, Olga Allegra, who is majorly hated by Nigerians, are currently on vacation in Dubai. Mikel and Olga’s relationship keeps waxing stronger despite large criticism.
Successful Dance-hall star, Inetimi Odom aka Timaya has opened up on his reasons for not renewing his endorsement deal with MTN, saying he wanted more than what was offered. Stressing he had no issues with MTN, Timaya noted that he expects the endorsement deal to pay for the limitations he has as an ambassador to the brand as he won’t endorse a brand out of pity or favor. In his words while speaking with the Punch, he said, “I have always wanted to become an ambassador to a telecommunications company and I was approached by both Globacom and MTN. I…
Olamide’s manager, Alexander Okeke has joined other music managers living large as he just got himself a 4matic Benz Jeep valued at N10m The new automobile is a black colored 2010 Mercedes Benz GLK350 4matic that was shipped into the country by Alexander Okeke. Okeke, an unassuming businessman is said to have decided to keep his newest acquisition away from the media but his artiste couldn’t stop thanking God and his stars for the good tidings. Confirming the new acquisition, Olamide recently took to his Instagram to congratulate his manager on the latest acquisition as he poses in front of…
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Fomer Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro yesterday declared that he had nothing to do with the crisis rocking the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State. Obanikoro made this known when the leadership of the PDP met with lawmakers elected on the party’s platform. “I want to strongly throw my weight behind the other speakers that have spoken before me that there is only one PDP in Lagos State,” he said. “I have never been a member of the state executives and I have no right or privilege to be part of those who suspended the…
Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has held a victory procession round Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital yesterday after a new House of Assembly was inaugurated signaling the end of his battle with 19 All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers who wanted him impeached. The governor’s happiness is not unexpected as the new State House of Assembly is entirely composed of his associates in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The new speaker, Pastor Kola Oluwawole, a former Chief of Staff to Fayose during his first advent, promptly pledged to toe a different line from the antagonism that characterised the relationship between Fayose…