Veteran Nollywood actress, Stella Damasus has lashed out at critics who attacked her for reading the bible by a pool. The actress wrote: – “So i just got information that some bloggers have been going crazy because of my post with my BIBLE. According to them, I am too sinful to carry the bible or talk about God. When I found out that these people live in Nigeria I was wondering how my love for God and his word was more important to them than the crisis facing the nation that they should be talking about. Instead of me to get…
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The Lagos State Government has cancelled the restriction of movement during the May edition of the monthly sanitation scheduled, which is this Saturday. The Commissioner for the Environment, Tunji Bello, said the decision was to allow for a smooth inauguration of the incoming Governor of the state, Akinwunmi Ambode, and the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari. The commissioner said, “The Lagos State Government has cancelled restriction of human and vehicular activities during the May monthly sanitation coming up this Saturday as the state prepares for the swearing-in/inauguration ceremony of the new governor. “This cancellation is to allow for a hitch-free swearing-in and…
The Taraba State Government House has been plunged into darkness after the Yola Electricity Distribution Company disconnected its source of power supply over N74 million unpaid electricity bills. According to a report by Daily Trust, the power cut followed the inability of the state government to offset its five months outstanding bills covering January to May 2015. The electricity company had on April 16 written a letter to the state acting governor, Sani Danladi Abubakar, asking for payment of the outstanding bill to avoid disconnection. “In line with the new Yola Electricity Distribution Company management’s drive for the collection of…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase, has ordered the diversion of traffic on all roads leading to Eagle Square on Friday, May 29. The Square is venue for the inauguration of the incoming administration led by Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) A statement yesterday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Emmanuel Ojukwu, said the traffic diversion is part of measures to ensure hitch-free presidential inauguration. The IGP also ordered tight security at Eagle Square, hotels, key and vulnerable places within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as well as the mounting of tactical operation points on all roads leading…
Fuel has always been an integral component of our lives in Nigeria. The unfaltering challenges with power supply and distribution faced over the years by Nigerians has resulted in us being especially dependent on petrol and diesel for running generators in the homes and workplaces. The cost of running a 150KVA generator for business operations from 8am to 5pm is substantial. The average fuel usage for running a 9-5 is at 85 to 95 liters’ a day with a normal price of N135 (One Hundred and Thirty Five Naira) per litre which equals to about N12, 000 every day. In…
The Federal Government and international donor agencies have been called upon to help rebuild communities destroyed by Boko Haram in Borno State. Governor Kashim Shettima, who made the call when he visited the ancient city of Bama, was visibly disturbed with the level of destruction in the town after it was annexed by insurgents in September 2014. Shettima, who paid a courtesy call on the Shehu of Bama, Alhaji Kyari Ibn-Umar Ibrahim Elkanemi during the visit Wednesday, commended the military and other security forces for liberating the town from insurgents, urging them not to relent in their efforts. He said,…
Oritsefemi might be at war with his manager Danku, whose real names are Mr. Yusuf Adebola Adepitan. Oritsefemi has filed a petition against Danku to the Nigerian Police Force, claiming “a threat to life, fraudulent activities, and criminal conspiracy against the person and international image of Ortisefemi.“ The petition was filed on May 22, 2015 to the Commissioner of Police, Lagos state. The document states that Danku took a 2014 model E Vogue Range Rover SUV belonging to Oritsefemi without his permission and allegedly damaged it in a car accident. It also read that Danku was not able to declare the sum of…
Veteran Yoruba movie star, Foluke Daramola has stated that the famous Alaba market must be shutdown because they are just living on other people’s sweat. Foluke told Encomium that ” Yes, it should be shut down, should even be razed down because these people are just living on other people’s sweat. For instance, look at me now, I have spent millions of naira on the movie and I am afraid of releasing it. And if care is not taken, if I leave it for too long, some idiots will just pirate it. And nothing will be done about it. So, Alaba…
x It would seem like Tonto Dikeh has decided to leave the spinster life behind her. The veteran Nollywood actress and singer, Tonto Dikeh might be prepping to wed her ‘Mr.X’ boyfriend, who we discovered to be Churchill Oladunni. Earlier this week, the actress was on weekly podcast- My Africa podcast, on the show, the host, Andre Blaze noticed the singer was putting on an engagement ring. Andre asked her if she’s engaged, the singer looked at her ring finger and laughed. She was trying to avoid answering the question. After much pressuring, she answered. Tonto told Andre that “You have…
He was famous for his roles as a bad-boy type or criminal, the veteran Nollywood actor, Ernest Azuzu has reportedly hit rock bottom. The movie star was reportedly seen on Sunday, May 25, 2015, at Shop Rite in Surulere. According to the report, Ernest Azuzu who was once one of the biggest actors in Nigeria, was seen begging for money. It was also said that he was wearing a pair of bathroom slippers, Manchester United jersey, and blue jeans. According to Daily Independent, Azuzu suffered from stroke not too long ago. “I was in LASUTH for two months, three days…
A lot of music lovers in the country were wondering why Faze, who hasn’t produced any concrete material in a while, was picked to perform at the inauguration ceremony. Along him would be Iyanya and P-Square. The Nigerian music stars have traveled to Abuja ahead of the ceremony. See photo below: –
A former governor of old Bendel State, Dr Samuel Ogbemudia, Wednesday, said that President Goodluck Jonathan was held hostage by a cabal of sycophants in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for six years. The former governor, who made this known in Benin City, the Edo State capital, also said for the PDP to reclaim power, it has to work twice as hard as the ‘determined’ All Progressives Congress. He said: “PDP is made up of responsible people in the country, but these responsible people are people who do not welcome any type of challenge, argument or interference. So, once they…
NIGER STATE GOV-ELECT, ABUBAKAR SANI BELLO The All Progressives Congress (APC) Transition Committee in Niger State that interfaced with that of the outgoing PDP-led government in the state has revealed that the government of Dr Muazu Babangida Aliyu will be leaving behind a debt profile of N56 billion for the incoming administration. The revelation was made when the APC committee, chaired by the deputy governor-elect, Alhaji Mohammed Ahmed Ketso, submitted its report to the governor-elect, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello at the Presidential Lodge, Minna yesterday. Receiving the report, Mr. Bello said: “I believe every one of us is concerned about…
Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the April 11 governorship polls in Nasarawa State, Labaran Maku, has warned that any move made to swear-in Governor Tanko Al-Makura for a second term on Friday, May 29, will be an illegality and will not stand. Gov. Al-Makura was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC. He floored Maku and Yusuf Agabi of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to emerge winner of the governorship poll. Maku, who addressed a press conference yesterday in Abuja, insisted that he was robbed of his victory in the polls and called on Al-Makura…
Mr Issa Aremu, Deputy National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Thursday said political office holders should publicly declare assets to facilitate easy tracking of ill-gotten wealth. Aremu gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Kaduna. “The President-elect has promised to publicly declare his assets. Let all public officers follow. We can then know who has what and who is having an eye on our commonwealth. “Let nobody earn more than what is recommended by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission”, Mr. Aremu said. He described Nigeria’s system…
The pan-northern socio-political organization, Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has accused outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan of deliberately plotting to hinder the smooth take off of the incoming government of Muhammadu Buhari. Citing the current energy crisis confronting the nation due to scarcity of petroleum products following Federal Government’s alleged indebtedness to various groups, the Forum lamented that, “Nigerians do not deserve such a parting gift from Jonathan after he has earned himself a global applause for statesmanship”. The ACF’s position was contained in a statement in Kaduna yesterday after the monthly meeting of its national executive council, under the chairmanship of…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has made a U-Turn on its initial stance not to vacate the residence of the Senator-elect for Ogun East Senatorial District, Prince Buruji Kashamu. A special team of the anti-narcotics agency had since on Saturday morning laid siege to the senator-elect’s Lekki Phase 1 home in Lagos, saying it had received a formal request to extradite Kashamu to the U.S to answer drug related charges. The PDP chieftain’s lawyer, Alex Iziyon (SAN), had in an oral application made before Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday, sought an…
The Bayelsa Government will organise a civic reception for President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday, the Commissioner for Information, Mr Dan Kikile, announced on Wednesday. Kikile said that Jonathan would be received at the Government House, Helipad, Yenagoa, by Gov. Seriake Dickson and other top government officials. He said the president would be hosted to a civic reception later in the evening at Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre in Yenagoa, the state capital. “The president will then proceed to his hometown in Otuoke, where he will be received by chiefs and his kinsmen. “The president will later be hosted to a state…
The management of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company has expressed regret over the two-day blackout experienced by its customers in Kaduna, Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states. The Head, Corporate Communications of KAEDCO, Abdulazeez Abdullahi, in a press statement issued in Kaduna yesterday, attributed the prolonged power outage to system failure recorded from the national grid as a result of the nationwide strike action embarked upon by the oil workers. According to Abdullahi, supply is just gradually being restored after the agreement was reached by the federal government and unions in the petroleum sector to call off the strike action. Most of…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said on Wednesday that 167 trucks of petrol were supplied to Abuja on Tuesday following the suspension of strike by oil sector workers on Monday. The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASAN), embarked on indefinite strike on May 18. The two unions were protesting the inability of the government to meet their demands. The demands included inability by government to carry out turn-around maintenance of refineries and reduction in the pump prices of petroleum products in line with the…