Some electricity distribution companies, DISCOs, have declared political force majeure, the Bureau of Public Enterprises has said. A statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by Head of Public Communications at the BPE, Mr. Alex Okoh, specifically mentioned that the Yola Electricity Distribution Company declared another force majeure as a result of insurgency in the area of its operation. The Force Majeure clause is a standard clause included in most contracts that relieves a person or company from fulfilling part of whole of their contractual obligations in the event of natural disasters, wars and other occurrences not within the power or…
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The media aide to the Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has apologized over a tweet he sent out on Tuesday that the All Progressives Congress, APC, has zoned the Senate Presidency to Nigeria’s North Central. Mr. Saraki is from Kwara State in N/Central and one of the leading contenders for the senate topmost job. The aide, Bamidele Omisore, issued a statement Tuesday saying he merely shared on social media information he found in Daily Trust newspaper. Mr. Omisore said he was “excited” after reading the report which made the zoning claim, and therefore, tweeted it without…
Outgoing Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi, has dared the state’s governor-elect, Nyesom Wike, to probe him to confirm if he was corrupt, adding that he ran a transparent and accountable administration, therefore, he has nothing to hide. Amaechi spoke on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, the state capital at the public lecture to mark his 50th birthday anniversary celebration. His said: “I have been listening to Mr. Nyesom Wike and I have been trying not to reply him. He has been accusing me of corruption and I have been trying to keep quiet over the issue of corruption. A thief…
The President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) will be returning to Nigeria on Thursday morning after a six-day trip to the United Kingdom in the company of former President Shehu Shagari, THISDAY newspaper is reporting. The president-elect, who during his trip to the UK, held a meeting with British Prime Minister, David Cameron, will arrive the country via Abuja onboard a British Airways flight. Buhari had departed the country early hours of last Friday in the company of two of his close aides, in what has been interpreted in some quarters as a tactical withdrawal from the political intrigues playing out…
With less than 72 hours to the end of his tenure, President Goodluck Jonathan showed no signs of slowing down in the task of governance as he signed the Tobacco Control bill into law. The president, who will hand over to President-elect Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, May 29, appended his signature to the bill alongside five others, his spokesperson, Reuben Abati, announced on Twitter, Wednesday. Pres. Jonathan has signed the following six bills into law:Tobacco Control Bill, 2015, National Sugar Devt Council (Amendment) Bill, 2015 /1 — Reuben Abati (@abati1990) May 27, 2015 President Jonathan has signed the following six…
Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Universal Peace Foundation, Peace-Loving Global Citizen award, Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo, Peoples Democratic Party, Mike Ozekhome, Hakeem Baba Ahmed President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said he would vacate the Presidential Villa on Friday, May 29, the day President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, will be sworn-in. He made this known while receiving members of the Universal Peace Foundation, who conferred on him the Peace-Loving Global Citizen award, at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. In apparent reference to the accolades he has been receiving for conceding defeat in the March 28 presidential poll, the president said both…
Two suspected kidnappers have confessed that they demanded one AK-47 and 12 general purpose machine guns as ransom for the release of their victim, Mrs. Chinyere Olumma, the Rivers State Police Command said on Tuesday. Mrs. Olumma was rescued on Friday, May 22. The suspects, according to the Rivers Police spokesperson, Mr. Ahmad Mohammad, had given the family of the victim an option of paying a ransom of N50m or providing one AK-47 and 12 general purpose machine guns before their victim would be released. Mohammad, who made this disclosure yesterday during a press briefing, added that the suspects had…
NDLEA AGENTS OUTSIDE SENATOR-ELECT BURUJI KASHAMU’S RESIDENCE IN LAGOS. CREDIT: SAHARA REPORTERS MEDIA Despite a valid order by Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court in Lagos to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to immediately vacate the residence of the embattled Senator-elect for Ogun East Senatorial District, Prince Buruji Kashamu, the anti-narcotics agency has refused to shift grounds. The ruling was sequel to an oral application by the Peoples Democratic Party chieftain’s lawyer, Alex Iziyon (SAN), who prayed the court to direct the NDLEA officers to vacate his client’s house. The law enforcement agents had been laying siege…
No less than 43 people were killed in an attack that lasted five hours at the weekend when Boko Haram gunmen stormed the town of Gubio in Borno State, survivors told Reuters on Tuesday. Despite suffering heaving casualty following a sustained anti-insurgency campaign by the Nigerian military and allied forces of late, Boko Haram have still managed to carry out pockets of terrorist activities in the North-East. The latest attack, which a military source said involved a convoy of around 50 Boko Haram members storming Gubio, lasted for around five hours on Saturday afternoon and ended about 9.30 p.m., local…
Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Abdullahi Dikko Inde, yesterday said textile materials worth about N315 billion smuggled into the country were recently impounded in Kano State by his men. The confiscation was sequel to a May 8 raid carried out by the NCS on warehouses suspected to be used by smugglers to store some textile materials. Speaking in Kano during an inspection of the seized goods, the Customs boss said 75 warehouses containing contraband textile materials owned by smugglers were sealed up and each of the warehouses is worth N4.2bn. “I initiated the raid of the warehouses from my…
Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido has criticised the incoming administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for already giving excuses for inability to implement its campaign promises when it had not even taken over power. Speaking at his last public function before leaving office, Lamido commissioned the N302 million Jigawa State Independent Electoral Commission. (JSIEC) office in Dutse. “We heard them asking Nigerians for patience on their inability to implement their electoral promises even before assuming office. They also said that they can’t achieve everything overnight and that everything should be done gradually. Which gradually? Is it now that they know…
file photo Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zainab Maina, has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for signing the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Bill into law. Maina said this at a news conference held by Legislative Advocacy Coalition on Violence Against Women (LACVAW) on Tuesday in Abuja. According to her, the bill will reduce the incessant occurrence of gender related violence in the country. “The violence in the North East had affected a lot of women as they suffer from one trauma or the other. “The bill will go a long way to eliminate or reduce to a…
Minister of Defence, Lt.-Gen. Aliyu Gusau (rtd), on Tuesday said he was leaving public service a fulfilled person after putting in 41 years. He was appointed Minister of Defence by President Goodluck Jonathan on March 5, 2014. Speaking at a valedictory session in his honour at the Ministry of Defence, Gusau said he was leaving contented and would go on to face his private business. “I am happy that I met people who are dedicated to the service of the nation in the ministry of defence. “As a retired military general and a highly-sought-after intelligence agent, I would often make my service…
They’ve been dating for 3 long years, so the engagement was about time. Tunde Demuren who has business interests in aviation and in the music industry gave his bride to be a modified diamond engagement ring. The ring was first identified as a Tiffany Soleste creation said to be worth $14, 400 (N2,846,490). Well Toolz’s engagement ring is not a Tiffany Soleste. According to Tunde Demuren, Toolz’s ring made by Rebecca Noff Fine Jewelry by Luxury Bespoke Fine Jewelry. “Thank you @rebeccanoff – one word — Amazing She loves it. Cc @toolzo”wrote the pilot in the caption of his photo…
Fast rising Nigerian comedian, ‘I Go Save’ has reached out to the poor around him, something the benefactors will cherish. The comedian whose real name is Otaghware Otas Onodjayeke visited the hospital and paid for the hospital bills of some children born in the month of May. The name of the hospital was not disclosed as ‘I Go Save’ paid for the hospital bill of 20 babies. Moved by his golden act, the mothers of the babies prayed for him.
Not the average music award every Nigerian singer wants to win, but another trophy for her shelf. The talented Yemi Alade emerged winner of the ‘Most Stylish Female Celebrity’ award at the African Fashion Week Nigeria. The event took place at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, Nigeria, on May 24, 2015. See her award below: –
Controversial Area Fada of Abuja entertainment, Charly Boy has infested his wife with his weirdness. The former singer who is known for his bizarre fashion sense and photos, not forgetting his crazy statements is at it again. He has released a bunch photos with his wife Diane Oputa who is popularly known as Lady D. In the pictures, Charly Boy and Lady D channel African royalty with their twist of weirdness added to it. In one particular picture they channel Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden. Their daughter Dewy Oputa wrote a description for the photo album: – “For over…
Mavins recording act, Dr Sid and wife welcomed a baby girl on May 14, 2015 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. The singer has shared a cute photo of their little bundle of joy alongside a cute photo of himself and Simi. See baby’s photo below: –
Outgoing Governor of Niger State, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, on Monday said he is ready for probe should the incoming All Progressives Congress administration in the state venture to check his books. The governor pointed out that his records since 2007 to date are intact and available for anybody who is interested in going through it. He spoke during the inauguration of the newly built legislative quarters at Three Arms Zone, Eastern bye-pass, Minna, the state capital. “I have advised all my commissioners to keep all their flimsy notes and ensure that the records are handy. In case they are…
Leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, NDPVF, Mujahid Asari Dokubo on Monday received flaks over his utterances against the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari and the country in general. The President of the National Coalition of Niger Delta Ex-Agitators (NCNDE-A), ‘General’ Israel Akpodoro, expressed worry over the incessant attacks and vituperations from Dokubo on national issues saying, those threats issued by him were “empty, bear-footed and treasonable”. Addressing a meeting of the Coalition in Ughelli, Delta State, Akpodoro argued that no section of the country wields the power to hold others to ransom. It would be recalled that Dokubo, while speaking at the…