The Kaduna State Police Command has commended the people of the state for their exemplary conduct during the just concluded general elections. The command’s spokesman, Zubairu Abubakar, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said there were no major security breaches throughout the period of the elections. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kaduna that the tremendous cooperation of the general public had ensured that the elections were conducted peacefully in the state. “No major election violence was reported or recorded in any of the 23 local government areas during and after the election in the state. “Though…
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Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has reacted to the Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday in Abuja, which upheld his election as governor of the state. We had earlier reported that the seven-man panel of the apex court led by Justice John Fabiyi, in a unanimous decision, upheld the earlier decisions of the Court of Appeal and the Ekiti State Governorship Election Tribunal, which had both earlier ruled that the petition challenging Fayose’s victory lacked merit. In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, the Supreme Court dismissed all the grounds of appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress…
The National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor Umeh, has taken a former Minister of Defense, General Theophilus Danjuma (retd.), to the cleaners for allegedly insulting the former Biafran warlord and Ikemba Nnewi, late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. Danjuma was quoted to have told reporters last Wednesday after President Goodluck Jonathan paid him a private visit in his Asokoro, Abuja residence that had the late Ikemba conceded victory to the federal troops after the fall of Enugu during the civil war in the same manner President Jonathan accepted defeat after the March 28 presidential poll, the nation…
A forum for youths to meet and network with top business leaders On the 18th of April 2015, AIESEC Lagos will hold its 1st ever Youth to Business Forum tagged Emerging Leaders, ‘’21st Century Leadership’’ and the 40th Anniversary respectively. The forum which is divided into 3 sessions (Inspire-Engage-Act) will be held from 9am to 6pm at the University of Lagos The Youth to Business Forum is a forum for top business leaders to meet top students with the aim of generating new and most importantly actionable ideas that will overall contribute to building a better Nigerian society. The Youth…
Benue State governor-elect, Chief Samuel Ortom on Monday visited outgoing Governor Gabriel Suswam at Government House Makurdi, the state capital, some few hours after he was officially declared as winner of Saturday’s governorship election. Ortom was accompanied by his deputy, Chief Benson Abounu and other prominent elders and supporters of the All Progressives Congress. In a symbolic gesture between the outgoing and incoming governor, Suswam and Ortom warmly embraced each other and exchanged jokes over the elections. In his remarks during the visit, Gov. Suswam said the Peoples Democratic Party in the state would avoid acts capable of undermining the…
The national leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday alleged that last Saturday’s governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections were characterized by widespread irregularities, with alleged support by some security officers of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to the advantage of All Progressives Congress (APC). “Evidences abound of widespread irregularities across the country with INEC rejecting results from the strongholds of PDP candidates for no just cause while accepting the figures from those of the APC,” a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, said. “In Lagos, Adamawa, Plateau, Benue, Kwara, Ogun, Oyo, Kano,…
Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has set an agenda for the incoming government of General Muhammadu Buhari in the Petroleum industry, saying the government must end importation of petroleum products within a record time. NUPENG president, Igwe Achese, who said this at a briefing in Lagos, yesterday, noted that the incoming government must also ensure the nation’s pipelines are safe from vandalisation to reduce the haulage of products by roads. Among the expectations of NUPENG from the incoming government, according to Achese include: “government must ensure job security in the sector, as the cardinal programme of…
A Lokoja Chief Magistrate Court, yesterday, ordered a 27-year-old aluminium fabricator, Abdulmalik Aliyu to be remanded in Federal Prisons, Koton-Karfe for allegedly killing his six-year-old son, Sadiq Abdulmalik in cold blood. According to the police First Information Report read by the prosecuting police officer, C.S. Ayabatu, the incident happened on March 9, 2015 and was reported by one Sunday Akande, a neighbour to the accused, at the Police ‘B’ Division Station, Lokoja. According to the prosecution, Aliyu of Zariagi, Kabba Junction, Lokoja had told his wife, Mariatu Akande on the fateful day, that he was taking the deceased back to…
The Network on Police Reform in Nigeria (NOPRIN) has demanded the sack of the Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, the leadership of the Directorate for State Service (DSS) and all the service chiefs in the country as part of a way to overhaul the entire security system of the nation. National Coordinator of the group, Okechukwu Nwanguma, said this yesterday, while briefing newsmen on NOPRIN’s police reform agenda for president-elect Muhammadu Buhari. “There is the urgent need for the newly elected President, upon being sworn in to immediately, and in short term, overhaul the entire security architecture of Nigeria to…
Prof. Tam David-West Former Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Prof. Tamunoemi David-West has excited Nigerians with an assertion about how much the pump price of petrol will be during the regime of Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s president-elect. According to David-West, petrol price will drop sharply from the current N87 to about N40 per litre. “The president-elect, Gen. Mohammed Buhari, will reduce the fuel pump price to N40 per litre.” “I want to assure you that by the time he takes over, petrol will be dispensed at N40 per litre. This is possible and he has the credibility to make it work,”…
More than 50 of the girls abducted by terrorist group Boko Haram in Chibok, Borno State, a year ago, were seen alive three weeks ago, a woman has told the BBC. According to the woman whose name was not published by the British online news platform, the girls were seen in Gwoza before the Boko Haram militants were dislodged by the Nigerian military, backed by forces from neighbouring countries. The Islamist sect was believed to have made Gwoza its headquarters after it captured the town in August 2014. The woman, who lived under Boko Haram’s rule in Gwoza, told the…
Baseline recording act, Skales is known to be one to always speak his mind; no matter how controversial the case might seem. Skales has now reacted harshly on Instagram after the follower posted a snide remark about his girlfriend. On Saturday, April 11, 2015, Skales had shared a picture of himself and his girlfriend enjoying a dinner date with the caption, ‘A praying girl a praying mum and a praying and very supportive team and fans is all a brother like me needs to flourish…dinner time with BAE,‘ when the follower, @reys_adamadropped a snide remark. The follower wrote, “Is it…
After he came out to admit that he no longer takes hard drugs to perform, Terry G has come out with another surprise. The very energetic singer and producer has finally cut off his dreads. He shared his new look on social media and his fans have been talking. What do you think? Is this a good move for him??
Wow, are they going to come put again and tell us this was a publicity stunt??? Anyways, about a week ago, Peter Okoye and Lola Okoye indulged in some Instagram activities that raised eyebrows, the other half of the award winning group is starting to raise questions based on his recent action. Paul Okoye has gone on record to say that apart from producing P-Square’s hits such as ‘Personally‘ ‘No One Like You‘, ‘Forever‘, and a recent song ‘Bring It On‘ he was the only one who sang on the songs. This means that the more popular Peter Okoye was not…
I just told you of the surprise baby shower thrown for Omawumi by her friends and husband. The Singer Omawumi and husband Toyin Yusuf are expecting their second child together. By the theme of the baby shower, it seems like Omawumi will be having another baby girl. Toke Makinwa, OAP Chigurl Fashion designers Olakunbi and stylist Toju Foyeh were in attendance. See photos below: –
Not-so famous Nigerian singer, Essence has paid an emotional tribute to her parents. The Kennis Music singer used her Instagram account to be grateful for her parents still being alive. Read below: – “So I watched ‘A Trip to Bountiful’ on Lifetime TV on DSTV and cried my eyes out. Made me realize how blessed to have both my parents still with me I am. I shudder to think about the inevitable but in the meantime I am absolutely grateful. Don’t have kids yet but the overwhelming wave of love I felt whilst watching the movie made me truly understand…
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has welcomed the re-election of Nasarawa State Governor Umaru Tanko Al- Makura. The party urged him to use his second coming as the Chief Security officer of the State to end all religious and tribal conflicts in the State. “I am calling on all the people of Nasarawa state to accept the INEC verdict and support gov Almakura as the winner of the just concluded election. Power belongs to God He gives it to who He wills,” said Senator Walid Jibrin, Secretary, PDP BoT, in a statement. Also, he…
The Presidential Transition Committee says it will ensure smooth transition of power between President-elect Muhammadu Buhari and President Goodluck Jonathan on May 29. Chairman of the committee who is also the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Anyim Pius Anyim, disclosed this to State House correspondent at the end of the committee’s inaugural meeting on Monday in Abuja. According to Anyim, the committee will collect handover briefs from the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), analyse them and prepare the President’s handover notes before May 29. “Ours is to collect our own hand over briefs, prepare the hand over…
President-Elect, Mohammadu Buhari says as much as he wants the abducted Chibok girls rescued, he cannot assure that his government when sworn-in will be able to do so. “As much as I wish to, I cannot promise that we can find them,” Buhari was quoted to have said in a statement. “Today we remember the kidnapping of 276 girls from a school in Chibok one year ago. This crime has rightly caused outrage both in Nigeria and across the world. “Today is a time to reflect on the pain and suffering of the victims, their friends and families. Our thoughts…
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday night expressed joy over the emergence of the party’s candidate in the Lagos State governorship election, Akinwunmi Ambode, as governor-elect. He ascribed the victory to the party’s members’ hard work. Tinubu, a former governor of the state, said Ambode’s victory was predicated on the radical transformation and well-articulated programmes he started 16 years ago, hinting that Lagos would start another race in its transformation drive given its alignment with the federal government. He also hailed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the election, Mr Jimi Agbaje,…