Gunmen suspected to be political thugs in the early hours of Saturday shot and killed the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ishielu LGA of Ebonyi state. The late PDP chieftain, identified as Emeka Nworie, was attacked in his house in Ezzagu in Ishielu LGA and shot severally on different parts of his body by the gunmen until he died, the police said. The Ebonyi Police Command’s spokesperson, Chris Anyanwu, who confirmed the incident, said it took place at around 3 a.m. in the morning. According to Anyanwu, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, the assailants asked for money, which…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Governor Bala Ngilari of Adamawa State has distanced himself from the dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed on the state by the Commissioner of Police, Gabriel Adaji. Mr. Adaji had while briefing newsmen on the preparation of the state police command for the governorship and state assembly elections currently ongoing, said the curfew was imposed to ensure peaceful and orderly conduct of the elections. “After the last presidential and national assembly elections, we had some nasty and ugly experiences in the state, hence the present measure”, the CP explained. In a statement Saturday, Governor Ngilari said “the state government has not imposed any…
Rear Admiral Henry Babalola, the Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command, Nigerian Navy, has said that naval personnel were on stand-by to assist the Independent National Electoral Commission convey election materials to riverine areas. Mr. Babalola said this on Saturday in Calabar during an interview. “The navy is not directly involved in this election. But we are on stand-by to assist INEC in conveying election materials to riverine areas whenever we are being called. “As you can see, the waterways are safe. We have restricted movement of passengers’ boats, unless for those on essential duties as concerns election”, he said.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission in Lagos State has debunked claims that it is planning to disenfranchise would-be voters during the governorship and state House of Assembly polls ongoing today. In a statement, the Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity of INEC in the state, Mrs. Ijeoma Okey-Igbokwe, described as unfounded, allegations that the commission would postpone elections by one day. She said, “The attention of INEC has been drawn to rumours making the rounds that the commission in the state intends to delay the governorship and state House of Assembly elections slated for Saturday, April 11, 2015 till…
Nollywood actress and celebrity wife Annie Idibia has been hiding from the media for a while now but she has appeared on our radar again. The mother of two, Annie who is married to African superstar act 2face posted a picture on Instagram which shows off her bikini body and her low haircut. The picture taken with a selfie stick, has Annie Idibia with a friend of hers, rocking a low natural cut. The picture is a throwback photo taken on this year’s Valentine’s Day. Annie and 2face Idibia marked their second wedding anniversary on the 23rd of March.
Superstar singer and award winning artiste, 2face Idibia has opened up on his grass to grace story on a new series entitled #MySuperStarStory. The international superstar and Nigerian music icon recently sat down for a My Super Star Story session where he spoke about how he got to his current superstar state. In the session, Idibia revealed that he dropped out of school to move to Lagos and chase a career in music- and at that time, even money to eat was a problem. In his words, “There is this thing called ‘Luck’ in life. But luck is not always…
Since he walked away with his millions, we haven’t heard much from him till now. Yesterday Friday, March 10, 2015, winner of the 9th edition of the Big Brother Africa, Idris Sultan was spotted partying with Nigerian pop star, Wizkid. The Tanzaian reality TV show star and Wizkid partied at the Johannesburg highbrow nightclub, Kong, in South Africa alongside other BBhotshots housemates that include Permithias and Tonto Dikeh’s stylist, Jeremiah Ogbodo. Reports also say that Wizkid took the opportunity to perform to the willing crowd at the night club in the wee hours of Saturday morning.
I reported days ago that Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has accused a certain young man of stalking him for s*xual favors. Following Yul Edochie’s allegation on the Canadian based male nurse, Steven Ugochukwu Onyebuchi; the Nurse has denied the allegations. Denying the stalking-tale, Steven insisted that he was merely helping the actor to facilitate the relocation of his family to Canada. Taking to his Instagram account in the wee hours of Friday, April 10, 2015, Stevens wrote: – “THANK GOD FOR MY PARENTS AUNTIES MY PASTORS. THERE ARE REASONS ONE DO TINZ IN LIFE. I KNW D SALARY STANDARD OF…
She’s still one of my favorite actresses of all time in Nollywood, and it’s based more on her looks than talent, LOL! Despite reports that Nollywood actress, Bimbo Akintola is engaged, the actress has denied having marriage on her cards. Speaking to The Punch, Akintola said, “There is nothing like marriage on the cards for me anytime soon. People who claimed they saw me wearing an engagement ring at an event are just spreading rumours about me. Stop listening to rumours please. Ignore them.” This is coming following reports that actress was engaged was spotted wearing an engagement ring at…
The President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has praised the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the arrangements made for the conduct of the governorship and state assembly elections on Saturday. The president-elect made the commendation after being accredited with his wife, Aishat, in Sarki-yara ward in Daura, Katsina State, at 8:27 a.m. The first family-in-waiting were accredited at Kofar-baru polling unit by INEC officials within few seconds using the smart card reader and PVC. Speaking with reporters shortly after the accreditation, Mr. Buhari commended INEC for making the card readers more efficient for the election and distributing election materials in…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has alerted the security agencies to reported cases of violence and disruption of voting process in several areas of Lagos, Rivers and Ondo states, urging them to intervene in order to ameliorate the situation. In a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party said in many parts of Lagos, thugs armed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are on rampage, shooting indiscriminately to scare away voters and carting away voting materials. However, these claims could not be independently verified by Information Nigeria. Mr. Mohammed said the development…
The Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, has denied the allegation that it was hired to disrupt the April 11 governorship and House of Assembly elections in Lagos state. OPC described the statement credited to the All Progressives Congress’ National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, as “blatant falsehood”. “There is no iota of truth in the statement. The OPC is neither a political party nor partisan organization”, the OPC’s Director of Media and Publicity, Yinka Oguntimehin, said in a statement Friday. The OPC spokesman said Mr. Mohammed has a penchant for peddling falsehood against the organization. “He had earlier lied that the OPC…
President Goodluck Jonathan has enjoined candidates in today’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections to accept the outcome of the polls. He made the call in a Facebook post Friday. “I urge contestants to respect the will of the people as we promote a new Nigeria that is a pacesetter and light bearer in the practice of democratic politics without bitterness. May God bless Nigeria”, he said.
The Director, Media and Publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, PDPPCO, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has responded to allegations by the All Progressives Congress that President Goodluck Jonathan was planning to rig today’s governorship election in Lagos State in favour of the PDP flag bearer, Mr. Jimi Agbaje. According to Fani-Kayode, the APC was in panic mode “because it knows that Agbaje is going to win the election”. The PDPPCO spokesman, in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, said this was the first time in 16 years that the APC together with the opposition tendencies it represents…
Social media can really make people do crazy stuff…See pic below:
MAVIN artiste, Korede Bello took to his Instagram page this morning to reply critics and also share some reactions from people about his church performance on Sunday April 5th. See tweets and the controversial video Below:
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday denied the allegation by the All Progressives Congress that visit to Lagos Thursday was to coordinate rigging plans for the Peoples Democratic Party in today’s governorship election. In a statement made available to journalists by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, Mr. Jonathan wondered why he would rig the governorship election for the PDP when he did not rig his own in the March 28 presidential election. The president lost the March 28 polls to the APC candidate, Maj.-Gen. Muhammdu Buhari (retd). According to the statement, there was nothing unusual in people…
The first lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, on Friday said there was no truth in the allegation that she was pressuring the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in Rivers State, Mrs. Gesila Khan and security agencies to rig the governorship election in the state in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party. The state governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, had during a town hall meeting on Thursday alleged that the wife of the president was in her hometown, Okrika, to supervise electoral malpractices during the elections. The governor had said, “The reason for this meeting is to let you know that…
Adamawa State Police Command has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew on the State as from Sunday, 12 of April 2015. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Gabriel Adaji, made the announcement while briefing newsmen in his office on Friday ahead of today’s Governorship and state Assembly elections. He said that the curfew which would run between 12th and 14th of the month would be between 6pm to 6am. The measure, according to him, was to ensure peaceful and orderly conduct of the governorship and state House of Assembly elections in the state. “After the last presidential and National Assembly…
Major stakeholders and some founding fathers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa State want the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mua’zu and members of the National Working Committee of the party sacked, it has emerged. The spokesman of the founding fathers of the PDP, Senator Abubakar Halilu Girei, who spoke to journalists said they have resolved to ask the National Chairman and NWC members to resign if the party failed to win at least 20 out of the 36 states of the federation in today’s governorship election. Girei made the call following the skewed process with…