The younger brother of Gov. Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State, Salihu Barade, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. He was abducted by the gunmen, numbering about four, on Wednesday at his farm in Wamakko local government area of Sokoto State and whisked away in company with other people, PREMIUM TIMES reported. According to the report, the gunmen later freed those that were kidnapped with the governor’s brother after travelling a reasonable distance with them. The incident was confirmed by the State Police Command Public Relations Officer, El-Mustapha Sani. Sani, a deputy superintendent of police, said the command had begun investigation…
Author: Wale Adebayo
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed deep concerns over the apparent indifference of the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to burning national issues threatening the unity and stability of the country. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, in a statement on Wednesday said “while well-meaning Nigerians and the international community are celebrating the peace fostered by the patriotic action of President Goodluck Jonathan in conceding defeat, General Buhari and his party, the APC have been moving around the country instigating division, engineering crisis and heightening tension in the polity”. “Whereas General Buhari had assured Nigerians that he would be the…
Many have wondered about the whereabouts of Dame Patience Jonathan who has become unusually quiet since her husband lost the presidential election to Muhammadu Buhari. The wife of the outgoing president, however, resurfaced in Okrika, Rivers State, yesterday, and did not expect the large turnout of people that welcomed her. She described their warm welcome as a demonstration of their genuine love and affection for her and thanked them for their prayers, support and belief in her husband’s leadership. One of the people, who spoke, Mrs Remi Kuku said she was proud of the first lady. “History will be kind…
President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari is expected to unveil his master plan on job creation, social security and related issues on May 29 after his inauguration. According to Gov. Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State who spoke on Wednesday while addressing supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during a thank you visit in Tambuwal, headquarters of Tambuwal Local Government Area of the state, the master plan would also address the security concerns in the country. During the electioneering campaign of Buhari, he promised that his administration would provide 3 million jobs annually. Nigerians will be waiting to see him fulfill this promise…
Founder of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) Dr Frederick Fasehun has assured Igbo and non-indigenes in Lagos State of safety during and after Saturday’s elections. In a statement by Fasehun following the ‘threat to the lives’ of Igbos by Oba of Lagos Rilwan Akiolu, he said that he had mandated OPC members to ensure that no one is intimidated or molested before, during and after the polls. “OPC is a frontline group for the defence of Yoruba interests and the dispensation of social justice to sojourners in the South-West. And we shall be doing everything to make everyone feel safe…
A coalition of Igbo Organisations in Lagos (CIO) and the Traditional Council of Eze Ndi Igbo in the state, yesterday, said the Oba of Lagos, HRM, Oba Rilwanu Akiolu II, should be held responsible if any harm befalls the Igbo now, during and after Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections. Reacting to the Monarch’s comments, on Sunday, that the Igbo would perish in Lagos Lagoon within seven days if they did not vote Akinwunmi Ambode, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate and his anointed standard bearer, the groups said the statement was a threat of well-orchestrated genocide against…
Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba and the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof. Bem Angwe, over the killing of Modupe Temitope Olaiya in Efon-Alaaye on Wednesday. Olaiya was allegedly shot dead by a yet to be identified person at Itawure, near Efon Alaye during a commotion that ensued when the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers threatening to impeach the governor were prevented from entering the state by soldiers. A statement by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, in Ado…
As expected, following the loss by President Goodluck Jonathan of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC), several members of the PDP are leaving. The latest is the political adviser to the president, Ahmed Gulak. Two serving senators, Ahmed Hassan Barata and Mohammed Bello Tukur representing Adamawa South and Central respectively, a former Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Jonathan Zwingina, former minister of health, Dr. Idi Hong have also followed others out of the PDP to the APC. The defectors in Adamawa State made their plans known at a press conference in Yola, the…
Tonto Dikeh has decided to pay homage to whom homage is due. The controversial star actress turned singer wrote a lovely tribute to a fellow Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji. The actress/singer made Genevieve her woman crush on Instagram (#wcw) today, April 8, 2015. “I call her Aunty Gene not cos of her Age, But her Strength** @genevievennaji #by your strength I respect u” wrote the sometimes controversial actress while posting an accompanying photo of the actress tagged as the ‘Julia Roberts of Africa’. In August, 2014 it was reported in a soft sell magazine that Tonto Dikeh that she does…
Famous singer, Omawumi recently got married and her husband has given her permission to learn how to defend herself. Yesterday, April 7, 2015 the mother of one was taken to the gun range by her husband as a fun activity for the couple. The award winning singer posted an Instagram video of her learning how to shoot in a gun range. “My Husband’s idea of a fun activity was a shooting range… Wasn’t he worried? And i handled the gun like a pro! #learningtodefendmyself” she wrote below the Instagram video. Omawumi who is pregnant will be having her traditional wedding on…
I have already given you the gist weeks ago, about how the couple spent Valentine’s day together; this however is new. His girlfriend’s name is Zari and she’s also from Tanzanian. Zari is carrying the star’s baby; even though their relationship has been described as ‘controversial’, Diamond and Zari are not shying in displaying their love. It has been reported that both Diamond and Zari recently got married. Zari who has three kids, and expecting a fourth for Diamond released new pictures of her baby bump on the Internet. Zari and Diamond are expecting a girl while her three kids…
I bet this is what all Nigerians want to hear, the exploiting has really become a serious problem. Just today, a Justice of the federal high Court sitting in Lagos, Justice C.J. Aneke, has granted an order of interim restraining Multichoice, operators of DStv, from implementing its new rates and increase in tariffs payable by its subscribers across the country. Multichoice, owners of DStv and GOtv, had announced a 20 percent price increase for all its satellite pay TV bouquets in Nigeria to take effect from April 1, 2015. According to them, the annual price increase, usually in-line with inflation,…
Although Yoruba producer, Kunke Afolayan has apologized after he took to Twitter to curse out Igbos whom he blamed for piracy of Nollywood films. Film maker,Ifeanyi Ikpoenyi doesn’t care as he has fired back at the ace award winning movie producer. Read below: – “I almost ignored Kunle Afolayan’s useless tweets about Igbos being the only Pirates in Nigeria because to me, Kunle is just an over rated Nollywood film maker. He’s not better than Izu Ojukwu, Teco Benson, Obi Emelonye, Chineze Anyaene to mention but a few. The secret of Kunle is his DOP Yinka Davies who does everything…
Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday tendered an apology to Igbos in the state over an inflammatory statement by the Oba of Lagos HRM Rilwan Akiolu who threatened that Igbos who vote against his candidate in the April 11 governorship election will die in the lagoon. The state APC Publicity Secretary, Joe Igbokwe, in a statement expressed the party’s sincere apology to Ndigbo and pleaded with them to bury the hatchet in the interest of peace and harmony. “No human being is above mistakes. People can make mistakes and correct it thereafter. The Oba of Lagos…
As fuel scarcity in Abuja worsens, fifteen ships laden with various products including petrol, kerosene and aviation fuel have arrived at the Lagos ports, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said today in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NPA made the disclosure in its daily publication, the ‘Shipping Position’ where it noted that seven of the ships arrived at the ports with petrol, while one ship carried kerosene and aviation fuel. The NPA also said it was expecting 31 ships to arrive at the Lagos ports from April 7 to April 21, 12 of which would…
Former chief of Army staff and former Minister of defense, General Theophilus Danjuma today pointed out that the civil war which happened in Nigeria between 1967 and 1970 and led to millions of deaths would have been averted if former Biafran warlord, Chukwuemeka Ojukwu behaved like President Goodluck Jonathan by conceding defeat. Danjuma who spoke shortly after a closed door meeting with President Jonathan at the former minister’s residence in Asokoro, according to Vanguard, said President Jonathan has set a record in the history of the country by conceding defeat. “The outcome of the election and the manner in which…
The Edo State government on Wednesday raised the alarm on threats to the life of Governor Adams Oshiomhole. The state government said an unidentified aircraft hovered over the governor’s country home in Iyamoh, Auchi, for several minutes in low altitude on Monday evening. It wondered what could have warranted an aerial surveillance days after troops were reportedly stationed around the governor’s private residence. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Louis Odion, warned that President Goodluck Jonathan, as the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), would be held liable if any harm befalls Mr. Oshiomhole. “Even…
An unidentified young man wearing an earphone, was on Wednesday killed by a passenger train at Cappa area of Oshodi, Lagos. A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who was inside the train reports that the man was standing on the rail track oblivious of the fast approaching train. The NAN correspondent reports that the Ogun-Lagos-bound mass transit train was leaving its Oshodi station to Mushin when the accident occurred. The train had as usual, sounded its horn repeatedly as it was approaching the railway crossing at Ilupeju Bye-pass for clearance of its track. According to an eyewitness,…
Some children have escaped an attack by Boko Haram in Kwajafa, Borno state, north east Nigeria. While they made it alive to neighbouring Chad, they left with them horrific images that might have created wounds in their hearts, which only time would be able to heal. According to UK’s Daily Mirror, at least 24 people were killed in the attack by a group of Boko Haram soldiers disguised as preachers drove cars to a mosque disguised as preachers. They announced they had arrived to teach people about Islam, but once a crowd gathered around them, they opened fire indiscriminately before…
A Kano State High Court on Tuesday sentenced one Aliyu Zakari to two years imprisonment on a two-count charge bordering on issuance of dud cheque brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC arrested the convict, who is chief executive of AZH Enterprises Ltd, following a petition alleging that he refused to pay part of the value of premium motor spirit and automotive gas oil sold to him by the petitioner. In a bid to settle his debt, the convict allegedly issued cheques to the petitioner, which bounced as there was insufficient funds in his…