President Goodluck Jonathan, Friday, presented letters of employment into the Nigerian Immigration Service to 33 members of the 15 families who lost sons and daughters during the Service’s recruitment exercise last year. He also gave them N5 million each, in fulfillment of his promise that three members each from the families of those who lost their lives would be compensated. The event which took place at the press briefing room of the presidential Villa had in attendance the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro as well as the Comptroller General of Immigration, David Paradang, the supervising Minister of Information, Edem Duke…
Author: Wale Adebayo
It’s a thing of joy to bring forth a baby into the world. Most fathers and mothers leap for joy when they have a new addition to the family. Seems like the year 2015, is going to be a good year for Nigerian celebrities as a number of them are expecting babies. Some are going to be parents for the first time, for some others, it is not their first time but it is still a thing of joy. Below are Nigerian celebrities who are expecting babies in 2015. 1. Tiwa Savage: MAVIN first lady and her hubby, Tunji Balogun…
Nigerian rapper, Williams Oriorha otherwise popularly known as 2Shotz, is now a father. The rapper welcomed his first child, a daughter on Thursday, March 12, 2015 in Dublin, Ireland with his wife, Precious Jones. Confirming the information to NET, a member of his management said: ‘Yes, it’s true. 2Shotz’s wife gave birth to a bay girl yesterday.’ Recall that the Umunnamu Entertainment CEO, who used to be with the larger music collective known as Da Trybe, got married to Precious on Friday, April 12, 2013 in Lagos.
Governor of Osun State, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has called on the people of the state to reject bribes from the Peoples Democratic Party, which is meant to sway them to vote the PDP in the forthcoming general elections. Aregbesola made the call while campaigning for the candidates of the All Progressives Congress at Atakumosa West Local Government Area of the state. He said, “We only need our people to persevere. Our people are Omoluabi who cannot be bought with ill-gotten wealth. We have remained with the people and that is our commitment”. Aregbesola told the electorate that one of the…
Governor Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State is an incurable liar, who speaks from all sides of his mouth, the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign organisation has said. A statement by the campaign’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, said claims by the governor that the APC presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) signed a single tenure pact is a figment of his imagination, jaundiced, ill-motivated and irresponsible. According to Shehu, Aliyu has made a bad career of misguided claims of this nature in which he presents himself as a clairvoyant fly perching on the walls of political meetings across the country.…
Vice President Namadi Sambo said in Kano on Thursday that shifting the general elections was a blessing to Nigerians. Sambo, who spoke with newsmen, explained that holding it as earlier scheduled would have prevented 23 million eligible voters from exercising their civic responsibility. “We thank God that the postponement of the elections has been a blessing to Nigerians. “The INEC extended the period for the distribution of the PVCs to March 22, otherwise 23 million Nigerians would have been short changed”, he said. According to him, the postponement would give many eligible voters the opportunity to collect their PVCs before…
The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation (PDPPCO), has described as baseless and false, the claim by national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu that the PDP and Presidency offered him (Tinubu) the position of vice president in an Interim National Government (ING) if he would dump his party’s presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). A statement by the Tinubu Media Office issued Thursday had said, “From what can be gathered through informed sources, the PDP and Jonathan Presidency had recently tried to fracture the APC by offering Tinubu the position of vice President in an…
The All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, has pointed out that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has not recorded any high profile conviction since President Goodluck Jonathan came to power four years ago. Speaking through the Director of Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Organization, Garba Shehu at a press conference Thursday in Abuja, the former head of state said EFCC’s inability to record a conviction is in stark contrast to its past record, where former governors and other senior public officials accused of defrauding the Nigerian people were tried and prosecuted. “Thus, we can safely say…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Friday, raised the alarm that a fake letter purportedly written by the Presidency to it to initiate discrete probe of key opposition figures in the country, was in circulation. The commission described the letter said to have been written and signed by the Chief of Staff to the President as fake, and ordered the agency to investigate the opponents. “The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC wishes to alert the public about a letter supposedly from the office of the Chief of Staff to President Goodluck Jonathan, mandating the commission to initiate discreet…
President Goodluck Jonathan has moved to put the controversy surrounding a purported call to King Mohammed VI of Morocco to rest by confirming that he did not speak to the monarch as claimed by the country’s Foreign Ministry. A statement by Jonathan’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati expressed the presidency’s regret that a misinformation from the Nigerian Foreign Ministry brought embarrassment to the country. “The regrettable furore that has developed over the matter is due entirely to misinformation as President Jonathan has neither spoken with King Mohammed or told anybody that he had a telephone conversation with…
NEMA DG, SANI SIDI The National Emergency Management Agency on Thursday presented relief materials to widows of slain soldiers in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency in Maiduguri. The Director, Search and Rescue of the agency, Air Commodore Chris Otegba, presented the materials to Maj.-Gen. Lamidi Adeosun, the GOC of 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri. Otegba, who represented the Director-General of NEMA, Alhaji Sani Sidi, said the action followed directives of President Goodluck Jonathan. “We are here on the directives of President Goodluck Jonathan to present relief materials to widows of slain officers of the division. “The…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a 31-year-old single mother for concealing 430 grammes of heroin in her v**ina at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. This is contained in a statement issued by the NDLEA Head of Public Affairs, Mr Mitchell Ofoyeju, on Thursday in Lagos. Ofoyeju said that the arrest took place at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos during the inward screening of passengers on an Emirates flight. He quoted the NDLEA commander at the Lagos airport, Mr Hamza Umar, as saying that the arrest was facilitated with the aid of…
The rapper is currently in China to perform at an event in 世界餐福事工 – 餐飲業人 (eh, use Google to translate..lol) tomorrow March 14th. He’s pictured above with fans and promoters of his tour. See more photos below…
Don Jazzy has apparently met a match for his playful nature on social media. You’d remember that Don Jazzy recently shared a picture of himself holding a placard with the caption “Please help!!! I want to marry Don Jazzy in 2015.” This message got the attention of Ghanaian OAP, Afia Schwarzenegger, who apparently has the hots for Jazzy. The former Happy FM oAP posted a picture of herself carrying her own placard, which read, “I want to marry Don Jazzy 2015.” Photo below: –
She might not be appearing in movies anymore, but she’s still living the life of a celebrity. The veteran Nollywood star is currently enjoying a luxurious vacation in England. Empress Njamah shared these photos from her vacation in UK as she was also spotted in a boutique buying clothes for her dogs. Photos below: –
Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola has challenged President Goodluck Jonathan to dissociate himself from the “hate speeches” credited to his wife Patience Jonathan and others that could lead to electoral violence ahead of the elections scheduled for March 28 and April 11. Fashola made the statement, yesterday, during a courtesy visit by the officials of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) at the Lagos House, Marina, led by its chairman, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu who visited him to seek support on the need to avoid violence and ensure free and fair contest in the forthcoming elections. The governor lamented that the…
Nigeria is at a critical moment in its history as political uncertainty and low oil prices threaten its well-being, Control Risks, a global business risk consultancy states in its annual RiskMap report. The price of OPEC basket of twelve crudes which includes Nigeria’s Bonny Light, stood at $52.25 dollars per barrel on Wednesday, falling from $53.03 the previous day. The country’s lawmakers are likely to peg the oil benchmark at $53 per barrel after a couple of cuts from the initial $78 per barrel. The economic struggle of the country has been worsened by the air of uncertainty in the…
The National Assembly has cut down its budget from N150 billion ($751 million) to N120 billion ($600 million) to accommodate the shortfall in expected government revenue as oil prices continue to fall. The legislators have also settled on $53 per barrel as the official oil benchmark for the 2015 budget. This development came following a meeting where both chambers of the National Assembly converged to deliberate based on their respective positions on the 2015 budget benchmark. According to a report by business analysis blog, Nairametrics, the Senate had earlier agreed on $52 whereas House of Representative approved $54 per barrel…
Maj.-Gen. Lamidi Adeosun, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, has said that in spite of challenges, terrorism will not defeat the Nigerian Armed Forces. Mr. Adeosun, who spoke when he received a team of newsmen on tour of communities recently recaptured from the Boko Haram insurgents in his office in Maiduguri, vowed that the military will defeat the insurgents. “Terrorism will not define the Nigerian Armed Forces. “The armed forces of Nigeria will define the space that is Nigeria and recover every inch of our territory and ensure that terrorism is defeated in our land”, he…
The Federal Government on Wednesday described the latest attempt by Boko Haram to identify with the Islamic State as an act of desperation. Coordinator of the National Information Centre, Mr. Mike Omeri, at a press briefing on the state of security in the country, in Abuja, said that the current onslaught on the insurgents by the Nigerian Armed Forces and the multi-national forces has forced the Islamist group to pledge allegiance to IS. According to Omeri, “the Centre has noted the latest audio recording posted online by the insurgent group, Boko Haram, where they pledged allegiance to the Islamic State…