There’s no need to talk too much grammar here. The highly anticipated AMVCAs held last night and the city of Lagos was shut down. After a four hour extravaganza, I bring you the full list of winners at the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs). 1. Best Actor in a Comedy: Femi Jacobs for The Meeting 2. Best Actress in a Comedy: Rita Dominic for The Meeting 3. Best Actor in a Drama: OC Ukeje for Confusion Na Wa 4. Best Actress in a Drama: Kehinde Bankole for October 1 5. Best Art Director (Movie/ TV): Pat…
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The Minister of State for Works, Dayo Adeyeye, has described as shameful, the one-million-man march held in Lagos yesterday, by the All Progressives Congress (APC). He said the march was in support of corruption and the massive looting of Lagos State by the APC leader, Senator Bola Tinubu, adding that; “what the APC demonstrated was that they don’t care about the feelings of the people”. The minister said in a statement on Saturday that the APC should defend the allegations of converting almost all the landed properties in Lagos to Mr. Tinubu’s personal use and monumental looting of the state…
Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has advised Nigerians to vote the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming elections, saying the party is the only party that can give the people of the country a future. “The only party that can give you a prosperous future is the APC. They have saying they will do everything to rig the election to retain power but you know that? All powers belong to God. 21 days from now we will embark on prayers and fasting. We will go to the mosque and churches nothing can stop our destinies,” Aregbesola said. Aregbesola, in…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has again extended the deadline for collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards by two weeks. The new deadline for collection of PVCs is now March 22 (six days before presidential election) as against the March 8 deadline. A statement on Sunday by Kayode Idowu, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, said this latest extension offers the last opportunity for duly registered persons to collect their PVCs before the general elections slated for March 28 and April 11. “INEC hereby calls on registered persons that are yet to collect their PVCs to…
A community leader in Chibok, Borno State, on Sunday lauded President Goodluck Jonathan for sending the Minister of State for Power, Mohammed Wakil, to reassure them of safe return of the abducted students of the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok. Mr. Wakil last week held a meeting with members of the community in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on the orders of President Jonathan. A spokesperson of the community, Hauwa Chibok, made the commendation in a statement in Maiduguri. “I, on behalf of Chibok women, write to thank President Goodluck Jonathan for sending one of his ministers, Mohammed Wakil, to…
I don’t know how managed, if Nadia is responsible but photos of her twins have surfaced online. According to a reliable source, the photo was taken under strict restrictions because her family members didn’t allow any photo of the twins to be taken. One photo was released by a media outfit while the second photo was reportedly shared by someone who claimed she’s close to the family.
The Peoples Democratic Party, Lagos State chapter, says every person that attended the one-million-man march of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos on Saturday was paid at least N5,000 each. The party in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Taofik Gani, said groups that attended the march received between N1m and N10m. The opposition party in the state said the APC was deceiving Lagosians by tagging the march as “one-million-march” even though the Teslim Balogun Stadium where the walk ended, could only accommodate 24,000 people. According to Gani, during the rally, posters and billboards of its candidates were vandalised…
The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, on Saturday said the party would use the remaining days before elections to fast and pray for victory. Ambode made this known while addressing APC members and supporters in Lagos, who engaged in a 9.2km walk. He addressed the APC members and supporters at the Teslim Balogun Staduim, Surelere, Lagos, where they ended the walk. “We will commit the remaining days before the elections to fasting and prayers and ensure that APC gets 100 per cent votes”, Ambode said. Ambode said APC had proven a point with the…
The Presidency has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) of avoiding a debate with his Peoples Democratic Party counterpart and incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan. The Presidency alleged that Buhari and his campaign organisation had rebuffed all entreaties to get the former head of state to debate with President Jonathan. The Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, made the allegation in a piece entitled ‘We challenge Buhari to a debate’. Abati said, “The man to blame for this denial is General Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday restated his commitment to empowering Nigerian women. This is contained in a statement tagged “Special message to Nigerian women”, released in Abuja and signed by Garba Shehu, in commemoration of the International Women’s Day. Mr. Shehu is the Director Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Organisation. According to the statement, Mr. Buhari promised to ensure that the rights of Nigerian women are guaranteed as provided by the Nigerian Constitution. The statement read in part: “My plan for Nigerian women has been made clear in ‘My…
Men of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested a housewife for allegedly hacking her husband to death over an undisclosed reason. According to the State Police command’s spokesman, Ebere Amaraizu, the incident happened last Thursday at about 9pm, after the suspect lured her daughter to go inside and sleep. The deceased who was hacked to death by his wife, Grace Agbo, was identified as Elijah Agbo. He hailed from Imirike Agu village Udenu local government Area of Enugu State. In a statement, yesterday, the police public Relations Officer (PPRO) said that “the wife Grace Agbo suddenly asked their daughter,…
Two more local government areas in Borno State, Mafa and Marte, have been recaptured by Nigerian troops from Boko Haram insurgents. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, who gave the cheery news in a statement on Saturday, said that Mafa and Marte were liberated by troops on Wednesday and Friday respectively. Usman said the soldiers recovered large cache of arms and ammunition, including anti-aircraft guns from the insurgents. The Army spokesman added that the troops had started a cordon and search as well as mopping up operations in the two LGAs. He added that the military is…
President of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, has urged Christians to earnestly pray for God’s choices to emerge at all levels of leadership in the forthcoming elections. Oyedepo made the call at a monthly programme of the church tagged “One night with The King” on Saturday morning in Lokoja. The Bishop, in his sermon titled “Engaging the Prayer of Faith For Fulfillment of Prophecy”, urged Christians to pray that God’s will should prevail in the elections. “We must commit the elections to God’s hands for His will to be done and I am sure He will rescue this…
The Peoples Democratic Party has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to tell Nigerians the final outcome of Saturday’s testing of Card Readers. The party, however, said it had noted series of complaints from Nigerians regarding reported lapses experienced in the mock elections conducted by INEC, which put to test both the Permanent Voters Cards and the Card Readers. The National Publicity Secretary, PDP, Olisa Metuh, in a statement on Saturday, said the worrisome fallout from the test “vindicates earlier widespread calls by stakeholders that the card readers should be thoroughly tested to ascertain their workability for free, fair and credible…
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State yesterday cut short his campaign trip across the state as a result of the bomb attacks on Maiduguri, the state capital. The governor, who was in Marama in Hawul Local Government Area in the southern part of the state on a campaign trip and to inaugurate the Food for All Initiative in the area, left the venue of the occasion at about 3pm when he was informed of the unfortunate attacks, which killed over 50 persons. The governor, however, did not depart the ground until an Imam and a pastor prayed for the peace…
Look at what Toyin Lawani and Her Fiance Were Doing In This Photo. Can you see what he tried to do to her?
The test run of the Card Reader Machines proposed for the forthcoming general elections, carried out in 12 states, yesterday, exposed the flaws in the new voting technology introduced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), reports Vanguard. While in some states, the machines failed to recognise Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), the machines’ batteries went down after barely three hours of operation in other states. At Igboukwu Ward 1 in Anambra State, the Card Reader failing to recognise about half of those who presented the cards. However, at Onigbongbo ward in Lagos, the thumbprints of most prospective voters were generally…
The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation (PDPCO) says the All Progressives Congress (APC), its presidential candidate, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State and the party’s National Publicity Director, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, should be held responsible if the abducted Chibok girls are not found. The campaign organisation was reacting to an APC statement, yesterday, which described as callous, morbid and insensitive the comments by President Goodluck Jonathan that the abducted girls are still alive hinged on the belief that Boko Haram had not displayed their bodies to prove their death. “Whilst the majority of Nigerians…
Their family seems to be really involved with this upcoming presidential elections; considering the fact that their family was at war with the former General Buhari’s government. Seun Kuti has revealed to Waziobia TV in a recent interview why he won’t vote in the 2015 elections and that Nigeria is yet to have a leader who have the interest of the people at heart. Seun said: – “Right from 1960 people in government have never been pro-people. I don’t believe the government we have in view have the interest of the people at heart. Count me out of the election,…
About 25,000 pastors and evangelists in the South-West are to hold a special prayer session for the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, and his running mate, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. According to the coordinator of the programme, Bishop Kayode Williams, the ministers of God will come together to seek divine support for Buhari and Osinbajo ahead of the March 28 presidential election. “We are four spearheading this prayer session: My humble self, Rev. Moses Iloh, Archbishop Magnus Atilade and Deacon Ayo Opadokun. We are against wrong information being fed members…