Socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has resolved to vote for the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), President Goodluck Jonathan at the forthcoming presidential election. This was disclosed by the General Secretary of the apex Igbo group,General Secretary of the apex Igbo group, Joe Nworgu, in an interview with Vanguard. According to Nworgu, when the group endorsed Jonathan in 2010, it was because of zoning, but now it is more than just zoning. “The reason for the endorsement then was the presidential election and zoning. Therein, we argued that there are two zones in the federation of six geopolitical…
Author: Wale Adebayo
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwumi Adesina says Africa’s future millionaires and billionaires will make their money from agriculture as the governments marshal out plans to unlock wealth from the soil. Adesina made his prediction on Friday in Abuja as the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) launched the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program Phase 1 (ATASP-1) at the federal capital territory. The ATASP-1 is financed by AfDB to the tune of $170 million and aims at creating additional incomes to an…
Finally, we were beginning to think that Ebuka had chosen to be a priest. It seems like media personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu has finally found love with a certain lady named — Cynthia. According to sources, things kicked off officially for the two of them about four months ago at the wedding of Soundcity exec, Olamide Adedeji, where Ebuka was a groomsman. On Valentine’s Day Cynthia posted a cute (and cryptic) photo of the two of them together and she captioned it ‘My best friend and my lover. Happy Valentine’s Day.’ We are super excited for them and can’t help but notice…
At least 58 people were today killed in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, following three bomb blasts, including one by a female suicide attacker. Many children were among the dead and at least 50 others were among the about 140 wounded in the explosions that hit two crowded markets and a busy bus station. The attack believed to have been orchestrated by Islamist sect Boko Haram is the latest in a series of renewed attacks that have hit the country’s northeast in recent times. Although the military had claimed key victories over Boko Haram in recent weeks helped by the cooperation…
The pan-northern socio-political organization, Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has said that it learnt with total submission to the will of Allah, the death of the Emir of Katsinan Gusau in Zamfara State, HRH Alhaji Muhammadu Kabir Danbaba on Thursday March 5, 2015. The forum is a condolence message issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Muhammad Ibrahim on Friday in Kaduna, noted that the late Emir, who ruled Gusau from District Head to first class Emir for more than 30 years, devoted his life to the progress of his people in the areas of agriculture, education and socio-economic development of Zamfara…
Yesterday was the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards nominees cocktail. The prestigious event held at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos on March 6,2015. Top celebs like RMD, Rita Dominic, Tayo Faniran were spotted at the event. See more photos below: –
The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 6 Command, headquartered in Calabar, Cross River State, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin, has warned that any strike action embarked upon by policemen, will be treated as mutiny. The AIG spoke against the backdrop of recent reports that some policemen are planning to embark on strike to protest against their working condition. Speaking at the headquarters on Thursday while addressing officers and men of the command, Ogunsakin dispelled rumours of any impending strike action in the force. He said the police force had assured its personnel of better welfare packages before, during…
A school that sparked a row after ‘banning’ a pupil, Lynn Nicholls from entering the school when he turned up dressed as a character from Fifty Shades of Grey has hit back at claims it was heavy handed. Liam arrived at the school in Sale London, yesterday wearing a suit and carrying cable ties and a mask but was told by teachers he must alter his outfit before he could join in with events. Lynn Nicholls, the school’s head teacher, said: “The school stands by the decision it made yesterday in relation to the costume worn by one of…
Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has called on Christians and Muslims in the country to avoid using the instrument of religion to cause disharmony among themselves. The call was contained in an address presented at the 53rd Annual Synod of the Methodist Diocese of Lagos on Friday. The governor, who was represented by his Special Adviser on Christian Religious Matters, Rev. Adefunmilayo Akitoye—Buraimo, said the support of the religious community is important to the implementation of government policies. He also stressed the need for Christians and Muslims to shun any action that may cause unnecessary disturbance of…
The Director, Media and Information Technology, Buhari Campaign Organisation, Dr. Chidia Maduekwe, has said that wife of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Aisha, will not follow in the steps of Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, to play political thuggery, because she is not a tout Speaking with Saturday PUNCH in Abuja on Thursday, Maduekwe said, “You should know it is beneath the person of our respected General’s wife to join issues with Dame Patience Jonathan. “Mrs. Jonathan has clearly shown that she lacks the discipline and composure required of the occupant of…
The Arewa Consultative Forum and the Northern Elders Forum have said that the North will not support President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election bid despite the recent successes recorded by the military against the Boko Haram sect. The two groups insisted that could not change the decision they made sometimes ago on the choice of their presidential candidate. The ACF and NEF had recently expressed their support for the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), saying he was a better option than Jonathan, who is contesting the March 28 election on the Peoples Democratic Party platform. The ACF National…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Mohammadu Buhari, Friday, arrived Nigeria from the United Kingdom after more than two weeks during which he gave a speech at the famous Royal Institute of Internal Affairs, popularly known as Chatham House. Buhari left Nigeria for London on February 19 amid rumours that he sneaked out of the country to attend to his alleged failing health. “I just went off for a couple of weeks to rest. That’s all I did,” Buhari told newsmen who asked about his trip. Asked whether he visited any London hospital while in London,…
The Construction and Civil Engineering Senior Staff Association (CCESSA) has called on the federal government to settle its N118 billion debt owed on completed federal roads in 2013. The body said over 8,000 of its members had been relieved of their employment due to the inability of their employers to pay them. In an eight-point communiqué issued at the end of the National Executive Council meeting of CCESSA, which ended in Calabar, Thursday night, the association’s president, Comrade Augustine Etafo, at the end of the meeting said “the NEC-in-Session decries the huge debt owed to construction companies by the government.…
The Nigerian Gas Company (NGC), the gas transportation arm of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), said that an average of 200 million standard cubic feet (mscf) of natural gas production and supply was lost each time its Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) was sabotaged at any of its points. Going by the reviewed pricing regime of $2.80 per million standard cubic feet (mscf) for natural gas to Nigeria’s electricity industry, gas suppliers in the country may be losing an average of N112,000,000 ($560,000) daily revenue on deferment of gas production and supplies to power plants due to pipeline breaks. NGC…
Famous Soundcity VJ, Moet Abebe who was rumored to have had s*xual encounters with a lot of Nigerian A-list celebrities, is about to wed. The very voluptuous Moet is now engaged. She excitedly announced the news to her Instagram followers. See her engagement ring below: –
South South leader, Chief Edwin Clark, said yesterday that the alleged imposition of candidates who did not win the primary elections of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as party candidate will haunt the party at the polls. “A situation whereby a governor of a state would try to nominate everybody to become part of him is not democracy,” Clark said. “When they do that they are merely protecting their own interests. If you nominate someone to represent you, they will go and nominate somebody else. “The leadership of the PDP at various levels are doing that for their selfish interests.…
President Goodluck Jonathan will, Saturday, lead government officials as well as sportsmen and women on an out-door physical training exercise in Abuja. According to a statement by Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, the exercise is aimed at promoting sports and fitness in Nigeria. “The training exercise, which will start at 7.00 am, will include a long walk from the Presidential Villa by President Jonathan accompanied by top government officials, Presidential aides, political associates, leading sports personalities and enthusiasts,” the statement read. The programme will also include jogging, physical stretches and light aerobics. This, the…
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday lamented that mismanagement of resources has been Nigeria’s major problem. However, he expressed optimism that the country will be better. “I am an incurable optimist about this country, and may be because I have seen a little bit in my short span of life, a little bit of what is possible and a little bit of what can go wrong and what can be made to go wrong. May be, that is why I am an incurable optimist and I believe that all will be well in this country, we have no choice anyway,…
Remember that reports hit the net days ago that Davido is responsible for the pregnancy of his older boo, Sophie aka Belladona. According to National Enquirer: – “Davido and Sophie, an Abuja based university drop-out kicked off their affair around July 2014 after she was offered as the ‘soul-calmer’ for the night during one of his trips to the prestigious Transcorp Hilton hotel, Abuja. The relationship between Davido and Belladona, as she is popularly known, we further obtained, started getting serious around early September 2014 even though his HKN gang never supported it. This is a girl that is known as…
The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, PDPPCO, on Friday alleged that the All Progressives Congress was planning a campaign of character assassination of its leaders ahead of the March 28 and April 11 general elections. The Director of Media and Publicity of the campaign organisation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, made the allegation while addressing journalists in Abuja. Fani-Kayode said the PDP was in possession of credible information about the alleged plan by the main opposition party to procure the services of some disgruntled persons within and outside the country to carry out the attacks. Fani-Kayode said, “They have offered huge…