Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, has promised to run a market-based economy if voted president in the March 28 election. He made the promise in a statement released by the APC Presidential Campaign Organization (APCPCO) ahead of his town hall meeting in Enugu on Monday. Buhari said the market-based economy he is promising would be operated with clear, unambiguous regulatory framework, effective enforcement mechanism and zero tolerance for corruption. According to him, the APC-led government “will insist on and cut out wastages and run a clean and efficient administration in order to have funds available…
Author: Wale Adebayo
After several years of keeping her daughter away from the prying eyes of the media, star actress Genevieve Nnaji has finally unveiled her love child.The dark skinned girl who is a product of her teenager romance with her first love has clocked 20.Genny who is in her late 30s gave birth to Chimebuka as a teenager before she came into the movie industry. She lives in the US with Genny relatives but has been frequenting Nigeria lately. Genevieve was born in Mbaise,Imo state,Nigeria but grew up in Lagos,the fourth of eight children and was brought up in a middle class…
The People’s Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation (PDPPCO), Sunday, said former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s only reason for his continuous attack on the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan is because he has refused to be a stooge to Obasanjo. According to the organisation, soon after Jonathan was elected the president of the country, the former President tried everything possible to control and teleguide Jonathan, but the president did not accede to his requests, most of which were simply wrong and unacceptable to a government with plans for the people. Addressing Journalists in Abuja, Director, Media and Publicity of PDP Presidential Campaign…
Unknown gunmen, Saturday, abducted the Director of Local Government (DLG) for Adavi Council, Kogi State, Alhaji Abdullazeez Ohere, from his home at Agassa in Okene local government area. The kidnappers numbering about 10 scaled the fortified fence of the captive at 11pm, reports Guardian. The kidnappers were said to have robbed occupants of the house of cell phones and told the DLG that they were hired to assassinate him before parting with money and jewelries to save his life and those of his household. Despite everything he offered, the gunmen took him away to an unknown destination. When contacted, Police…
Seven people were killed on Sunday after a suicide bomber on Sunday attacked a bus terminal in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, AFP reports, citing police authorities. “There has been an attack on the Damaturu Central Motor Park by a female suicide bomber,” Commissioner of Police, Marcos Danladi told AFP. “So far, seven people have been confirmed dead and 32 others injured,” he added. According to witnesses, the suicide bomber drove in and headed towards a grocery store at the extreme of the terminal before blowing herself up in the midst of the crowd. An Angry mob gathered her remains…
Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has described former President, Olusegun Obasanjo as Nigeria’s number one enemy, who has lost his status as an elder statesman. Fayose said this in a statement, Sunday, by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka. According to him, the former president’s only reason for fighting President Goodluck Jonathan is because the president prevented Obasanjo from ruling Nigeria from his Ota Farm. “The moment Obasanjo is not the one controlling a house, he will want the house pulled down but this time around, he has failed,” stated Fayose. “Obasanjo has always benefited…
President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to show gratitude to the nation’s security services, as their activities keep the country united. “All nations respect their military and their intelligence services because without these people, we wouldn’t have been here. Without these people, there wouldn’t have been any Nigeria,” he said while hosting widows of Nigeria’s fallen heroes. “What keeps us together as a nation is the activities of these people. I use this opportunity to call on Nigerians to continue to show gratitude and appreciation to our security services” he said. Jonathan stressed that they deserve the respect of Nigerians…
The news of Nollywood actor Muna Obiekwe’s sudden death came as shock to many who had no idea he was struggling with health problems. Nollywood actress, Ejiro Okuramen, who happens to be his close friend and colleague, has narrated her last encounter with the late actor. In this interview with The Sun, she narrates how she and some other colleagues struggled to save Muna’s life before he unfortunately gave up the ghost. “I received a call from Muna that he was being taken to the hospital and they rejected him because he didn’t have card and money on him. So,…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has identified the threat to democracy in Nigeria. The party alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s recent tactics to elongate the transition programme as the greatest threat to democracy in the country. In a statement released in Osogbo, Sunday, by its Director of Publicity, Research and Strategy, Kunle Oyatomi, the APC noted that unless the ruling PDP pulls back from its desperation to stay in power at all costs, “it may self-destruct and in the process, terminate the current democratic dispensation in Nigeria”. “In a clinical assessment of the actions of…
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has warned political parties and their supporters not to drag Islam into the ongoing electioneering campaigns. Berating the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) for its alleged failure to scrutinize what goes on the airwaves, the Council, in a statement by the Secretary-General of the Council, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, alleged that a sponsored advertisement in the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), “contained a concocted documentary which embarrassingly maligns Islam and portrays Nigerian Muslims in bad light.” Oloyede noted that such advertisement, especially on a national television owned by the Federal Government of Nigeria, “is sending…
The Paramount Ruler of Bakassi in Cross River State, Etim Okon-Edet, has accused the federal government of abandoning indigenes of the community. He also appealed to the Federal Government to ensure proper resettlement of Bakassi indigenes who were displaced from the Bakassi peninsula. Mr. Etim stated these in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Calabar on Sunday. He described as deplorable the condition of the Bakassi people of the state since the peninsula was ceded to the Republic of Cameroon in 2008. “Our land was taken away from us without notice. We abandoned all our belongings, our…
The Borno State Government on Sunday declared Monday, February 16, as a work-free-day ahead of the visit of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, to the state. Ahmed Jidda, the Secretary to the State Government, announced this in a statement in Maiduguri. Mr. Jidda said that the gesture was to enable residents of the state receive Mr. Buhari during his campaign rally. He urged party supporters to come out en mass to welcome the candidate. “Gov. Kashim Shettima has enjoined all Borno residents to come out en mass and line up the streets to welcome the Peoples’ General”,…
The Zone 2 Police Command in Lagos on Sunday declared 10 suspected bankers wanted over alleged N125.1 million scam. Investigation conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) revealed that the names and photographs of the suspects were already pasted on the command’s notice board. The command’s spokesman, CSP Gbenga Adeoye, who confirmed this to NAN in Lagos, said it was normal for the police to declare wanted anybody suspected of crime. “It is normal for the police to declare wanted anybody who refused to make himself available after committing crimes such as fraud, jump bail or murder. “When we…
The Police in Kano on Sunday confirmed the killing of two gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members in Kibiya local government area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Magaji Majiya, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano. He said the incident happened on Saturday around 5.30 p.m. when gunmen, numbering about six, stormed the police station on two motorcycles but the police repelled the attack. He said one of the gunmen was killed during an exchange of fire while the other was lynched by the community while trying…
The Kokomaster has come under fire again in this new article. ThisDay columnist, Azuka Ogujiuba, in an article published yesterday talked about D’banj‘s humble beginnings, ascent to fame, his alleged debts, and how she thinks he should have handled his 10th anniversary celebration. Read it below: – “Anyway, l think D’banj should have celebrated his 10th anniversary on stage by giving back to the music community and to the country whose fans made him. He should have had a black tie event. Where family, close friends and not a*s lickers (that is if he still has close friends), the big…
It was all about family, for the Idibia family on Valentines day. Superstar singer, Tuface and Annie Idibia decided to enjoy a quiet time with their family and close friends as they celebrated Valentine’s day. The couple took their kids as well as Annie’s mum to a resort. Photos below: –
Truth is, if I did’t know better, I would think these photos were of some really hot runs girls from Abuja…………*piks race* Anyways, the three female Nollywood stars, Rukky Sandra, Ebube Nwagbo and Ini Edo, hooked up with Alex Ekubo to celebrate Valentine’s day at the beach. The beautiful actresses flaunted their hot beach bods and share photos online. Photos below: –
They have finally made it official for the whole world to see and it’s a good thing. The famous love birds from Tinsel, Chris Attoh and Damilola Adegbite said their wedding vows yesterday on Valentine’s Day in Accra, Ghana. The couple, who welcomed a baby boy a few months ago, had a very exclusive gathering with a few friends and family members present. Nice idea!!!
The High-life singer Flavour, is one of those Nigerian singers that lives his life just like he used to before he became a superstar. A photo of the ‘Ada Ada’ singer knocking down bottles in a local bar has emerged online. It would seem like Flavour gather his Igbo cousins and took them all out for a drink. See another photo below: –
Press Release: The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation, APCPCO, has acknowledged the strings of endorsement of its presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, saying the endorsements are a mark of upswing in victory for the APC in the March 28 presidential election. The Director of Media and Publicity of the APCPCO, Garba Shehu, in a press statement on Saturday said the endorsements from a section of Christian leaders from the north, that of former president Olusegun Obasanjo and frontline industrialist, Festus Odimegwu, are clear indications that Nigerians from all walks of life have accepted the message of change which the APC…