The Arewa Citizens Action for Change (ACAC) has debunked reports that the North-East chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) had endorsed the candidature of the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s presidential candidate, Muhammadu Bahuri for the forthcoming general elections. According to a statement by the Chairman of the association, Emmanuel Danjuma and Legal Officer, Mr Sadiq Abubakar, the issue of the two presidential candidates of the APC and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was never discussed during their courtesy visit to the North-East CAN Chairman, Reverend Shu’aibu Byal, as the visit was not political. “The main aim of our visit…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Boko Haram insurgents, yesterday, attacked three Borno communities, killing over 20 persons. The three communities were Biu, Alkideow and Mbuta. In Biu, the largest Borno town in the southern part of the state, about 187 kilometres south of Maiduguri, the state capital, an explosion occurred in a crowded market, reportedly killing 15 people with 21 others injured. Witnesses said the injured persons and corpses were being evacuated. “A suicide bomber today (yesterday) launched an attack on innocent marketers on Biu plateau,” a resident of the town, Mwajim Ali Gana told Vanguard. A member of the Biu Youth volunteer vigilante group,…
For 21-year-old Ijeoma Rita Onyemaech, the present Most Beautiful Face in Nigeria, life is beautiful! As Valentine’s day is close by, the Anambra state born beauty queen who is a student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra state has released amazing love-themed photos that you will love. Enjoy viewing the photos below: Recall that just recently, Chioma Ezenwa, who is a former Most Beautiful Girl In Abuja released some hot photos of herself that would make your eyes pop out!
I bet none of you even knew such an award existed. I’m an Arsenal fan so this article trumps every other one today………hehe. Anyways, the Arsenal and France international, Olivier Giroud has been named the ‘Hottest Premier League Player’ by Paddy Power inaugural. According to the Paddy Power’s inaugural poll which gathered results from 250 American women asked to rank 300 players from the English premier league, the Frenchman came out tops. After accepting his award, the football star thanked his parents for making him look this way and also gave props to his team-mates, barber, make-up artist, tailor and…
Definitely one of the most gifted singers in Nigeria. the talented and strong voiced Timi Dakolo, has shown off his pride and joy. Timi Dakolo shared a photo of his very adorable daughter and captioned it with “Dear Future Son inlaw“. It’s obvious that Timi is informing his future in-law of how precious is daughter is She’s really an adorable child.
He is one of Nigeria’s oldest actors and he’s still very strong in the industry. Veteran Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo has slammed reports that his political ambition is derailing his Nollywood career. The actor who is Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representative aspirant for Nsukka/Igboeze-South Federal Constituency in Enugu State, revealed this in an interview with Daily Independent Nigeria. He said: – “I still act movies; joining politics will not stop me from acting because it is acting that gave me popularity and recognition.I discovered that my people are looking unto me to solve their problems and there is…
Sammy Okposo has always been a faithful follower of Goodluck Jonathan and his government, and he has shown his loyalty again. The gospel singer, and Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke joined the initiative to support Nigerian troops in order to boost their morale. Both big-shots in the industry encouraged and interacted with members of the Nigerian Army at the Mogadishu cantonment in Abuja today, February 12, 2015. See more photos below: –
A 43-year-old man, Tijjani Saleh, was Thursday arraigned by the police in Kano, before a Sharia court for adultery. Saleh was charged for seducing a married woman and attempting to commit adultery, an offence contrary to Sections 187 and 119 of the Shari’a law. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the prosecutor, Cpl. Ahmed Magawata told the court sitting in Sabon Gari Yan’ alluna, Kano, that on Feb. 3, one Alhaji Sabi’u Muhammad of Rijiyar Lemo reported the matter at the Bachirawa Police Division, Kano. The report said Saleh of Rijiyar Lemo quarters tricked the wife of Muhammad,…
The Nigeria Immigration Service in Cross River, said on Thursday that it had arrested 40 illegal immigrants who entered the country without valid travelling documents. Funke Adeuyi, Comptroller of Immigration in the state, made this known while parading the illegal immigrants before news men at the immigration office in Calabar. Ms. Adeuyi said that the arrest was part of the activities of the NIS to expel illegal immigrants from Nigeria. These illegal immigrants were arrested on Monday Feb. 9 by the intelligence group of the NIS at different locations in the state. “We have thoroughly screened and profiled them. We…
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Former Defence Minister, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has dragged online newspapers, Sahara Reporters and Premium Times before a Lagos High Court for defamation of character. Joined in the suit are Punch Newspapers Ltd., Omoyele Sowore, Publisher of Sahara Reporters and Festus Owete, General Editor at Premium Times. The defendants had published an audio recording of Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, purportedly in a conversation with other individuals to rig the Ekiti State gubernatorial election, an allegation Obanikoro and others have denied. In a suit filed on his behalf by Dr Yemi Oke of MJS Partners, at the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, on…
The Federal Government yesterday frowned at some members of the diplomatic community’s penchant for making what it termed “unguarded utterances” on matters that are strictly within the domestic jurisdiction of Nigeria. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Aminu Wali made the government’s position known in Abuja at an interactive session with diplomats over the shift of the general elections. Wali expressed “the strong displeasure of the Federal Government with the conduct of some Heads of Mission”, who have continued to breach the laid down diplomatic channels of communication. According to the minister, some heads of mission “have continued to behave in…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has seized 191 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from foreigners in Sokoto, Jigawa and Zamfara states, as part of efforts to ensure that non-Nigerians do not participate in the general elections, a statement by the agency said. According to the statement issued by Chukwuemeka Obua, the Public Relations Officer of NIS, in Abuja yesterday, the service also recovered 57 Temporary Voter Cards (TVCs), 367 old national identity cards and 11 old TVC slips from the foreigners. 68 new national identity cards, 10 birth certificates and three NIS registration certificates were also recovered. Obua stated that NIS…
President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday clarified what he meant by stealing is not corruption, saying he was quoted out of context. Responding to questions during a presidential media chat on Wednesday, the President explained that the remark flowed from a discussion he had with a former chief justice of the federation, who told him of how he had to distinguish straight acts of stealing from other forms of corruption he acted upon. “People who told you I said stealing is not corruption did not tell you I said stealing is good. That is why philosophers say that the primary reason people…
Less than 48 hours after he openly endorsed Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) for the presidential elections, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday in London, urged Nigerians not to die for a mediocre performer, in veiled reference to President Goodluck Jonathan. Obasanjo, who was speaking during the London leg of the launch of his new autobiography, My Watch, however, maintained that his endorsement was not based on sentiments. According to him, “What I said and I maintain that and I will say it again and I will do it. When the time comes for me to vote, I will consider the track record…
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will suffer defeat in the rescheduled general elections next month. He spoke while kicking off the reconstruction and dualisation of the 3.6km 2nd East Circular Road in Benin City, the state capital. The governor said: “They say the half of the money Comrade is using is from Federal Government. So, the one you took for 10 years, where is the money? So when they say Federal Government is the one supporting Comrade, the question then is: was the PDP Federal Government withholding money from PDP…
The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation (PDPPCO), yesterday, reacted to the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Muhammadu Buhari, saying he was entitled to his views as an individual. Director, Media and Publicity of PDPPCO, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode told journalists, while fielding questions from them, that the PDP would meet Obasanjo and other supporters of Buhari on the field on March 28 for the presidential election. “I have not seen what he said or read his text. He is entitled to his views. He is a leading member of our…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari said it would be harsh to judge him against his record as a military dictator in a democratic setting. Speaking in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Buhari affirmed that the Boko Haram insurgency would be ended by his administration through blocking corruption and other leakages. Reacting to the opinion that Nigerians were faced with the difficult option of choosing between a failed president and a former military dictator with a bad human rights record, Buhari begged to differ. “All those things you mentioned were done under military administration; if we…
The immediate past Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, on Wednesday described former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of the All Progressive Congress presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, as meaningless. Mr. Obasanjo, while in Kenya for the launch of his new book, My Watch, on Tuesday, publicly endorsed Mr. Buhari at the expense of his former political godson and incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan, who he said was courting a military coup. Rejecting arguments in some quarters that Mr. Buhari would be dictatorial given his antecedents, the former Nigerian leader said: “The circumstances Buhari will be working under if he wins…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari has re-affirmed that he is committed to ensuring that religious freedom in Nigeria is not compromised and that Nigeria remained a multi-religious state where every individual was free to practice his religion of choice. He made this known at an “Episcopal” Town Hall Conversation with representatives of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria in Abuja. The APC presidential candidate stated that although he had been severally and consistently vilified and maligned, he had no personal religious agenda, neither would he support any moves by anybody or group of persons…