A Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, has condemned the use of its insignia to support President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election bid, adding that it is not a party to the president’s endorsement. In a statement in Lagos Wednesday, the group said that the use of ‘Afenifere’ to promote Mr. Jonathan is fraudulent and an attempt to deceive the Yoruba people. “It has come to our notice that some broadcast stations are using ARG’s name and logo to promote the said endorsement”, said Kunle Famoriyo, ARG’s Publicity Secretary. “This is fraudulent and we wish to advice media houses to be…
Author: Wale Adebayo
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, Thursday, advised politicians to caution their supporters against acts capable of causing violence during the forthcoming elections. The former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor said this when the Gubernatorial Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM), Alhaji Bashir Ishaq, paid him a courtesy call at his palace in Kano. “Election is not a war, so there is need for politicians to caution their supporters against violence. People should be allowed to vote for whoever they think will take them to the promise land,” he said. Sanusi noted that no meaningful development…
NAFDAC DG, Paul Orhii The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Director in Nigeria, Michael T. Harvey, today presented the International Organization for Standardization quality certificate to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Central Drug Control Laboratory in Yaba, Lagos. This is the latest example of USAID’s ongoing effort to contribute to the quality of medicines in Nigeria and the West Africa sub-region. Nigeria is one of over 50 countries receiving technical and financial assistance through USAID’s $110 million “Promoting the Quality of Medicines” program, implemented by the U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention. The program works…
The police on Thursday arraigned one Jacob Adeola in a Gudu Upper Area Court in the FCT, for allegedly securing a job with a stolen certificate. Adeola, a resident of No. 6, G.R.A., Abeokuta, Ogun is standing trial on a three-count charge of criminal trespass, theft and cheating by impersonation. The prosecutor, Cpl. Israel Nongo told the court that one Afuye Samuel of Ode-Ekiti, Ekiti State reported the matter at the Apo Police Station on Jan. 7. He further said that the accused person trespassed into the complainant’s house and stole the complainant’s certificates in July, 2014. Mr. Nongo listed…
It’s Throwback Thursday! It is becoming a culture all over the world for people to refer back to their past by posting old pictures of themselves on Thursdays. What started as a joke on micro-blogging site, Twitter, with the hastag #ThrowBackThursday has become the norm for virtually all social media enthusiasts all over the world. It is now a common thing for people on various social media platforms – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Tumblr, Flicker, HiFive, Foursquare e.t.c to always share with their friends and followers, old pictures of themselves. Celebrities are not left out too. In Nigeria, celebrities use…
So, we all know that Tonto Dikeh and the gold king, Malivelyhood, are no longer romantically involved. Both have moved on to fresher meat and Tonto always wants us to remember that. Luxury designer, Malivelihood who has since gone ahead to date Senator Adeyemi’s daughter, Deola Smart is obviously noticing Tonto flaunting her new man on social media. The Nollywood actress is in a relationship with Mr X, whose identity remains unknown and she keeps on sharing his photos without really showing his face. She also shared a piece of his jewelry more recently. In this new photos, she technically…
Large sized Nollywood actress has been pissed off and is making her point clear. The comic popular actress went on her Twitter page to slam reports that suggest she’s an old woman. Eniola warned rumor mongers to stop spreading false reports about her and they should learn to get their fact right. Read her tweet below: –
Over a week ago, Davido lost a close friend, now it’s Burna Boy who’s mourning. The very talented dance-hall star shared a touching tribute for his friend, Gambo, on Instagram and a lot of his fans have been sending their condolences. He wrote: – ‘Eyes swollen. Cried so many tears nd I feel like imma b cryin till d day we meet again. R.i.P Gabriel Serenkuma aka GABZ aka Gambo. U were all I had at d lowest point of my life, you are literally part of every before success life story I have to tell ,We survived so many…
So the in-house battle between Lil Wayne and mentor, Birdman still rages on. According to TMZ, Lil Wayne has filed a lawsuit asking the judge to end his contract with Cash Money records. Lil Wayne claims that Birdman and his record label violated the deal by withholding tens of millions of dollars the record label owes him for his long delayed album “The Carter V” The world famous rapper, Weezy said he’s entitled to walk away since Birdman refused to pay him, also he wants the judge to declare he’s the joint owner of all Young Money recordings and he…
Controversial Mr. Joseph Mbu has resumed duty as the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos. AIG Mbu wasted no time in reading the riot act to the police officers and men under his command as well as to the general public, advising everybody to behave or risk his wrath. His predecessor, Umar Manko, handed over the mantle of leadership of the zone to Mbu and immediately vacated office to embark on a course at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Kuru, Jos, Plateau State. Shortly after the handing over…
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has promised to build the Mambilla hydro power dam if elected president in the February 14 elections. Buhari, who spoke in Jalingo, Taraba State Wednesday as part of his nationwide campaign tour, said the construction of the Mambilla hydro dam, which was conceived over 30 years ago, will provide irrigation opportunities to the people in the surrounding area apart from it power generating potentials. The APC presidential candidate also tackled President Goodluck Jonathan on the issue of insecurity particularly in the Northeastern part of the country, saying the…
The Nigerian military has responded to Amnesty International’s claim that it ignored repeated warnings of an impending attack on Baga and Monguno in Borno State as well as failed to take measures to protect the civilian population of the surrounding towns and villages describing the allegation as “misleading”, “inaccurate and unfair”. On Wednesday, AI released a statement claiming information it obtained from a senior military officer and evidence gathered from other sources revealed that commanders at the military base in Baga informed the military headquarters in Abuja of an impending attack on the town and repeatedly asked for reinforcement but…
Thanks to Ubi Franklin and Iyanya, MMMG has become a household name in the music industry both in Nigeria and the continent as a whole. Although Iyanya is the major success in the group, the other acts seem to be working hard to to boost their popularity. We might be seeing new material from the Triple MG men as they have released new photos. Iyanya, Tekno, Selebobo and Baci spent the day at CEO and manager Ubi Franklin’s new house and they were all quite dressed up. It’s hard to figure out what they are working on but they definitely…
Just days ago, the news was that General Buhari‘s daughter, Zahra’s Twitter account was somehow closed down by her, due to the thousands of tweets criticizing her and her dad. Apparently, that same Twitter account has somehow resurrected and appeared back on Twitter, with a different handle, @Zahra_Buhari. In the new twitter account, she accuses PDP of hacking into her Twitter account, makes reference to the First Lady’s infamous “There is God ooo” speech, and more. See her tweets below: –
She has been over the moon since she newly became a wife and she seems to be enjoying every bit of her new life. The current AGN president, Ibinabo Fiberesima had a daughter already before this wedding, like most of you know, and that cute daughter of hers turned 7 years old. The veteran actress shared adorable photos of her baby girl, Ewomazino. She posted the pictures on Facebook and commented, ‘My Adorable daughter is 7 today. join me to Thank God for her. she is a true jewel. a blessing to her generation. happy birthday Zino. mummy loves you…
Funny enough, I came across this magazine cover and I had to look really hard before it was clear I was staring at Mavin records’ first lady — Tiwa Savage. Creo Concepts created a fictional magazine and placed Tiwa Savage on the cover of the second edition (February 2015) of their fictional Voodoo magazine series. As you can see clearly, she is rocking a blonde weave-on and looking quite pale. What do you think?!?
Burna Boy this morning is mourning the death of the only person that can die for him, his friend Gabriel Serenkuma. The singer looked stressed and depressed as he wrote a long condolence message. Eyes swollen. cried so many tears nd i feel like imma b cryin till d day we meet again. r.i.p gabriel serenkuma aka gabz aka gambo. u were all i had at d lowest point of my life, you are literally part of every before success life story i have to tell, we survived so many wars nd hardships on those cold streets. the only…
The Nigerian Immigration Service has asked some nationals of countries of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, residing in Akwa Ibom State to return the Permanent Voter’s Card they illegally collected from the Independent National Electoral Commission. The call came on the heels of revelations by some of the immigrants that they were induced by some unnamed politicians to obtain the card in order to be able to participate in the forthcoming elections. President, Togolese Community in Akwa Ibom, Mr. Innocent Keuosseh, revealed this in Uyo on Wednesday during a stakeholders forum organised by the state office of…
Twelve young men were arrested in Kano for allegedly planning a gay wedding, the Islamic law-enforcement agency, the Hisbah, said on Tuesday. The suspects, most of them teenagers, were detained on Monday at a popular resort on the outskirts of the city, said the head of the Hisbah, Aminu Daurawa. Homosexuality is banned under federal law in Nigeria, where last year new legislation was passed outlawing same-s*x marriages and the promotion of civil unions. In northern states, where Sharia runs parallel to the state and federal justice system, homosexuality is punishable by death, although the sentence is rarely, if ever,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday disclosed that only 2.3 million Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) have been collected in Lagos State, appealing to registered voters to go to the various collation centres in the state and collect their cards. The state’s Resident Electoral Commission, Akin Orebiyi, who made the startling revelation at a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the Nigeria Police towards a successful conduct of the February general elections, said the state was among those with low turnout in PVC collection. Orebiyi stated that four million PVCs were made available for the 5.9 million registered voters in the state…