Well, it’s the age of fake social media accounts and Nigerian celebrities are the worst hit when you put together a roll call of victims. With the fake Twitter account of late Muna Obiekwe and atrocities committed by the impostor still lingering in the minds of Nigerians, another case has just been reported. Even worse, this time, it didn’t even happen on social media. Daily Independent reports that a Lagos politician and managing director of Lagos-based travel agency, Aeroland Travels, Segun Adewale popularly known as Aeroland, has been duped of 500k. The report says Adewale (pictured above), a Peoples Democratic…
Author: Wale Adebayo
PHOTO: NPF WEBESITE The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, on Saturday ordered a crackdown on political thuggery by the police following instances of attacks by some party supporters against their opponents. Mr. Abba ordered Zonal Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and Command Commissioners of Police (CPs) to investigate all political acts that contravened the law. Emmanuel Ojukwu, the Force Public Relations Officer, spoke on behalf of Mr. Abba at a news conference. He expressed concern that in spite of warnings, politicians and their supporters still engaged in violent acts to further their political interests. Mr. Abba warned that henceforth anyone…
A curfew has been imposed on Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, following simultaneous attacks by the Boko Haram sect on Maiduguri and Monguno, Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters has said. The attacks came on the heels of a recent video uploaded to YouTube by leader of the insurgents, Abubakar Shekau, who showcased a disturbing collection of arms and ammunitions, which he boasted was more than enough to execute a major war against Nigeria. It was learnt that insurgents had since Saturday night sustained attack on the two cities in a bid to seize them few hours after President Goodluck Jonathan, during his…
The Archbishop of the Resurrection Praise Ministry, Sampson Benjamin, on Saturday said the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, had unique virtues that put him in pole position to become the next governor of the state. Benjamin described Agbaje as “a de-tribalised Nigerian, who has what it takes to be the governor of Lagos State”. The cleric was speaking at a rally organised by a coalition of civil society groups, trade unions and socio-cultural organisations in Lagos. The rally, which witnessed massive turn out of the PDP governorship candidate’s supporters, was held…
Minister for Special Duties, Alhaji Kabiru Turaki, said on Saturday that it was illogical to link the activities of the Boko Haram insurgents to the Federal Government. Turaki said this while speaking at the PDP Presidential Rally held in Maiduguri. He described individuals peddling such romour as “most unpatriotic”. “It is an open secret that government does not have a hand in the current insecurity facing us. “Although, some people have been spreading falsehood linking government with the problem”, Turaki said. “The people of Borno are well known for their intelligence. I am sure that they know very well that…
The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, on Saturday promised residents of Badagry that the ancient city would experience massive development if he is elected governor in the general elections next month. Ambode made the pledge at a rally the party organised at the Badagry Grammar School in Badagry. Ambode noted that he would not abandon various projects embarked upon by the outgoing administration of Governor Babatunde Fashola in the state. The APC governorship flag bearer said, “If you go to the Marina side of this great city, you would see that the present government…
OKECHUKWU ISIGUZORO The youth wing of the pan Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohaneze Ndigbo, has strongly condemned the recent attacks on President Goodluck Jonathan’s convoy during his presidential campaign in Katsina and Bauchi states. The National President of Ohaneze Youth Council, Mr. Okechukwu Isiguzoro, who decried the separate incidents yesterday in Umuahia, Abia State, warned that Igbo youths would use their votes as a reprisal weapon against any attack on Jonathan. Isiguzoro said any attack on Jonathan would henceforth be considered an “attack against Ohaneze youths because we have adopted him as our consensus Presidential candidate, and we will use our…
A call has been made to Nigerians to vote and defend their votes with determination and tenacity in the forthcoming general elections. The call was made by the Kwara State House of Assembly Speaker and flag bearer of Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency under the All Progressives Congress, Razak Atunwa, during a campaign visit to Magaji Ngeri, Badari, Oko Erin, Baboko, Wara Osin/Egbejila wards of Ilorin West. Mr. Atunwa, according to a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rotimi, commended the commitment of the people towards change and development in Kwara and Nigeria as a whole and urged them not to be…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has pointedly accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of sponsoring the attacks on President Goodluck Jonathan in Katsina and Bauchi as part of its devilish plan to demonize the opposition and justify its call for a postponement of next month’s general elections. In a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the opposition party said the coordinated hysterical reactions to the attacks by the Presidency, Senate President, David Mark, and the leadership of the Ijaw nation have exposed the sponsors of the attacks. It said those who have gone…
The Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, on Saturday said the subterranean plot by the Peoples Democratic Party-led Federal Government to postpone the 2015 General Elections is a futile attempt to postpone the evil day. Speaking at the Palace of the Otaru of Igarra when he presented the candidates of the All Progressive Congress [APC] vying to represent the party at both the Federal and State legislatives chambers, Mr. Oshiomhole said, “The issues are very clear. They have seen it and are now calling for the postponement of the February 14 elections. You cannot postpone the evil day. Nigeria must go…
The Peoples Democratic Party Youth Network, Ekiti State chapter, has vowed to work against and ensure its presidential candidate, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, loses woefully in the February 14 presidential election. The Ekiti Coordinator of the network, Tope Musowo, made the threat in a press statement on Saturday. Musowo, who decried the PDP-led federal government’s handling of the situation in the country, said President Jonathan has failed by surrounding himself with sycophants. “It is quite unfortunate that President Jonathan surrounds himself with political vultures who will mess up his good works, and these people don’t care if he loses or not.…
The Zamfara State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distributed 925,000 permanent voter cards out of the 1,100,032 printed for the state, since the commencement of the exercise. This was disclosed by the State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Alhaji Abubakar Umar Wara during an interactive session with religious groups and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Gusau on Friday. He appealed to prospective voters who had not collected their PVCs to ensure they do so without further delay, as “one can only vote if he or she has the permanent voter’s card.” According to him, the issuance of the…
The governorship candidate of the Accord Party in Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has said the national leadership of the All Progressives Party (APC), indeed, wanted him to defect to the party and contest the forthcoming governorship election on the ticket of the party, but that he refused to take up the offer because of the duplicity of people in APC. Speaking to the Sunday Tribune, in an exclusive interview, Ladoja stated that prominent APC national leaders visited his Bodija residence on two occasions last October with a proposal to make him the governorship candidate of the party, while the…
Jonathan in Maiduguri President Goodluck Jonathan has explained why the federal government had not been able to rescue the abducted Chibok girls. Speaking, yesterday, at the palace of the Shehu of Borno, where he had gone to pay homage to the traditional ruler, when his campaign train got to the state, the president blamed the non-rescue of the abducted Chibok girls on external forces. He however promised that his administration would do everything possible to end the Boko Haram insurgency in the coming months. He promised that his administration would rebuild the areas affected by the insurgency after the government…
Talented American rapper, Kanye West has one of those faces that you simply can’t read; and when he decides to show facial expression, it’s very effective. The ‘Good Music’ boss, father and businessman spoke on why he hardly smiles and his love for design and perspective about God at the Fashion Los Angeles. Kanye said “Back when I was working on Yessuz, I saw this book from the 1800s and it was velvet-covered with brass and everything, I looked at all these people’s photos and they look so real and their outfits were incredible and they weren’t smiling and people,…
If you have been following the PDP campaign train, you’ll notice that veteran Nigerian singer — Onyeka Onwenu has been playing a major role. I came across the photo above of the “Perfect Gentleman” crooner , Sean Tizzle giving the Nigerian music legend, Onyeka Onwenu a peck on her cheeks. The pair met at one of the PDP campaign organized events. Nice photo!!!
I can really understand how he feels about this entire situation. His music career took a very deep dive downwards and he could never recover, forcing him into being a blogger. Anyways, in a very recent interview with Saturday Beats, Kelly Hansome talked about his career, his beef with MI, Kenny Ogunbe, Don Jazzy, D’banj. Kelly said the beef affected his career negatively while it skyrocketed MI’s career. In Kelly’s words: – “A lot of people take things too personal at times, especially MI and Baba Keke. They took my music too personal. If I did not beef MI, he…
Beyond doubt, last year was Davido’s best year as an artiste so far. He bagged tons of awards and endorsement deals too. The HKN gang leader seems to have kicked off the year in the same format. After a month of voting, predictions and heated online discuss as to those who would eventually pick up nods for the highly competitive categories of the tooXclusive 2014 awards, Nigeria’s foremost onlinemusic blog tooxclusive.com has on Monday 18th January, 2014 announced the winners of the awards to an excited online audience. Not surprisingly 2014’s man of the year, Davido who led with 9…
Forgive me, but I don’t why I just don’t feel Halima. Anyways, the not so talented, forgotten actress, Halima, in a recent interview with Punch, opened up on the main reason why she wanted to commit suicide. Halima said it was because she was broke and emotionally broken. Halima told Punch that, “There were a lot of things that were wrong with me and led to my depression. I was angry, broke, people lied against me and they were also using my name to lie. I was deceived by the people I loved. I was seriously broke at the time…
The Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau expects the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to win in the February general elections in Kano State, with the level of transformation agenda executed in the country, especially in the state. He said this while speaking to newsmen recently in Kano, where he noted that the mammoth crowd that gave a rousing reception to President Goodluck Jonathan when he visited the state was a proof that the PDP was still alive in the state. “It’s only expired politicians that can castigate Mr President and say he has not done well for the people of…