Kim Kardashian is one of the most celebrated celebrities around the world and the reality star showed us she hasn’t always been in the limelight as she used to be an innocent little girl several years back. She shared this throwback photo of herself from when she used to love skating. The reality star has gone through an amazing transformation and she ditched skating and became a woman with better dreams and ambition. One thing though, she looked adorably cute and innocent. Do you agree?
Author: Wale Adebayo
The Buhari campaign has assured Nigerians that, when elected into office in the February 14 general elections, the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate will initiate policies and programmes that will impact positively on the lives of youths and women. The APC Presidential Campaign Organisation said this in a statement signed by its Director of Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, in Abuja, on Thursday. According to the organisation, the APC manifesto contains several innovations and legislative proposals that will promote the manpower development and social participation of women and youths in the country. The statement partly read: “Drawing extensively from…
A former Governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, has reiterated that he is no longer in the Abia North Senatorial district contest on the platform of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA). He was reacting to the inclusion of his name on the list of candidates to vie in the race released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The former governor said he remains a committed member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The statement read: “My attention has been drawn to news that made the rounds today, in both print and electronic media, that I would be…
The Peoples Democratic Party has commended its presidential candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan and that of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for signing the pact on non-violence ahead of the February 2015 general elections, saying that this is in line with the irrevocable commitment of the PDP to peace and progress of the nation at all times. A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Olisa Metuh, in Abuja on Thursday, said the ruling party has already, in the last one week of campaigns, demonstrated its resolve for peaceful polls by ensuring that its members…
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, has urged Nigerians to be wary of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s intention on who should be elected president in the February 14 election. While affirming the North’s right to contest for the presidency, Fayose said it should, however, not be an “old horse like the All Progressive Congress Presidential candidate, General Mohammadu Buhari, whose state of health is a concern to all Nigerians”. In a statement made available to journalists in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, the governor said the ex-president should also be closely monitored for his romance with some leaders in the APC despite…
The Goodluck/Sambo Support Group has accused two ministers from Kano – Ibrahim Shekarau and Aminu Wali – as well as the state Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, gubernatorial candidate, Salihu Sagir Takai, of refusing to identify with President Goodluck Jonathan by shunning his campaign posters. “We wish to avail Mr. President and especially the Goodluck/Sambo Presidential Campaign Organization and the general public of the lackadaisical attitude of those charged with the campaign in the state as their approach lacks vigour”, the Chairman of the group, Abdulmuminu Musa, said in a statement on Thursday. “It is a statement of fact that nothing…
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State on Thursday demanded an unreserved apology from people attacking the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over claims he is unqualified to run for president. According to the governor, Mr. Buhari deserves the respect of all after rising to the level of a general in the Nigerian Army. Speaking at the Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony and laying of wreath in honour of fallen soldiers held at the cenotaph site in Osogbo, the state capital, Mr. Aregbesola stated that all hands must be on deck to ensure that the menace…
About 1, 700 graduates in Kano State have been enrolled into the Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS) of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P). The Director of GIS, Mr. Peter Papka, made this disclosure during a training for interns and firms representatives in Kano yesterday. Rrepresented by Hajiya Halima Musa, the director said SURE-P screened over 2000 graduates in the state, out of which 1, 700 graduates were engaged. “The GIS initiative by SURE-P intends to bridge the gap between school and the labour market in order to provide graduates with career path development while they continue searching for jobs.…
There are reports another fire outbreak is raging behind Mandilas, at Marina and men of the Lagos State Fire Service are battling to put-out the fire. The latest fire outbreak, which reportedly started around 4am in one of the tall buildings at the Eko/Berlin Market area, came at a time men of the Lagos State Fire Service are still battling to contain a fire outbreak at three warehouses at Kirikiri area of Lagos metropolis, where inflammable products like tyres were stored. Confirming the latest fire outbreak in Lagos, the Director of Fire Service in the State, Mr. Rasaq Fadipe, lamented…
A woman in labour was one of the people killed by Boko Haram fighters during the brazen attack on Baga, Borno State, according to Amnesty International. The human rights group said an eyewitness to the assault on Baga, on the shores of Lake Chad in North-East Nigeria, told them that the woman was shot by indiscriminate fire that also hit small children. “Half of the baby boy (was) out and she died like that,” Amnesty quoted the anonymous witness as saying. The human rights group also said that hundreds of people, if not more, might have been killed in the…
A Lagos businessman, Rasheed Ogunwande, yesterday, pleaded before a Yaba Customary Court for the dissolution of his 10-year-old marriage alleging that his wife is a drunk. Ogunwande, 43, who lives at 10, Araromi Street, Onike, in Iwaya area of Lagos, told the court that his wife, Ajarat, was always threatening his life. “She threatens my life anytime she is drunk. She is also fond of fighting me and raining abuses on me whenever she is in her state of stupor. “My wife drinks alcohol as if it is water and gets drunk easily. She is a disgrace,” he told the…
Governorship candidates in Lagos State, yesterday slugged it out in a debate aimed at letting people know each aspirant’s plans for for the state and advise the electorate on who to vote in February. The candidates present at the debate organised by the Diocese of Lagos West, Anglican Communion (Church of Nigeria), Ikeja, include the All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos governorship candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode, his People’s Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Jimi Agbaje, National Conscience Party (NCP) governorship candidate, Ayodele Akele, Action Alliance, Ishola Aregbesola, Kowa Party, Victor Adeniji, Mega Progressives Peoples Party (MPPP), Kayode Jacobs, Alliance for Democracy (AD), Bolaji…
Mohammed Uwais Former Chief Justice of Nigeria Mohammed Uwais, yesterday, warned that there could be trouble in 2015 if elections do not hold in the troubled states of Adamawa, Yobe and Borno. Speaking with newsmen in Abuja, while attending a sensitisation workshop with the theme: “Nigeria 2015 Elections and Beyond: Stakeholders Conference on the Roles of the State and Non-State Actors in Mitigating Violence in Elections,” Uwais noted that there could be a “lacuna,” if the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, were not allowed to exercise their franchise during the 2015 polls. “When the Electoral Act was enacted in 2010, this…
Governorship candidates in Lagos State, yesterday slugged it out in a debate aimed at letting people know each aspirant’s plans for for the state and advise the electorate on who to vote in February. The candidates present at the debate organised by the Diocese of Lagos West, Anglican Communion (Church of Nigeria), Ikeja, include the All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos governorship candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode, his People’s Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Jimi Agbaje, National Conscience Party (NCP) governorship candidate, Ayodele Akele, Action Alliance, Ishola Aregbesola, Kowa Party, Victor Adeniji, Mega Progressives Peoples Party (MPPP), Kayode Jacobs, Alliance for Democracy (AD), Bolaji…
The Boko Haram onslaught in Nigeria northeast was met with a stiff resistance by the army on Wednesday, as military authorities, yesterday, said 78 insurgents were killed during the two-hour gun battle that ensued following the attempt by the terror group to capture a military base in Biu, Borno State. Terrorists numbering hundreds, had in the early hours of Wednesday, invaded Biu, in an attempt to capture a military base, with the aim of carting the weapons in the armoury. But the army was up to the task and dealt the terrorists’ attempt a big blow. At least 78 bodies…
President Goodluck Jonathan, Thursday, promised to recapture the towns taken by terror group Boko Haram. He said this during a surprise visit to Maiduguri, capital of the terror-hit Borno State. Jonathan, said this, while visiting the IDPs camped at the Teachers Village in Maiduguri. “With the briefings by the service chiefs, 10 local governments of the state currently under the control of Boko Haram will soon be recaptured by the Nigerian military.” “I assure you that we will take over the towns and communities and you will soon go back to your various communities.” The President’s trip came after he…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio has called on security agencies to look out for anyone planning to truncate the country’s democracy by threatening to form a parallel government if they lose the forthcoming general elections. The governor said this when the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, paid him a courtesy visit at Governor’s Office, Uyo. He urged security agents to place politicians, who utter such statement under surveillance, to stop them from carrying out their threat. He lamented that most of the achievements of President Goodluck Jonathan were subsumed in false propaganda by the opposition. He however hoped…
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday made a surprise visit to Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, one of the northern states under siege by Boko Haram. The president arrived in the city shortly before 3:00 pm and was met at the airport by the state governor Kashim Shettima, AFP reports. He was accompanied by the chief of defence staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, top military officers, the national security advisor and about 200 soldiers. The visit is Jonathan’s first to Maiduguri since March 2013. He had one planned for May last year, but it was canceled. He had planned to…
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Steel to probe the N3.4 billion being spent as monthly salaries for staff of Ajaokuta Steel Company, Kogi. The committee is also charged to investigate the current developments in the company and report back to the House. These were sequel to a motion moved by Abbas Tajuddeen (APC-Kaduna), and thereafter referred to the House Committee on Steel for further consideration. Mr. Tajuddeen had said the services of foreign consultants were engaged because the company had failed to live up to expectations. “In spite of the fact that the company is conceived…
Super Eagle and Chelsea Midfielder, Mikel Obi has praised Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji describing her as a lovely person. Mikel Obi and Genevieve Nnaji began their working relationship when they were both signed by Amstel Malta as ambassadors. Mikel spoke about the screen diva during an event organized for the Nigerian Breweries brand in Lagos. He said: “We work together, it’s a working relationship”. “We endorsed Amstel Malta together, she’s a very nice person; I spoke to her a few times and she’s a very lovely person.” The Chelsea midfielder is currently in a romantic relationship with a Russian woman…