The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has called on the Edo State Police Commissioner to arrest and prosecute the state Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Orbih, over his claim that Governor Adams Oshiomhole spent N142 million to commission projects executed by the state government. According to the state party Chairman, Anselm Ojezua, Orbih should also be arrested for forgery, “Since he could forge government documents just to misinform the public. We cannot afford to rubbish the name of a governor who has done so well for his people on the alter of politics. That is…
Author: Wale Adebayo
from left, Yemi Osinbajo, APC Vice Presidential Candidate; Muhammadu Buhari APC Presidential Candidate; Babatunde Fashola, Lagos State Governor; Pastor E. A. Adeboye General Overseer Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) and wife, Mrs Adeboye at the Lagos Annual Thanksgiving Service The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammed Buhari, (retd), yesterday, said religion should not be used to divide the country, but should rather strengthen the corporate existence of Nigeria. The former Head of State spoke at the 8th edition of the Annual Lagos Thanksgiving Service under the administration of Governor Babatunde Fashola, in Ikeja. “This is…
A non-governmental organisation, Centre for Social Justice, has dragged Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, over her alleged refusal to grant access to details of salaries and emoluments that political office holders receive from the federal budget annually. The NGO, through its lawyer, Nnajiaka Kingsley, is praying the court to issue an order of mandamus, compelling the minister to disclose the details of salaries and emoluments of civil servants as distinct from that of political office holders. In the suit filed pursuant to section 1, 20 & 21 of the Freedom of Information…
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Rivers State, Mr Nyesom Wike, has called on the church to pray that no cultist would win the governorship election in the state. Wike made the call at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, while dedicating his campaign to God. He said that he had never been a member of a cult group and was never invited to join one as a university student. The former Supervising Minister for Education also described himself as a good Christian. “We are not hypocrites. Some of us are from very…
The Akwa Ibom State choral group has broken the world record for the largest number of Christmas carol singers in the world. The Guinness World Records has officially certified it and now has it on its website. The unity choir, a 25,272 man-choral group, broke the record at a concert in the Uyo Township Stadium on Saturday, December 13, 2014 with Guinness World Records representatives in attendance. The choir beat the record set by a group known as CENTI in Bogota, Columbia, which had 15,674 carol singers the previous year (December 15, 2013). Guinness World Records adjudicator, Liz Smith, who…
Peter Okoye is definitely gunning for the father of the year as he continues to make out time to spend with his kids. The award winning artiste, Peter Okoye of P-Square shared the photo above of himself and his kids having fun together in their compound. I totally love this photo, it also stands as an example to other celebrity fathers………..always make time for your children oooh!!
Wow, who ever thought she was single?!? The very pretty, sexy and talented British-born Nollywood actress, Beverly Naya is indirectly advertising that she’s single. She shared the photo above of herself and captioned it with “When I find him, I’ll know” . Now we know what her top priority is this year!!
PRESS RELEASE The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said it has in the last 15 years provided the enabling environment that empowered Nigerian entrepreneurs across board to flourish in business and economy. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, in a statement on Sunday said meticulous application by successive PDP administrations, of policies as enshrined in the party’s ideology and manifesto has created and sustained an investment friendly environment and empowered Nigerian businesses to thrive in all spectrums of the economy. “The growth of the private sector under the PDP has been phenomenal. This did not happen by chance. Our governments…
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has declared that the State cannot afford another era of disconnect from the Federal Government, saying the All Progressives Congress-led government in the state has led the state into gross under-development because of the unnecessary bickering between Gov. Rotimi Amaechi and the Presidency. Addressing traditional chiefs and titled citizens at Minimah town in Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area at the weekend, Wike urged the chiefs and high chiefs to work relentlessly to ensure victory for President Goodluck Jonathan, himself and all the PDP candidates in the forthcoming…
The winner of the Peoples Democratic Party governorship primary election for Ogun State, Gboyega Isiaka, has insisted that he remains the authentic candidate of the party for the governorship race in February. He said this through his campaign organisation’s Director of Media, Mr. Ifekayode Akinbode, in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH. He said, “Gboyega Isiaka is the governorship flag bearer of the PDP in Ogun State. This has been acknowledged by the President (Goodluck Jonathan) and the National Working Committee (of the PDP). “Those who wanted to get governorship ticket through the backdoor have realised that truth cannot be…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, has called for the trial of the state governor, Rotimi Amaechi, alleging that his recent comments tended toward anarchism and are treasonable. The Rivers chairman of PDP, Mr Felix Obuah, said this in a statement issued and made available to journalists in Port Harcourt on Saturday in reaction to a statement by his counterpart in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Davies Ikanya, that the governor was only expressing his view on the state of the country. Flaying the Federal Government about the possible arrest and trial of Amaechi over some of…
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Governor Adams Oshiomhole of spending N142million when the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), and Sen. Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the party were in the state to commission some projects executed by his administration. The state chairman of the party, Chief Dan Orbih, made the allegation at Igboubazuwa, headquarters of Ovia South West Local Government Area, during a rally organized to welcome defectors from the APC to the PDP. “Governor Oshiomhole sat in his office and signed two vouchers to commission projects…
Pastor Tunde Bakare Convener of the Save Nigeria Group (SNG), Pastor Tunde Bakare has called for the postponement of the 2015 general elections by six months. Bakare, who spoke, yesterday at his church, the Latter Rain Assembly, Lagos, in his State of the Nation’s address with the theme, The Gathering Storm and Avoidable Shipwreck: How to Avoid Catastrophic Euroclydon, the former vice presidential candidate of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), warned of impending dangers for the country, if the warning signals were ignored. “I must state that the proposal for suspension of elections is not with a view…
President Goodluck Jonathan has lost his younger sister, Mrs. Nancy Jonathan-Olei to a brief illness. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, Mrs. Jonathan-Olei passed away earlier on Sunday at a hospital in Yenagoa. She was 52. Burial arrangements will be announced later by the family, the statement read.
To ensure policemen are able to effectively discharge their duties at the forthcoming elections in the country, a non-governmental organisation, Centre for the Vulnerable and the Underprivileged, has urged the Federal Government to provide body video cameras for officers assigned to monitor the polls. According to a statement issued on Sunday in Warri by Mr Oghenejabor Ikimi, the Executive Director of the organisation, the National Assembly should speedily amend the Electoral Act before the elections, so as to accommodate the use of body cameras and other recording devices by the police. “The Federal Government should provide body cameras for all…
Two people have on Sunday been killed in a bomb blast believed to be from an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), in Dahlehi Community in the Maiha Local Government Area of Adamawa, reports have said. The Chairman of the Local Government, Alhaji Mohammed Jibrilla, confirmed the development in an interview in Yola. “The development was followed by an explosion which killed one person on the spot while the second died shortly before admission at the Yola Specialist Hospital,” he said. “Two other injured youths are now on admission in the hospital,” Jibrilla added. Jibrilla advised the public to be vigilant and…
Nollywood actress and producer, Rukky Sanda seems to be having a lonely holiday period. She shared new photos of herself all alone as she posed seductively in her sitting room and showed off her leg tattoo. She also revealed that she misses her male servant, whoever that is; we are sure he misses her too. Another photo below: –
This is a topic that Stella Damasus has been fighting on for a while and it seems like few women are willing to discuss the issue. In a recent interview with Vanguard on January 3, 2015, Yoruba actress Moji Olaiya revealed why she ran out of her previous marriage for safety reasons. She said the reason why she dumped her husband Bayo Okesola was because he kept assaulting her physically. During the interview, Moji revealed that she doesn’t want to be a victim of domestic violence and also she wants to protect her daughter’s future. Moji said she has every…
Of all the fish in the river, Serena Williams chose this old white guy??? Oh well, the superstar tennis player — Serena Williams, stepped out with her boyfriend, Patrick Mouratoglou at Perth Airport in Australia yesterday. Serena is in Australia for the Hopman Cup tournament. Serena Williams has been dating her coach Patrick since September 2012. Serena, 33 and Patrick 44 posed for selfies at the Airport, and she showed off her best side in the selfies. Patrick dumped his ex-wife, Clarrise because of his affair with Serena Williams.
It’s all about the ladies in the Sunday edition of ‘Guardian Life’ Femi Otedola’s daughter, DJ Cuppy, Yemi Alade, Beat FM OAP and producer Fade Ogunro, TV personality Stephanie Coker and other top female celebrities gracefully covered the page of the Guardian Life Sunday Edition. See the glorious photos below: –