Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has explained that he has no personal grouse against former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The governor, who stated this at the weekend in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, while featuring on a monthly Radio and Television programme tagged ‘Meet Your Governor’, said it would be wrong for anybody to see his recent comments targeted at the former president as an attempt to settle personal scores with him. Fayose’s first term in office was brought to a premature end in 2006 when he was dramatically impeached by 24 out of 26 lawmakers, who purportedly acted on the…
Author: Wale Adebayo
After over eight months of the Chibok girls’ abduction, one of the conveners of the #BringBackOurGirls group and former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, has said that it is crystal clear that the government is doing very little to ensure the rescue of the over 219 schoolgirls. Ezekwesili, who was speaking during the usual sit out protest of the group yesterday in Abuja, noted that from the attitude of the government, especially whenever the issue of the girls is raised, nothing serious has been done concerning their rescue. She stated that the Chibok girls’ abduction is still being mentioned…
PHOTO: PUNCH Four suspected robbers arrested by the police at a popular Lagos market have claimed that they did not steal from the traders, but only came to collect their dues. The suspects – Onyenge Osanie, Azuka Eboh, Ezelonwu Michael and Afolabi Shakiru – who are just four out of a ten-man gang, were arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos police command while robbing traders at the Alaba International Market, Ojo, on December 20. According to the police, the gang, which is led by a runaway suspect simply identified as Friday, made use of locally-made guns…
Ahead of the 2015 general elections, Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo has told the Independent National Electoral Commission that his Bachelors and Masters degrees certificates in Architecture obtained from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, have been consumed by fire. Sambo, who is the running mate to President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party, made the declaration in the documents he filed with INEC and displayed at the commission’s office in Abuja, although the details of the fire disaster that consumed the documents were not stated. Sambo’s papers were received and stamped in INEC headquarters between December 10 and 18,…
HEALTH WORKERS TAKE CARE OF AN INJURED VICTIM OF Jos Bomb Blast ON DECEMBER 11, 2014 AT PLATEAU State SPECIALIST HOSPITAL, IN Jos. AFP PHOTO/STRINGER The National Emergency Management Agency has donated drugs to the victims of the recent bomb blast at the Dukku Motor Park, Gombe, Gombe State. Presenting the drugs on behalf of President Goodluck Jonathan, the Minister of Transport, Alhaji Umar Idris, described the incident as unfortunate. According to him, the president had directed that immediate steps be taken to assist the victims. Also speaking, the Director-General of NEMA, Alhaji Sani Sidi, said the donation was part…
A Geneticist at the University of Ibadan, Dr Morufat Balogun, on Sunday said Nigeria produced 70 per cent of the yam grown annually and globally. Balogun, who is also a researcher at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. She said while Nigeria grew 70 per cent of yam annually, other countries shared the remaining 30 per cent. She said that between 37 and 40 million of metric tons of yam were produced in the world annually. “Nigeria alone produces 70 per cent of yam…
Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State has urged President Goodluck Jonathan and Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate to sign a peace accord ahead of the 2015 elections. The governor appealed to both aspirants at the weekend, un Dutse, while formally launching campaigns for all PDP aspirants of the state at the Aminu Kano Triangle. Lamido, who noted that Nigerians were overstretched and should not be victims of political violence again, said the two candidates should sign that in case anyone of them lost 2015 general election, his followers will not throw the country into…
File photo: APC Governors The All Progressives Congress (APC), has assured Nigerians and the international community that it will do its best to ensure that the 2015 general elections are violence-free. In a statement issued in Lagos, yesterday, by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party said its efforts should be complemented by the PDP-led Federal Government, which it said, has a propensity for using the security agencies to harass and intimidate the opposition and ordinary citizens. The APC also urged the Federal Government to take necessary measures to ensure that the elections are free, fair and credible, noting…
President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, urged Nigerians to pray fervently about 2015 as it would be a turbulent year. The president, who spoke at the Christ Apostolic Church, Area I, Durumi, Abuja where he joined other worshippers for the last Sunday of the year service, urged special prayers for politicians in the country, whose utterances, he noted, was capable of setting Nigeria ablaze. “Next year is a tempting year for us. Election year in Third World countries is always a turbulent year with all kinds of predictions. I, however, believe that God who brought us to this level will see us…
Renowned poet, Prof. Niyi Osundare has dismissed claims he has been bought over by the government by the Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA) recently conferred on him for academic excellence. “Nobody is keeping me quiet!” Osundare, who is a Professor of English at the New Orleans University, United States of America said. Speaking at a lecture organised in his honour by the Ibadan Committee for Truth and Development (ICTD), Osundare noted that: “Nigerian government didn’t give me award; it’s the NNMA committee that recommended me; it’s a peer-reviewed award. We were many academics on the list before I was chosen.…
A 45-year-old-man, Nwofu Igbo, has been arrested for allegedly killed his son in Nwofe Community in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi state. The Police Public Relations officer (PPRO) of the state police command, ASP Chris Anyanwu, disclosed this in Abakaliki. “The police is prepared to get to the root of the problem that led to the killing of the boy,” Anyanwu said, confirming that investigation was ongoing. According to him, the suspect confessed to the killing of his 16-year-old son who returned from Lagos to celebrate Christmas with his family members. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) cited anonymous…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged entrepreneurs in the country to remain determined despite the failure of the country’s leaders to create an enabling environment for the growth of entrepreneurship. “We are witnessing a downturn in the economy now because the leadership has failed in its responsibility to deliver factors that will encourage entrepreneurship,” Obasanjo told participants at the 2014 edition of leadership insight and experiences seminar organized by Entrepreneurs Organization of Nigeria (EON) in Abeokuta, Ogun State. “If leadership is not okay, followership will be wrong and as they say in the military parlance there is no bad soldier…
Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari has been trying his best to change opinion in some quarters that he is a religious extremist. He even chose a pastor as his running mate to further show he is not a hard line Muslim as believed by many. However, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State and candidate for Egor/Ikpoba-Okha Federal Constituency seat in the February 14, 2015 National Assembly elections, Hon. Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonayinma, has urged the Christian communities nationwide not to be deceived by his overtures. “The presidential candidate of the…
After all her hard work and major contribution to the development of the movie industry in Nigeria and Africa as a whole, Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji has been honored by her hometown. The actress took to her Instagram page to share the news with her fans. Genevieve was honored with the title “Eze Ada1 of Amuzu Nweafor” in Imo state. She posted a photo of herself and her friends and family and captioned it: – “STOP#letmeReintroducemyself Chief G.N (MFR) #EzeAda of #AmuzuNweafor #AdaMbaise.”
The Calabar carnival in Nigerian is one of the biggest of it’s kind in Africa, and celebrities and every Nigerian looks forward to the mighty fiesta. The 2014 Calabar Carnival has already kicked off and I think this year has more celebrities in attendance than any other edition. Nigerian celebrities turned up in large numbers for the annual yet very memorable-rich event. IK Osakioduwa, Kate Henshaw, P-Square, Jude Okoye, DJ Sose, Faze, Terry G, Praiz were sighted at the carnival too. See more photos below: –
Unlike the other Nigerian celebrities, Olamide decided to wait till the end of the year before buying any new cars, and he did it with style. The indigenous rapper, Olamide has decided to drive into 2015 with style. Olamide bought himself two luxurious cars to mark the end of the year. A Black Range Rover and a Mercedes Benz G-Class. “My baby is finally home … Black range x white G .. Thanks to God and my fans .. Xmas gift of life .. We done hustle small ds year,” he said
We all know that Nigerians don’t mess around when it comes to weddings, but I didn’t know that even foreigners have witnessed this too. Leading American business magazine and publication Forbes has published an article titled – “How Nigeria’s Rich Spend Over $2 Million On Their Dream Wedding“. Read below: – From the wedding planner to the dress and refreshments, a few top Nigerian wedding planners share with the publication, how Nigeria’s most wealthy dish out cash for the dream day. Funke Bucknor of Zapphaire Events: “Our core clientèle is mainly made up by millionaires. They will not hesitate to…
There was nothing sexy to see when famous media personality, Tolulope Oniru aka Toolz, in the spirit of the festive season decided to share some precious moments with the less privileged. She visited a deserted area known as ‘Dustbin Estate’ right in the heart of Ajegunle, a popular ghetto in Lagos State. See what she wrote: – “I went to the Dustbin Estate in Ajegunle for the first time to donate food and I’m still lost for words. The people there build their houses with planks on refuse dumps. I spoke with the community leader and he said that the…
Fashion designer turned oil tycoon, Chief (Mrs) Folorunsho Alakija, is now officially the richest black woman in the world with an estimated net worth of $7.3 billion. To sit atop that envious position, Alakija, 62, had to displace media mogul, Oprah Winfrey, who has an estimated fortune of $2.9 billion, according to Forbes. Currently, Africa boasts 55 billionaires and they’re worth a staggering $143.88 billion in total, according to pan-African magazine, Ventures Africa. Mother of four, Alakija, started her career as a secretary in a bank in the mid-1970s, then ventured into Fashion designing before she finally tried her hands…
In spite of the introduction of austerity measures by the Federal Government, the Organised Labour says the rich have continued to evade tax. Mr Peter Ozo-Eson, the General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said in Lagos on Sunday a great percentage of the affluent and the propertied class in the country do not pay tax. “Most of the very rich people in the country are not paying tax; there must be a scheme to get them to pay adequate tax. “Most of the luxury goods are consumed by the rich, and goods in this category include private jets…