The First Lady, Patience Jonathan, on Friday urged Nigerian women not to vote for any politician who would not carry the womenfolk along in his or her administration. Mrs. Jonathan said this in her address at a civic reception organised in her honour by the Ohuhu clan, her maternal home in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State. She urged women to vote massively for President Goodluck Jonathan. “He has met the 35 per cent Affirmative Action for the appointment of women into political positions in the country. “The President has done a lot to tackle the developmental needs…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saád Abubakar has advocated for an unrestricted access to education for youth, to enhance peace, harmony and progress in Nigeria. Abubakar gave the advice in a message to the opening of the 98th Islamic Vacation Course organised by the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN) on Friday in Ibadan. Represented by Prof. Dawud Noibi, Executive Secretary, Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria, the Sultan said unfettered access to education must remain the priority of any government, to ensure a brighter future for Nigerian youth and the country. He also advised leaders in the country to always…
COMRADE ISA AREMU The Secretary General of the National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN), Comrade Issa Aremu, has decried the non-payment of workers’ salaries by 22 state governments in the country, saying the development is unacceptable. In a statement he issued in Kaduna on Thursday, Aremu, who is also the vice president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, described the development as a wage theft, wage robbery and economic crime. The NLC vice president noted that the same governors, who had failed to pay workers their salaries for more than three months, were able to come up with…
The Abuja Urban Mass Transport Company, AUMTC, says it has finalised plans to purchase additional 100 buses to boost mass transportation in 2015. Eddie Ajon, AUMTC’s General Manager, Operations, revealed this in Abuja on Friday in an interview. Mr. Ajon said the company needed to increase its fleet of buses because of the growing population in the nation’s capital city. “We usually consider the expected passenger flow, the increase that we are likely to have and the number of likely unserviceable buses before we come with a figure of required new buses. “In 2014, we bought an additional 100 buses…
Following the deadline by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for political parties to submit the names of governorship candidates and their running mates, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State, Malam Nasir el-Rufa’I, has picked the party’s chairman in the state, Architect Barnabas Yusuf Bala aka Bantex, as his running mate. Bala, who was among five persons shortlisted to be el-Rufai’s running mate, emerged after consultations with senior party members, aspirants and elder statesmen across the state where wide range of options were debated upon. El-Rufai on Thursday stated that Bala was picked as…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to show leadership by example instead of engaging in mere rhetoric, saying talk becomes cheap the moment words lose their meaning. In a statement issued in Lagos on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the opposition party said Jonathan’s exhortations at a Christmas service in Abuja on Thursday that politicians should avoid inflammatory comments, would have carried weight if the president had acted in such a way that his compatriots would not doubt his sincerity. APC, therefore, wondered how he (President Jonathan) could admonish others to avoid sowing…
In a bid to ensure the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State goes into the 2015 general elections a formidable force, the PDP governorship candidate in the state, Nyesom Wike, on Christmas Day, reconciled with nine aggrieved governorship aspirants, with the aspirants pledging to work for the victory of the party in 2015. The reconciliation meeting took place at Le Meridien Hotel, Port Harcourt, in the presence of the State PDP Chairman, Felix Obuah; Minister of Sports, Dr Tammy Danagogo and Senator George Sekibo. These leaders signed the communiqué alongside the governorship candidate and the nine aspirants. Earlier, Wike,…
The Presidency on Thursday described as an act of treason, a statement credited to Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, justifying acts of mutiny by Nigerian troops. The Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, said no responsible Nigerian or political organisation should ever contemplate encouraging or supporting mutiny in the Nigerian Army under any circumstances. Amaechi, who was recently appointed the Director-General of the Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation for the 2015 presidential election, was reported to have said soldiers have the right to mutiny, especially if they were poorly armed. He was reacting to…
Former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala, who is the Labour Party governorship candidate in Oyo State for February election, has appointed Kola Balogun as director-general of his campaign organisation. This is contained in a statement signed by Abraham Ojo, Mr. Alao-Akala’s media aide. The statement said Mr. Balogun, an Ibadan-politician, was chosen based on his loyalty, credibility and commitment to the aspirations of Mr. Alao-Akala. Mr. Balogun was former Gov. Alao-Akala’s Commissioner for Commerce and Industry. According to the statement, the campaign committee will be inaugurated soon. Speaking with newsmen, Mr. Balogun said: “we have a good product in the person of…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has warned landlords and landladies whose houses are without toilets to make amends or face the consequences. He gave the warning, yesterday, in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital on a monthly Radio and Television programme tagged “Meet your Governor”. “If by the end of February 2015, we still have landlords who build or live in houses without considering toilet facilities, such landlords will be apprehended and be made to face prosecution under the state environmental law,” Fayose said. “I also want to add that tenants who rent such faulty houses stand the risk of facing similar…
In what is considered a taboo in almost every culture in the world, veteran reggae superstar, Orits Wiliki claims with pride. The veteran singer who celebrated his 30 years on stage as a musician in Lagos opened up to Punch the secret behind his marriage to popular actress and singer, Becky. He said: – “I married my kid sister – my mother’s last born. We are as close siblings can be. That is why we have stayed together for this long.”
The break up drama between Nicki Minaj and her boyfriend of over a decade got a little bit messy when the former lovers took their issues to Twitter. Now, reports say that Nicki Minaj‘s ex boyfriend Safaree Samuels is thinking of committing suicide over breakup with Nicki. Samuels took to his Instagram page to debunked the rumor and shared a photo with the caption: – “they wanna pull me down focus on negativity while we out here doin toy drives giving back while yall making fake accounts to diss niggas .. shame on ppl.. im alive and well and loving…
The tension is heating up between Lil Wayne and his godfather and record label boss, Birdman. Just weeks ago, Lil Wayne put Birdman and Cashmoney on blast on Twitter for delaying the release of his new album “Carter V“. According to TMZ, a source close to the rapper revealed that weezy is thinking of taking legal action against the label to leave on his own terms. Lil Wayne has not been on speaking terms with Birdman due to the label delaying his new album while Birdman maintains that more work needs to be done.
She was definitely a beauty right from way back, very talented and pretty Ghananian actress, Nadia Buari holds a BFA Degree from The University of Ghana, an achievement that is now about 15 years old. The 32 year old actress shared a throwback photo from 15 years ago when she was a an undergraduate. The popular movie star went on to tweet that her favourite hangout spot was a Video Library where she watched every movie in the store over and over again. Nadia Buari is currently dating controversial Nollywood star Jim Iyke. It’s was reported that Jim Iyke proposed…
Definitely the most popular couple in Nigerian soccer, Joseph Yobo and his wife have a love for social media. Yesterday was Christmas and the celebration mood was set right for everyone, including footballers and their wives. Super Eagles’ captain Joseph Yobo held a Christmas dinner for family and friends yesterday and fellow Super Eagle’s striker Emenike was also in attendance. Photos below: –
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, has assured that if elected as president in next year’s presidential election, he will abolish the office of the first lady. The office, though not constitutionally recognized, has been maintained by past and present administrations and is even seen as a key influencer of policy decisions. But all that is set to change if Mr. Buhari goes ahead to win the forthcoming poll. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Weekly Trust in Kaduna, the presidential candidate said his decision was premised on the fact there is no office of first…
KASHAMU (IN BLUE SHIRT) WITH SOUTH West PDP LEADERS DURING THE PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK, ‘NO ENEMIES TO FIGHT, President GOODLUCK JONATHAN ON THE MARBLE’ (PHOTO: VANGUARD) Chairman, Organisation and mobilisation committee of the People’s Democratic Party in South West, Prince Buruji Kashamu, has presented a book to counter the autobiography written by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Mr. Obasanjo, in his three volume autobiography titled “My watch”, came down hard on President Goodluck Jonathan and his style of leadership. In his own book entitled “no enemies to fight, Goodluck Jonathan on the marble” which contained Jonathan’s quotable quotes since…
A young man identified as Sodiq Ojomo, drowned in a swimming pool at an event centre in Victoria Island, Lagos on Christmas day, Director, Lagos State Fire Service, Rasak Fadipe, disclosed this on Friday to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), while reacting to the service’s activities for the year. According to him, the incident occurred at No. 3/5, Durosinmi Etti Street, Victoria Island. He said that the 23-year-old, who works for a catering service, was at the centre with his colleagues to entertain some guests. He said that the victim allegedly jumped into the swimming pool against the advice…
Pastor Yohanna Buru Christians in Kaduna were protected by over 200 Muslim youth volunteers, during church services on Christmas day, Pastor Yohanna Buru, a pastor at the Christ Evangelical Church, Sabon Tasha, Kaduna. The cleric made this known while speaking with newsmen in Kaduna, saying the Muslims were at his church to help protect members of his church from any attack during the church service. “I really appreciate their love and care,” Buru said, noting that the feat is the first of its kind following series of violent attacks in the state in recent times. According to Buru, the action…
Gov. Babangida Aliyu of Niger on Wednesday called for the cancellation of the use of Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) in the 2015 general elections. Aliyu made the call in Minna while presenting the 2015 appropriation bill to the State House of Assembly. He said the hitches encountered during the exercise would disenfranchise majority of eligible Nigerians. He said the exercise in the state, which kicked off after two postponements, was conducted only in 11 of the 25 local government areas. He said, “As I speak to you, myself, former military president Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and General Abdulsalami Abubakar have not…