President Goodluck Jonathan will on Monday host the 46th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Abuja, according to a statement on Sunday. The forum is expected to deliberate on the current political and security situation in the sub-region. “Also on the agenda are the consideration and adoption of the 2014 annual report of the President of the ECOWAS Commission. “The report of the 73rd Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers will also be considered and adopted. “Also on the agenda of the summit is the election of the Chairman of the…
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Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II has expressed optimism that Boko Haram insurgency will soon end in Nigeria, as help is nigh. “I say help is on the way. Terror must and will be defeated,” the monarch wrote on twitter yesterday, in a message believed to be referring to former Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari. “All it requires is the good leaders, uncommon courage and unrelenting determination, and victory will be ours.” “We will together see the end of them and their reign of terror,” Sanusi wrote. He also prayed for the repose of the souls of those killed…
A guy by the name Lawaldoski Lawa posted the photos of this girl on his facebook wall few days ago with this caption “baby you are very stup’id to have sent me this”. Source told me that the girl on the picture pass the night at his house and the guy had to remove the nu de photos from his wall after he started receiving different kind of comments. Tell me, what could have gone wrong that lead the guy posting the nu de photo of the girl on his facebook wall?
As liberated as our society is now, it is hard to find a woman that would go out of her way to propose to a man. The norm is the other way round. So, for a woman, waiting to get a marriage proposal may me as certain as waiting for the proverbial hen to play a golden egg. It doesn’t have to do with beauty, wealth or status, or else all the Nollywood divas would have been long married before they hit their 30s. Why are these ladies single in spite of their relative affluence and beauty? Meet some of…
Talented singer, Seyi Shay is arguably one of the sexiest singers in Nigeria. Earlier today, Sound Sultan posted a picture on Instagram of himself and Seyi Shay and we noticed Seyi is wearing a ring. Of course, we know it’s not from Sound Sultan who is happily married. Lately, we have been seen pictures online of Seyi Shay and Ice Prince getting all intimate and all. Now, we are wondering, could it be that she is engaged and keeping it on the low or is it just a fashionable ring?
The problems civilization is causing in Africa… ladies want to share every responsibility with the man!
A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-East, Osita Okechukwu, has accused Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha of allegedly gambling with the chances of the Ndigbo to bargain for Vice President slot in the 2015 general elections. “His Excellency’s statement is one of self denial, for rather than apologizing to Ndigbo for his gambit, which made Ndigbo to lose the national chairmanship of the APC, placed us in a weak position to vie for Vice President, he is regrettably justifying the unjustifiable,” said Okechukwu, who is the spokesman of APC in the South-East, while reacting to Governor Okorocha’s…
After changing her adding the name Rakos to her name, now we get to see Mr. Rakos whom Karen Igho has married. The former BBA winner got married traditionally to her white husband recently. The wedding occured yesterday in Nigeria despite months of secrets regarding her personal life. The man is said to be based in the United Kigdom and the Big Brother Africa winner of 2011 seems to can’t get enough of him. Karen Igho is the ambassador to DSTV, she also acts on the side having been featured in many Nollywood movies.
As excerpts continue to emerge from former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s controversial autobiography, My Watch, PREMIUM TIMES is reporting that Mr. Obasanjo showered praises on late human rights activist and lawyer, late Chief Gani Fawehinmi, who gave successive governments in Nigeria sleepless nights, describing him as one of the most genuine politico-social critics in the history of the country. Just as Mr. Obasanjo was generous in his praise of Mr. Fawehinmi in his new book, he did not have kind words for Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka and Senator Uche Chukwumerije, describing the duo as self-serving activists. On Fawehinmi, the former…
Founder of the Christ Royal Family Church, Egbeda, Lagos State, Bishop Tom Samson, has advised Nigerians to brace up for some “hardship” and “darkness” in the first half of next year. The cleric made the call in a chat with Saturday PUNCH at the commencement of the church’s 2014 Royal Jubilee, a convention marking the church’s anniversary. He said, “The Lord has spoken to us that in 2015, it would be a year of glory. But there will be a bit of hardship and difficulty but before the middle of the year, glory will visit the country. “The first half…
The Nigerian Army has reaffirmed its determination to win the ongoing war against the Boko Haram insurgents. Acting Brigade Commander, 23 Armoured Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Yola, Col. Aba Popoola, stated this on Saturday, while decorating three senior officers of the brigade recently promoted. Popoola said that the battle could only be won when officers and men of the brigade and others deployed for the operation improved their skills and intelligence network. He gave an assurance that the Nigerian Army would continue to provide all necessary logistics and encouragement to enable those engaged in the battle to excel. Popoola…
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor says Nigeria has not been able to win the war against Boko Haram insurgency due to pretense by some Nigerians and refusal to speak the truth. “Nigeria is fighting against truth. We hate truth, we hide truth and we fear truth. It is so unfortunate. In John 8:32, Jesus said you shall know the truth and the truth will make you free,” Oritsejafor said at the Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF) Traditional Rulers Conference 2014, in Abuja. “Nigeria is not free because we are running away from…
The flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2015 presidential election, Muhammadu Buhari says the first thing that would matter to him if he becomes president is making Nigeria safe again. According to him, only then can the economy grow. “Firstly, let us secure our country,” Buhari told Vanguard in an interview. “It means anything that comes to this country should be secure, but with people being kidnapped, armed robbery, bombings here and there, bad roads, fraudulent practices, nobody would come in and invest in quantum, nobody would bring substantial investment into this country, we are all…
At least 400 adhoc and special delegates of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Taraba state have resolved to sue the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party for allegedly imposing a candidate on them. The NWC last Friday nominated the immediate past Minister of State for Niger Delta, Darius Ishaku, as the party’s governorship candidate in Taraba State to the chagrin of the delegates. The Taraba PDP members said that contrary to electoral guidelines, delegates were asked to converge on Abuja instead of Jalingo for the conduct of the party primaries, which was hurriedly agreed upon. “But no…
President GOODLUCK Jonathan (R), BEING RECEIVED BY TRADITIONAL RULERS AT THE OONI OF IFE’S PALACE DURING HIS RECENT VISIT TO ILE-IFE The pan-Yoruba socio-political association, Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of being the source of some of the challenges presently bedeviling the country. While pointing out that the ex-president should share in the blame, the ARG maintained that the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan was however, responsible for the extent of insecurity, economic crisis and corruption in the country. The group’s Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kunle Famoriyo, in a statement yesterday said, “With the security of…
The All Progressives Congress chairman in Oyo State, Akin Oke, has expressed his disappointment at a former governor of the state, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, for his decision to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party to the Labour Party, instead of joining the ruling APC. Alao-Akala had joined the LP on the day the PDP held its governorship primary election in Ibadan the state capital, in protest against the outcome of the exercise. Reacting to Alao-Akala’s defection, Mr. Oke wondered why the ex-governor joined the LP instead of APC, where he claimed his chances of success were brighter. While affirming the…
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has described the emergence of President Goodluck Jonathan as the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the 2015 presidential election as well deserved. The candidature of the President, who was endorsed as sole candidate of the party in the primaries, was ratified by the 2,812 votes cast at the party’s convention held in Abuja on Thursday. In a statement by the state commissioner for information, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, Mimiko said the peaceful process that produced Mr. Jonathan as the party’s flag bearer was a testament to his popularity and recognition of his achievements since becoming…
Former Head of State, Gen Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) and flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has condemned the bomb attacks in Kano and Jos. He noted stated that no religion would sanction such barbaric act. ” I condemn, unreservedly and with every strength in me, the recent terrorist attacks in Kano and Jos, the two historic cities that are known for their rich cultural and religious heritage,” said Buhari in a statement on Saturday. “Once again, those who seek to influence our way of life, modify our faith and our most sacred core values, have struck, leaving in…
All Facebook users have wished at some point or other that they could stop oversharers, braggers and drunk status-writers in their tracks with a swift click of the ‘dislike’ button. Unfortunately, no such button exists – but it might fairly soon. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced in a short video on his Facebook page that a ‘dislike’ button or something similar might be needed in the future to give users more freedom to express their feelings. ‘We’re thinking about it. On the dislike button… there are more sentiments that people want to express than just positivity or that they…
Ahead of the 2015 general elections, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, yesterday, warned members of the bench across the federation to distance themselves from political associations. The CJN, who gave the warning while declaring open the 2014 Annual Conference for the Justices of the Court of Appeal in Abuja yesterday, stressed that the code of conduct for judicial officers forbids judges from frolicking with political parties. He said it was the only way to ensure that the dignity and credibility of the judiciary are not in any way tinted on account of any suspicion. Besides, the…