The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said on Thursday it would work with security agencies to recover the missing 5,000 Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, in Edo State. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Kayode Idowu, said in Abuja that the commission would do everything to ensure that affected people were not disenfranchised. “Usually, those are security issues and INEC collaborates with security agencies. It happened in some states in the past and the cards were recovered. “I am sure that this will not be an exception. These cards will be recovered”. Mr. Idowu urged those who stole the cards…
Author: Wale Adebayo
This is one of the cutest things I’ve seen, the little man is so so cute. It was the meeting of the two guys that held both ends of the Guinness Book of World records for shortest and tallest. The world’s shortest man, Chandra Bahadur Dangi met the world’s tallest man, Sultan Kosen for the very first time today, November 14, 2014 in London, England. Chandra, who is from Nepal is 54.6 cm (21.5 inches) tall. Sultan, who hails from Turkey, is 251 cm (8 ft 3 inches) tall. Yesterday was the 10th annual Guinness World Records Day during which…
The leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said it has noted the refusal of Prof. Akasoba Duke-Abiola, widow of late Chief MKO Abiola, to collect her Presidential Expression of Interest and Nomination forms in spite of the one week grace period granted by the party, which expires today, to accommodate teeming party faithful interested in running for respective offices. The party also noted that Mrs. Duke-Abiola willfully refused to collect her Expression of Interest Form with code number PD002/P and serial number 0000003 and Nomination Form with code number PD003/P and serial number 0000003 even after it was sent…
The Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress on Thursday boasted that it would floor the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the forthcoming governorship and other elections in Rivers State. The State Chairman of the APC, Dr. Davies Ikanya, who made this declaration in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, said the PDP would be defeated at the poll in 2015. Ikanya, in the statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Chief Chukwuemeka Eze, assured that the APC was in pole position to win the governorship and presidential elections in the state. He…
Leaders of Riyom Local Government Area and Barkin-Ladi of Plateau State have advised the Special Task Force not to be quick in dismissing the report of a planned attack on the state. On Monday, the state broadcast station had reported that a helicopter and 13 Toyota Hilux vans carrying arms and ammunition arrived Mahanga, a predominant Fulani community in Riyom Local Government Area, in readiness for an attack on some Plateau communities. A day after the report, the STF Commander in the state, Major General David Eniete and chairman of Riyom chapter of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN), Isa…
The Nigerian Police on Thursday warned that it would not condone any incident of unlawful killings by security agencies often regarded as ‘accidental discharge’. The Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu, said the Nigerian Police would punish any of its personnel, who took the life of a Nigerian on the excuse of ‘accidental discharge’. Ojukwu, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, spoke at a media briefing of the Forum of Spokespersons of Security and Response Agencies, organised by I-Nigerian Initiative, in Abuja on Thursday. The police image maker noted that there was no explanation for such an avoidable waste of…
The Inspector-General of Police, (IGP), Suleiman Abba, has directed Commissioners of Police in the country to ensure proper monitoring of local vigilante groups in their jurisdiction. He explained that the move was aimed at ensuring that the activities of such groups were in tune with laid down rules and regulation in order to avoid abuses. This directive was contained in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Emmanuel Ojukwu, on Thursday. For effective result, the IGP also instructed that a police officer be appointed in all commands to oversee the activities of these groups and render regular…
A former Minister for Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has revealed that even while serving in government, she could not afford to pay her mother’s house rent. She also described her active involvement in the campaign to bring back the abducted Chibok schoolgirls as an assignment from God. Ezekwesili said these during a live interview at the ongoing national convention of the Foursquare Gospel Church, at the Foursquare Camp, Ajebo, Ogun State, on Thursday. The former Minister, who was invited to speak on the topic, ‘Integrity’, told the congregation that integrity comes with its cost, adding that she did not spend…
Catholic bishops across the country under the aegis of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria on Thursday visited President Goodluck Jonathan with a clear message that all is not well with the country. The Bishops informed Mr. Jonathan that those they look after as spiritual leaders are being abducted or displaced by members of the Boko Haram sect, therefore, turning them into refugees in their own land. President of the CBCN and the Archbishop of Jos Diocese, Bishop Ignatius Kaigama, disclosed this to State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Bishop Kaigama said the bishops…
The Acting Governor of Taraba State, Garba Umar, has dismissed claims by a governorship aspirant that there is “war” in the state. Speaking through his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Aaron Artimas, in Lagos, Wednesday, the acting governor said that peace had returned to troubled parts of the state, warning that politicians should desist from statements capable of leading the state into crisis. “Taraba has been generally free of the Boko Haram menace and it is completely impolitic or imprudent to imagine it for the State”, said Mr. Umar. “It was never the wish of the three affected states…
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. John Oyegun has urged Nigerians not to give the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the chance to finish off Nigeria, as the party had continuously assaulted the country for the past 16 years. Speaking at a world press conference in Abuja where he commented on the state of the nation, Oyegun pointed out that President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to stage a public declaration for his re-election, when he was yet to stop insurgency in the north east nor deliver on his promises when he was seeking election in 2011, showed that he…
Falling global oil prices in the past couple of weeks put Nigeria’s economy at great risk, hence the need to adopt tighter fiscal and monetary policy, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said. With Nigeria’s economy dependent on oil, – crude oil export accounts for about 83 per cent of Nigeria’s total export – continued fall in global oil prices calls for action in order to ensure economic stability. She however said borrowing is not an option for the country. “As external pressures mount in the face of falling commodity prices, the pressure…
Armed robbers have successfully carried out attacks on banks in Akure, Ondo State capital for years. With the police yet to show capability to protect banks in the city, banks have learnt to close for business anytime intelligence reports or rumours suggest impending robbery attack. It happened again on Thursday, as banks across Akure hurriedly closed, following rumours of impending robbery across the state. Customers were asked to vacate the banking halls immediately managers of banks in the state got the information. Vanguard reports that several banks had asked their staff to vacate the bank premises and await situation report…
Boko Haram insurgents have reportedly invaded two towns in Adamawa State, after hunters and civilian vigilantes take matters into their own hands and reportedly ousted them from Mubi, two weeks after it was seized by the terrorists. The Islamists raided Hong and Gombi, some 100 kilometres (62.5 miles) from the state capital, Yola, reports Vanguard. As the insurgents continue invading major town in Nigeria’s north in a bid to set up an Islamic Caliphate in the country, their ouster from Mubi may not be a setback in their campaign. This is because the invasion of Hong and Gombi takes the…
The not so talented Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar who recently started a campaign to combat bullying just revealed on her Instagram page that this time last year (2013) she was suicidal – and that the only thing that stopped her from committing suicide was the fear of Hell. She posted a picture of herself and captioned it, “I remember diz time last yea,I wanted to kill my sef,am glad I didn’t cos I knw is hell straight But I was suicidal.. Am happy to be in a better place…God hhhmm I adore you…” Last year another Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh…
I just read online now, that we might be witnessing a new celebrity s*x-tape. Read below on how TMZ reports it: – Someone is shopping an Usher s*x tape around town, and what the guy may or may not know … it’s stolen property that could land him in jail. Someone broke into Usher’s car in ATL back in 2010 and stole 2 laptops, 2 video cameras and a million bucks in jewelry. Turns out … a s*x tape featuring Usher and wife Tameka Raymond was on one of the laptops. Someone tried selling the tape shortly thereafter but no…
I know a lot of you have heard about the new 100 naira note that’s about to be released by the CBN. Well, the president himself, Goodluck Jonathan today unveiled the new N100 note at the presidential villa in Abuja. The new note is described as “commemorative” – designed in honour of Nigeria’s 100 years of amalgamation. Daily Post reports that the president along with Vice-president Namadi Sambo, Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, unveiled the note during a weekly Federal Executive Council meeting. Sources say the notes will be in circulation from December 2014.
It’s been weeks now since I brought you an exclusive of the Kokomaster — D’Banj getting his own custom made studio wireless Beats by Dre headphones, which will be officially launched in December 2014 The entertainer and businessman has decided to start giving out the limited edition headphones to a few people in the industry and Iyanya has become one of the first people to own a pair. The two entertainers bumped into each other at the airport and shared this video as D’Banj gave Iyanya his very own custom ‘Beats by Dre’ headphones.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar may not be ready to step down in the race to clinch the All Progressive Congress (APC) ticket for the 2015 presidential election, but the emergence of a new aspirant said to be supported by party leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu may change this. Atiku has former Head of State, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari, Kano state governor Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Imo state governor Chief Rochas Okorocha and publisher, Mr. Sam Nda Isaiah to battle with for the APC presidential ticket. In an interview with the cable Network on the issue of consensus, Atiku said the…
Is Vice President Nnamadi Sambo a liability to President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration? A group under the aegis of Civil Obligations and Sustainable Peace says NO. The group said this in reaction to a statement by the former ADC to General Muhammadu Buhari, Maj. Mustafa Jokolo (Rtd), who said the Vice President was a liability. Chairman of the Civil Obligations and Sustainable Peace (INTROCOSUP), Daniel Nkpanam, and his secretary, Danjuma Bello Sarki, who both addressed journalists yesterday, said Sambo is not a liability to the Jonathan government, but rather a veritable asset. “We wouldn’t have reacted to Jokolo’s ranting but for…