Ever young entertainer — Nick Cannon insists he and Mariah Carey are still on amicable terms. The ‘America’s Got Talent’ host, who quietly split from the 44-year-old singer over the summer after six years of marriage, claims they still ‘do everything that we’re supposed to do together’ for the sake of their three-year-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe. He said: ‘We’ve always been people who are kinda on the go, coming and going, so their life hasn’t changed one bit. We spend holidays together, we do everything that we’re supposed to do together.’ When asked if their children understand what’s going on,…
Author: Wale Adebayo
An upper Shari’a court sitting at Sabon Gari, Kano, has ordered a middle-aged man to re-marry the wife he divorced after infecting her with the HIV/AIDS virus. The man, Abdullahi Ahmad, was dragged to the court by his ex-wife, Umma Usman, who narrated how the defendant had sent her packing after infecting her with the virus. She further told the court she had been married to Ahmad, who is her first husband, for about 13 years and that she bore him several children before she later discovered that he is HIV/AIDs positive. The court also heard that the defendant issued…
A former head of the National Population Commission, Chief Samaila Makama, has said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the entire Plateau electorate will not support another Berom indigene to succeed Jonah Jang as governor of the state come 2015. “We will reject another Berom-speaking national to replace Jang in 2015”, Mr. Makama said. Mr. Makama, a chieftain of the party, made his position known in Jos in an interview with journalists on Saturday, while reacting to the purported endorsement of Gyang Pwajok, a serving senator representing Plateau North at the National Assembly, as Mr. Jang’s successor in the 2015…
A former Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Tsav, has dubbed those urging retired Maj-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari not to contest the 2015 presidential elections “enemies of Nigeria”. Mr. Tsav told the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Makurdi that those opposed to Mr. Buhari’s participation in the electoral process were political saboteurs and enemies of the country. “Such persons are either agents of corruption or are corrupt themselves and dishonest. Buhari has been tested four times and each time he proved that he is honest and incorruptible. “He was military governor but never stole a dime; he was minister of petroleum…
A fresh crisis appears to be brewing in the Enugu State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the sudden resignation of the state chairman of the party, Engr Vita Abba, and the purported appointment of a successor, in the person of managing director of Enugu State Housing Development Cooperation, Ikeje Asogwa. According to a statement released at the end of an emergency State Executive Council, SEC, meeting of the party presided over by Governor Sullivan Chime and signed by the state publicity secretary of PDP, Okey Eze, the party said it had accepted the resignation of Abba as…
The senior special assistant on inter party affairs to Governor Willie Obiano, Chief Ben Obi, yesterday, said that the late Ikemba Nnewi, Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu foresaw former Governor Peter Obi’s recent defection from All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, to the Peoples Democratic Party. Mr. Obi some few weeks ago defected to the PDP despite reassuring in the past that he would sink or swim with APGA, the party, on whose platform he was elected governor twice. Reacting to the development in a chat with reporters in Awka, the Anambra State capital, Ben Obi, who also served as SSA to…
EDUCATION MINISTER, Ibrahim SHEKARAU RAISING THE 2MILLION CHEQUE DONATED TOWARDS THE PRESIDENT’S RE-ELECTION BY THE YOUTH Hundreds of youths under the aegis of Northern Youth Forum on Saturday donated N2 million to President Goodluck Jonathan as their contribution towards his purchase of presidential nomination form. The Coordinator of the Forum, Engineer Bello Gambo Bichi announced the donation at a rally in support of Jonathan’s re-election in Kano on Saturday. He said the decision to donate the money was borne out of the forum’s resolve to support the re-election of the president under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in…
The plan by Borno State Government to re-open public schools in the state next month has been greeted with apprehension by Parents, teachers and other concerned stakeholders. They warned that the continued violence in spite of a purported ceasefire agreement between the Federal Government and Boko Haram showed that it might still not be safe to re-open the public schools in the state. The public schools were closed down on March 14, 2014 after Boko Haram insurgents attacked and killed teachers and pupils in Borno public schools as well as the massacre of scores of students in neighbouring Yobe State.…
The Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Arc Yomi Awoniyi, has described the rumour making the rounds over the health of Governor Idris Wada as baseless and the handiwork of mischief makers. Speaking in Lokoja, the state capital yesterday, Awoniyi said that there was no iota of truth in the rumour being spread by those who do not mean well for the state. According to the deputy governor, though Wada is currently away from the state, he and other senior government officials were constantly in touch with him and even spoke with him on Friday adding that the governor was doing well…
The Borno Government on Saturday declared Oct. 27 holiday to mark the beginning of the 1436th Islamic calendar. A statement issued by Mr Adamu Jiri, the Director of Press at the Deputy Governor’s Office in Maiduguri on Saturday said that the holiday would allow Muslims to reflect on the situations in the country. “The day should serve as a day of reflection to all Muslims, the day will also serve as day of prayers for lasting peace in both the state and the country”, the statement said. It urged Muslims to offer special prayers for the return of peace to…
A presidential aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party. PDP, Dr. AbdulJhalil Balewa, has faulted the endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan by the party as its sole candidate in the 2015 presidential election. According to the aspirant, Nigeria has become the legendary Animal Farm where some animals are more equal than others. He also described Jonathan’s adoption by the PDP National Working Committee as “exuberance of wrongdoers”. AbdulJhalil, who is the son of Nigeria’s First Republic Prime Minister, Dr. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, who was speaking with journalists on Friday in Abuja, advised the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to…
A former federal permanent secretary in the ministry of defence, Mike Onoja, yesterday declared his intention to unseat Senate President David Mark in the 2015 general election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. Onoja, who once contested the governorship seat of Benue State against Gabriel Suswam in 2007, has now turned his attention to the Senate. He would, however, face stiff opposition as Gov. Suswam and the PDP have endorsed Mark for another term as senator representing the people of Benue South Senatorial district (zone C). Addressing a crowd of supporters that gathered in his honor in Otukpo, the…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed still plans to run for the 2015 governorship election in Bauchi State, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has revealed. Alhaji Danjuma Barde said there was no time Mohammed announced his withdrawal from the governorship race. Rumours have began to make rounds that the FCT minister had dropped his interest in the Bauchi governorship seat, as he was the only minister who did not indicate his intention to leave President Goodluck jonathan’s cabinet, out of the ones with similar political ambition. “Senator Mohammed wanted to quit…
Yoruba Nollywood actress, Ronke Oshodi Oke who is preparing for the launch of her debut music album, has shared an adorable picture of herself with her cute son. The picture, which sees the actress cuddling her cute little son in an affectionate manner, has since gone viral. The well-endowed actress and her husband, Sylvester Gbolahan Anthony welcomed the young boy into the world on March 8, 2013 in the United States of America.
The All Progressives Congress on Thursday in Abuja inaugurated an 18-man committee for its mini convention scheduled to take place in Abuja on Oct. 29. The National Chairman of the APC, Chief John oyegun, who inaugurated the committee, urged members to work to achieve the mandate of ensuring a hitch-free convention. The Chairman of the committee, Gov. Abdulaziz Abubakar of Zamfara, who responded on behalf of the committee, assured that the expectation of the party on the convention would be achieved. Abubakar said, “The mandate given to me as far as the committee is concerned is to ensure that we…
Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose might have spent just weeks in office, but rumours of impeachment have already become rife in the state. On Friday, the supporters of the governor trooped to the streets to protest alleged plans by members of the state House of Assembly to impeach the governor. The opposition party in the state, the All Progressives Congress (APC) holds majority seat in the House. The protesters, under the aegis of Positive Minds Club for Teachers (PMCT) marched to Ijigbo roundabout, Okesha, Okeyinmin areas of Ado Ekiti, where they were addressed by two of their leaders, according to…
South Africa has refunded the $15 million seized from Nigeria, the country’s envoy has revealed Speaking Friday, South African Ambassador to Nigeria, Lulu Louis Mnguni said the money meant for the two arms deals seized by his country has been returned. He assured that the seizure was in no way connected to the building collapse at the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCoAN), where over 80 South africans died. “South Africa’s relations with Nigeria comes a long way, so, now, this will actually make us much closer, to see how we can close some of these gaps that result in…
The Kokomaster, D’banj seems to be involved in every sort of business these days. He has just confirmed that he indeed has a deal with Apple which involves making a musical movie about his 10-year journey as a musician. In a telephone interview with Beat FM presenters, Olisa Adibua and Maria, D’banj who called in from Los Angeles said: ‘Most people have the wrong impression that Dr Dre was the one that signed me, but the contract I have says ‘APPLE’ and to take it further, my management, DKM Media in conjunction with Apple is working on a musical movie. I’m going to…
It’s been just over 2 years since one of Nigeria’s best music partnership crashed irrevocably when Don Jazzy and his long-term partner, D’banj decided to go their separate ways in acrimonious circumstances. Since the controversial break-up, fans of the two music stars, who have both established new labels and made new friends but with contrasting fortunes, have been left wondering if a reunion is ever possible between the self-styled Kokomaster and producer, Don Jazzy. Well, you might all get to see the duo work together again as D’banj, who is currently in Los Angeles, spoke with Beat FM presenters, Olisa Adibua and Maria Okan via…
Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has described the level of corruption in Nigeria under the current administration as uncontrollable. Amaechi wondered how President Goodluck Jonathan arrived at the conclusion that there was no corruption in the country even as he berated the relevant anti-corruption agencies for turning a blind eye to the massive stealing that is going on. The governor stated this on Friday during an inspection tour of the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium ahead of the APC Mega rally in Port Harcourt on Saturday. Amaechi, who is also the Chairman, Nigerian Governors Forum, further accused the Federal Government…