A couple of Nigerians have been asking how Mavin records boss Don Jazzy makes money apart from music, especially when the Forbes list of September 2013 placed him as the richest musician in Africa. Well, to answer that question, it has been revealed that Don Jazzy, apart from music, is also a player in the oil and gas industry. He floated Mavin Energy Limited in May 2012 alongside his kid brother, James Collins fondly called ‘General’ or ‘Jay Mavin’. Mavin Energy currently supplies Petroleum Products to homes, public establishments, large industries, construction companies, power companies and both Federal/State Parastatals and Agencies. Mavin Energy, which is…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Students of the University of Zimbabwe are expected to be locked in a battle with authorities of the institution following a circular that kissing and hugging have been banned on campus. The circular, pasted on students’ halls of residence, says anyone ‘caught in intimate position (kissing or having s*x in public places)’ will be severely dealt with.’ The university, which also bars students from ‘loitering in dark places at night especially in areas around Langham Road, dark areas outside the sports pavilion and lecture venues, allowing oneself to be a nuisance within the University premises and harbouring squatters in…
Former National Chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Audu Ogbe has vowed to declare President Goodluck Jonathan a national hero if the ongoing truce talks with the Boko Haram could yield fruits and the abducted Chibok girls released. “Finally, the truce which government says is coming. If it comes through, we can assure the Federal government that all Nigerians, all of us, irrespective of party leaning will march on the streets to congratulate the President and his Government, especially the security agencies. He will then be our national hero”, he said. Ogbe also congratulated the Chief of…
Known for his controversial write-ups, singer turned writer, Etcetera is back again with another one, lambasting celebrities who ‘tone’ or literally, as he put it, bleach their skins. Enjoy the write up! The Association of Bleaching Celebrities of Nigeria wishes to use this medium to inform the public that the inexcusable attitude of some of its members to their fans has been brought to its attention. It has also been said that some members of this esteemed organisation have embarrassingly refused to shake hands with their fans and in some of these cases, the aggrieved fans are said to have…
Military sources have disclosed that intelligence gathered indicate that Boko Haram was plotting deadly attacks across Nigeria’s north, raising doubts among military ranks about the ceasefire the federal government said it agreed with the sect. “We are in receipt of intelligence reports heralding simultaneous attacks across the north with the aim of bringing the region down at a go. They intend to make it wide and to stretch us beyond capacity with deadly attacks across the north. We are in receipt of other details about their fortified capacity and movement across Mali, Niger, Libya, Somalia, Cameroon and Chadian axes to…
The immediate past National President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Okey Wali, SAN, has been released after 13 days in the kidnappers’ den. According to the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Muhammad, Wali was released Thursday night. He however did not say if a ransom was paid to the kidnappers to secure his release. The former NBA president was abducted in Rumualogu area of Obio Akpor Local Government area, Rivers State, while on his way to see his brother, reports have said. Also confirming Wali’s release, Mr. Augustine Alegeh, SAN, who succeeded Wali as NBA president…
Recently discharged and acquitted Speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly, Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, Friday, paid a ‘thank you’ visit to the Diocesan Bishop of Lagos Diocesse and Dean Emeritus, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, The Most Reverend Dr Ephraim Adebola Ademowo, for his support throughout the period of his trial in the High Court by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) for money laundering. Ikuforiji, who was accompanied by his wife, Pastor Mayowa, told the Bishop that he appreciated his support in the last three years of his trial at the High Court. “You always assured me…
Two prominent northern leaders have described the recently announced ceasefire agreement between the Federal Government and the Boko Haram group as a political gimmick to return President Goodluck Jonathan to office by 2015. Making their positions known on the ceasefire deal, Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and former Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Coomasie (rtd), and a chieftain of the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi, expressed doubts about the sincerity of the Federal Government as scores are still being killed on a daily basis by suspected terrorists. They said: “We in the Northern Nigeria are the ones…
Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, has promised to grant autonomy to Abia local governments if he is elected as the state governor in 2015. He said this on Friday in Abuja after picking the Peoples Democratic Party nomination and expression of interest forms to contest 2015 Abia governorship election. Abaribe also promised to organise local government election in the state if he was elected. He, however, added that aspirants waiting to be endorsed for 2015 governorship election were not ready for such position. He expressed the hope that there would be no imposition or a…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to adopt former Head of State, Gen. Mohammed Buhari (rtd) as its consensus candidate for the 2015 presidential election. This came as the party’s national leader and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in the course of the party’s October 17, 2014 National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, openly declared his support for Buhari Tinubu’s open support for Buhari was hinged on the popularity of Buhari as supported by different opinion polls conducted recently in the country, reports Vanguard, citing a source at the national secretariat of the APC. The source added…
PRES. GOODLUCK Jonathan & PRES. BONI YAYI AT THE FOUNDATION LAYING CEREMONY OF NIGERIA-Benin Joint Border POST, SEME-KRAKE, FRIDAY. (PHOTO CREDIT: REUBEN ABATI) President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday stressed that the creation of joint border posts will go a long way in checking terrorism and other trans-border crimes. The president spoke during the foundation stone-laying and re-launching ceremony of the construction of Seme-Krake joint border, which is one of the seven posts earmarked for construction in the sub-region. Stressing that the West African region has no choice but to work together to overcome the challenges, he said that the joint border…
Ahead of his formal declaration to run for a second term in office, President Goodluck Jonathan has been warned to be wary of disgruntled elements that might desperately make attempts on his life in a bid to remove him from power and foil his ambition to contest in the 2015 general elections. Giving the warning while speaking on the state of the nation, the president and founder of the World Evangelism Bible Church, (WEBIC) Incorporated, Ojota, Lagos, and Chairman of Faith Television, London, Prophet (Dr) Samson Ayorinde, also warned that the forthcoming elections would be “bloody”. The Architect turned tele-evangelist advised Jonathan…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose yesterday swore in the man who headed his impeachment panel in 2006, Justice Bamidele Omotoso as judge in the state, to the surprise of many. Omotoso, who is an Ado Ekiti based legal practitioner had been cleared by the National Judicial Council (NJC) to be made a judge in the state, but the administration of Dr. Kayode Fayemi failed to swear him in. Fayose has however gone against the advice of some of his supporters to swear him in as judge in the state. “Few days after my inauguration, some people came to me and…
Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum and Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi, has advised youths in the state to vote out President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 election. He said the call was necessary because of what he termed the president’s hatred for people of the state. Speaking in Port Harcourt during the 30th /32nd convocation ceremony of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, held at the Rumuolumeni main campus of the institution, Friday, Amaechi accused President Jonathan of making things difficult for Rivers, adding that has resulted in the decline in revenue generation for the state. According to the NGF chairman,…
The former Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, has begun mobilisation of the stakeholders’ support for her ambition to contest the Anambra North Senatorial District seat in the 2015 general elections. Addressing supporters in Onitsha on Friday, Oduah said she would provide effective representation and credible voice for the zone. The zone comprises seven local government areas in Anambra State – Anambra West, Ayamelum, Anambra East, Oyi, Onitsha North, Onitsha South and Ogbaru. She said the zone would be restored to its pride of place where the people’s creativity and entrepreneurial skills would top her priority, if voted into power.…
A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has vowed to make Lagos State more prosperous. He made the promise during his formal declaration, which held on Friday. “I make this declaration with the highest sense of responsibility because I believe I have the qualities required to continue the giant strides which APC has achieved in recent years in Lagos,” he said. “My vision and mission is to create a clean, secure and prosperous environment, driven by a vibrant economy, supported by quality service, equity and justice,” the aspirant added. He noted that the solid foundation…
President Goodluck Jonathan will declare his intention to seek re-election in 2015 on November 11, Chairman of the Presidential Declaration Committee, Dr. Haliru Bello, has revealed. Bello, while Speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the committee’s inaugural meeting at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa on Friday said the President had tasked the committee with organising the formal declaration. “The President gave us the task to organise the modality of creating a platform for him to meet Nigerians and announce his response to the various calls for him to come out and declare his interest in…
Senate President, David Mark has assured Nigerians that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was committed to a free and fair election in 2015. “The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is committed to free, fair and credible elections,” said Mark during the Plateau North Senatorial Zone Constituency Empowerment and Development programme to mark Senator Gyang Pwajok’s second year in the National Assembly. “I am in support of any stakeholder who is working for a peaceful election. Election is not war or a battlefield; we must all join hands to ensure a successful election,” Mark stated. “Senator Pwajok is one of the youngest…
The Sudanese embassy has confirmed the death of the country’s envoy, Dr Tagelsir Ali. The ambassador died at about 1 a.m. on Friday at the National Hospital, Abuja, according to the Media Advisor to the embassy, Mr Mohammed Abdulrahman. “He had malaria; there were some complications and he passed away around 1 a.m. early this morning,” Abdulrahman told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). “There is a Presidential jet coming by 5 p.m. to take the remains to sudan for burial. “He was 66 years old. He loved working in Nigeria and had zeal to develop the bilateral relationship between sudan and Nigeria…
Veteran Nollywood actress — Chika Ike as usual is showing off all the fun she is having while she’s on holiday. The actress, who has been having a blast in Dubai, apparent had a recent ride in a helicopter going by photos she posted today. After having a kind of a bikini day yesterday on a luxury yacht she rented, the actress, who is just short of attaining her 29th birthday by days, posted new photos with the helicopter featuring prominently. Along with the photos, the Nollywood star had this caption for it: ‘Back to land!!! Out of the ocean!!! Helicopter…