Veteran Nollywood actress, Chika Ike has shared her thoughts the contributions of Channel O VJ, Denrele Edun to the Nigerian entertainment industry. The actress’ opinion is however, coming after the weird one’s visit to the contestants of her ‘African Diva reality show.’ The actress, who recently launched reality show with a whopping N4m prize, has described Denrele as a thoroughbred professional who bring life to the industry. According to Chika: ‘@denrele_edun is one of the people I have have so much respect for . He brings life to the industry, a professional to the core. Thanks for supporting @africandivarealityshow .the contestants…
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Ahead of the 2015 governorship election in Rivers State, the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has expressed her support for the governorship ambition of former Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike, saying he is well prepared for service in a ‘higher capacity’. Speaking when she paid a solidarity visit to Wike in his Abuja residence on Thursday, Mrs. Jonathan said she came to give him her blessings, noting that the governorship aspirant proved himself as a member of the federal executive council. She said, “I am giving you the blessing of a mother. The blessing a mother gives to a…
Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday announced the appointment of Dr Bello Haliru, a former Minister of Defence, as Chairman of President Goodluck Jonathan’s Presidential Declaration Committee. Former Senate President. Ken Nnamani is the Deputy Chairman and Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim will serve as Secretary of the committee. The appointments were made at a meeting of the stakeholders, held at House 7, Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice-President Namadi Sambo, PDP state governors and party officials participated in the meeting. Other members of the committee are Prof. Rufa’i Ahmed Alkali, Julius Imagwe (Senior Special Assistant –…
Afro-Beat legacy, Femi Anikulapo-Kuti has praised Fuji music Star, Alhaji Sulaimon Adekunle as the next King of Fuji Music for the dexterity he displayed during his closing day performance on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Felabration. Multiple Grammy Awards nominee, Femi Kuti applauded the Fuji star popularly known as Malaika and crowning him the heir apparent to the Fuji throne currently occupied by King Wasiu Ayinde Anifowoshe ‘K1’ Marshal. ‘Malaika is a good artiste, no doubt about that fact. He has been supporting Felabration even without money. As an artiste, you should not always think of money every time. Malaika has been there for us every year. His performances…
The Akwa Ibom Police Command on Thursday said it had foiled An attempt by two ex-militants to blow up the Calabar/Itu bridge on Oct. 5 was foiled by the police in Akwa Ibom State, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. “On Sept. 20, the command received information that a group of aggrieved militants planned to blow up the Calabar/Itu Bridge,” said Gabriel Achong, Police Commissioner in the state, at a press conference in Uyo. “Upon thorough and intensive surveillance, on Oct. 5, the two suspects were arrested,” he revealed. “The suspects are Mr Samuel Coleman Yaw, a Ghanaian resident in…
Immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi has given reasons for his decision to build the State Governor’s lodge valued at N2.2 billion at the twilight of his career. Fayemi has been under severe criticsm over the construction of the lodge, including a comment by the Peoples Democratic party (PDP), describing him as wasteful. However, in a publication that pictorially showcased Fayemi’s exploit in Ekiti, titled: ‘Leapfrogging Ekiti from Obscurity to Prosperity’, the former governor defended his administration’s decision to embark on the project and the way it was funded. “The administration of Governor Kayode Fayemi in Ekiti…
Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola, has disclosed that his administration was putting in place a state-of-the-art mechanical facilities for the assemblage and repair of automobiles, first of its kind in Nigeria. Aregbesola made this known at a reception of the team of German trainers in Osogbo, the state capital, with the beneficiaries, Nigerian Automobile Technician Association, NATA, in attendance. Named the Mechatronic Village, and situated in the College of Technology town, Esa-Oke, the facility which is nearing completion has three computerised mechanical workshops for assembling and repair of various types of automobiles. According to the governor, the era of shipping…
At least five people have been killed in Bauchi state after a bomb exploded at a bus station, Reuters reports, citing Police sources. “Five persons burned beyond recognition were certified dead, while 12 others sustained various degrees of injuries,” according to a statement by Bauchi police spokesman Haruna Mohammed. “The entire surrounding (area) has been cordoned off … No arrest has yet been made, but an investigation has commenced,” he said. The explosion which happened on Wednesday night is the latest of a series of attacks that have occured after the federal government announced it has agreed a ceasefire with…
We all know that the Mavin Concert Tour kicked off at Manchester on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 and was a success despite the absence of label mates, D’Prince and Korede Bello. No reason has been put forward as to why D’Prince and Korede Bello were absent in Manchester since the tour is supposed to include all mates on the label but all efforts to reach out to the Mavins’ camp for confirmation have been unsuccessful so far. Few minutes ago, however, Korede posted some pictures on his Instagram page, announcing his arrival at the Heathrow International Airport. ‘#MavinConcertUK #BelloversUk #MEGA,’ is the way he captioned…
Ahead of the 2015 general election, Governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Wednesday pledged their support for the use of consensus method in choosing the presidential as well as other candidates of the party. The Governors, who made their position known under the aegis of Progressives Governors Forum, declared that neither the party nor the forum had endorsed any candidate for elective office. Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha while addressing journalists in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, said the forum was in support of consensus method of choosing candidates so long as…
The House of Representatives on Wednesday joined the Senate in approving $1 billion (N165 billion) for President Goodluck Jonathan to purchase military hardware for the fight against extremist group, Boko Haram. The lawmakers however warned that Nigeria will pay additional N30 billion to service the credit in seven years. The Senate had on September 25 approved the request made by the president to borrow the amount to tackle the national security challenges. The House, however, summoned the Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to appear before its committees on aids, loans, debt management and finance, and provide them with information regarding…
The Director-General, Federal Budget Office, Dr Bright Okogu, on Wednesday said Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) received N441billion for its programmes from 2012 to date. Okogu made this known in Lokoja while presenting a paper titled “Three Years of Delivering SURE-P mandate: The Benefits and the Costs” at a two-day stakeholders’ conference organised by SURE-P. He said that although the programme had an annual allocation of N180 billion from the Federation Account, it received N126 billion in 2012, N180 billion in 2013, and N135 in 2014 billion. He said that the subsidy funds would have been utilized in other…
The pan-northern socio-political organization, the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has commended the Federal Government on its feat in containing the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, which earned the country accolades from the World Health Organisation. The Forum, however, urged the Federal Government and Nigerians to commit such zeal and determination with which the virus was stopped, to put an end to the ravaging insurgency in the Northeastern part of Nigeria. Speaking through its National Publicity Secretary, Muhammed Ibrahim in a statement in Kaduna State on Wednesday, ACF said it received with great relief the news that Nigeria has been certified Ebola free…
Governor of Kano State and a presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, Engr. Rabiu Kwankwaso on Wednesday, said President Goodluck Jonathan is the easiest president to unseat. Speaking in an interview with journalists in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital after his arrival for the Progressives Governors’ Forum meeting, Kwankwaso stated that the country is not being well governed. He said insecurity, corruption, religious and ethnic cleavages had taken centre stage in Nigerian politics. The governor said Nigeria needs good leadership at all levels of government. He added that it is necessary to have in 2015 a leader who will instill discipline and demonstrate the capacity…
An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Wednesday dissolved a four-year-old marriage between Mr Idris Abiodun and his wife, Toyin, over wife’s stealing habit. The Court President, Mr R.I Adeyeri, ruled that “both parties are no longer husband and wife, they are free to go their separate ways”. The petitioner, Mr Idris Abiodun, 48, a church treasurer, had filed a suit on Aug.12 seeking for the dissolution of his four-year-old marriage over alleged constant stealing of money belonging to the church by his wife. Idris, also a civil servant, told the court that his wife was also stealing his personal…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied allegations that funding for the activities of insurgent group, Boko Haram, were funneled through it. It would be recalled that Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), had on 14 October dragged the CBN before the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, following the apex bank’s refusal to grant its freedom of information request. Reacting to an originating summons with suit number FHC/L/CS/1547/2014 instituted by SERAP, asking for information about persons or the office involved in alleged money laundering activities of the Boko Haram through the CBN, the apex bank denied such allegation, maintaining that…
Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has said that he would find it very easy to beat President Goodluck Jonathan during the 2015 elections, if he wins the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). “I have contested elections 12 times, I won 11 times, and lost only one from the ward, local government, state and national assembly level,” he boasted while speaking with journalists in Ilorin ahead of the APC governors’ meeting in the Kwara State capital. According to him, power of incumbency does little or nothing in ensuring a candidate wins elections these days. He…
The Transformation Agenda Solidarity Forum, TASOF, on Wednesday dismissed the alleged opposition of the Northern Elders Forum and the Arewa Consultative Forum to the re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015, saying their view was not representative of the entire northern people. The group, led by a former Chairman of the Federal Character Commission, Alhaji Muhhamadu Gwaska, said this at a press conference in Abuja. Gwaska described an anti-Jonathan re-election statement credited to NEF as “unguarded”, adding that both the ACF and NEF lacked the mandate to speak for the North. Describing TASOF as a promoter of Jonathan’s re-election…
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig-General Johnson Olawumi, has assured the House of Representatives that the controversial N4,000 call-up-letters fee would remain optional. According to him, the fee was strictly for the printing of the letters and not for accessing the NYSC online portal. Speaking at the hearing of a petition on the matter by the House Committee on Public Petitions on Wednesday, the DG claimed that the agency opted for the option of printing call-up-letters from its online portal following the increasing cases of fake call-up letters flooding the society. Olawumi told the committee that the…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission said on Monday it would track ghost workers in Ministries, Department and Agencies through the banks. The Chairman of ICPC, Mr Ekpo Nta, said this in Abuja during an interactive session with newsmen. He said the plan to investigation the scam through banks was because the banks were supposed to have the data of those that withdrew the salaries. “We are working with the banks to ensure due diligence to check the addresses given by customers were not ignored. “This is because a day will come when the address of a…