President GOODLUCK Jonathan GREETS GEN.YAKUBU GOWON & HIS WIFE, VICTORIA, ON SUNDAY AT THE THANKSGIVING SERVICE TO Mark THE Former HEAD OF STATE’S 80TH Birthday (PHOTO CREDIT: REUBEN ABATI) Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (retd), has been described as a good example of a genuine elder statesman, who every Nigerian political leader should emulate. President Goodluck Jonathan, who made this known at the thanksgiving service to mark Gen. Gowon’s 80th birthday at the National Christian Centre in Abuja yesterday, described the ex-head of state as somebody deserving to be honoured because of his exemplary leadership. According to the…
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Rampaging Fulani herdsmen have allegedly attacked Sondi village in Wukari local government area of Taraba state killing twenty five people and destroying property worth millions of Naira. The State Police Command said they have recovered seven bodies in the aftermath of the attacks. The attack, which took place Sunday morning when residents were preparing to attend church service, came on the heels of a vote of confidence passed on Acting Governor Garba Umar by the state House of Assembly for, among other things, restoring peace in the state National President of the Nigeria Association of Wapan Students (NAWAS), Tsokwa Addanti…
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has called on people of the North to irrespective of their religion and ethnicity, summon courage and come together to salvage the country, as Nigerians go into another round of election next year. This is just as he highlighted the numerical strength of the North, which he said puts the region in a position to either make or mar the future of Nigeria. He made this call weekend in Kaduna, while speaking on behalf of other All Progressives Congress (APC) governors at the party’s Northern Stakeholders’ interactive meeting. According to Shettima, the North in…
A Christian Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, Each forth Nigeria, has thrown its weight behind the presidential bid of General Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd.) on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The group urged the leadership of APC to adopt the former head of state as its flag bearer in the 2015 presidential election. National Chairman of the organisation, Rev. Yunana Oganto, said in a statement that events at the declaration of intention by Buhari at the Eagle Square last week, were clear indications of his acceptability across the country. He said: “It must be emphatically stated that the APC has…
Eleven Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s governorship aspirants in Benue State have rejected the recent selection of four of their colleagues by a coalition of PDP elders, as the only candidates recognized to contest the party’s primaries. In a press release in Makurdi on Sunday, the aspirants dismissed the selection exercise as “biased and lacking in credibility and transparency”. The aspirants who protested the elders’ decision are David Ker, Hingah Biem, Tivlumun Nyitse, James Mbachiantim, David Iorhemba and Veronica Shimave. Others are Eugene Aliegba, Andy Uwouku, David Nongo, Simon Anchaver and Janet Jila-Agbo. The aspirants appealed to their supporters to ignore…
The Borno State Government, Sunday, in Maiduguri said that public schools in the state will reopen in November. The Chairman, Committee on the Resuscitation of Primary School Education, Mohammed Dongel, stated this at a meeting and said that the schools would reopen in the first or the second week of the month. Public schools were closed down on March 14 after deadly attacks by Boko Haram insurgents on schools in neighbouring Yobe. “We hope to reopen all public schools by the first or second week of November God willing. “By then we hope to have put in place all necessary…
Ahead of the 2015 general elections, a chieftain of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun state, Chief Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi, yesterday said none of the presidential aspirants on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) was a match for Presidential Goodluck Jonathan. Describing the array of presidential aspirants on the platform of the APC, including former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as lacking the vision and pedigree to lead the nation, Fadahunsi expressed optimism that Jonathan would emerge victorious in 2015. According to…
It’s the weekend and #FameAndLuv is here!! …This time with Episode 9 – “To try or not to try.” Find out what happens next with the 4 main characters: Shewa, Lumi, Aminu and Chi-Chi… Last week, Episode 8 was released and it was called “Slips and Stumbles”: Lumi and Aminu plan their school party Shewa and Aminu almost found themselves kissing ***** Wondering what happens in Episode 9? Find out right here! Start reading Episode 9 – “To try or not to try” – here… ***** Episode 9 – To try or not to try. LUMI’S ROOM – 10am. Lumi…
It’s always impressive to see one star admiring another’s talent. Especially when they are of different countries and different niches in the entertainment world. Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o met with Nigeria’s star singer Asa during her performance in Paris last night. The star actress took to her Facebook page to gush about the meeting the singer whom she called one of her favorite singers. See message below: –
Ace musician, 2Face Idibia is without a single atom of doubt one of Nigeria’s finest and greatest artist of all time. We all know 2Face gets paid heavily for shows but he has kept the amount he charges a secret for me, unlike some other artists who have boasted about how much they charge. In a recent interview with Vanguard, the music legend was asked how much he charges per show and here’s what he had to say; ‘I don’t have a particular fixed fee, it depends on the kind of show and what it is all about.’ When asked on…
The Alliance for Democracy (AD) says the high cost of nominations forms for aspirants in some political parties could lay foundation for corruption. The party, in a statement released on Sunday noted that the price tag could turn politics into a business, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. “If occupying elective office requires selling of properties or acquiring loans, some of the members of the political class will see an elective position as a business and an opportunity to increase their wealth,” according to the statement signed by Rafiu Salau, the party’s National Secretary. “The high cost of these forms…
As Ebola outbreak in West Africa continues to grip Sierra Leone, the Lagos State Government has disclosed it was deploying some health workers who helped Nigeria contain the virus, to the country. Speaking at a programme to commemorate the 2,700 Days of his administration in office, Governor Babatunde Fashola said the health workers having helped Lagos contain the Ebola Virus Disease, are expected to replicate the feat in the Sierra-leone. Fashola, who said although Nigeria was now Ebola-free, the continued existence of the virus in other countries still puts the country at risk. Fashola therefore explained that the state’s planned…
The Principal Private Secretary to President Goodluck Jonathan, Alhaji Hassan Tukur has dismissed the declaration by the Co-ordinator of the National Information Centre, Mike Omeri that the abducted Chibok girls’ release was part of the government’s negotiating with Boko Haram on the ceasefire agreement. Tukur, who led the federal government team that negotiated the deal, in an interview with Thisday, said there were no pre-conditions, neither was there discussion on the release of the Chibok girls or prisoner–swap in their negotiation. “I think you should ask Mike Omeri that question, how they arrived at the date for the release,” said…
Former military Head of State Gen. Mohammadu Buhari has declared that Nigeria may go down the drain if the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) is re-elected again in 2015. “Every Nigerian is tired of incompetent leadership; another four years of PDP will send this country down the drain,” said Buhari on Saturday at the Northern stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which held in Kaduna. Buhari, a Presidential aspirant under the APC, who has failed in his bid to become president thrice, urged leaders of the party to ensure that the people are not disenfranchised in the forthcoming…
As international efforts to curb the spread of Ebola gathers momentum, the Coordinator, Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Prof. Abdulsalami Nasidi, said more than 600 Nigerians registered as volunteers in the international team to control Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa. Nasidi said this, while answering questions from newsmen at the 2014 ministerial press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. According to him, the 600 volunteers comprise health workers, journalists among others. “I want to announce to this gathering that over 600 Nigerian doctors, nurses, laboratory scientists, field epidemiologists and other categories of experts, including journalists, have registered to join…
The more more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls are expected to be released on Tuesday, following a ceasefire agreement between the Boko Haram insurgents and the Federal Government, Reuters reported on Saturday, citing two senior government sources. A deal with Boko Haram for a ceasefire had been announced on Friday by Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh. Although the announcement of the deal has raised hope in several quarters, many who doubt the genuineness of the deal have aired their reservations. In tweets expressing his doubts, Journalist, Ahmad Salkida said the news was accepted with open arms by…
I was shocked when I came across this early today, so I decided to share. Nollywood actor Clems Onyeka was hit by a stray bullet during a gun duel between police and armed robbers in Asaba on Tuesday Oct. 14. The twist is that Clems had joked about his death barely two weeks before he lost his life. He had allegedly called Vanguard to ask to be written about after he clinched an award: “My brother, I enjoy your column so much but nothing has ever been done on me yet, or are you waiting until I am dead before…
I must commend Wizkid for weathering the storm coming from all angles quite well. The Nigeria’s Afro pop star, Wizkid has revealed the song he considers most difficult of those he has written since he started singing at the age of 11. While speaking in an interview, the Star Boy boss was asked which is the most challenging song he has ever written yet and he replied: ‘I would say, when I made Jaiye Jiaye, I was confused, (wondering) if people were ready to accept the song.’ ‘I needed something to make it really special, because the song was pretty much special to me, so…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie Oyegun, Saturday, dismissed speculations that the party has subtly endorsed the candidacy of former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd) as its flagbearer in the 2015 presidential election. He was reacting to the presence of high powered delegation from the national secretariat of the party and several leaders of the party across the country at the formal declaration of intention to contest for the party’s presidential ticket by Gen. Buhari. Speaking with reporters yesterday at the party secretariat in Abuja, the Chairman said nobody should read meaning…
L-R: KANO GOV, ENGR. RABIU KWANKWASO, GEN. MUHAMMADU BUHARI (RETD), APC DEP. NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, SEN. LAWAL SHUAIBU & ALH. ATIKU ABUBAKAR AT THE Stakeholders MEETING OF THE APC IN KADUNA ON SATURDAY. (PHOTO CREDIT: NIGERIAN TRIBUNE) Major stakeholders of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Northern Nigeria including former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, governors of Kano, Borno, Yobe, Zamfara, senators, members of House of Representatives and state assemblies from the region on Saturday, unanimously agreed to join forces with other parts of the country to vote out President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples…