Nigerians have chosen former Head of State Muhammadu Buhari over Dr Goodluck Jonathan, to become their next leader. In a result that may come as a shock to the supporters of President Goodluck Jonathan, Buhari has raked 69.98 percent of votes against the president’s 26.65 percent as at 18:36 Nigerian time. Special Assistant to President Jonathan on new media, Reno Omokri had on Thursday put up a poll in which he sought to know who Nigerians would rather choose between Buhari and Jonathan, if they were both vying for presidency. In the poll published on buildupnigeria.com, Omokri asked: “If the…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has approved the dissolution of caretaker administrations of 35 local governments and Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs (16 LGs and the 19 LCDAs), in the state. The government made this known in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the State Governor, Mr Idowu Adelusi, which said that all the 35 council chairmen along with their secretaries and other members of caretaker committees have been relieved of their appointments. All boards of parastatals, agencies and commissions have also been dissolved. The statement therefore directed all the affected caretaker chairmen to immediately hand over…
Dr Kayode Fayemi, the immediate past governor of Ekiti State, has urged his successor, Ayo Fayose, to carefully study the handing-over note given to his administration, which was inaugurated on Thursday before making “reckless” comments. Fayose had in his inaugural speech said that the debt profile of Ekiti State had risen to N84 billion, saying that none of the state’s accounts had more than N1 million balance. Reacting to the development on behalf of Fayemi, Commissioner for Information under the ex-governor’s rule, Mr Tayo Ekundayo explained that all credit facilities obtained by the Fayemi administration were documented and also made…
The Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly, Uyi Igbe; Majority Leader, Philip Shaibu; and the Chief Whip, Folly Ogedengbe, who were held by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have been released. The three principal Assembly officers, who were invited by the EFCC to appear before it on Wednesday, were held by the anti-graft agency, whose officials grilled them over some financial transactions of the House. But Chairman of the House Committee on Youths, Sports and Information, Adjoto Kabiru, on Thursday, raised the alarm over the alleged detention of the three lawmakers by the EFCC for purportedly forging the…
Governor of Kaduna State, Mukhtar Yero, on Thursday asked the National Assembly to pass a bill that would compel policy makers to enroll their children or wards in public schools across the country. Speaking when he received Chairman and members of the House of Representatives Committee on Education at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna, Yero said for genuine improvement to be felt in public schools, policy makers and other government officials must enroll their children/wards in public schools. According to him, this would force governments at all levels to channel resources towards revamping the comatose public schools in the country, adding that…
MURIC DIRECTOR, ISHAQ AKINTOLA The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has welcomed the ceasefire deal reached between the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunnah Lil Da’awati wal jihad, otherwise known as Boko Haram and the Federal Government. The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Alex Badeh, on Friday confirmed that the Nigerian Government and Boko Haram insurgents had signed a ceasefire agreement and directed all field officers in theatres of operations to comply forthwith. In a statement by its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, MURIC said it warmly welcomed the development. “Boko Haram insurgency has cost Nigeria most dearly. Over 3,000 lives have been lost…
Famous indigenous Nigerian rapper, Olamide, is finalizing plans for the release of his 4th studio album titled Street OT has just shared a hilarious picture across his social media accounts. Olamide shared a picture of the Alaafin of Oyo lounging with his four wives at an airport with the caption: ‘When I grow up, I want to be like this Oh God.’ Lately, the Alaafin, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, and his four wives have been photographed a number of times at strategic places all over the world. See the picture below: –
A group of Niger Delta youths under the aegis of Niger Delta Youth for Jonathan, have sent a letter to the National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, informing him of their intention to purchase Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for President Goodluck Jonathan to enable him contest the 2015 presidential election. Leader of the group, Prince Ebile Dudu, who submitted the letter Friday at the national secretariat of the ruling party in Abuja, said the group would on Wednesday, pick the forms for the president, who was adopted by the PDP as its sole candidate for…
In what must have come as a shock to him, now former Super Eagles head coach Stephen Keshi has reacted for the first time following his dismissal by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday, October 15, 2014. According to NTA news reports, the former coach dismissed by new NFF board after a run of poor performances which led to widespread fears that Nigeria will not make it to the next Nations Cup from a group comprising Sudan, Congo and South Africa, has spoken for the first time. ‘Its about time for me to move on, my dear. This is not the end of the world…
Nigerian superstar singer — 2face Idibia might have sparked a little controversy as he was too quick to answer a question in an interview. 2face left his wife out when asked who his best actress is; although he is married to Annie Idibia who is a Nollywood actress, 2face in a recent interview opted for American actress and singer, Jada Pinkett Smith, wife of American actor, Will Smith as his favorite actress. According to 2face: ‘My favorite actress na Jada Pinkett Smith’ 2face and Annie Idibia got married in 2013 during an extravagant wedding ceremony in Dubai.
Ice Prince has had a very good run in his career for 2 consecutive years and he has even served as an influence to other artistes. Fellow Chocolate City act Victoria Kimani has revealed that the best career advice she’s ever gotten came from her label mate, Ice Prince. The singer took to her Instagram page on October 17, 2014, posting a photo of herself with the caption: ‘The best advice I ever received was from Ice Prince, a Nigerian artist, who told me to work hard and stay humble’ Victoria Kimani is a Kenyan-American pop singer, who joined Nigerian music label Chocolate City in 2012. Listen to…
Ahead of President Goodluck Jonathan’s formal declaration for a second term in office, the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, TAN, will on Saturday (today) formally endorse him and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party for the 2015 general elections. This was disclosed by the Director of Public Communications and Strategy of TAN, Dr. Udenta O. Udenta, at a pre-event press conference in Abuja, on Friday. He also said about 12 million supporters, who are signatories to the TAN register, were expected to converge at the Eagle Square, venue of the grand-finale of the group’s nationwide rallies. Udenta, however, did not specify whether…
The conduct of the ward congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osogbo, Osun State led to a protest on Friday, which did not end well, as aggrieved members of the party, who stormed the secretariat clashed with some policemen. Some of the demonstrators had prior to the clash with the police, engaged in confrontation with some members at the party office, where weapons such as axes and machetes were freely used. One person who was allegedly attacked with a charm went unconscious when the violent clash occurred, reports Nigerian Tribune, citing an eyewitness. Following the violent display of…
Governor of Niger State and Chairman of Northern States Governors Forum, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, in Minna, the state capital on Friday, faulted the resolution of the House of Representatives, which approved the removal of immunity clause for President and Governors from the constitution, saying it would cause unnecessary burden for the leaders. According to him, if the immunity clause is removed, it will distract the leaders, shifting their focus from issues of governance to court cases. Aliyu said, “If governors and President have no immunity on certain issues, they may waste all government resources on cases that normally should not…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the distribution of Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) will resume in 13 states of the federation between November 7 and November 9. In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, INEC also said that there would be Continuous Voter’s Registration (CVR) in the affected states from November 13 to 17. According to the statement, the affected states are to be covered under phase three of the exercise. It listed the states as Adamawa, Borno, Edo, Imo, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Plateau and Rivers. The commission advised voters in the states to…
Human rights activist and former Boko Haram negotiator Shehu Sani, has joined the long list of Nigerians who have expressed doubts over reports that the Nigerian military and Boko Haram have agreed a ceasefire. The Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, Friday announced the ceasefire deal and called back all field officers prosecuting the war against Boko Haram. The deal was said to have been agreed following a meeting between the two parties, where the Principal Secretary to the President Goodluck Jonathan, Hassana Tukur represented the FG, while Danladi Ahmadu represented Boko Haram. According to Sani, sources have told him…
The 2014 (annual) Nollywood Movies Awards (NMAs) is once again here and will take place on Saturday 18th The NMAs is dedicated exclusively to Nollywood, the pride of Nigeria. This annual event promises to be, once again, a befitting tribute to the best and the brightest of our ever- growing industry in its third edition. Two years ago, it was described by one journalist as “Nigeria’s own Oscars”, and it is determined to once again put on an event which can be shown to the world with pride. This year’s edition which is in commemoration of the 100th year of…
Hong Kong police have clashed with pro-democracy protesters after the forced clearing of a protest site brought more activists to the streets. Police used pepper spray and batons to fend off large crowds of people who had gathered in the commercial district of Mong Kok on Friday, with reports of several protesters knocked to the ground in the violence. A reporter reporting from Hong Kong, said attempts by police to clear protest sites was having the opposite effect. “They managed to throw out dozens of sleeping people and their belongings to open the roads in Mong Kok, but by evening…
It seems like Nigerian musician, Chukie Edozien aka Lynxxx was a victim of a lady with smelling weave-ons that he had to come out to air his view. The famous singer dished out some advice for ladies. While it might be coming from unusual quarters, it must be said that it is a useful piece of advice as it has to do with hygiene and cleanliness of the hair especially as it concerns females. Lynxxx, who recently dropped the visuals for his new single, ‘Leave Story’ shared a video on Instagram with the caption: ‘Ladies please always wash your hair and advice your…
Well, I hope you all remember the controversy that came about when MTV Base’s released it’s controversial list of ‘Top 20 Nigerian songs of all time; well, we might witness something similar. MTV Base has released another list naming the 10 hottest rappers on the African continent. The list features four Nigerian acts while four South African acts and one Ghanaian act also made the new MTV Base list which, like the previous one, is not likely to pass without some controversy. See the full list below: – Cassper Nyovest – South Africa K.O – South Africa Ice Prince –…