President of Switzerland, Didier Burhalter, together with 11 Foreign Ministers from around has called on Nigeria and other countries to remove death penalty from their statute books. In a statement by the Swiss Embassy in Abuja yesterday, 12 foreign ministers who issued the joint declaration were listed as follows: Héctor Marcos Timerman (Argentina), Julie Bishop (Australia), Nassirou Bako Arifari (Benin), Djibrill Yipènè Bassolé (Burkina Faso), Duly Brutus (Haiti), José Antonio Meade Kuribreña (Mexico), Luvsanvandan Bold (Mongolia), Børge Brende (Norway), Albert F. del Rosario (Philippines), Didier Burkhalter (Switzerland), Mevlüt Çavuolu (Turkey), Philip Hammond (United Kingdom). Forty years ago, only 14 countries…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Governor Bala Ngilari of Adamawa on Friday swore in Justice Ishaya Banu as new Acting Chief Judge of the state. Mr. Ngilari said the Judiciary arm of government remains the only system that continues to maintain its integrity as it strives to strengthen democracy in the country. “Judiciary as you know is the last hope of masses as well as government. Therefore, the Judiciary must continue to ensure that it upholds the right position in the decision making in the process of growing democracy”, he said. He said the appointment of the new acting chief judge was on merit following…
The national youth leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abdulahi Maibasira has called on students who have clocked 18 to start taking part in partisan politics. Maibasira said this while receiving the leadership of the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) in his office. While expressing support for students who wish to go into politics – provided they will ensure it does not affect their studies, the PDP youth leader apologised to the polytechnic students over the strike which lasted several months, saying that it was never the president’s wish to see the schools closed. “It was not the…
MINISTER OF HEALTH, ONYEBUCHI CHUKWU AND Rivers COMMISIONER FOR HEALTH, SAMPSON PARER The Rivers State Government on Friday confirmed receipt of N200 million grant from the Federal Government to assist in the fight against the Ebola Virus Disease. The state recorded its first case of Ebola virus disease in August when a medical doctor, Ikye Enemuo, died after he secretly treated an ECOWAS diplomat, who had contact with the index case, late Patrick Sawyer, in a Port Harcourt hotel. Enemuo became the first victim of the virus in the state and the 3rd doctor to die of the disease in…
The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) workers has called off its strike. The strike action was meant to compel the federal government to repair some of the dilapidated roads in the South-South and South East zones of the country. The tanker drivers had withdrawn their services from the roads in the zones, refusing to lift petroleum products, which resulted in fuel scarcity in the affected areas. But the body has now asked its members to resume work immediately. Addressing a press conference at its national secretariat in Abuja yesterday, national…
The National Coordinator, Coalition of Northern Politicians, Academics, Professionals and Businessmen, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, has warned that should President Goodluck Jonathan rig himself back to power in 2015 election, it might mark the end of Nigeria. He said “Quote me, if this President rigs himself back into office in 2015, it may very well mark the end of this country”. Mohammed, who attended the just concluded National Conference in Abuja as a delegate from Kano State, also described the president as divisive and very corrupt. His words: “Jonathan is a divisive character. He is not only tribalistic, he is clannish.…
The sacked acting governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, has returned to his former position as Speaker of the State House of Assembly. Fintiri was the Speaker of the Assembly that orchestrated the ouster of former Governor Murtala Nyako in July. Meanwhile, Fintiri has expressed his appreciation to people of the state for the “tremendous support” they gave him during his two months and three weeks’ reign as acting governor. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Solomon Kumangar, in Yola, the state capital on Thursday, Fintiri announced that he had reverted to his position as the…
In a bid to reduce noise pollution in Lagos, a state with over 20 million people, the government says it will mandate everyone driving a vehicle across the state on October 15 every year to desist from the use of horns and other related devices. Unveiling an Action Plan to back this up, Governor Babatunde Fashola said it became imperative due to messages being sent in by residents of the change on the challenge of noise pollution. Action “is required to reduce noise pollution in the metropolis and suburbs,” said Fashola at the Lagos drivers’ appreciation day, a programme organised…
Organisers of the annual Africa International Film Festival have acknowledged the genius behind the movie as they reported that Kunle Afolayan‘s October 1, Lancelot Oduwa‘s Invasion 1897 as part of the movies to represent Nollywood at this year’s edition of the festival. This was made known during the press conference held last weekend at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos with the festival’s artistic director, Keith Shiri and the founder, Chioma Ude were in attendance. Other films to represent the country are Tunde Kelani‘s Dazzling Mirage and Gone Too Far, an adaption from Bola Agbaje’s play directed by Destiny Ekaragha. Shiri further…
Veteran dance-hall artiste — Daddy Showkey, whose real name is John Odafe Asiemo recently featured Harrysong on his new song titled ‘Assalambeez’ Daddy Showkey has just been captured in a video hanging out with Mavin Records boss, Don Jazzy. In the video, the Ghetto Soldier, as Daddy Showkey is also widely known, called Don Jazzy his child and threw his weight behind the smash hit tune ‘Dorrobucci’ saying ‘it’s not a Juju word’ and urging Don Jazzy to continue in his giant strides.
39-year-old Nigerian oil trader, Igho Sanomi is set to acquire Royal Dutch Shell’s highly productive oil block, Oil Mining License 29 (OML 29) for $2.5 billion as the company continues divesting its assets in Nigeria. Sanomi’s Taleveras Group, according to the Wall Street Journal will also be buying a pipeline associated with the OML 29 as part of the total sum. The oil block won by Talevaras is the most coveted of all the oil assets, including OMLs 18, 24, 25 and 29, put up for auction by Shell. According to Shell figures quoted by the Africa Oil and Gas…
Well, what can I say??? Superstar Nigeria’s leading blogger — Linda Ikeji has got her mojo back. Linda got her popular blog taken down by Google on Wednesday October 8, following allegations of plagiarism and copyright infringements leveled against her, has had her blog restored by Goggle. The popular blog, regularly visited by thousands daily, was restored earlier today, Friday, October 10, 2014. According to the blogger, the allegations leveled against her were false and when Google conducted their investigations and found that the claims made against her were untrue, her blog was restored. In her words: ‘The people who took it…
They were rumored to be having marriage troubles but that news has sailed away. Kensington Womadi known as Lord Trigg is the 22-year old boo of fashion stylist and socialite, Toyin Lawani. The gist is that Lord Trigg, as he calls himself, is now an aspiring musician. For those in the know, Lord Trigg started making music as a solo artiste professionally a few years back and has recorded lots of songs which he is working on releasing as soon as possible. He is an R’n’B artiste and he has officially released his first single titled ‘Melody’. At the moment, he is signed…
Veteran Nollywood actress — Genevieve Nnaji, who is now in her mid 30s has recently reaffirmed her interest in going further with her music career despite the criticisms that have trailed it so far. Genevieve told Olisa Adibua when she was featured on his online programme — ‘The Truth’ recently where she disclosed that the decision to sing was a strategy her management team (as at then) had thought would help her make some money while still continuing as an actress. ‘I didn’t decide to sing all by myself. It was decided for me because I was being managed by somebody who…
82 foreigners has been repatriated over nefarious activities capable of undermining the country’s security, the Federal government yesterday said. According to the Coordinator of the National Information Centre (NIC), Mr. Mike Omeri, the foreigners repatriated, which include Chadians, Nigerien and Senegalese were jobless. Omeri made this known during a security briefing alongside the representatives of security forces in Abuja. “We wish to inform the media of the recent repatriation from Jos of a number of nationals of Chadian, Nigeriene and Senegalese origins for nefarious activities that could undermine the security of Nigeria,” he said. Omeri also said that the Nigeria’s…
A former President of the Nigerian Senate, Chief Ameh Ebute has described South Africa as ungrateful following the seizure of about $20 million meant for procurement of arms to boost the country’s fight against Boko Haram. “What we are seeing shows clearly that South Africa does not reciprocate our brotherly gesture,” said Ebute, in reaction to the alleged seizure of the money meant for arms purchase, despite the federal government’s communication with the government of South Africa after the first seizure. Ebute said further: “It is wrong for the country to continue to humiliate and embarrass us every day by…
Nigeria’s Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has called for the country’s 36-state structure to be reversed to a six-regional governments structure. “My take is that we should return to the regional arrangement with the six geopolitical zones as the federating units. This will help us to shrink the size and number of government and increase the volume of resources available to the regions. It will also help the federating units to benefit from the economy of scale, doing mega development projects as we had in the First Republic,” said Ekweremadu, who spoke at the 54th Founder’s Day…
Even with his shirt on, he still manages to drive millions of ladies off their seats and he does it with minimal effort. What happens when he decides to take off his shirt??? The superstar Hollywood actor shared a video of himself on Instagram working out ——- shirtless!!! If you are a fan, you can check out the video on his personal IG account!!
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, Thursday, advised President Goodluck Jonathan to openly declare his assets instead of issuing threats over a publication by an online medium, which listed him as the sixth richest African President. A website – RichestLifestyle.com – had placed Jonathan sixth on a list of nine richest African presidents in 2014 with an estimated net worth of $100 million. The Presidency has since denounced the report while asking the publishers to retract it and apologize or risk legal action. But the National Publicity Secretary of CNPP, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, who gave the advice while reacting…
Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom, on Thursday predicted a hitch-free re-election for President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015. His prediction came on the heels of the endorsement of Jonathan by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the party’s sole candidate for the 2015 presidential election. Akpabio, who is the Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, spoke with State House correspondents after emerging from a closed-door meeting with President Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said: “It is not only that it makes 2015 easier for the PDP. It also makes the political calculation in Nigeria totally free and…