Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been named African Finance Minister of the year by the African Investor Magazine. The minister received the award on the sideline of the ongoing annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC, as she was lauded for her outstanding performance as the minister in charge of government finances, economic policy and financial . Okonjo-Iweala, while thanking the African Investor Magazine for the honour, called on investors in the continent to join the fight against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) that has brought economies in some West…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Men of the Kano State Police Command have arrested a police orderly attached to the Executive Chairman of Kabo Local Government Council of the state for allegedly gang-r*ping a 17-year-old girl at gunpoint. The Corporal, whose identity the State Command has so far kept secret was arrested with four others, who conspired with him to sexually assault the teenager, using his service pistol, at a location at Shanono, headquarters of Shanono Local Government Area of the state. “A Police Corporal has been arrested and taken to state Criminal Investigation Department for investigation over the complaint that him and two others…
Edo House OF Assembly SPEAKER, UYI IGBE, BEING FRISKED BEFORE ENTRY INTO THE COMPLEX The crisis rocking the Edo State House of Assembly took a new dimension on Thursday as the state Police Command detained the Speaker of the Assembly, Uyi Igbe, and the Majority Leader, Philip Shaibu, over their alleged involvement in the attack on a member of the Assembly, Abdulrazak Momoh. Mr. Momoh was reportedly attacked by suspected thugs at the legislative quartres, Benin City on Wednesday. The lawmaker, representing Etsako West Constituency in the Assembly and whose seat was declared vacant by the House in July, was said…
The Petroleum Tanker Drivers branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) workers on Thursday gave the federal government a 90-day ultimatum to fix the many bad roads that heavy duty tankers ply across Nigeria. Specifically, the drivers stated that they had warned of a looming strike in parts of the South-East and South-South as a result of the deplorable state of the Port Harcourt-Eleme Junction road, Okigwe-Umuahia road and Jebba-Ilorin road. Chairman of the tanker drivers, Mr. Salimon Olatidi, told journalists that members of the union had on the expiration of the ultimatum last month, avoided…
Governor of Adamawa State, Barr. Bala Ngilari, has commended the state House of Assembly members for impeaching his former boss, ex-Governor Murtala Nyako, which paved the way for his eventual emergence as governor. He said the lawmakers were merely performing their duties. Mr. Ngilari’s comments came almost 24 hours after a federal high court in Abuja ordered that the acting governor – Ahmadu Fintiri – vacate the seat immediately and Ngilari sworn-in as governor since his purported resignation did not follow laid down procedures. The new governor was the deputy under Mr. Nyako and naturally ought to have succeeded his…
PRESS RELEASE In our quest for a robust democracy where a vibrant opposition keeps the party in power on its toes via constructive criticism and offering alternative policy plans, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had upon the registration of All Progressives Congress, APC, on July 31, 2013 congratulated the party and advised it to enrich the political space with positive ideas. We again admonished the party along the same line after the election of its National Executives on June 14, 2014 to “ensure an issue based opposition that will purposefully and constructively engage and challenge the PDP with decency and maturity…
The immediate past governor of Kwara State, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Thursday said the Senate had not debated the issue of the new polling units created by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, across the country He made the clarification in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Bamikole Omishore, in Abuja, on Thursday. In the statement, Saraki, who is Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, said the statement credited to Senator Andy Uba on the issue of additional polling units was at best, his personal views. The statement stated, “Senator Saraki will like to state clearly that as legislators,…
The Zone 7 Police Command headquarters, Abuja, has denied detaining a senior reporter with the African Independent Television, Amaechi Anekwe, saying he was merely interrogated for about five hours and then allowed to go. The Zonal Public Relations Officer of the command, Chidi Nzota, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, explained that Anakwe was not kept in a cell or beaten by hardened criminals as he alleged. The journalist had alleged that he was kept in a cell with hardened criminals who had spent about three years in custody on the orders of Assistant Inspector General of Police, Joseph Mbu.…
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Stephen Oru, on Thursday, said that the ongoing expansion of the East-West road would cost one billion dollars (about N165 billion). Mr. Oru disclosed this in Calabar, Cross River State, during the graduation ceremony of the 2nd Batch of participants of the Identify, Train and Engage Scheme (ITRENS) of the ministry. The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the scheme is a youth empowerment programme sponsored by the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. The minister expressed optimism that the road would be put to use by the end of December. He said his…
South Africa’s High Commissioner to Nigeria Ambassador Lulu Mgnuni has denied that there is an impending diplomatic standoff between both countries because of the seizure of funds from Nigeria by the South African authorities. The envoy told Daily Sun in Abuja that Nigeria and South Africa had come a long way to allow anything to come between them. South Africa, he noted, has long fundamental contradictions with Nigeria, saying the current differences were non basic. “I think anything can be solved amicably by our two countries. We are friends, we are time-tested friends”, he is quoted as saying. Asked what…
Linda Ikeji’s younger sister — Laura, has always acted as the more aggressive mouthpiece of her elder sister; she has taken on that role again. Following the sudden closure of the popular Linda Ikeji blog on Wednesday, October 8, 2014, several reactions have continued to trail the incident. Notable among the comments is that made by Linda’s younger sister, Laura Ikeji on Twitter saying her elder sister is a genius for the ‘very matured manner’ she has handled the closure of her site. ‘If I were half as strong as my sister, I’m sure I won’t be fighting her haters on twitter. I’m…
Imo State will host the 22nd edition of the Nigeria Media Merit Award, NMMA, the biggest annual media excellence event in Nigeria and Africa, between Friday October, 31 and Sunday, November 2, 2014. The event, which will take place in the capital city of Owerri, is being sponsored by public and private sectors of Imo State, led by the State Governor Rochas Okorocha. Vincent Maduka, Chairman of NMMA Board of Trustees, expressed his optimism about the successful hosting of the NMMA 2014 in Imo State. The programme has become the highest focus of media institutions and professionals for recognition and…
With The rapid influx of Nigerian entertainers joining the dirty game of politics, they are all starting to seek out godfathers too as the 2015 general elections draw nearer. The first picture released online is that on singer c*m politician 9ice who spent his salah day at the Oyo state government house where he partied with the incumbent Governor Abiola Adeyemi Ajimobi Now, a picture of female gospel singer c*m politician, Kenny Saint Best, has also been released. In the picture, KSB who was at the State House in Lagos during the Salah break, is seen posing with one of the chieftains…
This Kenyan band seem to have been making the news for all the right reasons recently. The now popular Kenyan band, Sauti Sol which comprises of Bien-Aimé Baraza, Polycarp Otieno, Willis Austin Chimano and Delvin Mudigi, all from Kenya, could be sharing the stage with international hip-hop act, Nicki Minaj soon. The band, nominated in the category for the Best African Male Act for the 2014 MTV EMA awards alongside Nigerian pop star, Davido, Tanzania’s Diamond, South African band, Goldfish as well as Toofan, will have the privilege of being with the female rapper at the event and it is bound to even get better for them…
The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle, has denied media reports that America was not doing enough in helping Nigeria to contain terrorism in the country. Entwistle, at a news conference on Thursday in Yola, stated that the U.S. Government was heavily involved in supporting Nigerian Government’s response to the extremist insurgency. “I disagree completely with these headlines; they are quite inadequate”, he declared. “Our two countries have strong military relationship. Over the years, we share a lot of equipment; some of the newest vessels of your navy come from United States, so the idea that U.S. doesn’t support Nigeria…
The newly-sworn in Adamawa Governor, Mr Bala Ngilari, on Thursday announced the dissolution of the State Executive Council and political appointees with immediate effect. A statement signed by his Chief of Staff, Alhaji Chubado Tijjani, said all affected office holders should hand over all documents and other government properties to permanent secretaries in their various ministries. The statement, however, said that heads of statutory commissions were not affected by the dissolution. The affected appointees, who were less than three months old in office, had been appointed by the former Acting Governor, Alhaji Ahmadu Fintiri, who was sacked by a Federal…
2014 edition of Felabration, the second theatrical experience of the life and times of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has been scheduled to kick off. The annual celebration of the life, career and ideals of the Afrobeat creator, which has become a kind of festival every year will hold later in the month. Tagged Finding Fela, the movie, which is billed for cinema release across Nigeria on Friday, October 17, 2014, will make its debut premiere at the New Afrika Shrine on Sunday, October 12, 2014. Delivered by Academy Award winner, Alex Gibney, who is known for his gripping, deeply insightful documentaries, the movie tells a straightforward and engrossing biography of…
The issue has been a topic before and it’s on again. In a recent interview on the Capital Xtra show with DJ Abrantee in London while promoting his new album ‘Ayo,’ Nigeria’s award winning pop sensation, Wizkid has confirmed he was with American super star, Rihanna in the studio while he was in Los Angeles. Not just that, Wizkid said he wrote some songs for her album project. In his words, Wizkid said: ‘Yea, I went to the studio to write something for her, she was in the studio as well, big shout out to Rihanna, so we made something together hopefully it gets picked.…
The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Olisa Metuh has assured party members that the party leadership would not allow the imposition of candidates on members in any state of the federation. Metuh gave the assurance on Thursday in Abuja while addressing some aggrieved Ijaw youths from Rivers who stormed the party national headquarters to protest against an alleged plan to impose an indigene on the people of the state. “Our party is against consensus candidate and any idea of intimidating the people. There should be no intimidation and coercion”, the PDP spokesman declared, promising that party members would be given…
“M” and “D” are two toddlers, their mom runs their mega popular Instagram where she picture the little two in expensive and stylish matching outfits. These two cute little brothers already dress better than you. Of course it is their mom who is responsible for it. She started to run their Instagram account 2yungkings. She doesn`t mention the full names of boys, she call them “M” and “D”. We don`t know where they live as well. But we now the one thing – their looks are extremely adorable. Their mom picture their extra cute and stylish matching outfits. Less than…