The President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has said he will invest $12 billion in Nigeria’s economy. This is as he expresses his belief in the country. Dangote made this known in his eid-el-Kabir message issued in Lagos. Out of this, he said, $2.3 billion would be invested in sugar and rice production in Adamawa State to create about 180, 000 jobs and combat terrorism in the North-East. According to the statement issued in Lagos, apart from the $12billion dollars he plans to invest in Nigeria, he would also invest $4billion in other parts of Africa in the next five years.…
Author: Wale Adebayo
An international human rights advocacy group, Amnesty International, has kicked against the death by firing squad sentence passed on 12 Nigerian soldiers by a military general court martial in Abuja for mutiny, among other offences. The court three weeks ago, found the soldiers guilty of attempted murder for firing shots at the General Officer Commanding the newly created 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maimalari Barracks, Maj.-Gen. Ahmed Mohammmed, in Maiduguri, Borno State and sentenced them to death. The sentence has generated ripples across the land with a cross section of Nigerians calling on President Goodluck Jonathan to intervene by…
Ruth Kadiri’s recently acquired Range Rover SUV has been the talk of the town after reports suggested that she got it from her man. Ruth has however come out in an interview with Linda Ikeji and said she had bought it through her own hard work after putting in work in both ‘old’ and ‘new’ Nollywood. She revealed that she had been blessed through her work and had been consistently generating income and ploughing her money back into the business of film making and other business ventures. She revealed that she had financed two movies and one of her movies Plantain…
An international human rights advocacy group, Amnesty International, has kicked against the death by firing squad sentence passed on 12 Nigerian soldiers by a military general court martial in Abuja for mutiny, among other offences. The court three weeks ago, found the soldiers guilty of attempted murder for firing shots at the General Officer Commanding the newly created 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maimalari Barracks, Maj.-Gen. Ahmed Mohammmed, in Maiduguri, Borno State and sentenced them to death. The sentence has generated ripples across the land with a cross section of Nigerians calling on President Goodluck Jonathan to intervene by…
The Delta State police command has arrested a court registrar, Pastor Jonathan Ojigbo in connection with the death of a teenage boy, Evi Samson at Ozoro, Isoko North Local Government Area. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Celestina Kalu, who confirmed the arrest on Saturday, said, “One Samson Uwhemw of Erovie quarters, Ozoro reported at the Police Station Ozoro, that on September 28 he took his son – Evi Samson to one Pastor Jonathan Ojigbo of God Solution Ministry Ozoro, who is also a Registrar in a Magistrate Court in Delta State for prayers. “And that the said Pastor gave his…
Minister of National Planning, Dr Suleiman Olanrewaju Abubakar, has stressed the importance of unity among members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State ahead of the 2015 governorship election in the state, just as he expressed optimism that the ruling All Progressives Congress will be sent packing in the forthcoming poll. According to the minister, the victory of PDP in the state is not negotiable, because all party members and the entire people of Kwara have resolved to fight for the freedom of the state from those he called oppressors and individuals who have held it captive since…
A former Governor of Kwara State now Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and stakeholders in the state chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, have endorsed Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed for a second term in office. Saraki, in an interview with journalists in Ilorin, the state capital on Saturday, stated that he endorsed Ahmed because he believed that the governor had performed well during his first term. “In my own view, I believe that he has performed. He has provided leadership. He has built up from where we left. He has been able to bring significant development despite…
Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Saturday expressed optimism that Nigeria would soon overcome the challenges currently facing the country. Speaking to newsmen at the Lagos Central Mosque, where he observed the Eid prayers, the governor said he was optimistic that all would be well with the country. Fashola, however, said the destiny of the country rested largely in the hands of Nigerians, urging citizens to resolve to do things right to put the country on the path of progress. The governor wished Nigerians a happy Eid-el-Kabir celebration and admonished them to use the occasion to renew their commitment to peace and development of the…
Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State was among the people who paid their last respect to the late Brig-Gen. Benjamin Adekunle before he was laid to rest on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that others who went to pay their last respects were the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Kenneth Minnimah and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Mashal Adesola Amosu. The funeral service, held at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos Island, saw many senior and retired officers trooped to the occasion to pay their last respects before the remains were buried at the Ikoyi Vaults…
A former Governor of Kwara State now Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and stakeholders in the state chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, have endorsed Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed for a second term in office. Saraki, in an interview with journalists in Ilorin, the state capital on Saturday, stated that he endorsed Ahmed because he believed that the governor had performed well during his first term. “In my own view, I believe that he has performed. He has provided leadership. He has built up from where we left. He has been able to bring significant development despite the…
FIRST LADY DAME PATIENCE JONATHAN, AND CHIEF MRS EBELECHUKWU OBIANO, WIFE OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANAMBRA STATE DURING THE SOUTH East WIDOWS EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME HELD IN AWKA…SATURDAY Hundreds of widows from the South-East on Saturday prayed for peace in the country and for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015. The women, who gathered at the South-East Widows Empowerment Programme in Awka, also prayed for unity and peace in the country, especially as intense politicking had begun. The programme was organised by “2015 For Jonathan (4J)’’, founded by a businessman, Chief Arthur Eze, in collaboration with Women for Change…
The Osun State chapter of All Progressives Congress has accused the Peoples Democratic Party of planning to cause violence at the Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Osogbo. The APC alleged that the PDP planned to cause violence in order to force the panel to deliver ruling in its favour. The state APC Director of Publicity, Research and Strategy, Mr. Kunle Oyatomi, made the allegation in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday in Osogbo. The party, however, called on security agencies to prevent the PDP from “throwing the state into anarchy”. The statement read, “The APC has alerted the…
It feels like the trend these days is breakups and divorces. Pretty Ghanaian actress Juliet Ibrahim is lashing out at her family members for her failed marriage to Kwadwo Safo Jnr. Juliet who separated from his husband in June 2014 after speculations which was having an extra marital affair with Nollywood actor IK Ogbonna who she was spotted with at different functions said her family members were part of the challenges she faced when she was married. She stated that people said many things about her profession as an actress to her former husband, which contributed to the problem. Juliet…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has described the Eid-El-Kabir festival as a time for sober reflection and submission to the will of God. In his congratulatory message to Muslims, CAN President, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor said “Occasions like this call for sober reflection and submission to the will of the almighty in the life of a nation and its citizens,” he stated. According to him, Nigeria is going through trying times; the harsh economic condition, the menace of Boko Haram, the recent Ebola pandemic and others. This is why the people of the country must pray during a religious festival…
The Arewa community in Delta State has promised to expose any suspicious persons in the community, as Nigeria continues battling to curb the activities of terror group Boko Haram. They assured the state of their cooperation in flushing out criminals, who might have found their ways into the state. Giving the assurance when they hosted the Special Assistant to the Governor on Non-Indigene Relations (North), Alhaji Auwalu Tukur, at the residence of the Onu of Igala-Warri in Warri South Local Government Area, members of the Delta State Arewa Traditional Council said the community was determined to help security operatives in…
It’s Sallah day and Etcetera is back at it again. This time, the critic attacks Nigerians ladies that wear body magic and wonder bras this time. His new article is titled ‘The Miracle of Body Magic and Wonder Bra”. Enjoy: – Those women who wear simple and proper undergarments, this article is not about you. It is for those women who are confused and concerned and are leaning toward spending their hard-earned money on a magic garment that is being peddled as if it can solve all that ail them, only to be sorely disappointed. Every eight seconds, a woman looks…
Senegal-born and American R&B superstar — Akon has been accused of going to extreme lengths to avoid catching Ebola during a concert in Africa. The ‘Locked Up’ singer climbed inside the airtight blow-up during a performance in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday and rolled over the crowd, pushed along by the outstretched hands of 60,000 screaming concert-goers. This is something he has done before during performances before the Ebola outbreak but his actions has prompted breathless reports from certain media outlets. See more photos below: –
The mission of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a leader of the All Progressives Congress at the Abeokuta residence of former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been revealed. Tinubu, who spoke with newsmen after a two-hour closed door meeting with the former president said he was there to pay homage to Obasanjo. He explained however that the visit was not just to pay homage, but that the APC was consulting Obasanjo on the choice of Presidential candidate for the party. According to him, Obasanjo’s opinion on some aspirants is important to the party. More so, the former president’s political influence in the country…
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, has urged the people of Kano State to always live by the dictates of Islam and avoid leading sinful lives that may bring the wrath of God upon them. The former bank chief also urged the people to pray steadfastly so that sustainable peace and stability will reign in the state. Sanusi made the call while addressing Muslim faithful following the Eid-El-Kabir prayer on Saturday. He urged his subjects to be law abiding and live peacefully with one another to aid the development of the state and the country as well. He…
Nigeria will soon overcome the challenges it currently faces, Governor Babatunde Fashola Saturday said with optimism, while speaking to newsmen in Lagos after his Eid prayers. “I am sure that all will be well and citizens must also want things to be well. If it is well within us, it will be well around us and it will be well with our nation,” he said. The governor noted that the destiny of Nigeria lies in the hands of the people of the country. He therefore urged them to do the right things always. Fashola wished Muslims in the country a…