Veteran American music stars — Ja Rule and Ashanti arrived the country in a private jet with their crew of over 10 individuals yesterday, September 30, 2014. Hours after their arrival, the American superstars are reported to have been lodged at the Eko Hotel and Suites and were seen with Bovi, who engaged their services for his show scheduled to hold on Friday, October 3, 2014 at the Convention Centre, Eko Hotel and Suites.
Author: Wale Adebayo
President Goodluck Jonathan has called on Nigerians to go all out to register in the ongoing voter registration exercise, so as to be empowered to vote out unproductive leaders. “The only way we can demand for accountability from our politicians is to equip ourselves and vote for people of our choice,” said Jude Imagwe, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Youth and Student Matters, yesterday while donating empowerment materials on behalf of President Jonathan, to indigent people in Agenebode, in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State. According to him, the strength Nigerians have is their voting right.…
Nigerians have been urged to use the opportunity presented by the 2015 general elections judiciously by voting out the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), who is expected to declare his intention to run for presidency under the All Progressives Congress (APC) on October 8, made the call in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday, while commissioning the 12,000-seater Ekiti Parapo Square. “It is no doubt that Nigerians have been traumatized under the PDP leadership and Nigeria will be in trouble if we carry on the way the PDP has been doing in Nigeria,” he said.…
The recommendations in the report submitted by the National Conference following months of deliberations will be fully implemented, President Goodluck Jonathan has promised. “Every promise I make, God willing, I will see to its fulfilment. I assure you, we shall implement the report,” said Jonathan in his independence day broadcast on Wednesday. “We have successfully delivered on that promise as we established the 2014 National Conference headed by Justice Legbo Kutigi. After months of deliberations, which did not come without its challenges, the conference concluded its assignment and has handed its Report to me. The president has already shown commitment…
Nigeria has signed 15 million Euro (N3.3 billion) grant agreement with the European Union (EU) to support the 2015 general election. According to the Minister of National Planning Commission (NPC), Dr Abubakar Suleiman, who signed on behalf of the Federal Government, the grant was to support Nigeria in scaling up its activities in preparation for the 2015 general election. Suleiman noted that the support was also to strengthen strategic planning, policy and operational capacities of the NPC, including an improved legal framework for election. “The financing agreement for Phase II of the support to Nigeria’s electoral cycle for the period…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has been mandated to suspend the online registration of prospective corps members which requires them to pay N4,000. The House of Representatives gave this directive on Tuesday following a motion moved by Hon. Hassan Saleh (PDP, Benue). “As laudable as the idea of sending call-up letters though the internet may be, the decision requiring fresh graduates to cough out N4,000 to access letters appears insensitive and exploitative,” said Saleh. Although the NYSC argued that the old system of prospective corps members picking up their call-up letters at their schools still exist and that the…
As Nigeria marks its 54th independence anniversary, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has lamented that the quality of life of the people of the country has not improved, with poverty level still very high. Atiku said rather than improving the lives of people 54 years of being independent has been 54 years of widening of the gap between the leaders and the people, between the rich and the poor. Atiku, who founded the American University of Nigeria also noted that Nigeria was best with vast resources, which could have been easily utilized to lift its people out of poverty, but…
Very sexy and controversial Ghanaian actress — Juliet Ibrahim says that her marriage to ex-hubby, Kwadwo Sarfo is her biggest personal mistake. The actress, model, singer and video vixen said this during an interview with US based lawyer and entrepreneur, Uduak Oduoko where she opened up on her turbulent childhood as well as the many challenges she faced while growing up. When asked about her marriage, the 28-year-old said it was a failure because she had set out to make it work from the start. She said: ‘I call it a failure because I’m someone who likes to go into things…
A lot of fans of Jude Abaga aka ‘M.I’ would have to wait a little longer before they get their hands on his long awaited album. The release of his 4th studio album titled Chairman which was earlier scheduled to drop on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 as earlier announced by the rapper himself, has been pushed to a further date. I got reports that the album will now be released in the last week of October, as the rapper and his record label, Chocolate City are trying to get their acts right with the distribution and other little details to ensure the album…
The Senate on Tuesday vowed to overrule the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to create additional 30,000 polling units across the country, if the agency failed to heed its advice to stop the exercise. The Chairman, Senate Committee on INEC, Senator Andy Uba, who stated this in an interview with journalists, said the idea behind the creation of additional PUs was good but the timing was wrong. He said, “We have sent a letter to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, and we expressed our reservations over the planned creation of additional polling units across the country. “What…
The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shi’ites, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, on Tuesday exposed an alleged plot by the military to cause violence in Zaria, Kaduna State, using the movement as a cover. The cleric disclosed that he had to arrive in Zaria earlier than scheduled for his weekly sermons to expose and forestall what he described as a sinister plan to cause violence in the city. El-Zakzaky, in a statement by his Media Adviser, Malam Ibrahim Usman, in Kaduna, said he was acting on a tip-off over the plan by the Nigerian military to infiltrate the movement and…
President Goodluck Jonathan today addressed Nigerians to commemorate Nigeria’s 54th independence anniversary. Jonathan harped on the need for Nigerians to support the efforts of the government in its fight against terrorism. He also spoke of the achievements of his administration and policies put in place to ensure the development of the country. Here is the full text of his address: Fellow Nigerians, Today marks the 54th anniversary of our country’s independence as a sovereign nation. This is also the tenth month of our journey into a new century, having marked the centenary of our nation in January this year. The…
The Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers has warned against any attempt to subvert the mandate freely given by the people to the Governor-elect, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, in the June 21 governorship election. The traditional rulers, who made their position known after a meeting held in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday, warned that such attempts could further aggravate the already tensed situation in the state. The meeting, which reviewed the security situation in the state, also commiserated with the family of a former state chairman, National Union of Road Transport Workers, Mr. Omolafe Aderiye, who was assassinated by unknown gunmen last Thursday.…
Na wa oooh, is 9ice trying to build his own constituency by himself??? Barely 2 weeks ago, reports emerged of the birth of 9ice’s fourth child with the third woman to be linked with him, Sunkanmi Ajala. As expected, 9ice, who is known for not commenting over the birth of his children, did not say anything on this one as well until early this morning when the singer officially shared a picture of the new baby and unveiled her name as Michelle Abolanle Akande. 9ice, singer turned politician has a 6-year old son, Zion with his ex-wife, Toni Payne as well as a set of…
It has been four years since the once celebrated marriage between Nollywood actress Doris Simeon and movie director Daniel Ademinokan packed up. Their divorce settlement case is presently in court, and in a recent interview with Punch, Doris Simeon opened up on the fact that Daniel took away her child from her and she has not since her son in the last four years. Their marriage which lasted for 2 years, produced a son, according to Doris. ‘He told me one day that he wanted to go and see his mother and took our only son with him. I didn’t suspect anything because they…
Charly Boy isn’t willing to drop the issue on entertainers entering into politics. As more entertainers continue to join the political bandwagon, Charly Boy who has been in the Nigerian music scene for over 38 years has frowned at the trend. ‘We are living in very hard times and however they think they can augment their source of livelihood; I understand some of these issues because our environment has become crazy and unpredictable whereby they do not know what is going to happen tomorrow,’ he began. Continuing, he said ‘I know to some people, they think politics is the way.…
Senate President, David Mark, on Tuesday urged Nigerians to have faith and remain steadfast in promoting peace and unity no matter the challenges. The senate president in a goodwill message to Nigerians to mark this year’s Independence Day anniversary, said the indivisibility of our nation is not negotiable because there’s no better place than Nigeria. Mark went down memory lane of the nation’s chequered political history since 1960, during which Nigeria experienced 30 months old fratricidal civil war, various ethno-religious conflicts and assured that our crisis are surmountable. The senate president in the statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media…
Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Princess Clare Chinwe Nwaebili, has said she will not bow to the pressure to quit politics until she achieves her political dreams. Affirming speculations that she would vie for the Ogbaru constituency’s House of Representatives seat in next year’s election on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), the speaker also denied rumours making the rounds that Governor Willie Obiano bribed the state lawmakers with N400 million when he took them to the United States. She also denied the allegation that the governor also gave the Assembly N300 million to…
Chief of Staff to Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross Rivers State, Dr. Alex Egbuna, alongside five others of the State Executive Council, on Tuesday, resigned their positions to pursue their political aspirations. It was learnt that the five others that have turned in their resignation letters included the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Mike Aniah; the Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, Patrick Ugbe, and the Commissioner for Works, Legor Idagbor. Others are the Special Adviser on Investment Promotion; Gerald Adah and the Special Adviser on Budget, Peter Oti. With the exception of Egbuna, who intends to vie for…
2014 Independence Day Broadcast by His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR Wednesday 1st October, 2014 Fellow Nigerians: 1. Today marks the 54th anniversary of our country’s independence as a sovereign nation. This is also the tenth month of our journey into a new century, having marked the centenary of our nation in January this year. 2. The first one hundred years were marked by triumphs and tribulations, benefits and burdens, opportunities and challenges. We made some far reaching advances in building a strong, united and prosperous nation. We also overcame the forces of disunity that culminated in a debilitating…