I just reports that famous TV personality Agatha Amata is adding finishing touches to her plans to launch new business — Rave TV. Rave TV will be declared open by the Delta state Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan on Friday, August 8, 2014, and the wife of Lagos state Governor, Mrs. Abimbola Fashola will serve as mother of the day. Agatha Amata, who also hosts Nigeria’s longest running talk show ‘Inside Out‘, said this during a press briefing held on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at the multi-million naira Rave TV studios in Ilupeju, Lagos. Amata said Rave TV will be launching with…
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FROM LEFT: Gov. ISA YUGUDA OF Bauchi STATE; PDP NATIONAL CHAIRMAN ADAMU MUAZU; President GOODLUCK JONATHAN; SENATE President DAVID MARK AND GOV.IBRAHIM DANKWAMBO OF GOMBE, AT THE PDP RALLY IN Bauchi ON Saturday (29/3/14). The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun on Thursday said that all arrangements had been concluded to receive President Goodluck Jonathan in Osogbo on Saturday. The Secretary of PDP in Osun, Mr. Bola Ajao, made this known when he addressed journalists in Osogbo. Ajao said the President was coming to throw his weight behind Senator Iyiola Omisore’s bid to win the state governorship election. The News…
Osun State government yesterday denied owing N300 billion as alleged by opposition parties, saying the actual debt profile of the Governor Rauf Aregbesola-led administration was N38 billion. The opposition parties’ candidates, particularly the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyiola Omisore and Social Democratic Party (SDP), Elder Segun Akinwusi, the immediate past Head of Service in the state put the state debt at between N300bn and N400bn. Commissioner for Finance, Budget Development and Economic Planning, Wale Bolorunduro, however said the figure represented the loans and bonds taken by the government and the money owed contractors handling various ongoing projects in the…
National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Umeh has denied receiving $2 million from Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, to accept him back to the party. Umeh spoke shortly after commissioning Abia State office of the party, saying he was not a politician to be purchased with money. “Such things cannot be touted with my name any more. I have proved myself in Nigerian politics as somebody who can’t be purchased by anybody, no matter how much money you have. “I am so focused and concerned on the affairs of this party and Igbo people and if…
The Special Adviser to Osun State governor on Environment, Mr. Bola Ilori has blamed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the heavy presence of DSS operatives in the state. Over 5,000 operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) were said to have been deployed into the state in a bid to ensure a peaceful election, but the government of the state says the presence of the security operatives is a way to cause panic in the state. “The deployment of security operatives to the state is normal if they are here to protect us. But, any arrest of any…
Four suspects have been arrested by the police in Bayelsa State for their roles in the abduction of Madam Fiorentina, the 90-year-old mother of Senator Emmanuel Paulker. It was learnt that some of the suspects had confessed to the crime and were helping security agencies to track the location of the kidnappers. The state government on Thursday gave kudos to security agencies in the state, especially the police, for the prompt manner they responded to the incident. Confirming the arrest of the suspects, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hilary Opara, assured that the nonagenarian would soon be released. Recall…
The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Sir Mike Okiro, has congratulated the new Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba on his appointment. Until his appointment by President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday, Abba was the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in Charge of Zone 7, Abuja. Okiro, a former Police IG, in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, advised the new police chief to rise up to the challenges of his new appointment. He noted that as a tested officer who had held various Command positions in the Nigeria Police Force, he has no doubt that Abba would bring new perspectives in…
Edo State House OF Assembly DURING PLENARY Members of the Edo State House of Assembly on Wednesday walked out the Chairman of Ovia South West Local Government Area of the state, Morrison Okhuarobo, for improper dressing. Morrison was at the lawmakers’ sitting to render account of his stewardship since he was sworn-in as council chairman. He wore a fez cap and a combat khaki trousers and shirt on which the words: “Proudly Oshio Picki” were inscribed. The council boss was about to begin his presentation when Hon. Johnson Oghuma drew the attention of his colleagues to Morrison’s dressing. Oghuma said,…
R&B sensation, Chris Brown has been having a very good time since getting out of jail and the cruise continues. The singer who has obviously gained extra weight since his release has decided to enjoy the summer in the South of France. The “Loyal” singer made a rare trip to Saint-Tropez and Marbella, Spain to host some club gigs this week. While overseas, he rented a yacht and cruised through the French Riviera with some friends. He shared some snapshots from his vacay on Instagram, writing, “Yacht life! South of France!” Other celebs including Justin Bieber, Diddy, and Cassie have…
Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has warned the political class against militarization of Nigerian politics. The governor, who spoke through his Special Adviser on Environment, Mr. Bola Ilori, at a press briefing in Osogbo, on Wednesday, said that deploying troops for election duties was a violation of the constitution and a gross abuse of office. Ilori said that it had become so ridiculous that soldiers were now being deployed to mediate in land disputes. According to the special adviser, the frequent deployment of military personnel in purely civil matters could work against the advancement of democracy. He said, “If you…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has advised former governors of the state, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala and Senator Rashidi Ladoja, to stop shedding what it described as crocodile tears over the recent rumoured impeachment bid of the state House of Assembly against the incumbent, Senator Abiola Ajimobi. The APC said the two ex-governors were products of chaotic governments and could not now pretend that theirs were governments of peace. In a statement issued by the party Chairman, Chief Akin Oke, in reaction to two separate statements credited to the former governors, the state APC said they lacked the…
Eight people, including a teenage girl were reportedly killed yesterday in a fresh communal clash between the Jukuns and Hausas in Ibi Local Government Area of Taraba State. Also, no fewer than 40 houses, vehicles and other properties worth millions of naira were destroyed in the bloody clash which erupted at about 4.30a.m. but was later brought under control by a combined team of soldiers and police that were drafted to the area to maintain peace. The clash is coming barely two months after a violent clash between the two warring groups claimed several lives and property thereby necessitating a…
Parents of public secondary school students in Osun State, yesterday gave the government a five-day ultimatum to return boarding facilities to the schools where the facilities existed before the introduction of new education system by the present administration in the state. The parents under the aegis of the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) threatened mass protest should the state government fail to return the boarding system before the end of the ultimatum. Chairman of PTA in the state, Dr Ademola Ekundayo, who received protesting parents in his office in Osogbo, appealed for calm, saying their request would be channeled to the…
Termination of the Presidential Amnesty Programme in 2015 could trigger fresh crisis in the Niger Delta, ex-militants in the region have said. Coordinator of the ex-militants under the third phase amnesty (Ebipa-Opre Ex-militants Forum), Mr. Ramsey Oyakemeagbegha, in a statement in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, said that the conditions which triggered militancy in the region had not been addressed. “We are of the view and in support of our leader, Asari Dokubo’s suggestion that the amnesty should continue and not stop, as being rumoured, in 2015. “Our people are still without portable water, no good education and functional health facilities. “Pollution…
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of AIG Suleiman Abba as the new Inspector‑General of Police. A statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, said AIG Abba, currently the Assistant Inspector‑General of Police in charge of Zone 7, comprising Abuja, Kaduna and Niger states, replaces the incumbent Inspector‑General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar, who proceeds on statutory retirement today (yesterday) having completed 35 years in service. “The incoming Inspector‑General, a lawyer, hails from Jigawa State and is an alumnus of the Nigerian Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS. Positions previously held…
The Federal Government has begun a sensitization campaign for airport workers drawn from the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMIA), Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International (NAIA), Abuja, on the dangers of the deadly Ebola virus. General Manager Communication, Aviation, Mr. Yakubu Datti, said in a statement that the awareness drive by the Port Health officials, became expedient because of the dangers posed by the virus and how to prevent the spread of the virus in the work place, home and the community. According to him, the sensitization campaign was carried out to complement other measures already put in place by Port…
The Nigeria Governors Forum led by Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau state has called on the newly appointed Inspector General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba to be fearless in the discharge of his duties. The Forum, in a statement released in Abuja and signed by the Secretary, Osaro Onaiwu, the governors urged the new Inspector General to consider the peculiar security challenges facing Nigeria and see it as an opportunity for him to write his name in history by leading a successful fight against the forces of darkness plaguing the nation. The statement further thanked the men and women of…
Celebrity couple of Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz is expanding as the cute couple who seem like a match made in heaven are epecting their second child together. A beaming Alicia took to Instagram on her fourth wedding anniversary to reveal that she is pregnant, and show off her baby bump. “Happy Anniversary to the love of my life @therealswizzz!!” said the 33-year-old singer. “And to make it even sweeter we’ve been blessed with another angel on the way!! You make me happier than I have ever known! Here’s to many many more years of the best parts of life!” Swizz shared…
A former Sports Minister, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) has the solution to Nigeria’s political development and stability. He, therefore, urged Nigerians to think carefully of the party they will cast their votes for in next year’s general elections. Abdullahi, who publicly declared his membership of the APC yesterday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, said the opposition party is the only party that holds the key to Nigeria’s political future. The former minister told reporters that he had become a card-carrying member of the APC and was now involved in partisan politics. He urged…
The Rivers State Police Command has reiterated its resolve to put an end to kidnapping in the state as it launches a “Stop kidnapping” campaign on Friday (tomorrow). The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin, disclosed this yesterday while briefing journalists in Port Harcourt. Ogunsakin said the command had reduced the rate of abduction in the state, adding that the number of rescued victims had been overwhelming. He, however, expressed sadness at reported cases of kidnap, stressing that the crime must be nipped in the bud. “The number of arrest we made and the number of victims we have…