Dr. Sid is presently in Ibiza Island, Spain for his bachelor/stag party. He has been in Ibiza since Friday July 18th with his younger brother Andrew Esiri and close pals – Bizzle Osikoya & Eddie Kadi. Definitely looks like he’s having a nice time out there. See the lovely shots below…
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A former Minister of Education and one of the coordinators of the BringBackOurGirls campaign, Dr Oby Ezekwesili almost missed her flight to London earlier today, where she was scheduled to appear on a BBC Hard Talk programme. According to her, the Department of State Security Services (SSS), which only recently labelled her group of campaigners a ‘franchise’, temporarily seized her passport during screening of passengers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Ezekwesili, whose passport was later released by the SSS operatives, tweeted her encounter via her handle @obyezeks:
A former Minister of Petroleum, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman is dead. He reportedly died this morning in Austria. He was aged 76. The late Lukman, an engineer, served at various time as a Special Adviser on Petroleum and Energy Matters to the President, Minister of Mines, Power and Steel and also served as Secretary General of OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) from 1 January 1995 to 31 December 2000. He was born in Zaria, Kaduna State on 26 August 1938.
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied reports that President Goodluck Jonathan and the party bigwigs were behind the removal of governor Nyako as well as the present ordeal of Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State. “I challenge the main opposition, All Progressives Congress (APC) and its leaders to come out with their facts that President Goodluck Jonathan was involved in the impeachment saga so as to convince Nigerians and the International Community that they were sure of what they are saying or shut up and stop feeding the members of the public with tissue of…
The presidency has described the decision of former governor of Adamawa State Murtala Nyako to run out of the country following his impeachment by members of the House of Assembly last Tuesday, as a clear indication that accusations levelled against him were correct. Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the President, Dr. Doyin Okupe told Vanguard that those who had alleged that President Goodluck Jonathan was responsible for the former governor’s predicament will now hide their heads in shame. “There must be a reason for his running away and this means that those who accused him of mismanagement of…
Former Adamawa State Governor, Admiral Murtala Nyako, who was impeached from office last week has fled the country, reports Vanguard, citing sources. Nyako was said to have left Nigeria shortly after he was impeached by the state House of Assembly over alleged gross misconduct. Although the source close to Nyako claimed that the sacked governor had travelled out of Nigeria to take a deserved rest after many years on the saddle, Vanguard learnt that the retired naval chief fled the country in a bid to avoid being harassed by security agents, who have been looking for him. The former governor,…
A cholera outbreak at Kafin Dalawa village in Tudun Wada Local Government Area of Kano State has led to the death of ten persons. Mallam Surajo Muhammed, an official of Isma Medical Initiative, a non-governmental organisation under the aegis of Islamic Movement of Nigeria, said yesterday that a total of 699 patients had so far been treated by the medical team since the outbreak started four days ago in the village. Surajo, who is a medical laboratory scientist, pointed out that 16 others were still on admission at a temporary camp in the village. “Because the village lacks proper medical…
The Inspector General of Police (IG) Mohammed Abubakar was yesterday spotted fully dressed in Traffic Police uniform and controlling traffic at the popular Ministry of Finance Junction at Central Abuja. The IG, according to a Thisday source, was passing through the junction, which is not too far from the Police Headquarters and found it unmanned. He decided to stop and control vehicular traffic. The IG had also visited Garki Police Station, where he performed the role of a front Desk Officer known as Charge Room Officer and attended to a distressed citizen. According to the Force Spokesperson, Mr. Frank Mba,…
National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has condemned the threats of war and call for dissolution of the country by the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) and the Arewa Youths Forum (AYF), over the contentious issues of derivation formula and the 2015 re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan. The President of NYCN, Mr. Yakubu Shendam, said this in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, yesterday at an emergency National Executive Committee meeting of the body. He described those involved in the calls for war and dissolution of the country as enemies of the country. Shendam, who is a delegate to the national conference, said though…
The Minister of Interior, Abba Moro has advised those aspiring for the position of the president to forget it as there would be no vacancy in Aso Rock come 2015. Moro said this at a reception organised for him at the weekend by his kinsmen at Ede West Ward, in Okpokwu local government area of Benue state, saying Jonathan should be allowed one more term to complete his good works. “I dare say that if we must move away from the politics of ‘chop I chop’ to politics of principles and and the development of our communities, we must rally…
The Presidential Committee on Flood Relief and Rehabilitation says it has signed a contract worth N5 billion for the construction of rehabilitation centres for victims of flood disaster in the federation. Chairman of the committee, Dr. Sani Abubakar Burka, stated this when he led a delegation of the committee members on a recent courtesy visit to Governor Isa Yuguda, shortly after unveiling the distribution of relief materials to victims of flood, insurgency and communal clashes in Bauchi. According to him, the distribution of relief materials, food and non-food items to the victims of insurgency and communal clashes would take place…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has drummed support for the the ongoing strike by judiciary workers in the 36 states of the federation, blaming the state Governors for failing to obey a Court Order directing that funds meant for all State judiciary as allocations from the Federation/Consolidated Revenue Fund should be paid directly to heads of the State courts. The NLC in a statement signed by its President, Comrade Abdulwahed Omar said it will take all necessary steps to ensure the success of the strike which started on July 11, 2014, after failed interventions to get all 36 Governors to obey…
The federal government has promised to render financial assistance to the victims of last Sunday’s devastating flood in Igarra, headquarters of Akoko-Edo local government area of Edo State to assuage their losses. Six people had last Sunday died after a massive rainstorm hit the land and they were swept away by flood occasioned by the heavy rain that destroyed houses and hospitalised many in Igarra. In his speech, the Assistant Zonal Coordinator, South-South of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Godwin Tepikor who was led to an on-the-spot assessment of the area by the senator representing the area, Domingo Obende and…
Beyonce and Jay Z have more than 99 problems and only “divine intervention” can save the troubled marriage. A source close to the powerful couple has told The Post that while Jay Z seemingly is the one most at fault, he’s also the one doing all in his power to keep the couple together. He’s even been hiring marriage counsellors who are believed to be travelling with the super duo on their tour, the source said. “They are trying to figure out a way to split without divorcing … This is a huge concert tour and they’ve already gotten most…
The bitter break up between former lovers Timaya and Empress Njamah still has been forgotten by the entertainers. Their love had been the talk of the town and they seemed inseparable from each other grasps, but when the inevitable breakup occurred, both went on each other’s jugulars. Timaya was the first to put their business into public and said then he regretted associating himself with the actress, and immediately the actress fired back saying her mother would have been a very angry woman had she gone to the altar with the Bayelsa State-born music artiste. That was now. A long…
A combined team of security agents destroyed a kidnap gang in Abia on Sunday, killing three members and freeing their victims unhurt. The gang, according to reports, had last Thursday abducted the state chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Chief Sunny Nwakodo, and was responsible for shooting of state Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Kenneth Nwosu, who later died of the gunshot wounds. A combined team of the Army and Department of State Security Services (SSS) however apprehended the gang after raiding a bush at Umuariga village, Umudike in Ikwuano local government where the abducted NURTW chairman…
The police in Osun have arrested an operative of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) over the death of one Kamaldeen Muritala. A statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the Force spokesman, ACP Frank Mba, said Muritala, a 32-year-old Islamic teacher, died of fatal stab wounds allegedly inflicted on him by the NSCDC operative. The statement said that the deceased was a teacher attached to Comprehensive High School, Ejigbo, Osun. It said the incident happened on June 27, adding that preliminary investigation by detectives revealed that Muritala died at Baptist Hospital, Ejigbo, from complications of the “…
The Bayelsa State Government has entered into an agreement with Proton Energy for the construction of a 500megawatts power plant in the state. The government has also committed N25 billion to the Small And Medium Enterprises (SMEs) development fund with the Bank of Industry, Mainstreet Bank and the Bank of Agriculture in Yenagoa. Further in its development strides, the government has gone into agreement with Ostertrade for the establishment of ceramic tiles, glass and tomato paste and beans canning industries. It also signed pacts with the Federal Ministry of Communication Technology and four media organisations comprising Channels Television, Africa Independent…
Nigeria’s power generation capacity will drop by 415 megawatts (MW) following the shutdown of the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC)-operated 240 metric million standard cubic feet per day (mmscf/d), Okoloma gas plant which supplies gas molecules to Afam power plant. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) made this known yesterday in a statement, stating that the Okoloma gas plant would be closed for maintenance, thus leading to the drop. This also means that TCN will have just a little above 3000MW of power for transmission and subsequent distribution. It also said that a subsequent electricity load shedding…
Boko Haram have taken over the north-eastern town of Damboa, Borno State, killing over 100 people in the process. The Islamist sect had since hoisted its black and white flag over the town left undefended by the Nigerian military, reports PMNews, citing civil defence spokesman and a human rights advocate said. Boko Haram continued spreading terror through the northeast, as hundreds of people in Askira Uba have started fleeing the town following letters from the Islamist sect group threatening to attack and take over their villages, according to Abbas Gava, spokesman for Nigerian Vigilante Group, who noted that residents of…