Nigerian artiste Iyanya took to Instagram with a photo of his perfectly shaped body. The 27-year-old ex-boyfriend of the Nollywood beauty Yvonne Nelson from time to time uses his social media platforms to break the heart of his female followers. About a week ago the Cross River State-born singer shared the bedroom photo from the United States, where he was on tour. It is important to mention that apart from being a great entertainer, Iyanya shows the high level of social responsibility: he has recently established “The Iyanya Foundation” aimed at helping orphans and the less privileged; also the singer shocked…
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The first photos from the birthday party of Nigerian Star Boy Wizkid, who turned 24 on July 16, have surfaced online. Wizkid was celebrating the adding of another year of his life with friends and colleagues at Escape Nightclub in Lagos. Throughout the whole day one of the most successful Nigerian artistes was receiving wishes from fans and music industry coworkers. Also, Wizkid’s girlfriend Tanya Omotayo expressed her love by sharing their common picture on Instagram and adding the touching message to it. Meanwhile, the musician had previously revealed he planned to hold 6 official birthday parties in different countries, with…
President Goodluck Jonathan vowed yesterday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would reclaim Osun State at the August 9 gubernatorial election in the state. Jonathan said the state belongs to PDP, insisting that those presently occupying the government house did not get into office through elections. Speaking during a meeting of PDP national campaign organisation for Osun State at Legacy House, Maitama, Abuja, chairman of the Committee, Vice President Namadi Sambo however assured Nigerians that the Federal Government would provide an enabling environment for the conduct of a credible governorship poll in Osun State. Sambo noted that President Jonathan had…
The nomination of the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osita Chidoka and a University of Abuja don, Dr. Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulieman as Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, was approved yesterday by the Senate. The Senate endorsed the two ministerial nominees by President Goodluck Jonathan following their responses to questions thrown at them by Senators on their experiences and plans for their new roles. Chidoka and Suleiman are expected to represent Anambra and Kwara States respectively, in the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The two states’ slot in the FEC became vacant following the dropping of…
The 25 pro-Rotimi Amaechi members of the Rivers State House of Assembly on Wednesday, formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is as the kidnapped member of the House, Hon. Golden Ngozi Chioma, was freed about one week after he was kidnapped. Speaking during a session, House Leader, Hon. Chidi Lloyd, said they had ceased to be members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), adding that further correspondence to them should bear the APC. Lloyd said: “The 25 pro-Amaechi lawmakers have asked me to declare our formal defection to All Progressives Congress (APC). Henceforth, 25 of us should…
President Goodluck Jonathan has been accused of being so obsessed with his 2015 re-election bid that he has declared war against the opposition as manifested in the impeachment of former Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako on Tuesday and plans to mete out similar treatment to other opposition governors. The national chairman of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, raised this alarm yesterday while addressing a press conference at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja. The press briefing was attended by APC chieftains including Senator Bukola Saraki, Chief Audu Ogbeh, deputy chairman (North) Senator Lawal Shuaibu,…
The umbrella body for Muslims in the country, National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NCSIA), has called on the federal government to avoid using Nigerian security apparatus for persecution. The body was reacting to reports that the Maiduguri International Airport, which was purportedly closed, was made available to a prominent politician. In a press statement signed by the acting director of publicity, Muhammad Qasim, NCSIA said the same airport was suddenly shut against Muslim pilgrims, who had prepared to take their flight out of Maiduguri to Saudi Arabia for the lesser Hajj, despite an earlier clearance to use the airport.…
Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State has resolved to punish Terver Kakih, the man who leveled allegations of certificate forgery against him. This, he said, would serve as deterrent to others who may want to contemplate such action in future. Reacting to the Supreme Court judgment last week, which dismissed the forgery case brought against him by Kakih, Governor Suswam said he has already instructed his lawyer to file legal action against his accuser. He stated that he will get the court to punish Kakih for trying to smear his image even as he noted that petition writing has become…
The Acting Governor of Adamawa, Umaru Fintiri, on Wednesday in Yola swore in Liman Tukur as the new Secretary to the State Government, SSG. Speaking shortly after the ceremony, the acting governor said Mr. Tukur’s appointment is based on his record of performances. “The wind of change which has started blowing in the state will not be completed without people like Tukur. “We thank God that today we are in charge of the affairs of the state and with the support of the people of the state we are going to deliver”, Mr. Fintiri said. He then urged the people of the state to remain calm…
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Naija Bad Girl, the Goddess of X, a controversial singer… all these names used to characterize Maheeda as a wild one, seem to disclose just one side of her character. In a recent interview the wife and the mother of one said that she is a “homely” person, while some might find it hard to believe, as the gospel singer often shares reveling photos on her social media pages. However the today’s pictures have nothing to do with scandal and provocation, as Maheeda has provided her proof of love to family life. After Maheeda had visited her long-time driver’s family…
A member representing Egor/Ikpoba-Okha Federal Constituency of Edo State in the House of Representatives, Jim Adun, has reacted to proceedings in the ongoing National Conference, stating that it will not see the light of the day. Honorable Adun, a two-time house of Representative member, expressed deep reservations about the Confab, adding that it will be a slap on the National Assembly to adopt proceedings from a body not elected by the people, to be passed into law He said whereas members of the National Assembly were elected by the people to represent them and make laws for the good governance of…
Embattled Governor of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al-Makura, has said the move to decimate the number of All Progressives Congress (APC) controlled states before 2015 general election will not succeed in the state. He spoke on the backdrop of the impeachment of former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako as well as the impeachment axe dangling over his own head. Speaking through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Abdulhamid Yakubu Kwarra, in Jos, the Plateau State capital yesterday, Al-Makura accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and President Goodluck Jonathan of resorting to what he termed ‘persecution’ of the APC in…
The impeached governor of Adamawa State, Rear Admiral Murtala Nyako (retd) has said the resignation of the deputy governor, James Ngilari, did not follow constitutional provisions as he ought to have addressed his resignation letter to him, as he was still governor as at the time of the purported resignation. Ngilari, had in a bid to avoid being impeached, addressed his resignation letter to the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Ahmadu Fintiri, who was later sworn-in as acting governor, rather than Nyako, as provided for in the Constitution. In a statement yesterday by his director of press and…
Ahead of the general elections next year, youths under the aegis of North Central Youth Consultative Assembly, NCYCA, have urged the former governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki, to join the 2015 presidential race to salvage the nation. The NCYCA is one of several other groups that have called on Saraki to declare his interest in the presidential race. The group, in a communique signed by Comrades Abubakar Ibrahim and David Audu, chairman and secretary respectively, after its general assembly meeting yesterday in Makurdi, Benue State, said the country was fast crumbling and needed a viable and purposeful leader…
PRESS RELEASE Our attention has been drawn to yet another inflammatory address by the National Chairman of the APC, John Odigie-Oyegun wherein he resorted to wild and unfounded allegations to cause confusion and incite the people against the President, the PDP and institutions of government. While we do not wish to join issues with a party that has become notorious for falsehood, deceit and blackmail, we wish to alert Nigerians that this is part of the orchestrated plot by the APC to discredit and blackmail institutions of government, particularly the legislature, the citadel of democracy and stronghold of the will…
The 77-year-old mother of Mr Furoebi Akene, Bayelsa State Commissioner for Lands and Survey, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The incident, the latest in the series of high profile kidnappings in the predominantly riverine state, occurred 14 days after the abduction of the mother‑in‑law of the Bayelsa State Speaker in the creeks of Southern Ijaw council area. This is said to have caused panic among political office holders in the state, many of whom have resorted to relocating their parents to Yenegoa, the state capital. It was learnt that the victim, identified as Madam Patimi Akene, was seized about…
Pastor of a Pentecostal church in Ile‑Oluji, Ondo State, Peter Etim, has been arrested for child abuse by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Command. Parading the pastor in Akure, the NSCDC said he inflicted serious body injuries on two of his male children; Elijah, 10 and Hope, 8. According to him, the boys stole N180 and also sold some wares in his shop on credit without his permission, actions which he said made him lose his temper. The suspect was paraded at the state command headquarters. The pastor inflicted the injuries on his boys by…
Former Defence Minister, Lt General Theophilus Danjuma (Rtd.), yesterday, lamented that insurgents appear to be having an upper hand in the country at the moment and tasked President Goodluck Jonathan to bring the insurgency to an end. General Danjuma spoke in Abuja at the inauguration of the Presidential Committee on Victims Support Fund headed by General Danjuma. The fund is for victims of the Boko Haram insurgency. In his speech, Danjuma, who told the President jokingly that members of the committee would be willing to go to Sambisa Forest if the President, as Commander-in-Chief leads, challenged government to bring the…
Nigerian petite superstar pop singer — Chidinma seems to have gained the attention of the entire African continent as she is currently in Kenya where we made an appearance in a Kenyan comedy show. Chidinma aka Miss Kedike, recently made an appearance at the Churchill comedy show in Nairobi, Kenya. The 20th episode of the popular show hosted Chidinma, Kenyan Guru BigPin and Shosh, among others last week. See photos below: –