Coalition of Ekiti youths has advised Erelu Bisi Fayemi, the wife of Ekiti State governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the June 21 election in the state to “wake up to reality”. The youths were reacting to a statement credited to Mrs. Fayemi that the polls, which produced the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mr. Ayodele Fayose as winner, were manipulated The group in a statement made available to newsmen in Ado Ekiti Saturday, said “it is, however, not surprising because Mrs Fayemi and indeed the APC are only just coming out of their daze after…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Owerri Federal Constituency, have pledged their unalloyed support for the Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha and the party ahead of the 2015 general election. Speaking during a solidarity rally at the Freedom Square in Owerri, the Imo State capital, APC leaders from the constituency promised the Governor that come 2015, they would cast their votes and protect it to ensure that they retain him as their governor. One after another, leaders from the Constituency comprising of three local governments, Owerri North, Owerri West and Owerri Municipal mounted the stage. They called…
In my previous report I said I was not sure if the young lovebirds, Wizkid and Tania were back together; but I guess this confirms everything. To counter the rumor of their breakup, Wizkid and fashion designer girlfriend Tania Omotayo attended the MTN Music+ app launch and were pictured all over each other.
It would be impossible to count on my ten fingers, the Nigerian celebrities that have been accused of bleaching over time. The act of bleaching or skin lightening is considered as the trend in the Nigerian entertainment industry at the moment and a lot of celebrities have been accused of bleaching their skin, including Award wining artist Sean Tizzle. The accusation is understandable considering the fact that over the past few months his skin has been noted to become lighter in complexion which people feel is as a result of bleaching. However, Sean Tizzle has come out to debunk the…
Oscar winning American actress Halle Berry has confessed that she didn’t have shower for 8 weeks for her role in “Jungle Fever”. The role of the crack-cocaine addict in the drama released in 1991 became the debut acting experience for Halle. Today the internationally recognized 47-year-old star star reveals how she was preparing for the role, Channel 24 reports. According to her words, she didn’t want to experiment with drug preparation or taking in order to understand her character, instead she decided to remain unwashed throughout production. When asked about the Jungle Fever, Berry said: “I didn’t smoke crack. I…
A socio-political organisation under the aegis of Kwara South Youth Consultative Forum, KSYCF, has thrown its weight behind the second term ambition of Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed. Chairman of the forum, Ambassador Kazeem Adekanye, in company of other members, said their endorsement was informed by the governor’s performance in the last three and half years calling on people in the state, irrespective of political, religious and ethnic affiliation, to support the return of Mr. Ahmed as governor come 2015. The group also pleaded with Senator Bukola Saraki, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and all other stakeholders in the…
The governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has hinted that the next governor of the state would be selected based on merit by all the state’s political stakeholders, stating “in the next few months all of us would be gathered to select our next governor based on his political and leadership quality to lead the state forward and continue from where we stopped, He would be someone with dignity, merits the position, not my errand or political boy, who would receive orders from me”. According to him “before our coming in to office, a lot of negatives in the…
Contrary to reports making the rounds that the Flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the August 9, 2014 governorship election in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore was sick and has been flown abroad, the state’s chapter of the party has stated that he (Omisore) is hale and hearty. Chairman of the party, Alhaji Gani Olaoluwa, in a release made available to journalists yesterday in Osogbo, urged the public to disregard the baseless and unfounded report, saying Omisore attended a meeting of the party’s Committee on Strategy and did not betray any signs of ill-health. The meeting, which ratified…
The last has not been heard of Ekiti State governor-elect, Mr. Ayodele Fayose’s thank you visit to Ibadan as the ruling Oyo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have engaged in a war of words over the visit. Chairman of Oyo State PDP, Alhaji Yinka Taiwo, on Saturday, described the comments by the APC that Fayose should steer clear of Oyo State and that the PDP supporters that trooped out to welcome the Ekiti governor-elect in Ibadan was a rented crowd, as laughable and unreasonable. Taiwo, in a press release he personally…
The Lagos State Police Command said they rescued a 10-year-old boy and arrested one of the suspected kidnappers. Command’s spokesperson, DSP Ngozi Braide, told NAN that three other suspects were arrested for cultism and armed robbery. Braide said all the suspects were arrested in different parts of the state in the last five days. She said that the policemen attached to Oworonshoki Division, on Monday rescued one Moses Idowu of Agbareju Street, Oworosoki, after one of the suspected kidnappers was arrested. “One of the suspected kidnappers was mobbed by angry youths in the area, while others escaped before the police…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for an international inquiry into the activities of the terror group Boko Haram in order to unravel its modus operandi and sponsors as well as any individual or group that may have links with the insurgents, with a view to ending, once and for all, the debate over who is behind the insurgency and also to facilitate efforts to tackle it decisively In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the inquiry should include intelligence experts from the US, UK, France and…
Leader of Islamist sect group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau has voiced support for the extremist Sunni Islamic State (IS) militant group, which has taken over large swathes of Iraq and Syria, in a new video seen Sunday. “My brethren… may Allah protect you,” Shekau said in the video given to AFP, listing IS chief, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Al-Qaeda head Ayman al-Zawahiri and Taliban leader Mullah Omar.” The Boko Haram Sheikh had also claimed responsibility for a June 25 bombing in Wuse II, Abuja, and also an explosion on the same day at a fuel depot in Apapa, Lagos State.
Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban has taken her campaign for the education of the girl-child to Nigeria following the abduction of schoolgirls by Islamist sect group Boko Haram on April 14, 2014, UK Telegraph reports. The 17-year-old,one of the early backers of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign arrived Abuja on a three-day visit to Nigeria.She celebrated her 17th birthday in Abuja at a dinner held in her honour at Transcorp Hilton hotel. “On my 17th birthday my wish is to see every child go to school and I want to see my Nigerian sisters being released from their abduction…
The responsibility for a June 25 bombing in Wuse II, Abuja, and an explosion same day at a fuel depot in Apapa, Lagos State, has been claimed by Boko Haram The sect’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, in a new video seen by AFP Sunday, claimed responsibility for the attacks. While the Abuja attack, a suicide bombing at Emab Plaza, left no fewer than 20 persons dead, the explosion in Lagos, which authorities said was an “industrial accident”, did not claim any life. However, AFP investigations claimed the Lagos attack was a deliberate explosion. Speaking about the Lagos incident, Shekau said in…
The founder of LEADERSHIP Newspapers Group Limited, Mr Sam Nda-Isaiah, yesterday took his presidential campaign train to the Redeemed Camp, along Lagos-Ibadan expressway, where he met the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye. Mr. Nda-Isaiah, who has declared his interest in the 2015 presidential race, is seeking to clinch the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The presidential aspirant met with the highly respected cleric behind closed doors and after the meeting, disclosed that he was at the RCCG camp to pay homage and consult with Pastor Adeboye over his ambition. He stated:…
Buoyed by the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the recent Ekiti State governorship election, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has boasted that the PDP will make a clean sweep of all forthcoming elections in the country. Speaking at a press conference in Asaba, Uduaghan expressed confidence that his party would emerge victorious in the August 9, 2014 governorship election in Osun. He said: “Across the federation, PDP is still the number one party. Yes, we had challenges last year but things are turning around. We have a game changer in our national chairman. All of you…
DELEGATES DURING THE HEATED DEBATE ON THE CONTROVERSIAL REVENUE SHARING FORMULA AT THE National Conference IN ABUJA THURSDAY An Igbo group, Ndigbo Unity Forum, NUF, has thrown its weight behind the agitation for the adoption of 50 percent derivation for revenue coming from oil. The President of the forum, Mr. Augustine Chukwudum, who spoke on Saturday, said anything short of 50 per cent would be acceptable. He was reacting to the deadlock in deliberations on the contentious issue of derivation at the ongoing National Conference. While most of the delegates, especially those from the South-South, with support from some of…
Prior to his gruesome murder in the hands of his 21-year-old son Tolani, a 300-level undergraduate of the Department of History and International Relations at Redeemer University, RCCG Camp, Ogun State, last week, the name Charles Ajayi (SAN) was relatively unknown even among some of his colleagues in the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) circles, who claimed his name did not ring a bell. Not too surprising as his death, despite the shock waves it generated across the country, did not elicit the same type of response that greeted the passing away of another prominent lawyer and rights activist, Bamidele…
Former Senator representing Imo North (Okigwe) and member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Imo State, Senator Ifeanyi Ararume, yesterday recalled his scuttled 2007 governorship ambition, saying he holds no grudge against ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo for denying him the PDP ticket even after winning the primaries. The PDP instead handed its governorship ticket to Engr. Charles Ugwu and when Ararume protested this decision and secured a Supreme Court judgment in his favor, the party expelled him. Seven years after his aborted governorship dream, Ararume, who has been readmitted into PDP, now wants the party to ensure a level-playing field…
The Osun State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned its supporters in the state against signing the “Omo Ilu” form allegedly being distributed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) across the state with the inducement of N5, 000 and N10, 000 respectively. The party further accused the PDP of asking prospective voters in the state to swear to an oath of perpetual allegiance to the party for a reward of between N5, 000 and N10, 000 after filling the form in which the voter discloses the VIN of his or her voter’s card and a passport photograph. According…