The faces of beautiful daughters of the Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi were pictured at the wedding of Jibs in Lebanon recently. Stunning beauties! Or what do you think? Source: LIB
Author: Wale Adebayo
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has reiterated the commitment of the President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) administration to stamp out corruption and solve the power problem, which he noted, have become an incessant problem in Nigeria. He stated this in his address on Tuesday at the seventh convocation of the Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State. Prof. Osinbajo said members of the administration who were daily being confronted with the negative effect of years of massive theft of the nation’s resources, were convinced that Nigeria needed to stop corruption for it to survive. He said, “Most importantly, we must defeat the…
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) on Tuesday extended his condolences to the family of boardroom guru, Mr. Gamaliel Onosode, who died at the age of 82. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the president also commiserated with the government and people of Delta State, and the Nigerian Baptist Convention on the death of the man he described as an “illustrious son and evangelist”. President Buhari said he joined them in mourning the deceased who, he noted, apart from being a colossus in Nigeria’s private sector, also excelled in public service on various…
The Nigerian Army shot dead a notorious Boko Haram terrorist in an offensive operation to clear Boko Haram terrorists’ enclaves around Kwatarha and Torikwaptir area of Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. A statement by the Nigerian Army spokesman, Col. Sani Usman, said the terrorist, who was notorious for carrying out terrorism activities in the surrounding communities, was gunned down by troops on Monday afternoon. “An AK-47 rifle was recovered from him. During the operation, four other terrorists were believed to escape with gunshot wounds”, Usman, said. In a related development, troops of 3 Division have also arrested a…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved the appointment of Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan Ali (retd.) as Chairman of the gubernatorial primary election committee for Bayelsa State. Dan Ali replaced Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole who said that in spite of the heavy presence of security personnel at the Samson Siasia Stadium, Yenagoa, venue of the election, last Tuesday, armed thugs still found their way and disrupted the exercise. Oshiomhole insisted in his report to the national headquarters of the APC that no primary held last Tuesday as thugs hijacked the electoral process even as the…
President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) has declared that he will not interfere in the ongoing trial of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki. Instead, the president says he would allow the court process to run its course. President Buhari stated this on Tuesday in New York. Saraki is facing trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) for alleged false declaration of assets. The tribunal has fixed October 21-23 to hear the matter. Despite putting up a bold appearance in public, the embattled Senate president has reportedly being reaching out to influential Nigerians including traditional rulers and ex-presidents, to put in a word…
President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) has submitted his ministerial list to the Senate, according to Daily Trust. Citing Presidency sources, the newspaper reported that Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, submitted the names to the Senate. The president had promised to announce members of his cabinet not later than September, so, Nigerians are waiting with bated breaths to know whether Mr. Buhari will keep to his word as the month ends today. Many Senators contacted yesterday about the nominees, skipped the subject as they did not want to be seen as speculating about the…
Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi has pardoned all the political appointees whose October salaries, he placed on hold as a result of their coming late to a state function on Monday. Those affected by the governor’s action included his deputy chief of staff, commissioners, special advisers and council chairmen. Announcing the suspension of the salaries on the occasion of a school debate organised to mark the 55th independence anniversary of the country, Umahi said it was wrong of the appointees to come late to the event. The event also marked the 19th anniversary of the creation of Ebonyi State. Apart…
The death toll of Nigerian pilgrims in the Saudi Arabia stampede has risen from 54 to 64, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) said on Tuesday. Also, the number of injured Nigerians was put at 71. But 244 Nigerian pilgrims from 19 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), were still missing as at Tuesday. The latest figures came on the heels of President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to the commission to account for every Nigerian that traveled to the holy land for pilgrimage. The president had expressed displeasure with the conflicting figures given by the Hajj…
Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has clarified that the state only got N9.6 billion out of the over N29 billion it applied for in the Federal Government’s bail-out funds for states. Speaking on Monday in Ikogosi-Ekiti during the opening ceremony of a two-day retreat for commissioners, permanent secretaries and heads of agencies, Fayose also said out of the N5.6 billion applied for by the 16 local governments in the state, the federal government only approved N991 million. In a statement issued in by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi in Ado-Ekiti, Governor Fayose made the clarification following insinuations that the…
The 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, Kaduna, on Monday told traditional and religious leaders in the state to be watchful in order to be able to foil the activities of members of the Boko Haram sect, who are currently being smoked out of their strongholds. The General Officer Commanding, 1 Division, Kaduna, Maj-General Adeniyi Oyebade, at a meeting with the leaders in Kaduna, urged them to keep track of the movements of people in their communities. “We must keep our eyes open and our ears to the ground, mobilise our communities to ensure that they report anything unusual or…
Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) not to interfere in the forthcoming Bayelsa and Kogi States governorship elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed November 21 and December 5 as dates for the governorship polls in Kogi and Bayelsa respectively. The governor also warned the security agencies and the INEC against colluding with the All Progressives Congress, APC, to rig the elections, urging the relevant bodies to ensure law and order during the polls in both states, currently under the control of Peoples Democratic Party. Speaking at the national secretariat of PDP, Abuja, after…
The Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase Monday disclosed that 435 policemen and officers died in the last six months in the line of duty. He made this disclosure in Osogbo during a meeting with Osun State Chapter of Police Community Relation Committee (PCRC) and urged people at community level to support the Nigeria police in fighting crime. Arase insisted that community policing is a panacea to the eradication of crime and urged royal fathers and community leaders in the state to assist the police in their respective domain. The IGP also noted that the Nigerian Police Force lacks…
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has reiterated his resolve to submit himself to trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) but he said some people are behind his ordeal. “I know many Nigerians have watched my trial at the CCT with interest. Let me reiterate: I shall submit myself to the judicial process,” he wrote on Twitter. “However, I have no iota of doubt that I am on trial because I am the Senate President against the wishes of some powerful interests. “Thankfully, the laws of Nigeria do not give any consideration to any forces outside the Senate in…
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has admitted that there was obvious religious and ethnic discords among Nigerians. Speaking at the 55th independence anniversary interdenominational church service held in Abuja on Sunday, Osinbajo called for collective effort to end insurgency in the country, noting that bomb explosion does not give preference to any regions. “Our nation is sharply divided and has been divided for long. Our nation is divided along religious divide, is divided along tribal lines but the word of God says in Mathew 12: 35 that a kingdom divided against itself shall be left dissolute, it also says a…
Nigeria Senate today received communications from President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB), requesting confirmation of the appointments of Mr. Babatunde Fowler as Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The Senate also received a request for approval of Alhaji Umaru Danbata as the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC). Similarly, the name of Alhaji Ahmed Kuru, former MD of Enterprise Bank (now Heritage Bank) was also forwarded to the upper legislative body for confirmation as the Managing Director of Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). The names of Kola Ayeye, Eberechukwu Uneze and Aminu Ismail were also forwarded…
The rescheduled Bayelsa State Governorship Primary by All Progressives Congress (APC) to pick a governorship candidate, for the December 5, governorship election could not hold yesterday for reasons yet to be ascertained. Igbo residents in Bayelsa State, who were celebrating the annual Igbo National Day were seen at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex while there was no sign of APC officials. Some soldiers, among other security operatives at the venue, who also expressed surprise over the development, told Vanguard that they came to provide security for the primaries, only to learn that the exercise might have been shifted to Wednesday.…
The Senator representing Sokoto North on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Aliyu Wamakko, has absolved President Muhammadu Buhari of blame in Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki’s ordeal, especially his case before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Wamako, a former Sokoto State governor, was among the group of senators, who accompanied Saraki when he appeared before the CCT last Tuesday. The former Sokoto State governor speaking at the weekend, said: “I see Mr. President, Saraki and senators holding a meeting very soon on how to salvage democracy, which certain elements have been trying to subvert. They will…
The leadership of Nigeria Police led by Inspector General, Solomon Arase, on Sunday paid a condolence visit to the family of late Obafemi Awolowo in Ikenne, Ogun State over the death of Hannah Awolowo, who passed away on September 19. The IG was accompanied by the Ogun Police Commissioner, Abdulmajid Ali; his Lagos counterpart, Fatai Owoseni; Commissioner of Police Cooperative, Dorathy Gimba; Police Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police Bisi Kolawole; Abiodun Alabi; and Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi among others to the Ikenne home of the deceased. Mr. Arase in his condolence message…
The Senator representing Bayelsa Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Paulker Emmanuel, has lampooned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for “lack of internal democracy”. Paulker, one of the disqualified governorship aspirants on the platform of PDP for the forthcoming Bayelsa guber polls, said this in Yenagoa on Saturday at a forum with members of his campaign organisation. The Senator, who expressed his displeasure at his disqualification by the PDP’s zonal screening committee in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, stressed that internal democracy remained key to democracy in Nigeria. He lamented that since his inexplicable purported disqualification, the party’s appeal…