The new Plateau State Police Commissioner, Mr. Nasiru Oki, resumed duties on Tuesday with a vow to make the state uncomfortable for criminal elements. He also promised to partner other security agencies to end the spate of killings and sectarian violence in the state. Oki spoke on Tuesday in a maiden press briefing with newsmen in his office in Jos. He said, “I will make the state uncomfortable for criminals. I am also aware of the frequent clashes between the Fulani and natives in the state. We will ensure that lasting peace is restored to the state. My men and I…
Author: Wale Adebayo
The 30 year old Nigerian blogger, socio-economic and political commentator, environmental consultant and social media expert, Japhet omojuwa has proposed to his girlfriend of few months. Japhet, a columnist with one of Nigeria’s most respected newspaper The Punch and Metropole Magazine, proposed to his girlfriend Damilola yesterday with an 18K white gold with diamonds and sapphires from Rebecca Noff at a private dinner in Abuja. Although, the two lovebirds have been close friends for 8 years, Japhet Omojuwa proposed just few months into their relationship. Omojuwa who recently concluded a six-month stint as a lecturer at Free University of Berlin…
Superstar singer who has been become the hottest thing in Africa after bagging awards from all angles all through this year till date. Davido is also known for his strong headed attitude and he has been in more fights with airport security operatives than probably any other Nigerian artiste. Davido was about flying First class like he always does but the awkward thing was all the bags the singer held by his side, which serves as his hand luggage. Davido is crazy but we all love him!!!
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mariam Aloma Mukhtar, yesterday accused some Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) of encouraging corruption in the Judiciary. The CJN wondered why so many SANs would agree to represent a judge who has been accused of graft at a mere disciplinary hearing of the National Judicial Council (NJC). Consequently, she said: “I think the SANs are equally guilty”. Justice Aloma Mukhtar spoke yesterday in Abuja at the opening ceremony of a three-day Judicial Reforms Conference, with the theme: “Putting Our Best Foot Forward: The Judiciary and the Challenges of Satisfying Justice Needs of the…
The Gombe State Police Command yesterday said it foiled an attempt by an unidentified person to detonate an explosive device at the Government Day Secondary School, Tudun Wada in Gombe metropolis, where students were sitting for the National Examinations Council (NECO) examinations. It was learnt that the suspected suicide bomber drove into the school compound in an explosives-laden Honda Odyssey car but the device could not detonate. The state police commissioner, Mr. Kudu Nma, said he deployed his officers and men to the scene after getting the report. According to him, the police anti-bomb squad detonated three Improvised Explosive Devices…
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has urged people of the state to shun religious sentiment and vote for merit in the August 9 governorship election in the state. The governor, who is seeking re-election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), charged the electorate in the state to see themselves as one irrespective of their religious inclinations. Aregbesola, who gave the advice at a campaign rally held at Ibokun, Ijesha North Federal constituency, urged Christians, Muslims and traditional worshippers in the state to be united and tolerate one another in order to foster peace and unity in…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, on Tuesday announced that the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, will be closed again for another 30 hours in order to rehabilitate its remaining section. The announcement is coming on the heels of the re-opening of the airport, which was closed for 30 hours between last Saturday night and Monday morning. The spokesman for FAAN, Mr. Yakubu Dati, said the second rehabilitation exercise would commence on Saturday, July 12 to Monday, July 14. Dati, in a statement said, “The runway of the NAIA which was closed for 30 hours for…
Following the closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, few days to the commencement of the World Pension Summit, President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday ordered the Ministers of Finance, Federal Capital Territory and Aviation to meet and work out modalities for the construction of a second runway for airport next year. The airport, which is the country’s second busiest after the Lagos Airport, was closed to allow for repairs of potholes on the only existing runway at the airport. Speaking at the World Pension Summit, Africa Special in Abuja, President Jonathan tried to assuage the feelings of the visiting delegates…
FILE PHOTO The Nigerian Air Force has rolled out security tips to the public and Air Force schools on detection and actions to be taken in case of suspicious objects or Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs. The out-going Director of Air Force Information and Public Relations, Yusuf Anas, an Air Commodore, told journalists that a pamphlet released would guide the public on how to be security conscious. On what to do when suspicious objects/improvised explosive devices are sighted, the pamphlet advised: – Remain calm; move away from suspicious objects; be wary of crowd, unattended vehicles and damaged building; do not attempt…
Gunmen have attacked a Tiv settlement at Sabon-gida Zaga of Bali LGA, Taraba State, killing a village head and burning 50 houses in the process. The state police public relations officer, ASP Joseph Kwaji, who confirmed the development yesterday, said the gunmen, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, invaded the village at the weekend and beheaded the village head, Zaki Koti Anyima. He said the incident was reported to the Bali police division by the leader of Tiv in Bali, Chief David Gbaa. According to the police spokesman, no arrest has so far been made even as investigations are ongoing into…
Governor of Niger State, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has advised Fulani herdsmen to be conscious of their environments to avoid being branded as terrorists as Boko Haram members now parade themselves as herdsmen. Speaking yesterday at the opening ceremony of a training programme for teachers in nomadic schools in Minna, the state capital, the governor said it was necessary for nomads to be conscious of the present security situation so as not to be caught unawares. Represented by the Commissioner for Education, Danladi Abdulhameed, Gov. Aliyu assured genuine herdsmen of his administration’s commitment to ensure that every nomad child acquires at least…
It seems like Nigerian NFL players are the hottest bachelors in the United States at the moment. Hollywood actress for the series ‘Scandal’ had a baby with her own Nigerian NFL player weeks ago and another one has been taken again. American-born Nigerian NFL player Osi Umenyiora and 2011 Miss Universe Leila Lopes had their engagement ceremony this past Saturday July 5th in Angola where the bride-to-be is from. The First Lady of Angola attended their engagement ceremony. The couple began dating in 2012 and got engaged in February 2013. See photos below: –
Beyonce’s dad has found himself in another paternity mess, as a woman claims that Matthew Knowles is the father of her child and she has filed legal documents in Texas requesting for child support. TaQoya Branscomb, the said woman, claims she was pregnant with Matthew’s child in 2010, the same year that Tina Knowles filed for divorce from Matthew. According to TMZ, TaQoya claims their relationship triggered Tina’s decision to call it quits. Branscomb, 30, says she was formerly a lingerie model but is now a real estate agent. BuzzFeed also reports that Branscomb wants a DNA test, a declaration…
Star-Boy boss — Wizkid, has finally left the shores of America where he seemed to have gotten use to after spending weeks there, hanging out with the biggest names in the American music industry. Wizkid didn’t come home immediately though as he made a quick stop over in London – England. By the look on his face, all i can say is that if you are in London, ‘Turn up’…………cuz it’s going down!!!!!!
It has come to my knowledge that the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) is making plans to destroy 2 million copies of P0*nographic and unwholesome movies valued at N10 million. This report was announced by Caesar Kagho, the Acting Head, Corporate Affairs of NFVCB. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the the unwholesome movies were seized within FCT and its environs between January and June 2014. 60% of the movies are said to be of P0*nographic content while 40% are uncensored, unwholesome, and pirated. The NFVCB is working with the Federal Ministry of Environment to get a…
The member representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives and chairman, House Committee on Diaspora, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, yesterday berated the Federal Government over what she called a “very slow” response to the abduction of over 200 school girls in Chibok, Borno State, by Boko Haram insurgents on April 14, 2014. Speaking during a BringBackOurGirls rally organized in New York by Nigerians in the Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), Abike-Dabiri said she wondered why the federal government did not respond quickly until three weeks after the girls had been abducted. Her words: “It is a shame that three weeks after…
The Federal Government has denied knowledge of the reported escape of 63 women out of 68, purportedly abducted over a week ago from three villages around Chibok, Borno State, by Boko Haram members. The coordinator of the National Information Centre, Abuja, Mr Mike Omeri, stated this on Monday while briefing journalists on government’s efforts in the mission to rescue the abducted Chibok girls. He said, “We are communicating with our people over there to verify this. We still have not been able to verify actually what happened and the figures involved and we don’t want to speculate and say things…
The International Criminal Court of Justice in The Hague, has finalized plans to serve the Federal Government with charges of criminal negligence or over its inability to rescue the over 200 schoolgirls abducted in Chibok on April 14, 2014, anti-corruption crusader, Dino Melaye has said. Melaye, who is a member of the BringBackOurGirls group, stated this yesterday during one of the group’s daily sit-outs in the nation’s capital. According to the former lawmaker, the ICC waded into the abduction saga after he petitioned the body on 14 grounds of criminal negligence by the federal government in the bid to rescue…
Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Aloma Mukhtar, yesterday, accused some Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN), of working hand in hand with corrupt judges who are under probe before the National Judicial Council (NJC), for corruption and misconduct. Mukhtar, however, assured that the NJC, under her leadership, was determined to rid the system of corruption and laziness. In her remarks at the opening session of a conference on judicial reforms organised by the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, in conjunction with United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC); Access to Justice (AJ); Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA);…
Remember months ago when Ghollywood actresses Jackie Appiah and Yvonne Nelson got verified Facebook acocunts, we all flipped out;asking why our very own Omotola wasn’t also honored. Well now she has. The veteran Nollywood thespian, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has been verified by Facebook. The actress who got verified, Friday, July 4 wrote on page’s wall, “Now that my Facebook page is verified, I’m replying posts and many doubt it’s me replying almost everyone! Guess my styles new to them! Awww.”