Superstar singer and Star-Boy boss — Wizkid, is making big plans to give his friends a memorable 24th birthday to remember as he is planning to host a birthday gig on private yacht in Miami. Wizzy turns 24-years-old on July 16 but says he’ll be turning up on July 27, a day after his Live Nation concert in New York, he also says a lucky fan will be joining him. ‘My Birthday party is about to be mental! yaaaaa!!!! A lucky Wizkid fan gets to attend my private yacht party on the 27th of July in Miami. I’ll be picking…
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Controversial Nollywood actress — Rukky Sanda and Jamil Abubakar, first son of the current Inspector General of Police-IGP MD Abubakar, have laughed at recent rumors emerging that the pair are in a relationship. In a new interview with Frank Mba, published yesterday, Jamil had this to say when he was asked about the alleged relationship: •There is this rumour that you are having a secret romance with Nollywood actress Rukky Sanda ,what is your reaction to that? I am not dating Rukky Sanda. Rukky is my friend, she is like a sister to me. She is an amazing lady and…
Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Josiah Sabo Kente, yesterday commended recuperating Governor Danbaba Danfulani Suntai for laying a solid foundation for the very cordial and symbiotic relationship existing between the legislature and the executive arm of government in the state. He also prayed for the governor to recover fully. Kente spoke during plenary on Monday. He said: “It is said, give honour to whom honour is due; I wish to commend and appreciate Governor Danbaba Danfulani Suntai for having laid a solid foundation for a very cordial, harmonious, respectful and symbiotic relationship between the legislature and the…
The Federal Government yesterday announced that it was getting nearer to finding the over 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on April 14 from Chibok, Borno State. One of the Boko Haram leaders who masterminded the abduction has been arrested. Coordinator of the National Information Centre (NIC), Mike Omeri, said security agencies have made much headway in infiltrating the ranks of the terrorists and were in possession of information that will eventually lead to the rescue of the girls and ultimate defeat of Boko Haram. Responding to accusations by Chibok community that Federal Government was not sharing information with…
No fewer than six persons, including a pregnant woman, were yesterday crushed to death in an auto crash that occurred at Agbala junction area of Ibadan in Egbeda Local Government area of Oyo State. Although, the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, confirmed that three people, including a woman died, eyewitnesses said there were six casualties. Four people, including a child, were also seriously injured. The accident happened on the ever-busy Ife‑Ibadan Road when a commercial car, with number plate, YNF 963 AA, reportedly crossed the road unexpectedly while the on‑coming vehicles ran into it, Vanguard reports. Three vehicles were said…
Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III said politicians are the main problems of the country. He said the insecurity problem in the country is geared towards the 2015 elections. “Politicians are the main problems of this country. The insecurity problem in the country is geared towards 2015, nothing more. If there is no election in 2015 and it is in 2030, everything would cool down, everybody is pushing to be at a vantage position to gain electoral might. The whole thing is about political office nothing more, what is painful is that innocent people are being killed every day,”…
The decomposing body of a 44‑year‑old branch manager of a commercial bank, Habeeb Olatunde, who reportedly committed suicide has been discovered, according to the Police. The late bank manager who was reportedly declared missing on June 18, 2014 was found dead in an uncompleted building at Arepo, near Ibafo, at about 3pm last Saturday. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this, yesterday, in a statement, saying the Police detectives attached to Ibafo Divisional Headquarters, led by the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Salawu Jimoh, made the discovery. According to him, the command had circulated news of Olatunde’s disappearance…
As the Osun State governorship election draws nigh, one person has been reported dead as members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party and the All Progressive Congress, Monday clashed in Ile-Ife, hometown of the PDP flagbearer, Senator Iyiola Omisore. The incident occurred at Gbodo area, behind the palace of Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade. Omisore however blamed some chieftains of the APC as the mastermind of the fracas. Speaking through the Director of Publicity for his campaign organization, Prince Diran Odeyemi, the PDP candidate said the attackers were led by APC chieftains including a member of the House of Representatives,…
Chibok Women Monday called on well-meaning Nigerians to help them and their children relocate from their village. In a telephone conversation with journalists at a press briefing organised by Gabasawa Women and Macedonian Initiative, the women said they have relocated to the bush for fear of being killed by Boko Haram following threat by members of the sect that they were going to invade the community again, warning residents to vacate their homes. The women painted the ugly picture of how their children are dying of snake bites in the bush and how their husbands are being killed in their…
A group of Muslim worshippers in Bukuru, Jos south local government area of Plateau State has been attacked by unknown gunmen. Three persons were injured. The incident was said to have occurred around 9:00pm Sunday night during Tarawi prayers, after the Muslims broke their fast. The Secretary, Bukuru Elders Committee, Bala Baba Mohammed, who confirmed the incident, said the gunmen opened fire at a group of worshippers in a mosque, adding that “sometimes ago, a rocket launcher was shot at us from Gyel, then grenades were also thrown at us, there have also been persistent shootings from the community and…
Tension was high in Maiduguri on Monday as news filtered in that members of the Boko Haram sect were approaching the town to lay a major siege on the capital city. Many residents of the town were forced to return to their homes early with some parents besieging schools to take their children back home in anticipation of the attack. The number of vehicles on roads in the metropolis reduced as motorists stayed home to avoid being caught out by the ‘impending’ attack. Boko Haram has been unleashing terror on Nigeria’s northeast despite the ongoing emergency rule in the states…
President Goodluck Jonathan has disclosed that Nigeria’s pension sector has been strengthened from about N2 trillion deficit in 2004 to accumulated pension assets of over N4.21 trillion by March 2014. Speaking on Monday, Jonathan said pension was not only recognised, it occupies a strategic place in national socio-economic development. The National Pension Commission (PenCom) had earlier in the year unveiled a summary of Pension Fund Assets invested in federal government financial instruments as at March 31, 2014, showing that about N2.7 trillion out of the N4.21 trillion pension fund assets have been invested in FGN Securities, representing 63.39 percent investment…
Mr. Christopher Onu was attacked by his son, Ikenna Onu at his home in Aguabosi village in Ugwuoba community, Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State at the weekend. State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, who confirmed the incident said the deceased who was a farmer, had shortly after returning from farm on July 4, 2014 called his son, Ikenna, to his room where he advised him to desist from smoking indian hemp in order to avoid ruining his life. His father’s wise counsel, however made him angry as Ikenna who was suspected to be under the…
The biggest pageant in the country is around the corner again and the contestants to participate are already out. I bring you photos of the contestants for this year’s Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant. The girls have already started their camp activities in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The grand finale will hold at the prestigious Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre on July 18. MBGN 2014 is proudly hosted by Bayelsa State Tourism Development Centre, the Bayelsa State Government and Silverbird Group. See photos of the contestants: –
The son of Alhaji Tafawa Balewa, Nigeria’s First Republic Prime Minister, Dr. Abdul Jelil Tafawa Balewa, has declared his intention to contest the 2015 presidential election. He, however, did not say under which platform. According to him, having consulted widely, he was convinced that Nigerians had been yearning for a new leadership, capable of fulfilling the high expectations and aspirations of the greater majority in the country. Dr. Balewa, who was speaking with journalists on Sunday in Abuja, said with the right political party, he was fully prepared. While attributing his interest in the presidential race to the prompting of…
The Labour Party candidate in the Ekiti State governorship election, Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele, has cautioned the outgoing Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, to stop blaming his defeat to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, on his refusal to distribute money and bags of rice to the electorate. According to him, “stomach infrastructure” theory advanced by the governor’s camp can send a wrong signal about Ekiti people to the outside world. Bamidele, in a statement by his Media Aide, Ahmed Salami, in Ado Ekiti on Sunday, said the theory was unfounded as it did not influence the choice of…
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOPO, has faulted the non-inclusion of Ogoni State in the recommendation of the National Conference Committee on Political Restructuring and Forms of Government. The committee had proposed the creation of 18 states, including Orashi State to be carved out from the present Rivers State. The proposal was unanimously adopted by delegates. In its reaction to the development, MOSOP described the omission of a Bori or Ogoni State as one of the continued injustices and marginalisation against the people of Ogoni. The spokesman for the movement, Mr. Bari-ara Kpalap, who articulated the…
Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to review his strategy for tackling the Boko Haram insurgency in the country. Falana, in a statement on Sunday, argued that the emergency rule imposed in some parts of the country had not made any meaningful impact in the affected states. He said, “Notwithstanding the imposition of emergency rule and the militarisation of the North East region for over six months the reckless killings of unarmed people by the dreaded Boko Haram sect have become a regular phenomenon. “Last Sunday, hundreds of worshippers were butchered in a church in the…
In an effort to stem security challenges, the second session of the Nigeria/Cameroon Trans-Border Security Committee meets in Abuja from July 8-11. This information is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by Karounwi Adekunle, the Special Assistant, Media, to the National Security Adviser, NSA. Mr. Adekunle said that the session was being organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Office of the NSA. He said the session will be declared open by the National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. The spokesperson quoted the head of Nigerian delegation, Babatunde Samuel, as saying that “the purpose…
The voluptuous and pretty OAP, who by the way says she still is a virgin has got our eyes busy as usual. Ndani TV’s ‘The Juice’ host, Toolz is currently on vacation with her bobo, Capt. Demurun — co-owner EME– in Marrakech, Morocco. The curvy media personality celebrated her birthday, today, July 6 and she shared some stunning images from her fun-filled holiday, giving us a peek at her well toned belly and a tiny bit of cleavage was also on display…. She captioned the photo: #FunTimes #Marrakech #Thankful