This further proves my argument, D’banj’s career might not be blossoming as a singer but mark my words when i say the Kokomaster has made more money than he would have ever seen with Mo’ Hitz records. D’Banj has been in France for some weeks for a meeting or two for his new love and agriculture campaign. During the course of the meeting, he ran into American business magnate, Bill Gates. The photo you see right there is worth at least $70 billion
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Nasarawa State youth wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has endorsed the State Governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, for re-election in 2015. The youth wing’s Political Mobilization and Awareness Committee (PMAC) also said they are out to mobilize support for the governor to run for re-election come 2015 because of his track records of achievement, which they said is “salvaging the state from the grip of backwardness”. Leader of the committee, Comrade Yusuf Abari, who particularly mentioned healthcare delivery, education, youth empowerment, agriculture and women development programmes as some of the critical areas where the Al-Makura administration has impacted…
A former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday lampooned the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, saying the allegation by the minister that the emergence of Boko Haram could be traced to him (Tinubu) and some of his political associates, was unsustainable as unreasonable as it was. Specifically, Tinubu, who described Obanikoro’s allegation as a political Boko Haram, which the PDP was the chief architect, noted that the ruling party and the minister were, by the said allegation, establishing grounds for another round of clamping down on opposition, militarising…
A first class traditional ruler in Kaduna state Thursday shunned youths who staged a peaceful protest to his palace over the persistent killings and destructions in the area. The youths, under the aegis of Concerned Southern Kaduna Youths( CSKY) had marched peacefully to the palace of the paramount ruler of Kagoro in Kaura local government of Kaduna state, Chief Ufuwai Bonet to present a protest letter for onward delivery to other traditional rulers in the southern part of Kaduna state only for the traditional ruler to refuse them audience as he said the youths did not follow due process to…
The United States of America has warned its citizens planning to travel to or within Abuja this weekend to take extra precautionary measures for their personal security and safety. In a message from US to its citizens in Abuja, the US mission in Nigeria said that the security message had become necessary in view of the June 25 bombing in the Wuse II neighborhood of Abuja. The statement issued by an Executive Director in the US mission, Mr. Stephen P. Brunette, the mission added that given the history of bombing attacks on weekends (some associated with holidays), as well as…
The House of Representatives Committee on Health as been mandated by the House to wade into the industrial crisis pitting the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) against the Federal Ministry of Health. The committee, which has a week to accomplish its task and report back to the House, is expected to find amicable ways of resolving the strike impasse. The House acting on a motion on ‘urgent need to resolve the crisis in the health sector’ moved by the Minority Whip, Hon. Samson Osagie (APC,Edo), urged the NMA and its members to call off the action they embarked upon last Tuesday.…
The House of Representatives has urged the federal ministry of education to ensure the construction or repairs of perimeter fences of all unity schools in the country. This came apparently following increasing insurgency in the country, with attacks targeting schools becoming rampant. More than 200 girls abducted on April 14 by the Boko Haram sect at Government Secondary school, Chibok, Borno State, are yet to be found. Mandating its committee on education to liaise with the ministry to ensure compliance, members of the lower chamber expressed worry over the absence of perimeter fences in some unity schools in the country.…
Famous actor Wale Ojo who is a Nigerian-British with awards in his closet has been added to the star studded cast of Africa Magic‘s hit soap opera – Tinsel. Wale Ojo is more known for the television series Meet The Adebanjos, which depicts the hilarious lives of a Nigerian family living in London. He also starred in Kunle Afolayan‘s critically acclaimed Phone Swap. He plays the role of Nosa, a well known established comedian and a lawyer by training known for uttering outrageous truths and taking positions that go against conventional wisdom, but always with a grain of truth in…
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has denied being behind the plot to sack Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State from office. Gov. Al-Makura is facing impeachment threats from the PDP-dominated State House of Assembly. To this end, it was learnt that no fewer than 20 lawmakers met in Abuja on Tuesday evening to perfect the alleged plan. It was also alleged that N1billion inducement package with support from the PDP and the Presidency is on the cards for any lawmaker that participates in the plot to impeach the governor, who is of the All Progressives Congress.…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has maintained that a former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, not only lied but distorted facts to reach a biased conclusion on the party’s comments concerning the proscription of Boko Haram and other terrorist groups by the federal government In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday by its national publicity secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, APC also said Fani-Kayode’s emotional response to an earlier statement by the party failed to wash off the thick mud he splashed on himself when he returned to his vomit, repudiated everything he ever said he stood for and made himself…
Edo State Government has reversed The planned competency test for teachers in Edo State have been reversed by the state government, with the 936 teachers whose names were deleted from the payroll over certificate discrepancies and age falsification recalled. Government also announced the immediate extension of the relativity to teachers in the state public schools. Governor Adams Oshiomhole made the announcement on Thursday during a meeting with the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). “On assumption of office, it was very clear to me and my colleagues that our future is defined by the level…
The Federal Government yesterday said contrary to reports, the new vehicle import tariff which commenced on July 1, did not impose a flat tariff of 70 percent duty on all imported used cars, saying the new policy would not lead to increase in cost of vehicles in the country. This came as ports operators under the aegis of Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), threatened to shut port activities should the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) go ahead with the implementation of the new auto policy. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, who gave this clarification while…
Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, on Wednesday took out the federal government’s frustration over the mindless killings in the country by the Boko Haram insurgents on the Nigerian media, alleging that the wide media coverage accorded the insurgents had been responsible for the escalating rate of their activities. The minister, who stated this while State House correspondents at the end of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), said the copious attention being given to the exploits of the sect in parts of the country was all the motivation they needed to unleash terror on innocent citizens.…
The senator representing Kwara central senatorial district, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday flagged-off his annual distribution of Ramadan gifts – consisting of raw food items – to his constituents. The items, worth about N80 million, was distributed to the people of Kwara central in all the 832 polling units at his political office, Mandate House, in Ilorin, the state capital. Saraki, who is a former governor of the state, according to the Director General of his constituency office, Engineer Musa Yeketi, said the gesture was to assist the fasting Muslims in the holy month of Ramadan. Presenting the items to…
The Nigerian military on Wednesday denied allegations of human rights abuses levied against troops in the counter-insurgency operation in the North-East. Since the military offensive against insurgency in the North-East part of the country began, the military has been accused of human rights abuses and extra-judicial killings by witnesses, local and international observer groups, including the Human Rights Watch. However, the Director, Defence Information, Maj-Gen. Chris Olukolade, at the briefing of the Joint National Information Centre, Abuja, said the allegations against troops are false and baseless. He said the Nigerian military and other security agencies are guided by global rules…
Jonathan After President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan wrote a piece for the Newyork Times, answering sensitive questions about his administration slow tactics in rescuing the abducted Chibok Girls, Washington Post’s Karen Attiah decided to orchestrate a sarcastic version of it. If you have not read it, you can do so HERE Information Nigeria decided to cull 5 major striking points. 1) “I hoped the world would ignore it as just another African tragedy”- The writer was referring to the abducted Chibok Girls, claiming Jonathan would have ignored the abduction had it not gone viral courtesy of the powerful #BringBackOurGirls hashtag. In…
A delegate to the ongoing conference in Abuja, Aliyu Abdulkarreem, has said that the Conference is full of active election riggers. The delegate, who made this known in his contribution to the debate on report by the Committee on Political Parties and Electoral Matters on Tuesday, recommended stiffer penalties, including summary execution by firing squad, to discourage election rigging in the country. Abdulkarreem was quoted to have said: “I want the Conference to look at the issue of rigging in the country. It is giving us bad government and that is why we are having bad governance. “Election riggers must…
Ever since we told you earlier about the #MobilizeYourTeam contest for social media influencers sponsored by Mobilizr.net, Samsung and CCHub (see the story here if you missed it), Lagos city’s ‘finest’ have pulled no punches in going for the $3,000…a mini Game of Thrones if you ask me… Apparently, all you require is a little bit of creativity, sometimes mixed in with a large dose of madness, lol Guyz are not smiling in Lagos, we’ve seen people doing all sorts… -> the creative -> the motivational -> the less-than-very-straightforward and the downright disturbing (Doro Pinky, why? WHY?) Even our friends…
Aides of delegates at the ongoing national conference, particularly drivers, yesterday protested at the entrance of Andrew Otutu Obaseki hall, over what they termed ill- treatment, but were stopped from entering by men of the Department of State Service, DSS. According to the aides, who were led by Egwuata Remigius, they were deprived of allowances, welfare ranging from food to accommodation adding that while the delegates whom they drive sleep in hotels, they sleep in their cars. Their placards read, “many drivers sleep in cars at hotels and parks, have we lost our moral compass? “Justice Kutigi please do justice…
We all know that most of our celebrities today, were once very broke and had to work hard and with patience, got to where they are today. In this new interview with Daily Newswatch, Mercy Aigbe takes us into her background, which she said informs her virtuosity, while attributing her phenomenal rise in the industry to God’s “mercies” and hard work. Read interview below: – Why did you settle for the Yoruba genre of Nollywood despite the fact that you are not Yoruba, plus you speak the English language quite fluently? I actually started with the English sector of Nollywood.…