Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State yesterday disclosed that the Dutse Airport in the state capital would start commercial flights operation from July 14, 2014. Gov. Lamido, who disclosed this to newsmen when the Managing Director of Overland Airline, Mr. Edward Boyo, paid him a courtesy call, said the commercial flights will be within Nigeria for now while international flights will commence at a later date. “We will launch our first commercial flight on July 14th, 2014. Arrangements have been concluded to airlift Jigawa intending pilgrims from our airport. We are willing to partner Overland Airline for the development of…
Author: Wale Adebayo
A Federal High Court in Lagos State on Tuesday remanded a Pakistani, Iftikhar Muhamma Arslan, in prison for allegedly importing cocaine into Nigeria from Qatar. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke ordered that the accused be remanded in prison following his arraignment on a one-count charge by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The suspect was reportedly committed the offence on April 5, 2014, and was arrested by NDLEA officials the same day at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, during the inward screening of passengers. The charge reads in part: “That you, Iftikhar Muhamma Arslan, a Pakistani, on the 5th day…
A bomb blast has been reported in Wuse in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. The source of the blast is yet to be ascertained, but sources said it occurred on a street close to popular Emab plaza. Bomb was said to have been placed in a red Volkswagen Golf car. The driver of the car parked between Emab and Banex plaza was said to have ran out of the car minutes before the ball went off. Boko Haram has been responsible for several attacks in recent months, shaking the world with the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls in Borno State.
Nigerian comedian Bovi has just made a joke about his wife, which she might consider not funny. Detla State-born entertainer, who only a couple of months ago publicly praised his spouse Christabel, now takes to Instagram to call her… ugly. He posted the photo of Christabel and their second child, who will turn 1 only in September, and captioned it as follows: “Beautiful daughter, ugly mother, just keeping it real@kristalugboma. Thank God for me who balanced ish up.” While some of his fans laughed at the stunt, the others blasted Bovi calling him “blind”.
Yesterday I brought you a report about D’banj’s ‘Lee’ family and how they were on a radio tour which kick-started in Abuja. The Lee family have shared more photos from their much talked about tour. See more photos below: –
Nigeria’s foremost stand-up comic, AY and wife Mabel are currently together in Brazil watching the World cup. The couple shared photos of themselves rocking Nigerian football jerseys with their names tagged at the back. We all hope the Eagles win tonight so they don’t cut AY’s vacation short. Photos below: –
These days, everybody is crazy bout taking selfies and it’s quite funny that the trend just began months ago. However, the photo above just proves people have been taking selfies as far back as the 1920s, so the millennium kids wouldn’t think they started the trend which has become a world wide phenomenon. We compared this to the group Oscar selfie taken by Ellen DeGeneres which trended with over a million retweets on Twitter worldwide and you can see there is not much difference in the pose. Just that the devices became much smaller.
Barely three days after a suspected car bomb went off at the Kano School of Hygiene, another bomb has exploded at Kasuwan Kuturu market in Mubi area of Adamawa State. The State Commissioner of Police, John Abakasanga, was quoted by the News Agency of Nigeria as saying the explosion targeted a police patrol team. He said there was no casualty from the blast. Adamawa is one of the three states currently under emergency rule due to the activities of the Boko Haram insurgents. Details later…
FRANK MBA BEING DECORATED WITH NEW RANK BY IGP MD ABUBAKAR, DEPUTY DIRECTOR (INFORMATION) SSS, MARILYN OGAR & DEFENCE SPOKESMAN, MAJ-GEN. CHRIS OLUKOLADE The Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar, has commended the newly promoted Force spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Frank Mba, for turning around for good, the image of the Nigeria Police, as he decorated newly promoted senior police officers. Speaking during the decoration ceremony at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, the IG particularly commended Mr. Mba for his commitment and dedication to Service. IGP Abubakar said, “particularly the Force Public Relations Officer, who came in…
He may have lost last Saturday’s governorship election that could have helped him secure a second term in office but outgoing governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, is still discharging his functions till his tenure expires on October 16, 2014, as he has promised to create new council areas before that time. The governor made this known while receiving the report of the Local Government Creation Committee, led by Justice Akin Ajakaye (rtd) in his office yesterday. It would be recalled that the seven-member committee was inaugurated by the governor on January 15, this year, following the agitation from…
Famous Hollywood actress and The ‘Scandal’ TV series star — Kerry Washington with her Nigerian bobo, Nnamdi Asomugha have finally decided to let their new born baby see the outside world. Since Kerry had baby — Isabel Amarachi in April, Kerry and hubby Nnamdi Asomugha, an ex NFL footballer, have not released any pictures of their newly born baby. Though, paparazzi couldn’t get a glimpse of the baby, but they were able to take few shots of the couple leaving a barbeque in L.A
We all know there’s no real definite path to stardom, but i came across this article online and decided to let you my esteem readers go through it and judge for yourself. It’s a list of things written by a certain individual on ways to become a superstar. Read it below and tell me if you agree: – HOW TO BE A NIGERIAN SUPERSTAR MUSICIAN It’s the 2nd week of the New Year folks and once again I say thanks for being faithful supporters of this column and the blog this past year. You’re most highly appreciated. Many people would gladly…
Just yesterday, I was talking about the rate at which musicians are crossing-over into movies; today is another weird but successful cross-over. Fuji maestro, K1 has taken the role of a king in the yet-to-be-released epic movie, Eko: The Blessing of Olofin, which is centred on the true story of Lagos. The producer of the movie is Fola Onifade and it was directed by Femi Bright. The movie was shot in Ifo and Badagry, Eko: The Blessing of Olofin features top actors like Bukky Wright, Jide Kosoko, Iya Awero, Leye Adeshile, Orisha Bunmi, Yemi Blaq and Kanran, among others. All the…
The National President of Ninzon Progressive Youths, NPY, Mr. Bezard Wuya has blamed the Kaduna State government for the killing of about 38 persons in attacks on two villages in the state. “The Fulani wrote a letter to our Chief in Gwantu early this month, warning that they will come and kill our people even when we never offended them. “We took the threat seriously and took copies of the letter to the government. But no efforts were made to protect vulnerable places. This is the third, but most barbaric, of the attacks on us,” lamented Wuya. Governor Ramalan Yero…
Men of the Ondo State Police Command have detained a 24-year-old psychiatric patient, Iijisakin Ayoola after he reportedly stabbed his 60-year-old traditional doctor, Alfa Iliasu Waheed to death in Idanre. The suspect reportedly stabbed the traditional doctor, who specialised in healing psychiatric patients, in the neck with a broken bottle which caused his death. The suspect was said to have attempted to set the house on fire after stabbing the deceased. Sources say the deceased was attacked from behind by the suspect who drove the broken bottle into the neck of his doctor in his apartment. The shout for help…
Although the Bakare household are trying to weather the storm, the mother and her kids still manage to wear smiles on their faces and also matching tinted hair color and style. After her boutique and some of her husband’s property were confiscated, Laide had to fly out of the US precisely to cool off pending when the whole saga will die down. She was spotted playing with her kids, and interestingly she rocked the same hairstyle with her daughter
Entertainment’s greatest couple of all time — Jay Z and Beyonce and making plans for their collabo tour. In two days time, Beyoncé and Jay Z will kick off their “On the Run Tour” at Sun Life Stadium in Miami; after premiering the star-studded “RUN” movie trailer last month, the superstar couple has shared a series of black-and-white snapshots from their rehearsals for the stadium shows. Bey is seen wearing a hoodie while practicing some dance moves in front of the giant LED screen, while Jay looks at the stage through a monitor. Mr. and Mrs. Carter are pictured together…
At least 38 persons, including women and children, were Monday night killed in separate attacks on Fadan Karshi and Nandu villages in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State. “They came around 10 p.m. last night (Monday night) and started killing people in Fadan Karshi village. They killed 17 people there,” said Chairman of Sanga Local Government Area, Mr. Emmanuel Adamu, while confirming the attack to Vanguard on phone. “We first thought they were unknown gunmen, but we later discovered that they were Fulani. The youths were able to capture two of them. One of them is dead. The one…
Crisis in the Assemblies of God Church Nigeria has taken a new twist as two camps yesterday clashed in Enugu, leaving a number of people wounded. The clash was said to have been caused by the attempt by a faction loyal to the Assistant General Superintendent, Rev. Chidi Okoroafor, to hold an anti-Paul Emeka meeting at Isiagu Street, Achara Layout branch of the church. Rev. Paul Emeka, the embattled General Superintendent of the church and some top members had engaged in a protracted dispute over issues relating to lack of accountability and conspiracy in the church’s leadership. The anti-Emeka members…
Less than 50 percent of the Nigerian population currently have access to electricity, according to Minister of Power, Professor Chinedu Nebo. The minister, who disclosed this at the 15th Herbert Macaulay biennial lecture organised by the Engineering Faculty of University of Nigeria, Nsukka, yesterday, said the federal government was, however, working hard to increase access to 75 percent by 2020. According to him, government was also looking at the possibility of exploiting the country’s untapped coal resource, currently estimated to be in excess of three billion tons in reserve, to power electricity in the country. Nebo explained that coal production…