NEW SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE President ON POLITICAL MATTERS, Prof. RUFAI ALKALI BEING ADMINISTERED OATH OF OFFICE YESTERDAY. CREDIT: REUBEN ABATI President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday administered oaths of office on his new Special Adviser on Political Matters, Prof. Rufai Alkali, three permanent secretaries and a commissioner in the Federal Civil Service Commission. The brief ceremony, which held inside the council chambers of the presidential villa during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, saw the president caution politicians to always watch what they in order to portray good politics in Nigeria. He said: “As the political adviser you are like…
Author: Wale Adebayo
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday led members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to pay tributes to a former Minister of Information, Prof Dora Akunyili, who died in an Indian Specialist Cancer Hospital on June 7, at the age of 59 FEC members recalled the life and times of the Amazon – as Akunyili was fondly called, who shot into limelight, locally and internationally when she became the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and fought tooth and nail to rid the nation of substandard and counterfeit drugs. They noted that the late Akunyili…
Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso has raised the alarm, saying that the Federal Government was trying to harm him and his family by withdrawing a substantial number of his security aides and policemen. The governor has also accused the Federal Government of sponsoring those he described as the enemies of the state to embark on violent protests across the state with a view to bringing down his administration. Kwankwaso, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, with four other governors to the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, last December, told journalists in Abuja that he was concerned about the…
The Kano State Government has dismissed as false speculations, reports that the appointment of Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as Emir of Kano, has been nullified. The state Commissioner of Information, Dr. Danburam Abubakar Nuhu, who spoke to the press on Wednesday, urged members of the public to disregard the rumour and go about their normal businesses even as he urged them to accept the emergence of Sanusi as Emir of Kano in good fate, saying it is the will of God. According to the commissioner, Sanusi’s emergence as emir followed due process because necessary consultations were made by the four…
The Inspector-General of Police, I-G, Mohammed Abubakar, on Wednesday said that the police would deploy adequate personnel and roll out necessary weapons to provide maximum security toward the general elections. Mr. Abubakar spoke during the foundation laying ceremony of the Police Multipurpose Centre on the Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, Lagos. He was represented by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Works and Housing, Kachi Udeoji. Mr. Abubakar said that the Nigeria Police Force was already prepared for the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states. He gave the assurance that necessary measures had been taken to ensure hitch-free…
EX-Gov. PETER Obi WITH REVEREND SISTERS WATCHING THE AMBULANCE CONVEYING DORA AKUNYILI’S BODY INTO THE MORTUARY OF THE National HOSPITAL, ABUJA, YESTERDAY The remains of a former Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili, arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja late on Wednesday and was received by members of her family and political associates. The reception team was led by the erstwhile Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, who stated that Akunyili would be given a burial befitting of her status and fame. The remains of the former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug…
THE LATE EMIR OF GWOZA, ALH. MUSTAPHA IDRISSA TIMTA BEING BURIED ACCORDING TO ISLAMIC RITES. The kingmakers in Gwoza Emirate Council of Borno, on Wednesday announced Muhammad Timta as the new Emir of Gwoza. Mr. Timta replaces his father, Shehu, killed by Boko Haram on his way to Gombe two weeks ago. The new emir was chosen after a meeting of the kingmakers in Gwoza. The coronation was low key due to security challenge and continuous attacks on Gwoza by Boko Haram insurgents. The new Emir, however, promised to unite and strengthen the relationship between Christians and Muslims in the…
Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar is a year older today and she has released some hot and sexy photos to celebrate her day. The excited Kano-born actress/UN Ambassador took her Instagram page to treat her fans to some cute photos. She also dropped a message for her lovers and her haters who have always labeled her a ‘sharer’. She shared the photo below with the caption: “If there s one thing I hold very very protectively is my womanhood yep!!!am not a sharer regardless of what has been written about me in 13years.yes 13years in nollywood is like being born and…
Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke who lost his mother in April 2014 after along battle with stroke has a way of remembering her, he last week got a tattoo of her name “Gladys 4ever”on his right arm. Meanwhile the actor is finalising preparations for his late mother’s funeral. See photos below After the death of his mother he paid an emotional tribute to his late mother. Jim Iyke as always shown his closeness to his late mom. Last year he showered praises on his late mom, expressing how much she meant to him. Meanwhile the Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke in a…
Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara state was in tumultuous chaos on Wednesday, when three unidentified fully armed men stormed the university’s campus at Adewole area of the metropolis to arrest a female student. The appearance of the gunmen raised suspicions, making some male students of the institution to prevent them from effecting the arrest of their female colleague, an action the school authorities supported, as the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. AbdulKareem Age, said it was wrong for any security operative to carry out any operation within the university campus without formally notifying the management about such action. The development…
Police have confirmed that four people were killed and 19 others injured in a clash between Gwari farmers and Fulani herdsmen in Paiko, near Gwagwalada, on Thursday. The Divisional Police Officer in the area, Mr Patrick Daaor, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that two persons died at the scene, while two others died at the hospital. Daaor said the quick intervention of the police helped in controlling the clash. The Chairman, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada, Medical Advisory Committee, Dr Haruna Abubakar, also confirmed the casualties. NAN learnt that some Fulani herdsmen allegedly entered…
Minister of Power, Professor Chinedu Nebo, has admitted the failure of power reforms in the country. According to Nebo, up to 30 million Nigerians are living in total darkness. He therefore faulted existing surveys which put the percentage of Nigerians without electricity at 50 per cent. Nebo made the disclosure at the General Electric (GE) Distributed Power launch in Lagos, on Tuesday, stressing that about 60 percent of Nigerians were without electricity, while 30 million households were actually in darkness. “There are figures which put Nigerians without electricity at 50 per cent but I say the figure is much more…
Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Johnson Olawumi announced that the Corps has suspended the posting of youth corps members to the North East states of Adamawa, Yobe and Borno due to the insecurity in the region, noting that anyone who wants to be posted or is serving in any of those states is on his or her own. According to Olawumi, who spoke at the annual Management Conference of the NYSC taking place in Calabar, insecurity in the North East region has claimed the lives of many Corps members in the region making it inadvisable…
Calvin and Ora Calvin Harris reportedly dumped Rita Ora publicly via Twitter. She still thought they could work through their issues before he announced their relationship was over. The superstar DJ, who had been dating the singer and actress on/off for more than a year, took to the social media site last week to announce their relationship was over, but Rita was supposedly unaware he was going to release the message and still thought they could work through their issues. An insider told The Sun newspaper: “Rita was left embarrassed when he tweeted that it was all over. “She didn’t…
Definitely the two biggest music names in the Eastern part of Nigeria presently, Phyno and Flavour have started working on the video for the song together from Phyno’s album. The two have maximized their trip to Durban (for the MAMAs) by shooting a video for Authe (Authentic) off Phyno’s NGNG Album. ‘Authe’ is one of the tracks on Phyno’s debut album, No Guts No Glory and it features Flavour on the joint. While we anticipate the video, here’s a glimpse of what to expect in the video below: –
Sexy famous Kenya Socialite and video vixen — Vera Sidika was recently criticized for bleaching her skin, but that doesn’t seem to bother the very hot supermodel. Vera entertained her fans recently s she went pole dancing at a local club in Kenya. Vera made an appearance at an event on Friday, June 6, 2014, at X/S Millionaires club. She was seen on stage being entertained by a male stripper before taking over the show to display some of her own ‘pole dancing skills’. Speaking to Kenya Television Network journalist, Larry Madowo on Thursday, June 5, when asked about her…
Remember I said this was coming very soon, and here it is. The very obvious and predictable Nollywood producers have lived up to their unprofessional standards as they take advantage of any slight opportunity to make a quick buck. Barely months after the ALUU4 were killed, Nollywood producers released a movie depicting how they died, the movie producers were heavily chastised for being insensitive to the plights of the parents of the boys who died. From the rise in the sale of Blackberry phones, we had Blackberry Babes, from the unfortunate lynching of 4 University of Port Harcourt students in…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Wednesday raised the alarm over what it described as the desperation of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, led federal government to capture Ekiti State, saying the ongoing clampdown on a section of the media is part of a grand plot to silence Nigerians. In a statement issued by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party said the multi-pronged approach commenced with the harassment and intimidation of the people of Ekiti state to prevent them from coming out to vote in the June 21 governorship poll. “The pre-meditated violence inflicted on innocent and harmless…
The Supervising Minister of Aviation, Dr. Sam Ortom, on Monday denied receiving funds from agencies under the ministry to oil his campaign machinery for the governorship elections in Benue State. Ortom said those peddling the rumor that he was collecting money from aviation agencies were on a sinister mission to discredit him. The minister made the clarification in a statement just as he said the over N174 billion debt owed by the aviation ministry on the third phase of airport re-modelling projects across the country was not any discovery, but a submission he made when the National Assembly Committee on…
The Osun State Government on Wednesday declared Thursday a work-free day for residents of the state. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Sunday Akere, made this public in a press statement. According to the statement, the gesture is to commemorate the June 12, 1993, presidential election. The statement said the day was to mark the election presumably won by a business mogul, Chief Moshood Abiola (MKO), but annulled by the then military regime. [NAN]