She might not be Nigerians’ favourite political appointee but that has not stopped Petroleum Resources Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke from being nominated as Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) by President Goodluck Jonathan. The news agency, Reuters, which carried the report, said Mrs. Alison-Madueke’s candidacy is intended to break the deadlock over the standoff among opposing candidates from Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Iran over the post, according to Iraq’s oil minister, Abdul Kareem Luaibi. The position, currently occupied by Abdullah al-Badri of Libya since 2007, will become vacant in December. OPEC is expected to meet Wednesday (today) but…
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The chairman, caretaker committee of Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State, Alhaji Ali Modu Gana, has expressed dismay at a media report credited to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa Service programme on Tuesday, which stated that “some Boko Haram terrorists invaded Dikwa on Monday and set ablaze the council’s secretariat after chasing away security operatives deployed in the area”. Gana said “there was no Boko Haram attack in Dikwa as carelessly and unprofessionally reported by the BBC, describing the report as baseless, unfounded, untrue and aimed at misleading the public and giving terrorists cheap publicity”. The council boss,…
Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State has described the appointment of Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the new Emir of Kano as well deserved, saying it had been divinely ordained that Sanusi would be the 14th emir of the ancient northern city. He said this when he paid a condolence visit to Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso and Sanusi over the death of the late Emir, Alhaji Ado Bayero and to congratulate Sanusi on his appointment as the new emir, at the Government House in Kano. Nyako told the new emir that “God Almighty has destined that you are going to be…
A former head of state, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has assured members of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) community that the name of the institution remains sacrosanct. Speaking yesterday in Lagos during the university’s 2012/2013 Batch A convocation, Gowon said nobody could change the name of the university. He urged the graduating students to remain committed to the ideals of the school, saying the university, known for excellence, “has come to stay”. It would be recalled that during his 2012 2012 Democracy Day broadcast, President Goodluck Jonathan had renamed the institution to Moshood Abiola University in memory of acclaimed winner…
Protests continue in Kano over the emergence of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as Emir. The palace has therefore been placed under surveillance as security men cordoned off the area, to forestall breakdown of law and order. Meanwhile, the new Emir of Kano, Mallam Lamido Sanusi, received visitors who paid him homage at the Government House. The new emir was presented with instruments of Kano Emirship by the Madaki of Kano and chairman of the four-man kingmakers’ council, Alhaji Yusuf Nabahani Cigari Ibrahim. The instruments comprise the Holy Qu’ran, the “twin spear” (Tagwayen Masu), the sword, Emir Dabo’s hat…
The two biggest markets in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) – the Wuse and Garki Ultra Modern Markets – were in the early hours of yesterday shut down by security agents who claimed to be operating under intelligence report that bombs were planted in them. The closure, which was confirmed by the Public Relations Officer, Abuja Markets Management Limited (AMML), Mr. Innocent Amaechina, lasted for three hours before the traders and customers were eventually allowed inside the premises. According to Amaechina, the market management and owners of shops and stalls in the affected areas had to comply with the directive,…
Insurgency has exposed the people of Gwoza area of Borno State to extreme food scarcity that has left them eating wild fruits and roots to survive, reports have said. Owing to the humanitarian crisis caused by the attacks, thousands of residents of the six border villages of Attagara, Amuda, Agapalawa, Ashigashiya, Ngoshe and Chikedeh in Gwoza Local Government Area have also started to leave their villages for fear of more attacks after which suffering incessant Boko Haram attacks in the last one month. Mass exodus from the villages was said ti have started on Monday, as residents move into caves…
If you aren’t too familiar with Yoruba home videos, you might not even have an idea who she is. Iyabo Ojo is currently one of the leading faces in the Yoruba Nollywood industry with a couple of excellent movies to her name. The sexy Yoruba actress who is currently holidaying in the States showed off her sexy legs on a beach with friends. More pictures below: –
A lot of you might know her simply as Davido’s ex girlfriend, but her real name is actually — Nish Kards. The pretty Ghanaian hottie with a very banging body is now the new internet rave of the moment, flaunting her assets on all platforms. She dated the Afro-Pop star between 2012 and early last year. See photos below: – See more photos below…
Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy and Pakistan, South Asia’s second largest economy have agreed to collaborate on war against terror. Both countries have been experiencing strong economic growth in recent times, but are however faced with insurgency, with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan unleashing terror in the Asian country and Boko Haram in Nigeria. They are however equally poised to improve their bilateral trade from the current level of below $100m, to $1bn in the next five years. The revelation came to the fore when President Goodluck Jonathan signed bilateral trade agreement with his counterpart from Pakistan. President Maroon Hussain at the Presidential Villa.…
No fewer than five people have been killed by suspected members of Islamist sect Boko Haram in an attack on two villages in Borno State. The attackers also carted away food items as well as livestocks, Vanguard reports. Tohya and Wurojene villages near Chibok, residents said were attacked by suspected Boko Haram gunmen, who opened fire on the villagers as soon as they arrived at about 7pm on Monday, killing at least five people. “The attackers fired at the people and many residents fled into the bush. There was confusion everywhere as the attackers set fire on houses. They continue…
The Federal Government was on Tuesday ordered to pay nearly $70,000 in damages after at least one person was killed and 12 seriously injured during the military’s forced eviction of a slum five years ago. The case relates to an incident on October 12, 2009, when families in the the southern city of Port Harcourt were forced out of their make-shift homes by the military. The 40 waterfront settlements in Port Harcourt are thought to be home to more than 200,000 people and tens of thousands have been forcibly evicted in recent years. It is still not clear exactly how…
It seems the United States has a day for everything. Apparently. Sunday 8th June 2014 was National Best Friend Day in America. To commemorate the day, Queen Bey posted an image of herself and her best friends including mother Tina Knowles, and cousin Angie Beyince, as well as Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams and Lala Anthony. The ladies – all without make-up, are all smiles as they pose for the cameras.
Former Miss World 2001, supermodel and fashion designer — Agbani Darego handed over the crown over a decade ago but she is still living the good life and traveling first class. She was invited by champagne house Moet & Chandon as a special guest to the 2014 Roland Garros Tournament as well as to be a part of the VIP Epernay Experience. Agbani wasn’t the only Nigerian personality invited for the 3-day affair. Also present for the experience were publisher of Genevieve Magazine Betty Irabor, beauty entrepreneur/event planner Elohor Aisien, and editor-in-chief of ThisDay Style Ruth Osime. During the trip,…
It has been 2 years now but the movie that saw Rita Dominic playing a role like never before, is still winning awards. Rita Dominic and Mildred Okwo‘s 2012 blockbuster “The Meeting” won the Audience Award for Best Film at the just concluded Nollywood Week Paris film festival. Rita attended the gala in an Ankara dress, which she styled with a black belt and black pumps. The film festival ended on Sunday 8th June 2014.
Normal people celebrate their birthdays and receive cakes, cards and maybe a perfume if you are lucky; well, Tonto Dikeh isn’t normal. Tonto’s boy-toy who she now refers to as Mr X, bought her a G-Wagon worth around N30m. She calls it her best gift and says it is being shipped into the country. She also got a massive one of a kind cake from her stylist Swanky Jerry. See Captioned this: ‘My bezt gift sits on d oceanz Riding to mii #TeamGwagonz #Elevation #Kaftan #MrX u ve blessed mii Lord tnxxx’
Withstanding all the brouhaha with his record label and all of that, Afro-pop singer Olawale Ashimi, aka Brymo, has announced the release of his upcoming album. Remember he dropped an album last year despite his controversy and the ongoing court case with his former label Chocolate City. The singer has moved on and has already and started putting together materials for his next project, titled ‘Tabula Rasa’. Although the singer is yet to share the release date for the album, he promised to make a good album to thrill his fans with love songs and ballads in a fusion of…
Former Lagos State first lady now Senator representing Lagos Central in the Senate on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, has described happenings in the country as sickening, warning that unless some proactive decisions are taken in 2015, the situation may get worse than it already is. Senator Tinubu, who made the assertion on Sunday at a press briefing to mark her third anniversary in the Red Chamber, stated in very clear terms that, “Nigerians must wake up and prepare a solid future and sound legacy for our children”. In her address entitled: “Making a…
A three-year-old marriage has been dissolved by an Ilorin Area Court over the husband’s drunkenness. Memunat Wahab, had approached the court for the dissolution of her marriage to Yusuf Wahab, alleging that he was fond of drinking alcohol. “My husband drinks to stupour and shouts every night in the street, thus disturbing the peace of the environment. “His drunken behaviour has made some of our neighbours to believe that my husband is mentally sick, which is not so,’’ Memunat said. The woman, who resides in Adabata area of Ilorin, said she got married to Yusuf in 2011, but they are…
A 26-year-old security guard, John Oche, who allegedly broke into a bank and stole valuables worth N4.1 million, on Tuesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. Oche, a security guard attached to the Mainstreet Bank, is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, burglary and theft. The Prosecutor, Insp. Nurudeen Thomas, told the court that the accused and others at large, committed the offences at about 11:00p.m., on May 12 at a branch of Mainstreet Bank situated at Second Gate, FESTAC Town, Lagos. Thomas said that the accused broke into the bank and stole a Plasma television set worth N110,000 and a…