A member of the House of Representatives has said President Goodluck Jonathan and the Nigerian Army have by their recent remarks vindicated Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State, who was lampooned by the Presidency for raising the alarm that the military were not properly motivated and lacked the right hardware to fight Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East. The lawmaker, Mohammed Tahir Monguno, representing Monguno/Marte/Nganzai Federal Constituency of Borno, in a statement yesterday said with recent developments, he expected the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Matters, Dr. Doyin Okupe, to be humble and courageous enough to tender an…
Author: Wale Adebayo
The Northern States Governors’ Forum, NSGF, has congratulated Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi on his emergence as the new Emir of Kano. The governors said the ascension of the new emir marked the beginning of a new era, adding that the ex-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, was indeed stepping into a shoe he must learn how to properly fit into. Chairman of the forum and Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, in a congratulatory message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Israel Ebije, urged the new emir to rule without partisan considerations and to emulate the example…
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State yesterday described Sunday’s attack on his convoy by a team of mobile policemen as “an attempt to assassinate” him. He said the police action, which led to the killing of an All Progressives Congress (APC) member, Taiwo Akinola, was disrespectful of his office as the “Chief Security Officer of the state”. The Commander of Police Mobile Force in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, Gabriel Selenkere, allegedly fired the shot that killed Akinola during the symbolic sweeping of roads that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members passed through during their rally weekend. Fayemi spoke to reporters in Ado-Ekiti…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has decried the violence unleashed on peaceful members of the party at Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital on Sunday by the police, which it alleged was apparently acting out a script written by the Presidency and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to destabilize the South-west ahead of the 2015 general elections. In a statement in Lagos on Monday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the opposition party laid the blame for the violence at the doorstep of the Presidency and the PDP, wondering why the police, who are paid by taxpayers…
The Rivers State Government has condemned Sunday night’s grounding of the aircraft chartered by Governor Rotimi Amaechi at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, by the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), describing the incident as an act of tyranny. It also alleged that the governor was imprisoned. The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Ibim Semenitari, made this known while speaking with reporters yesterday in Port Harcourt, the state capital. Amaechi, who was in company of a former acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, and a former Governor of Gombe State, Senator…
The body of the late Prof. Dora Akunyili is expected to arrive in the country this week, family sources have disclosed. Media Adviser to the late former Minister of Information and Communications, Mr. Isaac Umunna, who made this known, stated that the deceased’s husband, Chike; and her brother, Dr. Anayo Edemobi, confirmed to him on Monday that the remains of Prof. Akunyili would be flown in before the end of the week. Umunna quoted the ex-minister’s husband and her brother as saying that the body would have been flown in earlier “but because yesterday was Sunday, it wasn’t a working…
FROM LEFT: Gov. SULLIVAN CHIME OF Enugu STATE; DEPUTY GOVERNOR EZE MADUMERE OF IMO; Gov. THEODORE ORJI OF ABIA; GOV. MARTIN ELECHI OF EBONYI AND DEPUTY GOVERNOR NKEM OKEKE OF ANAMBRA, ADDRESSING NEWSMEN AFTER SOUTH-EAST GOVERNORS MEETING IN Enugu ON SUNDAY. The South-East Governors’ Forum has expressed shock and sorrow over the death of the former Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili, on Saturday at an Indian Specialist Cancer Hospital. The governors, in a communiqué issued at the end of their meeting on Sunday in Enugu, expressed their condolences to the family of the deceased and the government…
An Ibadan Customary Court sitting at Mapo on Monday dissolved the eight-year-old marriage between one Matthew Dipo and his wife, Oluyemisi, after the latter attempted to burst her husband’s testicles. The Presiding President of the court, Mr Ezekiel Ogundipe, held that the court would not encourage any act that could lead to loss of life. “I put an end to your marriage so that there will be peace and order. I urge both of you to refrain from one another from today onwards. “Dipo shall pay a monthly feeding allowance of N2,500 for the upkeep of the three year-old child…
LOL, I must confess that i myself found it kind of weird that he would name his twins — Nollywood and Hollywood. I mean, if you grew up with such a name, would you forgive your parents? Hehe…. Femi Ogedengbe has lashed out at people who insulted him and his wife for naming their twins Nollywood and Hollywood. Femi said the same Nollywood they used in insulting him, made him today, and if not for the movie industry he might have been dead by now, because he would have probably joined a robbery gang like most of his friends did, who…
I personally think Mr. Ibu is one of the funniest men in Nigeria, you could burst out in laughter just by looking at the actor. Merrybet Gold Limited, a leading sports betting company in Nigeria whose platform provides world class bookmaking services recently signed ace Actor/Comedian Mr. John Okafor aka Mr. Ibu as one of its brand ambassadors. What’s better than losing money while staring at Mr. Ibu’s face, LOL! See more shots below: – Big Congrats To Him!
I just wrote a report earlier today about Davido’s ex, and he springs this up on me, LOL! Just this morning, Davido posted a photo of this beautiful lady on Instagram with a sweet birthday message ..Was told her name is Sophie and she is based in Abuja.
The Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said the commission is doing its best to avoid the mistakes of the past in preparing for the 2015 elections. He said the elections may be jeopardised by paucity of funds because of the style the Presidency was using to fund the commission and the lack of sufficient appropriation from the National Assembly. The INEC chairman spoke in Abuja at a two-day National Dialogue/stakeholders’ forum on Transparent, Credible, Free and Fair 2015 elections with the INEC, media, civil society groups, political party chairmen, political analysts and the public.…
Erstwhile Governor of Borno State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ali Modu-Sheriff, has denied a media report that he is sponsoring the candidature of a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Tom Ikimi, as the chairman of the party during the APC national convention slated for 13th June in Abuja. A national newspaper had claimed that Modu-Sheriff was sponsoring Ikimi for the APC chair, but in his reaction on Monday, the ex-governor denied the report, describing it as baseless and unfounded. “The story is not true. As one of the elders of the party, I…
The Supervising Minister of Aviation, Dr Samuel Ortom, on Monday assured Nigerians of the completion of all projects initiated in the remodelling programme of the four international airports. Ortom told newsmen after inspecting the ongoing Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, that the airports under the programme were Abuja, Port Harcourt, Lagos and Kano. He said that the ministry would do everything possible to ensure that the three phases of the remodelling projects were completed. The supervising minister said that the remodelling of airports were in three phases across the country. “We are committed to ensuring that we complete all projects that are initiated by the aviation master…
Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on Monday alleged that some members of the state House of Assembly, who recently defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), were paid N50 million each to decamp. Oshiomhole, who made the allegation when he addressed different youths on peaceful protest to the Government House, however, stressed that the state government was unperturbed with “the shenanigans of the defected lawmakers.” He said, “I thank you for recognizing that we all went round to campaign for these people who have decided to sell their mandate for naira and kobo.…
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the new Emir of Kano, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi on his emergence and turbaning, saying it will not play politics with the revered traditional institution. The party’s final acceptance of the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor as the new Emir of Kano came more than 24 hours after it committed a huge blunder by rushing to congratulate another contender – Sanusi Ado Bayero – even when official announcement of the successor to the late Ado Bayero had not been made. Apparently embarrassed by turn of events, the ruling PDP quickly…
PHOTO CREDIT: SAHARA REPORTERS Chairman of the Organisation and Mobilisation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South West and sole financier of PDP in Ogun State, Prince Buruji Kasamu, has flooded the ruling party’s headquarters in Abuja with bags of rice meant to induce voters to support President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election in 2015. The bags of rice which come in five kilograms sizes, are clearly marked as courtesy of Buruji’s as they bear his bogus title of “South-Western Mobilizer”. The bags, which bear President Jonathan’s image and the PDP logo, has the inscription, “The Transformation Agenda Continues”.…
The National Conference Committee on Economy, Trade and Investment, has recommended conversion of the National Planning Commission to Federal Ministry of Planning and Economic Development. The proposal was read by the Chairperson of the committee, Hajia Bola Shagaya, when she presented the committee’s report at plenary in Abuja on Monday. Shagaya said the committee suggested that the ministry should be domiciled in the office of the vice president and deputy governors at the federal and state levels, respectively. It advocated the return of the budget office of the federation to Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, while all treaties and…
MEMBERS OF Igbo leaders OF THOUGHT ASSEMBLY AFTER THEIR SEVENTH SUMMIT IN ENUGU The Concerned Igbo Leaders of Thought led by eminent lawyer, Prof. Ben Nwabueze (SAN) has joined the South East Governors Forum in condemning an attempt by the Biafra Zionist Movement (BZM) to declare the Republic of Biafra. In a statement by its deputy secretary, Evang. Elliot Uko, the ILT warned BZM and others not to overheat the polity. The group said the act of seizing a government broadcast station to announce a republic is not the proper way to express anger and frustration. Already, 13 BZM members,…
The Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has described former Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili, as the first female President Nigeria never had. In a statement issued in Abuja, the Minister, Hajiya Zainab Maina, also commiserated with the family, Government and people of Anambra over the untimely passing away of Akunyili. Maina described the deceased as a woman of uncommon courage and commitment to project Nigeria, adding that Nigerian women had lost a great ambassador of womanhood. She added that the late Akunyili, who died on Saturday in an Indian hospital after a prolonged battle with cancer,…