President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday appointed Prof. Rufa’i Alkali as his Special Adviser on Political Affairs more than a month after sacking Ahmed Gulak. The appointment was contained in a press release by the president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati. According to the statement, the President also appointed Hajia Baraka Sani as his Senior Special Assistant for Schools Agriculture Programme. Abati said the appointments were with immediate effect. Sani was Kano State Commissioner for Agriculture. A political scientist, who hails from Gombe State, Alkali, on his part served as National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic…
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The member representing Oyo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Olufemi Lanlehin, has dumped the All Progressives Congress. The Senator, who made this known in a letter to the Senate President – David Mark – on Thursday, indicated that he had transferred his membership to the Accord Party. Lanlehin explained that he got elected into the red chamber of the on the platform of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria. He, however, said the ACN in 2013, merged with other political parties to form the APC, an action he noted, did not get his support. The senator said…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Wednesday, bemoaned non-passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), saying that Nigeria was loosing trillions of naira as a result of non-passage of the bill by the National Assembly. This came just as the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, who was represented at the event, reiterated that the PIB was for the benefit of the Nigerian people, stressing that passage of the PIB would provide employment for Nigerians, improve the power sector, among others. But the chairman, House of Representatives on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), Honourable Dakuku Peterside, stated that passage of PIB…
Kano State Police Commissioner Adenrele Shinaba, Thursday told journalists that men of the state police command have arrested some of the perpetrators of the March 18, 2013 multiple bomb blasts that killed dozens of people and destroyed five luxury buses at the New Road Luxury Motor Park in Sabon Gari area of the city. According to him, the police have made a breakthrough in their investigation of the blasts and efforts are being made to make more arrests. “If you recall, last year, there were multiple bomb blasts at New Road Park, Sabon Gari, Kano. The Command has achieved a…
Forty-five people were killed by suspected Boko Haram gunmen pretending to be preachers in a village near the group’s spiritual home in northeast Nigeria, two residents said on Thursday. The attack happened at about 9:30 pm on Wednesday in Barderi, on the outskirts of Maiduguri, and saw insurgents hoodwink locals into congregating before opening fire on the crowd. Itinerant preaching is commonplace in mainly Muslim northern Nigeria and the fake clerics reportedly told villagers that they had come to show them “the righteous path”. Mallam Bunu, who survived the attack, said: “I counted 45 bodies after the attackers left the…
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Engr. Andrew Yakubu, said in Kaduna Thursday that the NNPC is poised to eradicate gas flaring in the country. In a message to commemorate the 2014 World Environment Day at the Kaduna Refining and Petro-Chemical Company, KRPC, Yakubu said that NNPC and its subsidiary company had reduced gas flaring from 30 percent to 10 percent over the last three years. Represented by the Executive Director (Services) of the KRPC, Mallam Idi Mukthar, the NNPC GMD said that as a responsible corporate citizen, the organization has continued to deploy strategies to…
Famous Yoruba actress who always appears in videos with singer Olamide — Eniola Badmus, has appeared in the news again. Eniola who is often referred to as Gbogbo Big Girlz for her role in “Jenifa” speaks once again on huge size. She went on her Twitter page to compare herself in a similar dress to Gabourey Sidibe; the actress encourages other plus size ladies to accept their looks and weight. She shared the photo and caption below: – “To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself.” and “Accept yourself now – no matter how much you…
Fast rising singer — Yemi Alade seems not to be backing down, even with her Johnny single topping charts everywhere in Africa. She has now dropped photos from another hit single “Tangerine” which was reportedly shoot yesterday and directed by Clarence Peters. Well the Johnny crooner shared a stunning shot of her wearing a stunning traditional attire outfit together by Reni Smith and Styled By Bie. The outfit whose highlight is a calabash brasserie is brought to life with her edgy make-up. From what we have gathered, Clarence Peters worked on the video for 2 months and they went in.…
For a couple of months now, controversial actress turned singer — Tonto Dikeh has been seen hanging around the DB records family and a reliable source tells me that D’Banj has actually signed her to his record label but they are keeping it under wraps as she is recording new tracks. Tonto prefers to be addreed as ‘Pokole’e now, Just like Bangalee and shared photos with Kayswitch, Dbanj’s producer Deevee, DB records new acts 2kriss and her stylist, Jeremiah Ogbodo below… Here is Tonto Dike pledging allegiance to the Lee Family; “#singing Ma name is bad man,K’S witch too much…
Current AGN president — Ibinabo Fiberesima has been under attack recently from all directions, especially after she and some Nollywood entertainers visited President Goodluck Jonathan in Aso Rock where she also got a federal appointment. Her critics have accused her of touring around the globe begging government and companies for money but Ibinabor while fielding question recently said it is very untrue. She what she said below: – “Very not true. associations work rigorously to have audience with the president of their country for the general welfare of their association. For a long time nollywood as an industry have not…
So i decided to disturb your peaceful minds a little today. In the photo above, is a current Nigerian superstar, she is an actress and has appeared in over 50 movies from way back. Who is the celebrity in the photo?
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has appointed former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, spokesman, Professor Rufa’i Alkali as his new Special Adviser on Political Affairs. Alkali replaces Ahmed Gulak, who was sacked over one month ago. The appointment of Prof. Alkali was contained in a statement by the President’s Spokesman and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati. Abati said, “Professor Alkali, a Political Scientist, once served as National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, and was appointed Pro-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Minna last year. He hails from Gombe State”. The statement also stated that the president has appointed Hajia…
Delegates at the ongoing National Conference in Abuja have resolved as part of their decisions that state and federal lawmakers should operate on part-time basis as against the current system where they work full-time so as to reduce cost of governance. The decision was got the approval of majority of delegates yesterday based on a recommendation by the Standing Committee on Public Service chaired by a former Head of Service of the Federation, Engr. Ebele Okeke, after a long debate. Also, in what looks like a laudable decision, the conference at plenary agreed that payment of pension, life insurance and…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has stabilized the polity through its media intervention and debates on burning national issues, the main opposition party’s Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said. He said opposition was a necessity in a democracy to promote good governance, stability and accountability. Speaking at the Students’ Week of the Nigeria Institute of Journalism (NIJ) in Ogba, Lagos State, where he was guest speaker, Mohammed urged the Federal Government to perform its responsibilities, instead of calling the opposition names. In a lecture titled: “The Role of the Media, Youth and Opposition in Sustaining and Deepening…
The Kogi State Government on Thursday announced the sack of the state Accountant-General, Mr. Paul Audu, while approving Mr. Ibrahim Idakwo as his replacement. According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to the state Governor, Mr. Jacob Edi, Audu’s sack takes immediate effect. The statement expressed Governor Idris Wada’s appreciation to the former Accountant-General for his years of service and wished him success in his future endeavours.
Resident doctors in the government-owned hospitals in Lagos on Thursday resumed duty following the suspension of their three-day warning strike over some unresolved issues affecting them. A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who visited some of the hospitals reports that the doctors were seen attending to the patients. Hospitals visited included: Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba; National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi; Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ebute Meta; Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja and the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba. NAN reports that the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), had through its National President, Dr Jibril Abdullahi,…
The police command in Borno, on Thursday, presented N16 million cash to families of 16 policemen who died in May after suspected insurgents attacked Ngala, headquarters of Gamboru-Ngala Local Government Council in Borno. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, Alhaji Lawal Tanko, presented the cash at a ceremony in Maiduguri. The police boss said the money was donated by the Borno State Government to provide relief to the affected families, pending when their death benefits would be released. Tanko said “this is a sad moment to us. We are here to witness the issuance of N1 million cash…
The Federal Government on Thursday reiterated its call for a media blackout on terrorist and terror attacks in furtherance of the counter-insurgency campaign against Boko Haram. The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, made the call in Abuja at the public presentation of a book titled `What they don’t teach you in broadcasting`, written by Mr Orji Ogbonaya Orji, a veteran broadcaster. Maku said terrorists had taken advantage of the existing free media space in the country to propagate their ideology, noting that media reports should seek to protect and unite citizens against the antics of the insurgents. “I am…
The Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has called for the immediate dismissal of the Commissioner of Police in charge of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr. Joseph Mbu, for banning ‘Bring Back the Girls’ protests in Abuja. The APC, while commending the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, for over-turning Mbu’s ban on further protests connected with the Chibok schoolgirls in the nation’s capital, said the FCT police commissioner’s action was an embarrassment to the Nigeria Police. The state chairman of APC, Dr. Davies Ikanya, in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Chief Chukwuemeka…
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday met behind closed doors with the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele at the Presidential Villa. The visit was Emefiele’s first since he assumed office on Tuesday as head of the country’s apex bank. He, however, declined State House correspondents’ request to disclose the purpose of his meeting with the president that reportedly lasted for about one hour. Nonetheless, it was gathered that his visit was to present his new agenda for the economy and the banking sector to the president, ahead of his press briefing on Thursday (today) where…