The House of Representatives has cautioned against the registration of aliens as Nigerians in the ongoing National Identity Number (NIN) registration by the National Identity Management Commission. The House also asked NIMC to “exercise due diligence” by ensuring that foreigners resident in Nigeria were not registered as Nigerians but should be duly recorded as foreigners. In a resolution passed by the House on Wednesday, lawmakers urged NIMC to conduct background security checks on persons who presented themselves for registration to establish their true identity. The resolution was sequel to a motion moved by the Chairman, House Committee on Public Petitions,…
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President GOODLUCK Jonathan (M), WELCOMING THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, RT. REV. Justin WELBY DURING HIS VISIT TO THE PRESIDENTIAL VILLA IN Abuja ON WEDNESDAY. WITH THEM IS THE PRIMATE OF THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION, MOST REV. NICHOLAS OKOH. President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday held a private meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rt. Rev. Justin Welby at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the closed-door meeting, Welby said he came to pray with the Nigerian president and also expressed condolence for the losses resulting from bomb blasts and terrorist attacks in the country. He…
Women PRAYING DURING THE National PRAYERS FOR THE Release OF Chibok GIRLS IN ABUJA ON WEDNESDAY National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor and the Chief Imam of Abuja National Mosque, Alhaji Isah Mohammed, yesterday led thousands of women, religious faithful and secondary school children in prayers for the release of the over 200 girls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State. The prayers were organised by the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development. The Minister of Women Affairs, Hajia Zainab Maina, said the intercessory session was put together to compliment the efforts…
Controversial singer and actress — Cossy went on her Twitter page yesterday to tell her fans about one of her tenants has been threatening her life and even went far as saying, if anything happens to her, the man and his wife should be held responsible. Cossy says he has owed her for 8 months and claims he is broke but the most annoying part is that they put on their gen 24/7. She said the guy even threatened her that he is a cult guy and the Baale of the community is also aware. Long story cut short, Cossy…
Famous OAP — Toyin Lawani has finally opened the doors of Tiannah’s Place Empire; a fashion, beauty and style center. The Tiannah Styling Fashion Academy is located at 10, Fola Osibo, Lekki One, registration for admission into TSFA opens on Monday June 2, 2014 and closes on July 7, 2014. Interested candidates can pick up forms at the Empire during the one-month period. Aside the styling school, Tiannah’s Place Empire also operates businesses in retailing, Television, Video & Runway Show Production, Unisex salon & Spa, Travels, Tours, and Hospitality & Food. Congrats Toyin
Everybody has their own crazy superstitions about different things, Tonto’s own is that she never celebrates her birthdays. According to Tonto Dikeh, she says she’s afraid of getting old so celebrating her birthday reminds her that she’s getting old. She even jokingly revealed this to her fans on her Instagram page.
Wife of 2face Idibia — Annie has shown us that she can roll with the sexiness and finest. Annie Idibia shared new photos of herself looking like a million bucks. Remember she’s a mother of two!! More pictures below: –
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, on Wednesday called on Nigerians to resist all forms of tyranny and dictatorship currently manifesting in the polity. He made this call at the 3rd annual lecture of the Ogun State Correspondents’ chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, which held at the NUJ secretariat, Iwe Irohin, Abeokuta. The Rivers governor, who was the guest speaker, noted that unless Nigerians rise against bad leadership and install leadership that was passionate about the country, there would be no progress. He said, “Leadership is an extremely important factor, if we are going to build a nation.…
Former Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has said his successor, Segun Oni, never won any election in the state. Fayose, who is taking another shot at the Ekiti governorship seat on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, said this through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Idowu Adelusi. According to Fayose, Oni’s emergence as governor in 2007 was fraudulent even as he added that his emergence as the Vice-Chairman, South-West PDP was also fraudulent. The PDP flag bearer, who governed Ekiti from 2003 to 2006 before he was impeached, said Oni defected to the All Progressives Congress because he…
The publicity sub-committee of the national convention planning committee of the All progressives Congress has dispelled rumors making the rounds that the party has postponed its national convention. Chairman of the publicity sub-committee of the convention committee and former spokesman of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Mr. Rotimi Fashakin, made this known in Abuja on Thursday. He said, “It is now a well-known fact that the first convention of the All progressives Congress shall take place on Thursday June 12, 2014 and Friday, June 13, 2014, as such any rumour to the contrary was an attempt to deceive loyal…
The Borno State Government yesterday berated the Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, for his comment on the abducted Chibok schoolgirls. Okupe on Tuesday, had while appearing on a BBC programme – Hard Talk – claimed that only God, Borno Governor; Alhaji Kashim Shettima, the state Commissioner for Education and the principal of Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, know the truth behind the girls’ abduction on the night of April 14. However, the state government said Okupe’s remarks were designed to manipulate the report of the Presidential Fact-Finding Committee on the incident. A…
The Federal Government on Wednesday said “all options’’, including negotiation, are open to free the abducted Chibok schoolgirls. The Coordinator of the National Information Centre, Mr Mike Omeri, made this known when he gave an update on the security operations in the North-East at a joint news conference in Abuja. “The Federal Government is totally committed and focused towards ensuring that our beloved children, kidnapped girls, are returned safe and sound. “Therefore, as we said before, all options in line with international best practices are open in this case,’’ Omeri said. He said government had distributed relief materials to communities…
Police yesterday arraigned eight protesting students of the Lagos State University (LASU), who were arrested by the Police on Tuesday before an Ikeja chief magistrate’s court for alleged breach of public peace. The students were docked before Magistrate Eniola Fabanwo for conducting themselves in a manner likely to cause breach of public peace. Moments after the charges were read to them by the court registrar, they all pleaded not guilty to the one count offence. The five male and three female students arraigned are Bolarinwa Olamide (male, 23 ), Oludare Samuel Olayinka (male, 18), Oni Victoria (female, 18), Fatukasi Timilehin…
Cameroon’s state radio reported that the country’s military has killed at least 60 Boko Haram members who crossed over from Nigeria seeking refuge. According to the national radio, the heavily-armed militants, reportedly killed in the village of Dabanga in far Northern Cameroon, crossed over from Borno State. They were then ambushed by Cameroonian soldiers, the report said. Fonka Awah, governor of the far north region of Cameroon, said his office had received information that some Boko Haram members might be hiding in Cameroonian villages, and asked for specialized troops to be deployed. He told the Voice of America, VOA that…
Over 100 persons were yesterday killed in a communal clash involving three border communities in Gwoza Local Government Council of Borno State, with members of Attagara, Aghapalwa and Gwoshe border communities also said to have taken up arms against one another. The clash, which started as a communal clash later turned out to be a religious war between Christians and Muslims. At least nine Christian worshippers were said to have been killed last Sunday by Islamic militants during a Sunday service in Attagara village, leaving many others critically injured. Reports said the youths of the village mobilized and killed 37…
The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, yesterday, ordered the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, to return the controversial N225 million bullet-proof cars that were purchased during the tenure of former Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah, and recover the money. Chairman of the committee, Nkiruka Chidubem Onyejeocha, said NCAA have no business keeping the cars, stressing that the contract terms between NCAA and Coscharis Motors should be cancelled and the money recovered from the supplier. Onyejeocha made this call while on an oversight visit to the agencies at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. “What we said about the bullet proof…
Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh shared photos of her new gorgeous look on social network. On her official Instagram page, Tonto Dikeh showed off her new hairstyle, saying “I promise to always look Gorgeous. All d days of ma life. Am so proud mii.never b more happy, tnx to evry1 who f*cked wit mii..Blessings I wish 4 all.” The actress revealed that this hairstyle was inspired by her sister. Do you like her new look?
Made Men’s Emma Chukwugoziam Obi, popularly referred to as Emma Nyra, once again pampered her fans with new sexy photos. Texas-born artiste, raised by the Nigerian parents from Delta State, once confessed that she likes to take risks and sometimes “show off a little skin”. This time the beautiful Iyanya’s protege flaunted more than just “a little” to the delight of her admirers.
MEMBERS OF Igbo LEADERS OF THOUGHT Assembly AFTER THEIR SEVENTH SUMMIT IN ENUGU A group of prominent Igbo political leaders under the aegis of Igbo Leaders of Thought, rose from a meeting in Enugu State on Wednesday with a warning that President Goodluck Jonathan may become the last president of a united Nigeria, if politicians from the North East and North West continue in their sponsorship of the Boko Haram sect. The group noted that the terror campaign of the Islamist sect was an ethno-religious war being waged by unnamed northern politicians, who seek to take control of the Presidency. The group,…
The Niger State Government in collaboration with a combined team of security agents, Wednesday, demolished a forest at Lapai, Lapai local government in the state, which was being used as a training ground for a new sect of Islamic fundamentalists. The team of security personnel included the Army, Navy, Airforce, police, Department of State Services, DSS, as well as Civil Defence Corps. Vanguard quoted security sources as saying at least 240 members of the sect named Nibrassiya Huda Islamist sect headed by Sheik Mohammed Mohammed Abubakar were found in the forest on the outskirts of Cheche village, close to the…