Senate President David Mark SPEAKING DURING THE DEMOCRACY Day Church SERVICE AT THE SAINT MULUMBA CHAPLAINCY IN APO, Abuja. Senate President David Mark on Thursday insisted that Nigeria remains the hope of Africa irrespective of current challenges. Mark made the remark at a Special Church service which held at St. Mulumba’s Catholic Chaplaincy, Apo, Abuja, to mark the 2014 Democracy Day. According to a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Paul Mumeh, the senate president urged Nigerians not to despair in spite of the challenges associated with democracy because it remains the best and acceptable form of government. He…
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s wedding photo has set a new Instagram record, People magazine reports. 1.92 million people have clicked that little red heart. The photo of the newlyweds locking lips, posted by Kimye on May 27, is now the most liked photo in Instagram’s three-year history. The photo has knocked out an image of Selena Gomez embracing Justin Bieber, which Bieber posted in January. The photo held the record with nearly 1.82 million likes.
Wizkid who recently showed of his dollars bills while having fun in a strip club in Houston is no doubt living the good life. He shared photo of his new expensive jewelry acquisitions on instagram with caption: Just got me laced! Big face rose gold Rolex!!! Rose gold chain! Nd black diamonds earrings!! Big shoutout to my man @josephfrostoflondon !! Now waiting for my cuban to get here!! #motivation!!
Senators Ahmed Makarfi and Bukola Saraki, have said the report of the Senate Finance Committee indicted the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, and the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The submitted report had stated that neither the $48.9 billion nor $20 billion belonging to the federal government was missing, as alleged by the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. Makarfi, who spoke to journalists in Kaduna said it would be too hasty to conclude that the report of his committee would be the final one on the controversies…
Society for Family Health has been sued over a Gold Circle condom advert published in a local newspaper on May 12. In the suit filed before a Federal High Court in Lagos by Sonnie Ekwowusi on behalf of the Project for Human Development (PHD), the applicant is asking the court to declare that the said condom advert, which was published without the Health risk warning clause, is illegal and unconstitutional because it contradicted Articles 2,3 4, 48, 49 and 50 of the Nigerian Code of Advertising Practice, Sales Promotion and Other Rights/Restrictions on Practice (fifth edition) of the laws of…
President Goodluck Jonathan has announced the offer of amnesty to members of the outlawed Islamic sect, Boko Haram. The offer, which may be patterned after the type offered the Niger Delta Militants who renounced violence, surrendered their arms and embraced dialogue; after which they were put through a de-militarisation process and non-violence training is aimed at a non-violent ending to insurgency in the country. In his democracy day broadcast, President Jonathan promised to “pursue all options” that could lead to the containment of the insurgency attacks on Nigeria, adding that his government is maintaining an open door policy on the…
A 45-year-old man, Malam Nura Ahmed Jigawa Tsada was last week apprehended by members of the public and handed over to the Police last for committing sodomy with a 10-year-old boy in Tsada village, Dutse Local Government Area in Jigawa State. The presiding judge, Justice Ubale Ahmed Taura, said the 45-year-old man has confessed to the crime which made the court sentence him to 12 years in prison to serve as a lesson to others. According to the judge, the court jailed him based on facts gathered and his confessional statement in court. The judge explained that the sodomy case…
Two boys have allegedly been beaten to death by their parents in two separate cases, police have confirmed in Lagos. One, a 12-year-old boy, Onyedikachi Mbanozo, was allegedly beaten to death by his father and mother for complaining of hunger. It was gathered that Mr Paul Obiefule and his wife, allegedly beat the youngster to death at their home at 22, Omitola Street, Agege, Lagos at about 2.30 p.m. on May 26. Lagos State police command’s spokesperson, Ngozi Braide, confirmed the development, according to The Nigerian Tribune, adding that investigation was ongoing and the parent, Obiefule and his wife were…
Akwa-Ibom State Governor Godswill Akpabio has explained the reason behind the passage of the amended pension law in the state, which has met with criticism from different quarters. According to the governor, the law has been in existence since year 2000 and needed to be amended to block loopholes and check abuses of the open ended privileges extended to former chief executives and their deputies. The governor, who gave the explanation while signing the amended law, stated that “with the signing of this law, it supersedes the existing law passed by the previous administration which had been in existence since…
Ex-Kogi State governor, Prince Abubakar Audu, has denied speculations that he has dumped his party – All Progressives Congress (APC) – for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Audu, who made the clarification in a chat with The Nation, blamed those he called ‘political idlers’ for spreading the rumor of his defection to PDP. The rumor mills became agog with news of the APC chieftain’s defection when he was sighted standing beside the incumbent governor, Cpt. Idris Wada of PDP, during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kogi Unity House in Abuja. However, dismissing the claims, the ex-governor said he was…
In what has to be described as an amazing feat by the fast growing female singer, Yemi Alade’s video of her latest single – ‘Johnny’ hs recorded as amazing 1 million views in just 2 months. Over one million VeVo views in just two months since release… You guys are too kind… I LOVE YOU!!! Let’s triple that figure, even more than that. Please keep sharing & reposting, God bless. X.O“; Yemi Alade posted on her official Instagram and Facebook page to announce the good news. Sources in the singer’s camp says that Yemi hopes that the video breaks more…
Some fans are still in shock after newly wedded Mavin artiste dropped the video for her new single ‘Wanted’. From the day the video dropped, lots of her fans have criticized it, while some praised her effort. Her husband after reading a lot of criticism messages says, he hopes one day people will praise him for changing the female music industry in Nigeria from the days of Kele Kele. Charles however thinks the video is nonsense and says Tiwa should have shown the acts she displayed to her husband in the bedroom. He also said this to people who have been…
Ghollywood superstar actress/model and producer has come out to defend herself against recent rumors that she has started to bleach her skin. In a new interview, Yvonne Nelson said she is tired of explaining to people that she isn’t bleaching her skin, but cameras, lighting and filters make her look lighter in pictures. She said a lot of people criticize her when she posts new pictures but they are all the work of the camera and she isn’t bleaching. You guys can compare all the pictures and let us know if you believe her or not. More pictures below: –
The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, said the rescue of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls remained a priority of the Federal Government. The minister made the remark during a post Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Maku decried the situation where some protesters were casting aspersions at the federal government instead of the abductors. He held that the Bring Back Our Girls protest had been hijacked by the opposition party. He said that the opposition party was playing politics with the abduction and the general security situation in the country. Maku contended that Borno, Yobe and Adamawa…
As the nation marks 15 years of uninterrupted Democratic rule today, former Vice President and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to collectively protect the country’s democracy, which was attained after years of struggle to end military rule in Nigeria. The former VP in his Democracy Day message, recalled the selfless sacrifice made by the acclaimed winner of June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola, his late wife, Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, human right activist, late Chief Gani Fawehinmi and the former Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Bola Ige and urged Nigerians to emulate…
The Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, says the 2015 elections will hold in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states, in spite of the emergency rule in the affected areas. Ekweremadu said this on Wednesday when a delegation from the European Union (EU), led by Mr Aloiz Peterlee, visited him in Abuja. According to him, the right of the citizens to vote is one of the fundamental human rights that are not suspended under the emergency rule. “We just extended the state of emergency and it will expire in November. We hope that by then, we would have contained the insurgency. “If elections…
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Wednesday urged political parties in the country to aside their differences and work towards addressing the security challenges bedevilling the country. Okorocha made the call during his annual “State of Imo Address” which marked his third anniversary in office as governor. He stated that the rising trend of terrorism in the country was a fight which should be fought by all, regardless of political differences. The governor regretted that instead of thinking of ways to tackle the challenges of insecurity, the issue had been turned into a topic for political blackmail. “All political parties should join hands to end the spate of terrorism in…
A High Court in Kano State has sentenced one Daniel Okpara to three years imprisonment for impersonating the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde. A statement by head, media and publicity of the anti-graft agency’s, Wilson Uwujaren, in Abuja, said the convict allegedly opened a Facebook account, presenting himself as the executive chairman of EFCC and began to solicit and collect money from job-seekers, under the pretext of offering them employment at the commission. Daniel, who was arraigned on May 27 before Justice Farouq Lawal pleaded guilty to the three-count charge of impersonation and obtaining…
Unknown gunmen, Wednesday, stormed Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing four people. The attackers, numbering about 20, armed with sophisticated weapons, were said to have swooped on Wat village of Kuru District of the local government at about 1.00 a.m, killing four people before they were repelled by some youths, who summoned the courage to confront the attackers before the arrival of security agencies. It was gathered that the attackers, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, were part of those who had been terrorising the local government and the neighbouring Barkin Ladi and Riyom council areas. The state…
A 10-year-old poet, Chukwuemeka Obi-Obasi has been rewarded with N6 million scholarship by the federal government for rare display of talent. Supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, who announced the award, said President Goodluck Jonathan approved the scholarship to encourage the emergence of fresh talents. Obi-Obasi, who performed last week at the opening of the First Annual Conference of Certified Librarians in Abuja, had impressed the minister with his poem titled: “Nigeria my country.” “This administration has always placed emphasis on discovering talents and encouraging them,” Wike said. “Such rare display of talents by our young ones is an…