The MamuZee twins have everything to celebrate birthday or not. After they recently survived attack by armed robbers close to the airport in Abuja, the twins now mark their birthday. The singing duo MamuZee Twins added another year yesterday May 2nd, and their wives presented them a surprise birthday cake to mark their big day. Hilariously, the twins armed themselves with two long swords to cut their cake
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Erstwhile political adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, has resigned his position as the national coordinator of Goodluck Support Group (GSG). The group coordinated all campaign efforts that saw to the emergence of Jonathan as president in 2011 and is already on standby, awaiting the official declaration by the president to seek re-election in 2015. Gulak, who was sacked on Tuesday with immediate effect as Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, tendered his resignation letter as national coordinator of the group on Friday. A copy of his resignation letter dated May 2, 2014 and which he…
Barely two weeks after it was reported that the number of policemen posted to the Adamawa State Government House were systematically withdrawn, Information Nigeria has learnt that no fewer than 60 officers and men of the Nigeria Police, who were posted to the Government House, Gusau, Zamfara State, have also been withdrawn. The gradual withdrawal of the policemen from the Government House, which began about a fortnight ago, has left onlookers as well as staff of the Government House surprised, as they are at a loss as to the motive behind the withdrawal of the security agents. Credible source at the Government…
Governors of the 19 northern states have paid tribute to the late Second Republic Deputy Senate President, Senator John Wash Pam, who died on Thursday at the age of 73. The governors, under the platform of Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) on Friday, described the late Pam as an uncommon leader, whose commitment to the uplift of his people was never in doubt. In a condolence message signed by Danladi Ndayebo, Chief Press Secretary to Chairman of NSGF and Governor of Niger State, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, the Forum lamented that Pam’s death came at a time when the guidance and…
With the rampant bombings by the Boko Haram insurgents, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo has written an open letter to the Islamist sect She blamed the leadership which she credited with “more sense but also faulted the insurgents for betraying the true essence of revolutionaries in directing their venom against the lower class. She what she has to say: – “I am moved to write about the current state of affairs in Nigeria. My first inclination was to write to the President but since all letters to him seem to elicit only open derision and even more stupidity from his inner circle, I…
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) party has charged Nigerians to jettison parochial interests and join forces with government by exposing terrorist elements. In a statement issued Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, the party noted that ordinary people have been the victims of insurgency in the country. The PDP, therefore, urged Nigerians to realise that ordinary citizens have generally become targets of bomb attacks irrespective of religious and ethnic differences, and as such, must rise up in unity and partner government in the fight against terrorism. The statement said: “Nigerians must realise that it is no…
As part of efforts to ensure a successful hosting of the World Economic Forum Africa meeting, President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the closure of all Government Offices and Schools in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, with the exception of those on essential services, from Wednesday, 7th to Friday, 9th May, 2014. According to a statement by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Pius Anyim, private organisations with large number of staff may also wish to shut down during the period. The statement explains that this is to ease the flow of traffic within the city and enable…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed, has directed that free medical treatment and feeding be provided for victims of the May 1 Nyanya bomb blast in Abuja. He gave the directive after visiting the Asokoro District Hospital on Thursday night where some of the injured victims are currently receiving treatment. Information Nigeria reports that the Nyanya bomb blast on Thursday claimed 19 lives and injured 60 people. According to a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by his Special Assistant on Media, Nosike Ogbuenyi, Mr. Mohammed condemned the blast, describing it as a serious emergency. The minister…
Sequel to the bomb explosions that rocked Nyanya twice in three weeks, the Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, Micah Jiba, said on Friday that the Nyanya Motor Park would soon be relocated “somewhere else”. He, however, declined to give further details. Mr. Jiba said the relocation was one of the measures being taken to address the challenge. “I want to tell you that very soon; we will relocate this park to somewhere else. “My appeal to the people who are behind this bombing is that they should stop it, they should be their brothers’ keeper”, he said. It…
A 35-year-old caterer, Oyinyechi Ezirim, has been arrested in Lagos for attempting to smuggle cannabis popularly called Indian hemp, concealed inside noodles to her boyfriend in prison. The controlled substance was discovered by officials at the Kirikiri Prison, Lagos, during routine examination of food items brought for inmates. In her confessional statement, the suspect claimed that her detained boyfriend directed her to a woman to collect two cartons of noodles. The Lagos State commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr Aliyu Sule said that the suspect, who was transferred to the State command by the prison authority…
A 2-storey building, yesterday, collapsed at Ologuneru in Ido Local Government area of Ibadan, Oyo State, trapping a tipper driver identified as Kabiru. Dozens of others working at the uncompleted building site however escaped unhurt. Officials of Oyo State Government, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Road Safety Corps and other agencies have been drafted to the site of the collapse to rescue the trapped man and sieve through the rubble to be sure no one else was trapped. One of the survivors who preferred anonymity said there were many of them mixing granite and cement to deck the…
More than two weeks after over 200 girls were abducted by Islamist sect, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday set up a fact-finding committee comprising of security agencies and international organizations to assist in the possible rescue of 276 abducted female students in Chibok area of Borno State. Minister of Information, Labaran Maku who briefed state House correspondents after an extensive meeting with security chiefs said the decision to set up the committee arose as a result of conflicting information about the abducted students. Maku who was joined by spokespersons of the security agencies said yesterday’s meeting received updates on the second…
Founder of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Asari Dokubo has warned that no amount of threat would stop President Goodluck Jonathan from running for a second term. The ex-militant said this at a program organised by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC in Port Harcourt, saying Boko Haram’s killings were part of sponsored scheme to stop President Jonathan from going for a second term. “They have started o! The leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau said in a video that we should not play with them. He said, Goodluck, I am coming for you. Niger Delta, we are…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), yesterday, condemned the Thursday night bomb attack at the Nyanya motor park which occurred barely 15 days after the first attack on April 14. A car which had explosives hidden in it was detonated on Thursday night at about 8 o’clock, killing about 19 people and injuring over 60 others. “The news of the second attack is no only devastating but a sad day for our nation,” CAN said. In his reaction to the blast, Secretary General of CAN, Rev Musa Asake, said “it is an act that must be condemned by all, no…
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have struck again in Borno, killing 10 persons, just as 19 suspected insurgents were killed in a gun battle withsecurity forces in Gwoza local government area of Borno state on Thursday. Vanguard reports that the incident where 10 persons were killed happened along Maiduguri- Beneshiek- Damaturu road. The gunmen suspected to have emerged from Sambisa Forest enroute a new destination attempted to cross the busy road on Thursday evening, but on sighting vehicles, ordered the drivers of two moving vehicles to stop. When they wouldn’t, the gunmen opened fire on the front and back tyres forcing…
Controversial singer Maheeda shares photos where she wearing skinny tacking suit makes sexy looking poses. Naija Baddest Girl posted her working out pictures on her Instagram account. A lot of her Instagram followers made comments about her protruding bosoms, but still supported her attempt to make her body strong and healthy. Check out Maheeda’s working out photos below:
US diplomats in Nigeria on Friday claimed that “groups associated with terrorism” could be planning to attack a hotel in the financial capital, Lagos, in a travel note to citizens warning of security risks. “As of late April, groups associated with terrorism allegedly planned to mount an unspecified attack against the Sheraton Hotel in Nigeria, near the city of Lagos,” the US Consulate General in Lagos said in an emailed advisory. “There was no further information regarding which of the two Sheraton Hotels in Lagos was the possible target, or if both of the Sheraton Hotels are possible targets. “There…
Influential Nollywood actress — Genevieve Nnaji has made a voice to be heard as she joins the millions to call and beg for the release of of the 234 girls abducted from their school in Chibok two weeks ago. See what she wrote on her Facebook page: – “I’ve always been of the belief that less words and more action speaks greater volumes. But in this case of no foreseen action, I believe some talking is in order. The abduction of these young girls goes against everything that we as Africans fought for, for so many years. What we as…
Hunky Nigerian actor, who is currently based in Ghana is pissed off and it’s the churches in Nigeria he is mad at. Bobby Obodo insists that churches should pay rent since they can afford to buy private jets and cars and also live in mansions all over the world. See some of his tweets below: –
Wow, it’s actually weird that she believes this is the best manner to respond to such a weighty allegation. Anyways, remember when i told you that Nollywood actress — Angela Okorie claimed she was blackmailed in South Africa for stealing because she refused s*xual advances from a friend? Well the case deepens. Angela Okories’ alleged blackmailers, actor Prince Ekeh and Prosper in a statement claimed the actress was not only sleeping with Prosper all through her stay in South Africa where she went to shoot her movie but has also stolen $3,200 belonging to her alleged lover boy. Instead of…