The reported suspension of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rally scheduled for Adamawa State on Tuesday, in line with the prevailing mood of the nation, especially the abduction of over 200 school children in Borno State has been commended by the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party called the suspension the very right decision to take under the circumstance. The statement added that the suspension of the rally has shown that President Goodluck Jonathan is beginning to hearken to the voices of his…
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As the dust is yet to settle on Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako’s memo to his colleagues in the Northern States Governors Forum, NSGF, in which he accused President Goodluck Jonathan of genocide against the North, eminent businessman and politician, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has said no right thinking Nigerian should level such weighty allegations against his president. Speaking in an interview with newsmen at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, Kalu, who is a former governor of Abia State, also advised the Federal Government to seek help from the intelligence service of foreign countries such as the…
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts is about now meeting to take a final stand on the planned probe of the alleged N10 billion used by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Deziani Allison-Madueke to charter private jets for both official and unofficial purposes. The jets were allegedly chartered for the minister by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Before the House embarked on a two-week Easter break, the committee had written to the embattled minister, the NNPC, the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and other agencies of the Federal Government demanding explanation on the allegation. All the affected…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commiserated with Vice President Namadi Sambo on the death of his younger brother, who was killed in a road crash in Abuja. In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party expressed shock and sadness at the death of such a vibrant personality in such a tragic circumstance. “Death is never easy to accept, and when it is so unexpected it adds to the grief. But the sweet memories and good deeds of the departed will always be a balm to sooth the indescribable…
The House of Representatives on Monday said a Federal High Court order stalled investigation in the alleged N10 billion spent on chattered aircraft by Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, Minister of Petroleum Resources. The house on March 27, mandated the Public Accounts Committee to investigate Alison-Madueke use of state funds in the last two years to charter, operate and maintain a jet for her personal use. The Chairman of the committee on Media and Public Affairs, Rep. Zakari Mhammed (APC-Kwara), who addressed newsmen, described the court order as frustrating. “For us as legislators, our responsibility is to expose corruption but of course,…
The Nigeria Labour Movement, Oyo State Chapter, on Monday in Ibadan protested the alleged maltreatment of some workers of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company by its management. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the NLM comprises of members of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, National Union of Electricity Employees and NULGE. NAN reports that the NLM was joined by the Campaign for Democracy and Workers’ Rights to picket the IBEDC office located at Iyana Adeoyo, Ibadan. Among the demands of the protesters were stoppage of casualisation of workers, recall of sacked workers, stoppage of victimisation of labour…
The Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has said the recent award of crude oil lifting contract to indigenous companies was to encourage effective local participation in the industry. Alison-Madueke said the decision was a deliberate policy of the Federal Government to encourage Nigerians to participate in the oil and gas sector of the economy. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Ohi Alegbe. According to the statement, over 60 per cent of the 2014 to 2015 annual term contracts for…
The Commandant of the Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and Information, Col. John Agim, said that 90 officers of the Armed Forces had been selected to participate in a specialised training programme. Agim made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Monday. He said the participants comprised 12 Air Force officers, 12 drawn from the Navy and 66 from the Army. “Training the military in specialised courses makes them useful to the civil community and also empowers them with skills to assist after their service years”, he said. The commandant said the…
Mother of sensational young music wonder — Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, aka Wizkid, Mrs Jane Dolapo has attributed her son’s success to God. The proud mum said she praises God on a daily basis for her son’s remarkable career. “I’m so glad that he is my son, and that I’m his mother. I give God all the glory. God has kept him for us and He will continue to.” she said, She also advised aspiring musicians to “put God first, work hard and be good to others.” When asked whether she calls her son Wizkid, the superstar’s funky mother laughed, then…
Pretty Nollywood actress Angela Okorie has defended herself after recent reports that she was arrested for theft in South Africa where she has gone to shoot a movie with actor Prince Ekeh. Angela says that Prince Ekeh was the mastermind behind her arrest because she refused s*xual advances from the actor’s friend, Prosper. She what she tells ‘Yes Magazine: – “I left Nigeria for South Africa to shoot my movie, Nwa Abakiliki in South Africa, on Monday, April 7, 2014, with Prince Ekeh, Muma Gee’s husband. I paid for his flight and accommodation from Port Harcourt to Lagos and from Lagos to…
Ok, this is something that would bring wide smiles to the faces of all ‘waka pass’ actors and actresses. Famous Nollywood actor, director and Senior Special Adviser to Ibinabor Fiberesima on Information and Strategy — Ugezu J. Ugezu, has been provoked and is venting out his frustration. He is angry about the way Nollywood burgeoning actresses are being treated just because they’ve not featured in so many hit movies. Ugezi says they have a right to promote themselves online like any other actress, see what he says below: – “The truth is that an actress is an actress. Your…
It’s really crazy and scary the rate at which officers that i meant to protect and guide the citizens of this country are abusing their powers, especially by sexually assaulting both minors and grown up women. The residents of Olufowobi Street, Ketu, Lagos, were shocked to learn of an eight-year-old girl, Amarachi Abakwam, that was found tied up and brutalised under the bed of a policeman attached to Police Mobile Force 22. The policeman, Augustine Gbuchenge, with Force number 400823, lived in the same compound with Amarachi’s family. The father of the victim, Patrick, said that on the fateful day…
FROM LEFT: VICE President NAMADI SAMBO; President GOODLUCK Jonathan AND NATIONAL CHAIRMAN OF PDP, SEN. ADAMU MUAZU, AT THE North CENTRAL PDP ZONAL RALLY IN MINNA LAST MONTH The Nasarawa State chapter of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has announced that May 10 has been set aside for President Goodluck Jonathan’s visit to the state to receive new members into the party at a rally in Lafia, the state capital. The state PDP publicity secretary, Mark Yohanna Neto, who made this known yesterday, explained that the date was communicated to the Nasarawa chapter of the party from the national office. Neto…
The 37 former members of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the House of Representatives are set to present an impeachment motion against President Goodluck Jonathan. The lawmakers, who are allegedly plotting the move with the active support of their governors, who defected with them to All Progressives Congress, APC, are also backing up their plans with a high profile sensitization campaign against alleged misdeeds of the Jonathan administration. According to Vanguard, the plan to present the impeachment motion is, however, being seriously opposed by Speaker Aminu Tambuwal and some PDP loyalists in the House, who have warned the 37 members…
DR. Ibrahim LAME A former Minister of Police Affairs, Dr. Ibrahim Lame, said on Monday that the All Progressives Party (APC) would evolve strategies that would tackle the current security challenges bedeviling the country. Lame told journalists in Bauchi that people oriented policies, like employment, food security and proactive measures against corruption would be adopted by the APC to tackle the security challenges. According to him, the current policies of fighting corruption and unemployment were not adequate in addressing the problems. Lame, a chieftain of the party, said that it would take more than the army, police or other security…
Erstwhile governor of Abia State and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has lauded the decision of the Committee on Political Restructuring of the National Conference to propose the creation of additional state in the South East geopolitical zone. Kalu said if successful, the move would be one of the numerous steps that would heal the wounds of marginalization that had been inflicted on Ndigbo over the years. In a statement on Sunday issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Oyekunle Oyewumi, the ex-governor hailed the committee chaired by Mukaila Muhammed and General Ike Nwachukwu, for such…
The paramount ruler of Tiv people in Benue State, the Tor Tiv, Dr. Alfred Akawe Torkula, has vowed not to concede any piece of land in his domain as far as his powers allow, for the proposed grazing reserves for Fulani herdsmen. The Tor Tiv, according to his media aide, Godwin Ber, made his position known when the Tiv Professional Group (TPG) paid him a courtesy call at the weekend. Suspected Fulani gunmen had wreaked havoc in Tiv communities in recent times, killing residents, burning their houses and destroying farmlands over disagreement on land for grazing. The frequent outbreak of…
Just as prominent sons and daughters of Igbo extraction are jubilating over the proposal of the National Conference Committee on Political Restructuring to create an additional state for the South-East region, northern delegates at the Conference have vowed that the proposal would not see the light of day. The delegates are, therefore, mobilising to scuttle the proposal before it gets into the final resolution. Incidentally, the committee on political restructuring is co-chaired by a northerner, Mukaila Muhammed and General Ike Nwachukwu. Spokesman for the northern delegates at the conference and former Publicity Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum ACF, Anthony…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Monday commiserated with Vice President Namadi Sambo over the death of his younger brother, Capt. Sabo Sambo. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Muhammad Ibrahim, the ACF described the death of Sambo’s brother, who died in a ghastly motor accident on Sunday, as shocking. “It was with grief and shock that ACF learnt of the death of Capt. Sabo Sambo, the younger brother of the Vice President, Namadi Sambo. “From God we come and to Him we shall all return”, the statement read, adding that death was the ultimate end for…
Sexy Ghanaian model, actress and movie producer has been unveiled as the cover model for Y! Africa’s 2nd cover. Its first cover flaunted Africa’s youngest billionaire, Ashish J. Thakkar and now, Y! Africa has issued its second cover with Yvonne Nelson; an actor, producer and serial entrepreneur on it. The Ghanaian superstar talks about her work, her businesses, her vision for the creative industry, and where she sees Africa’s future. More pictures below: –