The Delta State Government has denied the claim by Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) that it paid N500 million as ransom for the release of Ebikeme Clark, son of elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark. Ebikeme was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in his ancestral home of Kiagbodo, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State last Wednesday, with his abductors demanding a ransom of N60 million. He was later released Saturday night with the police claiming money did not exchange hands. However, this claim was punctured by MEND in a statement issued by its spokesman, Jomo Gbomo on Monday.…
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About 150 people killed at the weekend by invading gunmen in Unguwar Galadima village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State have been given a mass burial. The bodies of the victims were interred on Sunday at a ceremony attended by the state Governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari. Over 215 persons were said to have been killed in the attack on the people who were holding a meeting of vigilante groups to review the security situation in the area when the gunmen struck. Speaking at the funeral, Yari, who led a delegation of the state government to the ceremony, expressed…
I just spoke about Kanye West, now it’s about his delectable and sexy wife — Kim K Kim K obviously has a bright future behind her if you know what I mean. Kim Kardashian showed off her jaw dropping butts during a photo-shoot in Thailand where she’s currently holidaying with her family. More photos below: –
The “Pop That” rapper and newly-single Khloe Kardashian are sparking romance rumors after their weekend together. According to TMZ, Kim’s sister was by French’s side as he went house hunting for a 4,800 sq. ft. Hollywood Hills home. The 4-bedroom, 4-bath house includes a wine and cigar cellar and rents for $29,000/month. They also hit up Pink Rhino gentlemen’s club in Phoenix. French put his arm around Khloe as they entered the venue before blowing $7,000 on strippers. Insiders say the two were “close” all night, taking photos with fans, but never posing together. On Friday, they were also spotted…
This is coming a bit late but here are the official photos from TChidi & Nuella’s traditional wedding which held in the bride’s hometown Anambra on March 30. Enjoy more photos below: –
The All Progressive Congress (APC) Youth Frontier in Abuja, said it had defected to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) due to identified injustice and abnormalities in the APC. Mr Usman Austin, the National Coordinator of the frontier, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. The frontier is a group associated with the APC with the objective of championing the party`s course, defending and preaching its manifesto to the youths in Nigeria. “We identified with them because of the name progressives and progressives should be in action, not in words,’’ he said.…
Edo STATE GOVERNOR ADAMS OSHIOMHOLE DISPLAYING HIS ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS (APC) MEMBERSHIP CARD AFTER REGISTERING AT IYAMHO, ETSAKO WEST LOCAL government AREA. Large turnout of party members characterised the All Progressives Congress ward congresses in Edo on Tuesday, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. NAN correspondent who monitored the exercise in Benin reports that most of the party members were seen at the various wards as early as 8 a.m. Officials designated to conduct congresses were, however, not seen at their duty posts as at 10 am. NAN also observed that security personnel were not seen at most polling units…
Igbo youths under the umbrella of Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) yesterday lamented that President Goodluck Jonathan has not fulfilled the campaign promises he made to them, despite the fact that they massively voted for him the 2011 elections. OYC newly-elected leader, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro said Igbo youths worked hard to ensure that President Jonathan won the elections but three years down the line, they were yet to feel the impact of his administration. Isiguzoro, noted with regrets the high rate of unemployment among Igbo youths and made a passionate appeal to the president to include them in his transformation agenda.…
Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State has described as unfair, the recourse to tagging Fulani as insurgents in Nigeria, saying that the allegation that the herdsmen were responsible for some terrorist attacks in the country was incredulous. Rather, the governor, himself a Fulani, was of the opinion that there were persons bent on breaking the strong relationship built over the years between the Fulani and other tribes, especially the Tivs, for political advantage. Lamido, who made this known in an exclusive interview with Daily Sun in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, revealed a deep sense of hurt at the treatment…
BENIN-ORE ROAD The Federal Government needs N30bn to complete the East-West road project. The Supervising Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Darius Ishaku, said this when he received members of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme sub-committee on the East-West road. Ishaku said in spite of the budgetary provision and funds from the African Development Bank, there is a gap of N30bn still needed. The News agency of Nigeria reports that the Federal Government obtained N50bn from the AfDB for the project. He reiterated the ministry’s plans to approach the Infrastructure Development Bank to ensure the completion of the project. He…
In what might sound as a bizarre tale, a mother of four children, Chinelo Okorom Lynnette, 36, has been busted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for smuggling 685 grammes of cocaine, which she inserted in her private part. She was nabbed by eagle-eyed operatives of the NDLEA at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos, during the inward screening of passengers on an Ethiopian airline flight from Addis Ababa. Lagos airport commander of NDLEA, Mr. Hamza Umar said that the suspect ingested few wraps of the illicit drug and inserted others in her v**ina. “The suspect tested…
I came across this online and decided to share. It’s a hilarious compilation pf your favorite African singers staring in Hollywood movies. Enjoy: – Here’s our pick of the top Nigerian/Ghanaian music celebrities who have starred in big budget Hollywood movies. See the reactions of other Nigerian celebrities to this list. #1 Dbanj is Captain Free lip #2 Harry Songz Is Mandela #3 Lynxx is the Wolf Of Wash Street #4 MI in Man Of Still #5 Mo Eazy in The Great Gats Be #6 Sarkodie and Ms. Jaie in “Tore” (The Mojo) #7 Tiwa Savage in The Anger Games
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the August 9 elections in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has said that he is not desperate about becoming the next governor of the state. Omisore, a former deputy governor of the state, made this known in a statement issued in Osogbo by Osun PDP’s Director of Media and Strategy, Mr. Diran Odeyemi on Monday. Omisore stressed that he would rather continue to live as a private citizen than allowing any person’s blood to be shed on his behalf. The statemenet said: “My governorship ambition does not worth the blood of any…
Over 110,000 members of the All Progressives Congress Party (APC) will participate in the ward congress scheduled to hold in Abia State today. State interim chairman of APC, Donatus Nwankpa, said the election was part of the party’s step towards repositioning itself ahead of the 2015 general election. He said the election would be peaceful and the results credible and fair. Nwankpa said: “Whatever will be the outcome today, it will be a way of giving life to the party, a new mentality, a new approach and springboard towards our desire to make a change in 2015. “We are optimistic…
The Managing Director of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, Alhaji Mohemmed Idris, has advocated the reintroduction of free meter for electricity consumers in the country. Idris made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna on Monday. He explained that most electricity consumers in rural areas could not afford pre-payment meters, saying, “Even people living in the cities are not satisfied with the pre-payment meter process. “If the free meter scheme is reintroduced, it will reduce illegal connection of electricity by consumers and it will boost revenue generation by the electricity distribution companies”, he said. According…
THE REMODELLED AKANU IBIAM Airport IN ENUGU The N11.6 billion Akanu Ibiam International Airport Terminal, Enugu will be completed by September 2015, the Supervising Minister of Aviation, Dr. Samuel Ortom has said. Ortom made this remark after inspecting ongoing construction works at the airport on Monday. Dr. Ortom, who is also the Minister of State for Trade and Investment, was accompanied on the tour by the Permanent Secretary in the Aviation Ministry and all heads of the aviation agencies as well heads of departments of the ministry. The minister, who expressed satisfaction with the level of work done at the site, said…
The General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare has shared his opinion about the use of Anointing Oil. Pastor Bakare while speaking during Sunday service on March 6 told his congregation that anointing oil was like mosquito repellant. He said: “I am not against Anointing Oil. The thing is, it’s a Jewish Culture. They rub it on their bodies as protection against insects like your mosquito repellents. It was used extensively in the old testament for anointing …It is the power of God that heals, not the Oil”. Pastor Bakare is a former Vice Presidential candidate under…
The Federal Government has accepted the recommendation for the scrapping the National Poverty Eradication Programme, NAPEP, and the Fiscal Responsibility Commission, FRC. This is contained in a Government White Paper on the recommendations of the Presidential Committee on the Restructuring and Rationalisation of Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies in Abuja on Monday. The committee headed by the former Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Stephen Orosanye, had in its report submitted on April 16, 2012, recommended the reduction of federal statutory agencies from 263 to 161. The Federal Government accepted the scrapping of FRC and directed the Attorney General…
The Federal Government, yesterday, rejected by the government were the re-introduction of tuition fees in its universities; the abolition of the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council, NEDRC, and the merger of the National Directorate of Employment and Small Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN, to form a single agency for wealth creation. It also accepted the recommendation that Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA; Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NIMET, be merged into a new body to be known as the Federal Civil Aviation Authority, FCAA, while their respective enabling laws are to be…
Nollywood star Funke Akindele has been working on new projects recently and made no big announcements. However, on April 7, 2014, Monday, Mama Jenifa broke the silence, denied falling in love again. She made it indirectly, via her publicist, who sent an e-mail to Ladun Liadi sent me a mail. The message confirmed that Funke has not found a new lover: “In the past few months I have enjoyed tremendous love from my fans, family and brands that I represent. “I cherish every second I get to spend with my colleagues on sets because it has been rewarding. “I look forward…