The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayo Fayose, and one of the leading governorship aspirants of the party, Prince Adedayo Adeyeye, on Thursday, publicly set aside their political differences as they joined forces in their bid to ensure that PDP sends the incumbent Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) packing in the June 21 election. Fayose, who described Adeyeye as “a formidable figure in the PDP, who cannot be ignored” while speaking at the reconciliatory meeting, appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan to nominate Adeyeye as a…
Author: Wale Adebayo
DR. HAKEEM BABA-AHMED The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State on Friday urged its supporters to ignore rumours making the rounds that it had already selected officials for the various wards in the state. The state Interim Chairman of APC, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed made the call at a news briefing in Kaduna. He said there was no iota of truth in the rumour that the 17-member congress committee set up to conduct the ward congress had since anointed those to be presented to members for ratification on Saturday. “Party members should ignore the rumours that the committee or any…
Delegates at the on-going National Conference have been taken to the cleaners for complaining about the feeding arrangement provided by the leadership of the conference. A group, the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) described the delegates’ action as selfish, saying rather than focus on burning national issues that brought about the conference in the first place, they were busy dwelling on trivial issues. Information Nigeria reports that some of the delegates on Thursday expressed disappointment about the poor quality of food, saying they wanted the food to be monetised to enable them to provide for their own feeding outside the…
A group of hoodlums terrorizing residents of Dugbe area in Ibadan, Oyo State, were on Friday dislodged by the convoy of the state governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and his Imo state counterpart, Owelle Rochas Okorocha. This was contained in a press statement by the Special Adviser to the Oyo State Governor, Dr. Festus Adedayo. According to the statement, the hoodlums had been operating unchallenged in the area shooting guns and wielding machetes before the arrival of the governors. The governors, who had just left the burial ceremony of the mother of Chief Niyi Akintola (SAN), were on their way to…
FILE PHOTO An alleged attempt was made to break free inmates being conveyed to Oko Medium prison from court in Benin, Edo State on Thursday evening, this is according to the Controller of Prisons in the state, Mr. Effiom Etowa. Etowa, who was speaking at a press briefing in Benin City on Friday, disclosed that three suspects involved in the alleged rescue attempt were arrested, while one of the two vehicles used by the suspects was impounded. The other escaped with the occupants. The Controller said the suspects had trailed the two Green Maria conveying the inmates from court along…
It is not yet uhuru for suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the Department of State Services (DSS), which seized his international passport on suspicions of financing terrorism in the country, has vowed to appeal against Thursday’s ruling of the Federal High Court Lagos, directing it to release Sanusi’s travel documents. A statement by Marilyn Ogar, the Deputy Director, Public Relations, DSS, on Friday in Abuja, expressed “disappointment and dissatisfaction with the judgment”. Justice Ibrahim Buba, who gave the ruling in Lagos, also awarded the sum of N50 million as exemplary damages in…
The President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Abdulwahed Omar, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to create more job opportunities in the country. The NLC president, who was speaking with journalists in Abuja, noted that there was no country in the world with with zero level of unemployment. According to him, “There are certain policies of government that are really detrimental to employment creation; we can pretend about it. “For example, we have literally transferred all our textile (production) from Nigeria to China and that means you are creating jobs there and we are denying our people (of jobs) here.…
Daughter of actor Eddie Murphy Bria looks amazing, just like her mother — former model Nicole Mitchell. She posed in a teeny floral gold bikini on the beach in Hawaii. Bria, 24, had some fun in the sun with friends on Tuesday, April 1. The aspiring Victoria’s Secret angel played some volleyball and enjoyed an orange snow cone.
Women from all walks of life gathered last week for the National Women’s Prayer Summit with theme “The Supplication” hosted by Jumoke Adenowo and Awesome Treasures Foundation to pray against violence in Nigeria. Celebrities like Funke Akindele, Stella Damasus, Ufuoma Ejenobor and others were in attendance. From known celebrities to students, market women, corporate giants and clergy women from different denominations gathered to pray against violence in Nigeria. Ufuoma praying Before the prayers began, a woman would mount the podium and narrate her personal story in the violence. Tears started flowing after one woman from Jos came up and graphically…
Nollywood actress, Chika Ike is set to marry again. The actress/brand Ambassador of energy drink, ‘Bullet’ got married to her ex husband, Tony Eberiri in 2006 but officially got divorced in 2013. Chika Ike who revealed that she was a victim of domestic violence when she married and also lost her life in the process in a quick chat with E-punch revealed that she is set to marry again “I don’t want to talk about the divorce because it is already in the past and I have since moved on. I am still open to marriage and I might give…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) last night reiterated its “profound respect” for the judiciary following its initial reaction to the judgment of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, which purportedly directed 37 members of the House of Representatives on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who defected to APC, to vacate their seats. The opposition party said after obtaining the certified true copy of the judgment delivered by Justice Adeniyi Ademola on the case between the PDP and the defecting lawmakers, it found out that most of the statements credited to the judge by a section of the…
FROM LEFT: Former GOVERNOR OF ABIA, DR ORJI UZOR KALU; Former CHAIRMAN, AROCHUKWU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ABIA, MAZI JONAS CHIBUIKE AND Gov. ABIOLA AJIMOBI OF Oyo STATE, DURING KALU’S VISIT TO THE GOVERNOR IN IBADAN ON THURSDAY (03/04/14). Immediate past governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu, has described the late Premier of the Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, as an example of a leader in the country. He spoke at the centenary lecture organised by the Oyo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Ibadan on Thursday. According to Kalu, Nigeria can never have a…
The abduction of Ebikeme Clark, son of elder statesman and Ijaw National Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has been condemned in strong terms by the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), which promised to find and expose perpetrators of the dastardly act. This is contained in a statement Thursday, issued in Abuja by the spokesman for IYC, Mr Eric Omare. The statement stated that Ebikeme was kidnapped on April 2 by unknown gunmen at the site of the E. K. Clark University of Technology, Kiagbodo in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta. “The preliminary investigation by the IYC reveals that Ebikeme was taken…
Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole has said that he had to intervene in the disagreement between civil society organisations in the state and the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, in the interest of justice, public good and to stem a breakdown of law and order. “I called this meeting for us to talk through some of the issues raised by the leaders of the civil society groups that organised protests against some of the actions of BEDC,” the governor said yesterday at the Government House. He added: “I believe our role here, as a state government, is basically to facilitate…
Nollywood actress/producer, Iyabo Ojo has shared new photos rocking her long hair. The 30-inch tri-coloured Brazilian hair the actress is wearing we learnt is said to have cost nothing less than N100,000. The single mother of two who has successfully remained one of the few actress that has made name both in the Yoruba scene and English has produced award-wining movies like Omo Gomina and Arinzo and Tembelu Popular. The actress who started her acting in 1998 in a movie ‘Satanic’ has since featured in over 50 movies. What do you think of her hair? READ MORE: http://news.naij.com/63594.html
After Lupita Nyong’o got news of Beyonce’s husband Jay z giving her a shout out in his verse of Jay Electronica’s ‘We Made It’ song, The lovely actress is soo happy. The Oscar award winner tweeted yesterday that she is really honoured to have been mentioned and feels part of the culture. Despite Jay also going negative in the track and dissing Canadian rapper Drake in the same track, Lupita loves the accolade Mr Carter gave to her. Lupita was born March 1 1983 and has two citizenship as Mexican and Kenyan, she gradueted from Hampshire where she studied theatre…
The actor/model — Ik Ogbonna, who was rumored to be gay several times has released hot new photos of himself dressed in native African outfits. His dressing was courtesy of Eljargo Couture. More photos below: –
Yesterday, I shared photos of Paul Okoye spending time with his son and now he shares more photos on his Instagram page. It’s nice to see Paul is gradually crawling out of his shy shell. We hope we will be seeing more of him on social media. More photos below: –
Unemployed youths in Imo have been advised to enrol in the “Youth Must Work Programme” of the state government to engage in viable activities. Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo gave the advice at a Town Hall meeting he held with youths and people of Ikeduru and Mbaitoli Local Government areas of the state. He said that the current administration introduced the programme and other empowerment projects as part of measures to keep Imo youths away from anti-social activities. Okorocha said that with the programme in place, there was no reason for any Imo youth to roam the streets or engage…
Troops just drafted to Nasarawa and Benue states to put a stop to the wanton destruction of lives and property by suspected Fulani herdsmen in the northern states Thursday killed more than 50 Fulani insurgents in Keana local government area of Nasarawa state in a gun duel. In lafia, Fulani insurgents numbering 10 were brought to the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, DASH, Lafia the state capital by a police pickup van and deposited at the mortuary while about 20 others were deposited at the general hospital Keana as well as several others still in the bush. The military was said…