THE TRUCK WITH FULANI HERDSMEN INSIDE (CREDIT: SAHARA REPORTERS) The Southern Kaduna town of Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State is presently under lockdown following the arrest of 22 Fulani herdsmen allegedly in possession of a huge cache of arms and ammunition. The discovery led angry youths in the area to demand the immediate release of the suspects as the news filtered into town so as to lynch them. Information Nigeria reports that an atmosphere of uncertainty has pervaded Kafanchan in recent times as a result of the invasion of Southern Kaduna communities by suspected Fulani herdsmen. Penultimate…
Author: Wale Adebayo
A Former Minister of Information, Prof. Dora Akunyili, on Tuesday, declared that President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to convene the National Conference was his most courageous act yet. Akunyili, who is a delegate at the conference, made the remark as part of her contribution during the discussion on the inaugural speech of President Jonathan. She added that conference was the president’s best centenary gift to the country. Akunyili said, “I want to start by congratulating Mr. President for having the courage to convene the National Conference; Nigerians have for long clamoured for this National Conference. I regard this National Conference as…
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has disclosed that teachers in Public Primary and Secondary Schools in the state, who refused to show up for the Assessment exercise organized by the state government, may soon have their names deleted from the state’s payroll. Oshiomhole, who made this known on Wednesday while receiving the report of the exercise from the Teachers’ Assessment Committee led by Prof Dennis Agbonlahor, former Vice Chancellor, Ambrose Alli University, said “I can readily tell you is that no teacher will remain in the pay roll of Edo State Government if we have not assessed him and…
Newly wedded Paul Okoye of the P-Square duo has fully assimilated into the role of father and husband. He shared the above photo of himself playing with his son. Paul finally officially got married to his baby mama who he has been dating for over a decade now.
It seems this year is going to be similar to 2013, in terms of celebrity weddings taking place. Nollywood actress — Uchenna Nnanna has fixed her white wedding with her Spain based hubby Richard Uchechukwu Maduka for April 21 in Port Harcourt. The couple had their traditional wedding on September 28th 2013 at her hometown in Ihechiowa Arochukwu in Abia state. Congrats to them!!
By now, we have all heard about the break-up of Wizkid and his cute ex — Tania Omotayo. One of our favorite celeb couples broke up weeks ago and Tania has shared photos showing that she is doing fine without Wizzy. She shared this pictures on her Instagram page. More photos below: –
Nollywood actor turned politician, Augustine Ejike Metu, aka Methuselah in a recent interview made some shocking revelations about some movie producers in the industry. The actor who used to be popular revealed why he stopped acting saying: “It got to a point in the industry where some producers took pictures of actors to native doctors to know whether their faces will sell films. As someone who is not diabolical, I was not comfortable with that. So, I decided to step aside. Also, at a point, producers became lords. They were so greedy and myopic that they released ten films in…
Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha in apparent response to some of his critics, who have questioned the rationale behind his dumping of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), on whose back he rode to power for the All Progressive Congress (APC), has declared that if the late Igbo leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu were to still be alive, he would have not only given his consent but would have joined the APC. Okorocha in a statement on Tuesday, noted that in his lifetime, the late Ojukwu had been concerned on how to launch Ndi-Igbo back to the mainstream of Nigerian…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday urged delegates at the ongoing national conference to look into restructuring the nation’s federal system. This is contained in a statement issued by his media office in Abuja. “The need to re-work the current federal arrangement in the country should be a major focus of delegates at the ongoing national conference”, he said. Atiku noted that the existing federal structure gave too much functions and resources to the government at the centre, thus suppressing the spirit of innovation and enterprise among the people. He, however, expressed the hope that the envisaged robust federal system…
Actress Lupita Nyong’o, who won the best supporting actress at the Oscars, posted photo of a bottle of soda which has her name on the label. A Kenyan school was recently renamed after the actress and now a photo of Lupita Soda has surfaced on social media. Lupita Nyong’o shared this photo on her Instagram page and captioned it “Spotted: Lupita spots Lupita in New York City.” See photo below: Lupita Amondi Nyong’o is an actress, film and music video director of dual Kenyan and Mexican citizenship. In 2013, she earned the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, among numerous other awards…
Story of the famous Nigerian rapper Ice Prince, who has recently said in an interview that he had his first kiss at the age of 13, takes a new turn as he reveals how he lost virginity with an aunty at 13. Speaking with Pulse, the performer said: “I had my first kiss when I was 13…I had my first s*xual encounter… It wasn’t a sweet experience at all. I had this aunty, though we were not related, she was just a neighbour who was living close to us, who came into my room and slept with me… She just came into…
March 30, 2014, actors Odunlade Adekola and Fathia Balogun beat their fellow actors to win the Best Actor and Actress awards of the Yoruba Movie Academy Awards (YMAA) held at the Civic Centre, Ibadan, Oyo State. The duo alongside Ojopagogo, Kelvin Ikeduba, Niji Akanni and 11 others shone as they carted away the awards while the likes of Late Kola Ogunmola, Late Duro Ladipo, Prof Akinwunmi Isola, Adebayo Faleti and Lanre Hassan (Iya Awero) were all given honorary awards. Pageantry was added to the four hour event as celebrities from different walks of life, showed up clad in their traditional outfits…
Dayo Amusa has taken out time to address the K1 issue after lots of rumours have been spreading that she is in love with the fuji star and wants a baby from him. In a fresh interview with Encomium she said that her relationship with K1 is just friendship and not love and she revealed that the rumour began in 2011 when K1 performed at her premiere in Lagos. She also explained about her role when K1 gave out three of his daughters. She said she was contacted to make sure the entertainers who were invited to the ceremonies and…
The Abuja Original Inhabitants Coalition Groups yesterday re-affirmed its support for President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election bid, saying it mounted over six bill boards in the Federal Capital Territory urging the president to contest in 2015. Coordinating chairman of the group, Engr. Bussa Danjuma, who made this known in an interview with a Daily Trust correspondent, said that the erection of bill boards in some strategic locations in the FCT was to consolidate the group’s position to support President Jonathan’s presidential ambition in various ways. “We have concluded plans to organise a cultural carnival to show our profound loyalty for President…
Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, yesterday denied allegations that he beat up former President Olusegun Obasanjo during his (Obasanjo’s) incarceration in prison. Al-Mustapha, who was a former Chief Security Officer to the late head of state, General Sani Abacha, was a well-feared military officer during that military dictatorship era. Al-Mustapha said he rather helped Obasanjo with his personal upkeep at the various prisons, due to the respect he had for him as a former military head of state and an elder statesman. Obasanjo was incarcerated by the late dictator – Sani Abacha – over trumped up charges of plotting a coup to…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has assured that it would redouble efforts to ensure Nigeria’s electoral system is more inclusive in order to accommodate voting by citizens in diaspora. INEC Chairman, Prof Attahiru Jega, who gave the assurance when Sudirman Haseng, Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, led a delegation to his office in Abuja, added that Nigeria had a lot to tap from Indonesia’s electoral experience. Jega said: “In Nigeria, we are doing our best to open up our system for citizens in the diaspora to be able to vote. “Unfortunately, there are presently legal inhibitions because our laws prohibit…
FILE PHOTO At least 21 persons lost their lives yesterday in a failed suicide mission targeted at a Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) facility near Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The dead, according to a statement by the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), include six insurgents and 15 civilians, among them was a member of the Youth Vigilante Group also called Civilian JTF. It said 17 others were injured in the explosion, which was triggered by the planned suicide bombing. However, luck ran out for one of the suicide bombers as he was apprehended by soldiers before he could flee the scene.…
Hardline Islamists Monday burnt a church and destroyed a school in Funtua, Katsina State, during a protest over the alleged blasphemy of Prophet Mohammed by a schoolteacher. Ideal International School, located in Tudun Wada Quarters in Funtua, was partially damaged after a mob attacked it because a teacher set a question alleged to be offensive to Prophet Muhammad and his mother. The attack was the climax of a crisis that had been brewing since last Friday when some pupils raised the alarm over the issue. Confirming the incident, Katsina State Police Command spokesman, Aminu Abubakar Saddiq said the burnt church…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus in the House of Representatives on Tuesday rose from an emergency meeting with the resolve that members, who recently defected to the party from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would vacate their seats in defiance of a directive by Justice Adeniyi Ademola of an Abuja High Court. Justice Ademola in his ruling a day earlier, said the defected lawmakers were supposed to have honorably vacated their seats after they dumped the party on whose platform they got elected to the National Assembly and barred them from contributing to any motion or debate on the…
Officials of the Department of State Security (DSS) in Akwa Ibom State yesterday paraded a Catholic priest and 20 others for their alleged involvement in child theft. The priest, Rev Okono Joseph of St Peter’s Parish of Owerri Catholic Diocese in Imo State, was arrested for buying two boys, age three and four years, at N900,000. State Deputy Director, Fubara Duke, who spoke at the DSS headquarters in Uyo, said the cleric bought the children self-styled man of God bought the children from an agent sponsored by Uche Joel Canice Onyekedru from Ogiri in Imo State. Other suspects are: Mercy…