The Ekiti State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused its All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart of playing to the gallery by asking Governor Ayo Fayose to publicly declare his assets like his predecessor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. The PDP argued that the APC lacks the moral justification to condemn Fayose for not making his assets public when many of the governors elected on its (APC) platform had not done likewise. The Ekiti PDP in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Publicity Secretary, Jackson Adebayo, insisted that the opposition party in the state cannot compel Fayose to release…
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Popular stripper and mother of one, Amber Rose seems to have found a new love after ending her brief romance with rapper Machine Gun Kelly last month. The 31-year-old is allegedly in the early stages of dating New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. According to TMZ, the pair met through a mutual friend, after Odell began pursuing the mother-of-one months ago. Amber Rose turned heads at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards 2015 as she and best friend Blac Chyna made a statement by hitting the red carpet in flesh-colored outfits emblazoned with graffitied insults from head-to-toe, in the hope…
Popular Nigerian petite singer, Chidinma has been spotted wearing a new hairdo for a few weeks now. Chidinma who changed to a flamboyant thread style hair-do, revealed that the reason behind this hairstyle is to grow her hair after rocking a low cut for a few years now. She denied the whispers growing around that her new hair style is a copy of one of Yemi Alade’s Afrocentric hairstyles. Chidinma also said she has no plans of leaving Capital Hill Music, and her album is ready. According to her the only thing holding back the album is a release date.
Famous reality TV star, Kim Kardashian has just lost her top spot as the most followed person on Instagram after Taylor Swift kicked her out of the position. As of Tuesday, September 9, the 25-year-old pop star reached the peak with a staggering 45.5 million number as oppose to Kim’s 45 million. The news may have come as a huge shocker to the 34-year-old pregnant star, who took to social media only a few days ago to celebrate her milestone with a snap of her ample cleavage. She wrote: “45 million Instagram followers!!!!!! I love you guys!!!!!” Taylor has yet…
The Jibrin Isah Campaign Organisation (JICO) yesterday alleged that some group of young men sympathetic to Governor Idris Wada’s cause have been recruited to disrupt the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday). Alhaji Jibril Isah Echocho is the major obstacle standing between Gov. Wada and the PDP governorship ticket for Kogi. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fixed November 21 as date for the governorship election in the state. Already, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has picked ex-governor, Prince Abubakar Audu, as its flag bearer. A statement by the Director-General of JICO, Fenti Dada, drew…
The Council of Academic Staff Union of Osun State-owned Tertiary Institutions has called on stakeholders in the state to advise Governor Rauf Aregbesola to stop cutting down their salaries under any guise. The union said this in a statement signed by its Chairman, Lasisi Jimoh; Secretary, Olusegun Lana and the Public Relations Officer, Dotun Omisore, in Osogbo, the state capital on Tuesday. The body comprises of lecturers from the two state polytechnics in Ire and Esa Oke as well as the two colleges of education in Ila and Ilesa. According to the union’s chairman, rather than seek an end to…
The Ondo State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, said on Tuesday that the anxiety within the state government and among ministers who served in the last administration over allegations of corruption are signs of guilty conscience. The party’s statement came against the backdrop of the alarm raised by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Kayode Akinmade that there is a plot to petition anti-graft agencies to probe Governor Olusegun Mimiko and other leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party who served under the Goodluck Jonathan administration. Mr. Akinmade had said that the state government had uncovered a plot to launch a…
Organised labour in the country under the aegis of Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress have jointly called for capital punishment for anybody found guilty of corruption in the country. The President of the NLC, Mr. Ayuba Wabba, and his counterpart in the TUC, Mr. Bobboi Kaigama, made the call on Tuesday at a joint press conference on a national rally against corruption. The rally is scheduled for Thursday (tomorrow). The union leaders said they would lead workers in a solidarity march to the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the National Assembly complex and the Office…
Goals from Junior Ajayi and Kingsley Sokari secured an opening 2-0 win for Nigeria’s Men Under-23 against Ghana in the Football Tournaments of the 2015 All-Africa Games on Wednesday. The Dream Team VI, whose initial opener against Egypt was canceled after the young Pharaohs withdrew from the tournament, have now progressed into the semi-final stage of the tournament with an unassailable three points and with a game to spare. Ghana drew their opening game with Senegal and both nations will now bank on the outcome of the final Group B game between Senegal and Nigeria on Saturday to determine their…
Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein has signified his interest in contesting for the next FIFA president position. The 39-year-old was the only opponent to outgoing president Sepp Blatter at the 29 May elections in Zurich, where he polled 73 votes in the first round of voting but stood aside before the commencement of a runoff. “This election should be about football, not personal ambition. We have come too far to walk away now,” Ali said. “We must overcome deep-seated corruption but I was not brought up to walk away from a tough fight. This is about right and wrong.” The Jordanian and Uefa…
A group known as the Niger Delta Initiative for Equity and Justice (NDEJ), has condemned sponsored media attacks against former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi. It said the reports, which it described as false, were designed to malign the ex-governor. According to the group, the documentaries being aired by a private television station was designed to cast Amaechi in bad light. It said the television station and promoters of the documentaries should have waited for the outcome of investigations on Amaechi’s tenure as governor before airing the documentaries. NDEJ said the television station was attacking Amaechi in the hope of…
A civil society organization, the Committee for the Protection of Peoples Mandate (CPPM) has described the first 100 days in office of Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode as richly rewarding, saying the governor has exemplified excellence in governance since assumption of office. The group in a congratulatory message to the governor which was made available to newsmen on Tuesday and signed by its Chairman, Nelson Ekujumi said Ambode just like his predecessors has “followed in the tradition of responsibility, responsiveness and focused administration like his predecessors in setting the pace for delivering on his campaign promises and democratic dividends to…
The former Special Adviser on Political Affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Prof. Rufai Ahmed Alkali, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is a product of the political maturity of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He made this known yesterday in Abuja when he paid a private visit to the management and staff of the Peoples Democratic Institute (PDI). Alkali insisted that the course of history was altered by the loss and acceptance of the defeat by the former ruling party in Nigeria, saying although the PDP wanted victory, it could not achieve it. He said “PDP planned to win.…
Famous American boxer Floyd Mayweather insists that his fight against Andre Berto in Las Vegas on Saturday will be his last. Mayweather (48-0-0, 26KOs) could equal Rocky Marciano’s record of 49-0 winning streaks with victory over Berto. It has been suggested by many pundits that the 38-year-old will not be able to resist surpassing Marciano’s Mark, but Mayweather says he will rather shift focus to his health while also making case for the future generations. “If you stick around too long, anything can happen,” said Mayweather. “I’m not really worried about losing, but I want to have a sharp mind.…
Playing in front of a sellout crowd, Serena Williams defeated her older sister Venus Williams in less than two hours, scoring 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. The quarterfinal match drew all of the attention it deserved, it seemed like the crowd inside showed split loyalty. If anything, Venus was the favorite, possibly because fans seemed to know that this match would not define Serena’s legacy in the same way that it could define the second half of Venus’ career. Serena won the match 2 sets to 1. After the game, Venus said: “I’m still very excited to see Serena have an opportunity…
Chelsea striker Diego Costa wants to improve his goal-scoring record at the west London club. The Spaniard, who scored 20 goals in 26 Premier League games in his first season, has scored just once in four league matches this season. “I’ve got a lot to improve and I’ve got to start scoring goals,” Costa is quoted as saying by AS. “There will be no lack of effort on my part. I’ll keep working hard at my club to improve.” Costa moved to Chelsea from Atletico Madrid in a £32m deal last summer. He impressed for the English champions, helping them…
Sevilla defender Adil Rami has been ruled out for up to six weeks with a groin injury. The 29-year-old, who joined the reigning Europa League champions from AC Milan for a fee believed to be €3.5 million, will miss the start of the Champions League campaign. The Frenchman will miss Sevilla’s opening Group D matches at home to Borussia Monchengladbach and away to Juventus, as well as Barcelona’s visit to the Sanchez Pizjuan in the Spanish La Liga early next month. He could return in time to face Manchester City at the Etihad stadium on 21 October. Speaking prior to…
As if Nigeria as a country does not have enough weirdness going on around, some Nigerian celebrities have decided to add to the whole weirdness. These weirdness works for some of them while others, maybe not the best idea. Charlie Boy: In his own weird way, he has nicknamed himself the area fada of Abuja. The funny thing is that most Nigerians do not know exactly what this 60-year-old man does for a living, but they know him anyways; for his weirdness. Everything about this man oozes evil and weirdness. He has so many tattoos and piercings even at his old…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has warned the All Progressives Congress against provoking him into revealing the party leadership’s, including President Muhammadu Buhari, hidden assets. In a statement on Tuesday by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor advised the APC in Ekiti State to tell President Buhari to make his assets public properly as he promised Nigerians, rather than asking him (Fayose) to declare his assets publicly. “Governor Fayose was comfortable before he became governor. He is not a deceitful person who goes about parading mud houses and cattle herds as assets for…
A member of the House of Representatives, Chief Fred Agbedi, has been appointed head of the Restoration Campaign Organization of Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson. Inaugurating the 13-member team on Tuesday, Dickson charged them to use their wealth of experience and work for his re-election in the December 5 governorship election in the state. Commissioning the campaign the campaign office at Yenizue-Gene in Yenagoa, the governor assured the team of his support and advised them to act as the campaign directors in their different localities. According to Dickson, members of the team were carefully selected based on their pedigree…