Monday 17 August 2015

FIRST LADIES AND NGO FORUM TO HOLD IN NEW YORK


IAAN, OMENKA Foundation Set For First Ladies and NGOs Forum


Olumide Idowu


Poised to creating global awareness for NGOs through networking both regionally and internationally and assist them in enhancing their programs and activities in the area of restructuring for global competitiveness, and empowering them through education, training and resource mobilisation to enhance the services of NGOs in and to their various communities, the International Association of African NGOs (IAAN), will between September 18 and 19, 2015, bring all NGOs from the African, the Caribbean and Latin American regions under one umbrella, to work together, lean from each other’s expertise, create and galvanize a symbiotic relationship with their different aims and objectives. The director of media and communication, IAAN, Mr.Olumide Idowu, in this interview with DANIEL ANAZIA spoke on the objectives of the organisation and the First Ladies and NGOs Forum schedule to hold in September.

Thursday 16 July 2015

FEDERAL LAWMAKER, SEGUN ADEKOYA ENJOINS MUSLIMS ON RAMADAN LESSONS












 As Islamic faithfuls all over the world celebrate the Eid-El- Fitri which signals the end of Ramadan, they have been urged not to forget the lessons learnt during the period which is piety, tolerance and sacrifice.

Friday 10 July 2015

11KOBO PER SECOND SCAM,NIGERIANS REACT TO ETISALAT AND AIRTEL LIES



The on-going advert campaigns by the four major telecom service providers on their 11 kobo per second tariff for calls have elicited mixed reactions from GSM subscribers. 
While those of Airtel and Etisalat were condemned for being false and misleading, the adverts of Glo and MTN werecommended for being sincere and factual.
In its own campaign, Etisalat said a subscriber can call over 160 million Nigerians at 11 kobo per second”, while Airtel’scommunication on the same tariff plan said subscribers on Airtel can call everyone in Nigeria at 11k per second”.

Wednesday 8 July 2015

HOMOSEXUALISM: MORE NIGERIANS FLEE TO CANADA, USA
















Since the enanactment of a possibly jail term for persons convicted for engaging in acts of homosexualism,lesbianism and the likes, more nigerians who are afraid of being caught have been fleeing the country to climes where their illicit affair is not frowned at.

Friday 3 July 2015

LAGOS GOVERNOR ALERTS GENERAL PUBLIC ON YAHOO YAHOO BOYS ACTIVITIES



Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday alerted the general public on the activities of some impostors impersonating him via various social media platforms with the intention of defrauding unsuspecting citizens.

ALERT OVER EMBATTLED RIVERS GOVERNOR'S PLOT TO BRIBE ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL







Strong allegation of planned bribery by the Rivers State Government has begun to swirl around the State's Governorship Election Petition Tribunal ahead of its Monday meeting.


Apart from reportedly frustrating ‎effort to inspect the ballots allegedly used in the election in the state amongst other antics, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Nyesome Wike were also said to have moved in a lot of money into Abuja today, July 3, ahead of the Monday sitting.

PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS RAISES ALARM OF IMMINENT JOB LOSSES



The Pharmaceutical Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria(PMG MAN) has warned that the combination of the Common External Tariff(CET),  and a wholesale implementation of the National Drug Distribution Guidelines(NDDG) will lead to over a million job cuts in the Nigerian pharmaceutical industry. 

Wednesday 1 July 2015

THE UNTOLD STORIES OF AISHA MUHAMADU BUHARI




Mrs Aisha Muhamadu Buhari, wife of President  Muhamadu Buhari is one woman who should be made a role model to most Nigeria girls, especially those in northern Nigeria. She hails from a region in Adamawa State where the girl-child education is very unpopular, her grandfather, Alhaji Mohammed Ribadu was the country's first defence Minister,  married at the age of 19 but remained resolute and focused on her dream and vision (Beauty and Fashion)which she saw to completion.


Sunday 28 June 2015

WOLE PAPA SET TO DROP MUSICAL VIDEO





Abeokuta based fast rising music act, Wole Oyenola popularly called Wole Papa is set to release his maiden video to the already widely accepted album tagged 'MOTIJELO'.

GOV AMOSUN LOBBIES PRESIDENT BUHARI ...the ANPP connection







Trying to avoid what has played out in Osun State over non-payment of civil  servants salaries for over seven months, the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has been a frequent caller of the president, GM Buhari to save the state from imminent jeopardy.

Saturday 27 June 2015

NAMES OF OOU STUDENTS IN GHASTLY ROAD MISHAP


Below is the full list of the OOU Students who were victims of the earlier reported June 26 accident. You may identify one and contact the parents;
CONFIRMED DEAD!

Wednesday 3 June 2015

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT INTENDED TO BLACKMAIL THE NIGERIAN MILITARY


The Defence Headquarters has noted with dismay the gruesome allegations made by the Amnesty International against some senior military officers serving and retired of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is unfortunate that all effort made in the allegation was geared towards continuation of blackmail against the military hierarchy in which the organisation had embarked upon as far back as the inception of military’s action against terrorist in the North East.
 

AMBODE GIVES AREA BOYS 4WEEKS TO SURRENDER ARMS AND WEAPONS



….ASSURES RESIDENTS OF SAFETY OF LIFE AND PROPERTY

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday presided over the inaugural Security Council Meeting, issuing a four-week ultimatum to miscreants and persons in possession of illegal arms and weapons in the state.
Briefing State House Correspondents shortly after the meeting, held at the Lagos House, Ikeja the State Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Kayode Aderanti, said the major crux of the meeting was the charge by the Governor to all security agencies in the state to mop up all illegal arms and weapons, often deployed by unscrupulous persons to terrorize innocent citizens.  

Monday 1 June 2015

TRENDING ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Aisha Buhari Wore Very Expensive Wristwatch


Aisha Buhari Wore Very Expensive Wristwatch
The official portrait of Muhammadu Buhari’s wife Aisha.
The investigations by Breaking Times exposed that wife of the Nigerian President appeared on the official portrait with a Cartier Baignoire Folle 18-Carat White Gold Diamond Ladies Watch that cost £34,500.
According to the current Central Bank of Nigeria foreign exchange rate of N303 to £1 the wristwatch costs N10, 453, 000 (Ten Million, Four Hundred and Fifty Three Thousand Naira).

A STORY THAT WILL TOUCH YOUR HEART ;Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: My Father’s Kidnapping.



MY father was kidnapped in Nigeria on a Saturday morning in early May. My brother called to tell me, and suddenly there was not enough breathable air in the world. My father is 83 years old. A small, calm, contented man, with a quietly mischievous humor and a luminous faith in God, his beautiful dark skin unlined, his hair in sparse silvery tufts, his life shaped by that stoic, dignified responsibility of being an Igbo first son.

Sunday 31 May 2015

84 YEAR OLD EMIR OF DAURA BEATS GOV OSHIOMOLE'S LOVE RECORD... STEPS OUT WITH BRAND NEW WIFE


Picture of the Emir of Daura with his brand new young bride causes stir on Twitter.

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Twitter user, Yax Mandara, shared the picture yesterday and the responses are less than palatable. Alhaji Faruk Umar Faruk is the 60th Emir of Daura and he is a young man of just 84 years old…..

"I WOULD ENSURE A LAGOS WHERE THE AVERAGE RESIDENT LIVES, WORKS, ENJOY WITH PROSPERITY‎"-Ambode





The crème de la crème of the Nigerian society over the weekend joined Mr Akinwunmi Ambode and his wife, Bolanle at the Inauguration Dinner to herald his swearing into office as the 14th Governor of Lagos State, saying his administration would ensure a Lagos where the average resident lives, works, enjoy and have so much prosperity coming with it.

Monday 20 April 2015

APC Win Wont Create One Party State-Gov Ahmed








Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that contrary to fears in some quarters the success of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in this year’s general elections cannot transform Nigeria into a one-party state.

Dr Ahmed, who is also the Governor-elect of the state said this in an address after receiving the Certificate of Return at the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Ilorin, the State capital.

Buhari should abolish government foreign scholarships- Commonwealth Youth chair, Ahmed Adamu





The Commonwealth Youth Council chairperson, Ahmed Adamu, has urged Nigeria’s president elect, Muhamudu Buhari, to abolish foreign scholarships in country when he assumes office May 29. 

According to Adamu who holds a PhD in economics, close to N100 billion is spent on foreign scholarships annually by Nigerian government which he claimed has caused over supply of Nigerian currency, triggering the continue decline of the value of the Nigerian Naira. 

Sunday 12 April 2015

RIVERS ELECTION: YOU NEED TO READ THIS

An interim report by Independent Election Monitoring Group has taken a swipe at the conduct of the governorship/assembly polls in Rivers state saying it rubbishes whatever progress Nigeria has made in its democratic process.
A reports signed by Esther Achor said the election was a charade in which hoodlums, thugs, security agents connived to unleashed terror on voters.
The full interim reports reads:
INDEPENDENT ELECTION MONITORING GROUP (IEMG)
PORT HARCOURT – April 12, 2015
INTERIM REPORT ON OBSERVATION OF THE GOVERNORSHIP AND STATE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS THAT HELD ON SATURDAY 11 APRIL 2015 by Esther Achor (esq)
Background

Saturday 11 April 2015

Patience, Wike Instigating Rivers Crisis- Security Reports






Reports emanating from Rivers‎ State indicate that the gale of violence emanating from the state is being instigated by the First Lady, Patience Jonathan and the governorship candidate of the PDP in the state, Nyesome Wike.
A police source, who is part of the delegation to the state hinted that‎ the indication of violence or conspiracy to violence started to manifest on Friday when a former police commissioner in the state, Tunde Ogunshakin, issued strong warning to his men on the ground against partisanship.

Thursday 9 April 2015

"Intolerance Not Our Character Trait in Lagos"-Obanikoro



Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, yesterday condemned in very strong terms, the death threat reportedly issued by the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu on the Igbos living in Lagos, saying such habitual intolerance is not a character trait of the quintessential Lagos people.

Kwara Workers Endorse Gov. Ahmed



Workers in Kwara State under the auspices of Joint Kwara Labour Congress have unanimously endorsed the State Governor and All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed.
The workers in a joint statement signed by the Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Akanbi Umar Farouq, Chairman Trade Union Congress, Olumoh Nasir Kolawole and Chairman, Joint Negotiation Council, Kehinde Kolawole said Governor Ahmed has remained workers friendly.

Tuesday 7 April 2015

"A STORY LIKE MINE" A ROMANTIC THRILLER PRODUCED BY OYINKANSOLA ELEBUIBON, ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW


We spend our life searching for love, affection and commitments. But what if the love you have been looking for is right before you and you just didn’t see it?. Oyinkansola Elebuibon took us on a beautiful and yet very twisted love adventure in her new movie titled “Itan Bi Temi, a story like mine.”
Shot in Osogbo, Osun State, the home state of her popular father, High Chief Ifayemi Elebuibon, the Araba Of Oshogboland,” Itan bi Temi” weaves together the stirring true story about love and friendship between Iyiola (Oyinkansola Elebuibon) a spoilt brat and Niyi (Lateef Adedimeji) her best friend. Also, Bimpe 9,played by Bidemi Kosoko and Wale as played by sensational hip hop rave, (LKT).

SENATOR GANIYU SOLOMON SPEAKS ON AMBODE


Tuesday 17 March 2015

Where went that Spark? There is no burn as pleasant as from the fire of love.



Think back to the first few weeks of meeting your spouse. Do you remember that giddy feeling, the butterflies at just the thought of him? Waking up with a smile and not even wanting to go to bed in the first place? Those heady days when the flame of love was burning bright? Those endless hours spent in passionate embrace? Now fast-forward a few months, years, decades. Yes, the love may still be strong, but where’s the excitement; that magnetic passion? Ladies, it’s time to ignite the spark!
With the passage of time, things are bound to get comfortable. Fraternal even. No matter how much in love you remain, your relationship needs a little freshening up from time to time.A reboot. Ladies, when was the last time you spiced things up with your man? When last did you experience that exhilarating feeling of being closer than close to your man? When last did you see his eyes reflect that passionate fire in yours?
How can you change this? Simple. A woman who feels beautiful can’t help but project that feeling to others, and often it can be thelittle unseen things that make all the difference.  One of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century, Coco Chanel, once said “A woman should wear perfume wherever she wants to be kissed”. Translation – smell irresistible!
Where love lives, every womanshould not just want romance and fun in her relationship, she should create it. Research shows that 43% of women are as likely as men to initiate that spark, while more than 21% take the initiative and start the fireworks.
So stop hoping for that excitement to come back on its own. Ignite the spark with some of the tips below:
       A favorite fragranceon one’s skin boosts self-confidence miles high
       A sassy outfit, stylishly-coiffed hair and perhaps a beloved accessory or two create the perfect equation for igniting the spark
       Increase your chances of time together with that special one
       A long soaking bath softens and elegantly scents your skin, transforming you into the right kind of magnet to your man
       Finally, cultivate this simple habit: commit to one evening a week just for the two of you – no work, no family and friends, no finances troubles, no hobbies, no phones –and watch the spark revive!

For more tips, visit www.houseoflux.com.ng/Lux or www.facebook.com/LuxNigeria.

WE ARE NOT THUGS,WE WERE NOT VIOLENT- GANI ADAMS REFUTES APC PROPAGANDA


Against widespread rumour and distorted reports by some section of the media that yesterday’s peaceful protest by the Oodua Peoples Congress [OPC) was marred with violence, we would want to put it on record that there was no single record of violence all through the period of the protest.

Thursday 12 March 2015

MORE TROUBLES FOR SARAKI AS COUSIN SWIMS IN 371M EFCC NET


 EFCC To Arraign Kwara Commissioner For N371m Scam, Awarding Contract To Self

A former Senior Special Adviser on Millennium Development Goals to Bukola Saraki, ex-governor of Kwara State, and incumbent Commissioner for Information in the Abdulfathah Ahmed administration, Prince Olatunji Oyeyemi Moronfoye, will on March 19, 2015 be arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC before a Federal High Court, Ilorin Kwara State, for offences bordering on abuse of office,

Wednesday 11 March 2015

CONFIRMATION OF OBANIKORO BY DAVID MARK IS WORSE THAN TEARING THE NATION’S FLAG - OLULADE



The Lagos State House of Assembly has condemned strongly the confirmation of Senator Musiliu Obanikoro for Ministarial appointment in a very controversial circumstance over the credibility of the embattled former Senator and former Minister of State for Defence.

The spokesperson of the House and Chairman of the House Committee on Information and Security Hon Segun Olulade in a released issued shortly after the confirmation said

U.S federal agents expose Bola Tinubu drug trafficking deals in Chicago

Facts have emerged that the former Governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu may have been involved in a white heroin trafficking network which operated in Chicago and some parts of Indiana and led by
one Adegboyega Mueez Akande between 1988 and 1993. The source of the white heroine was identified as one Mr. Lee Andrew Edwards who was incarcerated for attempting to murder a federal agent while the agent was executing a search warrant on him.
According to the Verified Complaint for forfeiture in case No. 93 C 4483 Obtained by SaharaReporters, which was filed on July 26, 1993 before the Hon. Judge Nordberg of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the United States Government urged the Court to order the forfeiture of funds in accounts Nos. 263226700 held by First Heritage Bank in the name of Bola Tinubu, funds in accounts 39483134, 39483396, 4650279566, 00400220, 39936404 and 39936383 held by Citibank N.A in the name of Bola Tinubu and funds in accounts

Lekki Toll: The Biggest Fraud Ever Conceived And Committed




Lagos state is said to be the economic capital of Nigeria and the reason why it is so isn’t far-fetched. Lagos is home to several multi-national companies who have invested so much into the economy of the country.
Successive administrations in Lagos have always seen the potentials Lagos state offers the country and are ever willing to tap into those potentials either for the personal aggrandisement or for the development of the state and invariably the nation. 
However since the advent of democracy in 1999, the dominant party in power has capitalised on the potentials but in a negative way. Several atrocities have been committed in other sectors but emphasis here is on the road construction in the state. (Have it in mind that road construction gulps billions of naira).