Former Abia state governor, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu was on Monday welcomed back to the state by his teeming supporters about one month after he was released from Kuje Correctional centre. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the Senator arrived at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri. He was received by his supporters and some chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the state, while party faithful also turned out en mass at Onuimo to receive him. Orji Kalu Gets Rousing Welcome In Abia While addressing newsmen at the airport, Kalu expressed gratitude to God for the…
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Femi Adeniyi
Oluwafemi Adeniyi is a Broadcast Journalist, Sports presenter/writer and Content developer
Reputation Poll International, organisers of the Roll of honour annual event has listed former Minister of finance in Nigeria, Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iwela among 100 most reputable Africans. Other Nigerians on the list include the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, Justice Ishaq Bello, businesswoman, Folorunso Alakija, President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, Chairman Forte Oil PLC, Femi Otedola, and a Public policy expert Tony Ojobo. Also, Cardinal Francis Arinze of the Roman Catholic Church and Enenche Paul, Senior Pastor, Dunamis Int’l Gospel Centre, are two Nigerians clerics on the list. Most Reputable Africans According to the organisers, the…
The Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC has withdrawn the registration certificate of Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), among others. The registrar general of the commission, Garba Abubakar disclosed this in Abuja. According to Garba, the measure was part of the reforms the Commission was putting in place to subject such applications to thorough scrutiny following security threats that may arise from such registrations. He added that the certificate issued to Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly was withdrawn because the certificate should not have been issued in the first instance. CAC Deregisters Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Arewa Garba disclosed that the…
The Federal Government has declared July 30th and 31st 2020 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. This was contained in a statement issued by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. In the statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Georgina Ehuriah, the Minister advised Nigerians to take responsibility against the spread of the COVID-19 virus. He stressed the need for Nigerians to stay safe by observing physical and social distancing, personal and respiratory hygiene, as well as other regulations issued by relevant authorities. The Minister added that the Ministry would continue to foster peaceful…
Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni has announced his decision to take part in the country’s 2021 Presidential elections after ruling the country for 34 years. Yoweri, who made this known in a tweet on Tuesday, July 28 thanked his party, National Resistance Movement for nominating him as its National Chairman and Presidential flag-bearer for the 2021 elections. The tweet reads “I thank the @NRMOnline party that has this morning nominated me as its national chairman and presidential flag-bearer for the 2021 elections. In due course, we shall unveil our detailed plan and message/manifesto. I thank you.” Museveni To Recontest Ugandan Presidential Elections…
Justice Bode Adegbehingbe of the Ondo State High Court 5 sitting in Akure has adjourned the further hearing of a case of alleged planting of Placenta on the altar of Promisedland Prophetic Ministry, Akure. The Judge adjourned till September 23, 28, 29 and 30, 2020 the ongoing trial that has to do with alleged issuance of threat messages to a member of the church, Mr Emmanuel Ajidahun via a WhatsApp platform in which the second defendant in the case, Prof. Lanre Olu-Adeyemi is an administrator. The prosecuting counsel, Mr Kayode Dare had on July 6, 2020, closed his case in…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the naming of the railway stations along the Lagos-Ibadan and Itakpe/Ajaokuta/ Aladja/Warri corridors after some prominent Nigerians. The approval was contained in a statement made available by the Ministry of Transportation on Monday, July 27, 2020. The statement was signed by Eric Ojiekwe, Director, Press and Public Relations on behalf of Federal Ministry of Transportation. According to the statement, Agbor station was named after Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Abraka station was named after Brigadier General David Ejoor, Operation station was named after Micheal Ibru. Also, Ujevwu station was named after Alfred Rewane while the railway village,…
The Federal Ministry of Education has ordered the re-opening of schools for secondary school students in exit classes on August 4. The decision to reopen the schools was reached on Monday, July 27 at a virtual consultative meeting. Present at the meeting is the representatives of the Federal Ministry of Education and Commissioners of Education of the 36 states. Others are the Nigerian Union of Teachers, (NUT), the proprietors of private schools, and Chief Executives of examination bodies. FG Orders Reopening Of Secondary Schools It was agreed that the exit classes should resume immediately after the Sallah break, from the…
The Governor of Enugu State, Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has presented the Certificate of Return to Eyitayo Jegede, winner of the just concluded Guber election under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Ondo state. Ifeanyi, who doubles as the Chairman of the Ondo State Primary Election Committee presented the certificate to Jegede at the party’s Headquarter in Abuja. The Video about the presentation was uploaded on Twitter by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on Monday, July 27. However, there are indications that the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party are planning to make Eyitayo Jegede run with…
The Federal Government has extended the enrolment for Batch C beneficiaries of the N-Power Programme till August 8. In a tweet, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq said over 5 million applications have been received for the scheme. It was gathered that the online application process, which began on Friday, June 26, was to have ended Sunday, July 26, 2020, before it was extended by two weeks. N-Power Application According to a statement by Mrs Rhoda Ishaku Iliya, the Deputy Director, information of the Ministry, the extension is to afford everyone an opportunity to…
This year’s Eid al-Adha, Sallah 2020 is significant given the Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic and what many will regard as the new normal in the way people are doing things around the world. The pandemic has brought about the need for people to sacrifice the lifestyle they were used to and coincidentally, Eid al-Adha means the feast of Sacrifice, it is celebrated on the tenth day of the lunar month of Dhul Hijjah. Meaning of Eid al-Adha, Sallah Eid al-Adha is known all over the world as Al-Eid Al-Kabir or the major Feast which will allow those who can afford it to sacrifice…
Days after denying claims that over 60% contracts were awarded to some lawmakers, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has listed lawmaker who got contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The Minister in a list in which he copied the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, enlisted the former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on the NDDC, Nicholas Mutu, as one of the lawmakers that have been awarded contracts by the Commission. According to him, Mutu, who represents the Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency of Delta State received 74 projects including various emergency road projects…
The organisers of Big Brother Naija reality Tv show has announced plans to gift 30 fans of the BBNaija season 5 the sum of thirty million naira cash prize for supporting the show. On how to qualify for the cash prize, the organiser, Multichoice stated that each of the thirty fans must download either My DStv or GOTv app and lock in the name of the housemate they are supporting to win. You are required to “Lock-in” your favourite housemate who you think will win the Big Brother Naija Show Season 5 using the Lock-in button on the ‘MyDStv’ and/or…
A few days after it was reported that he has again dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to join the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has revealed his reason for returning to the APC. In a letter addressed to the Chairman of the PDP in Bogoro ‘C’ ward in Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi, Dogara said he dumped the PDP because Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed was repeating the mistake of the previous administration. Dogara noted that his decision to leave the PDP became imperative because the same reasons why…
Some residents of Gwagwalada Area Council of Abuja have counted their losses in the wake of the flood that submerged over 20 buildings in the area. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the flood which was caused by rain that started from Friday night to early hours of Saturday also submerged bridge and a hotel in Gwagwalada. It was gathered that the flood had taken over Gwagwalada bridge linking Abuja to Lokoja hence forced some residents to either remain indoors or sail to safety. Speaking with journalists, Some of the residents, described the flooding as a common occurrence…
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has listed the Airports that have been inspected and certified for domestic flight operations in Nigeria. In a list tagged Current status of the restart of Aviation Industry, the Minister listed fourteen airports approved for the resumption of operations as of July 24th. According to a tweet by the Minister, the fourteen airports are open for full domestic operations and there won’t be the need for ministerial approvals. The tweet reads “Glad to announce that the following airports are open for full domestic operations, hence ministerial approvals in and out of them is not required. …
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has confirmed that the Abuja-Kaduna train service will resume operations on Wednesday, July 29,2020. In a tweet by the Minister, he disclosed that his Ministry has concluded the inspection of the new coaches on the Abuja-Kaduna rail line. According to the Minister, Social distancing is set in line with Coronavirus, COVID-19 protocol, hence the end to end sitting arrangement. The Abuja-Kaduna rail line is one of the first standard gauge railway modernisation projects undertaken in Nigeria and it connects the Federal capital city, Abuja with Kaduna, hence enabling faster movement of goods and people…
Following the emergence of Eyitayo Jegede as the governorship flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Ondo State, Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi has affirmed his loyalty to the PDP. Ajayi, who was one of the contestants in the PDP primary elections made this known in a statement issued by his campaign team member, Director-General Kola Ademujimi. In the statement, Agboola said he has no immediate plan to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after losing the party’s governorship primaries. Agboola Denies Plan To Dump PDP Agboola thanked all his supporters across the eighteen Local Government Areas of the State…
The former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose has opined that the silence of Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo about the level of Insecurity and corruption the country is worrisome. He noted that his silence could be interpreted to mean that the former President is either tired, timid, afraid or no longer the Obasanjo that Nigerians used to know. “Isn’t Obasanjo’s silence worrisome? It is either Baba is tired, timid, afraid or he is no longer the Obasanjo that we used to know.” In a tweet on Saturday, July 25, Fayose wondered if Obasanjo will keep mute while the entire country…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC caretaker committee, Mai Mala Buni has confirmed that the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has again dumped the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Speaking with State House correspondents, he revealed that Dogara dumped the PDP to join the ruling All Progressives Congress. Mala Buni, disclosed this after leading Dogara to a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Chairman said, “He is now a member of the APC, we paid a courtesy call on the president in continuation of our effort to rebuild the party, We…
Busty Big Brother Naija Season 5 housemate, Dorathy has revealed that she has a crush on a former Senator, who represented Kogi West, Senator Dino Melaye. Dorathy, who is currently one of the most talked-about housemates in BBNaija season 5 revealed that Dino Melaye is her celebrity crush. This was discovered by another housemate, Kiddwaya during the Thursday night arena games. During the arena games, housemates were made to answer questions about each other, and Kiddwaya answered the question about Dorathy. Dorathy Crushes On Dino Melaye In his question tag, Kiddwaya was asked to name the housemate whose celebrity crush…
