The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has rejected as false, malicious and unfounded, the story published by Saharareporters.com on Friday, 25th September, 2015 which claimed that Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki blamed him for miscreants’ attack on dignitaries at the Ilorin Eid Prayer Ground last Thursday. In a statement …
Read More »Bilkisu Yusuf was a shining light of journalism – Atiku; she was one of our own – NAWOJ
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed deep regret and sorrow over the tragedy that struck Muslim pilgrims during a stampede in Mecca that claimed hundreds of lives, among them a senior Nigerian female journalist and nine other victims from Nigeria. A statement released by his media office in Abuja …
Read More »Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, spends Sallah with orphans
Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has appealed to caregivers in orphanage homes to pay greater attention at every stage of growth of the children to properly develop their capacity for a stable future. According to a statement by Adebisi Olumide Ajayi, S A Media to the Wife …
Read More »Airtel unveils ‘One Mic Album,’ marks Tuface’s 40th birthday with all-star show
Airtel Nigeria has launched the Airtel One Mic Vol.1 album performed by the four students who emerged winners in the Season of Airtel One Mic music talent hunt show. Brand ambassador for the telco, Innocent Idibia popularly known as Tuface also marked his 40th birthday at the occasion which held …
Read More »UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors Shakira and Angélique Kidjo raise their voices in support of a new development era for children
The Grammy Award-winning singers joined Pope Francis, Malala Yousafzai and children from around the world at a special ceremony to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals Shakira and AngéliqueKidjo celebrated Friday’s adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals with powerful performances before an audience at the United Nations General Assembly that included …
Read More »Pause & ponder: What would be the scenario 25 years from now? by Anonymous
While we have been busy talking about Nigeria of today, I wonder if we have spared a thought about how this country will be in the next TWENTY-FIVE years. On October 1, 1979, when Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari was sworn-in as president, Goodluck Jonathan was just a 22 year-old …
Read More »Odigie-Oyegun cannot cancel Bayelsa APC primaries – Sylva; Disqualify Sylva from the race – party chieftain; APC primaries, a show of shame – PDP
NEDU MARK, YENAGOA Following the controversies that attended the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primaries in Bayelsa state,the Chief Timipre Sylva Campaign for the Bayelsa State 2015 gubernatorial election has described as misleading and completely untrue reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Primary election has been cancelled or …
Read More »At the UN: Do everything possible to eliminate illiteracy, hunger and disease by 2030, Buhari urges world leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in New York reaffirmed his Administration’s total commitment to the entrenchment of a fully transparent and accountable public revenue management system in Nigeria. Addressing the United Nations Plenary Summit for the Adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda, President Buhari, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, …
Read More »Mecca tragedy: President Buhari laments loss of lives, urges Saudis to identify and correct flaws in Hajj organisation
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep sadness at “the colossal calamity” which occurred in Saudi Arabia, claiming the lives of hundreds of pilgrims, including some Nigerians. A statement by Garba Shehu, SSA to the President on Media and Publicity said that President Buhari believes that the stampede at Mina in …
Read More »(Photonews) Gov. Ambode, First Lady of Lagos State at Eid -El-Kabir celebrations
(OPINION) Who are Buhari’s strong men? By Idang Alibi
The incidents, stories and some seemingly meaningless narratives recounted in the Bible, Koran and other Holy Books are not just told there as stories to captivate the imagination of both children and adults alike who are fascinated by stories. They are there for us to learn very useful lessons to …
Read More »Corruption: Lamorde charges women to be change agents
Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde has stressed the need for women to be agents of change by being actively involved in the war against corruption, with a view to building the Nigeria of our dream. He made the call at the EFCC Zonal Anti-Corruption Sensitisation Workshop …
Read More »(Photonews) Gov. Ambode receives cast and crew of the film 93 Days at Lagos House, Ikeja
Mecca stampede: PDP condoles Muslim community
The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has expressed condolences on behalf of the members of the party to the Muslim community worldwide over the tragic stampede that claimed the lives of hundreds of pilgrims performing Hajj in Mecca. The party, in a statement …
Read More »(OPINION) Who is the winner in the Saraki ordeal? by Jideofor Adibe
The ongoing travails of the Senate President Bukola Saraki and his fight-backs provide incredible excitement to political spectators as they watch the moves and counter moves between the former Kwara State Governor and his suspected traducers. It is the excitement provided by these moves and counter-moves, with the embedded suspense, …
Read More »(OPINION) Mecca tragedies: Holding Saudi Arabia accountable by Imam Imam
This year’s Hajj exercise, which ended a few days ago, witnessed incidents with devastating consequences which led to the death of over a thousand pilgrims who had gone to the Holy Land to undertake one of the main pillars of Islamic faith. The latest, which occurred last Thursday (Eid Day), …
Read More »Attack on dignitaries: Politicians must not turn Kwara, the state of harmony, into another state of violence – Govt
The Kwara State government has condemned the attack on dignitaries at the Ilorin Eid prayer ground during Thursday’s Eidil Kabir celebrations, saying it is absurd, barbaric and unislamic. In a statement issued by the chief press secretary to the governor, Abdulwahaab Oba, the government said it heard of plans by …
Read More »Governor Ikpeazu congratulates Muslims on Id-eL-Kabir
As Muslim faithful all over the country celebrate the big Sallah known as id-el-kabir which commemorates the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to obey and follow Allah’s command to sacrifice his son, Ishmael, the Abia state Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has congratulated the Abia Muslim community on this holy occasion and …
Read More »Only National Chairman, National Publicity Secretary can speak for party – All Progressives Congress
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has warned that only the National Chairman and National Publicity Secretary of the party are authorised to speak on its behalf, stressing that “any member of the National Working Committee (NWC) or the party generally who wishes to speak on behalf of the party should …
Read More »11 political parties adopt Dickson ahead of Bayelsa governorship poll
NEDU MARK YENAGOA Eleven political parties in Bayelsa State under the aegis of the Inter-Party Advisory Council and the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties on Thursday shut the gate against other governorship aspirants in the state with the adoption of Governor Seriake Dickson as their candidate for the December 5 …
Read More »(OPINION) Letter To Kumalia: This March Of Folly! by Yinka Odumakin
Dear Alhaji Ibrahim Kumalia: I have watched with amazement your futile attempt to deny the communique of the summit of Northern Reawakening Forum read by you at the end of your recent summit declared open by the Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,Prof Yemi Osinbajo(SAN).I hope the VP would …
Read More »Gov. Fayose declares Dickson PDP candidate for December 5 governorship election; former President Jonathan votes
” NEDU MARK YENAGOA Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Electoral Panel for Bayelsa state governorship primaries and Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has declared Governor Seriake Dickson the winner of its primaries, scoring 447 votes. Fayose said Dickson scored 447 votes out of 452 votes cast by 476 …
Read More »APC hails ECOWAS, Pres. Buhari on reinstatement of Interim Govt. in Burkina Faso
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for its leadership role in restoring the transitional order in Burkina Faso. In a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the regional bloc’s insistence …
Read More »Rescue of Chief Olu Falae: How we did it – Police; I believe my kidnappers’re linked to Boko Haram – Falae
A special squad led by the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mr. Solomon Arase has rescued the kidnapped chairman of Social Democratic Party, Chief Olu Falae. Falae, a former Secretary to Government of the Federation, SGF, was kidnapped last Monday by people suspected to be fulani herdsmen at his Ilado …
Read More »Dangote Cement wins Business of the Year award at the African Business Awards ceremony
Dr Aliko Dangote, Daphne Mashile Nkosi, Strive Masiyiwa, Helen Hai and Mohammed Dewji were among the top business leaders who were recognised at the 2015 African Business Awards held Thursday at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The Awards, organised by …
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