March 5, 2019

Obi cautions instigators of crisis in the Niger Delta

The Vice-Presidential candidate of the PDP, Mr. Peter Obi has expressed deep regret over what he described as the propensity of some persons at the helm of public office to instigate crisis in normally peaceful parts of Nigeria for their own selfish political gains.

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32 political parties align with PDP against Bauchi Governor

Thirty-two political parties and 20 governorship candidates have formed a coalition with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, as part of their renewed effort to unseat incumbent Governor Muhammed Abdullahi Abubakar in the governorship election of Saturday, March 9.

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APC, Security Agencies plan to kidnap Rivers REC says Wike

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has raised the alarm of a plot by security agencies and the All Progressives Congress (APC ) to kidnap the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the state to create an excuse for the postponement of the Governorship and State Assembly elections.

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Tribalism, nepotism, serious societal malaise

By MarkAnthony Nze
These two factors are social malaise that have eaten so deep into Nigeria, and on the verge of ruininig the country, any time soon, if adequate measures are not put in place to checkmate them.
 
A society, nation, or country functions well above average without them.
 
I am not a tribal bigot. I am a full bred Igbo however any day, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso comes out to contest the presidential elections with Governor Rochas Okorocha, who is an Igbo man, and currently, my State Governor, I will give me unalloyed support to Kwankwaso just as I did

Elections: Atiku, PDP challenge Jubril’s victory in court

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in
the February 23 elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and his party on Tuesday in Abuja, commenced legal process challenging the victory of  Jubril Al- Sudani being paraded as President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the polls.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared
President Buhari and his party, APC, winner of the poll, having scored
a total of 15,191,847 as against 11,262,978 by Atiku and the PDP.

Dissatisfied with the conduct and outcome of the election, the former
vice-president and his party vowed to approach the

Biodun Stephens releases new movie, Joba, in cinemas

A new movie ‘Joba’, by renowned filmmaker, Biodun Stephens has released been released and is in the cinema.

Stephen is a Nigerian film director, writer and producer, who has written so many movies like ‘Visit’, ‘ Picture Perfect’ etc.

The movie ‘Joba,’ is a faith-based movie, which announced Stephen’s return to the cinema after her blockbuster, ‘Picture Perfect’ starring Bolanle Ninalowo, Bisola Aiyeola and Mary Remmy Njoku.

The movies features Blossom Chukwujekwu, Enado Odigie, Chris Ihuewa, Ronke Ojo and Christine Osifuye .

According to her, ‘Picture Perfect’ archived at her, but ‘Joba’ is a divine story that remains one of …

Wizkid’s new single “Jah Bless Me” debuts on online

Popular Nigeria pop artist, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun a.k.a Wizkid has released a new single entitled “Jah Bless Me’’.

The track was produced by Ghanaian beat-maker, KillBeatz

The new song is now trending online, especially on YouTube.

The afrobeat artist had officially released the song, which emerged on his Starboy Youtube page.

The song “Jah Bless Me’’ which was reportedly recorded during his recent vacation in Ghana is a mellow conscious record dedicated to people in the Ghetto.

The song was released few hours after making a return to social media with a message on his Instagram page, alerting his fans

Adichie in Meghan Markle’s ‘Forces For Change’ Vogue list

Chimamanda Adichie to speak at Yale’s 2019 Class Day

Chimamanda Adichie, 41, Acclaimed Nigerian writer is one of those selected as  speakers at the Yale’s 2019 Class Day.

Adichie graduated with a Master’s Degree from Yale in African History in 2008.

The Class Day Planning Committee member, Shuyu Song said the writer was selected based on her ability to give a meaningful and memorable address to the class, says Yale Daily News.

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PDP to petition UN, others over military’s role elections

Insists on challenging Buhari’s victory in court

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated its resolve to petition the United Nations and other global democratic institutions over the role of the military in the February 23 presidential and National Assembly elections.

The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, revealed this yesterday while addressing journalists after the expanded caucus meeting of the party.

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Nigerian men snatching our ladies from us – SA men cry out

Nigerian men snatching our ladies from us – SA men cry out

These days certainly are not the best of times for many South African men considering the fact that they can longer sustain relationship with their ladies. They are now being faced with rivalry among Nigerian men who use all sorts of gifts to woo and entice the ladies into relationships with them.

Steve, 34,  a South African events manager in Pretoria explained to Africa Today News, “Nigerian men are snatching our ladies from us, they come here, and within a short while, they’ll take over these ladies from us with their sugar-coated tongues, and very expensive gifts. You would be …