Lol!! Peter Okoye, popularly known as Peter Psquare bought three jet at the same time, he shared this via is IG Page, see the photo and caption below:
Oya Olofofos! #NewsHeadLine Peter Okoye Just acquired 3 Brand New Private Jets! And parked them in his compound🙈😫😂😫😂😫😂😫😂 Happy New year in Advance😜 #KoolestDude
Comedian Seyi Law has been campaigning about presidency in 2019, we acctually didn't know if the comedian is joking or it's reality, but what we know is that he has been posting alot about Shift2019, below is some of his posts:
I know Democracy is the government of the people by the people and for the people, but what happens when some people think some people shouldn't be involved in that which concerns them. When an entertainer talks about Politics, people are eager to crucify him or her in my country, but the same people will enjoy their performances at campaign rallies, what a shame. I remembered the Fuel subsidy protest, how I was booed for saying, we should not politicize the protest, but demand for the advantages and disadvantages of the removal and proper accountability. Four years later, the subsidy was removed and the hypocrites were silent. Obama came in at verge of economic meltdown in America which swept across the world, but the battle for survival was more prominent than blame games. Maybe I don't know, did he ever blamed Bush or he worked? What do you call a man who wrote Jamb every 4 year for 12 years and after admission, decided to blame former students who stole books from the library for his failure when he was already given the mandate to restructure, empower institutions and protect against further thefts. I don't know much, but how do you sack ghost workers and how does salary expenditure keep increasing when over 5,000 ghost wirkers have been laid off? A lot is wrong with our system and style of governance no doubt, but if we keep voting in men without ideas of solution we will not make the right amends. I believe every successive government should build on the positive of previous administration while creating their own pathways to laudable achievements. A clue is what we are witnessing in Lagos. We celebrate the LAKE RICE initiative, but I keep asking myself how do we make agriculture attractive without the huge influence of the government not neglecting the government creating favourable and fair environment for success. I sincerely want to ask you all a question, If NIGERIA was your father's company and BUHARI is the CEO and you are experiencing all that is happening now, would you retain him for another tenure or sack him before his tenure is over? Please answer truthfully and let God judge us all. #seyilaw4president #shift2019 #NotTooYoungToLead
He also shared this post on his official IG page:
Tell me about politics in Nigeria and I will tell you we have a lot of wrongs to right. I will never however support wrong crucifixion of people. Why do people love to paint people bad? Fayose said they were shooting were you went to and Wike said, yes. That they were saying kill everybody, kill everybody you can kill (referring to the Army). How then is that a command from him. Why are we so blinded and bias? Are we insinuating that Buhari has not been using the military wrongly to intimidate people? God have mercy on us o. Sending the army to the east to intimidate and extort holiday goers in the name of protection while neglecting the innocents been killed in Southern Kaduna. If only the federal government put the same effort to better Nigeria as they do trying to bring down the opposition, we will be better off. @Regrann from @walegates - Gov Wike Speaking to Gov Fayose.... "Kill everybody, kill everybody kill-able" Btw Governor Fayose hasn't said it wasn't him, he said the leaked audio was edited (kinda the same excuse he gave for #ekitiGate audio which he kinda later semi admitted) and he was also vexed the DSS leaked the audio to #saharareporters. Gov Wike, on the other hand.... hmmmmm Btw "Ayodele! My son" Gov Wike 1967 Gov Fayose 1960 #Nigeria - #regrann
After sharing posts about Gov Wike and Gov Fayose, he also posted some posts about Scrapping of NYSC, see the post below:
The NYSC, a continuous conversation. Do good intentions lose their savouries and therefore their purposes? Yes. Can they be reinvented and celebrated? Oh Yes! The NYSC was a scheme set out to foster UNITY amongst Nigeria youth, but greed and favouritism has set it back. The once joyous feeling of serving the nation has become a dreaded horror for some. The question is should the NYSC be continued or outrightly cancelled. In my opinion, if we will not cancel, there are lots of adjustments to be made. I believe there should be better insurance policy for every youth going out there. Life and Health insurance. It is also safe to request for better healthcare facilities in camps. I also believe the corruption and greed of high people have made the scheme lose its objectives of fostering unity amongst us and therefore, everyone if you must serve should be posted to their local Govt and when election comes, let it be by choice to serve. I believe every indigene will look out for their own. I also think it is wise to make sure two of the five working days be dedicated to acquiring skills while two is for internship and one for CDS. I also think it is unfair to make education look irrelevant in the acquisition of wealth. How do you celebrate militants by paying them more than those who went through the travail of getting education and yet we want to make education attractive? What is the worth of our educated youth? Well, this is just my opinion. I might be wrong, please correct me, but let us keep asking ourselves critical questions as we journey to 2017. Happy New Year in Advance. God bless You all. #Seyilaw4President #Shift2019 #NotTooYoungToLead
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Nigerian Armed Forces to ensure the sustenance of peaceful co-existence among ethnic groups across the country.
He said that despite the “political madness” in some parts of the country, it was duty bound for the military to ensure Nigeria’s survival as a geo-political entity.
President Buhari made the remarks at an event in Abuja where he received the captured flag of the Boko Haram terrorists from the Sambisa forest.
The flag was presented to the President on Friday night by the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Lucky Irabor.
United And Stronger
“We will do our best to build the national institutions in the country. All these political madness in the northeast, the Niger Delta or in the east should not be allowed to cause division or any form of tension in the country.
“There are 250 ethnic groups, so keeping Nigeria one is a task that must be done, even for your personal reason you must make sure this country remains united and stronger,” the President said.
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The Commander-in-Chief, who went down memory lane, recalled his ordeal which he said would have cost his life while in the military.
He stated further that he was aware of the challenges facing the military having spent over 25 years in the service.
President Buhari also recollected how he was removed as the Head of State, following his refusal to adhere to an advice from the IMF, World Bank to devalue the naira and increase prices of fuel and flour.
“I refused and gave my reasons and the next thing I knew, I was removed and detained for three and half years.
“As a civilian president, I will do my best and I’m telling you all these because you are part of the leadership of this great country and God willing we will remain great,” he said.
In his remarks, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, assured the President that the military would continue to mop up the remnants of the Boko Haram insurgents.
He said that the armed forces would also restore calm in other troubled areas of the country, stressing that the military would remain apolitical.
General Buratai also highlighted the functions of the Brigade of Guards, saying they not only provide security to the President but for the whole of the Federal Capital Territory.
He urged personnel of the brigade to maintain the courage and discipline they have exhibited in 2017 and beyond.
The Commander, Brigade of Guards, Brigadier General Musa Yusuf, delivered the vote of thanks at the regimental dinner night organised to mark the end of drilling year of the brigade.
The event was attended by dignitaries including the National Security Adviser, Service Chiefs, the Inspector General of Police and the Presidential aides among others.
The owner of a popular food joint in Uyo has allegedly confessed to using corpse’ water to make her food. According to a report by Facebook user, Gabriel Ufot, the food joint called Eka Udo located on Aka road in Uyo is patronized by high and mighty.
The restaurant was said to have offered free food to its loyal customers recently. But the owner confessed yesterday, December 29, saying she uses juju and water gotten from corpse to prepare her delicacies which she sells to the public.
The popular joint is said to have crashed as her customers are shocked about the revelation. Read below as posted on Facebook:
A 37-year-old man, Victor Ojiaku, who allegedly stabbed his wife, a student, with a broken bottle in her private part, is on reprieve as an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court has granted him bail in the sum of N250,000.
Mr. Ojiaku, who sells automobile parts and resides at 22, Arike John Close, White Sand, Isheri-Osun in Lagos State, accused his wife of having a sexual relationship with his sales representative.
Magistrate Akeem Fashola, who gave the ruling, said the accused must produce two sureties in like sum.
He said the sureties should be working in reputable organisations and also possess three years tax clearance as well as the state’s residents identity card.
The News Agency of Nigeriareports that the case had been taken up by the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT).
The Coordinator of DSVRT, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, narrated how the victim was kept indoors and punished severely by her husband.
“The victim, Faith Ojiaku,27, a student, was held hostage by her husband for two days, depriving her of calling any of her family members for help or for receiving medical attention.
“She was subsequently rushed to the hospital for treatment after which she collapsed, she then pleaded with the doctor to make use of his phone to call her sister.
“It was her sister that informed DSVRT which advised her to report the case at the police station on behalf of her stabbed sister.
“He also injured the sales representative with a broken bottle and some dangerous weapons.
“We had an official meeting with the DPO who told us that the suspect was arrested on December 27 and he ensured that justice would be done in the case,” she told NAN.
The suspected assailant, a father of three, is facing a six-count charge bordering on grevious harm, threat to life and assault, in a suit filed by the police.
Here are the top ten deaths that rock nigeria in 2016
James Ocholi
The Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, James Ocholi, died in a road crash along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway on March 6, 2016. His wife, Blessing, and son, Joshua, also lost their lives in the crash.
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Maj. Gen. Yushau Abubakar
Chief of Training and Operation of the Nigerian Army, Maj. Gen. Yushau Abubakar, lost his life in a road accident along the Maiduguri-Damaturu Road on March 8, 2016.
Giwa FC goalkeeper Timothy Okere
Timothy Okere, one of Giwa Football Club’s goalkeepers died after a prolonged spinal cord-related ailment in Jos on May 4.
Henrietta Kosoko (May 30, 1964 – June 6, 2016)
Nollywood actress, filmmaker, and wife of veteran actor Jide Kosoko, Henrietta, died on Monday, June 6, 2016 after a long battle with diabetes.
Stephen Keshi (January 23, 1962 – June 7, 2016)
Former Super Eagles captain and coach, Stephen Keshi, died suddenly in Benin City, Edo State on June 7 after suffering a heart attack. The Nigerian football legend was 54.
Amodu Shaibu (April 18, 1958 – June 10, 2016)
Former Super Eagles coach and Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amodu Shuaibu, died in his sleep in Benin City, Edo State on June 10, 2016.
His death, which came just three days after that of his close friend, Stephen Keshi, shocked the football community in Nigeria and beyond.
OJB Jezreel (July 4, 1966 – June 14, 2016)
Nigerian music producer and singer, Babatunde Okungbowa, popularly known as OJB Jezreel, died in Lagos on June 14 as a result of kidney failure.
Bukky Ajayi (February 2, 1934 – July 6, 2016)
The iconic Nollywood actress died in Lagos on July 6, 2016 at the age of 82 with tributes pouring in from the many Nigerians who grew up watching her as well as those who worked with her.
Chris Jeyibo
Chairman of Koga Entertainment, owner of Koga Studio, Chris Jeyibo, was killed in the wee hours of October 7 when his Range Rover ran into a stationary truck in the Magodo axis of Lagos.
Lt.-Col. Muhammad Ali (August 15, 1980 – November 4, 2016)
One of the Nigerian Army’s bravest and gallant officers, the Commanding Officer of 272 Task Force Tank Battalion, Lt.-Col. Muhammad Ali was killed in a Boko Haram Ambush on November 4, 2016. Even the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, could not hold back tears after he died.
Founder of the Synagogue Church for All Nations, Prophet Temitope B, Joshua seems to have resume duty following a failed prophesy about the United States of America’s presidential election that ushered in the Republican Party candidate, Donald Trump.
Controversial Prophet, T.B. Joshua, has released a new prophecy about President Buhari’s administration in 2017.
“President Buhari will do everything to reject devaluation of the naira – which is a good idea from a good leader, but there will be overwhelming pressure from above him which he will not be able to resist” he said.
“Everyone has a portion to be blamed. Let us share the blame and move the country forward” he added. “My president, President Buhari has good intentions. A king’s intention cannot be carried out properly without the support of his subjects.
He needs your support to lead us out of the valley. Nigeria, we are in a valley. It is not our president that put us in the valley but generations.
Nigerians, support and pray for your leader. The future of this country is crying for help.” he said amidst other issues affecting the Christian faith.
Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi has presented a total budget of N207.671 billion for the 2017 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly, which represents an increase of 19.13% over the 2016 budget.
The Governor, while presenting the budget titled “Budget of Self Reliance”, explained that the recurrent expenditure will cost N126.87 billion which is 61.09% of the budget while the capital expenditure will take N80.80 billion or 38.91%.
Governor Ajimobi stated that Personnel Cost, made up of salaries, allowances and promotion arrears stands at N56.04 Billion or 26.99% while overhead cost accounts for N20.04Billion which is 9.75%, adding that N50.79bn or 24.45 is meant for the Consolidate Revenue Fund Charges to sum up the total Recurrent Expenditure of N126.87 billion.
Ajimobi said that the budget has been designed to be Internal Generated Revenue (IGR) driven, emphasizing that N107.23bn or 51.64% of the proposed N207.671 billion Budget is to be funded from IGR, N66.49bn or 32.01% from Federation Account while N33.97bn or 16.35% is expected from capital receipts, which is restructuring and reallocation of funds to priority areas.
The Governor stressed that the state’s restructured Board of Internal Revenue was poised for enhanced performance to ensure a realistic budget tenure adding, “in the face of the challenges in the outgoing year, arising from almost complete reliance on Federal Allocation which has grave consequences, as Federal Statutory Allocation itself is dependent on extraneous factors, this budget has been designed to be Internally Generated Revenue driven.
“In the Informal sector, the Board is targeting 20% of the population which is presently pegged at 6million individuals with presumptive tax rate of N3000 per annum.”
Governor Ajimobi noted that the government anchored the 2017 budgetary proposals on Infrastructure, Agriculture and its value-chain framework, Education and Health, pledging that other sectors would be given adequate attention in order to ensure that the budget achieves it theme as budget of self-reliance.
He reiterated the conduct of the local government elections in the state in 2017, saying, “I wish to reiterate and remind us, that February 2017 is around the corner when we shall all have the opportunity to elect our leaders at the grassroots level.
“The leaders that are expected to emerge are those that will be able to key into and consolidate our developmental agenda. I, therefore, solicit your support for the successful conduct of the elections.”
The Governor gave the assurance that the government would pursue projects and programmes that will “attract Assistance and Sponsorship from Development Partners, Promote Public-Private-Partnership initiative as a vehicle in the delivery of infrastructure and services, Stimulate Citizens’ interest in Micro, Small and Medium Scale Entrepreneurships as well as Efficient and Effective Utilization of Resources through rigorous monitoring of the implementation and evaluation of the impact of projects and programs on the citizenry”.
While lamenting the poor revenue of the state in 2016, Governor Ajimobi said that as at September 30, 2016, the overall budget performance was 46.09% or N79.939bn out the N173,429bn approved estimates for the present fiscal year.
“It is no gainsaying that the laudable “Agric-Oyo” programme implemented in 2016 has raised the level of food production in the State by 27.5% and GSP by 1.5%.
“Consequently, Government will extend “Agric-Oyo” activities to the remaining Local Government Councils that have shown a willingness to collaborate with the state Ministry of Agriculture,” the Governor pointed out.
Responding after the Governor’s presentation, the state House of Assembly commended the Governor Ajimobi for ensuring that there is a cordial relationship among the arms of government in the state.
In his remarks, the Hose of Assembly Speaker, Micheal Adeyemo said that the 8th Assembly has enjoyed great support from the present administration as expected, calling for the urgent need to review the rates and taxes in the state to ensure that the government realizes its vision of funding the budget through IGR.
In his own words, Hon. Oyebamiji Joshua, an Accord Party member, representing Akinyele 1 described the Governor as a courageous person, adding “despite not being in the same party with you, I commend the governor for his vision.
“Only those with vision will have mission. This budget proposal has shown that despite the low revenue, the governor is ready to ensure that Oyo is setting the pace again”
The Minority Leader of the House, Hon. Joshua Olagunju Ojo representing Oriire State constituency commended the Governor for providing adequate security for the people, for his infrastructural development insight as well as creation of Local Council Development Areas to bring government closer to the people.
A 72-year-old man arrested in Obatedo Iwo town in Osun state for severing a human skull from a cemetery has described his act as a mistake.
Idris Ajao who claimed to be a trained bricklayer, said that a herbalist, Tajudeen Jawesola, assigned him to exhume skulls from graves in the cemetery in return for 10,000 Naira.
Police, acting on a tip off, deployed men around the cemetery and arrested him with a skull.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Fimihan Adeoye said that detectives got the hint about the alleged atrocities of Ajao and trailed him until he was caught with the skull.
Speaking to Channels Television, Ajao said “the downfall of a man is not the end of his life “,”hard time is not forever and “mistake has no master”.
Speaking on in the Yoruba language, he said: “What happened yesterday is so painful to me, I arrived at the cemetery by 6.30PM in Igbote and left the place by 7.30PM, as I was going, the Police apprehended me.
“It was Jawesola that asked me to get the human skull for him. Everybody knows Jawesola to be a herbalist and he wanted to use the human skull to do his work.
“He said he would give me N10, 000. I should not have listened to him. It was a mistake”.
The Police however said that they were still in search of Jawesola.
Family Business
The Osun State Police Command also paraded a group of six persons believed to be related who kidnapped a five-year-old boy and demanded for a ransom from the parents.
Keeping the boy for five days, the group we learnt was finally able to collect the sum of 550,000 Naira from the boy’s family before they were arrested.
The kidnappers were said to have abducted the boy on December 22 at Ipetu-Ijesha and released him after five days.
The gang has as members a mother and daughter, a husband and his pregnant wife, a nursing mother and two others. One of them was said to be at large.
“This kidnapping case is one of the achievements we have been able to record in few days and the arrest of this old man.
“This five-year-old boy was forcefully taken from his parents when the gang arrived to take him and his parents had to run for safety and the boy was kept for about five days before he was released on the 27th of December upon the payment of 550,000 naira as ransom.
“But we thank God that the Police detectives attached to the anti-kidnap unit eventually succeeded in arresting the major culprits. Six of them have been arrested while one is still at large,” he explained.
“The implications is that by the grace of God we are close to cracking the case, but what is interesting in this matter is that all the members of the gang arrested are related to each other in one way or the other.
“You can imagine the kind of trauma they must have caused the five-year-old boy who was separated from his parents for five good days.
“It appears it’s a family business but we thank God that the boy has been reunited with his family.
“He is in God health and the suspects are being processed for necessary prosecution,” declared the Commissioner of Police, Fimihan Adeoye.
He also warned citizens to be wary of those employed to work for them at home.
“What I want members of the public to know is that they should be wary of the people around them because investigation conducted so far shows that there is a kind of conspiracy between the actual abductors and a member of the family of the victim.
“So we advise that people should be very careful with their domestic servants and other members of their family,” CP Adeoye advised.
The Police boss later joined in the destruction of some bags of cannabis recovered by the security agents.
He appealed to the public to continue to collaborate with the Police to rid the state of crime and all evil capable of destroying the youths.
Mariel Rae-Omoh has been appointed as the new acting director-general of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC).
Her appointment by the minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, as the acting DG of NTDC is with immediate effect, Vanguard reports.
She will take over from the former acting DG, Boniface Ebuka, who was appointed into the position last month following the sack of the former DG, Sally Uwechue-Mbanefo by the federal government.
The new appointment was conveyed in a letter dated December 28 and signed by the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Information and Culture, Mrs. Ayotunde, Adesugba.
Until her appointment, Rae-Omoh, was the director of Hospitality and Travel Trade.
She has spent most of her entire career life in NTDC where she has held various positions and responsibilities, including serving as the zonal coordinator of the former Calabar zonal office.
Rae-Omoh is graduate of Tourism and Management Studies (AN) Italy. She has a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Tourism and Hotel Administration.
Her appointment may have been related to an error in the first appointment of Ebuka into the position as she is believed to have been the most senior staff of the corporation but was overlooked for Ebuka.
Viktoh and Chinko Ekun, have all left their record label, owned by rapper, Olamide.
According to Thenet.ng, the artistes, are set to leave following the end of their record/management deal with the label.
An inside source said:-
‘Adekunle Gold’s contract with YBNL recently expired,….He’s yet to decide on his contract renewal because he’s not ready to go unaided.’ Another source who spoke about the development confirmed that indeed Viktoh and Chinko Ekun’s contracts, expired long ago, but they decided to keep it on the down low. ‘Just like Chinko Ekun, both of them (Adekunle and Viktoh) don comot, but dem no loud am
Adekunle Gold, who was signed back in 2014, has dropped hits upon hits under the label. He also dropped his debut album a few months back which went on to garner mixed reviews.
The police have foiled an attempt by a notorious Niger Delta militant group operating from the creeks of Ikorodu and Arepo on the outskirts of Lagos to blow up the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos.
A top commander of the group, Abiodun Amos, who is also known as Senti, an Ijaw from Arogbo, Ese-Odo area of Ondo State, who is also said to be the group’s explosive expert, was arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT), who trailed him to a river bank at Majidun, Ikorodu, Lagos.
The militant leaders was caught unawares…
Two AK47 rifles hidden in a “Ghana-Must-Go” bag were found with the suspect. He led the IRT operatives to a vehicle parked discreetly within Ikorodu, where a large catche of dynamite and detonators was recovered— from its boot.
It was also learnt that Amos’ arrest followed intelligence generated by the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), which was passed on to the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, indicating that the group was at its final stage of carrying out an attack on the Third Mainland Bridge—Africa’s longest at 13 kilometres.
The IGP, who was said to have been miffed by the report, directed his operatives at the IRT, led by Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Abba Kyari, to investigate the report. It was confirmed that the group was actually planning to blow up the bridge at the end of November. The group, detectives discovered, had acquired large quantities of dynamite and several other explosives for the attack.
In October 2016, the group, which has no known identity and was notorious for pipeline vandalism, kidnapping and bank robberies, demanded for amnesty, threatening to disrupt the economy within Lagos and Ogun states if the Federal Government did not dialogue with it and grant its members pipeline protection contracts.
The leader of the militant group, known as “General” Ossy Ibori, who coordinated most of the bank robberies and high profile kidnappings, including that of three schoolgirls at Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School in Ikorodu, four landlords at Isheri North, Oniba of Ibaland, Oba Goriola Oseni and many others within Lagos and Ogun states, boasted in an interview that his group had over 21 “generals” commanding 7,800 battle-ready boys.
He added that the group was rich enough to fight the Federal Government as it had acquired thousands of military grade arms and ammunition, which he said would be deployed in disrupting the economy within Lagos and Ogun states, should the Federal Government fail to dialogue with the group and grant its wishes.
Sources told The Nation that the IRT operatives made several arrests within Ikorodu and other parts of Lagos State. One of the suspects is said to have given the police the information, which they used in trailing and arresting Amos, who was on his way into the creeks.
The 43-year-old suspect confessed that his group was formerly into pipeline vandalism but they resorted to kidnapping when it became difficult for them to vandalise and sell their stolen petroleum products.
According to him; “We went into bank robberies and kidnapping because we wanted to get government attention and all we wanted was for them to grant us amnesty and also offer us pipeline protection contract. We have made several appeals and the government is not listening to us. “General” Ossy said ‘if we don’t blow up the Third Mainland Bridge government’ they would not listen to us. We had concluded plans and we decided to carry out the attack by November ending. I am the group’s explosive expert and before I was arrested we were going into the creek to conclude plans on how to carry out the attack.”
Police spokesman Don Awuna, a Deputy Commissioner (DCP) said: “Yes, an individual was arrested. On sighting the policemen, the second suspect jumped out of his car and escaped into the bush, abandoning the operational vehicle.
”On searching the vehicle, two cartons of Gelatine dynamite explosives and hundreds of detonators were recovered in the boot of the car. Efforts are in progress to arrest the remaining gang members”.
Soundcity MVP Award festival went down at the Conference Center of the prestigious Eko Hotel.
The night’s event was hosted by ace comedian Basketmouth. The award festival featured stunning performances from Simi, Falz, Adekunle Gold, Patoranking, Lil kesh, Olamide and many more.
BEST MALE
DIAMOND PLATNUMZ (TANZANIA)
EMTEE (SOUTH AFRICA)
WIZKID (NIGERIA) – Winner
FALZ (NIGERIA)
OLAMIDE (NIGERIA)
PATORANKING (NIGERIA)
PHYNO (NIGERIA)
BEST FEMALE
TIWA SAVAGE (NIGERIA)
VICTORIA KIMANI (KENYA)
YEMI ALADE (NIGERIA) – Winner
VANESSA MDEE (TANZANIA)
CYNTHIA MORGAN (NIGERIA)
MS VEE (GHANA)
SIMI (NIGERIA
BEST HIP HOP
CASSPER NYOVEST (SOUTH AFRICA) – Winner
OLAMIDE (NIGERIA)
CDQ (NIGERIA)
EMTEE (SOUTH AFRICA)
EL (GHANA)
RIKY RICK (SOUTH AFRICA)
STANLEY ENOW (CAMEROON)
PHYNO (NIGERIA)
BEST POP
WIZKID (NIGERIA)
KISS DANIEL (NIGERIA) – Winner
TEKNO (NIGERIA)
YEMI ALADE (NIGERIA)
ADEKUNLE GOLD (NIGERIA)
TIMAYA (NIGERIA)
TIWA SAVAGE (NIGERIA)
DIGITAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
PSQUARE (NIGERIA)
WIZKID (NIGERIA)
A.K.A (SOUTH AFRICA)
TIWA SAVAGE (NIGERIA)
DAVIDO (NIGERIA)
CASSPER NYOVEST (SOUTH AFRICA)
TEKNO (NIGERIA) – Winner
BEST COLLABORATION
MR EAZI FT EFYA – SKINTIGHT (NIGERIA / GHANA)
PATORANKING FT SARKODIE – NO KISSING (NIGERIA / GHANA)
Recent reports of plastic rice in Nigeria were untrue as the suspicious shipment merely contained a significant amount of contaminants, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has said.
The acting Director-General of the agency, Yetunde Oni, at a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja, said though the rice was found not to be plastic, contrary to media reports, it was still “unwholesome for human consumption”.
There was anxiety in country earlier this month when a report stated that the Nigerian Custom Services had intercepted tonnes of plastic rice allegedly imported by unscrupulous businessmen for distribution during the Christmas festive period.
The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, however debunked the report after some preliminary studies revealed otherwise.
He said there was no truth in the report and assured Nigerians that there was no cause for alarm.
However, the laboratory result which was made public Thursday confirmed the earlier declaration by the minister.
Mrs. Oni however said that the rice failed other integrity test which thus ruled it out for human consumption.
“Based on the above laboratory result, the product is not plastic but rice contaminated with micro organisms above permissible limit.
“Hence the seized rice consignment is unsatisfactory and therefore unwholesome for human consumption”, Mrs. Oni stated.
She said the consignment would be destroyed once handed over by the Nigeria Customs Service.
Comptroller-General of Custom, Hameed Ali, said irrespective of the outcome of the findings, the service would continue to do its work in ensuring that fake and banned goods are not allowed into the country.
He revealed that over 40,000 bags of rice had been seized in recent time, part of which were sent to the internally displaced persons’ camps (IDPs).
Mr. Ali, who was represented at the briefing by his deputy, Umar Ilya, stated that as part of the move to curb illegal importation, the service would not only seize the goods but also confiscate the means of transporting them.
“We are still guided by the intelligence we have which indicates that several metric tones of expired and dangerous rice are still lying in wait at warehouses in neighboring countries.
“The target of these products is Nigerian markets. We will therefore intensify our patrols to ensure that economic saboteurs do not succeed.
Mr. Ali however urged warehouse owners across the country not to accept such smuggled products in their facilities.
Nigerian born Africa’s richest man, Mr Aliko Dangote, has lost 32% of his wealth.
Bloomberg reports that the president of the Dangote Group, lost 4.9 billion dollars in June, representing one-third of his wealth.
The decline resulted from the effect of falling oil prices and the devaluation of the naira, dragging the magnate’s ranking to 112 on world’s billionaires’ list.
With a total value of 10.4 billion dollars, Mr Dangote was the world’s 46th-richest person as at June 2016.
Aliko Dangote was also recently named as the second most powerful person on the African continent.
In the latest edition of its 74 world most powerful people, Forbes Magazine named billionaire Dangote along with 70 others including Russian President, Vladimir Putin; US President-Elect, Donald Trump; and German Chancellor, Angela Merkel.
Mr Dangote is listed as number 71 ahead of Trump, and the 68th most powerful in the world for this year.
The business mogul has constantly featured on the list since 2013 when he was listed as the only black African among 100 most powerful persons on the planet.
As of 2013, Dangote was the only African listed among the most powerful people in the world before the Egyptian president, Abdel El-Sisi recently featured on the list.
On Saturday, December 24, President Muhammadu Buhari announced that the Nigerian military had succeeded in liberating Sambisa forest, one of Boko Haram’s hideout.
Four days later, the Nigerian Army briefed journalists in Maiduguri, Borno state capital about the way the military outfit led other armed forces to take over what is now known as Camp Zero, Boko Haram’s stronghold in Sambisa forest.
But in a swift response, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau appeared in a new video today, December 29, to deny claims that the insurgent group has been crushed and flushed out of its Sambisa forest stronghold.
According to Shekau, he and his members are safe and have not been flushed out of anywhere.
The Boko Haram leader urged the government to stop telling lies to the people in the 25-minute video.
Here the top things he said in the new video
1. “It is a big lie that the military has flushed out Boko Haram.”
2. “It is only what Allah destined on them that will happen to them.”
3. “Our power is not from human beings but it’s from the divine power of Allah.”
4. “The federal government and the army said they captured over 1,000 Boko Haram suspect, but this is far from the truth.”
5. “All the advanced countries like Italy, Germany, France, USA are wasting their time by saying they are assisting Nigeria to wage war against Boko Haram.”
6. “Democracy is a devilish system of government as well as the use of the constitution.”
7. “The only thing we recognise as our constitution is the Glorious Qur’an and the sayings of Prophet Muhammad.”
8. “Why will Muslims and President Buhari associate themselves with Christmas, Christians are totally on the wrong path as they do not follow the true teachings of Jesus Christ.”
9. “It is our faith that has been helping us, it is not the arms and ammunition.”
10. “It is only Allah that can take my life.”
However, the authenticity of the video cannot be immediately verified and may have been shot long before the destruction of Camp Zero by the Nigerian armed forces.
Also, the Shekau in the video appears slightly different from the former one
But on its part, the Nigerian Army dismissed the new video released by Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau as mere propaganda.
In a statement made available to newsmen, Army spokesman Brigadier General Sani Usman said the attention of the Nigerian Army is drawn to a video clip released by Boko Haram from an undisclosed location a while ago, showing its purported leader, making spurious claims.
He said: “While effort is ongoing to subject the video for further forensic analysis, the Nigerian Army wishes to reiterate that it has captured and occupied the last known stronghold of the terrorists group in the Sambisa forest.”
He added that: “We would like to reassure the public that this video is nothing but mere terrorists propaganda aimed at creating fear in the mind of people and to remain relevant.”
The Headies Secretariat today announced DMW artiste, Mayorkun as Winner of the 2016 Rookie of the Year Category of the Headies 2016….
This year’s edition has Dice Ailes Dremo Mayorkun Terry Apala and Mzkiss as nominees.
After entries of votes from the public, Mayorkun amassed the highest number of votes, followed by his Label mate, Dremo as first runner-up and Chocolate City act, Dice Ailes coming third.
According to the organisers winner of this category was not announced at the awards because the nominees were late for their opening performances and we had to move swiftly to other scheduled programs.
Radio and TV Personality Adenike Oyetunde has written an open letter to Olamide about his much talked about Olamide Live In Concert Show – OLIC. Read below:
“Dear Olamide, what HAPPENED? What!!!
I attended #Olic2 and without a doubt, it was by far my BEST event last year. I talked, and talked about it; everyone around me that didn’t go, knew they had to this year.
Imagine my excitement when I saw these pictures by TyBello, I knew #Olic3 was definitely going to be a hit. I needed to see ‘Olamide Live In Concert’ *coughs. In my life, not even at either Canaanland or Redemption Camp had I EVER been stuck in such traffic.
No clear plans on controlling humans (forget that we are peculiar here). The plan was go with Uber. There was a change, and a friend’s friend took @mayowaekpo and I. What should have taken maybe 30minutes max, turned to two years in traffic.
Nobody deemed it fit to tell us that no cars were going into Eko hotel; we were all just hoping; stuck in traffic. Having to walk so far, isn’t always my first option; for obvious reasons.
Then I got into the hall, Olamide, why?
I came in just as you were done with your first outing and I figured, he’ll be back. You came back ONCE, while I was there and you played CD. Olamide, CD??? I’m still too lost.
Wait first, collect your money from the sound people; BAD, BAD sound. Even Adekunle (God bless his heart) who did LIVE for us, they sha spoilt his sound.
I, Adenike Oyetunde came to see You Olamide, LIVE, (it was a complimentary ticket, FYI), and you hounded me with Comedy. HOW??? How does that even work?
Alibaba’s January 1st Concert is coming, I’ll get comedy there, WHY, did you succumb, Why? I thought you had it all figured out; but, awon aye sold this BAD idea to you.
By the way, were you at Asa’s show? If not, PLEASE, Watch the CD. That’s what LIVE IN CONCERT is on about. I was TOO disappointed and I can’t hide it.
Excellency is KEY. You had ONE year to plan. I honestly didn’t see ANY plan oh; at least, to me. Of course, I still danced, I screamed, I took videos; but, from last year; it could have been WAY better.
I will not comment on that uncle that was jumping arand with you!!! Give us what we ‘paid’ for Nigerian Artiste, PLEASE. People hustled to GET tickets.”
@Gurusblendites
