Thursday, 10 December 2015

Olamide, Phyno, Kiss Daniel to perform at MTV Base white Christmas party


In the spirit of the season, MTV Base has announced that it will host fans to a free Christmas party tagged, ‘The White Christmas Party’.

Mark Zuckerberg Expresses Solidarity With Muslims in Facebook Post: 'You Are Always Welcome'


Facebook creator and CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed solidarity with Muslims in a Facebook post Wednesday following the terror attacks in San Bernardino and Paris in recent weeks - saying Muslims are always welcome on the social networking site.

Sports Minister hails Dream Team for picking Rio ticket


The Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalong has congratulated the Dream Team for picking a ticket to play in the men’s football at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Dream Team yesterday secured their ticket to fly Nigeria’s flag at the summer Games, following a nail-biting 1-0 win against hosts Senegal at the Leopod Senghor Stadium in Dakar.

It’ll Take Me 6 Months To Recover – Rousey


Ronda Rousey has revealed it could take her up to six months to fully recover from injuries sustained in her brutal knockout defeat to Holly Holm last month.

Oil Marketers Get N407bn Subsidy Payment


The Federal Government of Nigeria has agreed the immediate payment of N407 billion ($2.1 billion) owed to fuel importers under a subsidy scheme, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. Africa’s biggest oil producer imports most of its gasoline requirement because of its dilapidated refining system, which President Muhammadu Buhari is keen to revive.

Tanzanian President sweeps streets on Independence Day


Tanzanian President John Magufuli surprised onlookers on Wednesday when he walked out of State House to collect rubbish off the streets, after cancelling Independence Day celebrations for a national cleanup.
Magufuli, who took power last month after winning October 25 elections, has introduced a swathe of austerity cuts and crackdowns on public corruption.

PDP did greatest damage to Nigeria, says APGA chieftain


Former National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor Umeh, has said that the former ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had no moral ground to cry over any form of injustice.
He said on the contrary, the PDP, should bury its head in shame.

My Victory will be secure at the Election tribunal - Wada


Kogi State Governor, Capt. Idris Ichala Wada has assured his supporters that the election tribunal will do justice to the confusion surrounding the governorship polls. Addressing Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stakeholders at the Government House, Lokoja, Tuesday, the governor said the tribunal will soon decide whether it is legal for a political party to have two candidates in the course of election and whether a person’s votes could be transferred to another person.
Wada said his decision to challenge the result of the election is not personal but in order to seek proper interpretation of the law and relevant sections of the constitution and the Electoral Act in connection with the election.

Benue South rerun: David Mark, Dan Onjeh tear Idoma students apart


The National Association of Idoma Students, NAIS, University of Lagos chapter, has described as unfortunate the endorsement of former Senate President, David Mark by the national body.
NAIS, had in a recent statement endorsed the candidature of Mark for the forthcoming senatorial rerun election in Benue South.
The students' union in a statement jointly signed by its leaders, Igoche Egwa and Tony Onazi, slammed Mark's opponent, Dan Onjeh of the All Progressives Congress for insulting the former senate president whom they claimed paid his school fees.

Benue South rerun: My people would not be cowed to vote me out - Mark boasts


The Immediate past President of the Nigeria Senate, Senator David Mark has assured that Benue South Senatorial zone will remain impenetrable for the opposition, All Progressive Congress (APC) in the forthcoming re-run election.
This he said is anchored on the overwhelming solidarity and support "by my people who are solidly behind me. I can tell you without any fear of contradiction that there is no opposition to my party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in my zone".