John Kerry & other US officials with President Buhari

The US Secretary of State in a group photograph with President Buhari after his inauguration today. More photos after the cut...

Veteran actor Peter Bunor laid to rest

The remains of veteran actor, Peter Bunor who died earlier this month following protracted illness will be laid to rest today at his home-town, Ogwash-Uku in Delta State.

According to funeral arrangements released by the family, the Service of songs took place yesterday Friday, May 29, 2015 at his residence located along Dominion Hostel, through Nshiagu College, Delta State Polytechnic Road, Ogwash-Uku.

Funeral service and internment will hold at the same venue today Saturday, May 30 from 10am while reception follows immediately at the same venue. May his soul rest in Peace.. Amen

Photos from the presidential Inauguration Gala

Some photos from the presidential Inauguration Gala which held at the Presidential Villa last night. More pics after the cut...

A closer look at the children of The First Family...

The President, his wife, Aisha and his late wife definitely have good genes. Their kids are beautiful. More pics after the cut...

Eniola Badmus UK Location Pic?

In case she looks different and you cannot recognise her,you are looking at talented actress Eniola Badmus.Eniola is one of the few actresses who can make you break out in a smile if you are having a bad day.......





I guess she has something up her sleeves again and is trying to alert us with this really hilarious pic...lol

Ambode Inaugural Dinner Pics - May 29th

Check out all the amazing moments last night at the Lagos State Inaugural Ball after Governor Akinwunmi Ambode was sworn in....




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NOLLYWOOD UNA DON START???????????

Photo: Past Leaders Spotted Making Use Of An Ipad

The change has started. Even General Olusegun Obasanjo, Abdusalami Abubakar and Shonekan wants to know what the youths are saying on twitter. This happened today at the inauguration

 ceremony. Like someone said, it’s time to listen to the Youths, GMB will, others have no choice but to listen too. Change is indeed here! We love it!

Funke Akindele, AY, Dayo Amusa Spotted At The Inaugural Ball Dinner For AMBODE

Funke Akindele, Dayo Amusa, Ik Ogbonna, Alex Ekubo and Ayo Makun are some of the celebrities presently at The Inaugural Ball Dinner in honour Of His Excellency Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, the new Governor Of Lagos State and Her Excellency Dr (Mrs) Idiat Oluranti Adebule, the Deputy Governor Of Lagos State. See more photos after the cut. Btw, the governor really looks good in white.

India's Deadly Heat Wave Drags On As Death Toll Rises To 1826

Dizzying temperatures has caused water shortages in thousands of Indian villages and killed hundreds more people over the past day, driving the death toll from a weekslong heat wave to at least 1,826 by yesterday.

Meteorological officials called the heat wave "severe" and warned that it would continue for at least two days across a huge swathe of the South Asian country from Tamil Nadu in the south to the Himalayan foothill state of Himachal Pradesh.

Most of those killed by heat-related conditions including dehydration and heat stroke have been in the southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where 100 people died just on Thursday as temperatures hovered about 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit).

READ President Muhammadu Buhari’s Full Inaugural Speech

Inaugural speech by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari following his swearing-in as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria today, May 29th, 2015.

I am immensely grateful to God Who Has preserved us to witness this day and this occasion. Today marks a triumph for Nigeria and an occasion to celebrate her freedom and cherish her democracy. Nigerians have shown their commitment to democracy and are determined to entrench its culture. Our journey has not been easy but thanks to the determination of our people and strong support from friends abroad we have today a truly democratically elected government in place. Continue...

PDP Wishes Buhari Good Health, Vigour & Wisdom As He Rules Nigeria

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the 5th democratically elected President  of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari.

In a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh  Friday, May 29th, the new opposition party wished the new President success in piloting the affairs of the country in the next four years. Read the statement after the cut.

Mercy Aigbe & Kids Cover Motherhood In-Style Magazine

Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe-Gentry alongside her son and daughter, cover the latest issue of Motherhood In-Style Magazine slaying it with their denim-on-denim swag. See more photos from the shoot after the cut.

Photos: President Buhari Hosts Invited Heads Of States To Lunch At Aso villa

President Muhammadu Buhari is presently hosting Head of States who witnessed his inauguration few hours ago at the Villa. See more photos from the lunch after the cut.

Lagos Cancels Movement Restriction For May Environmental Sanitation

The Lagos State government has announced that there will be free vehicular and human movement come May 30th, which is the last Saturday environmental sanitation for the month. This is to enable a hitch-free inauguration of the incoming Governor of the state, Akinwunmi Ambode, and the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari.

The Commissioner for Environment, Tunji Bello, explained that the move was made to allow Nigerians participate in the inauguration ceremonies.  Bello also said that, the cancellation would allow for easy transportation of fuel from tank farms in the state to other parts of the country.

Fashola Tells Lagosians GoodBye

Sincerely we would also like to use this medium to thank him. He was such a good governor and his wife was exceptional as well. The Governor has wished Lagosians goodbye few minutes ago on his official Twitter page (see below), saying he is ready to leave office. We just hope the incoming Governor will work, we really hope so. No excuses sir, all we want is for you to WORK.

God bless Fashola and we wish him all the best in the next thing he sets his hands on. 

Breaking! Jonathan Officially Presents Handover Notes To Buhari

President Goodluck Jonathan has formally presented his hand over notes to president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari inside the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa today. This was done shortly after the president took Buhari round the seat of power.

Vicepresident Namadi Sambo also took vice-president-elect, Mr Yemi Osinbajo round his wing of the villa. Indeed the D-day is almost here.

INJURY TIME APPOINTMENTS : Extra Time: Jonathan appoints five new VCs

With less than 36 hours to leave office, President Goodluck Jonathan has continued to approve new appointments.

The latest was his appointment of vice-chancellors for the four federal universities of education and a Federal University of Health Sciences.

Notice of the appointments is contained in a statement issued by the Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday in Abuja.

The statement was signed by Mr Sul Ya’u Sule, the Senior Special Assistant, Public Relations and Protocol to Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, the Minister of Education.

Jonathan destroying Nigeria before handing over – APC

The All Progressives Congress has said President Goodluck Jonathan is handing over a nation in deep crisis, even as his administration continues to contrive more crises without making any effort to solve any of them.

In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party, , appealed to Nigerians not to lose hope, despite the daunting challenges they are currently facing in this atmosphere of contrived chaos.

It said help is on the way.

”In a few days’ time, President Jonathan will hand over to President-elect Muhammadu Buhari,” the APC said. Never in the history of our country has any government handed over to another a more distressed country: No electricity, no fuel, workers are on strike, billions are owed to state and federal workers, 60 billion dollars are owed in national debt and the economy is virtually grounded.

”Today, Nigerians are roaming the streets, jerry cans in hand, searching for everything from kerosene to fuel to diesel to power their homes, keep their vehicles on the road and keep their businesses going. They are paying as much as 300 Naira per litre for fuel, if at all they can get it. Yet their government is not saying a word about the situation.”

My husband’s plan covers every Nigerian child — Aisha Buhari

Aisha Buhari, the wife of Nigeria’s president-elect, has assured the people of Nigeria of the incoming government’s commitment to the development of children in every geopolitical zone of the country.

In a statement released to mark the International Children’s Day on May 27, Mrs. Buhari said education was going to be one of the main focuses of the incoming APC government.

“Our children are our future,” she said. “Education of our children is the best way to secure the future of our country.”

Mrs. Buhari also called for the implementation of the Child Rights Act which has been passed by the National Assembly, which is yet to be adopted by all the states of Nigeria.

“Even if it means adapting the Act to suit their specific needs,” she said, “the Child Rights Act must be adopted in every single state of our country.”

The incoming First Lady also assured Nigerians that, despite the need to focus on eradicating Boko Haram and restoring normalcy to life in the north east states of Nigeria, especially regarding encouraging children to return to school and making schools safe for all children, no child in any other part of Nigeria will be left out of the Buhari government’s plan for children.

“No child in Nigeria will be left out of my husband’s plan for Nigeria,” she said. “Every child in every geopolitical zone of the country will be taken care of by the APC federal government.”

Over N121 billion wasted, Nigeria’s troubled National ID Card project in fresh controversy

The National Identity Management Agency [NIMC] has been engaged in expensive media razzmatazz and glitzy photo ops with top politicians and other prominent Nigerians in the past year. But these may just be a facade to hide the fact that the national identity card project currently lie in a legal limbo that may eventually cost the government as much as N44 billion of tax payers money in damages for an alleged breach of contract.

The current legal logjam hovering over the project was occasioned by what the Managing Director of Chams Consortium Limited, Demola Aladekomo, described as an abuse of office and executive highhandedness by the Director General of NIMC, Chris Onyemenam.

Chams, which was the initial concessionaires of the project, has therefore dragged NIMC to a Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking an order to stop further implementation of the programme. It is also asking the court to order the Federal Government to pay N44 billion in damages.

In interviews with PREMIUM TIMES, Mr. Aladekomo said his company was awarded the concession in a transparent bid process that involved 65 international companies in 2007, following the recommendations of a 2006 Presidential Implementation Committee, headed by the then Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai, on how to deliver on a project that has gulped several billions but has remained largely in limbo for decades.

Exclusive) Why NAFDAC shuts down Chocolat Royal, cool, wazobia FM chairman on the run

Chocolat Royale outlet at 267A Etim Iyang Crescent VI, Lagos





*DG vows to prosecute offenders

*Says company will remain close until after investigation

Don Norman Obinna.

The real reasons the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Tuesday night, sealed completely the business outlet of a popular elite and confectionary company, Chocolat Royal has emerged, The City Reporters can exclusively report.

Apart from the importation, storage and use of fake, unregistered and expired/unwholesome food products to produce consumables for customers, we can authoritatively report that Chocolat Royal was sealed by NAFDAC on discovery of six illegal 40ft cold rooms fully stocked with contaminated food products built on top of sewages (suck away pit) and in front of toilets.

Not only that majority of these food products discovered, have expired since 2004, (11- years ago) and the least 2013, the most worrisome aspect of it all was the discovery to the consternation of NAFDAC officials that the management of Chocolat Royal had revalidated the expiring dates of almost all the food products, while 90 % of them were not even written in English language and therefore not registered.

While two of the illegal cold rooms built in front of toilets were discovered at the Chocolat Royal headquarters at 267A Etim Iyang Crescent, another two were discovered and also sealed at N0 1 Karimu Kotun resident of the Chairman, Mr Amin Moussalli both located in Victoria Island Lagos.

Investigations revealed that Mr Moussalli the chairman of AIM consultants with chains of media houses which include, Cool, Nigeria Info, Wazobia FM stations, Cool as well as WEE television stations who is now at large travels abroad to source for companies whose food products have few months to expire.

This Lebanese business mogul receives these products mostly for free or at a reduced price and also gets paid from these companies to evacuate the products which ordinarily would have cost them colossal amount of money to dispose and ships in large quantities to Nigeria which has become his dumping ground for food toxic for close to two decades.

Photos: Airport Workers Shutdown FAAN Headquarters Over Beating Of Colleague

Angry workers of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) are currently protesting at FAAN headquarters and are aheading towards the international airport to protest the attack on one of them who was beaten to coma two weeks ago by an airforce officer.

According to sources, the workers decided to protest today knowing the Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka would be attending a function at the international wing of the airport today.

BUHARI EXPOSES THE FRAUD CALLED FUEL SUBSIDY : SH-O-C-K-E-R: I don’t know what fuel subsidy means – BUHARI; you’ll be shocked by secrets revealed by GMB

 

The President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari has express his dismay over the scam called FUEL SUBSIDY. The General in recent interview with Daily Trust express what he termed as confusion over the subsidy issue.
Read excerpts from the interview:
One burning issue is fuel subsidy. I believe you are aware of the queues in major cities like Lagos and Abuja. The fuel importers say they are unsure of the direction of the new government in this area. Have you considered maintaining or withdrawing this subsidy or are you questioning whether it didn’t exist at all?
One of the problems I have, other than the military, is the petroleum industry where I served for three and a half years under General Obasanjo. When people start talking about this subsidy I honestly get confused. I will tell you this, and I hope it will answer what you want to know. Back then we had a refinery in Port Harcourt, which was refining 30,000 barrels a day of Nigerian crude.
Later, it was upgraded to refine 100,000 barrels a day. Another refinery was built in Port Harcourt to refine 150,000 barrels per day of Nigerian crude. So, Port Harcourt alone had the capacity to refine 250,000 barrels per day of Nigerian crude.
But when I found myself as the Minister of Petroleum I set up another refinery in Warri for 100, 000 barrels per day of Nigerian crude and the Kaduna refinery a 100, 000 barrels per day. So Nigeria built capacity to refine 450,000 a day.

AS BURUJI KASHAMU PREPARES HIMSELF FOR SUICIDE : Obasanjo, George Not Responsible For Your Troubles, NDLEA Tells Kashamu ... LeadershipNews

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has called on Senator-elect Buruji Kashamu to stop dragging former president, Olusegun Obasanjo and former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George into his personal problems.
According to the agency in a statement signed by its spokesperson Ofoyeju Mitchel, and made available to newsmen yesterday, “The fact is that a formal request for his extradition had been received from the Embassy of the United States of America.”
“According to official report, Kashamu has been on the wanted list of both the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).”

ISN'T SHE LOVELY? : Meet Adams Oshiomhole’s New Wife… She Is A Model From Ethiopia [PHOTOS]

Anyways, the Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole will be walking down the aisle for a second time tomorrow, May 14 2015, to his new Ethiopian babe, Lara Forte.

The couple were spotted together at Grace Ihonvbere’s 50th birthday party in Abuja.









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