Why I’m not proud to call Buhari my president — Aribisala
Why I’m not proud to call Buhari my president — Aribisala
Dr. Femi Aribisala, a pastor and Vanguard columnist, in this interaction with Vanguard editors, ventilates his passion for President Goodluck Jonathan and explains his position on the person and politics of the president-elect, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari. Excerpts:
Femi Aribisala
What is your perspective on the just concluded presidential election?
41 Boko Haram members beheaded in Biu
41 Boko Haram members beheaded in Biu
No fewer than 41 suspected members of Boko Haram sect were killed and beheaded by men of the Civilian Joint Task Force, a.k.a Civilian JTF, at Biu, Borno State following a failed attempt by the insurgents to overrun the Sabon Gari village, in Damboa Local Government Area of the state, Thursday.
Biu,located south and about 185 kilometres drive from Maiduguri the state capital, is one of the largest local government areas in the state.
50 suspected Boko Haram members arrested hiding underneath the truck carrying sheeps and goats during a routine check
Don Jazzy ignores D’Banj on stage
Don Jazzy ignores D’Banj on stage
D’banj as a singer and Don Jazzy the producer used to be the perfect team as the honchos of Mo’hits Records. But like a bolt from the blue, their hitherto smooth relationship collapsed in 2012 like a pack of badly arranged cards.
Don-jazzy-Dbanj
Ever since, fans and colleagues in the music industry have been begging the duo to come back together and rework their magic.
Alleged murder of mum: P-Square opens up!
Alleged murder of mum: P-Square opens up!
Our journey into the music world
It started like a dream but today, we thank God all the glory because it has become a reality. When we started, we had late Michael Jackson as our mentor. That was why in one of our songs titled, Busy Body which we released about 12 years ago, we tried to copy Michael Jackson’s dance steps.
Then, our fans used to call us, Paul and Peter. He influenced our musical career. We were challenged by Michael Jackson’s huge achievements in the world of music. We said to ourselves, if Michael Jackson could do all of these, we could equally do better. So, we tried our best and by the grace of God and our fans, we have realise our dreams.
Why I broke up with Yvonne Nelson— Ice Prince
Why I broke up with Yvonne Nelson— Ice Prince
Chocolate City rapper, Penshak Zamani, popularly known as Ice Prince has come out to state the reason his love affair with Ghanaian actress, Yvonne Nelson ended abruptly.
Speaking with Beat FM presenter, Olisa Adibua on the new episode of ‘The Truth’, the award winning rapper talks about his relationship with the Ghanaian actress.
If Flavour asks me out, my answer will be… – Chidimma
If Flavour asks me out, my answer will be… – Chidimma
No doubt, singer, Chidimma Ekile, is the crush of many male artistes in Nigeria. But the irony is despite all the admirers, she seems not to have found the right person.
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In a chat recently, the singer when asked about her relationship status answered,“ Why I am still single? Maybe, because I’m yet to see the man who is made for me or the person is yet to find me. So I am single and happy. The fact is I had few friends and some wanted to take the relationship seriously, but it never worked out.
Mentally ill people have great potentials, talents – Majek Fashek
Mentally ill people have great potentials, talents – Majek Fashek
Lagos – Popular reggae artist, Majek Fashek, says mental health is very important in the lives of people and a nation and mentally ill people have great potentials and talents.
Fashek spoke at the 46th Annual General Conference and Scientific Meeting of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN) in Lagos on Wednesday.
*Majek
Fashek said, “mental health is not a yardstick to look down upon people. “There is need to create a system to manage or rehabilitate people who are not mentally balanced and as well create more awareness on mental health challenges and appropriate management.
RADIO BIAFRA: Group slams protesters in Enugu
RADIO BIAFRA: Group slams protesters in Enugu
ENUGU—A pressure group in Enugu, known as,”Concerned Citizens of Enugu State,CCES,” has condemned the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra,IPOB,over the continued detention of their leader and Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnadi Kanu, who was arrested at the Lagos Airport.
Iheanacho shines as City defeat Palace
Iheanacho shines as City defeat Palace
Nigerian born striker, Kelechi Iheanacho were among the goalscorers as Manchester City eased into the Capital One Cup quarterfinals with a 5-1 win over Crystal Palace.
With Sergio Aguero still injured, the spotlight remains on City’s other forwards and Bony set them on the way to a comfortable win at the Etihad Stadium with a fine header.
The lively 19-year-old Iheanacho then got in on the act after Kevin De Bruyne had maintained his recent scoring streak with City’s second.
Yaya Toure added a fourth from the penalty spot and substitute Manu Garcia rounded off a good night’s work with a fifth in stoppage time after a Damien Delaney consolation.
Eaglets 6 – 0 victory, biggest win in FIFA U-17 World Cup stages
Eaglets 6 – 0 victory, biggest win in FIFA U-17 World Cup stages
The Nigeria’s 6-0 victory over Australia is the joint-biggest win in the history of the FIFA U-17 World Cup knockout stages, level with Japan’s 6-0 win against their antipodean neighbours New Zealand in 2011, which also come in the Round of 16.
Wednesday, 28 October 2015
VINA
DEL MAR, CHILE – OCTOBER 28: Victor Osimhen #9 of Nigeria celebrate
with his team mates after he scores the opening goal during the FIFA
U-17 Men’s World Cup 2015 round of 16 match between Nigeria and
Australia at Estadio Sausalito on October 28, 2015 in Vina del Mar,
Chile. FIFA
Inter-agency rivalry hampering anti-Boko Haram war – KANO EMIR
Inter-agency rivalry hampering anti-Boko Haram war – KANO EMIR
Military declared 100 suspected Boko Haram sect members wanted .
Former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor and Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, yesterday, faulted what he called unhealthy rivalry among security agencies in the country in their fight against insurgency, saying the trend, if not checked, could derail government determination to end Boko Haram activities in December.
Also the Nigerian Army has declared 100 suspected Boko Haram sect members wanted.
Army
Sanusi spoke on a day Nigerian troops raided several camps of the Boko Haram sect, rescuing 338 persons who were held captive by the terrorists and killing 34 of the insurgents, while declaring 100 of them wanted.
Snakes everwhere on the Plateau!
Snakes everwhere on the Plateau!
Snakes bites, especially in the central and southern zones of Plateau State, are not new, though while some residents rever some species of snakes, others actually hunt them for meat.
The snakes, often seen on rocky areas and grasses, bite; mostly farmers have had reason to visit the Jos University Teaching Hospital, JUTH, Comprehensive Health Centre, Zamko in Langtang North local government area or traditional homes where snake bites can be treated.
These cases had not really been a cause of concern as people bitten have always accessed treatment, but the recent case where some communities in Kanke, Kanam and Langtang North local government areas have been invaded by snakes have left residents worried.
Itsekiri nation disowns calls for creation of Biafra Republic
Itsekiri nation disowns calls for creation of Biafra Republic
WARRI—THE Itsekiri ethnic nationality of Warri, Delta State, has dissociated itself from the calls for creation of a Biafra Republic out of Nigeria as being drummed by some Igbo interest groups in the South-East.
The Itsekiri Leaders of Thought, ILT, expressed the group’s concern over the Igbo agitation yesterday in a statement by its Chairman, Pa Johnson Ayomike and Secretary, Edward Ekpoko.
The body is disturbed that the proposed Biafra Republic as widely reported in the social media includes the whole of Delta State.
The statement stressed: “We recall with pains the day the defunct Biafran Army invaded Warri and Benin in the then Midwest Region on August 9, 1967. Never again will the Itsekiri tolerate such invasion. The Itsekiri nation is committed to the unity of Nigeria and will do all it can to promote and protect it as one indivisible country. As Major General Philip Effiong said on January 14 1970, the Republic of Biafra ceased to exist. We, the Itsekiri, wish it to be eternally so for the peace and development of our great nation.”
Police arraign 3 teenagers over alleged gang rape of 13-year-old girl
Police arraign 3 teenagers over alleged gang rape of 13-year-old girl
Three teenagers, Elijah Adebowale, Suleiman Balogun and Shefiu Adam,
were on Thursday charged before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos
over the alleged gang rape of a 13-year-old girl.
Adebowale (15), Balogun (16) and Adam (14), who all resides at the Iju
area of Lagos, are being tried on a two-count charge of conspiracy and
unlawful carnal knowledge of a minor.
The Prosecutor, Insp. Rita Momah, told the court that the teenagers and
three others, now at large, committed the offences on Oct. 5, in an
uncompleted building at Olopade St., Iju-Ishaga,
SHOOTING OF VARSITY STUDENT: Ogun Police quiz KWAM 1
SHOOTING OF VARSITY STUDENT: Ogun Police quiz KWAM 1
ABEOKUTA — Men of Ogun State Police Command, Tuesday, quizzed a popular fuji icon, Wasiu Ayinde, popularly called KWAM 1, over the shooting of a student of Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye, three weeks ago.
Wasiu Ayinde
Vanguard gathered that, KWAM 1, who arrived the Eleweran Command headquarters of the police around11a.m, was interrogated by police operatives attached to the Criminal
Murder at dusk: Female teacher shot dead in Nsukka
Murder at dusk: Female teacher shot dead in Nsukka
Tension mounts at the University town of Nsukka, Enugu state, following last week’s gruesome killing of a female classroom teacher at about 200 meters to her residence while returning from the state capital where she attended the swearing- in ceremony of newly appointed commissioners in the state.
Crime Guard gathered that the teacher identified as Princess Uzoamaka Onyishi, nee Ugwuokwor, 40 , hailed from Mbu -Akpoti in Isi- Uzo local government area of the state. She had accompanied one of her relations , Mrs. Eze, to attend the swearing-in ceremony of her husband, Mr M.E Eze, who was appointed Attorney -General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, only to be assailed by unknown gunmen, very close to her Uwani-Ugwu residence in Nsukka metropolis.
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Princess Uzoamaka Onyishi |
3 feared dead, 20 wounded as pro-Biafra group, security agents clash in Anambra
3 feared dead, 20 wounded as pro-Biafra group, security agents clash in Anambra
Awka- THREE persons were feared dead and about twenty others wounded on Sunday when members of a new pro- Biafra group, the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) and security operatives engaged in a shootout in Onitsha.
It was not clear what caused the trouble, but one of the injured persons, Mr. Chinwendu Ikechukwu said the group was carrying out an evangelism programme on the need for people to embrace Biafra Republic in parts of Nkpor , Idemili North local government area after their routine meeting, adding that it was while they were on the street that security operatives opened fire on them.
Top 15 trending music, video you haven’t seen
Top 15 trending music, video you haven’t seen
1. Jaiye Afrika – Ori
Adebayo Gbadebowale known as Jaiye Afrika releases a new song titled
Ori. The song is produced by Spiritual Beats and mastered by Suka
Sounds.
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Jaiye Afrika |
Hear what Pope tells Buhari, other world leaders
Hear what Pope tells Buhari, other world leaders
Pope Francis on Thursday urged the world to act quickly to prevent “extraordinary” climate change from destroying the planet and said wealthy countries must bear responsibility for creating the problem and for solving it. In a radically worded letter addressed to every person on the planet, the leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics blames human greed for the critical situation “Our Sister, mother Earth” now finds itself in.
Pope Francis
“This sister now cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God has endowed her,” he writes in his long-anticipated Encyclical on the environment.
Between Boko Haram and Biafra war
Between Boko Haram and Biafra war
FOR once, President Goodluck Jonathan and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar are on the same page: Boko Haram is the worst security situation that has bedevilled this country. That is their opinion, not mine. I will tell you mine shortly.
The president made his view known when he played host to a delegation of bishops of the African Church in the Presidential Villa, Abuja way back in June. He said Boko Haram was worse than the civil war waged against the people of Eastern Nigeria because unlike the Biafra war where “enemies and their territories” were known, the Boko Haram, the faceless insurgents, live among the people.
The advantage I have over other DJs — DJ Switch
The advantage I have over other DJs — DJ Switch
Winner of the first and only edition of the Glo X-Factor singing reality show, Obianuju Catherine Udeh aka DJ Switch has said that instead of being threatened by other DJs in the country, she believes she has an advantage over them.
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DJ Switch |
My experience with homosexuals — Mr. Ibu
My experience with homosexuals — Mr. Ibu
* Says, “I got the name Ibu from childhood”
Popular comic actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu is one man that knows how to make his audience laugh with his antics onscreen. Known for his imbecilic roles, he says his fans sometimes mistake his movie personality for his real character, and in this exclusive chat with Showtime Celebrity, he speaks about his career and clears the air on some misconceptions about his person. Excerpts…
How do you prepare yourself before going on set?
There is no preparation; it’s an in-built thing. I love acting, and
interpretation of characters given to me doesn’t really take me time to
do. Straight ahead, I read and interpret my characters and I enjoy it so
much. Acting is so sweet.
How did you really come about the name Ibu?
John Okafor (Mr. Ibu)
I am a strong advocate of social justice, reveals Genevive Nnaji
I am a strong advocate of social justice, reveals Genevive Nnaji
Top Nollywood actress, Genevive Nnaji has debunked insinuations that most of her movies promote domestic violence, insisting that “without taking notice of it, she has tried much as possible to reflect societal values in her films.
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Genevive Nnaji |
The actress who played the role of Victoria Izu in a new movie, “Road to Yesterday” which will be released on Novemeber 27th in Lagos, made this remark while in a chat with HVP.
Maryam Elisha: I ‘ll Be Getting Married Very Soon
Maryam Elisha: I ‘ll Be Getting Married Very Soon
Maryam Elisha |
Rikaoto is one of the leading couture brands in Nigeria today. Over the years, the fashion line has proved exceptional and unique in their pieces based on client’s personalities. Beautiful and radiant, Maryam Elisha is the Creative Director of the brand. She talks to Tosin Clegg about her brand, clientele and plans for her company
We focus on the wow look kind of fabrics…
Music Stars Rock Felabration
Music Stars Rock Felabration
Over 200 artistes participated in this year’s Felabration which has
come and gone with headline act, Third World, Sandra Iszadore, London
Afrobeat Collective and NEWEN, the Afrobeat band from Chile performing
amidst pomp and pageantry. The entertainers ranged from the ridiculous
to the skilled.
Enugu sex hawker dies after marathon with customers
Enugu sex hawker dies after marathon with customers
ENUGU—THE Enugu State Police command through operatives of the Udenu Division has commenced investigations into an alleged incident of murder in which a commercial sex worker was allegedly killed in a brothel after a marathon sex with a customer.
It was gathered that around midnight on October 24, the customer, identified as Ikechukwu Oga had gone to a brothel at Obolloafor, in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State where he met with the sex hawker, Roseline and had a sex deal.
Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, DSP, confirmed the incident in a statement made available to newsmen, explaining that the suspect after a bargain with the deceased, agreed to sleep together for a fee.
My pain, my joy as an actor – Tony Umez
My pain, my joy as an actor – Tony Umez
…Why I can’t star in Igbo film
HE came to limelight in 1994, after featuring in the blockbuster movie, “Died Wretched: Buried in N2.3m Casket”, and since then Tony Umez has remained one of the most bankable actors in the Nigerian movie industry.
However, following the role he played in the soft porn movie, 027,which was released in 2013,Umez incurred the wrath of his fans who were unhappy with his involvement in the movie. But in this engaging interview, the actor talks about the making of that movie, and why he doesn’t feature in an Igbo film.
Tony Umez |
MY face missing on screen in recent times! I don’t know what you mean by missing on screen! But if I have to agree with your observation, I am back on track. The industry is evolving and younger actors are springing up everyday. But that doesn’t mean, I haven’t done some jobs in recent times. It’s just that I haven’t been as prolific as I used to be in the past. I have been involved in other projects. Nonetheless, I am back in the industry.
Ideye named Player-of-the-Week in Greece
Ideye named Player-of-the-Week in Greece
Ideye |
Olympiakos striker Brown Ideye has been named the Player of the Week in the Greek Super League for week seven.
Technology meets Fashion: Damaris Solaris bags come with charging unit
Technology meets Fashion: Damaris Solaris bags come with charging unit
DOLAPO Otunla’s statement in the fashion industry might seem conclusive with the three heeled and aluminum OYSBY Shoes; but, one must not underestimate the power of a fashionable, yet geeky, female engineer who has taken a bold step into the future of the fashion world by designing the Damaris Solaris.
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Damaris-Techno-Bags |
A perfect fusion of technology and fashion; the Damaris Solaris bags offers the user room to look professional and be in tune with fashion trend. The bag is built using only high quality materials
‘Nigerian consumers are internet friendly’
‘Nigerian consumers are internet friendly’
The President of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association, NIRA, Engr. Sunday Folayan, claimed that the Internet of Things, IoT, has brought positive impact on the country as the economic pattern of consumers in the value chain is gradually embracing the use of technology in their daily transactions.
Speaking to Glamtech, Folayan said that both IoT and the next generation of technologies and solutions would continue to make positive impact on Nigerian businesses and economy in general.
How market leadership tussle demotes Akure’s Eze Ndigbo
How market leadership tussle demotes Akure’s Eze Ndigbo.
UNTIL last week, the Eze Ndigbo of Akure, Gregory Iloehike was a man about town. He used to go about in Akure, the Ondo state capital with all the paraphernalia of a traditional ruler and served as the voice of the Igbo in the metropolis. But his over bloated ego of many years was deflated when he reportedly “ disrespected the town’s monarch’’ by uttering uncomplimentary remarks to the Deji of Akureland, Oba Aladelusi Aladetoyinbo, who invited him to the palace in Akure to find a lasting solution to a leadership tussle in a popular market in the ancient town.
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Oba Aladetoyinbo |
His activities in the past years failed to attract the attention of past Deji of Akureland and this reportedly made him more powerful and he began to wear beaded crown and other regalia of a traditional ruler. Vanguard learnt that the leadership tussle in Mojere Market- the biggest spare parts market mainly populated by the Igbo in the Akure metropolis exposed the excesses of the Igbo leader and this ended up pitching him against the Oba of the town.
Death toll in Maiduguri Mosque bombing rises to 28
Death toll in Maiduguri Mosque bombing rises to 28
At least 28 people were killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, on Friday, raising fresh security concerns after a wave of similar attacks.
The attack happened shortly after 5:00 am in the Jidari area of the Borno state capital, which has previously been targeted by Boko Haram militants.
At least 42 dead in France road crash
At least 42 dead in France road crash
At least 42 people, most of them elderly, were killed when a coach collided with a lorry in southwestern France early Friday, a fire service official said.
All but one of the victims were passengers on the coach, while the other fatality was the driver of the lorry, local authorities in the prefecture of Gironde said.
New intriguing bank robbery technology in Akure
New intriguing bank robbery technology in Akure
IT would have been disastrous if not for the ingenuity and dexterity of some crack detectives in the Ondo state police command. The detectives foiled a plan by some robbers who dug a tunnel into the premises of one of the old generation banks in Akure, the Ondo State capital with the intention to bomb and subsequently rob the bank located along Ado/ Owo road.
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Robbers-tunnel |
Observers said if the plan had succeeded, the perpetrators would have hit a life time jackpot as it would have passed as the biggest robbery incident in the state. The tunnel, according to Police sources, could contain three persons at a time. Consequent upon the foiling of the plan no fewer than 15 suspects have been quizzed by detectives.
Boko Haram: 5 Abuja bombers docked, one pleads guilty
Boko Haram: 5 Abuja bombers docked, one pleads guilty
ABUJA – Five alleged masterminds of the bomb blasts that rocked the Kuje and Nyanya axis of Abuja on October 2, 2015, were yesterday, arraigned before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court.
The accused persons who were docked on a five-count terrorism charge yesterday were Abdulazeez Muhazab, Ishaka Salihu, Mohammed Jimoh, Abdulwaheed Nasiru and Abdullahi Nasiru.
After they took turns and entered their plea to the charge which was preferred against them by the federal government, trial Justice Abdul Kafarati ordered that they should be remanded in Kuje Prison.
SUSPECTED BOKO HARAM MEMBERS WHO CARRIED OUT NYANYA BOMBING, BEING PARADED BY THE POLICE IN ABUJA ON THURSDAY (22/10/15) |
Meanwhile, one of the accused persons, Abdulwaheed Nasiru, yesterday, pleaded guilty to count four of the charge, which indicated that it was in his house that items the alleged insurgents used in manufacturing the Improvised Explosive Device, IED, that was used for the bombings, were stored.
6 Killed, 17 injured in another Maiduguri Mosque bombing
6 Killed, 17 injured in another Maiduguri Mosque bombing
Military sources disclosed early today that a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Mosque during the morning Islamic ‘Subhi’ Prayers in Maiduguri killing 6 persons while 17 others were injured.
Confirming the suicide attack, the National Emergency Management Agency said its rescuers evacuated six dead bodies of the victims of the early morning suicide bombing.
A senior health worker also confirmed that the 6 bodies have been deposited in the mortuary, while the 17 other injured victims are being treated in Specialist and teaching hospitals in Maiduguri.
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