Oshiomhole meets Edo North leaders

THE National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr  Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday, met with party members and leaders from Edo North senatorial district  partly to celebrate Eld-ed-Kabir and to also discuss political situation in the area ahead of the coming primaries to pick State and National Assembly candidates for the party. Oshiomhole At press time, the expected number of five persons per ward from the six local government areas that make up the area were already trooping to the Iyamho residence of Oshiomhole. Meanwhile, youths under the aegis of Esan Youths Movement, disrupted a meeting called by Governor  Godwin Obaseki in Irrua, Esan Central Local Government Area in Edo Central senatorial district,  alleging that the governor wants to impose the current

Two years after, Abiri reunites with family, friends in Bayelsa

Mr. Jones Abiri, a journalist and publisher of Weekly Source Newspaper, who was detained by  Department of State Service, DSS, for more two years and only released last week after he was granted bail by an Abuja Magistrate Court, Tuesday, narrated his experiences in detention. Jones Abiri Abiri, who was received at the Ernest Ikoli Press Centre of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State chapter, by  hundreds of family members including his wife, children, community representatives, friends and media colleagues,  when he arrived the press centre from

FG has failed our zone in projects — S-East govs

 Governors of the South-Eastern states have lampooned the Federal Government on implementation of projects in the zone, saying the centre has short-changed states in the region in the implementation of capital projects in the 2017 budget. South East States But the Federal Government was quick to rebut this as both the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, and his Power, works and Housing counterpart, Babatunde Fashola, said it was an unfortunate claim from governors who are aware of government’s intervention in the region. This is even as the Senate alleged that the major cause of the friction between it and the Executive arm was the funding of projects, mostly

Operation Python Dance 3: Deploy Army to farms, construction sites, Ohanaeze tells FG

 OHANAEZE Ndigbo has called on the Federal Government to deploy officers and men of the Armed Forces to farms, road construction sites and engage them for city beautification purposes if there are no more defence jobs for them, rather than using them to cause undue panic in the polity. Army troops  Ohanaeze’s spokesman, Chuks Ibegbu, who stated this in the backdrop of the proposed Operation Python Dance 3 in the South East, wondered why the operation is germane  when the zone is very peaceful. He therefore, warned against intimidation of innocent citizens under any guise. He

Nollywood is hot cake right now, says Actress Etinosa

Nollywood actress, Idemudia Etinosa, has called on budding youths to take advantage of the potential that the movie industry has to offer in terms of job creation by becoming dedicated thespians. Etinosa, who starred in a movie to be released later in the month titled `The Washerman’, said in Lagos that the industry was evolving better daily. “Movies business is hot cake right now. Nollywood has evolved with immense opportunities and is becoming the biggest employer of labour; which is

Mo Abudu’s Ebonylife TV, Fox, others debut on StarTimes

 In an obvious move to improve on its entertainment offerings for its growing number of subscribers, StarTimes says it is adding 4 new channels at no extra cost to its classic bouquet. The new channels include EbonyLife TV, Fox, ST Kids and ST Nollywood Plusall entertainment and movie and series

focused, aimed at improving the quality of content offered by the company to its over 4m subscribers across Nigeria. The new addition is believed to be a bid to provide premium, homegrown content to a

Some Nigerians react to Disney Nigerian fairy-tale movie: `Princess Sade’

 Some Nigerians on Wednesday in Abuja commended the new Disney Nigerian fairy-tale princess called `Sade’, presently being produced by Rick Famuyiwa and Co-written by Ola Shokunbi. Disney The movie being developed by Walt Disney, will be starring a Nigerian princess called “Sade’’. The screenplay would focus on a young African girl named Sade whose kingdom was being threatened by a mysterious evil force. She must accept her newly discovered magical powers to protect her people. This she does with the help of the prince of the kingdom. The idea for the movie was originally initiated by Reed Palmer and sold to Disney. The studio also confirmed the producer and executive

Craziest thing I’ve done was slapping my dad – Femi Adebayo

Actor, Femi Adebayo, has explained that being an actor has made him do some terrible things such as slapping his father, Adebayo Salami, aka Oga Bello.
While speaking with Sunday Scoop, he said as an actor, one must be ready to do anything to play unbelievable roles. He stated, “I have been presented with scripts where I had to slap my father on set and I must do it as an actor. He has slapped me on set too countless times. The moment we are acting, I don’t see him as my father anymore; I see him as a colleague and we need to interpret our roles very well. He trained me and he is my boss in the industry. He has taught me not to fear whenever I come across a bigger actor or someone like him on set. But the moment the director says stop, I prostrate to him and apologise.”

Saraki’s politics is anti-people, I can’t work with him – Suleiman

You are the founding chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State. Why did you leave the party you laboured hard to build for the All Progressives Congress?

I am not only a founding father of the PDP in Kwara State, I am one of the founding fathers of the PDP at the national level, having started from G-18 to G-36 until it transformed to the PDP.

PDP KILLED NIGERIA, WHILE APC BURIED HER -says presidential aspirant

As the groundswell against President Muhammadu Buhari's effort at re-election next year continues to thicken, one of the most vocal aspirant for his replacement, Mr Placid Maduabuchi Emmanuel has insisted that the nation cannot afford to place its destiny and fate in either the hands of the All Progressives Congress(APC) or the alter ego, the People's Democratic Party(PDP) again.

I can’t get justice from ICPC; they think I’m psychotic – OAU sex-for-mark lady

Are you still in good terms with your boyfriend after the scandal?

Yes, because I told him everything from the beginning to the end.
How are your parents handling the issue presently?

It took a while before my dad got to know about it. He found out the day my face was published on the front page of The Punch Newspapers. So, he asked me what happened and I told him the truth.

INEC budget: Saraki, Dogara plan joint session to avert impeachment

  Senators loyal to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, have perfected a strategy to stop his impeachment and that of his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, according to SUNDAY PUNCH investigations.
Findings by SUNDAY PUNCH revealed that apart from keeping vigil at the National Assembly to prevent the All Progressives Congress senators from sitting, the Peoples Democratic Party members in the Senate have mapped out an arrangement to keep the red chamber save for Saraki until September 25 and beyond.
 How Saraki, Dogara planned ‘coup’ to abort reconvening

Bizman pays medical bills, gives scholarship to quintuplets detained in hospital

A humanitarian act by a kind hearted Nnewi-born philanthropist cum industrialist, Chief Louis Carter Onwugbenu(Okpata Ozuora Nnewi)yesterday drew tears of joy from the eyes of those present at the God's Mercy Maternity Home, Obiuno-Otolo, Nnewi when he cleared the huge medical bills of a set of quintuplets -4 boys and a girl born to a 40-year old Keke operator Mr Abuchi Odo-Ezugwu and his wife, Ndidi, 30.

The matron and proprietor of the maternity-Blessing Odoemena who was full of praises for Onwugbenu and she also confirmed the babies and their mother were in top health.

Why Duncan Mighty prostrated himself for Davido – Manager

 

Music lovers are still yet to understand why Duncan Mighty prostrated himself for Davido, who was on a recent visit to Port Harcourt.
After Duncan Mighty shared the video of him bowing to Davido on his Instagram page, the 34-year-old was criticised for belittling himself before a 25-year-old singer, who met him in the music business.
In the video, Duncan Mighty appreciated Davido for doing a collaboration with him, saying the new song would open up the entire Niger Delta region and set the space for an unprecedented growth of entertainment in the region.
Explaining why Duncan Mighty pr

7 feared dead as chemical emission erupts in Anambra community

No fewer than seven persons have died under a mysterious circumstance following continues burning lignite in Umuzu Mbana, Otolo Nnewi in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State.

The lignite which sends out gas with irritating sulphurous odour, has also led to the admission of scores in different hospitals in the area.

President General of the community, Tony Afam Muodielo who made the disclosure in a press statement yesterday, lamented the devastating eff