BuharI: Taclkling Insecurity In Nigeria Requires A Holistic Approach

Former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) has called for a holistic approach to tackle the insecurity situation in the country; even as he called for the elimination of corruption, which he described as the greatest danger that stands in the way of Nigeria’s progress and peace.
In a statement issued by the ex-military ruler and titled ‘Our Economy and our Society’s Security’, Buhari said security agencies of the (Federal) government need closer cooperation with civilian security infrastructure which is in place but seldom considered as a part of the security effort.

Former Governor Of Ogun State Gbenga Daniel Dumps PDP

A former Ogun State governor, Gbenga Daniel, on Saturday formally dumped Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to join the Labour Party.
Mr. Daniel said his new party will displace the present All Progressives Congress, APC, administration in Ogun come 2015.
The former governor spoke when he appeared at the commissioning of the state headquarters of the Labour Party, located at Onikolobo area of Abeokuta, where he publicly addressed his loyalists and party supporters.

How Fact-Finding Committee Is Tackling Chibok Abduction

On May 2, the day after the second Nyanya bombing in the Federal Capital Territory, President Goodluck Jonathan summoned a top-level security meeting at the Presidential Villa.
By then, the world was abuzz with a welter of conflicting information on the schoolgirls who were abducted in the night of April 14 at Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, where the students boarded to write their West African School Certificate Examinations. The schoolgirls had not been found, and the trauma was aggravated by the fatalities of the Nyanya bombings and the lingering terror mostly in the North-East of the country.

Don’t offer your body for movie roles — Mr. Ibu

You’re a veteran in the industry, when did you start acting?
First of all, my name is John Okafor, Mr Ibu and I hail from Ezeokwe in Nkanu West Local Government, Enugu State. My first experience on camera was 1978 December 3. It was a soap opera in Benin City. A soap opera they called Hotel de Jordan. I was just a passerby and then they called me to be part of it, part of the crowd. My face wasn’t even showing but I was comfortable, I was contented being part of that big work.

How INEC tracked over four million ghost voters

The Advance Automatic Finger Identification System, AAFIS, is what the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is deploying to ensure that it gets a ‘CLEAN’ Voter Register, VR.   But the process is slow and painstaking. Yet, the Commission is going ahead because it remains its surest way of providing Nigerians with a Valid Voter Register, VVR.

I can go nude in my music video — Harmony

Not many people have heard about Emike Ekwe known by the stage name, Harmony, but the new music sensation, from Auchi, Delta State, seems to have so much up her sleeve.

Not just with her music, which is just beginning to get off the ground, the fair-skinned diva certainly has other tricks in her kitty, that may leave the likes of Adokiye and Niyola gaping in bewilderment.

Relationships don’t work for me — Evia Simon

Fast-rising Nollywood actress, Evia Simon, has said men go crazy over her figure. That was her first encounter with Potpourri and the Abuja-based actress was everything but shy in telling us that men have embarrassed her more times than she cares to remember.

She recounted an experience where a guy left his car by the road side and followed her all the way home on bike just to get her attention.

I’m blind to women — Solo Urete

Isoko gospel music artiste,  Evangelist Solo Urete, who has been mistaken for Gordons, the comedian at several instances , is a man who knows his business. After 13 albums to his name and still counting,  God Over do crooner, is looking beyond his Isoko, Delta State domain to conquer the world of gospel music.

No big deal in directors sleeping with actresses — Aniedi Noba

Aniedi Awah Noba isn’t a name that would cause a stir because it is a face that works behind the cameras. But the man, like most directors are the ones who pull the strings and oftentimes dictate the tunes to which the actors must dance.

For Aniedi, he doesn’t believe the sexual harassment issue is a big deal. To him, it is a question of two adults, meeting up and making up their minds to make out.

Uri Geller spoon gorilla statue unveiled

A huge gorilla statue made entirely of spoons for entertainer Uri Geller has been unveiled by Prince Michael of Kent.
The 12ft-high (3.6m) statue features about 40,000 spoons and has taken almost five months to build at the British Ironworks Centre in Oswestry.
The spoons have been donated from across the world, as well as local schoolchildren.
It is due to be transported to Mr Geller's home in Berkshire on 28 May.