Nigerians divided over proscription of IPOB

 THE Abuja Federal High Court order declaring the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB as a terror group and proscribing its activities, yesterday elicited mixed reactions in the polity with some leaders pooh-poohing it and others hailing the move. One of those who backed the proscription yesterday, is Second Republic lawmaker, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, who said the move would help restore peace in the South-East geo-political zone in particular and the entire country. However, a host of others, who picked holes in the court order banning IPOB, said the group was not given fair hearing. The ban was sequel to an ex-parte motion filed by the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami on September 20, which the Acting Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Abdul Kafarati, granted same day. On March 2, 2017 the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, turned down the government’s plea to make IPOB an illegal body. In a ruling by Justice Binta Nyako, the court struck-out six of the 11-count criminal charge the Federal Government preferred against the then detained

 

NCC restates commitment to tennis league

 The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) has said it was inclined to sustaining the NCC Tennis League Cup, which it sponsors. Austin Okocha returns the ball at the launch of the NCC Tennis League in Lagos The league, which started in 2015, and its run by Godwin Kienka of the International Tennis Academy, has witnessed significant improvements in prize money, players performances, with the 2017 edition seeing the expansion of the teams to 12. With mouth-watering cash prizes for the winning teams, the level of competition has risen, with teams digging deep into their bags of arsenal to outwit each other for the ultimate prize. Last year’s star prize was won by Team Offikwu which was making its debut appearance that same year and  mesmerized its way to the trophy with a N7m cash prize in tow, while Team Tombim who emerged runner-up, got N5m for its

 

No bad blood between me and Kennis Music – Jaywon

Former Kennis Music singer, Oluwajuwonlo James Iledara, better known as, Jaywon, has finally come out to clear the air that there is no bad blood between him and his former label boss, veteran broadcaster, Kenny Ogungbe. jaywon In a recent chat with Showtime, the Odun Yi crooner who was rumoured to have acrimoniously parted ways with Kennis Music over allegations of financial misappropriation and bad management, dispelled rumored that there is still rancor between him and the management of his former label. “Like the popular saying, old things are passed away; I still

 

‘Olamide is Nigeria’s highest paid artiste’

Seasoned artiste manager, Alex Ozone, has declared that YBNL henchman, Olamide, aka Badoo, is currently the highest paid Nigerian artiste  when it comes to performing at international shows. olamide In a recent chat with Showtime on the amount Nigerian artistes charge as performance fee for shows in the UK and United States, Alex who wields 17-years wealth of experience in artiste management, exporting Nigerian music abroad through his management company, 03 Media, argued that though Davido, Wizkid, Tekno, Kiss Daniel and others are worth a fortune but Olamide is the

Brace up for new sounds, ZTM entertainment artistes warn Wizkid, others

 CEO of ZTM Entertainment, has boasted that his newly signed artistes, Ariyo Ayodeji Joshua, aka Ay Makanaki, Nkemchor Azuka Emmanuel, aka Reeze and Hable Abraham Osemekhian, with stage name, Rolly, are ready to take the Nigerian music industry by storm with unique sounds never seen in the history of Nigerian music, saying  they will be giving reigning artistes a run for their money. Yvonne, Wizkid and Davido Boasting of  how  good the budding singers are, he took a swipe at acclaimed kings of Nigerian music, Davido and Wizkid, advising them and other top music stars to

Poor state of energy sector: FG’s economic recovery growth plan in danger

There are strong indica- tions that the realisation of the Federal Government’s 2017-2020 Economic and Recovery Growth Plan, ERGP, may be scuttled as a result of inadequate and unstable power supply in the country. The ERGP, a medium-term structural reform to diversify Nigeria’s economy, including expanding power sector infrastructure, was drawn based on the assumption that electricity supply would continue to grow, hitting 10,000 megawatts, MW, by 2020. But the latest Presidency report obtained by Vanguard showed that Nigeria has consistently generated below 4,000 MW for a greater part of 2016 and 2017, barely three years to set target. Investigations showed that the nation’s power sector was haunted by many problems, including poor and limited facilities, inadequate gas, vandalism, energy theft and lack of funds. It showed that even if these challenges, especially lack of funds were solved

Osinbajo pledges FG commitment to develop Ibom Deep

Nigeria Vice  President Yemi Osinbajo, weekend, pledged Federal Government commitment towards the timely completion of Ibom Deep Sea Port project in Akwa Ibom State. Vice President stated this at the Godswill Akpabio International stadium after commissioning live touching projects to mark the 30th anniversary celebration of the creation Akwa Ibom State. He disclosed that the Federal Government has made provision in Nigerian Port Authority, NPA, and 2017 budget for the development of Ibaka Deep Sea Port. The Presidency host Eid al-adha lunch at the Banquet hall, State House, Abuja Sunday He said that the Federal Government was prepared to enter into partnership with any state of the federation for the purposes of development. Prof Osinbajo advised Nigerians against breaking the bond of brotherhood and peace that had existed in the country for decades. He said: “Citizens everywhere should not sit idle when misguided elements recklessly

FG Appointments: Era of `Godfatherism’ over – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that as far as Federal Government appointments to public offices and key positions are concerned, the era of “godfatherism’’ is over. : Minister for Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed briefing journalists on the prosciption of all activities of the Independent People of Biafra at the Presidential villa, Abuja. Photo by Abayomi Adehsida The minister stated this in Abuja on Sunday at a thanksgiving reception by the newly appointed Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Culture, Ms Grace Gekpe. Mohammed, who was represented by Mr Bayo Onanuga, the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), stated that appointment to positions in the Federal Government “is strictly by merit’’. “Gone are those days when people were appointed into positions by other factors apart from merit. “Most of us must have heard that the new permanent secretaries were asked to write

he #tag "Bring Back Willie Obiano" Wins More Followership Than Other Support Groups

The Anambra Transformation Ambassador is seems to be the leading Bring Back Governor Willie Obiano for second term support group than any other groups in Anamrba.
Our correspondent gathered that the group had recorded over 200,000 followership both online and via registration format.

Breaking News: Psquare Officially Break Up For Good, Court Papers For Separation Filed And Sent in [See Full Details]

Nigerian music group, Psquare, who has dominated the Nigerian music scene for many years have finally split up, following social media shades and drama.
LIB exclusively confirmed that Peter has sent a termination letter to their lawyer Festus Keyamo (SAN), demanding for a termination of the agreement between Psquare.
Here’s LIB’s report;
“LIB can now exclusively confirm that Peter has sent a termination letter to their lawyer Festus Keyamo (SAN), demanding for a termination of the agreement between Psquare.
In the letter (which LIB has obtained), he defends his decision by making some serious allegations against his twin Paul and older brother/group manager Jude.