BREAKING: Senate confirms Amaechi as Minister as PDP senators stage walkout...

The Nigerian Senate has confirmed former Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

This did not come easy as the PDP senators opposed his confirmation. The PDP senators wanted the report by the ethics committee on Ameachi to be adopted but the APC senators shut that down.

The PDP senators after a fierce argument with their APC colleagues, staged a walk out to prevent Amaechi's confirmation.

This had no effect as the Senate went ahead to confirm Amaechi as a minister.

Many see this as a win for Saraki, showing his party loyalty but this also means he might lose the support of the PDP senators.

Your thoughts?

Senate blocks Abuja Airport runway contract [DailyTrust]

The Senate yesterday objected to the proposed review of the contract for the construction of the second Runway for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at the cost of N63.5bn. The objection was as a result of a motion sponsored by Senator Dino Melaye (APC, Kogi West). Moving the motion, Melaye noted that the contract for the second runway was cancelled by the last administration after allegations of over inflation of contracts was established.

Amazing! Onilogbo Hakeem, Makeup Artist, transforms young lady into elderly acid victim.

This amazing work was done by Nollywood makeup ariste Onilogbo Hakeem.

10 things to know about the new Ooni of Ife

Here are some things you should know about the 51st Ooni that Ife has produced:
1. Prince Adeyeye is 40 years old.
2. The new Ooni of Ife is well-read. He has a Higher National Diploma in Accountancy from the Polytechnic of Ibadan.
3. Prince Adeyeye has always had a sophisticated background; his father, Prince Ropo, was a radio and television anchor and presentation star who spanned the mid-1980s to the early 21st century in the south-western part of Nigeria.
4. His mother, Margaret Wuraola Ogunwusi, is from the Ile Opa family compound in Ile Ife.
5. Prince Adeyeye is an astute entrepreneur who is driven by turning ‘impossibilities to possibilities’. This is evident in his savvy business ideas and distinctive youthful revolutions in Ile-ife. He was an entrepreneur right from college!

Amaechi accuses Wike of squandering 40 billion naira

The former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi has accused Governor Nyesom Wike led administration of misusing over forty billion naira borrowed funds.

Amaechi told a crowd of APC Supporters in Port Harcourt that investigations have shown that all funds borrowed by the Governor Nyesom Wike-led government have been for personal use and not for the development of the state.

KCee surprises Air Peace passengers inflight...serves them. [PICS]

On Saturday October  24th, front line aviation company, Air Peace turned a year older and as part of it's anniversary celebration, Five Star music act Kingsley Okonkwo aka Kcee who is the official brand ambassador of the airline was on board different routes as a cabin crew member where a lot of goodies were given out to lucky customers for their patronage over the last one year.

They Found love in a hopeless place. Refugees at IDP camp wed. [PICS]

It was a joyful moment at Fufore IDP camp in Adamawa state as two refugees Abba Yusuf from Mararaba Bama and Halima Lawal from Tarmuwa Village of Banki, Borno state, wedded on Sunday at 11:45 am.

The wedding ceremony was attended by other inmates of Internally Displaced Persons at Fufore ‪IDP‬ camp in Adamawa state.

Governor Fayose in Jerusalem, dresses as Bishop [PICS]

SEE Massive 80th Birthday Cake of Billionaire, Baba Ijebu and other PICS as Obasanjo,Ambode celebrate with him

The Fabulous life of E-Money; KCEE's Brother. [PICS]

INNOVATION: See pictures of HandWoven made in Nigeria car that runs on Fuel!

This hand-woven car was reportedly made by a Nigerian Artisan named Ojo Obaniyi.
He’s 40 year old and he is from Ibadan. The car also uses fuel like every other car.

What do you think? Would you drive this?

BREAKING: Elections Tribunal nullifies Election of Rivers Speaker and 20 lawmakers

Elections petition tribunals sitting in Abuja have nullified the election of the Speaker, Owaji Ibani from Andoni constituency and 20 lawmakers in Rivers state house of assembly. The lawmakers were elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party on April 11 2015 in an election marred by vote rigging and violence.

The judgements given today by the relevant tribunals in Abuja is bound to compound the case of the governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, who was sacked last week by a tribunal under the same circumstances. There are 32 state lawmakers in Rivers state with the election of 21 members nullified the state assembly will no longer form a quorum as  to continue to function.

How SaharaReporters Expose led to Wike's loss at Elections Tribunal [Sahara]

On September 11, 2015 SaharaReporters published an expose revealing that the judge heading the governorship election tribunal in Rivers State had received a bribe of N200 million from Governor Nyesom Wike to pervert the course of justice.

Gov. Nyeson Wike

That compromised judge, Mu’azu Pindiga, was quietly removed as head of the election petition tribunal and reassigned to another tribunal as chairman of the National and state Houses of Assembly Tribunal for Court 2, handling state and national assembly elections petitions in Rivers State. 

Spanish Billionaire overtakes Bill Gates as World Richest Man

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There's a new richest man in the world.

It's Spanish clothing magnate Amancio Ortega, who has overtaken Microsoft founder Bill Gates for the first time ever.

According to Forbes' real-time tracker, the elusive multibillionaire founder of European clothing retailer Zara just smashed past Bill Gates to become the wealthiest person on the planet, with a fortune of $79.8 billion (€71.83 billion or £51.84 billion). 

BREAKING: Tribunal removes Wike as Rivers Governor!

The Rivers State Election Petition Tribunal has sacked Nyesom Wike as the Governor of Rivers State.

The tribunal, which delivered its ruling in Abuja on Saturday, also ordered that a fresh governorship election be conducted in the state.

The petition challenging the election of Mr. Wike as Rivers State Governor was filed by Dakuku Peterside, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the election.

The Rivers governorship election, which was criticised by local and international observers, witnessed the largest amount of violence both in its build-up and after the elections.

Akwa Ibom Guber: APC wins at Tribunal. Tribunal orders rerun in 18 LGAs. [PICS]

#AfterCourtPictures #AkwaIbom pic.twitter.com/Oy5fuNMbUi

— Track Akwa Ibom (@TrackAkwaIbom) October 21, 2015

...some other LGAs did not comply with the provisions of the law. It holds that 566,436 voters were disenfranchised as against...#AkwaIbom

— Track Akwa Ibom (@TrackAkwaIbom) October 21, 2015

The Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct fresh governorship election in 18 out of the 31 local government areas of the state.

President Buhari appoints Mahmud Yakubu as INEC Chairman

Mahmud Yakubu has been appointed as the new substantive chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission by President Muhammadu Buhari.

His appointment was approved on Wednesday, during the Council of State meeting, at the state house.

Mimiko launches Shoprite Akure...

Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, on Wednesday unveiled the Shoprite outlet in Akure, the state capital, where he reiterated his administration’s commitment to providing enabling environment for small and medium scale businesses to thrive.

Unveiling the outlet, located in the premises of the old Owena Motel, Akure, the governor assured the people that the mall would add value to the economic landscape of the state, stressing that  it would also provide opportunities for domestic retailers to by enhancing effective supply chain process.

BREAKING: Saraki arrives Court with 81 senators

Senate-President Dr. @BukolaSaraki arrived Code of Conduct Tribunal with about 28 Senators in a white Bus other Senators have also arrived

— Kayode Akintemi (@KayodeAkintemi) October 21, 2015

According to Kayode Akintemi,  the senate president arrived the court premises in an entourage of over 28 senators.

Channels reports over 81 senators in attendance.

81 Senators accompany Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to the resumed hearing of his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal

— Channels Television (@channelstv) October 21, 2015

Details of proceedings later.

"We will beg PDP senators to ensure Amaechi's speedy screening" - Dino Melaye

Senator Dino Melaye said in a chat with AIT on Tuesday that the APC Senators had a meeting on Monday and agreed to support Former Rivers Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, to ensure he had a smooth screening on Thursday.

Senator Melaye said the APC senators would lobby their PDP counterparts to ensure Amaechi's screening was not rancorous and that Amaechi passes the screening successfully.

Buhari lobbies Tambuwal and Wamakko over Sokoto Ministerial nominee

Aminu Tambuwal, Sokoto state governor, and Aliyu Wamakko, a serving senator and former governor of the state, on Tuesday had a one-hour discussion with President Muhammadu Buhari on matters surrounding the nomination of Aisha Abubakar as a minister from Sokoto state. 

According to Imam Imam, Tambuwal’s spokesman, all issues ‎‎ regarding Abubakar’s nomination are being resolved at the moment. 

Last week,Ibrahim Gobir, a senator‎ representing Sokoto east, had presented a petition to the senate, saying the people of Sokoto state did not want Abubakar to take their slot in Buhari’s cabinet because she was “incompetent”. 

BREAKING: President Buhari sacks Head of Service of the Federation [Sahara]

President Muhammadu  Buhari has approved the removal of the head of service of the federation, Danladi Kifasi with immediate effect. Kifasi has been asked to proceed on terminal leave. No replacement announced yet.

Danladi Kifashi, sacked as Head of Service

BREAKING: Court of Appeal adjourns Saraki's case indefinitely

The appeal by Senate President, Bukola Saraki against the jurisdiction of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), to try him over alleged false declaration of assets, was on Monday, adjourned indefinitely by the Appeal Court, sitting in Abuja.

Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki Docked by Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja. Photo by Gbemiga Olamikan

Recall that Saraki is challenging the legal propriety of the 13-count criminal charge the Federal Government preferred against him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.

He had also gone before the appellate court to query the constitutionality of the warrant of arrest earlier issued against him by chairman of the CCT, Justice Danladi Umar.

Besides, the embattled Senate President, through his team of lawyers led by a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr. J.B. Daudu, SAN, wanted the higher court to ascertain whether the Justice Umar-led panel subscribed to the appropriate legal procedure when it ordered him to mount the dock and enter his plea to the charge despite preliminary objections against his trial.

BREAKING: AMBODE swears in Commissioners and Special Advisers [FULL LIST with Portfolios]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode today swears in his 37 Executive Council members.

The ceremony started around 11: 45 am at Adeyemi Bero Hall, state Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja.

Ambode inaugurated 23 Commissioners-designate and 14 Special Advisers-designate.

The Commissioners appointed and their portfolios include, 

Gbolahan Lawal, Commissioner for Housing
Dr. Jide Idris, Commissioner for Health.
Folarin Coker, Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture. 

Seye Oladejo; Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations.
Engr. Ganiyu Johnson, Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure.
Mr. Oluwatoyin Suarau, Commissioner for Agriculture.

INSPIRING: Linda Ikeji shares exclusive pictures of her Banana Island Mansion, encourages young ladies...

I'm sure most of you have heard by now - that I recently bought a house...:-). Of course I had to bring it here and share my joy with you all...my amazing LIB family. God first and you guys second made it possible.
So, I bought a two-storey luxury house in the exclusive Banana Island area of Ikoyi...and to be honest, I still can't believe it. It's everything I prayed my house would be. That's me standing in front of my house...:-). #ProudSelfMadeWoman...:-)

EXCLUSIVE: Ocholi, Lokpobiri, Anwuka make Ministerial List. Read their Profiles.

Heineken Lokpobiri, former speaker of the Bayelsa house of assembly and two-time senator, has made the list of the second batch of ministerial nominees submitted to the senate on Monday by President Muhammadu Buhari, TheCable can report. 

Also on the list, which contains not-too-familiar names, are: James Ocholi (SAN, pictured), who recently contested for the APC governorship ticket in Kogi state but lost to Abubakar Audu; Anthony Anwuka, a professor of education administration who was secretary to the government of Imo state; and Isaac Adewole, a professor of obstetrics and gynaecology. 

Others are Dan Ali, a brigadier-general who was retired in 2013; Okechukwu Enelamah, the CEO of African Capital Alliance; Claudius Omoyele Daramola, a professor of sociology of education, from Ondo state; and Aisha Abubakar. TheCable could, however, not confirm the total number of nominees on the second list. 

Ace broadcaster and television producer, Mike Enahoro is dead.

Ace broadcaster and television producer, Mike Enahoro is dead.

Enahoro, who passed away on Friday night (October 9), was one of the famous news casters on Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) in the 1980s.

He got popular for his diction and traditional Ishan costume before retiring from the NTA in the early 1990s.

Mike hails from the popular Enahoro family of Uromi, Edo State that produced the foremost nationalist who in 1957 moved the motion for Nigeria’s independence from the British, Chief Anthony Enahoro.

He was also related to the youngest editor of the famous Daily Times of Nigeria, Peter Enahoro (alias Peter Pan).

No Bomb Blast in Karu, Abuja - Police

The Nigerian Police has debunked rumours that a bomb blast went off in Karu, Abuja.

They said the loud bang heard was a bomb scare.

The FCTA also confirmed this.

BREAKING: Alamieyeseigha dies a month to 63rd birthday of High Blood Pressure

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha

Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, died on Saturday at the age of 62.

It was learnt that he died of a high blood pressure.

Alamieyeseigha, who died around 4pm, was earlier rushed to the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital from his residence in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Thursday.

A source told SUNDAY PUNCH that the governor stayed briefly in Yenagoa last week before he went to Port Harcourt where his health condition worsened.

It was learnt that the ex-governor later slipped into a coma and had been on life support for two days until his death on Saturday.

BREAKING! Elections Tribunal Court nullifies Buruji Kashamu's Election!

Thee National and state Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital has cancelled the election of a Buruji Kasahamu, a Nigerian senator wanted by the US for drug-related offenses.

 Justice Ebiowei Tobi led tribunal has ordered re-run in 110 polling units. 

The tribunal cancelled units in 8 out nine local government areas to invalidate the election of the People’s Democratic Party senator. A re-run of the election will take place in 90 days.

COINCIDENCE? Biafran tweeted about Abuja Bomb Blast Multiple times [PIC]

Twitter user, Chima Okoro on independence day tweeted many times that Boko Haram would bomb Abuja and Lagos.

These tweets have gone viral with many wondering if he had pre knowledge of the attacks and if the government could have done better and stopped this.

We pray Lagos remains safe.

UK Agency confirms Alison-Madueke's arrest

The UK National Crime Agency on Friday confirmed the arrest of persons, including the former minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, over offences related to bribery and corruption it is investigating.

PREMIUM TIMES had exclusively reported the arrest of the former minister, alongside four others, by the UK agency.

The agency confirmed the arrest on its website.

“The National Crime Agency’s recently formed International Corruption Unit has arrested five people across London as part of an investigation into suspected bribery and money laundering offences,” the NCA said on its website.

The agency also announced the arrest on its Twitter handle.

The identities of the four other people arrested along with Mrs. Alison-Madueke, could not be immediately ascertained.

Former minister accused of graft

EFCC raids Diezani's home after UK arrest. See video. [Abusidiqu]

The Abuja home of former minister of petroleum resources under the administration of ex president Goodluck Jonathan, Diezani Alison-Madueke was on Friday raided by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

This was happening at about the same time the ex-minister was arrested in London by the UK National Crime Agency.

BREAKING: BOMB BLASTS ROCK ABUJA!!! [SaharaReporters]

Several bombs detonated a short time ago in the Kuje, Jikowyi, Maraba  and Nyanya area of the Federal Capital Area of Abuja, shattering the peaceful atmosphere that had reigned in Abuja for more than a year. 

Victims of bombing in Kuje area of AbujaSahara Reporters Media

A security source told SaharaReporters that  they could only confirm two bombings with one detonated just behind Kuje police station. In a separate incident, another bomber detonated explosives at Nyanya area of an earlier bombing in the city.

Today’s bomb attacks seemed to have been predicted in tweets by one “Chima Okoro63” who posted several tweets on October 1, 2015, stating that Islamist insurgents belonging to Boko Haram planned to bomb police, navy and army formations and kill many security agents.

BREAKING: Diezani Alison-Madueke Reportedly Arrested in London [Premium Times]

Premium Times is reporting that former  Minister of Petroleum Resources,Diezani Alison-Madueke, was on Friday arrested in London.

According to the report:

She was arrested Friday morning alongside four other people by the British law enforcement agency.

The identities of the four other people arrested along with her could not be immediately ascertained.

Premium Times learnt she was arrested for offences related to bribery and corruption being investigated by the UK National Crime Agency.

Two top British officials in London have however confirmed the development to this newspaper. They requested not to be named because they have no permission to speak on the issue.

Nigeria at 55: Full text of President Buhari’s Independence Day Speech

“October 1st is a day for joy and celebrations for us Nigerians, whatever the circumstances we find ourselves in because it is the day, 55 years ago; we liberated ourselves from the shackles of colonialism and began our long march to nationhood and to greatness.

“No temporary problems or passing challenges should stop us from honouring this day. Let us remind ourselves of the gifts God has given us. Our Creator has bequeathed to us Numbers – Nigeria is the ninth most populated country on the planet. We have in addition arable land; water; forests; oil and gas; coastline; and solid minerals

BREAKING: President's Ministerial List revealed. [SaharaReporters]

Sahara Reporters in trademark style has revealed the full list of ministers the president sent to the senate.

Their names and states:

Ministers nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari

1.Dr. Chris Ngige (Anambra)

2. Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti)

3. Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers) 

4. Babatunde Fashola (Lagos)

5. Abdurrahman Dambazau (rtd) (Kano)

6.  Aisha AlHassan (Taraba)

7. Ogbonaya Onu (Abia)

8. Kemi Adeosun (Ogun)

9. Abubakar Malami SAN (Kebbi)

10. Senator Sirika Hadi (Katsina)

11. Barrister Adebayo Shittu (Oyo)

12. Sulaiman Adamu (Jigawa)

13. Solomon Dalong (Plateau)

14.Ibe Kachikwu (Delta) 

15. Osagie Ehanire (Edo

 17. Udoma Udo-Udoma (Akwa Ibom)

18. Ahmed Isa Ibeto (Niger)

19. Ibrahim Jibril

20. Audu Ogbeh (Benue)

21. Amina Mohammed (Kaduna)

Google celebrates Nigerian Independence with iconic image. See meaning. [PIC]

Above is the Google doodle marking Nigeria's independence.

The eagle signifies Nigeria's strength and rise to glory.

The landscape shows a prosperous Nigeria.

We pray that this will be our nation's portion in Jesus name.

What do you think this image represents?