FOR THE RECORD; AJIMOBI'S SECOND INAUGURAL SPEECH

BEING THE SECOND INAUGURATION SPEECH OF HIS EXCELLENCY, THE GOVERNOR OF OYO STATE, SEN. ABIOLA AJIMOBI, AT THE OBAFEMI AWOLOWO STADIUM, ON MAY 29TH, 2015

FOR THE RECORDS; AMBODE'S INAUGURAL SPEECH

BEING THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MR. AKINWUNMI AMBODE, GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE ON FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015 AT TAFAWA BALEWA SQUARE, LAGOS

CBN NET INCOME DROPPED TO N35BILLION IN 2014

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) net income has dropped to N35.4 billion in 2014 from N209.6 billion in 2013, according to a financial statement report released by the apex bank on Friday in Abuja.
“The net income of the bank for 2013 was to N209.6 billion while that of 2014 is N 35.4 billion,” the report said.

FOR THE RECORDS; PRESIDENT BUHARI'S INAUGURAL SPEECH

Inaugural Speech of President Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 29th May, 2015

PHOTONEWS; TONY ELUMELU VISITS COTE DIVOIRE

  Tony Elumelu on a working visit to UBA Cote Divoire

 

INEC STAFF CONTRIBUTED IMMENSELY TOWARDS REDEEMING OUR IMAGE- JEGA

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has thanked members of staff of INEC across the country for their positive contributions to the successful conduct of the 2015 general elections.

SUICIDE BOMBER KILLED SIX AT A WEDDING IN BORNO

The Borno Police Command on Friday, confirmed the killing of six persons when a suicide bomber attacked the venue of a wedding ‘fatiha’ in Tashan Alade town of Hawul Local Government Area in Borno.

WHY I SLASHED MY SALARY BY HALF - EL RUFAI

Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna state governor has explained why him and his deputy had to take 50 per cent pay cut. In his inaugural speech, he explained that as leaders they needed to sacrifice to bring the much needed change.

BLATTER WINS FIFTH TERM AS FIFA PRESIDENT

Sepp Blatter won the FIFA presidency for a fifth time Friday after his challenger Prince Ali bin al Hussein withdrew just before a scheduled second round.

ALL SET FOR HISTORIC INAUGURATION

Nigerians are literally in the mood of ‘change’ with a new administration to be headed by General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) elected on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC set to take over the reins of government from President Goodluck Jonathan of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in less than 24 hours.

FOR THE RECORDS; JONATHAN'S HAND OVER ADDRESS

REMARKS BY
HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR,
ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF HAND OVER NOTES
TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT,

ADESHINA ELECTED AfDB PRESIDENT

Akinwunmi Adesina, Nigeria’s minister for agriculture and rural development, has been elected the eighth president of the African Development Bank (AfDB).

FINALLY, JONATHAN SIGNS ANTI TOBACCO BILL INTO LAW

Nigeria’s outgoing president, Goodluck Jonathan, has signed the Tobacco Control bill into law, hours to the end of his tenure.

NIGERIAN JAILED FIVE YEARS FOR RAPE, IN CAMBODIA

A Municipal court in Cambodia has sentenced a 26-year-old Nigerian man, Ekwegbalu Ugochukwu Udok, to 5 years imprisonment for beating and raping a Norwegian tourist, 27, Nodia Ebert, in December 2014.

SKYE BANK GETS FOUR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Skye Bank Plc, Mr. Timothy Oguntayo

The Board of Directors of Skye Bank Plc has announced the elevation and appointment of four new Executive Directors to The Board as part of the overall efforts to uphold the very high standards and tradition of professionalism which have become the bank’s driving force for service excellence and leadership.

INAUGURATION ; POLICE CLOSE ALL ROADS AROUND EAGLE SQUARE.

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has ordered the closure of all roads leading to the Eagle Square, Abuja, to vehicular traffic on Friday to ensure a hitch-free presidential inauguration.

NO MORE BUSINESS AS USUAL - BUHARI

President-elect Muhammadu Buhari has reaffirmed his willingness to work with any leader of the National Assembly that the process throws up, irrespective of what part of the country he or she comes from.

PROBE; I AM NOT GOING DOWN ALONE - JONATHAN

President Goodluck Jonathan said in Abuja on Wednesday that those calling for the probe of his administration should ensure that all past administrations were subjected to it.

AZEEZAT OSHOALA WINS BBC WOMEN'S FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR

Asisat Oshoala: wins BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year (2015)

Nigeria and Liverpool forward Asisat Oshoala has been named as the BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year.

TOTAL BLACKOUT LOOMS AS 18 OF 23 PLANTS PACK UP

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said 18 power plants out of the 23 plants have shutdown due to shortage of gas supply to them.

BAIL IS FREE, POLICE BOSS INSISTS

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, on Tuesday cautioned the public against corrupting police personnel by giving them bribes or paying for release of suspects.

NO COURT CAN STOP BURUJI'S EXTRADITION - NDLEA

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said that an order issued by a federal court, Tuesday, directing its personnel to vacate Buruji Kashamu’s home, would not stop it from performing its statutory responsibilities “in a lawful manner”.

EDO GOVERNOR SWEARS IN, THEN SUSPENDS, LG CHAIRMAN

It was a case of hiring and firing on Tuesday in Benin, as Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state, suspended Mr. Alhassan Mohammed for two months few minutes after swearing him in as Chairman, Etsako West Local Government Area of the state.

JONATHAN STARVED US OF FUNDS - EFCC

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, yesterday indicted the outgoing Jonathan administration, blaming it over the poor performance of the agency.

HARVEST OF LAURELS AT PROMISADOR'S QUILL AWARDS

t was celebration of the best hands in journalism on Friday night at Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Lagos, as journalists from various media houses were honoured at this year Promasidor Quill Awards.

GUEST COLUMNIST: HAKEEM JAMIU..OF ADISA'S HAND AND AYOBOLU'S VOICE

Ekiti: Of Hakeem Adisa’s hand and Segun Ayobolu’s voice

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                                                By


                                      Hakeem Jamiu

After reading Segun Ayobolu’s column entitled “Ekiti Fiasco: Who Is To Blame?”, published on the back page of the Nation Newspaper, May 16, 2015 edition, my immediate reaction was to fetch a similar article written by a faceless writer-

ELUMELU RALLIES SUPPORT FOR NEW AGENDA FOR AFRICA'S PRIVATE SECTOR

Oxford, United Kingdom.

Chairman of Heirs Holdings Tony O. Elumelu and Oxford University Dean Peter Tufano at the historic Oxford Union, where Mr. Elumelu delivered a speech on Africapitalism as a Catalyst for Africa's Development at the weekend

 

African businessman and philanthropist Tony Elumelu has called on business leaders to make decisions that will increase economic and social wealth, and promote development in the communities and nations in which they operate. Mr. Elumelu, the Chairman of Heirs Holdings and the Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, stated this in a closing keynote speech titled,“Africapitalism as a Catalyst for Development in Africa” delivered at the Oxford Africa Conference, Oxford University on May 22, 2015.

OSUN WORKERS BEGIN STRIKE OVER UNPAID SALARIES

The Osun Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Adekomi Jacob, says workers in the state will begin an indefinite strike on Tuesday (May 26) because of non-payment of salaries and entitlements to workers.

BURUJI'S ARREST FOLLOWS FORMAL REQUEST BY USA - NDLEA

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ahmadu Giade, yesterday said Ogun State Senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu, was arrested after a formal request for extradition which the agency received from the US Embassy.

IBOMITES PROTEST AGAINST AKPABIO, IN ABUJA

The Akwa Ibom state Liaison office in Abuja has been locked down by protesters over the alleged failure of Governor Godswill Akpabio to fulfill his promise to pay each staff N50,000 for travelling home to vote for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the recent general elections.

MAJOR OIL MARKETERS SUSPEND STRIKE, BEGIN LIFTING OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

The major oil marketers association of Nigeria (MOMAN) has finally reached an agreement with the government to begin supplying country with much needed petroleum products.

EKITI MARKET SET ON FIRE

Arsonists have set ablaze popular Oja Oba, the biggest market in Ekiti State, hours after the state Governor, Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti, imposed a dusk to dawn curfew on the state due to the clash between Hausa community and a section of Yoruba residents in the state capital, Ado-Editi, western Nigeria.

50 FOREIGN HEADS OF STATE FOR MAY 29

Ivorian President Allasane Ouattara (L) shaking hands with Nigeria’s president-elect Muhammadu Buhari

JONATHAN INAUGURATES ARMED FORCES RADIO

President Goodluck Jonathan inaugurating Defence Radio 107.7 FM

President Goodluck Jonathan inaugurating Defence Radio 107.7 FM

JONATHAN IS LEAVING BEHIND N12 TRILLION DEBT - OSIBAJO

Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s vice president-elect, has said that the incoming administration of Muhammadu Buhari would inherit international and local debts to the tune of N12 trillion from the outgoing administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.

PDP MOVES AGAINST FANI-KAYODE

For publicly criticising the leadership of his party and calling on members of the National Working Committee, NWC, to resign following the dismal performance of the party in the last general elections, former Aviation Minister and Director Of Media of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, may be expelled from the party.

EFCC ARRAINGS EMPLOYMENT SCAMMER IN COURT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday May 20, 2015 arraigned Chidi Alozie before Justice U.N Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt on a 4-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence.

34 MISCREANTS ARRESTED AT OSHODI

Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit have launched a fresh onslaught in Oshodi, arresting 34 suspected hoodlums in the process.

FEMI ROBINSON DIED AT 75

Veteran actor and producer, Femi Robinson popularly known as the Village Headmaster, for the role he played in the television sitcom on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) is dead.

KERRY TO ATTEND NIGERIA PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION

• Lord Mountbatten
• 19 Kids and Counting
• Bird flu
• Carl Icahn
• Duke Energy
• Iron Maid

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- Secretary of State John Kerry will lead the US delegation to the inauguration of Nigerian president-elect Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja next week, the White House said Tuesday.
Buhari will be sworn in on May 29 after defeating outgoing president Goodluck Jonathan in the first Nigerian election that saw the opposition candidate defeat an incumbent.

FOR THE RECORDS; JONATHAN'S VALEDICTORY SPEECH TO ECOWAS

Your Excellency, President John Dramani Mahama,
President of the Republic of Ghana, and Chairman of the
Authority of Heads of State and Government;

GOVS UPHOLD AMAECHI'S ELECTION AS NGF CHAIR

The crisis rocking the Nigeria Governors Forum was on Monday night resolved following the adoption of Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as the Chairman of the forum.

FIVE MEN VOW TO TREK TO SAUDI ARABIA FOR BUHARI

FIVE men have vowed to trek from Nigeria to Saudi Arabia to celebrate the victory of the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, in the March 28 presidential poll.

IWEALA'S SIGNATURE FORGER REMANDED IN PRISON

A desperate Nigerian job seeker who forged the signature of Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, purportedly recommending him for a job, has been remanded in prison.

EDITORIAL ; GHANA MUST GO

I was watching Ghanaians take to the streets to protest massive power outages in that country, and one of them had the audacity to compare little Ghana to Nigeria, and why they do not want to go the Nigerian way, whatever that is.

PROMISADOR QUILT AWARDS HOLDS MAY 22

The 2015 Promasidor Quill Awards will hold on Friday, May 22, 2015 at Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Ikeja, Lagos.

 

BUHARI DECRIED ARMY'S INABILITY TO CRUSH BH

Nigeria's President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has decried the inability of the military to crush the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-east, declaring that it is shameful and unacceptable.

ACCOUNT FOR MISSING FUNDS - GOVS TELL OKONJO IWEALA

Rising from their four-hour meeting at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Tuesday, governors under the aegies of The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), have asked the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to account for the $20 billion that accrued from the Excess Crude Account for two years.

JONATHAN DECLINES PDP'S BOT CHAIR OFFER

As the post-election crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continues, there are mounting pressures on President Goodluck Jonathan to take up the chairmanship of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the party at the end of his tenure.

NYSC IS THE CORNERSTONE OF NIGERIAN UNITY - SULTAN

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has said that the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) has contributed immensely in keeping Nigeria peaceful, united and evenly developed.

ARSENAL, MAN U DRAW AT OLD TRAFFORD

Arsenal will secure third place in the Premier League if they beat Sunderland on Wednesday after Theo Walcott's deflected cross gave them a late equaliser and a point at Manchester United.

MESSI WINS LA LIGA FOR BARCELONA

Lionel Messi's goal gave Barcelona their 23rd Spanish title as they beat Atletico Madrid in La Liga.

Messi's 41st league goal of the season ensured that Real Madrid will finish second - despite Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick against Espanyol.

COURT RESTRAINS JONATHAN FROM RELOCATING LADOL FROM LAGOS TO BAYELSA

A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos has granted injunctions restraining President Goodluck Jonathan and other relevant government agencies from carrying out the order to relocate the $500 million oil project from LADOL Free Trade Zone(FTZ) in Lagos to Agga in Bayelsa State.

OFFICIAL PORTRAITS OF BUHARI, OSIBAJO UNVEILED

Now Muhammadu Buhari and not General Muhammadu Buhari

With the acronym, GMB (General Muhammadu Buhari) he rode to victory at the last general election but he now wants to be addressed differently.
The official portraits of Nigeria’s president-elect and his vice-president, have been unveiled by their media team in Abuja.
And after being sworn in on 29 May, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari will now want to be addressed simply as Muhammadu Buhari, President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Simply Professor Yemi Osinbajo

His deputy will also be addressed as Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria.

ARSENAL AND MAN U BATTLE FOR AUTOMATIC SLOT

Manchester United and Arsenal's players will be hoping to avoid the encumbrance of a Champions League play-off tie when they meet at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday.

NO PAYMENT, NO FUEL IMPORTATION- MARKETERS

The fuel scarcity may linger until the incoming government of General Muhammadu Buhari government takes over on May 29.

POWER GENERATION DROPS BY 50 PERCENT IN FIVE WEEKS

The widespread power blackouts suffered by Nigerians is about to worsen in the coming weeks as the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Power, Ambassador Godknows Igali, has disclosed of a drop in power generation from 4,500MW to 2700MW within the last five weeks.

UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURE; JOKE OF THE YEAR - NIGERIANS

Despite rampant unemployment across the country, the Nigerian government says the proportion of people without jobs has plummeted dramatically from 28 per cent to just 6.4 per cent, meaning France has a higher percentage of unemployed people than Nigeria, and the United States and United Kingdom barely managed to beat Nigeria by a mark.

ARMY IMPOSES DUSK TO DAWN CURFEW ON MAIDUGURI

The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army on Saturday said it had relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on Maiduguri from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. daily.

BENIN REPUBLIC IS PART OF NIGERIA - PRESIDENT BONI YAYI

President Boni Yayi of Benin Republic has identified his country as the 37th state in Nigeria, disclosing that 55 per cent of the population in Benin comes from Nigeria.

BUHARI, VIPS GRACE OSHIOMOLE'S WEDDING

President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President-elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, state governors and other dignitaries on Friday graced the wedding of Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State.

AMAECHI IS A PEOPLES GENERAL - TINUBU

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described Rivers state governor and director general of General Muhammadu Buhari has a ‘General’ of the Common Sense Revolution Army.

FOUR ROBBERY SUSPECTS SET ABLAZE IN CROSS RIVER

Four robbery suspects met their waterloo in Okuku, Yala Local Government Area in the northern part of Cross River State when an irate mob set them ablaze on Thursday evening for robbing traders in the popular Okuku market.

NIGERIAN FEMALE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IN MALAYSIA

A 30-year-old Nigerian female student in Malaysia, Mary George Unazi, has been sentenced to death by a Malaysian High Court after she was found guilty of trafficking 765.9gm of metamphetamine, also known as crystal meth, at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) four years ago.

DOCTORS GET KIDNAP NOTICE IN EKITI

The Ekiti State chapter of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), on Tuesday said seven doctors have received threats of kidnap from unknown gunmen.

SET UP ROAD BLOCKS, GET FIRED - IG TELLS COPS

Solomon Arase, the newly-confirmed inspector-general of police (IGP), says he is determined to dismantle police road blocks across the country and he has already dispatched a team to enforce the order.

JONATHAN CONFIRMS ARASE AS IGP

The acting Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase has been confirmed IG of Police by the Police Council today in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja.

OBJ ATTENDS JONATHAN'S LAST NCS MEETING

For the first time in years, the National Council of State had all former heads of state in attendance in what will be the last to be presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan.

I AM NOT A QUITTER - MUAZU

National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday denied insinuations that he ran out of the country to escape being removed from office in the light of the crisis in the party, but was out of the country to take care of his ill-health.

I WAS ABANDONED AFTER DEFEAT - JONATHAN

Outgoing Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said Sunday that some of his friends deserted him shortly after he conceded defeat to his rival General Muhammadu Buhari in the March election.

8,700 CANDIDATES VIE FOR PLACES IN 15 MODEL COLLEGES

The Lagos State Government on Saturday conducted placement test for 8,700 primary schools’ pupils seeking admission into its 15 Junior Model and Upgraded Secondary Schools for 2015/2016 academic session.

PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH - ADEBOYE

he General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has advised ministers of God to practice the sermons they preach at home because their children are watching.

AGUERO'S HAT-TRICK RELEGATE QPR

Sergio Aguero‘s 23rd, 24th and 25th goals of the season clinched another UEFA Champions League berth for Manchester City, and doomed Queens Park Rangers to the Championship in a 6-0 win on Sunday at the Etihad Stadium.

GUNMAN SHOOTS SIX IN A POTISKUM HIGH SCHOOL

A gunman opened fire on students after walking into a high school in Potiskum in northeast Nigeria, critically injuring six, witnesses and a humanitarian aid worker said.

EDITORIAL ; IGBOS AND THE POST ELECTIONS BLUES

Could someone please help with either the video or audio clip of where professor Shoyinka was quoted from?

NO HANDOVER NOTE FROM PDP - APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday said it was yet to receive handover notes from the Federal Government.

NCC ARRAINGED BOOK PIRATES IN ENUGU

The Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) on Thursday arraigned Chukwuebuka Ugwu, James Otito and Philip Nnadi at the Federal High Court in Enugu for pirating text books.

WE HAVE ENOUGH PMS IN STOCK - NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its downstream subsidiary, the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC), said they had 1.2 billion litres of petrol in stock.
This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by Mr Ohi Alegbe, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Department, NNPC.

THE CONSERVATIVES WIN OUTRIGHT IN UK ELECTIONS

With only 20 seats left to be declared in Britain’s parliamentary elections Thursday, the Conservatives have emerged the clear largest party in the United Kingdom, with Prime Minister David Cameron set to remain prime minister, without requiring the support of Nick Clegg’s Liberal Democrats.

POWER GENERATION DROPS TO 2,800MW

Dr Godknows Igali, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power on Thursday said power generation in the country had dropped to about 2,800MW due to vandalism of gas pipelines.

JONATHAN IS TRYING TO SABOTAGE INCOMING GOVERNMENT - APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan of attempting to hinder a smooth handover of power.

MARKETERS PAID N156B TO END SCARCITY - FG

The federal government has paid the sum of N156 billion to oil marketers in a bid to prevent scarcity of petroleum products in the country.

PDP DEFECTORS WOULD RETURN WITH EMPTY STOMACH - JONATHAN

President Goodluck Jonathan has warned defectors that they will return to the Peoples Democratic Party with an “empty stomach”.

NIGERIAN KILLER CONVICTED IN THE UK

Jeffery Okafor, who stabbed a CBBC actor to death outside a nightclub in central London has been found guilty of murder.