Rip-off! Minister of Trade, Olusegun Aganga's dirty deals with the Vaswani brothers

Like a strawberry wife, that lays two or three great strawberries at the mouth of her pot, while the rest in the pot are diseased and tiny ones, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, may have initiated the idea of assembling vehicles to the Vaswani brothers and other foreign auto companies, which they used to their advantage, The Capital authoritatively reveal. Aganga, in a desperate yet successful ploy has been able to hoodwink the federal government and the citizenry into believing that a dawn of automotive and industrial bliss has berthed in the country courtesy the much hyped made in Nigeria vehicles campaign. 

The National Automotive Policy (NAP) which was conceived with the intention of reducing Nigeria’s dependence on importation of new and used vehicle may have run into troubled waters as KIA, Nissan and the Vaswani brothers, owner of Stallion Motors, the economic giant contracted with the project, are yet to show any evidence that the touted vehicles are being assembled in Nigeria.

Stallion Motors’ much hyped and widely celebrated claim of assembling new vehicles in the country has been discovered to be untrue.

I did not do a boobs' job - Cynthia Morgan

Northside Music first lady and dancehall singer, Cynthia Morgan, is apparently not content with making music. She also enjoys posting pictures – semi nude pictures of herself on her instagram page at any opportunity she gets. And since she is apparently seeking for more attention and for her to set more tongues wagging, the babe went overboard earlier in the week and posted raunchy pictures of her boobs on the internet.

Indeed, tongues were set wagging as many people believed the babe had gone for breast enlargement.

I’m not planning to rig Rivers polls –Patience Jonathan

Wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, on Friday said there was no truth in the allegation that she was pressuring the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies to rig the governorship election in Rivers State in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party. The state governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, had during a stakeholders’ meeting on Thursday alleged that Mrs. Jonathan was in her hometown, Okrika, to supervise electoral malpractices during the elections.

But the President’s wife, in a statement by the Director of Information in her office, Ihuoma Priscilla, said as an apostle of peace, she could not be involved in act that would hinder peaceful conduct of elections in any part of the country.

I dated hunger - Comedian Bovi

Bovi shared this epic throwback photo with caption
@officialbovi: "The devil I've seen/ in her full glory/ hunger I dated/penury squatted me/ betrayal hugged me/ worwor bail up me/ history is pregnant with my story but it's still only the first trimester/"

Photo of the day!

     

Nigerian voters reserve spot before accreditation.  So when you get to your polling unit,  reserve space with a stone or any available container. LOL! 

''Nigerians, it is Time to Decide the Terms of Our Coexistence!!'' - Etcetera Writes

A Saturday can't be complete without etcetera dropping an article.
This time he writes about the Igbos been marginalized. Enjoy...
The Igbos are the wandering Jews of West Africa… gifted, aggressive, Westernised; at best envied and resented, but mostly despised by the mass of their neighbours in the federation – Henry Kessinger (famous American diplomat)
Back in the days, men made fortune out of war, war was business. But today, the Igbos are making fortune out of business, because business is the new war.
Before we talk about the plight of the Igbos in Nigeria, let us start by defining a word that has been frequently used by the Igbos to define their situation in the country, marginalisation! According to a good number of dictionaries, to “marginalise” means “to treat someone or something as if they are unimportant.” It also means “to take or keep
somebody away from the centre of action.” Another dictionary defined it as “relegating someone or a group of people to a lower or outer edge of a community or society.”
For so long, the Igbos have bitterly cried out against apparent marginalisation by the Federal Goverment of Nigeria. There is almost a zero federal presence in the east, despite the fact that the eastern region is the most technologically advanced of all the regions. This suggests unequivocally that the Igbo-speaking Nigerians have been unjustly treated.

Over 50 Heavily Armed Soldiers Deployed to Wike's Rumuprikom Residence

Ahead of the gubernatorial elections today, about 50 heavily armed soldiers mounted heavy blockade  around the family residence of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party,  PDP,  Barr Nyesom Wike as early as 6am today.

Vehicles were thoroughly searched before being allowed to drive through Wipey Junction, a very busy intersection close to the family residence. At about 6:40 am the soldiers were seen emptying
sand bags from one of their trucks.

Jonathan is no Hero: Oby Ezekwsili

Oby Ezekwesili took to her Twitter account to announce that GEJ is no hero.

“When a review of President Jonathan’s administration is done, we’ll realise how much damage sycophancy did to governance. Example? Chibok Girls.”

“A leader must be without an inordinate desire to be serenaded with ‘good news’ or their team will never let them know the true state of affairs.”
“An environment that rewards sycophancy encourages team to withhold accurate ‘bad’ news (problems) from the leader while serving up ‘good news’.”

Nobody Should Celebrate Buhari-Etcetera

Why are we dancing? Why do we keep rolling out the drums each time we have a new government, only for us to start crying few months down the line? Is it that we are too quick to forget or we just love to dance? Do you celebrate a child who’s about to write his exams or the one who has written and passed? What is this jubilation for? Because I really don’t understand. Is it that the election of Buhari in itself has suddenly alleviated our sufferings? I am really confused here, hearing how six bikers lost their lives in Zaria celebrating Buhari’s victory.

Buhari meets Jonathan inside Aso Villa

The President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday met behind closed doors with President Goodluck Jonathan inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. That was the first time the two leaders would be meeting since the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Buhari winner of the March 28 presidential election.

The meeting which was described as “private” was held inside the new Banquet Hall inside the President’s office.The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, was said to have accompanied Buhari to the meeting that lasted about 30minutes.
A former Head of State who is also the Chairman, National Peace Committee for the 2015 General Elections, Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar (retd.), was said to have joined them at the meeting.

Jonathan, family move personal effects from Aso Rock

President Goodluck Jonathan and his family members have started moving their personal belongings out of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, few days after the President lost his re-election bid.  Some buses loaded with travel bags moving out of the President’s official residence at about midday on Friday.

according to Saturday PUNCH, one of the buses, a white 18-seater Hiace bus marked PF 6244 AL, was still being loaded with bags of different shades and sizes at the time of filing this report. It was not clear at press time where the buses were heading for. A source said the early removal of the personal effects of the first family might have been necessitated by the need for the renovation of the residence ahead of the May 29 handover date.

For renovation work to commence on time, the President may have to be operating from outside the residence in the days ahead. Reports also have it that the Presidency had commenced a discreet investigation into how a recording of the telephone call by the President to Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on March 31, congratulating him on his victory at the last Saturday’s presidential election was leaked.

Mid week hotness!

Queen B vs Denicia! Too much Swag!

Read President Jonathan's statement on the 2015 Presidential Election Results

Fellow Nigerians,

I thank you all for turning out en-masse for the March 28 General Elections.

I promised the country free and fair elections. I have kept my word. I have also expanded the space for Nigerians to participate in the democratic process. That is one legacy I will like to see endure.
Although some people have expressed mixed feelings about the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), I urge those who may feel aggrieved to follow due process based on our constitution
and our electoral laws, in seeking redress.

With Buhari's victory,I'll go on exile-Bode George

To Nigerians generally, I regret my actions as even an elder in the church, and a leader, the young men expected to see a lot from me and I believe that if there was any disappointment they got from me I apologise to Nigerians and to the youths of this country.”
TheNation adds that a sober Orubebe asked Niger Delta youths not to take the laws into their hands on the outcome of the Presidential Election.

"I Regret My Action'' - Orubebe Apologizes to Nigerians

Former Niger Delta Affairs Minister Elder Godsday Orubebe last night apologised for his outburst during the release of elections results in Abuja. He regretted that he allowed his emotion to betray him and has pleaded with Niger Delta youths not to perpetrate violence because of the election of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
Orubebe, who held up proceedings for about 30 minutes, told reporters in Abuja:
”Election is a passionate thing and I really regret what took place this morning. I was unnecessarily pushed by Jega to get to that level. I want to apologise particularly to young Nigerians that look up to take politics as a career to say that what happened was not intended to cause them any embarrassment.

Patience Jonathan Commences Packing Out of Aso Villa

As the election result trickled in and it became evident that President Goodluck Jonathan had lost, his wife, Dame Patience Jonathan, yesterday commenced the process of moving out of the presidential villa.  Leadershipng reports that a Presidency source said Mama Peace summoned her domestic staff and ordered them to pack her personal belongings in readiness for the change of guard.

PDP vows to challenge Buhari’s ‎victory at tribunal

The  Peoples Democratic Party has said it will challenge the outcome of the March 28 presidential election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, through its Chairman and Chief Returning Officer, Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday morning, declared  Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.)‎ of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the election.
The PDP through its agent at the National Collation Centre in Abuja on Wednesday, when the final result was declared, had refused to sign the result sheet despite its candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan, having earlier conceded defeat.

PDP declines signing Presidential poll result sheet

The  Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday  refused to sign the final result sheet for the March 28 presidential election, which it lost to Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.) of the All Progressives Congress.
This was despite that the PDP presidential candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan, had  conceded defeat earlier before the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission and Chief Returning Officer of the election, Prof. Attahiru Jega, returned Buhari as the President-elect at about 3.44am on Wednesday.

Fayose hails Buhari, imposes curfew on Ekiti

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has described the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) as a dogged fighter, urging Nigerians to accept the outcome of the Saturday’s presidential election in good faith.

The governor also imposed a 7.30pm to 6am curfew on his state, starting from Tuesday. The governor said the curfew was to prevent violence that might arise after the declaration of the final results.

Buhari Emerges Winner of the 2015 Presidential Elections

APC presidential candidate,Muhammadu Buhari has been declared winner of the 2015 presidential elections..After the announcement of the final results from Borno State, Buhari has officially emerged president-elect of Nigeria..

It is a result we all knew hours ago. President Jonathan has already conceded defeat and is now considered a symbol of democracy and statesmanship around the world. Congrats to General Buhari as he is set to take over the mantle of leadership come May 29th ,2015..

Atiku Abubakar congratulates Gen. Buhari on his victory

The former Vice President wrote a congratulatory message to Buhari which he shared on Facebook. See it below...

My hearty congratulations to His Excellency, General Muhammadu Buhari, for being elected the next president of our beloved county, Nigeria. You have led our party, the All Progressives Congress to an unprecedented victory within two years of it’s official formation, and in so doing, written the most important chapter of our democracy.

The great Nnamdi Azikiwe once wrote that “history will continue to vindicate the just”. Your victory in the polls, with votes from across the length and breadth of our country, bears witness to the acceptance of not just our party, the APC, but also your ideology of justice, fair play and zero tolerance for corruption as the bedrock for national rebirth.

Prophet TB Joshua Prophesy The Death of a Top Politician

Prophet T.B. Joshua, has revealed some things that will happen soon after the elections in Nigeria.
Speaking to his congregation on Sunday, March 29, 2015, the prophet said, he is seeing the death of a prominent politician due to ‘heated up’ politics in the wake of the closely fought Nigerian elections.

“I am seeing Nigerians heating up politics.

Senators who will not return

With the results of the last Saturday’s National Assembly election, some incumbent senators will not be returning to the Upper Legislative Chamber when the lawmakers resume for duty in June. Those who will be missing include:

Smart Adeyemi
Smart Adeyemi is one of the chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State. Before his foray into partisan politics, he was the President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) between 1999- 2006. He worked with the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), where he made his mark as a seasoned reporter and a unionist.

2015 election final results

INEC final results
Plateau:
REGISTERED = 1,977,211

ACCREDITED = 1,076,833

AA: 178

AD: 279

ACPN: 391

ADC: 406

APA: 618

Buhari group calls for Fani-Kayode's arrest

The Buhari Support Organisations has called for the arrest of Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, the Director, Media, Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, for announcing unofficial results. The Director, Media and Information of the BSO, Dr. Chidia Maduekwe, made the call on Monday in Abuja at a news conference.
According to Maduekwe, this is the time for security agencies to show their neutrality by arresting Fani-Kayode because the only authority to announce election results is the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Alhaji Muftau Lanihun is dead!

Prominent Ibadan based  philanthropist, Alhaji Muftau Lanihun is dead. Details on his death are still vague. May his gentle soul rest in peace.

How I quit hard drugs-Terry G

Terry G has revealed he used to take hard drugs when he started..He said an actress introduced him to hard drugs..Refusing to name the actress,he told Saturday Beats
“People actually see me as a very bad guy, so it does not surprise me when I go to certain places and they offer me some things because they think I already indulge in them. It was a gathering of celebrities and they say when you are in Rome act like a Roman. I was offered and I did not want to be seen as the odd one out, so I indulged in it with them,” he said.

Police arrest Man and Baboon over N230k robbery

An interesting drama played out in Lagos recently, after some criminals who were with two baboons waylaid a man as he was coming out from the bank at Ogba area of the state. The unsuspecting victim who withdrew the sum of N230,000 from the bank was shocked when he stepped out only to see some roughly dressed young men with two giant-sized baboons starring at him menacingly. Without blinking an eyelid, the man took to his heels, abandoning his bag of money.

Crime Guard gathered that the bandits used their baboons to scare the victim after driving close to the banking premises with an unregistered Nissan Primera. It was learnt that two of the suspects alighted from the vehicle with two baboons and ambushed the man as he was coming out of the banking hall after withdrawing the money from his account. The victim reportedly was frightened and dropped the nylon bag containing the cash on the ground and ran for dear life.

Corruption will win today’s election-Etcetera

 Call me whatever you want after seeing my headline, but I very well know that within you, there is an awareness that the corrupt candidate will win in today’s election, not the candidate who lives by said morals. I have eight reasons for saying so.

1. Because every voter in Nigeria has his/her own hypothetical belief that most politicians are corrupt and there is very little an idealist politician can do to reform the system. So what difference would it make anyway, even if an idealist manages to win?

I am committed to peace accord - Buhari

 The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari on Friday reiterated his commitment to the Abuja peace Accord. He said himself and President Goodluck Jonathan signed a new accord reinforcing their commitment to violent-free elections. This, he said, was a follow- up to the Abuja Accord which they both signed, along with nine other party leaders, on January 14, 2015, to show “our commitment to free, fair and credible elections in our dear country.”

Nigeria ranks fourth on Interpol’s African wanted list

According to Saturday Punch, Nigeria ranks fourth of the 54 countries in Africa with the highest number of citizens on the Interpol wanted list.
Interpol is the International Criminal Police Organisation that facilitates international police cooperation, with global membership of 190 countries, spread across four continents. According to the data on Interpol’s website, 63 Nigerians comprising 56 males and seven females have been declared wanted by the organisation for various offences. Nigeria trails Libya with 90 persons; Egypt, 156; and Rwanda, 160.

I don’t go to T.B Joshua’s church to worship, he is my friend. - Daddy Showkey

There was a time artiste, Daddy Showkey, was among the top musicians in Nigeria. But Showkey came and reigned and somehow, faded; nothing much was heard about him again.

But in recent times, the singer, who became famous especially with his galala dance moves, has somewhat come to the limelight again.

Adams: Tinubu is a Big Time Political Trader

Once described as a student of “marketalism of struggle”, leader of the Oodua Peoples Congress, Chief Gani Adams, a few days ago re-echoed this notion in an interview with ThisDay, when he described a former governor of Lagos State and one of the leaders of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu as a big time political trader. In this no-holds-barred interview, Adams justified the very reason his group is parting ways with the so-called progressives in this year’s general election. This is the excerpts as presented by Ojo M. Maduekwe PR.

Buhari planning to send me to prison –Patience

The wife of the President, Patience Jonathan, says the All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) will send her to jail if he is elected. In a manner typical of a prayer session, Patience, at the Peoples Democratic Party rally in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday, invoked the ‘Holy ghost fire’ to consume PDP’s opponents.

"I am ready for arrest" - Tinubu

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said he is prepared for arrest by security agents ahead of the general elections. He also said   at the 7th annual edition of the Bola Tinubu Colloquium   in Lagos on Wednesday   that the time had come for a non-violent revolution against the Goodluck Jonathan administration.

He said, “(There are) all kinds of threats and reports that they are ready to arrest APC leaders; they are busy making sinister plans instead of leading the nation; this nation is not for sale, it is for change; positive change that we can believe.

“For me, personally, I have packed a small bag. They may arrest me and others, but they cannot arrest an idea whose time has come. The time for a common-sense revolution has come. So, Nigeria, in calling for a common-sense revolution, I do not advocate violence; I abhor it.

Here are five quotes from Obama’s message that member of All Progressives Congress (APC) are very uncomfortable with

Here are five quotes from Obama’s message that members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are very uncomfortable with:

1. “Nigeria is a great nation and you can be proud of the progress you’ve made.”
Obama acknowledges that Nigeria has made tremendous progress that we can be proud of. Listening to the APC’s message you would think that Nigeria is not working, and Obama rightly points out that we have made progress under the present Jonathan administration.
Who would want uncertain change over the chance to keep progressing?
2. “Together, you won your independence, emerged from military rule, and strengthened democratic institutions.”

Top Lagos society lady,Funmi Omitowoju on the run - over multi million naira fraud

    Popular Lagos society lady, Funmi Omitowoju is on the run. The former defunct Vmobile and MTN top shot has been declared wanted by the Nigeria Police,  on C.R.O‎ form 5 issued by the office of the Assistant Inspector General of police Zone 2, Headquarters, No 2, Island Club Road, Onikan, Lagos. A warrant of Arrest has been duly obtained from a Magistrate Court, Lagos State against her person. She is wanted for the offence of forgery and obtaining money by false pretence.

Fayose is arrogant and rude, he should stop embarrassing our fammily -Elder brother laments

Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose’s eldest brother, Segun, has appealed to the governor to stop embarrassing the family.According to the Nation, frowning at Fayose's remarks towards Obasanjo and Buhari, the United Kingdom-based accountant said in Ibadan..
“It is a pity Nigerians are celebrating criminals. I am angry with Nigerians for electing somebody like Ayodele as governor. My children cannot come to Nigeria because of the terrible situation of our country.
I don’t have a relationship with any of our leaders because of their criminality and anybody who says I collected money from  the opposition should step forward to challenge me. Ekiti and Nigeria are bigger than Fayose’s name and both names should be protected.I don’t want anything from anybody, but Ayo should stop insulting and abusing my father’s name. As a result of Fayose’s attitude, many people believe the Fayose family is rude but it is far from the truth.

Fayose sympatizes with APC on their 'impending loss'tells them to try 2019

Governor Fayose of Ekiti has said opinion polls won't help APC win the 2015 general elections..
In a statement released on Sunday, he said
“Fake opinion polls won’t assist the APC the way it did not assist the party in the June 21, 2014 Ekiti governorship election,” “When you are telling yourself that Buhari will win in Ekiti, it shows that you are suffering from Acquired Self-Deceit Syndrome, which is even more deadly than Ebola disease.

Fr Mbaka shuts worship centre over alleged threat to life

Following alleged threats to his life by President Jonathan and the First lady, firebrand preacher and Catholic Priest, Reverend Fr. Ejike Mbaka of Adoration Ministries, Enugu, has shut his worship centre and suspended weekly crusade until after the general elections.
Mbaka had in a statement signed by his Media Officer, Ike Maximus Ugwoke, stated: “It is with a deep sense of concern that we are constrained to make this statement on the continued threat to the life of Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka over his 2015 New Year message titled ‘From Good Luck to Bad Luck.’

Gbenga Adeyinka wins the most creative talent of City people magazine 2015 Excellence awards

'Comedian of the Federal Republic', Gbenga Adeyinka clenched the most creative talent of City People Magazine 2015 Excellence awards, to the delight of his supporters. The event took place at Balmoral Hall, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos

EX-RIVERS DEPUTY GOV. TELE IKURU WAS A PDP MOLE IN APC; HIS DEFECTION IS GOOD RIDDANCE TO BAD RUBBISH

The defection of erstwhile Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Engr. Tele Ikuru, from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been described as good riddance to bad rubbish by Rivers APC. In a statement he issued in Sunday in Port Harcourt shortly after Ikuru announced his defection, Rivers APC Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, said:
“Contrary to the thinking in some quarters, the defection of Engr. Tele Ikuru did not come to us as a surprise.

Is Rita Dominic engaged?

It seems one of the most eligible actresses in Nigeria has been hooked.  The elegant Rita was spotted recently with an engagement ring on her index finger. Rumour also has it that she is romantically involved with a politician from the South South. Only time can tell.

BREAKING: Amaechi’s Deputy, Ikuru, dumps APC, joins PDP

The Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Tele Ikuru, has dumped the state’s ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to join the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, reliable sources have told OUR REPORTER.
Mr. Ikuru, who was one of Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s major ally, is said to have announced his defection in Port Harcourt, the state capital at about 4 p.m.
The decampee was first elected deputy governor to Celestine Omehia in 2007, before the duo was removed by the Supreme Court less than six months in office. When Mr. Amaechi was sworn in as governor, he retained Mr. Ikuru as his deputy and the duo fought against the interests and allies of the former governor of the state, Peter Odili.

Await release of election result by INEC before reporting, Wole Arisekola advices journalists

Chairman of the Association of Online and Social Media Practitioners of Nigeria, (AMPON), Mr. Wole Arisekola on Saturday advices journalists to be sure of final election result by INEC before reporting news on the forthcoming elections.

While speaking with international reporters who are in Nigeria to monitor the forthcoming presidential election, Wole Arisekola in Lagos said, “Events around the 2015 election are probably some of the most interesting, heated and pulse-raising in the history of Nigeria.

The first lady does not need Aisha Buhari's advice - PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign organisation has spurned the assurance given the First Lady, Patience Jonathan by Hadjia Aisha Buhari, wife of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari. Mrs. Buhari had offered a word of assurance to Mrs. Jonathan that neither she nor her husband, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan will go to jail if Buhari wins the presidential election.

DPP adopts Buhari as presidential candidate

The Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) has officially adopted the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Party (APC), General Muhammad Buhari (rtd) as its presidential candidate. This was the resolution of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party in Abuja.

The party also rectified the Deputy National Chairman, Chief Garshon Benson, as acting national chairman following the resignation of the former occupant, Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd).

Lionel Messi campagns for President Jonathan

President Jonathan's love for sport is finally yielding positive results. 

We Shifted The Elections From Feb. 14th Because Jonathan Would Have Lost- Fasehun

OPC leader Dr. Fredrick Fasehun has said he played a major role in making sure that the presidential election that was meant to hold on February, 14th, 2015 was postponed because if it held the sitting president would have lost.  And so we shifted it, he said. Below are the statements of the Leader of pan-Yoruba group, the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) which he made at a Post-National Conference event sponsored by the Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko recently. The video was obtained and posted online by Saharareporters.

Mr President,Please Leave Entertainers Alone- Etcetera

Once again, Nollywood and President Jonathan are disconnected from the priorities of Nigerians. Millions are hungry and the country is headed off a cliff and what we get is the President having weekly dinner with celebs at Eko Hotel. Mr. President should know that all entertainers in the country won’t amount to a spoon of water in the bucket of our population.

I agree that our entertainers judging by recent behaviour are now seen as hungry men and women with insatiable appetite, but Mr. President, the larger part of the society are equally hungry and should be fed as well. Why feed just the entertainers? Isn’t that discrimination? What will the entertainers say to Jonathan except the usual lies and half truths? Can a man with a mouthful of undeserved food speak or say the truth?

We will expose govs offering us gifts - RECs

Resident Electoral Commissioners have threatened to expose governors and top government officials that offer them gifts, saying their conscience is not for sale. They said their major duty was to ensure the credibility of the forthcoming general elections in the interest of peaceful co-existence of the country.

The RECs, who spoke with Saturday PUNCH in separate interviews during the week, said the governors and politicians’ gifts would be considered as bribing them against their conscience. They, however, threatened to expose whoever offers them any ‘Greek gift’ no matter how highly placed the person may be. The Kwara State REC, Dr. Emmanuel Onucheyo, said he was not ready to receive any gift from any politician, including the state governor.

I am willing but not desperate to remain president

President Goodluck Jonathan has said he is not desperate to continue in office..He was Speaking at the public launch of a book, “The People’s Choice: The story of President Goodluck Jonathan written” by Rev. Fr. Charles Imokhai.He said

Comments about my weight got me depressed - Waje

Waje has recently emerged looking slimmer and hotter than she was last year.Speaking to Saturday Beats, she said comments about her weight depressed her..
“I reduced my weight because I watched my performance on screen one time and I was shocked.

Patoranking explains why he twerks against female artistes

Patoranking has addressed the reason he twerks against female musicians like Tiwa Savage and Seyi Shey. According to him, we all may think he gets aroused from it, truth is he doesn't even respond to stimuli at all.Here's what he told Saturday Beats in a new interview about the female singers who ‘twerk’ for him on stage:

Gunmen aabduct Diezani's 20 year old cousin

Gunmen have abducted Mr. Bozie Agama, a cousin of the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani-Allison Madueke. The unidentified gunmen were said to have stormed the minister’s Yanaka community in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State by 12.05am on Thursday, abducting the victim.It was learnt that when the gunmen stormed the community, they went straight to the home of their victim.

Don’t be afraid of jail, Buhari’s wife tells Patience Jonathan

Aishat Buhari, wife of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has told President Goodluck Jonathan’s wife, Patience, not to have the fear of going to jail if Buhari emerged winner in the forthcoming March 28 presidential poll. The APC presidential candidate’s wife, who said the country had long suffered bad governance, said her husband would not have time to witch hunt anybody.