The Federal Government has cancelled the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting scheduled to hold on Wednesday. The meeting was called off in order to mourn the late younger of Vice President Namadi Sambo, Yusuf, who died on Sunday in a car crash in Abuja. In a statement signed on Tuesday by Sam Nwaobasi, Special…
Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Political Matters, Ahmed Gulak, has been fired. The President’s aide was relieved of his duties on Tuesday with immediate effect. Before his sack, Gulak has been accused of making statements that could jeopardise the return of Jonathan to Aso Rock in 2015. It was also gathered that Gulak…
Deputy Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Blaise Orji, has been asked to step down by his colleagues in the Assembly. The lawmaker was suspended from office on Tuesday along with two others. Orji was accused of insubordination by the House. At the plenary on Tuesday, Orji, representing Afikpo South East, with two…
Some suspected hoodlums descended on members of staff of The Sun newspaper in Aba, Abia State on Monday. The thugs were reportedly armed and five in number. It was gathered they accused the media platform of writing against the state governor, Theodore Orji. According to report, the gunmen beat those they met at the office…
The movie industry in Nigeria has again been thrown into a mourning mood over the sudden death of prolific filmmaker, Amaka Igwe. Amaka Igwe is the creator of ‘Checkmate’ and ‘Fuji House of Commotion’, both television soaps which gained national recognitions. The legendary filmmaker reportedly died of Asthma attack in the early hours of Tuesday,…
Benue State-born songstress, Imelda J, who is fast becoming the hottest news item in Nigeria lately, was among the top celebrities that attended the just-concluded Nigerian Entertainment Conference 2014 (NEClive), which held last Wednesday at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos. The highly gifted singer was on the red carpet and she caught the attention…