16:13 05/06/2015
Lagos - Nollywood actress and singer, Tonto Dikeh is offering $1000 cash prize to the winner of the Sugar rush Contest.
The contest is to help create the buzz and attention for her new music video, ‘Sugar Rush’.
The
contestants are expected to post a creative Video of themselves
dancing to the Sugar rush song on Instagram, and it runs from June 5
to July 9.
The winner will be the person with the most liked and reposted Post on @TONTOLET ‘s Page.
Friday, 5 June 2015
100-year-old woman rescued from kidnappers
16:14 05/06/2015
Kebbi - A 100-year-old woman, Hawwau Amarea, who was kidnapped by gunmen at Kudin village of Mahuta Local Government Area of Kebbi State, has regained her freedom.
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 10, Sokoto , Bala Hassan, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Sokoto on Thursday.
He said Amarea was freed by the operatives attached to the new anti-kidnap squad set up to apprehend those involved in the nefarious act.
Hassan stated that the kidnappers demanded N10m ransom.
“Part of the money was made available and was taken to a point where they were supposed to collect it.
“The police then swung into action and rescued the old woman after a gun battle with the kidnappers,” he said.
The AIG added that the kidnappers abandoned the money and fled, saying none of them had been arrested.
Kebbi - A 100-year-old woman, Hawwau Amarea, who was kidnapped by gunmen at Kudin village of Mahuta Local Government Area of Kebbi State, has regained her freedom.
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 10, Sokoto , Bala Hassan, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Sokoto on Thursday.
He said Amarea was freed by the operatives attached to the new anti-kidnap squad set up to apprehend those involved in the nefarious act.
Hassan stated that the kidnappers demanded N10m ransom.
“Part of the money was made available and was taken to a point where they were supposed to collect it.
“The police then swung into action and rescued the old woman after a gun battle with the kidnappers,” he said.
The AIG added that the kidnappers abandoned the money and fled, saying none of them had been arrested.
FG, marketers hold talks over fuel scarcity
16:14 05/06/2015
Abuja - The federal government is set to meet with the marketers of petroleum products in Abuja over the ongoing fuel scarcity in the country, Punch reports.
According sources at the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the meeting with the oil marketers is to discuss issues pertaining to the scarcity and why it has dragged on for this long.
The government is said to be worried over the scarcity of the product evnthough it started during the immediate past administration of former Goodluck Jonathan.
Meanwhile, the scarcity of fuel in Lagos State continued on Thursday as hundreds of motorists were seen in long queues in front of the few filling stations that dispensed the product.
Read more at Punch
Abuja - The federal government is set to meet with the marketers of petroleum products in Abuja over the ongoing fuel scarcity in the country, Punch reports.
According sources at the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the meeting with the oil marketers is to discuss issues pertaining to the scarcity and why it has dragged on for this long.
The government is said to be worried over the scarcity of the product evnthough it started during the immediate past administration of former Goodluck Jonathan.
Meanwhile, the scarcity of fuel in Lagos State continued on Thursday as hundreds of motorists were seen in long queues in front of the few filling stations that dispensed the product.
Read more at Punch
Nigerian teenage sensation attracts European clubs
Israel Ojoko
16:15 05/06/2015
Lisbon - A number of clubs in Europe are showing keen interest in Nigerian teenager Jesse Sekidika.
Sekidika, who’s contract with Benfica expired at the end of the season, has always been in demand following his top performance for the U19 team of the Portuguese club.
Among clubs seeking the signature of the 18 year-old are Norwegian side Viking, Aik Stockhom of Sweden, Maritimo SC in Portugal and another Austrian club.
Reached to comment on the transfer speculation of Jesse, the player's British based Football Agent, Liberty Sifuya, confirmed the report.
"It is true that a few European clubs are interested in Jesse, however, at this point in time, we cannot comment about any club interest nor disclose any information until everything is concrete and finalised between the player and any potential interest from a club.” He told News24.
“Jesse is now a free agent player after the expiry of his contract with Benfica. In due course we will know 100% as to which club Jesse does decide to join in summer."
Sekidika was recently voted man of the match in the last game of the season against Sporting Lisbon U-19 after having come on as a 2nd half substitute and played a pivotal role in the match and also scored the equalizer.
Lisbon - A number of clubs in Europe are showing keen interest in Nigerian teenager Jesse Sekidika.
Sekidika, who’s contract with Benfica expired at the end of the season, has always been in demand following his top performance for the U19 team of the Portuguese club.
Among clubs seeking the signature of the 18 year-old are Norwegian side Viking, Aik Stockhom of Sweden, Maritimo SC in Portugal and another Austrian club.
Reached to comment on the transfer speculation of Jesse, the player's British based Football Agent, Liberty Sifuya, confirmed the report.
"It is true that a few European clubs are interested in Jesse, however, at this point in time, we cannot comment about any club interest nor disclose any information until everything is concrete and finalised between the player and any potential interest from a club.” He told News24.
“Jesse is now a free agent player after the expiry of his contract with Benfica. In due course we will know 100% as to which club Jesse does decide to join in summer."
Sekidika was recently voted man of the match in the last game of the season against Sporting Lisbon U-19 after having come on as a 2nd half substitute and played a pivotal role in the match and also scored the equalizer.
Musa, Samuel to join Eagles before Sunday
17:15 05/06/2015
Lagos - The duo of Aaron Samuel and Ahmed Musa are expected to join the rest of their Super Eagles teammates before Sunday, when they are scheduled to leave Abuja for Kaduna, News24 Nigeria has learnt.
The duo are the only players that are yet to join the rest of the team ahead of next weekend's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna.
All the other 13 of the 15 invited overseas based players have since joined the team in their Abuja camp, and trained on Thursday evening inside the main bowl of the Abuja National Stadium.
Samuel, who plays for Guangzhou R&F in the Chinese Super league was given an extension beyond the June 3 deadline, but it remains unknown why Ahmed Musa is yet to join the team.
The latter recently signed an extension to his deal with his Russian club, CSKA Moscow, and is now expected to arrive the team's camp before departure to Kaduna.
The game against Chad's Le Sao comes up on June 13, and will be Nigeria's first qualifier for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations billed for Gabon.
The former African champions missed out of a place at the last championship, with South Africa and Congo going ahead of them.
This time, the Super Eagles have also got former African champions, Egypt and Tanzania to contend with.
-Soccer Laduma
Lagos - The duo of Aaron Samuel and Ahmed Musa are expected to join the rest of their Super Eagles teammates before Sunday, when they are scheduled to leave Abuja for Kaduna, News24 Nigeria has learnt.
The duo are the only players that are yet to join the rest of the team ahead of next weekend's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna.
All the other 13 of the 15 invited overseas based players have since joined the team in their Abuja camp, and trained on Thursday evening inside the main bowl of the Abuja National Stadium.
Samuel, who plays for Guangzhou R&F in the Chinese Super league was given an extension beyond the June 3 deadline, but it remains unknown why Ahmed Musa is yet to join the team.
The latter recently signed an extension to his deal with his Russian club, CSKA Moscow, and is now expected to arrive the team's camp before departure to Kaduna.
The game against Chad's Le Sao comes up on June 13, and will be Nigeria's first qualifier for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations billed for Gabon.
The former African champions missed out of a place at the last championship, with South Africa and Congo going ahead of them.
This time, the Super Eagles have also got former African champions, Egypt and Tanzania to contend with.
-Soccer Laduma
Fuel subsidy
Nnamani Justice Ofonadu
17:15 05/06/2015
Corruption happens to be every where even the masses are corrupt. I need to make something clear to us for this country to change it must start from us, our mind set, the way we think maters a lot.
Even at the filling station the people suffering to buy the fuel are also corrupt. And when anything goes wrong they would start shouting Jonathan. Same thing would happen in the case of Buhari.
Because nothing absolute nothing you would do to please human beings. Now the only difference I can see between APC and PDP is general Muhamadu Buhari if the Buhari as at then is still the same now.
I hope for a better Nigeria, and may Almighty GOD help us. AMEN!
17:15 05/06/2015
Corruption happens to be every where even the masses are corrupt. I need to make something clear to us for this country to change it must start from us, our mind set, the way we think maters a lot.
Even at the filling station the people suffering to buy the fuel are also corrupt. And when anything goes wrong they would start shouting Jonathan. Same thing would happen in the case of Buhari.
Because nothing absolute nothing you would do to please human beings. Now the only difference I can see between APC and PDP is general Muhamadu Buhari if the Buhari as at then is still the same now.
I hope for a better Nigeria, and may Almighty GOD help us. AMEN!
Thursday, 4 June 2015
PDP unsettles APC over Senate Presidency
The fresh plots followed the indecision of the APC to agree on a consensus arrangement for the various principal offices in the National Assembly.
Ahmed Lawan and Bukola Saraki are currently locked in a battle of popularity for the Senate Presidency seat.
The PDP leaders believed that with block votes by its 49 senators, the party could win the most coveted seat with a simple majority.
To thwart the efforts of the PDP to retain these principal positions, the APC has summoned its federal lawmakers to a meeting on Thursday..
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