MUSIC: Pucado – Kabelai Ft. Wizkid & K.O

Pucado; Mr. Bigger Better Best, is back with another monster hit. He has announced the release of his first single “Ka Be Lai” from his upcoming debut album Hustlers Banquet slated for later this year. Pucado dropped his critically acclaimed E.P “Pukie The Great” last year in 2014 and has been one of the most highly rated rookie artists since. The song will be officially released on Thursday 30h April 2015.

The chorus of the song is in the indigenous language of the Ikwere ethnic group of Rivers State, where Pucado kicked off his music career and was discovered while working as hype man for ex label mate Burna Boy. As Pucado stated on his social media recently “My Debut album is just a celebration of how far I’ve come. From being broke and on the streets to being on stages and TV

Nollywood Actor Peter Bruno, Passes Away

Veteran actor Peter Bruno died on May 1 after battling with stroke for several years. His son, Peter Jr, who is also an actor took to Facebook to announce his passing.

“In the early hours of today, my father, friend, teacher, confidant passed on.” he wrote

Peter Bruno had complained for years, accusing his colleagues, even the ones he mentored in the industry, of abandoning after he fell ill.

“Since this thing happened there has been no single actor that called me to ask about my condition. It is a shame on their part. Would they say they don’t know that I am sick? ‘I had a stroke and that was the end of it” He told Vanguard in 2013.

He finally lost his battle with stroke.

Ayiri Emami Urges Buhari To End Amnesty Program For Ex Militants

Former Niger Delta militant leader, Chief Ayiri Emami, has called on President-elect Muhammadu Buhari to scrap the ongoing amnesty programme initiated by the late President Umaru Yar’Adua for ex-militants of the Niger Delta.

Emami, now a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State and a former Itsekiri warlord, said on Thursday that Buhari should also probe the operations of the Amnesty Programme.

“If the layman’s understanding of the word amnesty is anything to go by, then it presupposes an arrangement where militants who genuinely turn in all their arms and ammunition are

Stella Damasus is a year older today….Daniel Ademinokan throws her a beautiful shout out!

Stella Damasus is a year older today and her hubby, Daniel Ademinokan has thrown her the sweetest shout out on instagram. He says she is the most beautiful soul he has ever met and she replied saying he is the most amazing human being she has ever met, read below:

Algerian President Donates $1m To Nepal Earthquake Victims

The President of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has decided to donate one million dollars as financial aid to the earthquake victims of Nepal, it said in a statement released by its embassy in Abuja.

The disastrous earthquake that hit Nepal last Saturday took thousands of lives and left grave damages in its wake. Algeria would also be mobilising substantial emergency assistance and convey a strong team of 70 trained first aid workers from its Civil Defense.

Also 65 tones of relief materials such as drugs, tents, blankets and other useful equipment are being transported by air by its Ministry of National Defense, the statement said.

This assistance is said to show Algeria’s friendship and solidarity relations with Nepal as part of international mobilization to assist Nepal in overcoming the aftermath of the earthquake

See What President Goodluck Jonathan Said To Workers

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday urged Nigerians to brace up for the harsh economic realities in the country occasioned by the recent fall in the price of oil at the international market, saying that industrial relationship can only be more cordial, if democracy was nurtured to grow.


People hold a banner as they march to celebrate Labour Day during a rally in Lagos on May 1, 2015. Tens of thousands of people across the globe were hitting the streets on May 1 for mass rallies marking International Labour Day.

The President, represented by the Minister of labour, Sen. Joel Danlamilkenya, spoke while addressing workers during yesterday’s May Day celebrations.

Jonathan pointed out that the present harsh economic realities were so glaring that the workers

Presidential Election 2015: Jonathan Questions Buhari’s Victory

President Goodluck Jonathan has, for the first time, questioned the results of the March 28 presidential election, maintaining that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is still the dominant party in Nigeria. Jonathan had congratulated Muhammadu Buhari, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), before the final result was announced but has now said he only did it for the unity of Nigeria. He said the PDP could not have recorded the low scores recorded for him in some areas, and attributed the loss in Benue and Kogi to infighting.

The president was speaking on Thursday at the submission of the report of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation (PPCO) at the new banquet hall of the presidential villa. Jonathan said: “PDP is still the dominant party. If you look at the result, the difference is just over two million votes. And if you look at the areas where it is perceived that PDP scored so low, PDP couldn’t have gotten those kinds of scores.” He said now that the elections are over, “I put the country first”. That Nigeria is at peace is worth celebrating, Jonathan said, appearing to confirm reports that

Delta State Officials Involved In Fraud

“What is happening at the commission is nothing but corruption and fraud,” said a staff member of the commission, who said he was outraged by the sale of jobs. He added: “Imagine, those who were shortlisted are not been contacted. Rather, people who never applied or sat for interviews are being issued with employment letters at N700,000, N800,000 and N900,000 depending on their power of negotiation.”

An investigation by SaharaReporters has revealed that several top civil servants and political figures in Delta State are involved in a fraudulent scheme by the state’s civil service commission. The fraud entails the sale of civil service jobs to desperate job seekers for as much as N1.5 million each.

Our investigators discovered the sale of employment slots began several weeks ago. Initially, slots

Whither Pet Projects By Former First Ladies?

Several pet projects which were enthusiastically embarked upon by some former first ladies of Nigeria, were renowned for their contributions to the Nigerian society through various developments that progressed while their initiators were still in office. However, many of these pet projects die with the exit of their founders. In this piece, Bukola Ogunsina looks at those that have gone into oblivion as well as those that have stood the test of time

These pet projects of former first ladies rooted in brilliant ideas are usually met with mixed feelings, some sweet and some sour. While some have accused the initiators of these projects of actually using them as facades or means of showing the importance of their offices, many have congratulated and applauded the efforts that have been put into them and their continued good

Buhari Challenges National Assembly To Work With Him To Fix Nigeria

Speaking at an induction programme for new national legislators organized by the National Institute for Legislative Studies in Abuja, the incoming leader told them, “I need the support of the Members of National Assembly on the battle front. I need your support in many respects.”

Outlining those areas of concern, he noted, first, that appropriate policies need to be put in place that may have to be translated into laws.

Second, he said, the oversight functions of the legislature are critical in ensuring that policies are implemented effectively and transparently, stressing that his mission to bring integrity into governance would better succeed if complemented with a strong culture of transparent oversight.

“Thirdly, we need to collaborate on the budget process and restructuring of the public sector so as to collectively tackle the menace of high recurrent cost at the expense of capital and human

N25Bn Scam: Judge Convicts Igbinedion, Sentences Him Tomorrow

It would be recalled that during trial, a prosecution witness Mr. Ajoyo Sowale, an Accounts Officer with the Guaranty Trust Bank, identified various account statements and account opening documents of the convicts and confirmed to the court that several lodgements were made into the accounts, and that he printed the account statements and got them certified by the appropriate authority.

Public attention will shift to the Federal High Court Benin, Edo State, tomorrow, April 30, 2015 as Justice J. Liman sentences Michael Igbinedion, younger brother to Lucky Igbinedion, former Edo State governor and Charles Eboigbodin . The duo alongside their companies; Gava Corporation Limited; Romrig Nigeria Limited; PML Securities Company Limited and PML Nigeria Limited, were today convicted by Justice Liman of the charges of money laundering, misappropriation of

            Anambra awards N1.5bn anti-erosion contracts

Ekwulobia—The Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project, NEWMAP, in Anambra State, has awarded four erosion control projects in four different locations in the state at the tune of over N1.5 billion. The erosion control projects, under the supervision of the World Bank, were all awarded to reputable indigenous contractors, according to a press statement from the Head, Public Relations/Media, Ministry of Environment , Awka , Emmanuel Ifesinachi (JP).

Speaking in his office at Awka while signing the contract agreement documents on behalf of the Anambra State Government, the Project Coordinator of NEWMAP, Anambra State, Engr. Godwin Ebih disclosed that the Umudunu-Abagana gully erosion project, valued at about N570m was awarded to Agonic Associates Nigeria Ltd while the Neros Plaza / St Thomas

I did not ask anyone to bar AIT from covering my activities - Buhari

President-elect Gen. Buhari says he never gave the directive to anyone to bar AIT from covering his activities. In a statement released this evening and signed by the Director of Publicity for the Buhari Campaign Organisation, Garba Shehu, Gen Buhari said this is the era of change and that he along with his staff will ensure they do not make the same mistakes the outgoing government made.

"The time for change has come and we must avoid making the same mistakes that the outgoing government made" the statement read in part.The statement also stated that Gen Buhari instructed his staff to"steer clear of all dealings with the media, and leave all media affairs to his official media team. "I would like everyone to henceforth stay within his/her defined area of responsibility,” Buhari said.

source:LIB

Deadlier Than AIDS: Scientists Discover New STD That Kills Within Days

A new sexually transmitted super-bug has emerged and according to experts, may be more deadly that AIDS and could cause an epidemic.

According to reports, an antibiotic-resistant strain of gonorrhea is more aggressive than the HIV virus, which means the potential to infect the public will be greater.

This strain of STD which is resistant to antibiotic, reportedly kills half of those exposed and infects one in 20 hospital patients thereby raising the threat of an outbreak to emergency levels.

LASU Shuts Down Indefinitely

The management of the Lagos State University (LASU) has closed the state-owned university indefinitely following what it termed ‘violent protest by the students”.

This decision was contained in a bulletin, dated 23rd January, 2013, titled LASU management Closes University indefinitely.

The statement reads, “In the wake of the violent protest by some affected students of Lagos State University (LASU) over the closure of the university portal for registration of courses for rain semester 2012/2013 examination, the university management has decided to shut down the university indefinitely. Also, examinations have been put off till further notice.