Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, have declared their assets.
A statement by the Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu said
“the documents submitted to the CCB, which officials say are still being vetted and will soon be made public, show that prior to being sworn in on May 29, President Buhari had less than N30 million to his name. He also had only one bank account, with the Union Bank. President Buhari had no foreign account, no factory and no enterprises. He also had no registered company and no oil wells”, the statement said.
The statement further added that “the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), who had been a successful lawyer before his foray into politics declared a bank balance of about N94 million and 900,000 United States Dollars in his bank accounts”.
It added that President Buhari “had shares in Berger Paints, Union Bank and Skye Bank”.
The documents also revealed that “President Buhari had a total of five homes, and two mud houses in Daura. He had two homes in Kaduna, one each in Kano, Daura and in Abuja. One of the mud houses in Daura was inherited from his late older sister, another from his late father. He borrowed money from the old Barclays Bank to build two of his homes.
“President Buhari also has two undeveloped plots of land, one in Kano and the other in Port Harcourt. He is still trying to trace the location of the Port Harcourt land.
“In addition to the homes in Daura, he has farms, an orchard and a ranch. The total number of his holdings in the farm include 270 heads of cattle, 25 sheep, five horses, a variety of birds and a number of economic trees”.
The documents also showed that the retired General “uses a number of cars, two of which he bought from his savings and the others supplied to him by the Federal Government in his capacity as former Head of State. The rest were donated to him by well-wishers after his jeep was damaged in a Boko Haram bomb attack on his convoy in July 2014”.
The same forms, according to Mr Shehu, notes that “Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo’s asset declaration includes his 4-bedroom residence at Victoria Garden City, Lagos and a 3-bedroom flat at 2 Mosley Road, Ikoyi. The Vice President also has a 2-bedroom flat at the popular Redemption Camp along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and a 2-bedroom mortgaged property in Bedford, England.
“Apart from his law firm, known as SimmonsCooper, the Vice-President also declared shareholding in six private companies based in Lagos, including Octogenerium Ltd., Windsor Grant Ltd., Tarapolsa, Vistorion Ltd., Aviva Ltd. and MTN Nigeria.
“His personal vehicles are one Infinity 4-Wheel Drive SUV, one Mercedes Benz and a Prado Jeep.
“As soon as the CCB is through with the process, the documents will be released to the Nigerian public and people can see for themselves,” Mr Shehu said.
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI), a US-based International Agency, on September 1st 2015, named gorgeous Nollywood actress, philanthropist, producer and director Stephanie Linus Okereke as the Ambassador for the ‘Stop Violence Against Women In Elections’ Campaign.
Her formal presentation as an ambassador was held yesterday at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.
The event played host to the Acting INEC Chairman Hajiya Amina Zakari, the former Deputy Governor of Plateau state Mrs Pauline Tallen, the NDI Country Director Jasper Veen, the Team Leader of Democracy and Governance USAID Blair King, a representative of the Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase amongst others.
“I pledge my full support, my voice and everything within my capacity to make sure that these issues are brought to light and to help educate people about this violence and see ways we can put an end to it so that we can have a better society for ourselves and the future generation.”
The relatives of 29-year-old graduate of Anatomy, Dr. Adedayo Adewumi, have been thrown into confusion following his disappearance.
It was gathered that Adedayo, a first time visitor to Lagos, went missing on August 27 after he step out of the house for fresh air.
The family told PUNCH that Adedayo came to Lagos State from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on August 22 and was staying with some family members on Alawode Street, Kilo, in the Surulere area of the state.
Adedayo was said to have stepped out of the house on the fateful day for fresh air after a power outage. He was said to have left the house without his cell phone.
His father, a retired engineer with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Ademola Adewumi, said that he was worried because the missing man was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2006 while studying Medicine at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State.
Schizophrenia is defined by the dictionary of Medicine as a mental disorder often characterised by abnormal social behaviour and failure to recognise what is real.
His father, Ademola, said,
“I suspect he is wandering around or languishing somewhere by now. We have gone to all the police stations in our area and beyond. But my major worry is that if there is a case of accident or wrongful arrest, the police will be able to tell, but they may overlook a case of a man wandering aimlessly.
“I have his medical records with me. He has been treated six times for the condition, but always had a relapse. However, since he graduated in 2012, there had been an improvement. That was why we suggested a visit to Lagos hoping that the change of environment will help.”
Adedayo was said to be the eldest of three boys. His younger brother, Adeshina Adewumi, a banker with a commercial bank in Lagos, said Adedayo had bouts of depression in the past, it made him to disconnect from people and to stop using his phones, adding that there had been an improvement in his condition following his graduation and the end of the National Youth Service Corps.
He said:
“While in school, he was often depressed. But when he finished school, his condition improved. Since then, he has always been in a guided environment.
“Shortly before he came to Lagos, he fell into depression again and my father suggested that he should come to Lagos with the hope that the change of environment would lighten him up.
“He did not have any disagreement with anybody, he was happy to come to Lagos. In fact, a day before he went missing, he was planning to go with me to Lekki.”
The Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, DSP Patricia Amadin, promised to get back with the publication on the matter.
Mavin Record Boss, Don Jazzy does not believe that he will win a Grammy, ever.
Jazzy, who is currently in Mauritius for the Multichoice Content Showcase event, where he led other members of his record label to a performance revealed that his yardstick for measuring his success does not include awards.
In his words, “I don’t think am moving at my speed, I’m moving at God’s speed, so most times, the decisions that I make, when I look back, I just smile and say that’s how God wants it.” Don Jazzy told NET.
Speaking further, He said,
“I’m doing perfect, I’m doing great, I don’t have big eyes, I don’t think I’ll ever win a Grammy, I’m not abusing myself but it’s just realistic. I don’t think Grammy is set up that way.
“It’s not set up in a way where you’ll just wake up from Nigeria and pick up a Grammy. If it happens fine, but am not basing my success on winning a Grammy or any award for that matter.”
A 16 year old girl allegedly conned her boyfriend, family and friends into believing she was pregnant with triplets using a disturbing website ‘FakeABaby.com’.
The 16 year old was able to purchase false baby bumps to fool others with her growing tummy and even showed off fake ultrasound pictures of the three babies.
The teenager was spoiled with gifts at a baby shower and strangers offered donations for the young family, from Michigan.
According to Fox2, the young dad-to-be, boyfriend Jordan, also 16, was preparing for his life to change forever.
Speaking to the News Channel, he said:
“I was excited, don’t get me wrong, but I was scared.I started looking for jobs the best I could. I was ready to donate all my time.”
But, as her due date approached, suspicions were raised and her story started to unravel. Krissy Wyrabkiewicz, mother of the girl’s boyfriend Jordan, said she started to smell a rat when she could not find trace of the doctor.
“[My son] could never go to the doctors with her,” she told the news channel.
The girl was also reportedly caught out by a stranger on Facebook after she posted pictures of her ‘ultrasounds’ to a group named ‘Moms of Triplets’.
The mother, from Ohio, spotted the pictures were fake and traced them to a website called FakeABaby.com.
Jordan’s aunt, Tracy Matthews, told Fox2:
“Down to baby A, baby B, baby C, the placements of the babies – they’re the exact same.
“You can put them side by side and the only difference you’re going to see is that she used a fake doctor that doesn’t exist,She put my nephew’s name on the ultrasound, which you cannot do.
Last week, the day before she was allegedly due to give birth via caesarean section, she reportedly claimed she had lost the babies, but refused to see a doctor.
Her boyfriend’s family raised the alarm and police are now investigating.
The police in neighbouring Niger Republic have apprehended a Nigerian man carrying 4.6m Euros (N1.05bn) in cash. The man was arrested at the Diori Hamani Airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger, en route Dubai in the United Arab Emirate.
It’s reported that, the Nigerian police said they suspected that the man was fleeing with the money in order to avoid being caught by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, who has been prosecuting an anti-corruption campaign since assumption of office on May 29.
They also expressed worry that there had been an upsurge in the number of Nigerians trafficking huge sums of money in cash through the neighbouring country.
The police in Niger are already working on the suspicion that the money traffickers have accomplices in the country. The arrest of the Nigerian has been a big news item in the Nigerien newspapers and television stations.
Curiously, the authorities here on Wednesday claimed ignorance of the money seizure in the neighboring country though the Customs officers in Niger were already kicking against repatriating the cash to Nigeria.
A media report in Niger on Saturday said the National Union of Customs Officers at a press briefing “denounced the request of the Nigerian authorities” to return the seized money.
The Customs official said there had been several similar seizures in Niamey from people trafficking money from Nigeria, putting the amount that had been so seized in several billions of naira.
They said the seized money had been mainly in dollars, euros and pounds sterling, asking the Niger authorities to allow the Customs officials to do their job without interference.
When contacted, the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said he could not speak on the development because his brief was to speak for the President.
He therefore referred PUNCH to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“I speak for the President. On this kind of issues, I will advice that you speak with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” he said.
At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the officials denied knowledge of the seizure in Niger Republic. The ministry’s spokesperson, Ogbole Ahmedu-Ode, said the ministry had not received official communication on the arrest of any Nigerian.
“I am hearing about this incident for the first time from you, we have not received any communication on the matter from any quarters,” he said over the telephone..
The Nigerien embassy in Abuja could not be reached for comment on Wednesday as calls to the mission’s phone lines failed to connect.
The spokesman for the Nigerian Customs Service, Mr Wale Adeniyi could not be reached for comments as text message and repeated calls made to his mobile line were not replied as of the time (8.30pm) of filling this report are investigating because the Customs in Niger don’t report directly to us in Nigeria.”
Speaking with a student of an Undisclosed University Here in Nigeria, she opened up on why most Ladies sleep with Different.
She claimed its a source of income as most parents can’t afford the upkeep of their wards.
Hear Her:
It’s not our fault that we go about servicing all kinds of men for the sake of money. Many guys do yahoo and armed robbery to survive but ladies can’t do all that and since we are aware that these men will always need women to enjoy their money with them, there is nothing bad if we make ourselves available for you men and we get paid for our professional services.
Or can you people stay without a woman for one month? We are just helping men with our body.
Times are hard. My parents can’t raise enough money for my school fees and my accommodation in school, so how will I feed, buy clothes, make-up and look good like other girls if I don’t help my self? Many ladies are doing it here in my school and even other schools. It is condition that caused it.
People should understand that everything has changed!
An evangelical pastor has been arrested for ra’ping his faithful, after convincing them that his penis contained “sacred milk”
Sobrino Valdeci Picanto, an evangelical pastor from Brazil, persuaded his followers that he practiced ora’l se’x because it was the way he preached the word, saying that his ‘milk’ was sacred.
And this pastor said his pen’is was blessed and that “the Lord had consecrated with divine milk of the Holy Spirit” and of course, had to go around evangelizing.
“He convinced us that only God could come into our lives through the mouth”, a follower said, “Often, after worship, Pastor Valdeci asked us to do or.al se.x on him until the Holy Spirit came through ejaculation and delivered funds to the church.”
Sobrino Valdeci Picanto, 59, was arrested in Apore, Goiás, Brazil, for ra.ping several women attending his church. He gave as an excuse that his pen’is had been consecrated with “divine semen of the Holy Spirit.”
Valdecir came to abuse some elderly, and defends himself by saying that ‘he had an encounter with Jesus in a brothel and gave him the mission of spreading the sacred semen throughout the state, beginning with the faithful Apore Assembly, of which he is responsible’.
Denise Pinheiro, delegate of the region, said, “Valdecir was caught red-handed while rubbing his pen’is in the face of a local merchant, which promised to make more sales in her business due to the divine liquid.
When describing elegance or one who is utmost classic, the name Rita Dominic, is one which should be mentioned without an atom of doubt.
The gorgeous Nollywood actress, played guest to the DSTV Multichoice Africa welcome dinner in Mauritius last night and it’s probable by a 100% that she turned heads at the event.
She is one of the female celebrities, who I’d like to put a face to their names. My No 1 on the list is Eva Alordiah though (story for another day).
This is quite surprising though, like literally… you hardly find this among famous people. He is tagged as the world’s most expensive teenage footballer and his way of life is rather unusual.
Manchester United spent £36million on Anthony Martial, but while his peers would be partying and blowing off their fortune, Martial prefers to stay in. He enjoys home-cooked meals by his mum, he’s a television addict who likes to relax with his family after training sessions and matches.
At 19, the striker is married to childhood sweetheart Samantha and the couple have an infant daughter named Toto. They are currently expecting their second child.
Martial’s lifestyle, however, is at odds with his new-found fame.
‘After training, I like to come home and find my wife. I am very homely,’ he previously told France Football.
After joining arguably the world’s most famous club in football, that will probably change.
But a source close to Martial told The Sun: ‘
Anthony now carries the glamorous title of being the most expensive teenager in world football, but his life is just the opposite.
‘He loves staying in and being with his family. It doesn’t look like he’ll be raising hell once he moves to Manchester.
If you weren’t told that these photos were photo shopped, you’d be like my siblings who when i showed em, asked, “when did Kim Kardashian come to Nigeria?” Lol.
It’s almost believable though. These photos of foreign superstars, Kim Kardashian, Beyonce Knowles, Oprah Winfrey and Rihanna dressed up in Nigerian women attires, are making rounds on Social Media.
It’s more than creative and i absolutely like! Which one’s your favourite ? Mine is Rihanna‘s.
Honestly, i like stuffs like this. Imma give my answer later though.
Peter Okoye shared this thought provoking photo, which scripts a scenario of a couple who, under pressure are forced to choose between one’s life or the life of both.
Read it and tell me what y’all think.
My answer though: Hmmmm, After the robbers are gone, I’d chill cause of the trauma i just faced and not say anything. If she begs, I’d accept cause she was under pressure, but if she nags and brags… Hehe, it’s estrangement immediately! For like 52 weeks *grin*.
Lol, if this were actually true though, do you think he stands a chance ?
Ace comedian, Basketmouth, shared this photo, few hours ago, of himself ‘toasting’ Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji. Looks like the both of them are in an event…
If only he weren’t a comedian, i wonder if he’d even have the courage to walk up to Genevieve as Bright Okpocha. Lol.
Thanks to her, ladies know that they can wake up looking Flawless. Which i think, is a good thing. Lol.
Sultry singer, Beyonce Knowles shared these angelic photos of herself in a white dress and as always, she’s looking flawless in it. The singer who is rumoured to be pregnant with her second child hasn’t made any statement on the report yet.
Most of her fans claim she is covering her baby bump. This is no news though, it should be known that, if she’s actually pregnant or not, she won’t announce it until after the first trimester.
Her husband, Hip-Hop rapper, Jay Z once revealed, that she lost her first pregnancy before they conceived Blue Ivy.
Reality star, Kris Jenner, discovered her lips were mysteriously swollen, causing her to cancel an appearance on planned segment on ‘Bachelors In Paradise‘.
The swelling happened shortly after she returned from the Caribbean isle of St Barts.
Kris called in to the show and said:
‘I don’t know what happened. I feel like I got a bite on my face and like half of my face blew up,’Kris said she tried everything to get her face back to normal.’They [her doctor] gave me everything they could possibly give me in 12 hours,’ ‘It went down a little bit, but not quite enough. I’m a little too vain, I think, to go on live TV with a huge lip.’
The Kardashian momager explained that it wasn’t the first time her face had swollen up, with a similar thing happening back in 2012.
From the stables of Ecleftic Entertainment comes this hit-banging, dope video by “the golden child of Nigerian Music”, Pepenazi, which he titles “Illegal”.
He features YBNL’s general himself, Olamide who as usual delivers to the delight of all. The video shows how to have fun to the extent that it is dubbed “Illegal”. It is for certain going to be flooding the airwaves in no time.
It features cameo appearances from Boj, Do2dtun, ketchup, lil kesh, Dj Enimoney, Dj kaywise, indomix, Dj Spicey and many more. The video was directed by the multi-talented Unlimited LA.
This video is one to watch out for as Pepenazi isn’t slowing down at all at giving us the best of himself at every turn.
Super Eagles Goalie, Vincent Enyeama has pulled out of this Saturday’s 2017 Nations Cup qualifier match against Tanzania billed for Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.
Sunday Oliseh confirmed the recent development at a press conference today and said Enyeama’s withdrawal has complicated things for the team.
Enyeama reportedly pulled out for personal reasons. Femi Thomas of Enyimba Football club is being tipped to replace Enyeama.
According to Guvnor Ace (The 28 year old man who married his almost 70 year old new wife, Monalisa), ‘they are happy together‘. Guvnor Ace posted new photos on his Facebook page and wrote:
“Love is not an equation, it is not a contract, and it is not a happy ending. Love is the slate under the chalk, the ground that buildings rise, and the oxygen in the air. It is the place you come back to, no matter where your headed.”
It also seems he is fed up with all the insults and accusation that trailed his marriage.
“If you are not doing better than the person you are talking you ‘re talking about, i suggest you STFU #Attitude”
Sean Tizzle created a spot of drama onstage at last Saturday’s Star Music Trek finale when he carried out a mock wedding onstage while performing his hit track ‘Perfect Gentleman’.
Coming on a night of high drama and thrilling entertainment at the annual national music tour sponsored by Nigerian Breweries, the crowd appreciated the onstage spectacle and cheered wildly as the pop star first took off his bracelets, then his watch, then his coat, and finally his tie and threw them into the delighted crowd.
The night also witnessed performances from 2Face, Sound Sultan, Immaculate, MI, Joe El, Cynthia Morgan, Seyi Shay, Young Grey C, Runtown and many others.
Everyone was highly anticipating Hollywood actor, Idris Elba to take on the role of James Bond till one of the Sequel writers, said that he is too street to play the role.
His statement resulted in a huge outrage on Social Media, as many claimed that it was inappropriate for him to make such statement, saying that Idris fits the role perfectly.
Although, he claimed his statement has nothing to do with racism, Anthony Horowitz spoke with DailyMail, saying:
“For me, Idris Elba is a bit too rough to play the part. It’s not a color issue. I think he is probably a bit too ‘street’ for Bond. Is it a question of being suave? Yeah
The backlash has been quite huge on Twitter as the actor even became a trend. Fans irrespective of their colour slammed Anthony for his ill statement.
Even outspoken rapper, Azealia Banks plunged in on the matter.
Following the reports of Head of States, President Muhammed Buhari, making appointments for the Presidential cabinet and how it favoured mostly, the Northerners, leaders of the country are raged with the new development.
In spite of the statement given by the Presidency that, very soon, Buhari would make adjustments on his appointments, a lawyer, Marcel Dim-Udebuani, has appealed to the Federal High Court in Abuja to nullify all the the 25 major appointments made so far by President Muhammadu Buhari for allegedly being in breach of principle of federal character enshrined in the nation’s Constitution.
The story, being reported by PUNCH, says that the plaintiff filed his suit marked, FHC/ABJ/CS/732/2015, in which joined the Chairman, Federal Character Commission as the second defendant, on Monday.
He contended that the 25 appointments made so far by the President were in breach of the spirit of federal character enshrined in section 14 (3) of 1999 Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria.
So far, not person from the South-East zone had been appointed into any position by the Buhari administration. The plaintiff in the fresh suit prayed the court to reverse all the appointments the President had made so far.
Just thought i should share this with my beloved females, whom i love with all of my heart, body and soul. No kidding!
Pop star, Chris Brown shared this few hours ago and i definitely agree with him but, he might be sharing a good advice and at the same time trying to tell us something!
Superstar musician Sound Sultan has revealed that he never gets tired of watching himself on TV or hearing his songs on radio.
The Naija Ninja made the revelation during a radio interview alongside DJ Xclusive at The Beat 97.9 FM Ibadan ahead of Last weekend’s Star Music Trek #IbadanRocks concert at Trans Amusement Park, Samonda, Ibadan.
Speaking to Afternoon Show host Lolu, he remarked, “I have this permanent reset button. I never feel satisfied with my work and I feel like an upcoming artiste every time I hear my music on the radio or I see it on TV. I can never get tired of seeing myself on TV.”
The show, sponsored by Star Lager Beer also featured performances by Chidinma, Presh, Wizkid, May D, Wande Coal, Pasuma, Young Grey C, Sunkanmi, Pepenazi, Base One, DJ Xclusive, DJ Nana and many others.
Oh Lord! My jaws dropped after i saw this photo and i can tell that yours did too! Take a look at it again! Your jaw dropped again yeah ?! Lol. Mine too!
It’s apparent that Ini Edo isn’t going to take a chill pill in getting her perfect shape back. For a while now, in most of her photos, she has been seen looking quite slimmer but with a better shaped curve.
Hey, don’t mind my French there, I’ve just been attending French classes so I’m practising! Wouldn’t it be nice if i started posting my articles i French ? It’s gon be Hot! Lol. I’m just kidding oh!
Ainsi, Nollywood actrices, Monalisa Chinda et Fathia Balogun sont à la recherche magnifique pour House of Maliq magazine. LOL! I can smell someone swearing for me as he’s reading this! Okay, I’m sorry.
Nollywood actresses,Fathia Balogun and Monalisa Chinda are the faces of the latest issue of House of Maliq magazine and they are looking red hot in these dresses.
The issue is for the month of September and as seen in the photo, Monalisa Chinda speaks on her beauty and her new talk show while a documentary is being made on Fathia Balogun‘s so many talents.