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Expect 11,000 MW of electricity by 2023 — Lai Mohammed
Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture has told Nigerians to expect 11,000 megawatts of electricity by 2023 following the agreement the Nigerian government reached with German firm Siemens. He said the German firm will be growing the present 3,400 megawatts to 7,000MW by the end of next year. Lai Mohammed added that they will then grow the megawatts to 1,000 megawatts by the end of 2023 (phase 2) and 25,000 megawatts in the third phase. The minister said; …
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Family discovers that their son who went missing 5years ago after stepping out to buy Suya has been in jail after a random police raid
A family reportedly held a funeral for their son who has been missing for years, only to later discover that he was in prison after he was picked up during a random police raid. Tobijulo narrated the sad tale on Twitter during a conversation about how people are picked off the streets randomly and sent to prison without trial. She wrote: “A former colleague told me how her cousin went out one night to buy…
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President Buhari loses his Nephew
President Buhari’s nephew, Ibrahim Dauda is dead. A statement released by the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu yesterday May 30, said Dauda died in Daura, Katsina state, following a prolonged illness. In a condolence message, the President stated he is deeply devastated by Dauda’s death “I am deeply touched and devastated by the passing of yet another family member, a man who had demonstrated amazing kindness and honesty in all his dealings,”…
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Close to $1bn stolen under Abacha Regime – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that close to $1bn was “stolen under a previous, undemocratic junta in the 1990s, though the President did not mention Abacha by name, it was apparent he was referring to the deceased dictator. He said this in an article published in Newsweek, a United States-based magazine as he expressed appreciation to the “friendly nations” that decided to return the stolen funds. Buhari, in his article, stated that the country could…
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Movie Producer, Segun Ogungbe, Wife welcome Baby Boy
Nigerian Movie Producer, Segun Ogungbe and his second wife, Wunmi Ajiboye have taken to social media to announce the arrival of their baby boy. Sharing a photo of himself, his wife and his first son, Ogungbe captioned the post; “How exciting I am, to have another bouncing baby boy to the Ogungbe’s family. I mean a double blessing happiness in my heart today. Guess what! 💭”He is the spitting image of his father“
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Marriage will not help me achieve success – Tope Delano
Media personality, Tope Delano has shared her beliefs about marriage. In a new post on social media, she made it known she does not believe marriage can help her achieve success. Replying to a question from one of her followers on her new YouTube show who wanted to know if she would give marriage a chance again, she said she does not see herself getting married again as work is top priority for her at…
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“I don’t have a girlfriend, I haven’t found anyone” – Anthony Joshua
World heavy weight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua has opened up on his relationship life. in an interview with Sun he shared that he doesn’t have any girlfriend, agreeing that it would be nice to have one now that he is getting old but still hasn’t found any. “I think you can date and still be a successful sportsman but it’s hard to find a balance and I would have to compromise — which I’ve not…
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Former NNPC GMD, Maikanti Baru is Dead
A former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru, is dead. The sad news was shared by the current NNPC GMD, Mele Kyari in a tweet via his twitter handle. Though he failed to share the cause of his death, he disclosed that the former GMD died on midnight of Saturday. Hr wrote: “My brother, my friend and my mentor, Dr Maikanti Kachalla Baru, immediate past GMD of NNPC died…
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Update: Lagos Police release photos of police officers accused of killing 17-year-old girl in Iyana-Oworo
The Lagos state police command have released photos of the police officers accused of killing 17-year-old Tina Ezekwe in the Iyana-Oworo area of the state. Read previous story here. The spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, Bala Elkana, who released the photos of the accused police officers, gave their names as ASP Theophilus Otobo and Inspector Oguntoba Olamigoke. He said the police officers have been subjected to internal disciplinary proceedings and if found culpable, will be…
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Buhari trusts women more than men – Garba Shehu
Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, has disclosed that his principal trusts women more than men. The Presidential Spokesperson disclosed this while making an appearance in an NTA programme on Friday May 29. When asked if President Buhari would appoint more women in his government, Shehu said; “This is a prayer you are making and I join you in prayer, I support you. I think he should get more women.”“In…
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Abia Government releases photos of COVID-19 patient who absconded from Isolation facility in the state
Abia State Government has released photos of the man who absconded from a holding facility in the state after testing positive for COVID-19. Emmanuel Ononiwu escaped from a holding facility in Aba just before he was to be moved to an isolation centre. He switched off his phone afterwards and also his wife has remained unreachable despite calls for her to present herself for a test. The Abia state government has now released photos of…
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Indian Priest beheads a man in his Shrine as a Sacrifice to a Goddess who appeared in his dream to end COVID-19
An Indian priest has been arrested for beheading a man in his shrine to offer as a sacrifice to end the Coronavirus pandemic in India. 70-year-old Sansari Ojha from the Brahmani Dei Temple cut off 52-year-old Saroj Kumar Pradhan’s head , told police that he killed him after he was ordered by a goddess in his dream to sacrifice a human in order to bring an end to the pandemic in India. Police said he…
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