On Tuesday, February 16, 2016, the Nigerian Senate ordered the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to immediately suspend the February 1st, 2016 tariff hikes, which were estimated to be upwards of 40 per cent. This decision by the Nigerian lawmakers followed series of protests across the country over the decision of the Commission to increase…
Former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sherrif, has been installed as the substantive Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He was confirmed on Tuesday, February 16, 2016, by the National Executive Committee, NEC, of the party. After his confirmation by the opposition party’s NEC on Tuesday, he took his oath of office. He…
Respected man of God, Ituah Ighodalo and his wife, Ibidun, marked their nine years of marriage on Tuesday, February 16, 2016. An elated Ibidun, in her romantic message to celebrate the day, described her urbane husband as “loving” and as her “baby”. According to her, their union has been “amazing and (an) enjoyable ride.” The…
Reports reaching us confirm that the Kwara State chapter of the Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, now has a new coordinator. This followed the expulsion of Marruf Olanrewaju as coordinator based on fraud and anti-group activity allegations levelled against him by his members, which he reportedly failed to clear when invited by the national body in…
Former governor of Borno State has been named acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Sheriff was not initially among those invited to be screened by the National Caucus of PDP. He was later called alongside former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to join race for the…
President Muhammadu Buhari welcomed a special guest on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Eniitan Ogunlusi, was at the Villa to meet with the Nigerian leader. He was also received by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. It was learnt that the paramount ruler of Yoruba race was in…
A former aide to the National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, Gani Adams, Sileola Fasan, has reacted to an allegation of fraud levelled against his former boss. Over the weekend, some expelled state leaders of the Yoruba interest group led by Marruf Olanrewaju accused Adams of collecting $22 million from the late Libyan…
Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has described the revelations made by Nyesome Wike of how he won the state governorship election dispute at the Supreme Court as an indictment of the apex court. Wike had publicly said during his well-publicised thanksgiving service of February 7, 2016 that, “He (referring to former…
It is interesting how the story of Olajumoke could easily and conveniently reinforce the shallowness and cosmeticity of our humanity as a group of people. I feel sad, sad that the true essence of the story of this young woman as interpreted for us by TY Bello has been lost in the kleig light of…
One of the goals of the 2016 edition of the Cowbellpedia Secondary School Mathematics TV Quiz show is to encourage the girl child education in Nigeria. Managing Director of Promasidor Nigeria Limited, Olivier Thiry explained at a press conference in Lagos that in order to stimulate the interests of more female students in this year’s…