Aisha Buhari with her daughters Halima and Zarah at UN General Assembly

Mrs Aisha Buhari is pictured with her daughters Halimat and Zahra listening while President Buhari was addressing World Leaders at UNGA 71 in New York, yesterday September 20th.

Is anything wrong with Aisha Buhari flying her makeup artist with her to the US for the UN General meeting?

First lady, Aisha Buhari, apparently flew her makeup artist to the US for the UN General Assembly meeting with her husband. The makeup artist today shared a photo of Mrs Buhari after she made her up for one of her meetings. Many people felt it is insensitive in this current economic recession to fly a makeup artist to another country where there would be need to pay for her hotel bills, feeding and others. Is there really anything bad in this? See reactions from Nigerians after the cut.

US blogger Nicole Betchie releases candid video, admits she went broke after shutting down her celebrity gossip site

On July, 2, 2015, former celebrity gossip blogger and entrepreneur Necole Kane shut down her popular site NecoleBetchie.com and launched a new site, xoNecole which is centered on telling positive stories about women of color.

House of Reps members in rowdy session over budget padding scandal

Lawmakers today threw caution to the wind as they engaged in a shouting match in the house over the alleged budget padding scandal. Sacked Chairman of the House committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin had filed a petition before the Police, ICPC, EFCC, alleging that the speaker, Yakubu Dogara, three principal officers and nine other lawmakers, had padded the 2016 budget.

President Buhari submits nominees for confirmation for board of NCC and NERC

The nominees submitted by the Presidency for the confirmation and appointment of board members for the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) in accordance with section 34 of the Electric Power Sector reform CAP E7 LFN and Nigerian Communication Commission(NCC) was read at plenary by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki.

Buhari congratulates King Sunny Ade at 70

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated music legend, King Sunny Ade, as he turns 70 on September 22nd, 2016.
In a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President joined all friends, family and fans of the multi-talented instrumentalist, songwriter and dancer in celebrating his remarkable life, which he said has been graced with numerous awards for outstanding performances, including nominations for the Grammy.

We must work together to liberate humanity from poverty – Buhari

Mr. President
Let me, on behalf of the Government and People of Nigeria, congratulate you on your well-deserved election as the President of the 71^st General Assembly. I assure you of Nigeria’s support in steering the affairs of the General Assembly in the next one year. I take the opportunity to also express my appreciation to your predecessor Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, for the achievements recorded during his tenure.
Last year, I presented my first address to the General Assembly after my assumption of office as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Indeed, it was a remarkable year, which not only celebrated the gains of the Millennium Development Goals, but also witnessed the adoption of the 2030 agenda on Sustainable Development.

WAEC to mark scripts electronically

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) will begin marking theory scripts electronically with the 2016 November/December West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
WAEC’s Head of National Office, Mr Olutise Adenipekun, who spoke when members of the Education Writers’ Association of Nigeria (EWAN) visited his office on Tuesday, said the e-marker was introduced to align the assessment of the examination with international best practices.

2Face leads stars to shut down Makurdi

Makurdi, Benue State, came alive last Saturday night as thousands of music lovers gathered at IBB Square for the debut of Star Music The Trek 2016.
The concert hosted by Gbenga Adeyinka started on an exceptionally high note with an array of budding music talents who dazzled audience with their performances. However, it was Benue-born 2face that led Ice Prince, Cynthia Morgan, Wande Coal and Burna Boy to give makurdi rsidents an unforgettable experience.

Angelina Jolie divorces Brad Pitt’

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, one of Hollywood’s finest couple, are set to go their separate ways.
The BBC yesterday afternoon broke the news of Jolie filing for divorce, quoting the actress’s lawyer, Robert Offer.
Offer also said that the “decision was made for the health of the family” and that “She will not be commenting, and asks that the family be given its privacy at this time.”

Supreme Court upholds Kogi governor’s election

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello’s election
A seven-man panel of the apex court, in four unanimous judgments, upheld the concurrent decisions of the Court of Appeal and election tribunal on the dispute over the outcome of the governorship election held on November 21 and the supplementary election conducted on December 5, 2015.
The court, which took arguments from parties earlier in the day, dismissed the four appeals filed against the August 4, 2016 judgments by the Court of Appeal tribunal in Abuja.

Obama hails exchange rate flexibility at talks with Buhari

 

United States President Barack Obama yesterday praised President Muhammadu Buhari for allowing flexibility in exchange rates.
He spoke during a meeting of the two leaders on the sideline of the 71 United Nations’ General Assembly in New York.

Fresh earth tremor hits Kaduna community, residents flee

Another earth tremor on Tuesday rocked the Kwoi community in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The incident had reportedly forced many residents to flee the community.

Our correspondent gathered that the Tuesday incident which occurred around 9am was accompanied by a heavy vibration.

Female IDPs turn to prostitution to survive –CSOs

The Network of Civil Society Organisations in Borno State, has raised the alarm over the increasing rate of prostitution by female internally displaced persons in the state.

The Chairman of the CSOs, Ahmed Shehu, said  that displaced women and teenagers were engaging in prostitution in order to raise money to feed their families.

Mikel prepares for life after Chelsea

John Obi Mikel has said he is making plans for life after Chelsea as time ticks down on the final year of his contract at Stamford Bridge.

Mikel, who has made more than 350 appearances in all competitions since joining Chelsea from Lyn Oslo in June 2006, told Goal he will talk to interested clubs in January if he is not offered an extension.