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The governor of Kano State has formally declared his intention of running for the of office of the president come 2015. the governor today declared his intention in Abuja. Dignitaries include governors and former governors under the platform of APC. Meanwhile the Speaker of House of Representatives has formally defected to the opposition party, APC. recall that the Honourable Speaker attended a meeting of the APC in Kano last week.

A heavy duty vehicle (caterpillar) slammed into Army Day Schol, Jikoko, Mpape in Abuja, killing ten of the pupils instantly.  This tragic even happened at about 9am on Monday while the school was in session.  One mother lose two of her children during the crash. She fainted when the news was broken to her. According to reports, the same woman has a six year old daughter who sustained serious injuries in the accident. The girl is now at the Maitama General Hospital. The girl was unconscious when she was rushed into the hospital, but he had already lost some fingers and her two knees were broken by the caterpillar vehicle. An eyewitness, Tosin Ayomide said it was shocking to see the vehicle veer into the school, given that the school itself is an open field. He said the accident was so horrifying that the children (including the dead ones) had had to be dug out of the ground  facebook.com

Controversy arose recently when  Peter Okoye of  PSquare  was named brand ambassador of Nutricima's  Olympic Milk  but his brother, Paul was left out. PSquare has done literally everything together throughout their career so the endorsement of only Peter as brand ambassador came as a shock to the duo's fans. However, Peter has opened up about the development during his inaugural speech as brand ambassador saying that it’s about him alone and not about PSquare.   “Music is like football. For example, if I play for Barcelona and I get endorsed by Nike, it doesn’t mean the whole Barcelona team has been endorsed. This is about me and not me and Paul.” “Among thousands or perhaps millions of people in the  entertainment  industry, I felt honoured to be chosen as the brand ambassador. The deal means a lot, not just to me but also to my fans. If a brand isn’t worth it I have nothing to do with such a brand.”  Rumours have had it tha...

Wizkid  was reportedly arrested in Kenya last weekend, a Kenyan website has reported. Standard Digital News  says the Nigerian pop singer was arrested for smoking in a non-smoking hotel. Just last weekend Wizkid who wrapped up the shooting of music video with  Victoria Kimani, Del B  and  Patrick Elis  was lodged in the Nairobi Crown Plaza Hotel.  The  'Joy'  singer was travelling from Kenya back to Lagos where he was scheduled to appear for the Hennessey Artistry Club Tour 2014  and while checking out of his hotel room was accosted for smoking illegal substances in a hotel that prohibited smoking of any sort. Chocolate C ity   artiste   Victoria Kimani   came to his rescue after he was made to pay a fine of Sh 50,000 ($560). Though Wizkid was released and made it to Lagos, Victoria on the other hand wasn't so lucky. Reacting to the report however, Wizkid via his manager  Seun Johnson  in a telephone co...

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The Student Union Govermnent of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife  recently paraded a man for allegedly raping one of their students. this they confirmed on their twitter handle. Rape issues have been prevalent in our public higher institution.

The Ekiti State government has accused the former governor of the state of commissioning an uncompleted project. Few days before he left office, Governor Fayemi brought an APC Presidential candidate to commission the project.  A statement from Lere Olayinka,  SA (Information & Social Media) to Governor Ayo Fayose "Here is the inside of Oba Adejuyigbe General Hospital, Ado Ekiti that was commissioned on October 6, 2014. Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar was brought to Ado-Ekiti by former Governor Kayode Fayemi to commission the uncompleted project. As at today, the building is still being painted while other structural works are still going on there. Only the outside was painted before it was commissioned. No single medical equipment is in the building!" "These are pictures of how the hospital is as at today.