Author: Drum Africa
Drum Africa News is on ground at Vision Africa Radio, Umuahia, venue of the much anticipated Abia Election Debate between the House of Representatives candidates for Bende Federal Constituency slated for 11am today, 15th January, 2019. It is 30 minutes in, BenKalu is present but other candidates are yet to show up. More updates coming.
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, has denied that his boss demanded the resignation of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen. Ojudu was reacting to reports that Buhari asked the embattled CJN to tender his resignation letter. Nation quotes him as saying; “Buhari never at any time demanded CJ’s resignation. “I challenge anyone who says so to cite the pronouncement, the press statement or quote any public official who made such announcement,” The government will on Monday January 14, 2019, arraign the CJN before the Justice Danladi Yakubu led-Code of Conduct…
In a salacious turn of events, details have emerged alleging that Chima Anyaso, a PDP candidate for house of representatives, Bende federal constituency forged the signatures of Governor Orji Uzor Kalu, popularly known as OUK, and his wife Ifeoma Kalu, using it to criminally divert up to N7bn (seven billion naira). The attention of our reporters was first drawn to this by a post currently circulating Facebook written by one Ugwu Ozo. According to the post, the self-acclaimed billionaire criminally diverted the funds from one Ceecon Energy, a company majorly owned by OUK to his own personal company, one Caades…
Nigeria’s private-owned lottery games company, International Lottery and Gaming Limited (ILGL) trading as NaijaLottery has closed an acquisition deal from blockchain company, Quanta PLC. Quanta prides its stakes in NaijaLottery as the world’s first deal to reform traditional lottery, in which a blockchain company buys a traditional lottery company. Commenting on behalf of ILGL, CharbelSaadeh, Managing Director of Naija Lottery says that “ILGL has provided popular and entertaining games to the Nigerian players; we are very excited to collaborate with Quanta to create an even more compelling experience to optimize lottery playing for the 200-million Nigerian market.” Quanta prides its…
The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday revealed that six out of 10 women between ages 15 and 49 in Oyo State are victims of genital mutilation. Representative of UNICEF in-charge of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Dr. Olasunbo Odebode, made this disclosure in Ibadan, the state capital during a public declaration of FGM abandonment by 21 communities in Oyo West Local Government area of the state. Odebode, who is a Child Protection Specialist, said that mutilation prevalence rate for women between 15 and 49 years in the state is 55.5 per cent which is the fifth highest…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has appealed to the Federal Government to fulfill agreements reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), to ensure resumption of academic activities in public universities. NANS National Public Relations Officer, Bestman Okereafor, made the appeal in a statement issued on Sunday in Enugu. “The attention of the apex students governing body, NANS, has been drawn to the recent ASUU position and condition for suspension of the ongoing strike embarked upon by the union. “NANS is also on the know that ASUU had vowed that the ongoing strike would not be called…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has reacted to the alleged plan by some public institutions to pull out of the ongoing strike. Some public universities are on the verge of boycotting the over 8 weeks’ strike, and have threatened to return their students to classrooms. But speaking in an interview with journalists in Lagos, the National President of the Union, Prof. Biotin Ogunyemi, accused the Federal Government of making moves to break its ranks. According to him, “We know that there are some moves by government agents at federal and state levels to break our ranks. “But our…
Nigerian Afropop star, Kizz Daniel, has announced a change of management. This is following a controversy over an alleged assault on Tumi Lawrence by fellow singer, David Adeleke, a.k.a Davido. Lawrence had alleged that Davido and his crew slapped him at his (Davido) concert in December 2018. Davido has, however, denied the allegation repeatedly, while Daniel only said sorry to his manager. In a statement released via his Fly Boy Inc record label, Daniel noted that a new head of management and public relations personnel will represent the record label and its flagship artiste. It reads, “Fly Boy Inc is…
Nigerian `gangan’ drummer, Aralola Olumuyiwa, popularly known as `Ara’ has called on the Federal Government to place a ban on the sales and use of skin-lightening products in the country. `Ara’, the talking-drum drummer told NAN in Lagos on Thursday that skin-lightening soaps and cosmetics would always have adverse health implications on their users. She said that the decision by the Government of Rwanda to ban the products was a step in the right direction to ensure the sound health of its citizenry. According to her, placing a ban on the sales of the products may not eradicate its use…
The governorship candidate of the Accord Party in Abia State, Emeka Uwakolam, has declared that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has destroyed all facets of governance in Abia. This is as he dismissed the notion that he was being sponsored by the PDP administration in the state, reiterating his determination and resolve to enthrone the needed change come March 2019 governorship election in Abia. The AP governorship candidate who stated this, in an interview with journalists in Umuahia, the state capital on Sunday, decried the infrastructural deficits in the state. According to Uwakolam, “PDP has killed Abia state. How…