Forbes Lists Don Jazzy Richest Musician in Nigeria

Dbanj (Left) /Don Jazzy(Right)

Nigeria’s multi-talented musician, Don Jazzy, has emerged the richest musician in the country, according to a rating of top 10 musicians in Africa done by Forbes, a leading source for reliable business news and financial information.

The list of the top 10 most bankable/richest artistes in Africa however put Jazzy at number two, coming behind Senegalese R&B crooner, Akon. Trailing Jazzy as the third richest musician in African, and the second in Nigeria, is the twin brothers Peter and Paul Okoye, popularly known as P Square.

Suntai Heads to Court as PDP Affirms Umar Acting Governor

Governor, Danbaba Suntai

The Taraba State Governor, Danbaba Suntai, Tuesday instituted a law suit against the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Haruna Tsokwa, and members of the assembly challenging their refusal to allow him resume duty as governor.

The law suit by the governor coincided with the intervention of the Senator Hope Uzodinma-led Committee and the unanimous agreement reached by the committee and stakeholders in the state that the acting Governor of Taraba, Alhaji Garba Umar, should continue to run the state until Suntai is strong enough to resume duties.

57 House Members Cross over to New PDP

House of Representatives

The crack in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears to be widening by the day as no fewer than 57 members of the party in the House of Representatives have declared their support for the splinter group of the party. The defectors, appended their signatures to a declaration of loyalty to the New PDP. It was however learnt that the number might swell soon as other House members, including the Speaker, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, were expected to switch loyalty. The defectors said some lawmakers who ought to have signed the allegiance document, were not in town as the House is on recess, and would do so when they return.

Anenih Admits that 'New PDP’ Governors Have Genuine Grievances

Chief Tony Anenih

Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party's  (PDP) Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih Tuesday said that some of the party’s governors that stormed out of the Saturday’s Special National Convention of PDP to announce a splinter group have genuine reasons for their action.

Also, it was gathered that the crisis affecting the PDP is gradually taken its toll on the House of Representatives, as over 102 members of the PDP caucus in the House have appended their signatures supporting the faction of the party led by Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje.

Ngige wins Anambra APC primaries

RESULT of the governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC, conducted in all the 326 wards in Anambra State Monday for the selection of the party’s candidate for the November 16 election has been announced.

Dr Chris Nwabueze Ngige

Senator Chris Ngige scored 53255 votes to defeat Chief Godwin Ezemo who scored 9554 votes.

The result was announced at the Emmaus House, Awka collation center by the chairman of the primaries committee, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau.

Shekarau commended members of the party in all the wards in the state for their peaceful conduct during and after the exercise.

-culled from Vanguard

Suntai Remains Incommunicado as Acting Gov Makes Moves

Danbaba Suntai

Six days after addressing the people of the state, recuperating Taraba State Governor, Danbaba Suntai, has remained incommunicado. In a video transmitted on state television last Wednesday, Suntai had addressed the people of the state during which he thanked them for their prayers for him and his family, and urged them to continue to pray for the peace and unity of the state after which he met with the leadership of the state House of Assembly.

Gunmen Kill 10 in Kaduna

Alhaji Mukhtar Ramalan Yero

Ten people have been killed by unknown gun men in an attack on Addu Village, Attakar Chiefdom, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits, about 20 in number, were said to have raided the village in the early hours of Monday shooting sporadically at the villagers.

Finally, Mandela Leaves Hospital for Intensive Care at Home

Nelson Mandela

Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital yesterday, but remains critically ill and will receive intensive care at his home, the South African government said. The 95-year-old had been in hospital for almost three months, receiving treatment for a respiratory illness.

The presidency said in a statement that he “remains critical and is at times unstable” and will be looked after by the same team of intensive care doctors at his Johannesburg home. “If there are health conditions that warrant another admission to hospital in future, this will be done,” AFP quoted the presidency as stating. An ambulance with police escort was seen arriving at his suburban home, north of Johannesburg, yesterday morning.

Justin Bieber Attacked at Nightclub

Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber got in quite the predicament Friday night when the singer was attacked by a partier at a Toronto nightclub, TMZ reports.    The scuffle -- caught on camera -- happened at 3 a.m. when the 19-year-old entertainer left his VIP section to interact with other people in the room.

A male charged at the "As Long As You Love Me" singer and security immediately rushed in to the manage the situation. The attacker was kicked out of the club and the police were not called.   

Vandalism: FG Declares NSCDC, Sole Protector of Critical Infrastructures

NSCDC operatives

Federal Government has moved put to rest the rivalry between the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Nigeria Police over control of the nation's critical infrastructures by declaring that the role is constitutionally designated to the Corps.

President Goodluck Jonathan, worried by the spate of vandalism of all the critical infrastructure and national assets in the country,has therefore called on the warring security agencies to bury their differences so as to put an end to what he described a ‘threat’ to the nation development.