The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), says it has mobilised about 15,000 youths to welcome President Buhari at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, from vacation. President Buhari is expected to return to Nigeria on February 6, following a 10-day vacation in London. Malam Gambo Jagindi, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President of NYCN, Murtala Gamji, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Abuja. Jagindi call on Nigerian youths, who are the future leaders of the country to show love, solidarity and support for the President.
“The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has concluded arrangements to mobilise not less than 15,000 of its members to be at Abuja airport on Feb. 6, to welcome President Buhari from vacation.
“It is on record that integrity, discipline and honesty are gradually returning to our public life unlike in the past when impunity was the order of the day. We all know that they do not have the interest of our country at heart and are only wishing to carry on with the looting of our treasury in the absence of our president."
While commending the president’s efforts to rid the country of undesirable elements who did not mean well for Nigeria and Nigerians, Jagindi urged Buhari to continue with the good work as the youths of Nigeria were solidly behind him. He noted that in spite of the “corrupt mafias’’ working to undermine the anti-corruption war, Nigerian youths under NYCN would continue to support Buhari’s laudable programmes.
Comedian, Klint Da Drunk's wife, Lilien has declare her support for the protest against the government on Feb 6th which is led by Tuface. She revealed that even though she was fan of former president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, she supported the 'Occupy Nigeria protest which made the government reduced the proposed price for petroleum products. Read what she wrote below:
"I am a fan of GEJ because he was a Democrat and pushed for peace and Unity but I was angry with him when the fuel price was increased without taking into consideration the masses and the way it was introduced without informing people. I condemned the move and protested against the price hike. I was not happy with him because it was a failing of the government to respond to the needs of the people and cushion the effect of rampant poverty.
"The occupy Nigeria movement humiliated the government and made Gej reduce the price. Although it didn't go back to 65 Naira but our voices and activities against an unpopular decision made the government listen. That's what protest can do. I did not sit back because I was a massive GEJ fan or friend of Pdp rather it was my duty to whip the government back to shape to fulfill it's promise to the people and stop impoverishing them. That is what citizens must do to make their leaders accountable whether you support them or not. Government officials derive their powers from the people and it's the people that would force them to conform.
Now another occupy Nigeria is in front of us with the 2face backed rally on February 6th. With GEJ it was about the fuel hike and corruption in high places. With Buhari I don't even know where to start. Is it the hypocrisy of his anti corruption crusade or the lack of foresight on how to move the country forward? Is it the prevailing hunger killing everybody or a government that continues to destroy the economy but satisfies itself with blames and excuses? Buhari's economic sins are endless and it's making Gej's occupy Nigeria look like child's play.
This February 6th rally is long over due and if you are a true patriot it's necessary to come out enmass to let your voices be heard. It matters not if you are a Pdp or Apc supporter. Your wallet and stomach knows no party. Your generator and car fuel tank knows no party. Your kitchen gas or stove knows no party. The forex exchange that did not pass N215 since 1960 but has shot up to N500 in 18months under Buhari knows no party. It affects all of us whether yoruba, Ibo, hausa, ijaw, urhobo, fulani, efik etc.
The more you keep quiet and support a government that does not care the more the economy weakens because Buhari has not seen the anger and hunger affecting us. He increased fuel to 145 from 97 Naira but we kept quiet. Price of diesel has shot up 200% but we kept quiet. Forex increased from 215 to 300 but we kept quiet. It increased from 300 to 400 but we kept quiet. It has increased to 500 but some people are still saying I stand with Buhari. At what point in time would you sit down with Buhari? Is it when your family is starving and you are begging for crumbs with the forex at 1000 to a dollar? Right now the economy is stagnant but no reprieve anywhere.
Cost of living has increased but salaries have remained the same. If you run a business your cost of maintaining that business has increased 1000% fold but you are generating the same 2015 income or less. If you are working for a company, you work harder but your salary has remained the same since 2015 but your daily expenses has shot up 1000%. Where we put on this earth to suffer and stagnate or to move forward? Let's not talk about the millions that have been sacked because Oga cannot pay salaries or bills anymore. Has Buhari thought of how these people are surviving without any help or assistance? That's why people had to run to MMM to survive. If there was progress economically would millions of people throw their savings into it. This government does not give a rat ass about anybody. You are on your own.
Remember you control the government not the other way around. I support the 2face backed rally. You should also do that too so as to protect your family from impending doom and starvation.#istandwith2baba"
In a recent interview popular female singer, Simi said would like to kiss Falz, TheBahdGuy, marry Adekunle Gold and kill herself, because, she doesn’t want to kill Ycee.
The singer who goes by real name, Simisola Bolatito Ogunleye revealed these details in an interview with Ndani TV’s new web show, TGIF, where she was the first celebrity guest to bell the cat, by being on the hot seat.
In this episode, Simi talks about her favorite body parts, Yoruba Demons, kissing FalzTheBahdGuy, her hidden talents, and more.
When asked who she would kiss, marry, and kill, she said “I will kiss Falz, I will marry Adekunle Gold. I don’t want to kill Ycee, so, I’ll kill myself.”
- A tribal riot started in Igando, Lagos, after a Hausa man allegedly killed a Yoruba driver
- The duo reportedly fought over N30 ($0.06, black market rate) which led to the death of the driver
- Friends of the deceased took to the street and attacked every Hausa man they could find
Riot
started on Monday, January 31, on Mojeed street, Igando Lagos, when a
40-year-old Hausa trader, Ibrahim Adamu, allegedly killed a bus driver,
Lekan Adeleke.
Residents and family of the deceased reportedly blocked the street, made bon fire and chased Hausa traders out of the area.
According
to a report by ThePunch, trouble started when the deceased had bought
noodles worth N230 from the suspect’s son on Sunday, January 29, around
10.30pm.
He was reported to have paid N200 and
promised to pay the balance of N30 the following day, which did not go
down well with the suspect’s son.
The son allegedly reported to his father, Adamu, who became angry and attacked the 30-year-old Adeleke with a spiked plank.
The victim reportedly slumped and hit his head against the concrete edge of a gutter in the area.
A friend of the victim, Kehinde Akinduro, said Adamu had a kiosk where
he sold confectioneries, while the son sold noodles beside the kiosk.
He explained that Adeleke had actually paid the balance of N30 to the suspect’s son.
He said: “He
was joking with the boy that despite being a customer, he went and
reported him to his father. They started abusing each other. At this
time, the son was already preparing noodles for me on the instruction of
Adeleke.
“The next thing I saw
was that Adamu, who was eavesdropping, brought out a spiked plank and
hit Adeleke with it. I cautioned him, but he faced me and hit me in the
leg. I sustained some injuries.
“When
Adeleke saw that he could no longer handle the situation, he took to
his heels. But the man followed him and hit him in the head as he tried
to jump the gutter. He fell and hit his head against the edge of the
gutter.
“When Adamu saw that he
had become unconscious, he took him into his kiosk and poured water on
his head. He was doing this when a large number of residents stormed the
place. When he sighted them, he abandoned the man and took to his
heels.”
He said the suspect, speaking in Hausa, asked his son to flee in another direction.
“The boy escaped, but we were able to get Adamu. We called the police and handed him over to them.”
The mob was said to have destroyed Adamu’s kiosk and set it on fire after Adeleke died around 12am on Monday.
The police public relations officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, said investigations were ongoing.
She said: “It
was a case of murder. One Adamu used a plank to hit a bus driver,
Adeleke, in the head which led to his death. The corpse was deposited in
the Mainland General Hospital morgue for autopsy."
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has explained how it intercepted and seized a massive weapons haul of 661 brand new pump-action rifles in Lagos state.
In
a press statement delivered by the Comptroller-General of NCS Hameed
Ali at a briefing in Lagos on Monday, January 30, the outfit said the
guns were intercepted on Sunday, January 22.
The statement read: "On
Sunday 22nd January 2017, the Roving Team of the NCS Federal Operations
Unit while on information patrol intercepted a Mack truck with
registration number BDG 265 XG conveying a 1x40ft Container with Number:
PONU/825914/3along Mile 2 Apapa road."
A man from Ondo State got married to an elderly white woman at the Federal Marriage Registry, Ikoyi, Lagos on Saturday January 21, 2017.
According to Chris Ayo Joseph, Editor-in-Chief of Redsheet Magazine, the man has two children unknown to the new wife because, Chris allegedly overheard two kids calling him "Daddy..Daddy", and the man replied in Yoruba: "E ma pe mi ni daddy mo, se e ti gbo". (Don't call me daddy, hope you've heard).Read his account below:
"Ba mi dupe luwo oluwa ooo.. Mo ti fe oyinbo, jesu seun" (Help me thank God, I've married a white).
Those were the words of this young man while receiving a phone call, just after tying the knot with this white woman at the Ikoyi registry earlier today.
Apparently, I was meant to understand that such thing happens almost everyday at the registry. Young Nigerian men come in with different foreign "oldie mama youngie's", all for the Paper's and the Chedda. It's more a like trend!
Obviously, the desire to get a “by-fire-by-force green card” has really blinded alot of Nigerian men or how else does one explain why a 32 year old man would bring home a foreign grandmother for marriage without the elderly in his family berating him.
Honestly, I thought the Yoruba has got culture. What has happened? Because the man in question is a Yoruba man, from Ondo State precisely. As a matter of fact, i was also rightly informed that the young man is married with two kids. Guess, his wife travelled or something, but his kids were present at the court wedding. And from where I sat, I overheard the kids calling him "Daddy..Daddy", and the man replied in Yoruba disgruntledly " E ma pe mi ni daddy mo, se e ti gbo". (Don't call me daddy, hope you've heard). At that point, i knew something funny was going on. But then, on a more serious note. Have things become that bad that Nigerian men have to be deceitful? Truly, wisdom is profitable to direct!!
The launch show for the Big Brother Naijashow has just ended and for the next eleven weeks, these 12 housemates are going to entertain us – make us laugh, cry and get mad.
He works as a Statistician but has plans to start his own digital content creation company. He says he’s doing this because he doesn’t like stagnancy and enjoys rebelling and challenging himself. He adds that it’s one of the reasons why he’s living on his own in Lagos with the rest of his family in Abuja. He has four siblings and doesn’t really consider himself that important since he’s the middle child. He credits this is as being one of the reasons he’s so chilled and easy going. He’s got a girlfriend but doesn’t really get to see her often because she’s a Lawyer and works long hours.
Abisola says she was a spoilt child till age 8 when her then well-off family hit some major hurdles. She had to move to rural Nigeria where she lived with cousins selling makeup and she got another shot at the high life when she came fifth in a reality singing competition.
She has a very good relationship with her brother especially since their mother passed in 2001. Having endured a few unlucky romantic relationships, she’s currently single and focusing on advancing her singing career. “I used to be all over the place emotionally but now I’m more controlled”.
Efe moved to Lagos because it is “where it all happens’’ and worked his way up to earn recognition. A graduate in Economics, he enjoys cooking and is confident his easy-flowing attitude will help him win over Housemates’ plots.
Schooled in Accra, Gifty returned to Lagos to make her dreams happen. She has acted and been featured in a few Nollywood monster hits. She says her mother is her inspiration and has taught her to handle people with grace.
A ship manager turned fitness entrepreneur, Kemen is Port Harcourt’s most sought after personal trainer. He trusts in converting hurt into motivation and uses his life to inspire self-care through sustainable agriculture and self-care.
Born 11th out of 21, this Mass Communication graduate is royalty of her tribe Onne from Eleme. She’s single and her last relationship ended because she couldn’t handle the long-distance and they quarreled a lot. Her pet peeve is disrespect and it gets her really angry. “I’ve never been in fights; I’ll finish you with my mouth”.
This last born took to cooking by chance after his mother made sure that he spent time with her in the kitchen. That quickly led to him cooking for his schoolmates and before he knew it he was in Culinary School and today he’s head chef. He’s been in a relationship with his girlfriend, also a chef, for two months now. He hates being taken for granted.
A Pastor and Musician’s son and a good singer himself, Soma has opened for several high-profile acts. He was inspired by his mom who also encouraged him to pursue a career in Music. He’d started studying at Port Uni but decided to defer his studies and focus on Science when he resumes since he loves gadgets. He’s in a long-distance relationship.
When she was in primary school boarding, she struggled with loneliness and making friends, often attracting the wrong crowd. Her dad was very strict and tough on her and her siblings but her mom was always soft spoken and sweet. She studied at the University of Lagos for nine months before going to Romania to complete her studies. She’s an occasional drinker.
An acclaimed choreographer, ThinTallTony performed at the opening of BBNaija’s first edition and has since expanded into acting, writing and poetry. He’s a self-confessed team player who believes in winning for all and celebrating good times.
Born in Hammersmith, England, Uriel was sent to Nigeria soon after birth. She has four very diverse brothers ranging from serious business man to one that’s really cool, complete with hair and beads. She’s spontaneous, passionate with a nurturing nature too! She loves to cook, but hates cleaning up after cooking. She likes to think of herself as a master of organised mess!
You can catch Big Brother Naija 24/7 on DStv channel 198 or GOtv channel 29. You can also catch the daily highlights at 7PM on every AfricaMagic channelthe next eleven weeks, these 12 housemates are going to entertain us – make us laugh, cry and get mad.
From all of us at Beacon Gists, we wish our esteemed readers, visitors, partners a Happy Prosperous New Year.
This Year shall be a successful year for everyone. All we've planned for this year will be fulfilled in Jesus name Amen.
More success, victory, blessing, favor, mercy, goodness, Joy, happiness, wisdom, knowledge, glory will be added to our lives this year.
Beacon's Declaration for 2017
Finally we all arrived safely into the year 2017. No lost. I decree and declare that this year, your life will be filled with the Glory of God. You will be celebrated, God will give you the grace to carryout all you've planned for yourself this year. Nothing will be able to block you from achieving your desires. God will bless you, He will favor you and make you to be perfectly happy throughout the year. No way for hindrance. Your life shall be filled with happiness and good luck. Welcome to the year of Divine God's Glory.
2017 Beacon
Heart touching lyrics of a true singer. Fast rising artiste, (Desto) drops a new single titled BE WITH YOU.. the song featured one of nigeria finest act Kayzee. The song talks and illustrate what it takes and how it feels to fall n be in-love. Love is beautiful, love is honest, love is truthful and love is patience. If you can have all those qualities in you, then I wanna (BE WITH YOU). The song is also, an emotional sound with africa vibes which at times could make you wanna do....(smiles). The song was produce by the beat creator himself, DESTO.....Desto is a degree holder of Music Technology at PEFTI FILM INSTITUTE...He is a native of Opoji Irrua L.G in Edo state...heart touching music of a true musicologist.. listen...download and share..
Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba better known as Mohbad comes up with a new inspirational single titled Dreams Turn Reality after his last efforts on Elijah's prayer (Adura elijah cover)
D. T. R, is a tune that gives every man hope of a better future... This could be his last single for the year.. But Trust me he went very hard on this as always.
Fast And Upcoming Rapper/Kingsmen Youngster "SIQ" Comes Out With A Fresh Hit Off The Block;Incredibly New And Super Classic.The New Song Titled "IF I WAS BORN RICH" Talks About His Life,GrowingUp,Hustling Into The Music Industry And His Successes. The Song Does Not Only Pass A Message Across,But Also Connects With The Life Of Most Nigerians Who Are Down To Earth..More Like An Inspiration,This Song Would Boost Your Thinking And Make You Smile. Already Working On A World Class Song,Titled "ZO'MANA"(come to us),This Bonafied Rapper SIQ Decides To Drop This Teaser "IF I WAS BORN RICH" To Keep His Music Loving Fans In High Spirit Of Anticipation. Download. Listen..Enjoy&RBC Till It Gets To Buhari ;)
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