MAMORA reject Bahari Appointment

A former lawmaker, Senator Olurunnimbe Mamora, has rejected his appointment as the Chairman of the Abuja Investment and Infrastructure Centre, SUNDAY PUNCH learnt on Saturday.

Mamora, who was the Deputy Director-General of the Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation during the 2015 presidential election, was nominated for the job by the President.

However, it was learnt that during the inauguration of the board of the AIIC a few weeks ago, a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in the 2016 Ondo State governorship election, Mrs. Jumoke Ajasin-Anifowoshe, was named the chairman.

Ajasin-Anifowose, who is the daughter of the first Governor of the old Ondo State, Adekunle Ajasin, was sworn in by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Alhaji Muhammad Bello.

Investigations by our correspondent showed that the ex-lawmaker rejected the appointment.

A reliable source told our correspondent that Mamora had met with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, and expressed his displeasure with the appointment.

The source said Mamora, a former Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker and senator who represented Lagos-East senatorial district from 2003 to 2011, felt the appointment, which is the equivalent of a state parastatal, was not befitting.

He argued that people who never participated in the process that brought Buhari to power were occupying the front seats of government.

The source added that Mamora was listed to be the Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority in 2016 but was edged out by some powerful people in the system.

The source added that Mamora was also nominated as an ambassador in late 2016 but his name was suddenly withdrawn for unknown reasons and was not even contacted before his name was dropped.

PUNCH

2018 UTME: JAMB urges candidates to await results as exams end

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has urged its 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination candidates to patiently await the results of the just concluded examinations.

The Head of Media of the Board , Dr Fabian Benjamin , stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Abuja.

He said the board was working diligently to ensure that the results are processed and posted on the board ’ s website soonest.

Benjamin said that modalities were being put in place to ensure all the results are transparent and accurate.

He reiterated that the board was delaying some of the results because each has to undergo total scrutiny before being posted on its website to avoid cancellations later.

According to him , some of the results would be ready by Monday , March 19.
He also assured that all technical difficulties encountered to access the website were being addressed.

Some of candidates who sat for the examinations earlier , were yet to receive their results.

While some said that they received the reply of “ your results are not ready yet ”, others complained that the site says “you did not register for this examination. ’’

The examination, which was scheduled to end on Saturday, March 17 , ended on Friday, March 16.

NAN

"No man born of a woman can stop me from becoming the Next Governor of IMO State" Eze Madumere

Deputy governor of Imo state, Eze Madumere , says no man born of a woman can stop him from becoming the next governor of the state.
Madumere in a statement released by his spokesperson, Uche Onwuchekwa, said in an apparent disregard to the position of the inccumbent state governor, Rochas Okorocha , who has endorsed Uche Nwosu, his son-in-law, as his successor.
Madumere who is currently fighting his biggest political battles,  said owing to his years of experience in the private and public sectors, he is more qualified to succeed Okorocha.
“The deputy governor once more likened his betrayal from those he managed and nurtured to limelight politically to that of the betrayal of the Lord Jesus Christ, who was also betrayed by those he loved and called his friends. He, however, vowed that no man born of a woman could stop his ambition, saying that God remained the ultimate decider of anyone’s future.” the statement read
Okorocha is rumored to be pulling his strings to kick Madumere out of office and frustrate his ambition.

Just in: Buhari travels to London tonight for Indefinite medical check up

 

President Buhari is on his way to London tonight for another medical check up and the duration will be determined by doctors. Below is a statement from Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity...

Dunni and Dozie Onwuka are expecting their first child together!

 

Banky W and Adesua shared the photos from behind the scenes of The Wedding Party 2. Can they become a real couple already?

2019 campaign posters of president Buhari spotted in Benue state (Photos)

 

2019 campaign posters of President Muhammad Buhari have littered major streets of Makurdi, the capital city of Benue State. The posters has slogan which reads;

Actress Regina Daniels stuns as beautiful bride in new photos

 

16-year-old Nollywood Actress, Regina Daniels, slayed in beautiful photos she shared on her Instagram page, where she rocked a wedding gown while on a movie set. Though nothing much is known about the new movie 'Left Over', but Regina who has featured in more than 200 Nollywood movies, brought her A-game look with her groom, Stephen Odimgbe, in the new movie. More photos after the cut;

Ooni of Ife reacts to fire incident at palace of Oba of Lagos

 

Earlier yesterday, we brought you reports of the fire incident at Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu's palace. We also reported that people are pointing towards the 'snub' incident, that happened between the Oba of Lagos and the Ooni of Ife.

Man buys himself a ring, to look for wife later (photos)

 

A man who took to social media to share photos of the new ring he bought himself, in preparation for a wife he will look for later, has asked for congratulations from his followers.

My husband’s health not as bad as being perceived –Aisha Buhari

 

Mrs. Aisha Buhari, the wife of ailing President Muhammadu Buhari, has said her husband’s health is not as bad as some people have made people to believe.

Mrs. Buhari said this in a message on her Twitter handle, @aishambuhari, and her Facebook page, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday.

Why does nearly every Bollywood movie seem to incorporate singing and dancing?

 

Yet it can be further dissected, as some of the answers above point out.

Culture and Tradition: Drama/Nautanki/Jatra and even dance performances like laavaniwas an intrinsic part of entertainment even in the interiors. This population, the non-urban population, still forms a huge part of a mainstream movie's audience and they look forward to having a good time with the song and dance sequences.

I make N15k daily but haven't sent a dime to my wife for our 6 kids - Fake policeman

A 47-year-old fake police officer, Gregory Anyasodo, from Owerri North, Imo State  who was arrested by operatives of Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command for extorting people in Oshodi area of the state, has confessed to collecting N125,000 from one of his victims, a trader in Oshodi.

Donald Trump is ending Michelle Obama's girls education program

 

US President, Donald Trump's administration will not continue a signature girls education initiative championed by former first lady Michelle Obama.  

Panic in Jos as dead man grabs brother’s hand in mortuary

 

There was panic today at the mortuary of Plateau Specialist Hospital in Jos,  when the hand of the corpse of a  man being  prepared for burial suddenly grabbed  his living brother’s hand.

The incident happened as the deceased, identified as Choji Zeng, was being dressed up by his brother, in preparation for burial.Family members, who had participated in the washing of the corpse,  ran out in panic as they saw the dead Choji Zeng, holding tight to his younger brother Mr. Gyang Zeng. The pandemonium attracted mortuary attendants, who came in to separate the two brothers.

MTN Nigeria fires 280 workers

 

Mobile telecommunications firm, MTN Nigeria, has sacked about 280 of its workers across its different operational units. Our correspondent gathered that the affected workers left the company on Friday, having embraced the firm’s offer of voluntary disengagement, which was offered to employees who had served for a minimum of five years. It was further learnt that some of the affected employees had been with the company since its inception in the country in 2001 and that the management felt that their knowledge of the industry had become obsolete.