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At least 14 federal agencies and departments are being managed by Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in interim and acting capacities. Findings showed that about 70 per cent of the acting CEOs have been in their positions for over eight months, in contravention of public service laws, which prescribe just three months. Also, investigation showed that majority or all the agencies headed by Acting chief executives are almost not functioning. Our sources indicated that the longest serving of the Acting CEOs are Kabiru Mashi of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Musa Maiyaki, the Acting Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) We also discovered that the scourge which is attributable to “the inability of the government to take decisions is a problem to efficiency in the system as the interim CEOs never take any serious decisions because they have their limitations. “While many of them have extents to which they can handle the agencies, most in a bid to...

It is no longer news that President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration is hell-bent on removing the remaining part of fuel subsidy. The fireworks to that effect can be felt in many advertorials that have of recent filtered the media, highlighting the need for total removal of fuel subsidy. This time around, the government is not mincing words on the issue or hiding under some cover. It is not pretending that the fuel subsidy is going to be removed. Government is doing everything possible to sway public opinion, on the matter, to its side. Government had early last year removed the fuel subsidy and raised the price of a litre of petrol from N65 to N141. After weeklong protests by Nigerians, government bowed to public pressure not to remove the subsidy entirely in view of perceived hardship such action would unleash on the populace, especially where there was absence of palliative and coupled with the fact that the government took the people by surprise. As a stop-gap measure...

Off Omawumi’s recently released sophomore album,”The Lasso Truth” she releases new single "What A Bang Bang" featuring 2face.   Listen to song below

English Premier League club, Arsenal, have reportedly taken Super Eagles and Sunshine Stars defender Godfrey Oboabona on trial and are expected to move for the player in the summer if he impresses Arsene Wenger during his short stay with the London club. UK tabloid, The SUN, reported on Sunday that the 22-year-old Africa Cup of Nations hero could be snapped up for as little as £1m if the deal eventually sees the light of day. Oboabona, who started his football career with Sunshine Stars junior team in Akure, has never hidden his love for the London club, and has said on several occasions that he would love to play in the EPL. “Arsenal are my favourite club from childhood. It is the club I want to play for,” he said. Arsene Wenger is looking at the player as a potential replacement for Johan Djourou and Sebastien Squillaci, who are both set to leave the club in the summer. Djourou is currently on loan at Hannover, while Squillaci’s contract expires at the end of the season...

This is according to City People. Below is how they are reporting it: "The two love birds who have been dating for almost 3 years now have decided to seal the relationship. Their introduction comes up next Sunday March 31 at Sandra's family home in Onitsha. This development will definitely not come as a surprise to most of their friends. This is because their romance has grown stronger by the day that Sandra has been a live-in-lover of the Chelsea midfielder in his UK home. They met about three years ago during one of Mikel's visit to Nigeria and they've been together ever since. According to family sources, Mikel is so in love with Sandra that he has invested millions to settle her family, most especially the family's residence located at Ajao Estate, which had Mikel's financial blessing. Sandra Okagbue won Miss Delta Soap beauty pageant in 2010 and she's the daughter of the late Obi of Onitsha, Obi Ofala Okagbue.

After the wedding at Jumeirah Beach Hotel, the couple had the wedding reception This is the reception Island. Guests have left the Royal Island Beach to return to Jumeirah Beach Hotel. As at this time, guests have left the island to return to the beach hotel. Don’t forget there will be an after party. Stay tuned.

Central African rebels seized control of the capital Bangui as the president fled, but promised to respect a January peace deal that provides for elections within three years.   Looters and armed gangs roamed the streets of the city and there were casualties as South African troops clashed with the rebels. But after the fighters from the Seleka rebel coalition occupied the presidential palace Sunday they declared victory. Seleka coalition leader Michel Djotodia told Radio France Internationale (RFI) they would respect the terms of a peace deal signed with the regime of Francois Bozize, the president they have just overthrown. Opposition figure Nicolas Tiangaye, appointed prime minister of a national unity government formed as part of that deal, would remain in the post. “I met Mr Tiangaye. We have spoken with him,” said Djotodia. They would also hold free and fair elections within three years, as set out in the deal, he added. And he had not ruled out keepin...

He is so famous for taking the perfect free kick that he has had a film and a musical made about his talent. However, David Beckham was left feeling rather embarrassed as he slipped over and landed on his Beck-side while demonstrating his sublime technique. The 37-year-old dropped to the ground in front of a group of young Chinese footballers as he continued his Far East tour as part of his his five-day ambassadorial visit to China.   

Background I am Jackie Appiah, a Ghanaian but was born in Canada in the early 80s. We moved back to Ghana in 1993. I had a very happy childhood with lots of friends. One of the biggest actresses in Ghana I feel blessed and favoured. God has honoured me with this precious talent. He has made me known across the globe, and I have made people laugh and cry. I am happy to be in this profession and I am happy my people appreciate the work that I do, especially my fans. Me and Nollywood Nigeria is like my second home. I think the acceptance was buoyed by the fact that I won the best supporting actress at Africa Movie Academy Awards. I came back the following year, got an award as the best actress in leading role and each time I came around, producers contacted me to take up roles in their movies and that was it. First Nigerian movie The first Nollywood movie I took part in was  Sleepwalker , it was a joint collaboration between Ghana and Nigeria. It featured Genevieve Nn...

The millionaire blogger welcomed his son through a surrogate just three weeks ago and he's already pimping him in the media. He's setting up interviews and organizing magazine photo shoots with the infant who was born a premature. The photo shoot below was for LA Times.        

NATIONAL coordinator of the Forum for Justice and Human Rights Defence, FJHD, Oghenjabor Ikimi, weekend, lamented that the cost of governance in Nigeria was too high, saying, he could not comprehend why a Senator earns as much as N15 million and member of the House of Representatives – about N12 monthly. Responding to the recent statement in Abuja by the Federal Government through the Minister of Information and Orientation, Mr. Labaran Maku to the effect that the nation’s economy would collapse if the deregulation of the downstream sector was not implemented, he said, “I volcanically disagree with the Federal Government.” His words, “I make bold to say that it is the prohibitive cost of governance that would eventually truncate the Nigerian economy, rather than its petroleum subsidy regime. “I am yet to come to terms with the prohibitive cost of running both the Federal Government and the National Assembly and if I may ask, why is a Nigerian Senator earning as much as N15milli...

Akwa Ibom State Governor Godswill Akpabio has confessed to manipulating the result of a 2007 Peoples Democratic Party senatorial primary election in the state by single-handedly replacing the winner with the name of his preferred candidate.   Akpabio, who is also the PDP Governors Forum chairman, made the confession when a delegation of the National Good Governance Tour visited the state on March 9. The tour, which was recorded with a video camera, was led by the Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku. The video which went viral on Sunday was as of 8.47pm viewable on premiumtimes.com, the website of an online Nigerian news portal, Premium Times. The governor made the confession while defending his claim of being fair to the people of Ini and Ikono. He was responding to a question that he had not impacted the lives of the people of the two communities, especially in the area of roads, schools and other public infrastructure. The communities form part of Ikot...

Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde took to twitter to reveal how much she loves, appreciate her husband, Matthew Ekeinde on his birthday which also happens to be their 17th wedding anniversary. She also rendered her tribute to her husband. Read tweets below

Twenty-one governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today boycotted what was billed as a grand reconciliation to bring together disaffected members of the party. PDP BOT chairman, Anthony Anenih In addition, the Senate President, Speaker and several prominent members of the party failed to turn up, making the event “a woeful failure” in the words of one of the party’s prominent members. The planned reconciliation took place at the International Conference Center in Abuja. It was also planned to celebrate the first anniversary of the party's National Working Committee headed by Mr. Bamanga Tukur. The event started at 3 p.m. with only a single governor, Idris Wada of Kogi, in attendance. Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom, the embattled chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, later arrived late. Speaking at the event, Mr. Akpabio said he wished to debunk newspaper reports that eight PDP governors were planning to leave the party to join the newly formed coa...

The  Nigerian Army   invites applications from eligible Nigerians for commission into the Nigerian Army (NA) as Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) officers for the following NA specialties. Nigerian Army Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC)  Enlistment  2013 CORPS AND SERVICES Applications should be into any of the following Corps and Services of the Nigerian Army (NA): a.)  Nigerian Army Engineers.         Requirements Applicants must possess a minimum of BSc, B Tech (Second Class Lower) degree or HND (Lower Credit) in any of the following areas:  Civil Engineering, Land Surveying, Architecture, Water Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Hydrology, Building Engineering, Estate Surveying, Geology/ Geographic Information System, Electrical Engineering, Town Planning, Mechanical Engineering. b.)  Nigerian Army Signals.      Requirements Applicants must possess a minimum of BSc (Second Class Lower) degree ...