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  • Glo league club celebrates Minister’s sack

    Glo league club celebrates Minister’s sack

    AN unnamed official of one of the Globacom Premier League clubs has welcomed the sacking of the Sports Minister, Malam Bolaji Abdulahi.

    Abdulahi was a victim of Wednesday’s minor cabinet reshuffling after President Goodluck Jonathan named Tamuno Danagogo from Rivers State, as the new Minister of Sports.

    According to the official while speaking in a chat with SportingLife stated that: “Let me speak for my club, we were in a celebration mood when the news broke about the sacking of the Minister of Sports.

    “He may have done well for sports, but he made a mess of the country’s domestic league when he didn’t take a firm stand as regards the domestic league and was biased when he vetoed the elongation of the Nnduka Irabor’s League Management Committee (LMC) tenure regardless of the call by clubs that elections must be conducted into the board.

    “This led to a series of season kick-off cancelations and at the end our clubs playing in the CAF Champions League and Confederations Cup are suffering from it.

    “Except for Warri Wolves and Bayelsa United, Kano Pillars you know have been knocked out, and we don’t know the fate of Enyimba either. It’s all because no league for the past five months.

    “Now that he (Abdulahi) is gone, the fresh peace the 20 clubs want in the Globacom Premier League has now come.

    “His sacking has now given us the club owners the avenue to now sack the LMC whom we consider as illegal.”

    Recall, the 2013/14 season is expected to commence Friday.

  • Group celebrates Barrister

    Group celebrates Barrister

    Fans of the late fuji music icon, Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Balogun, popularly known as Ayinde Barrister, had a swell moment on Saturday, February 8, when a group called Ayinde Barrister Legacy Club organised the ‘Barry Day 2014’ at the Osun Hall of the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja.

    The event, which was ably anchored by Akeem Adenekan, CEO, of Commstrat Communications, was put together to celebrate the life and times of the late fuji creator, who was known for his powerful and didactic lyrics.

    At the colourful ceremony attended by his family members, associates, friends as well as musicians, memories of Mr. Fuji, as he was fondly called, were rekindled, as copious allusions were made to over 20 of his albums that dwelt on several topical issues.

    In his opening speech, Abass Olalekan Adejumo-Bello, the local organizing committee chairman, said, “I am greatly elated to welcome you to yet another block-buster edition of the iconic Barry Day Colloquium. Gradually, Barry Day is becoming a marker on the calendar of events within Nigeria and in the Diaspora. We are glad to be in the vanguard of the preservation of the imperishable legacy of a great son of Africa, an exponent, philosopher and social crusader, Dr. Sikiru Ayinde Balogun, MFR.

    “We are once again assembled to accord a proper and befitting commemorative birthday to our own Barry Wonder.”

    Highlight of the well-attended events, which was spiced with entertainment, testimonial on Barrister, included an album review by Alhaji Kareem Akanbi Mayabikan, presentation of awards and medals of honour to deserving individuals and cutting of memorative birthday cake.

    One of Nigeria’s best known singers/songwriters, Barrister played an essential role in the evolution of fuji music, an exciting, amplified dance music combining juju, apala and traditional Yoruba blues that he introduced in the late ‘70s.

    He died in 2010 at 62.

  • Jide Kosoko celebrates

    Jide Kosoko celebrates

    Prince Jide Kosoko, a veteran Nigerian actor, producer and director, on Sunday marked his 60th birthday, amidst pomp and circumstance.

    For the respected thespian, who has featured in several TV dramas, home movies and stage plays, it was another occasion to thank God for His grace in his life, as he organised a special family prayer and dedication at his Command, Ipaja, Lagos home.

    The Nation, however, gathered that an elaborate birthday party will be held on March 30.

    A number of his colleagues, friends and family members were said to have attended the low-key event at his home on Sunday.

  • FCT celebrates crime-free Christmas, say police

    FCT celebrates crime-free Christmas, say police

    The police in Abuja said the Christmas was celebrated in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Wednesday without any crime.

    The FCT police spokesman, Altine Daniel, a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), spoke yesterday in Abuja with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

    According to her, there was no security breach throughout the period of the Yuletide celebration.

    She said: “Things are going on well, we have not recorded any incident.”

    Daniel urged residents to be security-conscious and report any suspicious movement to the police or other law enforcement agencies.

    FCT Police Commissioner Femi Ogunbayode had assured residents of tight security during the Christmas.

    He said the command would collaborate with other security agencies to ensure this.

    Also, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in the FCT, Mr Kayode Fanola, told NAN that only two road accidents were recorded in the territory on Christmas Day.

    He said there were no casualties.

    The sector commnader said one of the crashes occurred on the Kubwa expressway and the other on the Nyanya highway.

    “The crashes are normal and were not fatal,” Fanola said.

    He urged motorists to drive with care.

  • Hello Food celebrates first anniversary

    Top food delivery outfit Hellofood.com has celebrated one year anniversary in Lagos. Twelve months after taking its first order, the company has revolutionised the take-away industry in Lagos and Abuja and has expanded to six African countries. TONIA ‘DIYAN reports. 

    Hellofood.com.ng, with its affiliated brand Foodpanda, is the leading group of online food ordering platforms which is active in 30 countries and four continents. Available on computer or laptops, BlackBerry, iPhone and Android applications, it offers the fastest and easiest way to order food, and provides the greatest number of cuisines anywhere.

    Users can order food from any of the restaurants in their city, to be delivered to them in 45 minutes. Operating in seven African countries, Hellofood.co.ke has over 130 partner-restaurants in Nairobi, with virtually all types of cuisine, from Pizza to Sushi, from traditional African food to continental  and everything in between.

    Whether hungry at work or too tired to cook and clean up the kitchen. Or travelling to a new city for the first time or even organising an event like a conference or wedding ceremony, Hellofood delivers food anywhere and everywhere in Africa. And recently, the Android phone  was crowned the top application for food globally with most customers subscribing through it.

    Some of its achievements in the last one year are; Tens of thousands of customers patronise the store. Over 300 restaurant partner in Lagos and Abuja .The Best customer on the website has ordered over 170 times. The online store boasts of 70 employees in seven African countries. And 500,000 miles is being driven by riders who deliver Hellofood orders .

    Listing its achievements and showing optimism, the  Chief Executive Officer, Joe Falter said: “In the midst of the turbo growth we’ve achieved in the last year, we never really took a step back to appreciate how far we’ve come. Starting from nothing 12 months ago, we have made a complex market incredibly easy and fast to negotiate, making food ordering fast, easy and fun in Nigeria and in Africa . The customers’ response has been phenomenal, and together with our outstanding team in Lagos, I’m incredibly excited about what’s to come.”

    As part of the celebration, the store is giving away special discounts via its website, www.Hellofood.com.ng. The offer includes mouthwatering deals across a range of cuisines.

    However,  Hellofood has some partner-restaurants who are also stepping up their games. And  with the addition of ‘trusted’ labels on the site to signify the most reliable restaurants with great food and service, there are  reviews features, where customers are flocking to give feedback to the restaurants they ordered from, also to earn them a star ranking.

    In April, this year, the company launched its mobile app that allows people order for food on the go, in line with its promise to be the most powerful online tool for food delivery services in Nigeria. The app rapidly has become the most popular food app in Africa, and thousands have used it to order food on the move.

  • Hello Food celebrates first anniversary

    Top food delivery outfit Hellofood.com has celebrated one year anniversary in Lagos. Twelve months after taking its first order, the company has revolutionised the take-away industry in Lagos and Abuja and has expanded to six African countries. TONIA ‘DIYAN reports.

    Hellofood.com.ng, with its affiliated brand Foodpanda, is the leading group of online food ordering platforms which is active in 30 countries and four continents. Available on computer or laptops, BlackBerry, iPhone and Android applications, it offers the fastest and easiest way to order food, and provides the greatest number of cuisines anywhere.

    Users can order food from any of the restaurants in their city, to be delivered to them in 45 minutes. Operating in seven African countries, Hellofood.co.ke has over 130 partner-restaurants in Nairobi, with virtually all types of cuisine, from Pizza to Sushi, from traditional African food to continental  and everything in between.

    Whether hungry at work or too tired to cook and clean up the kitchen. Or travelling to a new city for the first time or even organising an event like a conference or wedding ceremony, Hellofood delivers food anywhere and everywhere in Africa. And recently, the Android phone  was crowned the top application for food globally with most customers subscribing through it.

    Some of its achievements in the last one year are; Tens of thousands of customers patronise the store. Over 300 restaurant partner in Lagos and Abuja .The Best customer on the website has ordered over 170 times. The online store boasts of 70 employees in seven African countries. And 500,000 miles is being driven by riders who deliver Hellofood orders .

    Listing its achievements and showing optimism, the  Chief Executive Officer, Joe Falter said: “In the midst of the turbo growth we’ve achieved in the last year, we never really took a step back to appreciate how far we’ve come. Starting from nothing 12 months ago, we have made a complex market incredibly easy and fast to negotiate, making food ordering fast, easy and fun in Nigeria and in Africa . The customers’ response has been phenomenal, and together with our outstanding team in Lagos, I’m incredibly excited about what’s to come.”

    As part of the celebration, the store is giving away special discounts via its website, www.Hellofood.com.ng. The offer includes mouthwatering deals across a range of cuisines.

    However,  Hellofood has some partner-restaurants who are also stepping up their games. And  with the addition of ‘trusted’ labels on the site to signify the most reliable restaurants with great food and service, there are  reviews features, where customers are flocking to give feedback to the restaurants they ordered from, also to earn them a star ranking.

    In April, this year, the company launched its mobile app that allows people order for food on the go, in line with its promise to be the most powerful online tool for food delivery services in Nigeria. The app rapidly has become the most popular food app in Africa, and thousands have used it to order food on the move.

  • Suntai celebrates one year of air crash survival

    Recuperating Taraba State Governor Danbaba Danfulani Suntai at the weekend stormed the Unity Chapel Church (UCC) at the Government House in Jalingo, the state capital, for a thanksgiving on his survival of an air crash last year.

    Suntai was injured when an aircraft he piloted crashed near Yola, the Adamawa State capital, on October 25, last year.

    He spent 10 months in Germany and the United States hospitals for treatment.

    Following his return 10 months after the crash on August 25, he wrote the House of Assembly on his readiness to resume duty. But he was stopped by the lawmakers on health grounds.

    Last Friday was exactly a year after the governor and his Aide de Camp (ADC) Iliya Dasat, Chief Detail Joel Danladi and Chief Security Officer (CSO) Tino Dangana survived the ill-fated Cessna 208 aircraft.

    The three aides, who were treated in Germany, were also with the governor during the thanksgiving service.

    Also with the governor were his wife Hauwa, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) G. T. Kataps and the Chief of Staff, Aminu Jika, among other aides.

    Suntai’s thanksgiving came a few days after he went out for a fishing expedition.

    The congregation was all tears on seeing him.

    The tears of joy began to drop irrepressible following the governor’s speech, which turned out to be the morning sermon for the worshippers.

    “I thank God that I survived the air crash to see this day. I am happy to reunite with you again,” Suntai said.

    He thanked Taraba residents for their prayers on him which he said have helped him.

    The governor preached forgiveness and asked everybody whom he said he may have offended to forgive him.

    “Do not hold anything against your enemy or anyone at heart. For me and my family, we have forgiven all our adversaries,” he said.

  • Group celebrates anniversary

    Group celebrates anniversary

    A students group, Act It, at the Lagos State University (LASU) has held its first anniversary.

    The president of the group, Hamzat Bakare, 300-Level Medicine, said the initiative was borne out of the need to serve humanity.

    He said: “Act It is committed to supporting youths and women through campaigns on health, gender equality, education and environmental sustainability.”

    In a chat with CAMPUSLIFE, Hamzat called on governments, private organisations and non-governmental bodies to invest in the health sector of the country, adding that Nigeria cannot afford to pay lip service to the health of her citizens.

  • OPC celebrates festival

    OPC celebrates festival

    The Chief Promoter of the Olokun Festival, Otunba Gani Adams, has said that members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) will continue to live by the natural laws given by God.

    He told reporters at the lecture series to mark the celebration of the 2013 Eledumare Festival, at the Excellence Hotel, Ogba, Lagos, that those who hold the view that members of the OPC don’t worship God were living in the past and needed to change their perception.

    Gani said the celebration of the Eledumare festival was its members’ little way of thanking God for his mercies upon their lives.

    He said: “You will agree with me that the only way to say thank you to Him is to organise a thanksgiving in His honour and that is why we are gathered here today. I thank Him for giving us the privilege as mortal beings to celebrate Him.”

    He explained that those who termed the OPC members as fetish were very ignorant because the organisation parades members of all religious groups.

    “They are either ignorant or have forgotten that we have members who are Christians, Muslims and traditional religion believers but one thing that joined us together is our common ancestry as sons and daughters of Oduduwa.

    “Studies have shown that the Yoruba are not intellectually poor as to lack in knowledge the concept of God as the Supreme Being. In fact, this Supreme Being has many attributes which are well espoused on how the Yoruba view Him.”

    He advised the government to address problems confronting the nation by collaborating with the civil societies and other organisations such as OPC at nipping in the bud the challenges of insecurity.

    Gani maintained there must be religious harmony and tolerance in order to enhance the peace in the country. He noted that there was only one common denominator and that is the Supreme God who can create and take life, whoever does that is taking the natural laws into his hands

  • Monarch celebrates coronation

    Today, Ibeju Land in Lagos State will host dignitaries from all walks of life as the Onibeju of Ibeju Land, Oba Rafiu Olusegun Salami, who was enthroned five years ago by the government of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, celebrates his anniversary.

    Five years gone, Oba Salami said he had cause to give glory to the Almighty because under his leadership, the land has witnessed “tremendous infrastructural development”, which gave him a measure of fulfillment as a royal father.

    Speaking to The Nation yesterday in his palace, Oba Salami thanked Tinubu for having the love of the kingdom at heart. Describing the National Leader of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as a great man, the monarch said he had personal reasons to appreciate Tinubu’s efforts in the development of the town.

    While thanking Governor Babatunde Fashola for bringing investors and creating jobs for the youth in the town, Oba Salami said: “If I have to compare Ibeju Lekki five years ago when I ascended the throne with what I see today, I will give glory to God and thank His Excellency, Babatunde Fashola. I lack words to describe him at the moment.”

    “Today, this kingdom boasts the presence of Eleganza conglomerates, which are building no fewer than six industries in our land. There is also the Lekki Free Trade Zone undergoing construction here too.

    “Other industrialists are equally moving in. And we believe, very soon, that airport and seaport of international standard will be established here as well.”

    The monarch extended invitation to would-be investors to create more jobs, saying Ibeju-Lekki does not identify with crisis of Omo onile (land speculators). The king assured his subjects and chiefs that the influx of investors won’t affect the general wellbeing of the people, stating that everybody would benefit in terms of improved commerce and employment to the youth.

    The royal father said that despite his achievements, there were still challenges especially in the area of social amenities. He said the influx of people to the town was becoming overwhelming, as he called on the Lagos State government to do more to bring amenities to the area.

    On how he had maintained peace in his domain, Oba Salami said: “If you are with God, you will have peace of mind. I do justice to my subjects and I must say that King David in the Bible inspired me to do justice to all.”

    He appreciated political leaders in the kingdom, among who included the chairman of Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area, Hon. Kemi Surakat and former Health Commissioner, Dr Tola Kasali.

    Part of today’s ceremony will be the commissioning of the new Oba’s palace, which was built by Ibeju-Lekki Local Government.