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  • Buhari makes special birthday phone call to Osinbajo

    Buhari makes special birthday phone call to Osinbajo

    President Muhammadu Buhari called his Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, by phone on Sunday to congratulate him on his 63rd birthday.

    During the telephone call Sunday afternoon Buhari commended Osinbajo for his loyalty and dedication to the administration.

    President Buhari said the intellectual capacity of the Vice-President has impacted positively on the overall accomplishments of Federal Government, most notably, in the economic and social intervention programmes.

    The President joined family members, friends and associates of Osinbajo in wishing him joyous birthday celebrations.

    He also prayed Almighty God to endow the Vice-President with greater wisdom and long life to continue to serve the nation and humanity

  • Aide confirms Gbajabiamila’s mum’s N.5 billion birthday celebrations

    Aide confirms Gbajabiamila’s mum’s N.5 billion birthday celebrations

    An aide to Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives has more or less confirmed the multi-million naira 90th birthday celebration of Alhaja Lateefat Olufunke Gbajabiamila, who is the mother of the Speaker, and first Chairman of Surulere Local Government of Lagos State.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Lanre Lasisi gave the confirmation on Tuesday and argued that the Speaker would not be depending on public funds to celebrate his mother’s 90th birthday, stressing that the event was strictly for family members and a few childhood friends.

    “The Speaker, his family and a few friends were in Dubai to celebrate the 90th birthday anniversary of Alhaja Lateefat Olufunke Gbajabiamila, the Speaker’s mother. For the records, this event was strictly for family members and a few childhood friends for which no public funds were appropriated or expended,” a statement by Mr Lasisi read in part.

    Recall SaharaReporters had earlier calculated how Speaker Gbajabiamila and his family may be required to spend a whopping half a billion naira to celebrate their mother’s birthday starting from March 2, with the fanfare and lavish celebration to mark the woman’s 90th birthday expected to run until March 10 in the glittering city of Dubai.

    According to the report, already, reservations for guests have been made at the Conrad Hilton Hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, where the least room goes for $122 (N43,920) per night. If calculated by 300 guests, the cost of hotel accommodation alone per night will amount to $36,600 (N13,176,000). Calculated for the eight nights that guests will be housed at the hotel, the total comes to $292,800 (N105,408,000).

    Findings by SaharaReporters revealed that the average price for round-trip flights from Nigeria to Dubai is currently $637 (N229,320). When this is calculated for 300 guests, the total expenditure for airfare falls to N68,796,000. This is even as a member of the planning team has hinted that some guests have been booked for special and luxurious accommodation and that top personalities not slotted into private jets have already been booked for special seats on commercial airlines heading to Dubai.

    According to the planning team member Alhaja Gbajabiamila played a pivotal role in Speaker Gbajabiamila’s foray into politics; hence, the Speaker is prepared to celebrate her in a big way especially as she reaches the milestone age of 90, going by the calibre of guests that would be gracing the occasion.

    However, another source privy to planning of the birthday bash has revealed the decision to hold the party in Dubai was strictly on the speaker’s mum insistence, which was difficult to overrule as the Speaker is not the first child.

    According to the source, the Speaker was duty-bound to respect the decision of his siblings who some of them are 12 years older than him, saying “Besides, their mother, contrary to being an outgoing woman, wished for a private and simple birthday ceremony with very close friends and associates”.

    The source further stated that “the woman, who was also the first chairman of Surulere Local Government, believed that if it was held in Lagos, the venue would be filled to the brim and raises fear or crowd control. Being a politician, she has clout and she remained relevant till the present moment in the Lagos political scene.

    “Though being the nation number 4 man, the Speaker was not able to sway it as he had one vote at the family meetings to organise the party and for weeks he consulted his close friends on how to handle it. As a matter of fact, it was alleged that he, at some point, tried to seek mama consent to be away from the party.

    According to a report, no member of the National Assembly was invited to the family prayers and party held last Friday at the Eagle Club Hon Gbajabiamila till the last minute and kept it as low key as possible.

    The source also added that Gbajabiamila had to appeal to Gov Abiodun who wanted to grace the occasion ‘to please stay away’ because he did not want the frenzy as it also came as a shock to many that Hon Jimi Benson, a very close friend, was not even on the trip neither were NASS members.

    “The story he is spending to millions is crazy and work of political enemies. Do you even know it is cheaper to do a party in Dubai than in Lagos? The guests are limited and you only pay for venue, food and drinks, unlike the carnival that will have happened in Lagos. Mr Speaker is very conscious of the mood of the nation now and won’t do anything to upset it. So count him out of any jamboree,” a source stated.

  • Mrs. Adeboye pens romantic message to mark Daddy GO’s birthday

    Mrs. Adeboye pens romantic message to mark Daddy GO’s birthday

    Pastor Folu Adeboye has penned a romantic message to mark the 78th birthday of her husband, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Mrs. Adeboye described her husband, fondly referred to as Daddy GO, as a friend, a confident, a defender, a prayer partner, and a lover.

    “My dear Boye, you are wonderful, unique, handsome, strong and amazing. Growing old with you takes the sting out of old age.

    “You have brought vast amounts of joy into my life and blessed me in too many ways to count. You have been every thing to me, a friend, a confident, a defender, a prayer partner, a lover.

    “I have no complaints about life with you. I’m grateful to God for your 78 years on earth so far and I’m happy to have been a part of it. I pray that you are blessed with all the desires of your heart. Happy Birthday my love,” she wrote.

  • Nine APC, PDP governors, other dignitaries storm Ekiti for Fayemi’s 55th birthday

    Nine APC, PDP governors, other dignitaries storm Ekiti for Fayemi’s 55th birthday

    Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, was agog on Sunday for the 55th birthday of Governor John Kayode Fayemi.

    Governors, top politicians, monarchs, clerics, friends, students, farmers, the young and the elderly, gaily dressed market men and women as well as other well-wishers accompanied the governor to St. Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, Agere in the capital town.

    The congregation was congenial; it comprised all faith, mostly colleagues and friends of the governor from different parts of the country.

    The Bishop of Oyo Diocese, Most Revd Emmanuel Badejo, who delivered the sermon, said: “We must roll up our sleeves to support leaders and those who want to create a better society. The light of honesty is disappearing; the light is not going round enough. God is calling on leaders to put people above party, to put people above personal interests because the people come first and they are God’s greatest legacy. Those who fail to do so will become liabilities and thrown into the dustbin of history,” he said.

    Fayemi, who is the Chairman of Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), reiterated his promise to dedicate the rest of his life to the service of God and humanity.

    “All of the challenges will not go away overnight but you should believe that God is the one that can always use those of us that have been given grace to lead, to be of service to all His children. We have no choice than to continue to commit ourselves to the service of God,” he said.

    Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal described Fayemi as “a governor, who is not partisan and has proven himself to be pan-Nigeria and has a relationship with everyone, regardless of political affiliation”.

    Dignitaries at the celebration included Governors Okeize Ikpeazu (Abia), Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto), Jide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa), Godwin Obaseki (Edo) and Dr Hadiza Balarabe, Kaduna State Deputy Governor.

    Others included Ekiti State Deputy Governor Bisi Egbeyemi, former Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko, former Osun State Deputy Governor Iyiola Omisore, former Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Alhaji Bawa Bwari and Vice-President of Kings College, London, Prof Funmi Olonisakin, who chaired the panel of discussion at the event’s colloquium.

    Yoruba leaders at the event included erudite historian Prof Banji Akintoye and Afenifere leader Pa Ayo Fasanmi as well as former deputy governors Prof Modupe Adelabu and Abiodun Aluko.

    Others are: the Archbishop of Ondo Anglican Diocese, Bishop Christopher Omotunde; Bishop of Ekiti Catholic Diocese, Bishop Felix Ajakaiye and traditional leaders in the state, led by their chairman, Oba Ajibade Alabi.

    The All Progressives Congress (APC), in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa Onilu, the party said: “…In his current assignment as the Chairman of the cross-partisan NGF, Dr. Fayemi has, unarguably, positioned the forum to work constructively with the President Muhammadu Buhari government to rebuild our dear country.”

    The Northern Governor’s Forum (NGF), led by its Chairman and Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong said: “Fayemi has given his best to the nation and Ekiti State by deploying his vast academic and social activism endowments in addressing critical challengesl.”

    Akeredolu said: “Ekiti State, you have somebody you should be proud of. You have JKF: he is a pride to Ekiti and all of us are proud of him. Great friends are few and far between. Kayode, you are a great friend and you will remain a friend forever and a brother always.”

    Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello wrote: “No doubt, this day is yet another significant milestone in the journey of your life and I join other colleague governors across the states of the federation to heartily rejoice with the calm, calculated and soft-spoken Chairman of our forum.”

    Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola said: “Our Chairman, on behalf of my family, the government and people of the State of Osun, I congratulate you on your birthday, and I pray that the Almighty God will never cease to bless you immensely.”

  • Birthday: Kwara Governor bans celebration, adverts

    Birthday: Kwara Governor bans celebration, adverts

    Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has stopped any celebration and advertisements to mark his 60th birthday.

    The governor gave the order on Sunday in Ilorin in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye.

    AbdulRazaq will be 60 years old on Feb. 5, 2020.

    “Next week, His Excellency the Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, will be 60 years old.

    “He prefers to spend the day in personal reflection on God’s unmatched kindness to him.

    “Consequently, he requests that no government agency or functionaries should hold any birthday bash or publish any advertorial for him or in his honour.

    “He appeals to friends, family members, and well-wishers to not do so too.

    “Instead, he calls on such individuals who may want to do anything for him to channel such to charities of their choice.

    “His Excellency deeply appreciates the goodwill of all well-wishers,” the statement read in part.

  • Trump overturns Michelle Obama’s legacy on her birthday

    The Trump administration, not content in blotting out Barack Obama’s legacy, has hit the wife Michelle’s legacy as well, on her birthday.

    In an announcement on Friday, the administration announced plans to roll back school lunch standards on vegetables and fruits originally promoted by Michelle Obama.

    The new standards will allow schools more flexibility “because they know their children best,” the Agriculture Department said in a press release.

    “Schools and school districts continue to tell us that there is still too much food waste and that more common-sense flexibility is needed to provide students nutritious and appetizing meals. We listened and now we’re getting to work,” Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said in a statement.

    The proposed rules build on previous steps taken by the Trump administration to unwind the controversial school lunch rules championed by Obama as part of her “Let’s Move!” healthy living campaign. Those rules were implemented through an executive order signed by former President Obama.

    Under the new rules, schools would be allowed to reduce the number of fruits and vegetables required at each meal. The latest change follows a 2019 rollback of restrictions on milk and sodium content in school lunches.

    Critics said the change will pave the way for greasier, more unhealthy foods such as pizza, french fries and burgers.

    “[It] would create a huge loophole in school nutrition guidelines, paving the way for children to choose pizza, burgers, french fries and other foods high in calories, saturated fat or sodium in place of balanced school meals every day,” Center for Science in the Public Interest’s deputy director of legislative affairs, Colin Schwartz, said in a statement Friday.

    The Obama administration’s school lunch plan increased the requirement for fruits and vegetables in meals, cut trans-fat and reduced sodium levels in food. It also required cafeterias to serve only skim or low-fat milk.

    In 2019, the first comprehensive analysis of the Obama administration’s lunch plan by the Department of Agriculture found the updates “had a positive and significant influence on nutritional quality” as students ate more whole grains, greens, and beans, as well as fewer “empty calories.”

    The report found evidence of food waste, but the levels were not substantially higher than food waste under previous lunch regulations

  • Buhari hails Anyaoku on 87th Birthday

    Buhari hails Anyaoku on 87th Birthday

    Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Commonwealth Secretary-General earned the commendation of President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday for his unrelenting projection of Nigeria to the world and ensuring that the world comes to terms with the position of the country on global issues.

    Buhari made the commendation in a message felicitating with the great diplomat as he celebrates his 87th birthday on Saturday.

    According to the statement by Femi Adesina, presidential media adviser, Buhari joined Emeka Anyaoku’s family and friends to celebrate his exemplary life of dedication to God, country and humanity.

    “President Buhari congratulates the renowned diplomat for the many years of national and international service…

    “The President extols Chief Anyaoku’s statesmanship and unwavering conviction on the unity of the country, with his regular encouragement of Nigerian leaders to follow the path of honour in making sacrifices that will secure the future of the country, and be remembered by posterity.

    “President Buhari believes the former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth’s discipline and humility is further demonstrated in his acceptance to serve in his community as the “Ichie Adazie Obosi’’ where he is fully involved in mobilizing for civic responsibilities and promotion of positive cultural values.

    “The President prays that the almighty God will grant Chief Anyaoku longer life, good health and more strength to keep using his wealth of experience to serve the country”.

    Anyaoku, who was born in Obosi, Anambra State on 18 January, served as Commonwealth Secretary-General from 1990 to 2000.

    Anyaoku was educated at Merchants of Light School, Oba and attended the University College of Ibadan, then a college of the University of London, from which he obtained an honours degree in Classics as a College Scholar.

    After a distinguished period in Nigeria’s foreign service, Anyaoku joined the Commonwealth secretariat on the recommendation of Nigeria’s Prime Minister, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa in 1965. He rose through the ranks to become deputy secretary-general, from where he was appointed Nigeria’s foreign minister in 1983.

    He returned to his Commonwealth post after the coup of 31 December, 1983.

    Six years after, he was elected the third Secretary-General at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at Kuala Lumpur.

    He was re-elected at the 1993 CHOGM in Limassol for a second five-year term, beginning on 1 April 1995.

    Chief Anyaoku is married to an Abeokuta princess, Bunmi Solanke and they have four children.

  • See what Mercy Aigbe got for her 42nd birthday

    See what Mercy Aigbe got for her 42nd birthday

    Beautiful actress, Mercy Aigbe has stated that she got four turkeys and a cow to celebrate her 42nd birthday.

    The screen diva who clocked 42 on New Year’s Day unveiled her gifts in a post on Friday on Instagram.

    “So asides the Cow gift I got! I also got 4 big Turkeys as birthday gift courtesy @adeloveshipping thank you so much bro I do appreciate . This season is chopping season In my house! You might want to pay me a visit #heartofgratitude,” she said.

    For her birthday, Mercy swamped Instagram with lovely photos of herself. She was styled by popular designer and stylist, Toyin Lawani.

    TheNewsGuru recalls that in 2019,Aigbe tantalized her fans with a picture of herself having breakfast in bed.

    “Breakfast in bed is always a good idea”, she wrote.

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  • Nigerians are for you as you are for them, Tinubu assures Buhari on 77th Birthday

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu, says President Muhammadu Buhari has done much to place Nigeria on the pathway to a secure future.

    Tinubu made the assertion in a statement to congratulate the president on his 77th birthday anniversary.

    The statement was signed by Tinubu’s Media Adviser, Mr Tunde Rahman.

    Tinubu said: “Joining the rest of the country, I extend my best wishes to President Muhammadu Buhari on his birthday.

    “This special day gives us an opportunity to personally thank you for the contributions you have made to the development of our nation.

    “Throughout your public life, you have shown yourself to be a man of hard work, dedication and principles.

    “You have exhibited that rare combination of a simple and modest lifestyle coupled with an ambitious and grand vision for our nation.

    “As the president, you have done much to place us on the pathway to a better future.”

    Tinubu said that the current administration had been one of momentous achievement and the realisation of hope and progress for Nigeria and the APC.

    “A man of political courage, you have taken bold decisions that those before you knew were needed but avoided taking,” he added.

    The APC leader said that Buhari had made Nigeria safer by weakening terrorists and wrongdoers, and hoped that they would ultimately fall due to his efforts in national security.

    ” Your fight against corruption has been historic and has reflected your great personal honesty.

    “In reviving our economy, you continue to take initiatives that draw on the immense talents and creativity of our people.

    “You are truly the president for this moment in our national journey.”

    Tinubu said that the president had shown great statesmanship by taking actions and giving counsel that strengthened the APC and its pursuit of greater internal democracy and openness.

    “As usual, you have shown rare bravery and exemplary resilience in all you do.

    “Your hand is on the plough, and we know you will continue to press on.

    “Be assured that the people of this nation are with you as you are for them.

    “Happy birthday Mr President. I wish you many more years of good health and fine achievements,” Tinubu said.

  • Queeneth Agbor dazzles in sultry birthday pictures

    Queeneth Agbor dazzles in sultry birthday pictures

    Talented actress and entrepreneur, Queeneth Agbor is a year older today.

    Years back, Agbor took the bull by the horn when she relocated all the way from Calabar to Lagos to pursue her dream career, acting.

    In a chat with TheNewsGuru, Agbor said she has had an occasion when she didn’t feel lie kissing an actor on the set of a movie.

    “Hear her: “I have had experiences on set where I didn’t feel like kissing an actor over and over again. You know we actors we fight a lot. But one will have to act with such a person, what would you do? You just have to act. Even for the ladies too we fight. You cannot be friends with everybody, people have different attitudes and beliefs .There are colleagues in the office that you don’t talk but you guys still work in the same office.”

     

    Check out her pictures below