POWER ISSUE: See what President Buhari has to say

Abuja — President Mohammadu Buhari on Monday woke up to the realities of epileptic power supply in Nigeria, saying that the situation was no longer funny.

 

Should the situation persisits, the president said it would seriously affect the change agenda of the present administration.

 

The president said his administration must do everything necessary to increase power generation and distribution from its present status of about 1,500 to 3,500 megawatts with additional 2000 before the end of the year as a way of halting the ripple effect effects on the economy.

 

But giving high hopes on the power sector, the president stated that before his government winds up in 2019, he would achieve a historic 10,000 megawatts of electricity.

 

The promise was contained in a keynote address which he presented at the opening ceremony of a two day summit of the National Economic Council, NEC, in Abuja.

 

The president who noted the theme of the summit: Nigerian States: Multiple Centers of Prosperity was apt, had identified five key areas such agriculture, power, manufacturing, housing and healthcare as challenges the Council must prioritize.

 

President Buhari also expressed misgivings over the privatization of the power sector in the country, saying that the process was more profit oriented than a thing of public interest.

 

He stated that the sector was yet to show the gains of the privatization Programme as quality of service was still in a sorry state.

Faze Finally Weighs In On Blackface’s Song Theft Allegations

Chibuzor Oji aka Faze of the defunct Plantashun Boys group, has finally weighed in on the song theft allegations between former band mates, Blackface and 2face.

While speaking with Channels TV, Faze said despite all the issues, they all still remain family, adding that the rift between Blackface and 2face will soon be sorted out.



He said:

Very soon everything will be okay. We are all family notwithstanding….Every family has issues. We all have differences, even friends have differences.
Very soon, it is going to be sorted out

Recall, Blackface, had slammed 2face early this year accusing him of stealing his songs saying:

All said and done with! You did not ask that you want to record my song? Since you decided to hide, you know I still will let you know a piece of my mind, Official 2baba and we’ll meet in court about the publishing

The Plantashun Boys group, serenaded Nigerian with their numerous hits back in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. They all decided to pursue solo careers after splitting in 2004.

Source: tooxclusive.com

BREAKING NEWS: Porpular Nigerian Singer 'NOMORELOSS' is dead

Popular Nigerian singer, songwriter and comedian Muyiwa Osinuga also known as NOMORELOSS has passed on after a brief illness.

Sources close to the veteran singer confirmed the news this morning, nonetheless the actual cause of death remains unknown.

Nomoreloss who is non for his hit singles ‘Iyawo Asiko and Ololufe’ was reported dead this morning in an undisclosed hospital.

He is said to have been ill since January hence his absent in the entertainment industry.

The singer recently collaborated with Yemi Alade on “Oro Re”.

May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace. Amen