JACKIE CHAN'S SON TESTS POSITIVE FOR MARIJUANA

The 32-year-old Jaycee Chan, son of actor and kung fu star Jackie Chan has been charged with a drug offense and could face up to three years in jail.

He was arrested alongside 23 year-old Taiwanese actor Kai Ko. The pair were detained by Beijing police during a raid in Dongcheng district, the city’s commercial and cultural center.

Jackie Chan publicly addressed the incident immediately after his son was arrested in August on Sina Weibo

He said he was “extremely furious” and “extremely shocked” at the news of his son’s arrest.

I’m extremely furious, I hope that young people will see Jaycee as a cautionary tale and stay away from drugs.“I failed to teach my son and I should also bear responsibility. Jaycee and I deeply bow in apology to society.”

NIGERIAN ARMY SAYS SAHARA REPORTERS IS IN SUPPORT OF TERRIORISM AND BOKO HARAM

Here's a press release from the Nigerian army stating that Sahara Reporters is the propaganda media of boko haram.

NSCDC PRESS RELEASE ON PREPARATION FOR 2015 ELECTION

2015 ELECTIONS: NSCDC DECLARES PREPAREDNESS 

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has put in place every possible arrangement and logistic to ensure a hitchfree general elections come 2015. The Corps leader Dr. Ade Abolurin reiterated that the race to the helm of leadership is not a 'do or die' affair, therefore,he handed down warning to miscreants planning to cause commotion and confusion during the February 2015 elections to have a rethink as the Corps will not tolerate anyone aiming to truncate the electoral process.

WHY THERE MUST BE CHANGE OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT IN 2015 –GOV. BABATUNDE FASHOLA AT YORUBA, ISLAND CLUBS’ XMAS EVE PARTY

· Campaigns for successor; says an alternative to APC Government in Lagos State is to experiment with life and future of Lagosians

· “Lagos is too important to Nigeria, to Africa, across the world, to be entrusted to those who want to experiment with it”, he says

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, Wednesday advanced reasons why change of leadership is expedient at the national level saying Nigeria is too important both globally and continentally to be left in the hands of those who play politics with the lives of her citizens.

Military Cautions Politicians Against Undermining Operations with Political Campaign

MILITARY CALL ON POLITICIANS TO REFRAIN FROM USING THE MEDIUM OF POLITICAL CAMPAIGN TO UNDERMINE ITS SYSTEM




In view of the series of insinuations, allegations and false claims being made by certain activists and politicians on the legal and disciplinary process in the Nigerian military, the Defence Headquarters finds it necessary to call on politicians to avoid using the forum or medium of their political campaigns to incite or endorse acts of indiscipline in the nation’s military establishments. This call has become necessary as the trend got to another level on Tuesday when a prominent politician declared that

Governor Of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose Deny Workers September Salary

Civil servants and teachers in Ekiti State agitating for the payment of their outstanding September salaries got a piece of bad news from the state chief executive on Friday. Governor Ayo Fayose told them to forget the payment of the salary at least for now.






The governor who disclosed his decision while featuring on his monthly media chat, “Meet Your Governor”, said

Rivers Govt. Denies Funding APC With State Money, Releases Details Of Concession Assets

The Rivers State Government has denied bankrolling the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, with proceeds from its privatised asset, dismissing an allegation the governor, Chibuike Amaechi, supervised illicit sales of government property and diversion of public funds.

The government said the claims made by Tonye Princewill, the Labour Party candidate for next year’s governorship election in the state, are “utter nonsense” and are ill- conceived to tarnish its image.

Emeka Ossai Counsels Colleagues On How To Access FG’s Grant

Nollywood Actor  Emeka Ossai, has urged his colleagues to structure their businesses properly to enable them access the Federal Government’s grant meant to boost the entertainment sector.

Ossai, who successfully fulfilled the requirements for the grant, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos that the process was very complex and competitive.

He said that it took him and others who received the first batch of the grant almost a year to satisfy the requirements.

“It was very thorough, it was highly competitive, we even had to go for a crash session at the Lagos Business School in order to understand how to process it. But basically what they were looking for is evidence to show that you are a practitioner, a responsible practitioner, both to the industry and to the government. You run your business well; your records are very well kept; there’s evidence that you are doing business and doing it rightly. And there’s an assurance that when you are given this money, you will utilise it well to do business and create employment and also satisfy other purposes for which government set up the grant. I will tell them to do business rightly and properly. Some of us that scaled through were lucky because from the beginning, we have been doing our business well. We did not begin to reorganise ourselves just because there was a grant to collect and we had some conditionalities to fulfill but rather, we had been doing our business properly. So when it was time for us to key in, it was rather easy, even though we still had to go for some lectures to understand some technical questions that were being asked by the panel. But I would say it’s a highly competitive one and anyone who scales through is a true business person.

NAN reports that the Federal Government had instituted the Project Act Nollywood, a N3 billion grant programme to encourage the Nigerian film industry.

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, recently revealed that N215 million had been disbursed to 26 beneficiaries for film projects

PCC Demands Expansion Of Lagos Airport

 The Chairman of the Ports Consultative Council, Chief Kunle Folarin, on Friday urged the Federal Government to expand the Lagos ports to accommodate more cargoes.

Kunle Folarin, who made the plea in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, called for establishment of container berths and more stacking areas to accommodate the growing container trade.

He said that ports in the Lagos area – the Tin-Can Island port and the Apapa port – were overdue for expansion.

He described the Lagos ports corridors as ‘congested’, adding that 3km from the port corridor should be free of commercial activities. Folarin also advocated the introduction of Greenfield port development programme to service the industry.

Alao-Akala Appoints, Ex Commissioner As Campaign DG

The Former Gov and the Labour Party governorship candidate in Oyo State Adebayo Alao-Akala  has appointed Dr Kola Balogun as director-general of his campaign organisation.

A statement signed by Abraham Ojo, Alao-Akala’s media aide and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ogbomoso on Friday said;

Balogun, an Ibadan-politician, was chosen based on his loyalty, credibility and commitment to the aspirations of Alao-Akala

NAN reports that Balogun was former Gov. Alao-Akala’s Commissioner for Commerce and Industry.

Speaking with newsmen, Balogun said: “we have a good product in the person of Alao-Akala
“He is a sellable and preferred candidate whom the people of the state appreciated while in office.“