Welcome to Gee's Blog

He reiterated that the Federal Government owed the state N25billion accruing from construction of federal roads in the state. The Anambra State governor,  Willie Obiano  has revealed that the Federal Government is owing the state to the tune of N25billion. Obiano made this revelation while inspecting the erosion sites along the Onitsha and Owerri Expressways on Saturday, October 31, 2015. He reiterated that the Federal Government owed the state N25billion accruing from construction of federal roads in the state. " This is the reason why we must get permission from the Federal Government before embarking on palliatives on the eroded site. "It is very clear from the gravity of the erosion that the state alone cannot handle the project with its meagre resources because it will run into billions of naira ’’, Obiano said. Thus, the governor called on the Federal Government to save the Onitsha/Enugu Express Road and Onitsha/Owerri Expressway from imminent collapse due to ...

Starting from next year   Windows 10   will automatically download into all Microsoft computers and devices without the users knowledge. This reports comes after the recent announcement of more than 110 million devices are already running Windows 10, which proves that the company’s latest OS is efficient. Microsoft aim is to roll out the upgrade with the system settings changed into a “recommended update” and automatically download.  “ Depending upon your Windows Update settings, this may cause the upgrade process to automatically initiate on your device, if you are on a metered connection on Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, then you have the option of turning off automatic updates, we strongly discourage this in today’s connected world because of the constant risk of internet threats ,” says Microsoft.

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the crash of a Russian plane on Saturday in Egypt’s Sinai , which killed more than 200 people on board, in a statement posted online. The Sinai-based group “Sinai State” that had announced loyalty to the IS said in a statement posted on Twitter that its militants managed to target the Russian plane and killed all its passengers. It said the attack was in revenge for Russia’s military operations in Syria. A video released by the group showed that a plane was suddenly caught on fire and fell down, but the video cannot be verified for the moment. Egypt’s Civil Aviation Ministry said that military planes have spotted the wreckage of the Russian plane in central Sinai with 224 passengers and crew members on board. Meanwhile, a statement released by the Russian embassy in Cairo said the plane carried 212 passengers and seven crew members, all of whom were killed in the crash. The aviation ministry said the wreckage was found in Hassana, ...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that he has absolute confidence and respect for the Judiciary to do justice in the state governorship legal tussle, pointing out that based on the April 11 election, his mandate would be upheld in the course of the Appeal process .                                             Nyesom Wike Also, Rivers State Stakeholders on Thursday declared that they are solidly behind Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike who was duly elected on April 11. The stakeholders included elected senators, House of Representatives members, traditional rulers, Elder statesmen and state legislators. Speaking at the Stakeholders meeting at the Government House, Port Harcourt, Governor Nyesom Wike advised the people of the state never to criticise judges despite the judicial setback, pointing out that the appeal process will correct the judicial o...

Senate president Bukola Saraki is trying to broker a truce with senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the acrimonious  confirmation of former Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as a minister. The Tribune reports that sources from both sides confirmed that reconciliation was ongoing and that the Senate president had reached out to the PDP legislators to sustain their friendship. One of the sources said: “ The Senate president is unmindful of the friendship between him and the PDP senators and he is not taking that for granted. He has immediately reached out to the senators and assured them that party loyalty was responsible for his actions. I think they are resolving the grievances.” He added that the lawmakers expected that Saraki would “make up for the lapses” in the distribution of the chairmanship of senate standing committees which he is set to announce next week. According to some other sources Saraki had made spirited attempts ahead ...

Romania’s government has declared a three-day national mourning after an overnight fire ripped through a nightclub in the capital Bucharest, killing at least 27 people and wounding more than 180 more. The fire broke out at about 11pm on Friday night at the Colectiv nightclub in the Romanian capital, with hundreds of people inside attending a rock concert. Victor Ionescu, who was at the club with his girlfriend, told Antena 3 TV by telephone that there were huge flames after the explosion. “People were fainting – they were fainting from the smoke. It was total chaos, people were trampling on each other,” he said. A young man filmed by Antena 3 said that flames engulfed clubbers, burning their skin and hair. The official death toll was raised to 27 early on Saturday morning and Deputy Interior Minister Raed Arafat said the toll may still climb further. Journalist Sanda Nicola, reporting from Bucharest, told Al Jazeera that the Romanian health ministry has put out a notice calli...

Popular Media proprietor Oprah Winfrey has finally addressed reports of her “secret son” Calvin Mitchell. Reports flew out last week when a young man in braids attempted to speak with the philanthropist outside of The Stephen Colbert Show earlier this month. The man was identified as a 35-year-old truck driver, Calvin Mitchell, whom Oprah took under her wings several years. Admitting the existence of their relationship, Oprah told ET host Nancy O’Dell: “I met Calvin around the early ’90s, I think it was 1992. I was doing a film for television called There Are No Children Here. We were shooting in the projects in Chicago and I was sitting on set during a break, and this cute little sparkly-eyed boy came underneath the yellow tape to hand me a soda. I was so charmed by him that I started talking to him about his family, his school life, and found out that he was in a situation where his mother didn’t have a job and they were stuck in the projects.” Winfrey further admit...