Welcome to Edward Jaleyemi's Blog

Davido will turn 23 on the 21st of November 2015. The music superstar, who will release a brand new track with Olamide soon, decided to kickstart the celebrations early with a car gift to himself, a Audi R8. He purchased the car from Lagos based Banzai Autos.

By Edward Benjamin If young people will bear all these in mind before commitment,then marriage will be alot easier.‪ 1. My son, if you keep spending on a woman and she never asked you if you’re saving or investing, and she keeps enjoying the attention, don’t marry her. 2. My son, a woman could be a good wife to you, some could be a good mother to your children but if you’ve found a woman like a mother to you, your children and your family, please don’t let her go. 3. My son, don’t confine the position of your wife to the kitchen, where did you get that from? Even in our days, we had farm-lands where they worked every morning . . . that was our office. 4. My son, if I tell you that you’re the head of the house, don’t look at your pocket; look if you will see a smile on your wife’s face. 5. My son, if you want to have a long life, let your wife be in-charge of your salary, it will be difficult for her to spend it when she’s aware of the home needs and bills to pay but if it’s in you

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Monday urged troops in the Northeast to remain focused in their final push to end insurgency in the country. Buratai, who visited the front line unit of 113 Task Battalion in Gubio Local Government Area of Borno, commended the troops for the successes recorded so far.  “You have done well and you must maintain the tempo. “You must be on the offensive and waste no time in giving a final push in ending Boko Haram.’’ Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai  He assured the soldiers that there was no cause for alarm over their salaries and allowances, stressing at the issue was being sorted out. “There may be a little delay, but everything is being sorted out,” Buratai said.  The Army chief was also at the 118 Task Force Battalion, where he urged the troops to sustain the final offensive against insurgents.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buratai also visited the site of the newly formed 23 Task Force Brigade loc

The Ekiti State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, criticised Governor Ayodele Fayose for confusing the people with “inconsistent debt figures.” The party faulted Fayose’s claim during his media chat, Meet Your Governor, last Friday that the state’s debt profile had risen to N252 billion to be paid off in 2036. Fayose The APC recalled that Fayose, shortly after his inauguration, claimed that Ekiti was owing N86 billion to be paid off in 2020, only for him to put the figure again at N56 billion. The opposition noted that all the figures churned out by Fayose contradicted the N18.5 billion released by the Debt Management Office (DMO) . In a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, the APC said it was time the governor stopped deceiving the people. With the latest debt claim, Olatunbosun said Fayose had turned himself into a master juggler in a dishonest public show.  “During his inauguration, Fayose said former Governor Kayode Fayemi left a de

By Edward Benjamin    ABUJA – President has charged the new helmsmen of the Independent National Commission, INEC to make the conduct of free, fair and credible elections in Nigeria their priority, stressing that they can’t afford to fail Nigerians in future elections.  He gave the charge at the swearing in of the new national chairman, Professor Mahood Yakubu and the 5 national commissioners at the council chamber, presidential villa, Abuja on Monday.  They National Commissioners included Mrs. Amina Zakari, Mr. Solomon Adedeji Soyebi, Prof. Antonia Taiye Okoosi-Simbine, Dr. Muhammed Mustafa Lecky and Alhaji Baba Shettima Arfo.

If you have ever found yourself in the situation where you are trying to reignite the spark and passion in your marriage, you definitely aren’t alone. For many married couples who have been together a long time, the trials and tribulations of life eventually take a toll on the passion and romance. What often takes precedence is the day-to-day of dealing with children, aging family members, work, school, illness – you name it. Recognizing when it’s time to make your romance a priority is the first step in bringing it back; and a fun way to start is by setting aside time together without all of the other distractions. Strengthening your marital bond is centered in the love you have for one another, that’s where it started after all – so why not spend some time going back to the core of your relationship? Not sure how to kick this off? Keep reading for a look at some fresh date night ideas for long-married couples. These are sure to make you laugh, love and remind you why you enjoyed each

By Edward Jaleyemi The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Katsina State has faulted the claim by Governor Aminu Bello Masari that the immediate past administration of Ibrahim Shema hurriedly awarded N7 billion road contracts at its tail end in 2015. The party which debunked the governor’s assertion, warned Masari to guard his utterances because nothing like that happened. PDP said contrary to the governor’s claim, “the last segments of Road Contracts were actually awarded only in 2014 by the then PDP led administration.” PDP made its position known in a communiqué at the end of its meeting attended by some critical stakeholders, Thursday October 29th 2015 at the Party secretariat, Kano Road, Katsina State. The communiqué said inter alia, “That the meeting noted with dismay the claim by Governor Aminu Bello Masari that the immediate past administration hurriedly awarded N7 Billion road contracts at its tail end in 2015.   Aminu Bello Masari The meeting appealed to the Governor to