The Angolan renowned singer and producer Paul G is recovering from minor injuries after suffering a traffic accident in the capital city of Camama, where five people were killed, was reported here today. . The autor of “Get in control” and “Freaking Me Out” broke his right clavicle and has minor injuries, confirmed sources close to the musician. . According to them, Paulo Jorge Marques Joao, his real name, lost control of the vehicle, crashed and hit a guard and separation bar on a highway. . The artist began his career as a founding member of the Angolan rap group…
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Former Kano State governor and chieftain of tha All Progressives Congress, APC, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. . Shekarau along with thousands of his supporters, today, joined the PDP at an elaborate ceremony in Kano. . Details later.
An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 23-year-old man, Kwame Dogo, in the Ilesa prison for an alleged rape. . Magistrate Olusola Aluko who gave the order, said the accused should be remanded in prison because of the magnitude of the offence. . The prosecutor, Sgt. Elijah Olusegun, had told the court that the accused committed the offence on Jan. 17, at about 4.00 p.m, along Iwo Road, in Bode-Osi Local Government Area of Osun. . Olusegun said that the accused forcefully and unlawfully had carnal knowledge of one Mojesi, 11, who was his neighbour’s daughter. . He said…
The Peoples Democratic Party,(PDP), National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu`azu, on Wednesday appealed to governors on the party’s platform to plead with their colleagues who defected to the opposition to return to its fold. . He made the appeal in Abuja, when Gov. Godswill Akpabio of Akwa-Ibom, led 13 PDP governors and two deputies on a congratulatory visit to the new chairman in his office. . “I want to passionately appeal to you not to relent in appealing to your colleagues that left the party, which is their home to an unknown destination, to please come back. . “The doors are…
A media stir over an alleged open letter from former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida to President Goodluck Jonathan was calming late Wednesday after raising concerns among close associates of the two men. . The letter which was a regurgitation of a statement issued by Babangida on the state of the nation in July 2011 was rehearsed to fit in with present realities. . The statement received a life of its own after it was posted on the Facebook page of All Progressives Congress, APC Deputy National Secretary, Mallam Nasir El-rufai. . The letter was, however, dismissed as a concoction…
The Association of Deaf, has appealed to Kogi State government to open up the Universal Basic Education(UBE)Special School approved for the Deaf by the Federal Government. . Kogi State Chairman of the Association, Prince Tokula G. Sobo who made the appeal while addressing journalists in Lokoja, expressed concern over what he termed the non -challant attitude of the state government toward deaf education in the state, adding that the school which has been approved since 2009 is yet to be opened. He also lamented that the two existing Deaf Schools in the state, have not been given adequate attention, alleging…
Chairman, Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Mr. Mark Ishaku Taraba chapter, on Wednesday said that the union had begun the building of 1,000 houses for civil servants in the state. . Ishaku said that about 80 hectares of land was acquired for the project which would be completed in two years. . He said that the project, cited in Kona area of Jalingo, would be effectively monitored by the unions Housing Committee. . During an inspecting tour of the project, the NLC chairman said that “these 1,000 houses are the first set of the 5,000 housing units we plan to build”.…
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday in Addis Ababa announced that Nigeria has mobilised 700 million dollars to support the completion of Nigeria- Algeria gas pipeline project. . Jonathan made this known in a report on the status of the Trans-Saharan gas pipeline project, presented at the 30th meeting of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee. . Represented by the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof Viola Onwuliri, Jonthan renewed the special commitment of Nigeria to jump start the project, which has an estimated cost of 20 billion dollars. . He said the immediate focus for Nigeria was…
It was earlier reported that 11 PDP senators has defected to APC. . The Senators that defected to the All progressives Congress (APC) party in a letter sent to the Senate President are. . 1. Senator Bukola Saraki-Kwara Central 2. Senator Umaru Dahiru-Sokoto South 3. Senator Magnus Ngei Abe -Rivers South-East 4. Senator Wilson Asinobi Ake-Rivers West 5. Sen. Bindawa Muhammed Jibrilla-Adamawa North 6. Sen. Mohammed Danjuma Goje-Gombe central 7. Sen. Aisha Jummai Alhassan-Taraba North 8. Sen. Mohammed Ali Ndume-Borno South 9. Senator Mohammed Shaba Lafiaji-Kwara North 10. Sen. Abdulahi Adamu-Nasarawa West 11. Senator Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir-Sokoto East
Eleven Senators of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. . Details later.
Ahead the 2015 general election, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday consulted with leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo. . Atiku, who visited the state governor, Adams Oshiomhole in his office in Benin said he was in the state as part of his nationwide consultation with the leadership of the party. . He said that the tour was in fulfilment of his promise to consult with relevant stakeholders across the country on his political ambition. . He commended the state government on its infrastructure development under the present administration and urged the governor to…
Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara on Tuesday, presented a list of 16 nominees to the state House of Assembly for confirmation as commissioners. . The governor’s request was contained in a message read by the Speaker of the House, Rasaw Atunwa, during plenary. . Ahmed said the request was in consonance with Section 192, Sub-section 125 of the 1999 Constitution as amended. . According to the message, the nominees are Mr Amos Aboyeji from Oyun Local Government Area; Alhaji Issa Kayode, Moro; Alhaji Aliu Mohammed, Asa; Alhaji Shaaba Umar, Edu; and Alhaji Abubakar Mora, Kaima. . Others are Mr Saheed…
Former Military Administration of Oyo State, Mr. Edore Oyakhire, has condoled with the Oba of Benin, Omo Erediauwa, over the death of his wife, Queen Esther, saying that the deceased was pivotal to the growth of Edo State. . Oyakhire in statement said the late Queen lived, worked and died for Nigeria. . His words, “The sudden death of our Queen, Esther, brought severe pains and great sorrows to us. Sadly, this came at a time when Nigerians, the Edos and more specifically the Binis could hardly afford to dispense with the vital services of their amiable best particularly in…
Rivers State Government has dismissed allegation that it was broke. State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, said the state had continued to meet its financial obligations despite the shortfall in its allocation from the Federation Account. . Meantime, a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has insisted in a statement, that the state was broke. . State Chairman of the party, Mr Felix Obuah, speaking through his media aide, Mr Jerry Needam, said the state image maker, Mrs. Semenitari was merely putting up brazen denial on the issue. . The party said that the alleged lean…
Ex-Militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemukpolo, also known as Tompolo, has denied reports that he hijacked contracts from the Nigeria Maritime Safety and Administration, NIMASA, to build a maritime university in Okerenkoko, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. . In a protest letter to President Goodluck Jonathan on the matter, a group, the Okerenkoko Federated National Development Forum, ONDF, had accused Tompolo of assuming supremacy and sidelining other leaders, over who benefits from contract opportunities coming to the oil bearing Ijaw communities. . In the letter, the group accused Tompolo and his cronies of hijacking the construction of…
Elder statesman and one of the founding fathers of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Abu King Shuluwa has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to declare his intention over the 2015 elections to save the party from further crisis. . Shuluwa observed that the crisis bedevilling the party had direct links with the general perception that Jonathan would run for a second term in office. . He spoke to journalists, weekend, in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, adding that “whether we like it or not, the exit of Alhaji Bamaga Tukur as the Chairman of the PDP will not reduce…
Elder statesman and one of the founding fathers of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Abu King Shuluwa has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to declare his intention over the 2015 elections to save the party from further crisis. . Shuluwa observed that the crisis bedevilling the party had direct links with the general perception that Jonathan would run for a second term in office. . He spoke to journalists, weekend, in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, adding that “whether we like it or not, the exit of Alhaji Bamaga Tukur as the Chairman of the PDP will not reduce…
Oil marketers, yesterday, warned of an impending scarcity of fuel in the country from Friday, as Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, MOMAN, said their stock was fast depleting. . This followed the failure of the Federal Government to settle them their outstanding subsidy claims, totaling about N120 billion for the third and fourth quarters of 2013. . Speaking with newsmen in Lagos, the Executive Secretary of MOMAN, Mr. Obafemi Olawore appealed to the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA to release the import allocation for the first quarter of 2014, explaining that its members currently have 45,000 metric tons…
Rivers State governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi and former Minister of External Affairs, Chief Tom Ikimi, have been nominated by the national leadership of All Progressives Congress, APC, to resolve the crisis rocking the party in Bayelsa State. . Also on the peace committee are the South-South members of the interim committee of the party, including the former National Youth Leader of Action Congress of Nigeria, Ebikibina Miriki. . The party has been locked in factional crisis in the state, leading to the setting up of parallel state secretariats in the state by loyalists of the former state governor, Chief Timipre…
As President Goodluck Jonathan prepares for his re- election next year, Kano State Governor, Dr. Musa Rabiu Kwankwaso has warned that Jonathan is not qualified to contest for presidency in 2015. . According to the governor, any attempt by Jonathan to run in the next poll will amount to a third term in office, which is not acceptable to most Nigerians. . Kwankwaso, who spoke to journalists in Abuja, yesterday, advised President Jonathan to take urgent steps to solve the raging insecurity challenges in the North-East and stabilise the Nigerian economy and take a bow from governance in 2015, when…