The Interim Government of the Southern Cameroons have condemned and called for the immediate release of the abducted President Julius Ayuk Tabe. The Federal Government of Nigeria has also been notified of the incident and it is currently investigating the situation. The Interim Government of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia strongly condemns the abduction of President Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe and nine other officials by gunmen from la Republic du Cameroun at about 19:30 pm in Nera Hotels, (Ekwueme Road), Abuja Nigeria on January 5, 2018. This criminal abduction happened during a meeting being chaired by H.E. Sisiku Ayuk Tabe. Those…
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Notable leaders in the South- South geo-political zone on Friday ridiculed the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over plans to return the party to the Presidential Villa in 2019, saying it is cloud cuckoo land for anyone to believe that could be done. “The All Progressives Congress (APC) has broken the back of PDP in Nigeria. Anyone who thinks the PDP is going to run the federal government in 2019 is living in cloud-cuckoo land” the leaders said. They described the PDP as “a party of the past.” “PDP is not a party with a future. In…
On Thursday, the Senate Committee on Downstream Petroleum, Chaired by Senator Kabiru Marafa, held a 5-hour public hearing to determine the cause of the fuel scarcity in the country that began in December. The investigative hearing was convened, after a directive by the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, to the Committee members, to cut short their ongoing recess, embark on oversight visits to petrol stations across the nation, and meet with the Minister of Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Maikanti Baru, and other stakeholders in the sector. In case you missed anything,…
Like an old car parked in the garage, nobody cares about propaganda politics anymore. It’s tires are now flat. It’s methods are now known and its inaccuracies are now easily decipherable with the quickest click of your smartphone. This is why throughout 2017, the Nigerian Senate, under the leadership of Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, carefully worked to meet the demands of Nigeria’s ‘New Governance Order’ — an order that is defined by delivery and performance over orchestrated publicity, and effectiveness over obvious hype. Despite the many attacks, and in spite of the countless distractions that were thrown at the 8th…
Please, I beg you… don’t run for a second term. Go home with your honour intact. Those politicians asking you to run again are doing so for selfish interests – Dele Momodu Kindly permit me to be as brutally frank as possible. As a stakeholder who made his modest contribution to your emergence as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, I owe you nothing but the truth. I was not a member of your party when I volunteered to support your mission and ambition in 2015. I was elated when Nigerians succeeded in chasing away the profligate and reckless…
Ibadan agog as Segun Oni, Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Saheed Elegushi, others joins Shina Peller in Celebrating Mum @ 70. Mass attendance of dignitaries has been recorded at 70th birthday celebration of Shina Peller’s mother, Alhaja Silifat Adeboyin Abeo (a.k.a ‘Lady Peller’) as movers and shakers from Royal, Political, and economic spheres graced the occasion. Recall that Lady Peller was the pretty wife of the late Africa’s foremost magician, Professor Moshood Abiola Peller who has been in the social scene for over 40 years and still rocking it. She was also partner with late Professor Peller as they both performed…
The recent unfortunate incident between GTB and Innoson almost put another knife to the thread we are using to join the Igbo and Yoruba, two groups that have shared origin but have been programmed to live like enemy tribes within the Nigerian union. At the peak of the crisis,leaders across the divides were consulting on how to lower tension. I recall speaking with the our Leader in Ohanaeze, Chief John Nwodo on the need not to allow our people turn a purely business transaction to a political disagreement between Igbo and Yoruba as we eagerly look forward to the January…
Hon (Dr) Ladi Adebutu, Chairman, House Committee on Rural Development, was an awardee, Special Guest of Honour and Chief Launcher at the 2017 Leadership and Advancement Awards/Launching of Southwest First Alert Magazine held at Jogor Event Center, Ibadan, on December 27, 2017. Hon Ladi was honoured with Excellence Award in recognition of his outstanding performance as a member of the House of Representatives. A political leader and Chairman/CEO, Korexfield Nigeria Limited, Otunba (Dr) Korede Okusanya, represented Hon Adebutu at the event tagged “A Way Forward To The Growth And Development of The Southwesterners”. After receiving the award and launching the…
All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders in the South-West geo-political zone on Tuesday implored politicians to strive to consolidate on the gains of democracy rather than engaging in acts inimical to its sustainability. In a statement in Akure, the leaders condemned Isaac Kekeme for his alleged careless utterances, warning him to be mindful of his actions. They described the performance of Chief John Odigie-Oyegun as impressive. “Chief John Odigie-Oyegun is a fantastic chairman. He hates anti-party activities, imposition of candidates into any elective position, corruption and dictatorship.” They also praised the national chairman of the ruling party for his firm principles,…
Jubilation rented the air as Mr Taiwo Olatunde of the Celestial Church of Christ, Omi Adio Parish 1, Ibadan, became the proud owner of the star prize Toyota Camry SE at the raffle draw held at the 2017 Christmas Convocation program of the Celestial Church of Christ Worldwide held at the cathedral ground, Imeko Afon, Ogun State, on Sunday, December 24, 2017. Hon (Dr) Ladi Adebutu, 2019 Governorship hopeful and Chairman, House Committee on Rural Development sponsored the raffle to celebrate God’s faithfulness and His goodness in people’s lives. One hundred and seventy six (176) participants won various prizes which…
Honourable Minister of Transportation and State Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Rt Honourable Rotimi Amaechi, CON held a crucial meeting with Party leaders from the three Kalabari LGAs in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Kalabari leaders during the meeting used the occasion to reinforce their unanimous resolve to work with the former Governor & the APC to take out the terribly wasteful PDP led government in 2019. There were two major highlights of the meeting namely: the constitution of the novel Pan-Kalabari Elders Council and the Leadership Committees of the three LGAs. The Pan-Kalabari Elders Council has Chief…
“The most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow.” – General Colin Powell. Nearly all leaders can stand adversity, bit if you want to text a man’s character, give him a war. This very word fit into the compass mind under which the character of Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai has evolved. In the war against terror, his leadership qualities stood out the most. With this treatise, with this article, a reflection on the qualities of a Quintessential…
As part of his effort to give succour to the less-privileged, a Senior Legislative Aide to the Senate President, Akeem Olabisi Amao on Tuesday celebrated the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki’s birthday with the less privileges, particularly the sick, while also donating some cash to them. Addressing the people on the sick bed at the Ilorin General Hospital, he said the money being given to them was out of what God had blessed him with that he was extending to them. Hon. Amao emphasized that, it was only right for him to give back to the same society which made…
Nigerian Society of Civil Engineers (NSCE) have lauded the performance of Governor Rauf Aregbesola especially in the realm of ground breaking infrastructural facilities across the State of Osun. This is coming as the Engineers declared that the administration of Governor Aregbesola has exceeded Global Standard for GDP-to-Infrastructure Ratio with the several completed and ongoing infrastructural projects that ducts the state. At a dinner of the association in Osogbo, A former Deputy Vice Chancellor, Ekiti State University, Prof Olugbenga Aribisala who spoke on the theme “Infrastructural Development: An Index For National Development” encouraged government to spend 6% of its GDP on Infrastructure.…
Undoubtedly, it was a moment that revived hopes for the people of Makoko community in Lagos State when mobile phone giant, itel mobile, extended its monthly ‘Love Always On’ campaign to that part of the country. The initiative, which partnered with ‘The GIVE HOPE TO THE SLUM CHILD NGO’ for the December edition is one of the company’s (itel) way of giving back to the society– an activity that has made tremendous progress in improving the standard of Nigerians, especially, in the aspect of education since it began in 2016. On Wednesday, it was the turn of the people of…
Dwayne Johnson has expressed profound excitement as he heralds to the world that the new Jumanji movie turns things around as its characters are made to go to the jungle, a sharp contrast to the plot of the original movie where the jungle comes to the characters. For him, the executive producer and actor (Dwayne Johnson) believes that the spirit of the original Jumanji movie can be maintained. “So, while the jungle came into our world in the original Jumanji, we go into Jumanji in this film,” says Dwayne Johnson. The strength of this movie lies in many fronts: from…
The success stories of the Presidential Amnesty Programme Beneficiaries just keep coming. The latest one is the production of 1500 bags of Rice by 100 Amnesty Beneficiaries. The beneficiaries during their training and mentorship phases, nurtured, milled and packed 1500 bags of high quality rice grains. This process took place in a farm in Ogoja, Cross Rivers State. The above view is contained in a press statement signed and made available to journalists in Port Harcourt, Rivers State by Mr. Wabiye Idoniboyeobu media consultant to Brig-Gen Paul Boroh. According to him, “The next phase of their reintegration would be their…
It was a carnival-like sight when the appearance of Otunba Segun Adewale (OSA) a governorship aspirant in the next year’s election triggered sensational moments in several local councils in Ekiti state over the weekend as he commenced his consultation tour for his governorship bid. Like a new bride, members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Efon, Ilawe, Ikogosi, Ipole Iloro, Ado Ekiti, Itawure, Ado, Ikere etc were thrown into wild jubilation when the convoy of the governorship aspirant visited their areas. The jubilant crowd, who relished the presence of their own, sang varying traditional rhymes that expressed their support…
The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) has welcomed the national dissemination of the Girls’ Education Challenge to Nigeria after its official launch last week at the British High Commission in Abuja. Marginalised adolescent girls in Nigeria face several barriers to accessing both formal and non-formal education, and poverty remains the most important factor in determining whether a girl can access education. Only 4 percent of poor young women in the North West are literate, compared with 99 percent of rich young women in the South East. According to UNESCO estimates, 130 million girls worldwide between the age of 6 and 17…
The leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-South geo-political zone on Tuesday showered the National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun with praise for promoting democratic practice, maintaining a progressive attitude and retaining the party’s appeal, cohesiveness and competitiveness. “APC is in good health. The signs can be found in increasing memberships and electoral turnouts in the six geo-political zones in Nigeria, greater role by women in the political party development and internal party democracy” the leaders said. At a gathering in Uyo, the leaders not only lavished praise on Oyegun for promoting transparency in party…