Academic and non-academic staff of the Kwara state College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies have embarked on a warning strike. Reports say they are protesting the non-payment of their salaries for 10 months. Speaking on the action of the lecturers, the state Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed said embarking on a strike action is not the solution to the challenge on ground. Ahmed said he was not happy that the lecturers have not been paid, citing the present economic situation In Nigeria as the reason for the delay in payment of salaries. The Governor said “If people understand what is…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos has urged the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, to intervene in the case of former PDP spokesperson, Olisa Metuh over the refusal to grant him permission to travel abroad for treatment. The Lagos PDP made the plea via a statement released by its spokesperson, Gani Taofik on Sunday, May 29, 2016, according to Punch. The statement reads: “We ask the state not to take the ordinary prosecution to be a persecution as the whole efforts would be defeated if, God forbid, the defendant becomes permanently incapacitated due to lack of medical…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of destroying Nigeria’s economy despite only spending one year in office. Fayose made the remark in a statement released on Sunday, May 29, 2016, by his media aide, Lere Olayinka. It reads in part: “Despite President Buhari’s electoral promise to reduce petrol pump price from the N87 per litre that he met it and make life more bearable for Nigerians, he increased the price of petrol to N145, increased electricity tariff in spite of lack of power supply. “Food scarcity last experienced when Buhari was military Head of State between…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has warned residents of Ondo State not to vote a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as governor in the upcoming elections. Fayose made the comment on Sunday, May 29, 2016, during a thanksgiving service in Akure which was also attended by Ondo Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, Punch reports. “The people of Ondo State must not make the mistake we made during the last presidential election in Nigeria. My advice is that you don’t allow yourselves to be carried away by repeating the mistakes of last year that we are paying for now,” Fayose said…
Kwankwaso was elected in 2011 for a second term tenure in Kano State but decamped to the APC during the preparation of the 2015 general elections. Speaking to journalists in Kaduna during the seven day prayers for the late mother of Sen Shehu Sani on Saturday, May 28 2016, Kwankwaso said the APC led government is living up to expectation. “How can we regret being in the APC when we know that we have been living up to the people’s expectation,” Kwankwaso said when asked. The former governor, who was also a Minister of Defence in Olusegun Obasanjo’s regime, Kwakwaso,…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, May 30, said former president Goodluck Jonathan’s telephone call to him, conceding defeat while votes were still being counted during the 2015 election was unbelievable and shocking. He said he kept quiet for a while on the phone before responding. He stated this at the Presidential Banquet Hall, Aso Villa, Abuja, when he hosted the State House Press Corps to a lunch as part of activities marking this year’s democracy day. “When he made that famous call at 4:45 pm and said ‘Good evening Mr. President, I have called to congratulate you and I concede…
The Governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal told newsmen that President Buhari has fulfilled his key campaign promises in 365 days. Tambuwal said what Buhari promised Nigerians was to provide security, tackle corruption and provide jobs. He also added that Mr. President has reduced corrupt tendencies, and instilled discipline among public office holders. Tambuwal said “Before PMB came on board, corruption in Nigeria was mind burgling. The economy was badly damaged and when some of us being the progressive raised concern and blow the whistle when I was still the National Assembly Speaker, those who never meant well for the…
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state told newsmen that President Buhari cannot stop him from travelling abroad. Punch reports that Fayose made the comment in reaction to reports that some state Governors were placed on travel ban by the President. Fayose also said he would travel to anywhere at anytime he wants, and he will make his journey public, adding that the states are not appendages of the Federal Government. Fayose’s Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, also said Buhari’s government has no respect for the constitution. Olayinka also expressed surprise at the “dangerous dimension of…
The Ekiti state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has accused Governor Ayo Fayose of leaving a lavish lifestyle, while workers in the state are suffering. The APC issued a statement in reaction to Fayose’s comment that he could not pay salaries because the former Governor of the Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi plunged the state in debt. The Ekiti APC Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun said “The Adewale Omirin-led House of Assembly approved for Fayose to take N2bn Central Bank loan for artisans and small scale traders, but up till now, he has not given one naira to anybody. “He…
Senator Shehu Sani has denied reports that his colleague, Ben Murray-Bruce was blocked from greeting President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, May 30, 2016. Ben Bruce had alleged that an official of the Department of State Services (DSS) prevented him from greeting Buhari during a dinner held by the president for legislators at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. “I was at the presidential villa today. Went to the President’s table. DSS would not allow me greet him but let another Senator greet him,” Murray-Bruce said. “I have nothing against the President, however, nobody is too important to be criticised and my…
The minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed revealed to journalists on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, that Nigeria is broke. He said this after a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting which was presided over by President Buhari at the villa. Mohammed said the current economic state of the country was one of the reasons for the hike in fuel price. The minister likened Nigeria’s situation to a man who earns N100,000 as salary, and suddenly his employer says he can only pay N30,000, adding that the man has to make some hard decisions to be able to survive. Mohammed said…
Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed has said that President Muhammadu Buhari will not release the names of persons who stole money from Nigeria’s coffers. Mohammed said that Buhari had earlier intended to release the names but had been advised not to do so. The minister made the comments during a programme organised by Channels Television to mark the one year anniversary of the current administration. “We will get the list but not today; before the end of the week. But I must say not with the names. Of course for obvious legal reasons. The president said he was going to…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he feels sorry for Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed. Buhari explained further that Mohammed’s job is difficult because he has to explain government’s actions to Nigerians. The president made the comment on Monday, May 30, 2016, while hosting state house correspondents at the Presidential Villa, The Cable reports. “One of the men I pity is Lai Mohammed. Everyday he is on TV explaining our performance or lack of it,” Buhari said. “The ministers sit down day and night to work. Some of them have literarily lost weight because they were sleeping less and eating…
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state has cleared the air on his purported 2019 presidential ambition. Speaking at a media chat to commemorate the 2016 Democracy Day celebration in Sokoto, he stated that “2019 is in the hands of God.” He maintained that it was too early to talk about the future adding that his administration is focused on delivering the dividends of democracy to the people. “We will discuss 2019 when 2019 is around the corner; it’s too early to be talking about that, I believe that we should face what we are facing now, that’s governance and the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reopened its National Secretariat in Abuja. The secretariat was shut down on May 22, 2016, after a crisis in the party caused by the removal of then chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff. The PDP announced the reopening of its headquarters via a statement released by the secretariat’s Head of Publicity, Chinwe Nnorom. The statement reads in part: “Please be informed that the PDP National Secretariat re-opens today being Tuesday May 31, 2016 for members of establishment staff only. The BoT Secretary, Chief Ojo Maduekwe, will be addressing members of staff at 1Pm today in the…
The Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s stay in the office as unfavourable, tortuous, rudderless and directionless. In a statement by the Publicity Secretary of the PDP in Ogun State, Malik Olamilekan Ibitoye while assessing the speech of the President, said it was as colourless as they come, and that Buhari could not point to any meaningful achievement in the last one year. Ibitoye stated that it was regrettable that Buhari wasted 365 whole days, adding that he could not even point to a single achievement other than the assumed rescue of one of the…
All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the 2015 election in Abia State, Nyerere Anyim has said that President Muhammadu Buhari should be praised and appreciated for his good work in the country. Anyim made the comment during a recent interview with Vanguard in Aba, the state capital. “The President must be commended for his doggedness and robust resilience in tackling the perennial problem of insecurity and corruption which stagnated the development of this nation,” he said. “The mess he (Buhari) is cleaning, the sacrifice he is making because of our better tomorrow, should be appreciated. The people of Nigeria…
The Special Assistant to Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose on Parliamentary Matters, Samuel Ajibola, has resigned. Ajibola tendered his resignation via a letter dated May 28, 2016, according to Punch. The letter reads: “I humbly write this to formally notify you that I am resigning from my position as your S.A on Parliamentary Affairs. Sir, within my personal conviction, I am satisfied that I have in honesty and utmost loyalty served the PDP, the people of Ekiti and government in general. “Therefore, I premise my resignation on some basic developmental issues and the economic situation in the state which I…
Hon Abdulrasheed Kakangi said this in Kaduna on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, called on PDP supporters to give Senator Ahmed Makarfi led interim leadership their maximum support so that he can re-invigorate the fortunes of the party. Kakangi, a former Commissioner of Culture and Tourism in Kaduna state, also expressed strong hope that Sen Makarfi will reorganise, redirect, and resuscitate the PDP both at the National States and Local government levels. “Makarfi will not only provide genuine and politically oriented opposition to the ruling party, but he will ensure that the PDP bounce back to power in the next round…
Music artiste Skales & his manager Osagie Osarenkhoe were reportedly arrested and detained by Police over allegations of fraud and failure to honour the contract that he signed with them. His girlfriend took to twitter after the news hit social media, to defend him and also share details on what transpired between him and the label. She also debunked rumours that he was detained and gave an update concerning the case, saying the record label has now let him go.