The Rivers Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja on Wednesday struck out a motion filed by Governor Nyesom Wike challenging Dakuku Peterside’s eligibility to contest the 2015 governorship election in Rivers. The tribunal Chairman, Justice Muazu Pindiga, ruled that Mr. Peterside met the 21-day notice for the All Progressives Congress primaries as provided in the Electoral Act. Mr. Wike’s counsel, Emmanuel Ukala, had on July 22, moved a motion, alleging that the APC did not observe the 21 days mandatory notification of its candidate before the election. “The APC did not observe the 21 days Electoral Act declaration under…
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The All Progressives Congress has washed its hands off the ongoing interrogation of the wife of the Senate President, Mrs. Toyin Saraki, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, stated this while fielding questions from reporters in Abuja at the party’s headquarters, Wednesday. Mr. Odigie-Oyegun noted that unlike the previous administration, the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC administration had taken a position of non-interference in the activities of agencies of government saddled with investigative and prosecution responsibilities. He was reacting to allegations that the party was behind the renewed interest of the…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has castigated his successor in office, late President Umar Musa Yar’Adua for reversing the sale of the Kaduna and Port Harcourt refineries to a Dangote-led consortium by his administration. The late president made the cancellation of the privatization of the moribund refineries one of the first things he did immediately he took over power from Obasanjo. In the second part of an interview he granted Channels TV on Wednesday, Obasanjo, who is speaking publicly on the issue for the first time, accused Yar’Adua of bowing to pressure by some unnamed persons by canceling the said contract.…
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday alleged that the Director General of the Department of State Services, Mr. Lawal Daura, is a card carrying member of the governing party, the All Progressives Congress. The PDP said with this development, there is no guarantee Daura could preside over the DSS without being partial. The opposition party’s concern was made known by its acting National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, at a press briefing in Abuja. Secondus spoke after the weekly meeting of the members of the National Working Committee of the party. The briefing was attended by members…
Socio-cultural organization, Ohaneze Ndigbo, said yesterday that it was not surprised at the way the appointments of President Muhammadu Buhari have gone so far as it had shown the president’s deep rooted hatred for the Igbo nation. In an interview at the state–owned Anambra Broadcasting Service Television in Awka, Anambra State president of Ohaneze, Dr. Chris Eluemuno said the situation would not have changed even if the entire Igbo voted for him. “I said it during the campaigns that General Buhari does not like Igbo people and it is happening now with all the appointments he has so far made since he came into office on…
The House of Representatives yesterday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a national emergency in the labour sector of the nation’s economy. This came following a motion by Rep Kingsley Chinda, PDP, Rivers State entitled:’Urgent Need to Check the High Rate of Unemployment in the Country’. The House urged the federal government to “urgently convoke a national summit on unemployment”. In the motion which was passed without much debate, the House agreed to “direct the Committee on Labour and Productivity (when constituted) to request for and review the federal government’s blueprint on generation of 3,000,000 (Three Million) jobs per annum,…
file photo: Port Harcourt refinery The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, stated yesterday that the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries are expected to contribute about 8.5 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, per day to the country’s fuel supply, in the next couple of days. The NNPC in a statement signed by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ohi Alegbe, stated that the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries have been successfully re-streamed after a nine-month phased rehabilitation exercise conducted by its in-house engineers and technicians. According to Alegbe, the Port Harcourt refinery is…
Oliseh Akpofure Neo from Warri, Delta State has emerged the winner of the “MTVBase win a day with Don Jazzy’ competition which was concluded on the 16th July. Mr Oliseh who opted for the cash equivalent of the trip to Durban South Africa, was given a whooping sum of N500,000 on 29th July 2015 by Don Source: LIB The post Winner Of ‘Spend A Day With Don Jazzy’ Gets His N500k Prize appeared first on INFORMATION NIGERIA.
Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has promised that the backlog of workers’ salaries in the state would be paid soon. The promise is contained in a statement issued by the governor’s media aide, Mr Semiu Okanlawon, in Osogbo on Wednesday. According to the statement, Aregbesola made the promise when Ijesa Society, a social group in the state visited him. The governor expressed his displeasure over the delay in payment of workers’ salaries. “The visit of the group comes at a time when some people are being sponsored to rubbish my achievements,” Aregbesola was quoted as saying in the statement. President…
With the advent of and the growing power of social media, publicity seems to have overshadowed talent. There are people with extreme talent but are overshadowed by over-hyped people with less to no talent. There are many people with rising fame in Nigeria’s entertainment industry but have accomplished nothing or are absolutely talentless. INFORMATION NIGERIA takes a look at the very much overrated Nigerians in entertainment. 1. Maheeda: When she broke onto the entertainment scene, she claimed she was a gospel artiste. But right now people who know her know her for posting unclad photos of her body on social…
The Senate today inaugurated four committees that will aid the lawmakers in carrying out our the core assignment of providing quality legislation. The four committees inaugurated are the Selection Committee, the Rules and Business Committee, the Ethics and Privileges Committee as well as the Ad-hoc Committee on Publicity. Senate President Bukola Saraki will head the Selection Committee, while the Rules and Business Committee will be headed by Senator Babajide Omoworare representing Osun East Senatorial District. The Senate Ethics and Privileges Committee has Senator Samuel Anyanwu representing Imo East Senatorial District as Chairman, while the Ad-hoc Committee on Publicity is to…
A lot of people would be shocked to know that after all the hype surrounding Caitlyn Jenner, the premiere of his reality show “I Am Cait” was shadowed by very low ratings. It has been revealed that E! Reality show “I Am Cait” which follows the world’s most famous transgender person Caitlyn ‘Bruce’ Jenner as he navigates his new life as a woman and tries to become the face of the transgender community drew in 2.7million viewers according to ratings data released today. It would look like a good rating, but this is actually a massive drop compared to the 17 million people…
It’s been almost a week now since Mavin records First Lady, Tiwa Savage had her baby boy. A lot of fans have been anxious to see a photo of Tiwa post-baby bod, but all we get is one of her husband. Teebillz shared a photo on Instagram on Tuesday evening and captioned it “Life Changed Again #AboutAWeekAgo” This is Teebillz’ first child with Tiwa Savage, but has two other children from a previous relationship. The post Teebillz Share Photo Of Self On ‘Daddy Duty’ With New Born Son [PHOTOS] appeared first on INFORMATION NIGERIA.
I bet a lot of you have heard the rumor that world renowned reality TV star, Kim Kardashian, might be faking her pregnancy. The model, reality TV star and mother tried to clear the air on the issue but there are still a lot of doubters still. Yesterday, Kim Kardashian was seen in a body-hugging white dress with a light pink coat running errands. 2 hours ago, she posted a selfie of herself in the same outfit but this time her baby bump looked bigger. I’m among the people that believes there’s some foul play involved. The post Kim Kardashian Might…
Seun Kuti, one of the legacies of iconic Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo has just gotten himself a very emotional tattoo on his tummy. Seun decided to honor his mother by getting a tattoo of her face on his body. Seun shared photos of his tats today, July 29, 2015. See photos below: – The post Photos: Guess What Seun Kuti Tattooed On His Stomach appeared first on INFORMATION NIGERIA.
Lovers of the famous American TV show, Empire, would be concerned as one of the stars, Terrence Howard has been accused by his ex-wife of kicking and trying to strangle her while they were vacationing in Costa Rica. According to the civil complaint filed by Michelle Howard, she claims that Terrence kicked, strangled and threatened her on July 29, 2013 at a rental house the couple was staying at in Costa Rica. “[The Defendant] followed Plaintiff into the restroom of the rental house and punched her on the left side of her face,” reads the complaint filed by Howard. “Defendant also grabbed Plaintiff by…
The Federal Character Commission on Tuesday advised the Federal Government and National Assembly to abide by its principle in the sharing of positions and political appointments. The parastatal, which is under the Presidency, also said henceforth, no funds shall be allocated for capital projects to any Ministry, Department and Agency of government that fails to sit with its appropriate committee and obtain a “certificate of no objection”. The chairman of FCC, Alhaji Muhammed Alkali, and Secretary, Mr. Jude Rex-Ogbuku, stated these while fielding questions on the political crisis in the National Assembly over sharing of positions and perceived lopsided appointments…
The senator representing Niger East senatorial district, Senator David Umaru, has dismissed the allegation of forgery of the Senate Standing Order against the clerk to the National Assembly, Salisu Maikasuwa and the Senate leadership as unnecessary fuss which cannot stand. According to Sen. Umaru, there was no genuine document from which a forged one could be produced, arguing that it was not possible to determine that the 2015 Senate Rules was forged when the 2011 Senate Rules which was supposed to form the basis for comparison no longer existed. He was reacting to media speculations that the report of the probe…
The member representing Afikpo North/South Federal Constituency of Ebonyi State in the House of Representatives, Igariwey Iduma Enwo, who dragged President Muhammadu Buhari before an Abuja Federal Court over the release of N713.7 billion to states to pay backlog of salaries “without following constitutional process”, has withdrawn the case. The president had on July 6 approved the release of the funds for the states to be able to settle backlog of salaries they owed their workers. However, Rep Enwo of the Peoples Democratic Party had faulted the approval, saying it violated Section 164 of the 1999 Constitution, which provides that…
A member of the Seventh House of Representatives, Mr. Bamidele Faparusi, has said the All Progressives Congress leadership was right to dictate to its members on who it wants to become principal officers of the National Assembly. Faparusi, who represented Emure/Gbonyin/Ekiti East Federal constituency, said it was the prerogative of a party to guide its elected members and ensure execution of programmes that would be in tune with its mission and vision. Speaking in defence of the APC leadership in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday, the former lawmaker also said the party must be repositioned in Ekiti State to be able…