A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has told the national leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to take a back seat as his political career is now over. George stated this in reaction to the emergence of Senator Bukola Saraki as the Senate President ahead of Senator Ahmed Lawan, who was the preferred candidate of the APC leader. Specifically, George said Tinubu, who is a former Lagos governor, to start preparing to retire from politics as his political influence has been greatly diminished with the outcome of the National Assembly elections. The PDP…
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The All Progressives Congress in Lagos State has called on the national leadership of the party to mete out appropriate sanctions on the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, for anti-party activities. The Lagos chapter of APC in a statement by its publicity secretary, Mr. Joe Igbokwe, said it was saddening that Saraki could ‘jump into bed’ with the Peoples Democratic Party in his desperation for power. Igbokwe described the re-election of Senator Ike Ekweremadu as the Deputy Senate President as an embarrassment to the APC. The statement read, “The purported election of…
Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has told the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to stop blaming tanker drivers for recent road crashes and fire incidents in the state. In a statement issued on Wednesday by its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Taofik Gani, the PDP stated that the warning given to tanker drivers plying Lagos roads by the All Progressives Congress-led government was misplaced. PDP also condemned the APC for “playing the ostrich and being diversionary” concerning various accidents occuring on Lagos roads. “This is in a manner that suggests that the drivers could avert accidents”, the statement said. According…
The Borno State Government said it was willing to provide logistic support toward the relocation of the Military High Command to Maiduguri. The Deputy Governor of the state, Alhaji Mustapha Zannah, stated this while receiving members of the Borno Correspondents’ Chapel on a solidarity visit at his office in Maiduguri. Zannah said the state government was also willing to provide accommodation for the senior military officers expected in Maiduguri. He commended the gallant efforts of the military at dislodging the Boko Haram insurgents from their hideout in Sambisa forest. “The state government is ready to provide logistics and other support…
Justice Ibrahim Buba of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday dismissed a suit seeking to fire Assistant Inspector General of Police, Joseph Mbu, over his alleged abuse of power. In his ruling, Mr. Buba said no court in Nigeria could declare the office of a police officer of the rank of AIG vacant, saying that such action was the responsibility of the Nigeria Police. “If any threat is made against any person, it is the duty of the police to investigate and punish the officer who made it accordingly, even if it is an AIG. “No court in…
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Tuesday swore in new caretaker chairmen in the 16 council areas in the state, with a call on them to replicate his ‘Stomach infrastructure’ programme at the grass roots. The state House of Assembly had last Friday approved Fayose’s request to dissolve the councils and reconstitute them after six months, as stipulated by the Constitution. Represented by his Deputy, Dr. Kolapo Olusola, the governor charged the caretaker chairmen to bring their experiences to bear in the running of the LGs in order to hasten rapid development at the grass roots. He said, “You…
In compliance with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive, top officials of the Nigerian Army and Air Force on Tuesday visited Maiduguri, Borno state capital, to personally assess and supervise the relocation of the Military Command and Control Centre. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu, flew into Maiduguri alongside other tops ranks of the two armed forces shortly after noon on Tuesday. The service chiefs immediately moved to their respective areas of command to address the troops on ground and also make personal assessments of the ongoing relocation of the…
Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has reduced the number of ministries in the state from 19 to 13 as part of measures to cut down the cost of governance in the state. According to a statement by his media aide, Samuel Aruwan on Tuesday, Gov. El-Rufai would also place strict limits on the number of aides the thirteen commissioners to be appointed, can employ. “Accordingly, the Kaduna State government has announced the restructuring of its ministries from 19 to 13. This is intended to cut costs, spur efficiency and improve service delivery”, he said. Mr. Aruwan said the governor…
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has congratulated Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara on their emergence as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively. According to the governor, their victory has shown that “Nigeria can’t be owned by anyone”. The Ekiti governor, who also congratulated the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and Deputy Speaker, Yusuf Lasun said; “with what happened at the National Assembly today, those who believed that they can turn Nigeria to their personal estate must have realized the futility of their efforts and the beneficiaries of this collective resolve by Nigerians must make sure…
The immediate past Governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji, has said the emergence of Bukola Saraki as President of the Senate is proof that politics is all about negotiation, not war. Orji, who is now Senator representing Abia Central, made this known while speaking to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday shortly after adjournment of the first session of the 8th Senate. He expressed confidence that the new Senate President would stabilise the Red Chamber just like his predecessor, David Mark had done. “What has happened today (Tuesday) has shown us that politics is all about negotiation. It is not war…
This is the second time Ne-Yo would have to be fighting rumors that he’s gay. The talented singer and dancer came out to slam new reports he is gay after a website recently published an article claiming Caitlyn Jenner’s public announcement of s*x change had inspired the singer to also admit he is homosexual. In an article published earlier this week, the site NewsBuzzDaily.com quoted the R&B singer as stating: “Bruce [sic] Jenner really gave me the inner strength to admit to my kids, my family, my friends, my fans and ultimately to myself that I am gay. I’ve known…
Star-Boy CEO might have just been a victim of hackers. His management have revealed that his (Wizkid) official e-mail accounts have been compromised by hackers. According to a press release from List Entertainment, Wizkid’s management company, the certified email accounts of front-line Nigerian artiste has been hacked. The accounts are; starboybookings@gmail.com, ayobalogunwizkid339@gmail.com, and wizkidayo@gmail.com. “They are currently been used to send fraudulent e-mails to business partners and other associates of the artiste. The said email account is no longer under our control and we want the general public to disregard all mails received from it. All mails should be sent…
Nigerian Pop star, Lamboginny is preparing a law suit against Five star music and Goge Africa for selling his track ‘Meje’ on Itunes illegally. The singer said he’s not signed to either Five Star music or Goge Africa and he don’t understand why they will be selling his track. Lamboginny released a statement on the issue: – “JUST FOUND OUT MY SINGLE MEJE #7 IS SELLING ON ITUNES FOR $1.29 WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE BY EITHER GOGE AFRICA, FIVE STAR MUSIC OR BOTH OF THEM. Sometime during the week I was informed that one of my new music material Meje is selling…
Superstar singer, Wizkid has a surprise package in store. This surprise isn’t for his fans but for his girlfriend. Tania Omotayo’s birthday is by the corner and Wizkid is set to throw a huge celebration for his on/off girlfriend Tania Omotayo. Tania Omotayo says she is at a loss with what Wizkid is planning for her birthday. “I don’t know, he just told me to pack a bag. We are probably going to one of these African countries” she told an online medium recently. Tania Omotayo’s birthday is on June 14, 2015.
More famously known as Saka and for his commercial with MTN, the comic actor has shown off his wife. Hafiz Oyetoro aka Saka, shared a photo of himself and his wife with a funny caption. He shared the photo and wrote: – ‘See o. Since she got married to me her life has refused to remain the same. She is now taller and fatter.’
Sen. Bukola Saraki on Tuesday pledged that the Senate would focus on making laws that will boost the economy. Saraki made the pledge while delivering his acceptance shortly after he was sworn in as President of the 8th Senate. Saraki said that the 8th senate would make laws that would create more job opportunities and reposition major sectors of the economy, particularly the oil sector. He expressed appreciation to his colleagues who elected him, promising to be just, equitable and fair. “I am most honoured and privileged to be elected to serve as President of the Senate. I accept with…
Former deputy governor of Rivers State, Engr Tele Ikuru, has said that he left office broke as he did not get any parting gift from his boss, former Governor Rotimi Amaechi, before they bowed out on May 29 this year. “I served the government for seven years and seven months under Amaechi, because I was with Omehia for five months. At the end of the seven years and seven months Amaechi did not think that I deserved any parting gift despite the fact that in the course of this administration, by reason of the office I occupied, I returned several…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has congratulated the newly elected leaders of the National Assembly. He urged them to see their elections beyond the narrow interests of their political parties. In a statement issued by his media office on Tuesday, June 9, Atiku noted that with the elections of its officers, the 8th National Assembly should get to work. “The Nigerian people look up to the new National Assembly to work with the executive arm in finding solutions to the problems of insecurity, poverty, illiteracy and joblessness in the country. Their election is indeed a call to duty, and it…
The leadership of All Progressives Congress has described as totally unacceptable and the “highest level of indiscipline and treachery”, the conduct of Tuesday’s inauguration of the National Assembly that led to the emergence of Dr. Bukola Saraki and Mr. Yakubu Dogara as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively. The party’s position was contained in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in Abuja on Tuesday. APC said, “Senator Bukola and Hon. Dogara are not the candidates of the APC and a majority of its National Assembly members-elect for the positions of Senate President and House Speaker. The party duly…
Two masterminds of the Gombe Line Transport Services bombing in October 2014 have been arrested after engaging troops in a shoot-out on Sunday in Gombe State. The suspected high profile terrorists were arrested following surveillance and intelligence operations that tracked them to a check point at Bajoga in the state, the Defence Headquarters said on Tuesday. It added that one of the suspects, who sustained serious injuries during the encounter was being treated at a military medical centre while interrogation of the other suspect has started.