The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, raised alarm that the All Progressives Congress (APC) was plotting to take over Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Delta states where the PDP genuinely won. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, raised the alarm, while addressing newsmen in Abuja. He said that the PDP was ready for the love of the country to put behind it, cases of alleged election malpractices and anomalies that took place in some states in the north. “We have not tried to make an issue of how voting was done in some parts of the…
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Chairman of the Silverbird Group and Senator-elect, Ben Murray-Bruce has continued his call for change on twitter, calling on the incoming government to partner with Lagos on how to help other Nigerian States to increase their internally generated revenue and reduce dependence on the federal government. “For our economic survival, FG must partner with Lagos and ask both Tinubu and Fashola to mentor all other states on how to increase IGR,” he wrote on microblogging site Twitter. He also took time out to reply those who have been criticizing his tweets, saying he might not have given free meals or…
Diddy has explained why he may never get married..The mogul who is in a long term relationship with Cassie,28 was on Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live where a viewer asked him why he hasn’t gotten married. The 45 year old said I don’t know [if I’ll ever get married]. It’s the whole thing of; I think you have to be ready for it because it’s somebody else’s heart involved. That’s just a lot of responsibility and I don’t want to be going to court and having somebody interfere in my relationship. So I’d rather just do the “Goldie Hawn.”…
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has alleged that the National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, was not totally committed to the party during the elections, claiming that the chairman even had a secret meeting with the national leader of All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Fayose said this during a Channels Television programme, ‘View from the Top’, aired on Monday. He said, “Shortly before my election, he (Mu’azu) was to see me and I waited for him in his house for about five hours and then he came out to say he was sorry and that…
President Goodluck Jonathan, whose tenure comes to and end on May 29, 2015 has expressed optimism that posterity will place his administration on the right side of history. According to the president, his administration has delivered the dividends of democracy in various sectors of the economy, particularly in the power sector as he claimed that the sector presently generates 6, 000 megawatts of electricity. Jonathan made this known during the official inauguration of Niger Delta Power Holding Company/National Integrated Power Plant Gwagwalada 330/132/33KV Transmission Substation in Abuja. Represented by Vice President Namadi Sambo, he said, “Let me reiterate our firm…
National Chairman of Labour Party, Alhaji Abdulkadir Abdulsalam, has described President Goodluck Jonathan’s comment on Sunday during a thanksgiving service in his honour that his ministers and aides should brace up for persecution under the incoming All Progressives Congress (APC) administration, as misleading and tantamount to blame passing. Abdulsalam, who spoke on Monday in Abuja, also said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors should be the ones to resign and not the party’s Chairman, Adamu Mu’azu. “Presidents the world over take responsibility for their actions and the actions of their ministers and aides. Since President Jonathan said his ministers…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has assumed its opposition party status early, 17 days before the All Progressives Congress (APC) officially becomes the ruling party by reminding the APC of its promises before the election and advising it not to renege on them. The PDP criticized a new opinion poll by the APC where it asked Nigerians what they want the incoming government to do for them. The party also alleged that the APC deleted its manifesto from its official website after the election. “The APC embarks upon a fresh deception game to confuse & deceive innocent Nigerians in a…
The Supreme Court lacks the powers to stop the National Assembly from amending the constitution, Senate spokesman, Eyinnaya Abaribe has said. The apex court had last week ordered the National Assembly to discontinue any further action on the constitution fourth amendment Bill pending hearing of the substantive suit. The suit was sequel to President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to veto the constitution fourth amendment Bill and thereafter dragged the National Assembly to the apex court in order to stop the legislature from overriding his veto. However, Abaribe, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Information and Public Affairs, in an interview…
The BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) group has raised the alarm over the deplorable humanitarian conditions in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps and settlements in the Federal Capital Territory and other states. Addressing journalists on the #BBOGCountdownToMay 29 intiative, co-convener of the group, Aisha Yesufu, who read the statement signed by the leader of the group, former Education Minister, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, stated that there have been reports of the dearth of basic amenities like food, water and shelter in IDP camps and reminded the government that its responsibility does not stop at rescuing citizens from terror as it also includes protecting and…
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Monday said the stress many Nigerians passed through while trying to acquire their Permanent Voter Cards would have been eliminated had the Nigeria succeeded at its attempts on the National Identity Card. He stated this while he was officially presented with his identity card by the Director General of the National Identity Management Commission, Mr. Chris Onyenmena, at the Lagos House, Ikeja. Fashola, after receiving his ‘Unique National Identity Card’, said the country was paying dearly for its previous failed attempts at capturing the biometrics of Nigerians in a common database. He said,…
Seven Energy International Limited (“Seven Energy”), the independent Nigerian integrated gas development, production and distribution company, and its subsidiary company Universal Energy Resources Ltd, announce the commencement of crude oil production from the Stubb Creek Field, in Akwa Ibom State, following approval to embark on delivery of oil through ExxonMobil’s Qua Iboe Terminal. Seven Energy’s interest in the Stubb Creek field is held through a 62.5% interest in the operator, Universal Energy Resources Ltd. Stubb Creek’s development was conceived and led by the Seven Energy team, resulting in production start up in February 2015 at an initial gross rate of…
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has dissolved the State Executive Council. According to a statement on Monday by Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Sola Gold, the dissolution affected commissioners, special advisers, senior special assistants, special assistants, liaison officers and youth employment coordinators. The SSG added that similarly, all boards of government-owned companies, commissions, parastatals, and organisations, other than those of statutory standing, were also dissolved. Gold said, “Commissioners are advised to handover government properties in their custody to their permanent secretaries while heads of other MDAs must handover to the most senior officers in their establishment. “Governor Abdulfatah…
Reports hit the net yesterday that veteran music producer, Babatunde Okungbowa aka OJB Jezreel is suffering from another kidney failure. He has however released a statement on the issue, saying he’s healthy and doesn’t have any infections. OJB also said Yes Magazine and Linda Ikeji should do their research properly before spreading rumor. Read what he wrote below: –
Veteran Hip-Hop act and UN ambassador, Zaaki Azzay isn’t one to brag but this is exceptional. He is now the newest owner of the infamous Mercedes Benz G-Wagon. The artiste who is popularly known for carrying a torch light at public events and on stage proudly shared pictures of his new car on his Instagram page. “Thank you God for promoting me to the G-class” he wrote below one of the pictures. His G-Wagon is the 2011 model of the Mercedes Benz G-class and costs N14m approximately. Zaaki Azzay had his fourth child last November with his new wife, Hembadoon.…
Diamond from Tanzania seems to have developed a passion for featuring Nigerian musical acts on his songs. It’s all getting set for two of Africa’s biggest music stars, P-Square from Nigeria and Diamond from Tanzania to jumped on a track together. However, the case is the reverse as Diamond is actually been featured in this one. Peter Okoye captioned on Instagram, “My African people, you asked for it and it’s coming to you soon..,”.
Nigerian pop star Iyanya is excited to have extended his endorsement contract with telecommunication giant MTN by another year. Iyanya revealed this today, Tuesday May 12, 2015 on his Instagram page after wrapping up the contract extension. The deal was brokered by the Paul Okoye led Upfront Bookings, which handles majority of the endorsement deals between celebrities and top Nigerian brands. Iyanya has been associated to MTN since he won the maiden edition of Project Fame in 2008. The Triple MG act took time out to thank MTN for the contract extension. “Thank You to @mtnng For another year to…
Controversial self-acclaimed ‘Area Fada’ of Abuja entertainment, Charly Boy who said he will ride his bike from Abuja to China if Buhari makes N1 equal $1 is back again with another article. Read what he wrote below: – Oga GMB, How far? I trust you have been getting enough rest and getting ready for the mother of all battles in your life. You know how hard and how long you have fought for this and now that you have it, we can’t wait to see how our lives will change! You must understand that our expectations are high, but you can’t…
Kaduna State Governor-elect, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, Tuesday, said that all stolen money by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) must be refunded as soon as the incoming government of the All Progressive Congress (APC) ascends power on May 29. In a speech by the former Minster of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), yesterday, when executive members of the National Union of Textile Garments and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) paid him a courtesy visit in his private residence in Kaduna, el-Rufai said, “we will politely ask those who stole government money to return the funds”. “This is because people who are…
Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido and his Niger State counterpart Babangida Aliyu may be planning to float a new political party, it has emerged. This, according to reports, was partly why Lamido named a road in the state after the G7 governors, who are seen as crucial to the political future of the governor, who with Aliyu did not go through with earlier plans to leave the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Online news platform, PerSecondNews quoted a source in the Jigawa government who pleaded for anonymity that shortly after the commissioning of the road among other projects, Lamido and Aliyu…
President Goodluck Jonathan’s security aides, Monday, expelled the State House correspondent of German Radio, Deutsche Welle, Ubale Musa when President of Chad Idris Derby visited the country. Security operatives attached to the Presidential Villa, were said to have withdrawn Musa’s accreditation tag for asking visiting Chadian President Idris Deby a question considered embarrassing by the Presidency. Musa’s question for Derby was an explanation on the relationship between the multinational task force fighting in Lake Chad and the South African merceneries fighting with the force. Derby replied Musa by saying he had “no information concerning mercenaries from South Africa”. Reports say…