PDP National Chairman Adamu Muazu Following the resignation of British Labour Party leader, Ed Miliband and Liberal Democrats leader, Nick Clegg over their party’s woeful performance in Thursday’s general election, Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose says he has been vindicated on his call for the resignation of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu. According to a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Fayose noted that he had no personal score to settle with Mu’azu, but “it is morally wrong for the National Chairman to remain in office after…
Author: Wale Adebayo
To enforce the Police Anti-Corruption initiative, Acting Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Ehigiator Arase has directed the IGP Teams on Monitoring of police performance to immediately commence the monitoring of activities/conducts of Police officers on the Highways, Police stations and formations nationwide. The information was contained in a statement signed by CP Emmanuel Ojukwu, Force Public Reations Officer. According to him, the IGP was determined to rid the Force of all forms of corruption. He therefore warned officers and men to desist from corrupt practices. “The IGP further urges officers and men of the Force to be mindful of the constitutional…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned till May 27, 2015, to rule on a fundamental rights enforcement suit by the Senator-elect for Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu, challenging an alleged plot to extradite him to the United States of America over alleged drug charges. In the suit, Kashamu alleged that the Inspector General of Police and 11 others are plotting to abduct and forcibly transport him to the US to face trial on alleged drug-related offences, which he had often denied knowledge of. According to him, he had uncovered plans by the defendants doing the bidding…
Unlike several governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the country, Kaduna state Governor-elect, Malam Nasir El-Rufa’i says his government will not interfere with funds accruing to local government areas from the Federation Account. He promised that the state will not interfere with the running of the 23 local government councils, according to a statement by his spokesman, Samuel Aruwan, in Kaduna on Friday. According to the statement el-Rufa’i made his position known when a forum of APC local government chairmen in the state paid him a courtesy visit. “We must do what our people want and what will…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has responded to the reaction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to claims that the presidency was not cooperating with the APC to ensure a smooth transition. APC National Secretary Lai Muhammed, in a statement, said that in its usual style, the PDP has not addressed the issues raised. “I have read it (the PDP statemet) but as usual it has not addressed the issues I raised. I stand by my statement that as of today, there has been no meeting between members of Jonathan’s Transition Committee and the President-elect’s. Yes we do not deny…
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has described the decision of some Igbo people to beg the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari for appointments in his government as a disgrace to the Igbo nation. President of Ohaneze in Anambra State, Chief Chris Eluomunoh, who is also the chairman of Ohaneze State Presidents’ Forum for the seven Igbo-speaking states, said this at a news conference in Awka. According to him, issues of federal appointments are constitutional obligations which every president of Nigeria, irrespective of the voting pattern of a people in an election, must obey. “As far as the politics of Nigeria is…
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday slammed the All Progressives Congress (APC) for alleging that the Presidency has refused to cooperate with it in ensuring a successful transition of power on May 29. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, the PDP asked APC to put its house in order and stop being boastful and arrogant. “Whilst we understand Alhaji Lai Mohammed’s (his APC counterpart’s) excitement in the euphoria of his party’s unexpected victory, we view the APC’s provocative statement, especially the unguarded invectives on the Presidency and PDP as an unfortunate…
A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has revealed that he shunned attempts from members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to lure him to join them before and also after the general elections when he had known that the APC had taken over power at the centre. Speaking on the reason for not succumbing to the pressure to join the APC, Onuesoke said: “I am a die-hard member of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), and will remain in the party to build it to greater height.” He disclosed this when addressing Urhobo…
She doesn’t get as much deals as the singers do, but she’ll walk away happy with this one. The large-sized Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus has clinched a deal with a new multi-media company, African Cable Television (ACTV). The hardworking actress took to her Instagram page to post pictures of her signing the deal. See another photo below: –
Rumors filtered in days ago that Denrele Edun wants to change from a man to a woman. In a recent interview with Encomium, the TV personality debunked the rumor saying: – “If I was trying to be a lady, I am deceiving my conscience, and living a lie. I’m just comfortable with the person I am. I am comfortable with my identity I have built over the years. I am comfortable with the brand that is selling my market.” “I was a bit confused about my identity while growing up. Everyday, people would ask me if I was a girl or…
As always, forbes released it’s list of the Top 5 Richest Hip Hop kings and surprisingly, Diddy beat Dr Dre to the top spot. Dr Dre last year sold his Beats By Dre Company to Apple in 3 billion dollar deal so you would expect that he’s the richest. Surprisingly, Dre is not the richest man in hip-hop; that honor goes to Diddy, who clocks in at $735 million. The news may come as a surprise to many, but while Dre’s wealth ($700m) derived from a single jackpot idea, Diddy’s is the product of his interests in a slew of…
Veteran Nollywood bad-boy, Jim Iyke is definitely one of the most financially stable actors in the continent. The outspoken businessman has just launched his own bottled water company named ‘Burgeon’. The actor shared the photo of himself, his partner, Henry and his company van with the water logo on it. Jim wants his fans to get to know his new venture and want them to patronize him. The company started their operation yesterday, May 7, 2015.
Veteran talented Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson, has shared new family photos. The star actress and her hubby recently just celebrated the thanksgiving ceremony of their son, have stunned in new photos. The dazzling photos captures Mercy Johnson, her husband and their two children, looking very adorable. The photos were shared on Instagram
The Methodist Church has called on the Enugu State Government to handover public schools in the state to their original owners before May 29. Archbishop of Enugu Diocese, Most Rev. Christopher Ede, made the call at the commencement of the 40th anniversary of the church in Enugu on Friday. According to him, the state government had in 2009 commenced the process of returning such schools to missionaries but had not completed it. He said that 59 public schools made up of three secondary schools and 56 primary schools have so far been returned to the Methodist Church. “But the policy…
A 24-year-old salesgirl, Victoria Abah, was today arraigned in a Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, for alleged criminal misappropriation of N262,000 realised from sales of sweets and biscuits from the shop where she works at Garki International Market. Abah, who resides in Masaka, Nasarawa State, is standing trial on a two-count charge of breach of trust and criminal misappropriation following report by one Mrs Olusolo Agbochi the matter at the Garki Police Station on April 29. The accused pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Sgt. Shedrack Dauda told the court that the accused is the complainant’s salesgirl, while the money was…
About 34,000 women die in 760,000 abortions that are performed yearly in Nigeria, Prof. Innocent Ujah, Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos, has disclosed. According to Ujah, who spoke at an international meeting on the prevention of unsafe abortion hosted by Nigeria, the act contributed to 13 to 50 percent of child and mother deaths in Sub- Saharan Africa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ujah spoke at the forum organised by the Federation of International Gynaecologists and Obstetricians (FIGO), which involved participants from Brazil, Mali, Cameroon, Ghana and Gabon. “Unsafe abortions contribute 13 to…
The Federal Government has directed that a verification and revalidation exercise be carried out on all credentials and records of all staff in the Federal Civil Service. “The exercise will encompass verification and revalidation of crucial documents of all federal staff in the core Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government and their outstations in the affected states in collaboration with other IPPIS stakeholders,” said Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Danladi Kifasi. He gave the directive to officials managing the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System in a circular signed by the Permanent Secretary (Special Duties)…
A suicide bomber blows himself up in a car at the business college While the military continue to record gains against terrorists in Sambisa Forest, stronghold of Islamist group Boko Haram, College of Administrative and Business Studies in Potiskum, Yobe State has been attacked by two militants. At least six students were seriously injured by gunfire, but dozens more were hurt as they tried to escape. One of the two militants was the gunman, the other a suicide bomber, who blew himself up in the car park. Although no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, Boko Haram has been…
The House of Representatives in Abuja approved the harmonised conference report of a Bill for the Prohibition, Prevention, Detection, Response and Prosecution of Cybercrimes in the country. National Assembly Conference Committee met and harmonised differences in the versions of the bill passed by both chambers on Thursday. According to NAN, Rep. Ali Ahmed (APC-Kwara), who sponsored the bill, expressed concern that the country had no law regulating cyber activities. He noted that the absence of cyber-crime legislation exposed various persons and organizations to hacking by cyber-crime syndicates, with no law to prosecute culprits. Ahmed later told newsmen that the bill,…
The outgoing Senate President, David Mark, has advised the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, to make the genuine reconciliation of all Nigerians his top priority. He made the call on Friday at a thanksgiving Mass ahead of the end of the 7th Senate at St. Mulumba Catholic Chaplaincy, Apo in Abuja, according to a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Paul Mumeh. Mark said the call for genuine reconciliation became necessary so as to assuage the feelings of some aggrieved persons. The senate president said, “What the nation need now is genuine reconciliation of all sections of the country and…