The factional Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Mr. Dele Olugbemi, has rubbished the purported notice of impeachment against Governor Ayodele Fayose and his Deputy, Dr Olusola Eleka, by the 19 All Progressives Congress members of the assembly. In petitions to the State Commissioner of Police, Taiwo Lakanu, and Director of the Department of State Service, Samuel Tamuno, Olugbemi called for the prosecution of the embattled Speaker, Dr. Adewale Omirin, for engaging in forgery, impersonation and attempt to cause breach of the public peace. It would be recalled that Seven Peoples Democratic Party lawmakers loyal to Fayose had…
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The two Aljazeera journalists, who were detained by military authorities in Maiduguri, Borno State, have regained their freedom. According to The Nation, they were freed in the early hours of Saturday. The two journalists – Ahmed Idris and Ali Mustapha, who are Nigerians working for the international news channel, were in Maiduguri apparently to cover the presidential election held on March 28, 2015. However, they were picked up by the Nigerian Military, which claimed they were loitering with their cameras and other working tools in restricted areas without permission of the security agencies. As of the time of publishing this…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has said the state government was the first in the federation to implement the Federal Government approved minimum wage. He also debunked what he described as the propaganda of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on minimum wage in the state’s civil service and described as untrue, the allegation that Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, the All Progressives Congress (APC) flag bearer in the April 11 governorship election in the state, was sacked from the state Public Service. According to him, “He (Ambode) retired voluntarily after 27 years of meritorious service”. Fashola alleged that ahead of the…
Millionaire businesswoman and politician, Bola Shagaya, has described as untrue, reports that she was planning a lavish party for Aishat Buhari, the wife of Nigeria’s president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari. Ms. Shagaya, who has an uncanny ability to be friends with any government in power, is a powerful ally of the outgoing First Lady, Patience Jonathan. When reports filtered online, following a tweet by the UK chapter of the All Progressives Congress about the alleged planned event, the Kwara-based politician came under severe bashing on social media for purportedly being a turncoat and planning to curry patronage by fraternizing with the wife…
The Bayelsa Development Forum, BDF, has announced an elaborate plan to host President Goodluck Jonathan to a “heroic welcome reception”, as he prepares to vacate office come May 29, 2015 and return to the state. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the Secretary-General of BDF, Ebimo Anderson. Mr. Jonathan made history when he became the first Nigerian incumbent president to lose an election and even before the final results were formally announced, concede defeat to the winner, Muhammadu Buhari, of the All Progressives Congress. The Forum said it has already sent a written letter to the…
Ahead of next Saturday’s governorship elections nationwide, a Christian group has pledged to mobilise Christians in Adamawa to vote Malam Nuhu Ribadu, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as Governor of Adamawa State. The group, PDP Christian Supporters Forum for Ribadu, said its decision was based on the anti-corruption history of the PDP flag bearer, who was pioneer chairman of Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The chairman of the group, Vincent Hassan, who stated his group’s stance at a press conference in Yola, the state capital on Saturday, urged Nigerians to desist from voting…
Senator Gbemisola Rukayyah Saraki has said the victory of the All Progressives Congress candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, in last Saturday’s presidential election has put paid to the prediction that Nigeria will disintegrate in 2015 just as she commended Nigerians for ensuring “the country’s arguably most credible elections in history”. Ms. Saraki also charged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to ahead of next Saturday’s governorship and State House of Assembly elections, ensure that “administrative lapses identified in the last elections are corrected. The security agencies are also advised to continue to be non-partisan and professional in carrying out their duties”. She…
Nigerians have been asked to put the recent presidential elections behind them and reconcile their differences “as children from the same womb, Nigeria”. President Goodluck Jonathan made the call in an Easter message to Nigerians posted on his official Facebook page Saturday. Mr. Jonathan, who contested the election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, lost to his main rival, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), of the All Progressives Congress. The president conceded defeat to his opponent and also made a nationwide broadcast last Tuesday, during which he urged those who may feel aggrieved by the outcome of the election…
President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has given assurances to Nigerians that he would handle state resources with utmost responsibility and honesty and that he would not condone the looting of public resources. Speaking while receiving a delegation of the people of his home state, Katsina, who came to congratulate him on his election as President of Nigeria, Mr. Buhari regretted that the citizens had been made poorer by the 16 years of PDP maladministration in spite of the fact that the country received more income in that period than at any other time. Mr. Buhari said savings from his war against corruption…
The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has urged supporters of the All Progressives Congress across the country to come out massively and vote the party’s governorship and House of Assembly candidates in next Saturday’s elections. In a statement issued in Abuja over the weekend, Mr. Buhari said while thanking Nigerians for voting him into office, there are still greater challenges of consolidating the electoral victory of the opposition party. According to him, the election of APC governorship and House of Assembly candidates is no less important than his own victory during the March 28 presidential election. He explained that his election should…
Indications emerged on Friday that the Presidency has begun a probe of the leakage of the telephone conversation between President Goodluck Jonathan and Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on Tuesday March 31st. President Jonathan had at 5.15 pm, called Buhari, winner of last Saturday’s presidential polls on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to concede defeat and congratulate him. However, two days after the call, an audio file of the conversation found its way to the public domain in what a presidency source described as serious security breach. The source, who pleaded anonymity while confirming the probe, said the…
His recent outfit have started to look more feminine than what we are accustomed to. The popular and controversial OAP, Derenle Edun has tried a new look that puts him ahead of his former looks. Denrele was spotted looking all different in crochet braids and according to comments, he looks like a rock star. The one time Channel O VJ shared the photos on Instagram with the caption, “Style is when they are running you outta town but you make it look like you are leading the parade!”
Controversial Nollywood actress, Cossy Ojiakor has responded to new rumors that she’s now broke. Cossy told Saturday beats: – “The picture that surfaced online was taken on the set of a movie that I just shot. I am almost done with the movie and it is about the lifestyle of the daughters of politicians. I love it when I have very beautiful people in my movies. Anita Joseph is a very beautiful lady. She is very curvy. I have big b**bs too, so it would make the movie more attractive to watch.” She also said “The movie is almost finished;…
Mavins recording artiste, Di’Ja, was one of the guests at the big and luxurious wedding of El-Rufai’s son, Bello and Kamila in Abuja. Di’Ja – a cousin to the bride – reunited to old friends, cousins, family members and aunts that attended the wedding ceremony in Abuja. One of the dignitaries spotted at the wedding was the newly elected president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. Photos below: –
The stories are everywhere so this shouldn’t be a new talk. What is new however is that the singer has come forward to deny the allegations. Saturday Beats had a sit-down with May D cousin, Oreoluwa Akinbode, who also doubles as his manager and he denied the allegations that he is a woman beater. According to him: – “The truth is that the news has been out for a while and I haven’t spoken to anybody about it and May D has not either. When we read the news, we were shocked because it is false. We have spoken to our…
People say there’s bad blood between the two, but this is obviously false. Patoranking who’s currently signed to Foston Music and his former boss, Timaya are still buddies. Yesterday, the dance-hall singer, Patoranking hooked up with Timaya as the two were spotted dining together. The duo were spotted at an exquisite restaurant dining together and they seemed to be looking at future partnerships – already, Timaya featured Patoranking on a song in his current album, Epiphany. Patoranking kicked off his career working with popular music producer, K-Solo and was signed on to Timaya’s Dem Mama Records before he dumped the contract…
The Rivers State Police Command said on Saturday that it has commenced search for gunmen who killed six persons and burnt the house of a politician in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area. The Public Relations Officer of the command, Ahmed Muhammad, said this in Port Harcourt during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria. Mr. Muhammed, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said the gunmen attacked Obrikom and Obor communities killing six persons and injuring two others. He said they also burnt the house of Vincent Ogbagu, the All Progressives Congress House of Assembly candidate for the local government area. “At…
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President Goodluck Jonathan’s defeat in the presidential election made some people jubilant, while others were thrown in confusion and sadness. The group of the society who might be really upset are Nollywood stars, who contributed massively to Jonathan’s electoral campaign. Many celebrities were seen on TV screens, social media and multiple events praising the president and his role for the industry and for the country in the whole. The Punch had a chance to ask some of them how they felt after March 28. So, do they really regret the choice they made? Omoni Oboli, the actress. May be regarded…
Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State, has said quitting the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not an option for him despite people in the state voting massively for the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), because the PDP can still recover from its loss. He spoke to State House correspondents after he met behind closed doors with President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa on Thursday night, Daily Independent reports. Lamido lamented the loss of the PDP in the presidential polls, blaming it on the mismanagement of its initial successes, but praised Muhammadu Buhari of the APC for his ability to snatch the Presidency…