Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State, has described the ‘change’ slogan by the All Progressives Congress as a hoax, adding that the opposition party is an object of propaganda. He, however, described President Goodluck Jonathan as a progressive. Mimiko stated this while inaugurating a primary school as part of activities commemorating his 6th anniversary as the governor of the state on Friday in Akure, the state capital. The governor said the project was inspired by President Jonathan. Mimiko, in a statement on Friday, said Jonathan, like Ondo State, had demonstrated that he is a progressive, adding that “building a mega…
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The insistence of the Peoples Democratic Party-led Federal Government to deploy soldiers for election duties is a ploy to subvert the will of the people, a cross section of northern leaders have said. The leaders were reacting to a statement by the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation that there is nothing wrong in the planned deployment of the soldiers. The director of media and publicity for the PDPPCO, Mr.Femi Fani-Kayode, had claimed that for opposing the deployment of the soldiers, the opposition All Progressives Congress was planning to unleash mayhem on Nigerians before, during and after the elections. Reacting to the move, Chairman…
About 400, 000 Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) are still being expected in Lagos State from Abuja for onward distribution to their owners, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state said yesterday. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Lagos, Mr Akin Orebiyi, however, announced to reporters that PVCs’ distribution has risen to 62.7 per cent from 38 per cent last week. He said: “But we are still working seriously because we know that quite a number of people are still yet to collect their PVCs; we want to make sure that they are able to collect these cards. “As we…
Fleeing Boko Haram gunmen attacked three villages in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State between Thursday and Friday, killing at least 40 people, residents and security officials said. According to locals, the insurgents had earlier killed 30 indigenes of Gaya –fa community, and later proceeded to another village, Zang. Both communities are situated close to the dreaded Sambisa Forest, which is currently undergoing massive air bombardment. “They ransacked our villages for almost two days, they first attacked Gaya-fa in a killing spree, over 30 people were shot”, one resident told PREMIUM TIMES. “We were able to repel them on…
The immediate past Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has threatened news website, Sahara Reporters, and its publisher, Omoyele Sowore, for publishing the audio file, where the plot to allegedly rig the 2014 governorship election in Ekiti State, was hatched. Obanikoro warned the website of legal action if it continues reporting the scandal, which has now come to be known as “Ekitigate”. In a February 19 letter by his United States-based counsel, Joseph Tacopina, the ex-minister said the reporting of the rigging tape by Sahara Reporters was “merely propaganda for Sen. Obanikoro’s opponents”. Tacopina said the audio file…
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Kanye West was on Power 105’s Breakfast Club this morning where he talked about everything from his ex-girlfriend Amber Rose, Tyga’s relationship with Kylie, Kim posing unclad for magazines and more. Below are the highlights: On Tyga dating 17-year-old sister-in-law Kylie Jenner: “I think he got in early, I think he was smart [laughs]. They are closer in age than a lot of relationships that I know. I knew Tyga was smart.” Then he said, “I can’t speak on nobodies relationship.” On his ex-Amber Rose: “She’s just soaking in the moment. If Kim had dated me when I first wanted…
APC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SPOKESMAN, GARBA SHEHU The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO), has said that placing the fate of the 2015 general elections in the hands of the military is a mockery of democracy. The organisation in a statement signed by its director of media and publicity, Garba Shehu, said that while it appreciated the readiness of the military to deploy troops for the election, democracy and the military are not complementary as subjecting the fate of a democracy to the military is a coup against the people. Shehu said the service of the military would be better utilised…
At least four persons were shot dead by armed robbers during an attack on an old generation bank at Vandeikya area of Benue State. A policeman was also injured as the robbers reportedly carted away large sums of money. According to an eyewitness, the suspected armed robbers, who stormed the community around 2:00 p.m., disarmed a policeman before they entered the bank. They had earlier reportedly blocked Vandeikya-Obudu road and deflated the tyres of police vehicles. “The armed robbers took strategic positions, headed to the bank and disarmed the policemen on duty before carting away large sums of money,” the…
Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, on Friday, alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari was at a London hospital and not on a working visit to the United Kingdom, as insisted by his party. He warned the APC not to give Nigeria another Yar’Adua treatment. “As against the claim of the APC that Buhari was on a short working visit to the UK, Buhari is being treated at a hospital located at Cavendish Street, Cavendish Square, W2 London West End, London,” he claimed. Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka,…
All Progressive Congress (APC) in Osun state, Friday, gave a two-week ultimatum to the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Service (DSS), to arrest the director of Media of Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode over a video he alleged showed how APC rigged last year’s governorship polls in the state. The party, while reacting to claims by the former Minister of Aviation when he appeared on a Lagos-based telivision on Thursday, said should security agents fail to prosecute Fani-Kayode, it would compel Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola to set up an independent panel to look into the…
Coordinator of the National Information Centre, Mike Omeri, Thursday, described Israel as loyal ally in Nigeria’s fight against Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram. “Israel has been a crucial and loyal ally in our fight against Boko Haram. It is a sad reality that Israel has a great deal of experience confronting terrorism,” Omeri told Israeli news platform Jerusalem Post. “Our Israeli partners have used that experience, and the unique expertise gained over years of fighting terror within its own borders, to assist us.” According to him, Israel has been incredibly supportive with the training and the tools required to defeat…
President Goodluck Jonathan, Friday, said that victory for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the upcoming general elections would free Lagos residents from oppression. Speaking when the leaders of market women groups in Lagos and environs, paid him a solidarity visit at the State House, Marina, Lagos, Jonathan promised the market women, and indeed, all traders in the country that the PDP administration would provide the enabling environment for them to ply their trades. “Our victory at the polls will free all Lagos traders from oppression. You need to be free; we will remove Lagos from bondage,” he said in…
At least 30 people were killed in Boko Haram raids on two villages in northeast Nigerian Borno state near the town of Chibok, a community leader and resident told AFP on Friday. The attacks on Thursday targeted the villages of Thlaimakalama and Gatamarwa, which were torched by the rampaging militants, said Pogo Bitrus, head of the Chibok Elders Forum. “From information coming in from residents of the two villages at least 30 people were killed in the attacks”, he added. Luka Haruna, who lives in Chibok, some 15 kilometres (nine miles) away, gave an identical death toll and added: “The…
Have you heard of Lola Savage? Noo….she isn’t Tiwa Savage’s sister. She is an American born singer and she revealed to Vanguard that she’s not trying to be like Tiwa Savage. When asked if people compare her to the Mavin queen, Lola Savage said: – “There really is no comparison except for the last name. She is one of the artistes in Nigeria that have actually paved the way for most of the female singers that are trying to do their own things. I respect her craft, I respect what she is doing. I am Lola Savage . I am…
Could this be for real??? He’s one of the most successful Nigerian comedians ever and I think he deserves all the praise he gets. He is currently in the UK for his annual comedy tour. A fellow South African comedian, David Kau shared a photo of Basketmouth showing that he has 6 smart phones and several other shocking things. He said: – “Wish I could say I was joking but I’m not… This is @basketmouth and his 6 phones, just the London numbers. I have about 8 numbers for him for Nigeria, and 4 email addresses, and 4 bbm pins. The most…
The opposition, All Progressives Congress has raised an alarm over a fresh plot by “desperate politicians” to circulate leaflets in mosques and churches, asking Muslims to only vote for Muslims in the forthcoming elections. The APC, in a statement in Lagos on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the plot was in line with the track record of those who had consistently used religion to divide Nigerians in order to feather their political nest. “They are hoping that by further inflaming passion with the highly emotive issue of religion, they can revive their shrivelling political fortunes.…
Elders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State have berated a chieftain of the party, Chief Olabode George, for his comments on former President Olusegun Obasanjo. In a statement by Prof Tunde Olayinka, the elders said: “Whilst we are shocked at Chief Obasanjo’s action since an elder statesman is expected to be politically matured, we condemn in totality the words of Bode George, who called the former President an ingrate. “Bode George is the ingrate not Obasanjo. He lacks the moral right to insult the PDP’s National Leader, his benefactor and former godfather. “The Yoruba have a saying…
The Benue Judiciary has made provisions for special court sessions where suspects can be arraigned so as to decongest police cells in the state, according to the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Philip Ierkwagh. Mr. Ierkwagh said on Friday in Makurdi that the arrangement was sequel to complaints that police cells in the state were congested. The congestion was attributed to the ongoing strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria in the state. He said that it would be unjust to detain a suspect for a long period without arraignment since a suspect was presumed innocent until proven…
The House of Representatives on Thursday mandated its Committee on Land Transport to investigate the use of Hiace buses for commercial transportation. The committee is to carry out the function in conjunction with other committees that oversight functions of Standards Organization of Nigeria. Stella Dorgu (Bayelsa-PDP), who moved the motion, expressed concern over incessant accidents associated with such buses in the country. She added that many buses often burst into flames in the event of accident resulting in deaths. Ms. Dorgu added that the investigation became imperative due to the report of the World Health Oganisation on “Road Safety in…