Immediate past Governor of Anambra state, Mr Peter Obi, has dismissed a former governorship aspirant of the state, Prof. Charles Soludo as a man haunted by his past for stating that he (Obi) left behind no signature project in Anambra State during his eight years tenure. Speaking through his Media Assistant, Mr. Valentine Obienyem, Obi described a viral article by the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor as full of evidence of one who is still nursing deep hatred against those he wrongly assumed were responsible for not renewing his appointment as head of the apex bank and those…
Author: Wale Adebayo
The All Progressive Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation, APCPCO, has said that the claim by President Goodluck Jonathan that a four-year single term is not enough to transform the country “is double-mouthing by a president who has failed to deliver on his own timeline”. Mr. Jonathan had while paying a courtesy call on the Emir of Ilorin, Sulu Gambari, on Monday during a stop-over in Kwara State as part of his nationwide presidential campaign tour, said four years was too short a time for any president to make any meaningful impact. “Beyond tackling the insurgency, we are creating road networks; we…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described as laughable and diversionary, the recent statement by the All Progressives Congress, APC, “wherein it made a failed attempt to launder its poor image by trying to tutor on issue-based campaign, which it has blatantly refused to practice”. The PDP noted that while it has been showcasing its numerous achievements in all the sectors of national life, the APC has on the other hand dwelt on propaganda, political mudslinging and empty promises to the people. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, in a statement on Tuesday said “it is rather hypocritical for…
The Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party’s Presidential Campaign Council in the South West, Mr. Jide Adeniji, has said the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), does not possess the mental capability to rule Nigeria in the 21st century. He stated this at a press conference in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Tuesday. The PDP Presidential Campaign scribe in the South West, who is also the Chairman of Federal Road Maintenance Agency, FERMA, said Buhari did nothing worthwhile when he staged a coup and sacked a democratically elected government of former President Shehu Shagari…
The Director, Media and Publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, PDPPCO, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has denied the allegation that he doctored a document from Cambridge University on the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd). According to Mr. Fani-Kayode, the allegation is false, as he never commented on the document that would warrant allegation that he manipulated a document from Cambridge University to justify his claim that Buhari’s West African School Certificate’s statement of result was forged. In a statement, Monday, by his Special Assistant, Sufuyan Ojeifo, the PDP campaign spokesman said…
A former Governor of Ogun State and a national leader of the resuscitated Social Democratic Party, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has described the incumbent governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, as a sectional governor not deserving of a second term in office. Gov. Amosun is seeking re-election on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC. Speaking on Tuesday in Ago Iwoye, Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state, at a meeting with a cross-section of traditional chiefs, community and party supporters, Osoba decried the absence of substantial government presence in the area. He added that Gov. Amosun had concentrated his developmental projects…
file photo A man identified as Ba’na, who is suspected to be manufacturing explosives for Boko Haram has been arrested in North-East Nigeria, a senior police officer told AFP on Tuesday. The suspect, whose bombs were said to have been used in series of suicide attacks recently, was held in the Arikime area of Potiskum after several weeks of surveillance, the officer, who was involved in the Sunday arrest said. “He confessed to being responsible for the manufacturing of the explosives used in at least three suicide attacks and the car explosion outside the divisional police station,” the police officer,…
The Senator Ibikunle Amosun Campaign Organisation (SIACO) has accused opposition political parties of purchasing Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) in a desperate attempt to manipulate the February general elections. According to SIACO, the move embarked on by the opposition parties is capable of disenfranchising the people of Ogun State during the elections. The organisation, in a statement by its Chairman, Media and Publicity Committee, Femi Sowoolu, said the purchase of the PVCs was illegal and can compromise the electoral process. It is equally a provocative act capable of undermining the freedom of choice of the voters. SIACO therefore called on security…
Former minister of Labour and Productivity and governorship aspirant of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State, Chief Emeka Wogu, has called for a declaration of total war against the Boko Haram militant group similar to the type taken by federal forces against the defunct Biafra. Wogu said this in a chat with Vanguard over the situation of things in the North East, as a result of Boko Haram insurgency. “What is happening in the North-East now demands full military action against the Boko Haram group. A group that has gone the length of carving out some portion of Nigerian…
Popular Yoruba actor, Funsho Adeolu has lost his dad. Pa Felix Adeolu Adegeye died on 26th January after a brief illness at the age of 77. It is said that, the actor has been taking the news of his dad’s death in good faith. We at 36NG pray that God gives him the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss. [Amen].
President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said if he wins re-election in February, no one above 57 years would receive his support for the 2019 presidential election. Jonathan made this known at a campaign rally in Lafia, Nasarawa State, as he made a case for more youth participation in politics. The age limit he set for any candidate who would get his support dashed any hope his Vice Namadi Sambo might have for 2019, as he would be 64 then. “We want to encourage young people because the future belongs to them. We will not take leadership from you because you are…
Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has revealed that the money owed to workers in the state, which amounts to N7.5 billion gives him sleepless nights. The governor disclosed this yesterday in Ado Ekiti, while inaugurating some projects to mark his 100 days in office. He disclosed that the entitlements owed to public servants in the state included August and September 2014 salaries of some workers, subventions due to state-owned institutions, leave bonus, among others. Fayose however said the challenges will not stop the government from executing some projects and paying salaries promptly. “We have about N7.8 billion obligation to workers…
The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), yesterday, insisted that his academic certificates were submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and were duly acknowledged by the Legal Department of the commission. He therefore wondered why it remained a talking point among Nigerians. Buhari said this in Abuja, when the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) formally adopted him as its presidential candidate for the February presidential election. “Well I am not surprised. This is Nigeria. If people are serious about this issue, they ought to have listened to the Legal Adviser of INEC,” Vanguard…
Liverpool striker Mario Ballotelli is having a career crisis as his time with Liverpool has not been the greatest, he’s what most people will call a flop. To make matters worse, he was dumped by his girlfriend, a Belgian model, Fanny Negusha. Fanny was recently interviewed by an Italian TV, on the show, she talked about why she dumped the Liverpool striker. Fanny who got engaged to Mario in March 2014 and broke up with him in September 2014 said Ballotelli didn’t want her career to flourish. In her words: – “He didn’t want to see me in photo-shoots or…
The very vocal veteran Nigerian rapper and singer, Eedris Abdulkareem and Former president of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo have never been admirers of each other. Even after they allegedly settle their wahala after Eedris’ “Jaga Jaga” track, they still genuinely hate each other. Eedris took to Twitter to slam Obasanjo, Jonathan and Buhari. Read his tweets below: –
This was expected sooner or later, after exposing herself on Twitter, she was bound to receive tons of admiration and insults too. Zahra Buhari, daughter of APC presidential aspirant, Muhammadu Buhari appears to have deleted her Twitter account. A search for her username, @Zahrah3_ produces no results. This development comes just one day after she addressed the controversy surrounding her father’s school-leaving certificate via Twitter. After her statements, numerous people took to social media and other online platforms to criticize her.
This 2015 presidential elections would go down in history as one of the biggest elections in Nigerian history. Reports have emerged that an unknown Twitter user reported that a 90-year-old woman has donated her life savings to ensure that Muhammadu Buhari wins the presidential election. The allegedly 90-year-old has reportedly shown her support by donating her life savings to help the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress party (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari come tops at the February 14 pool. According to unconfirmed reports, the woman has donated her life savings of the sum of N1m, to the Buhari support…
In what you can call a true confession, Annie Idibia has totally spoken her mind. The wife to one of the biggest singers in the continent, Annie Idibia and her cute daughters recently cover Motherhood-In-Style Magazine. In the inner pages where she was interviewed, Annie opened up about the one thing she wished the most: “I wish I was the mother of all his kids; the seven of them. But they are my kids; I just wish I was their biological mum. They’re awesome; you can’t help but love them. Everything else has made everything better.”
Ahead of the February 14 Presidential election, President Goodluck Jonathan has again enumerated his administration’s achievement in the agricultural sector. According to him, rice production is improving in Nigeria, so much that his family consumes made-in-Nigeria rice. “With pride, I am able to again affirm, I eat rice grown in Nigeria,” Jonathan wrote on his Facebook page. The president had often told Nigerians that the first family eats Nigeria-made rice, as a way of showing his commitment to improving the agricultural sector that has witnessed immense growth in local rice production. At the opening of Africa’s largest rice mill set…
file photo Two Fulani herdsmen identified as Usman and Idih have been arrested with two AK 47 rifle magazines containing 30 rounds of live ammunition each, by a police patrol team at Aboh Division in Delta State. According to the Delta State Police Public Relation Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Celestina Kalu, who disclosed the arrest on Tuesday, the suspects were on a motorcycle with registration number, NSK 136 QB, when policemen apprehended them at Setraco Junction, Ashaka/Aboh road. The suspects are currently being interrogated by the police. In its bid to reduce crime rate in the state, another police…