The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed concern over the safety of the state governor, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, days after the State Security Service, SSS, issued him a warning over his public utterances. The SSS had on Tuesday given Mr. Amaechi and other politicians last warning against making incendiary comments ahead of the February elections, saying such statements would no longer be tolerated. The warning came on the heels of the governor’s justification of some soldiers’ decision to protest their lack of equipment in the fight against Boko Haram. The APC, in a statement by…
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A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State aspirant, Hon. Abdurrahman Kawu Sumaila, has said that he would only campaign for the presidential candidate of the party, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) in the February 14 elections. Kawu’s position followed the nomination of Prof. Hafiz Abubakar as running mate to the party’s governorship candidate, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, a development that generated ripples in the Kano APC. The aspirant had given the party an ultimatum, which expired on New Year Day, to reverse its decision to nominate Abubakar. Addressing journalists yesterday in Kano, Kawu, who represents Takai/Sumaila…
A former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav, on Thursday said that Nigerians will never miss President Goodluck Jonathan when he leaves office. The retired police chief, who spoke in Makurdi, Benue State, was reacting to the president’s remark that Nigerians would praise him soon after he leaves office. “President Jonathan will be deceiving himself if he thinks Nigerians would miss him when he leaves. This is mere hallucination and wishful thinking”, he said. He insisted that contrary to the president’s expectation, Nigerians are eager for him to give them a break as they are desperate for…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says President Goodluck Jonathan lacks the capacity to tackle the challenges facing the country. He has not been able to do anything in six years, even if given more years, nothing would change, the party claimed. ”The President has finally admitted that the two main challenges facing the country are corruption and insecurity, and seems to be telling Nigerians to give him more time to tackle the problems. But the truth is that he lacks the capacity to fight and defeat these challenges, whether in six or 10 years,” the party said in a statement…
The Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Niger State, Dr Babangida Aliyu, has celebrated with Muslims on the commemoration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad. According to a statement released on Friday, Muslims should use the occasion to reflect on the teachings and exemplary life of the Holy Prophet. “Let me join the Muslim Ummah in celebrating the messenger of Allah through whom the Holy Qur’an was revealed to mankind. “Indeed, the life the prophet lived should always serve as an inspiration to the faithful and his pious life as a model for all of us,”…
While several Nigerians have predicted that violence would follow the February general elections if care was not taken, Aka Ibom State Governor Godswill Akpabio has seen so ething entirely different. The governor, who spoke during the 2015 Akwa Ibom Solemn Assembly and Thanksgiving Interdenominational service at the Ibom Hall in Uyo, said the elections will make Nigeria even more united. “The best solution to peace and coexistence in the country is the re-election of Dr Goodluck Jonathan as the President in the coming election,” he said. “It is not the southerners that would re-elect Jonathan but the whole country; that…
Vice-President Namadi Sambo has expressed support for the creation of New Gurara State out of the present Kaduna State. Sambo, who spoke at the annual Afan Festival held at Kagoro, Kaduna State, said the demand for Gurara state was a step in the right direction. He noted that the Federal Government recognises the rights of the citizens to operate within the confines of the law for self-determination, promotion and harnessing the potential of its people. “Therefore, the socio-political emancipation of a people lies in their conscious effort to champion a cause that will progressively move them to the next level,’’…
The Kano State police command said it arrested 482 armed robbery suspects and recovered 85 arms and 546 ammunition in 2014. According to a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Magaji Majiya, the command was also able to recover 125 stolen motor vehicles abandoned during the period. 24 high calibre Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were also recovered from different locations in the state. The statement said further that 214 suspects charged with r*pe were arrested, in addition to 27 others charged with homicide in 2014. Majiya noted that the achievement was possible because of the cooperation of other…
water HYACINTH COVERED LAGOON, NEAR THE MAKOKO SLUM, Lagos. THE LASG Plans TO CONVERT THE water PLANT TO FERTILISER FOR FARMERS (CREDIT: DAILY MAIL UK) The Lagos State Public Advice Centre said the state government would soon start the conversion of water hyacinth into fertiliser for farmers. An official of the centre, Mr Alex Omorodion, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that most of the water hyacinth would be used for the benefit of the people. He said that the Lagos State Government would employ some private contractors, alongside the Lagos Waste Management Authority for the water hyacinth conversion…
Boat owners and drivers in Bayelsa State have unveiled a security partnership with the Joint Task Force (JTF) code named Operation Pulo Shield in a bid to step up maritime security in the area. The trio set up a special task force to identify and assist security agents to arrest suspected pirates and illegal bunkerers in the state. They said the partnership would further boost intelligence gathering, engagement of unemployed youths by the task force and campaign against illegal arms dealing, among other criminal acts. According to the Chairman of the Maritime Workers Union, Lloyd Sese, the partnership with JTF…
Seems like i’m the only guy in Nigeria who doesn’t know how to cook. *cries* The famous comic Nollywood star, Osita Iheme aka PawPaw shared a photo of himself cooking in the kitchen. Osita took to his Instagram page to let his fans know that what a woman can do a man can do better. He captioned the photo with “Cross over cook. Let’s Do it as Usual…… GOD IS THE GREATEST” See another photo below: –
The retired Nigerian captain — Joseph Yobo and his wife Adaeze marked their 5th year wedding anniversary with a romantic date night on December 31, 2014. The couple got married on December 31, 2009. See more photos below: –
I just reported how a lot of celebrities showed up for Ali Baba’s comedy show and among those celebrities were 2face and Annie. The sweet couple were spotted at Alibaba‘s show where they played sweet love together. Annie shared the pic and captioned it “That man crush that stays ur crush forever…. love u boo,appreciate u for loving me even when am so hard to love.. God bless you more n more … beyond the sky is ya limit. .. #bestoftheallrest yup! I said so. ..”
Awwww……I really feel for this brother!!! In a recent interview with Vanguard, former singing partner of KCee — Presh has revealed that one of his biggest regrets was starting his career as a duo with Kcee. Presh advised upcoming artistes not to start in group, and that they should differentiate themselves and not form a group. He said “Don’t start in a group. If you know you have it, go all out for yourself. Even if the person is your brother, it’s good to differentiate yourselves. If you have to do it, do it yourself because you get to take…
So, I’ve been talking about how Wizkid got himself a new Bentley and a lot of my readers have been demanding to see a picture. The multi award winning artist Ayo Balogun aka Wizkid, bought himself a Bentley convertible as a new year’s present to himself. He then posted this message on Instagram after sharing the picture of the brand new ride: Wizkid in 2013 was ranked 5th on Forbes and Channel O’s List of The Top 10 Richest/Bankable African Artists.
The Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State, Bro. Felix Obuah, has urged the people of Ogoni to beware of the state Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi’s clever ploy to trick them into supporting the All Progressives Congress, APC, and his ‘failed’ governorship candidate. Obuah made the call on Thursday in reaction to a meeting Governor Amaechi held with some Ogoni chiefs, elders and leaders in Government House, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday. At the said meeting, Amaechi was reported to have promised to zone the speakership of the House of Assembly to Ogoni and to also ensure that Mr.…
A former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has debunked the speculation that he is set to dump the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the newly-resuscitated Social Democratic Party, SDP. He said this in a statement signed by his media aide, Mr. Ayo Giwa in Abeokuta on Friday. There were reports that leaders of three of the major groups within the PDP in Ogun state are already mobilizing their followers for defection to the SDP, in view of the current crisis in the PDP, occasioned largely by their losses at the recent primaries in the state. The three leaders…
Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom on Friday said that the 2015 general elections would make the country more united than ever. Akpabio stated this during the 2015 Akwa Ibom Solemn Assembly and Thanksgiving Interdenominational service at the Ibom Hall in Uyo. He said that the upcoming general polls would not split the country as Nigerians were becoming more patriotic and yearning for good governance. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the theme of the Solemn Assembly is “It is a Good Thing to Give Thanks unto the Lord”. The governor maintained that the God who brought the country…
The Peoples Democratic Party has expressed confidence that former members of the party who defected to the opposition, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State, will be wooed back to the party before the general elections next month. The National Secretary of the PDP, Prof. Wale Oladipo, who made this known in Ile Ife, Osun State on Friday, at a press conference, said that the ruling party had begun moves to bring back its former members back. He also said that the PDP was working hard in all the states to ensure that President…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has urged Nigerians to use their votes in next month’s general elections to express their dissatisfaction with President Goodluck Jonathan for his inability to fight the two main challenges it said is bedeviling the country – corruption and insecurity – despite having six years to do so. The APC, in a statement issued in Lagos on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said: “The President has finally admitted that the two main challenges facing the country are corruption and insecurity, and seems to be telling Nigerians to give him more time to…