Dimeji Bankole, Gbenga Daniel The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Ogun State is set for a further membership boost following strong indications that several members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state are planning to leave for the party. This came as a former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, Hon. Dave Salako warned the national leadership of the PDP to choose between sanctioning the Chairman of its Mobilization and Organization Committee for the South West, Prince Buruji Kashamu and losing the 2015 elections in Ogun State. Salako had accused Kashamu of being responsible for…
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A People Democratic Party, PDP, House of Representative aspirant, Aisha Osori, has denounced the party to join the All Progressives Congress, APC, after emerging winner on the platform of the PDP. Ms. Osori made the announcement on Tuesday in Abuja while briefing journalists at the APC national secretariat. Ms. Osori emerged winner at the recent AMAC/Bwari federal constituency primary in the Federal Capital Territory. Ms. Osori, who was presented with the membership card of the APC, told journalists she decided to defect after watching the APC primary because she believed in APC’s vice presidential candidate, Yemi Osibanjo, who was her…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the performance of President Goodluck Jonathan in the Transport and Aviation sectors as unprecedented. PDP National Publicity Secretary Olisa Metuh in a statement on Tuesday said the party and, indeed, all well-meaning Nigerians are happy with the on-going transformation in these key sectors that support greater economic productivity in the country. “Under President Jonathan, rail services have returned, boosting not only commerce but also national integration. Today, the Lagos-Ibadan- Osogbo-Ilorin-Minna-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano narrow gauge has been rehabilitated with improved fast coaches providing regular services. The Enugu-Port Harcourt-Enugu intercity train has been opened for operations while…
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, yesterday made a bold statement that women would have a prominent role in his government if elected, as he presented Dr (Mrs) Ipalibo Banigo as his running mate for the 2015 election in the state. Speaking during the presentation in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, Wike said the choice of a female running mate was informed by the desire to create a special place for women to play active roles in the politics and development of the state. Describing Mrs. Banigo, who is a former Head…
Nigeria’s Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN), on Tuesday reaffirmed his allegiance to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, despite pressures on him from an opposition political party to join its fold. The senator, who lost the PDP ticket to represent Cross River Central for a third term, stated this in a New Year message to Nigerians. While asking the citizenry to massively vote for the ruling PDP in next year’s general elections, the Senate Leader called for prayers for the success of the polls. According to Ndoma-Egba, the PDP remained the strongest party to deliver democracy dividends despite the pockets of dissension in…
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has predicted victory for President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 presidential election because of his scorecard and credibility. This is just as he called on Bayelsa residents to pray for leaders of the state and Federal Government to overcome the difficult circumstances the administration had been passing through. A statement on Tuesday by the governor’s media aide, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said Dickson made the call in his message to the people of Bayelsa at the last edition of the state’s monthly praise night at the King of Glory Chapel, Government House, Yenagoa. The statement quoted…
Following rumours making the rounds in Nasarawa State that Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura has died while receiving treatment abroad, his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Yakubu Lamai, has denied such rumours, saying they are “malicious and callous”. According to the rumors, the governor had slumped at the Government House, Lafia, during official hours and had to be flown to an undisclosed hospital abroad for allegedly suffering from kidney ailment. However, on Tuesday, the rumour mill went agog with the unsubstantiated news that Mr. Al-Makura, who is seeking re-election for a second term on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC,…
The Ogun State government has announced payment of the December salary of workers in the state with an additional 10 per cent bonus, in spite of the financial challenges experienced by states across the federation. This was disclosed yesterday by Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Taiwo Adeoluwa, at a press conference in Abeokuta, the state capital. According to Adeoluwa, the disclosure became imperative to counter the claim of the chairman of the Joint Negotiating Council, JNC, in the state, Mr Abiodun Olakanmi, who insisted that December salary had not been paid. The JNC chairman, earlier on a radio programme,…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Mohammadu Buhari’s campaign has gotten a further boost, as a group of yam farmers cutting across some northern states in the country yesterday pledged to support the former head of state’s presidential bid with N5 billion. The group made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos. The statement signed by Reverend Jacob Musa, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the farmers under the aegis of the “Buhari-Osibajo Presidential Appeal Campaign Fund” (BOPCAF). According to Musa, farmers from Taraba, Nasarawa, Plateau, Adamawa, Benue,…
The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has cleared Vice president, Namadi Sambo to contest the 2015 election, where he will be vying as running mate to President Goodluck Jonathan. Sambo, yesterday collected his Permanent Voters’ Card (PVC) at the INEC’s Distribution Centre, located at the Kaduna North, Local Government Secretariat, Magajin Gari, Kaduna, Kaduna State. He was accompanied by Governor Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna and received by the Kaduna State, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Alh, Aliru Aliyu Tambuwal. The Vice President prayed for the peaceful conduct of the general election and pledged that the administration of President Jonathan was determined…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the names of the presidential candidates and their running mates for the 2015 elections. Only 11 parties submitted names of candidates to run for the presidency out of the 26 registered political parties in the country, according to the commission. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) submitted the names of President Goodluck Jonathan and his vice, Namadi Sambo. The Labour Party (LP) and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) have adopted the PDP candidate. The All Progressives Congress (APC) submitted the names of Muhammadu Buhari and Yemi Osinbajo as presidential and vice presidential…
The Labour Party, on Tuesday denied endorsing President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate for the 2015 general elections. National Chairman of the party, Abdulkadri Abdulsalam made this known in an interview in Abuja. He described the reports as baseless rumours. Although the party has not announced any presidential candidate, the national chairman said this was because no credible candidate with the capacity and capability to compete for presidency had emerged from the Labour Party. “The party has not endorsed anybody; if we want to endorse anyone as a presidential candidate, we must hold a convention where we will collectively…
The administration of President Goodluck Jonathan is arguably the most widely criticized in the history of democracy in Nigeria, especially due to the several economic challenges being faced at this time. Regardless of negative comments about his administration, the president has said that Nigerians will appreciate the good works he has done for the country after he might have left office. The president said this on Tuesday, when he received a delegation from Bayelsa State who paid him a visit as part of the Christmas celebration. “The new year is full of challenges. Everywhere will be hot from the 2nd…
Wife of the Oba Lumure Ayelomi of Ayeka in Okitipupa area of Ondo State has been found dead 10 days after she was reportedly kidnapped. It was learnt that the monarch’s wife identified as Olori Dupe was allegedly murdered after her abductors collected N2 million ransom from the traditional leader. Her corpse was reportedly found at the meeting point chosen by the abductors for the family to bring the ransom to. Vanguard reports that the monarch’s wife was abducted by five kidnappers at her residence along Erinje Road, Okitipupa. The kidnappers contacted her family two days after she was abducted…
It’s a new year coming and it’s a new hairstyle for Yvonne Nelson!!! Yvonne Nelson has reverted back to her old hairstyle — Braids. The Ghollywood actress, model and movie producer shared the photo above and she tagged it with The braids are back! | in some corner somewhere…..
Julius Agwu is one comedian that makes us laugh all the time. The comedian who has had an impressive 2014 shared a photo of himself with Nigerian music legend, 2Face Idibia and he decided to be hilarious with his caption. He went ahead to call 2Face Idibia one of his fans and that he has so much love for his fans. Several fans have responded to his hilarious remarks and called him a super-joker… ofcourse we all know that
Nollywood actresss, Uche Jombo Rodriguez, is a happy woman again after she lost her first pregnancy few months ago. Although the actual time of the miscarriage stirred controversy on social media. While the Abriba-Abia state born screen diva c*m movie producer maintained that she lost the pregnancy six months ago, those who have been following her social media pages argued that she lied to her unsuspecting fans with the baby-bump pictures she was posting prior to the time her painful loss went viral. However, Uche seem to have waved all that aside and looks forward to a brighter future as…
Men of the Adamawa State Police Command on Friday arrested two Police officers over the alleged murder of two Fulani youths in Toungo Local Government Area of the state. The incident, which occurred around 5 pm, in front of the local government headquarters, was reportedly as a result of an argument over a N50 bribe. The National Liaison Officer of Miyetti Allah, Malam Sanusi Bara told journalists in Yola that “It would have been bloody if leaders of the group had not pleaded seriously with the angry crowd.” According to him, the names of the deceased are Jibo and Maikudi.…
The Lagos State Government has said the statement credited to Vice President Namadi Sambo that people were leaving the state in droves as a result of the heavy taxes imposed on them by the All Progressives Congress-led administration in the state, is untrue and ‘lacking in facts’. In a statement on Monday by the Special Adviser to Governor Babatunde Fashola on Information and Strategy, Lateef Raji, the government wondered how the vice president, who was not known for courting controversy, could make such a statement. It, therefore, advised Mr. Sambo, to in the future, make “simple greetings” instead of making…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has rejected claims that the state governor, Chibuike Amaechi, is financing the party at the national level. The Chairman of the APC in Rivers State, Dr. Davies Ikanya, who stated this in a statement on Monday in Port Harcourt, argued that the state did not have the kind of money Mr. Amaechi is alleged to have spent on financing the party. Mr. Amaechi has been accused by the Peoples Democratic Party in the state of spending billions of naira on the APC in the hope that he would be named the running…