BENUE DEP. GOVERNOR, STEVEN LAWANI Deputy Governor of Benue State, Chief Stephen Lawani, has debunked speculation in some quarters that he may dump the Peoples Democratic Party following his defeat at the governorship primaries in the state. Lawani, who did not have his boss, Governor Gabriel Suswam’s blessings to succeed him, lost the PDP governorship primaries in the state to Speaker of the House of Assembly, Terhemen Tarzoor. In a terse statement on Tuesday in reaction to the rumours of his impending defection, the deputy governor said, “I remain in the PDP and going nowhere”. He also appealed to the…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has predicted that immediate past Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, who is the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is unlikely to get up to 10 percent of the votes in the forthcoming governorship election in the state despite being the pledges and support by the president’s wife, Dame Patience Jonathan and others. Wike’s emergence as the Rivers PDP flag bearer was mired in controversy when 16 other aspirants were physically prevented from attending the governorship primary election of the state. Chairman of Rivers APC, Dr. Davies…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Imo State, who is also the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, has Governor Rochas Okorocha a notice to quit Government House. Ihedioha, who spoke at a public lecture in Owerri, the Imo State capital, said his emergence as the PDP flag bearer for the 2015 governorship election in the state signaled the end to the reign of the All Progressives Congress, APC. He, therefore, asked Okorocha to prepare his handover note as “PDP will reclaim the state come May 29, 2015”. The candidate boasted that Imo State under…
The Inspector General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, has given approval that junior officers with higher qualification should be considered and elevated to senior officer cadre. This is contained in a statement issued by the force spokesman, Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, on Tuesday in Abuja. Ojukwu said that the gesture was in line with the IG’s resolve to boost the morale of the police workforce. He said that a circular to that effect had been issued to commands and formations across the country on Monday. Ojukwu said they were directed to compile and forward names of all serving Inspectors and Rank…
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Suleiman Abba, has been ordered by a Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan on Monday to investigate allegations of crime levelled against the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi. In his ruling, Justice Ayo Emmanuel granted an order of mandamus brought before the court by Jacob Oluokun and Sulaiman Ishola to investigate the allegations against Mr. Adeyemi contained in a petition to the office of the IGP, dated March 18, 2014. The IGP then was Mr. Mohammed Abubakar. The petition titled: “Unprecedented criminality, flagrant human rights violations, bomb planting, gun running and unresolved assassinations…
The Federal government will meet officials of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, Wednesday, in an attempt to resolve issues surrounding the ongoing strike by members of the union. The president of the union, Francis Johnson, disclosed this in a telephone interview on Monday. “Government has called the union for a meeting against Wednesday”, Mr.Johnson said. “The strike is ongoing we have started and everyone can see it. There is total compliance in some of the oil installations in the country as the strike continues (Tuesday)”. Mr. Johnson said that the level of compliance to…
Wife of Mavin singer, Dr Sid is expecting a baby very soon. Obviously, Dr Sid is very proud as he is going to have his first child in a couple of months. His wife, Simi Esiri was glowing on the RED carpet at the 2014 Headies that held last night. The gorgeous stylista was spotted, with her cute baby bump, wearing a floor length Badgley Mischka dress from Badgley Mischka’s Spring 2014 collection
Kaduna State Governor, Alhaji Mukhtar Yero said on Monday that if elected in the 2015 February governorship election, he would embark on what he described as ‘radical reforms’ in the state. Yero, who was sworn-in as governor in December 2012 following the death of Governor Patrick Yakowa in a helicopter crash, noted that he was reluctant to embark on some of the reforms so as not to be misconstrued as seeking cheap popularity ahead of the forthcoming general elections. The governor made the remark during the opening ceremony of the 2014 edition of the Press Week and Chairman’s Roundtable of the…
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Senator Bukola Saraki, on Monday, distanced himself from the alleged moves by some aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, senators to impeach the Senate President, David Mark, saying the masterminds are on their own. Saraki, who is representing Kwara Central in the Senate, said he read with shock, reports in some national dailies that some PDP senators, who lost out in the last primary of their parties, were plotting Mark’s impeachment and also planning to replace him with either Saraki or Minority Leader, Senator George Akume. A statement issued by the senator’s office in…
The Nigerian Senate has dismissed media reports that some aggrieved Senators of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are plotting to impeach Senate President David Mark. According to the reports, the aggrieved senators were those who lost out in the just concluded PDP senatorial primaries and their grouse with Mark stems from the assurance he gave them that they would clinch the party’s tickets to return to the Senate. One of the aggrieved senators was quoted in a newspaper report as saying “Our discussion centred on all issues bordering on the last primary election of the PDP and the role played…
It’s good to see that Paul Okoye of the electrifying P-Square group is gradually coming out of his closet. Paul Okoye who’s known to always shy away from social media has started getting used to it. The cute couple of Mr and Mrs Paul Okoye were at the Christmas dinner/end of year party for Anita’s company on Saturday night. See another photo below: –
The Chairman, Organisation and Mobilisation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in South-West, Prince Buruji Kashamu, on Monday said President Goodluck Jonathan was on a divine mission to rescue Nigeria. “President Jonathan is a man on a divine mission. God is not yet done with the President and Nigeria”, the PDP chieftain told journalists in Lagos. Kashamu also called on Nigerians to support the president’s re-election bid come 2015 describing him as ‘an agent of change’. He said: “I urge all Nigerians and the good people of the South-West to reject hard liners. “President Jonathan has remained focused and…
Queues are building up at filling stations in Abuja and Ilorin due to panic buying by motorists, occasioned by the three-day warning strike action embarked upon by members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, (PENGASSAN) and the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). However, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has assured Nigerians that the industrial action will not disrupt distribution of petroleum products to members of the public. In a statement issued by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ohi Alegbe, the NNPC described the queues as…
Wow thats is nice! Make Up artist Damilola Quadri of @DeeqLooks transformed bride Busola Akinola for her traditionally wedding which held recently. Amazing transformation!
Reggae-dancehall singer Patoranking, whose real name is Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie, has revealed that he used to sell rat poison and was once a bricklayer to make ends meet. Nigerian musician, who revealed that he had very humble beginnings before becoming famous. He revealed this after receiving the coveted Next Rated Award at the 2014 Headies, his third award for the night. “When I sang “When I moved from nothing to something, that is my story”, I meant it. I would like to say something, 2 years ago, I was living in a one room apartment, now, I’m living… somewhere around,”…
He has slowly been eased out of the Nollywood elite but Nonso Diobi has tried to maintain his relevance. Nonso Diobi has revealed the pressure he has had to deal with from his mother as far as the issue of marriage is concerned. The light skinned actor admitted that his mother is somewhat confused that he doesn’t seem to be inching closer to marriage despite being 38 years old already. Revealing the extent of the pressure that the elderly woman has mounted on him, he said: ‘My mum was going through my phone contacts this morning and she concentrated more…
Forty-seven ships containing petroleum products, foods, containers and other commodities are expected to berth in Lagos from Dec. 15 to Jan. 2. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) stated this in its daily publication, the “Shipping Position”, which was made available to journalists in Lagos on Monday. According to the document, 21 of the expected ships are to bring in containers, while 11 are expected to sail in with food items such as rice, buckwheat, frozen fish and bulk sugar. The document further indicated that 10 other ships would sail in with general cargo, four, with petroleum products and one, vehicles.…
Human rights activist Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Mr Femi Falana, has petitioned the United States-based Coca-Cola Company, over the failure of the company in Nigeria to respect international standards in its manufacturing process as well as its refusal to subject its products to inspection by the Consumer Protection Council of Nigeria, CPC. The Lagos lawyer, in a letter he addressed to the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Coca-Cola Company, Muhtar Kent, accused Coca-Cola of exhibiting double standards as it would not breach international standards with impunity in its operations in the United States or…
In a stunning report, a very large fish like animal appeared on the shores of a beach in Lagos. The specie of the fish is unknown but sources present say that the animal is large and white with brownish ridges on it. The fish seems to have died after being butchered by people who saw it. Locals in the area seem not to care what and where the animal came from as they have already begun to prepare it for food.
This is a shocking revelation that some husbands might not even take lightly. The very endowed and sexy Omotola recently granted an interview to Vanguard‘s Ekerete Udoh and revealed that she gets lots of admiration from men and have been tempted many times to cheat on her hubby, but somehow she has managed to scale through. Read an excerpt from the interview below: – I started by asking her what had been the secret of her success in marriage. “I have been favored by the Lord”, she began. “I am truly blessed to have been married to one-of-a-kind husband who…