The All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Umana Okon Umana, has promised to ensure that the party wins most elective positions at all levels in the 2015 general elections. Speaking with journalists yesterday in Uyo, the state capital, Umana noted that with the migration of many Akwa Ibom electorate to APC in their desire for change, he has no doubt that all candidates of the party will emerge victorious at the 2015 polls. The governorship candidate also expressed gratitude to the party for creating a level playing ground for all eligible aspirants in the just…
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A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kaduna State, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, has expressed confidence in the ability of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), to defeat President Goodluck Jonathan in the February 14, 2015 presidential election. The governorship candidate argued that Nigerians were no longer at ease with the Jonathan-led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, administration following the ruling party’s alleged long list of “broken promises”. In a tweet via his Twitter handle @elrufai, the former minister revealed that leading members of the APC…
Lagos APC PUBLICITY SECRETARY, JOE IGBOKWE Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has reiterated the allegations made by the immediate past Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro that the Subsidy Re-investment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) federal task force was a tool by the Peoples Democratic Party leaders to unleash electoral violence. The party, therefore, called on the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba, to investigate the claim by the ex-minister. Obanikoro had following his shocking defeat at the Lagos PDP guber primary last week alleged that officials of the task force were hired by…
PHOTO: Urhobo Today The reported acquisition of seven decommissioned Norwegian battleships by a company with close ties to former Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo, is causing disquiet among members of other ethnic groups in the Niger Delta, as a pan-Itsekiri organisation, the Warri Study Group, WSG, has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to revoke the security contract granted Mr. Ekpemupolo’s company and place him under watch. In a statement signed by the group’s Chairman and Secretary, Edward Ekpoko and Tony Ede respectively, the WSG warned that if Mr. Ekpemupolo also known as Tompolo, turned the weapon against the Itsekiri or other…
The pan-northern socio-political organization, the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, on Sunday expressed disappointment over the distribution of the Permanent Voters Card in some part of the North. In particular, the umbrella body of the North noted that the distribution and registration of new voters being conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Kaduna State, was of great concern to it. The ACF through its National Publicity Secretary, Muhammad Ibrahim, in Kaduna, observed with disappointment and total dismay the distribution exercise of the PVC and the registration of new voters in the designated voting centers especially in Kaduna State. Mr.…
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has disclosed that the owner of the gas facility that exploded in Akure, the state capital on Saturday, had no approval to operate in the area. This is even as he promised to compensate victims of the unfortunate tragedy. The gas explosion, which occurred on Arakale Road, Akure, was reportedly as a result of a leakage at the gas retail outlet, which destroyed about 11 houses and property worth millions of naira. Speaking when he visited the Truama Centre in Ondo where some of the victims were receiving treatment, Mimiko said the state government…
She vanished off the scene for a while but she is back like never before. The controversial singer, wife and mother has been breaking the web with her photos in the last 2 weeks. Maheeda aka ‘Goddess Of X’ said she would have loved to f*** the President and collect her own share of the federal money if she wasn’t married. See her tweet below: – “I’m married oh eh ehn! So I wont f*** another man.. Shm! But if not, Na president I for like f*** collect federal money! Yep! I tweet am!”
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has lampooned the All Progressives Congress for refusing to congratulate him since he emerged as the winner of the PDP primary in the state, last Monday. The APC spokesperson in Lagos, Mr. Joe Igbokwe, had said that the party would not congratulate the PDP because of the controversy and allegations of rigging which greeted the outcome of the primary. In the PDP primary, 806 accredited delegates voted but the number of ballots cast turned out to be 863 and the runner up in the primary, former Minister…
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has urged Nigerians to vote for change in order to strengthen the nation’s economy and democracy, which he said the ruling Peoples Democratic Party had weakened since it took over leadership of the country in 1999. Speaking in Auchi yesterday, he governor said that the ruling party had disappointed Nigerians, having failed to facilitate major infrastructural developments in power, education, health and other sectors. He said, “They have not fixed power. They have not fixed education. They have not fixed the health sector. They have not fixed the roads. They have dashed the expectation…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has called on Nigerians to be rest assured that its presidential running mate will be chosen within the context of the best democratic ideals, just like that of its presidential candidate. In a statement issued in Lagos by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, on Sunday, the party urged Nigerians to ignore the widespread and misleading reports in the traditional and social media about the choice of the APC presidential running mate, saying the party has yet to even meet, not to talk of picking a running mate. Reports have been rife in the media…
A former minister of Aviation, Chief Femi-Fani Kayode has described the 2015 presidential elections between President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as a battle between forces of light and darkness. FFK, as he’s also known, in a Facebook post shortly after Buhari was declared winner of the APC primaries, openly kicked against the emergence of the former head of state, who he alleged is a Muslim fanatic and does not want the progress of the nation, Nigeria. His message reads thus: “Major General Mohammadu Buhari has…
TUC PRESIDENT, BOBOI KAIGAMA The Trade Union Congress, TUC, has said it will demand wage increase for workers in the New Year following the devaluation of the naira by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The National President of the Congress, Bobboi Kaigama, disclosed this at the end of the Congress’ National Executive Council Meeting in the early hours of Sunday in Lagos. Mr. Kaigama said the wage hike had become necessary because the current devaluation had started impacting negatively on Nigerian workers. He added that “the issue of wage is a dynamic thing. In stabilised economies, wages are directly…
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has stressed the need to increase the number of its personnel to reduce the influx of illegal immigrants following the discovery of about 144 illegal entry points into the country. The Comptroller General of Immigration, Mr. David Parradang, who stated this during the Passing Out Parade (POP) ceremony of the second batch of border patrol corps officers and men in Kaduna State at the weekend, said the 500 graduands were trained specifically on border patrol to man the nation’s borders against illegal entry. Mr. Parradang charged the new officers to man their duty post effectively…
PHOTO: NAIRALAND The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has urged Nigerians to ensure that they get their voters’ card to enable them exercise their civic responsibilities during next year’s general elections. The voters’ card, he said, is the only power the people have to vote in credible candidates. The general overseer spoke during the annual Holy Ghost Congress of RCCG with the theme “The Great Shepherd”. Holding up his voter card and that of his wife, Pastor Folu, ‘Daddy G.O’, as he is fondly called, reminded the congregation that everyone is expected to…
Alhaji Abba Sufi, the Director-General of Kano State Hisba Board, said the state government had empowered 250 street beggars in various trades this year. Sufi, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Kano, said some of the beggars were trained on various skills for them to become self-reliant. He said the government had selected another batch of 250 beggars for empowerment programme in 2015. “The skills we gave them included selling of recharge cards as well as provisions to their various localities. “For those selling recharge cards, we gave them N50, 000, generator, umbrellas and…
Aggrieved senators from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are threatening to impeach Senate President David Mark for not protecting them in the just concluded party primaries, where about 50 serving senators lost their bid to return to the red chamber following their inability to pick their parties’ tickets. The alleged plot to unseat Mark came on the heels of the impending plan to commence the impeachment process of President Goodluck Jonathan by some senators, which is expected to be presented before the Senate on resumption this week. Vanguard learnt that the aggrieved senators, with…
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mallam Adamu Mu’azu has vowed to do his best to ensure that impunity gives way for the rule of law and internal democracy and reforms in the party. “The PDP as the most popular party within the sub Saharan Africa cannot promote democracy where there is impunity and lack of respect for constituted authority. This is why my chairmanship went for the ratification of my tenure since January 15 when the National Executive Committee (NEC) elected me as the national chairman. Some national chairmen of some political parties will not allow for…
Buhari visits Atiku Former Head of State and flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 presidential election, General Muhammadu Buhari has visited former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who lost the party’s presidential primaries to him last week, at his Abuja residence. Buhari was at Atiku’s residence in the company of his orderly and driver, while all Atiku’s aides were asked to stay away as both men held a meeting behind closed-doors. Although the details of the meeting was not disclosed, it was believed that Buhari’s mission was to solicit the support of Atiku in his bid…
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) says it will embark on a three-day warning strike to press for the reinstatement of the National Zonal Secretary of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Mrs. Elo, who was sacked by Total Exploration and Production Nigeria (TEPNG) Limited. “It (the strike) is not a threat; it is commencing tomorrow. But we are graduating the processes. The issue is the sack of the national zonal secretary of PENGASSAN (Port Harcourt Zone), Mrs Elo. The truth is that we cannot fold our hands to see these foreign…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki has donated N1 million to the victims of Nov. 3 fire disaster in Bode Saadu in Moro Local Government area of the state, where 14 people died and several houses and properties worth millions were destroyed. Saraki, whose brother is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state made the donation about 48 hours after losing the PDP gubernatorial primaries in the state. She was represented by Mr Yinusa Afolabi. She commiserated with the only survivor of the incident and families of the…