The All Progressives Congress has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of political desperation and sabotaging his own administration’s war against Boko Haram all in a bid to satisfy his selfish ambition. The party said this desire is unbecoming of a self-respecting national leader. In a statement in Abuja on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the APC said just because he was so desperate to remove Aminu Tambuwal as Speaker of House of Representatives, Jonathan ensured that the House could not meet as scheduled on yesterday to consider his request for an extension of the State of Emergency…
Author: Wale Adebayo
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party has urged the All Progressive Congress and other political commentators to leave President Goodluck Jonathan out of the crisis rocking the House of Representatives, stating that as elected representatives of the people, the President cannot be blamed for the APC’s woes. The opposition party had accused President Goodluck Jonathan of undermining his own administration’s war against Boko Haram on the altar of personal vindictiveness and political desperation to remove Aminu Tambuwal as Speaker, an action it said was unbecoming of a self-respecting national leader. But the National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, in…
The Inspector General of police Suleimam Abba, on Friday, said that the Police had started investigating what led to the incident at the national assembly on Thursday. “Who did what and who didn’t do what will be disclosed to you later. You know we work with investigations, investigations are going on and the press officer will address you,” Abba told state House correspondents in a brief interview. Speaker, House of Representatives Aminu Tambuwal had been barred from the national assembly by security operatives. They fired teargas to stop lawmakers, including Tambuwal, from accessing the assembly. The House committee on Police…
IGP Suleiman Abba The House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs has summoned the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba to explain the reason behind the action of policemen at the National Assembly Complex on Thursday. But he failed to appear and send representatives instead, to the chagrin of the lawmakers. Policemen had on Thursday taken over the National Assembly, locking out some members of the lower house, in an incident which brought a lot of shame to the country globally. While the lawmakers met on Friday to hear Abba out, a representative appeared instead, as he wrote the committee…
Governor Willie Obiano and his wife, Chief Ebere Obiano Anambra State government has denied a rumour making rounds that the wife of the governor, Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano slapped the wife of the deputy governor, Mrs Oby Okeke. The government said it never happened and blamed the false information on those trying to create tension in the state. The special assistant to the deputy governor on media, Mrs. Stella Igboka, in a statement released on Friday said that the two women have a cordial relationship and therefore urged the people of the state to take the story being circulated on social…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was on Thursday presented with his Permanent Voter Card at his Oke-Mosan presidential hilltop residence in Abeokuta by the Ogun State Residential Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Sam Olumekun. The former president, who promised to guard his own PVC jealously, advised Nigerians to also do same. While commending the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for doing a good job, he posed some questions to the commission. “It is a great job you have been doing. If somebody loses his card, what does he do? I won’t lose mine but for others”, he asked. Responding, Olumekun allayed the ex-president’s…
The pan-northern socio-political organization, the Arewa Consultative forum, ACF, has decried Thursday’s blockade of the National Assembly and the attempt by the police to bar the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, from entering the assembly complex. A spokesperson for the forum, Anthony Sani, called for sanctions against those behind the blockade. Mr. Sani said the incident has portrayed Nigeria across the globe as a lawless and unserious country not capable of entrenching democratic norms. “What happened in the national assembly was not democratic and therefore shameful not only in Nigeria but across the globe,” he said. “Whoever…
The young dance-hall artistes who is now a force to be taken serious in the music industry has made himself known outside Nigeria. Patrick Nnaemeka aka Patoranking has made headlines as he appeared in a South African daily newspaper, Sun Buzz Newspaper. See photo below… Excitedly, the singer shared the picture on his Instagram page with the caption: ‘If you are in South Africa go get today’s Sun Buzz Newspaper and get to read about me…we International #Happyday #Whayasay.’ Over the weekend, Patoranking made the cover of the latest edition of Mystreetz magazine.
A former Head of State and presidential aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has begun an initiative to raise campaign funds from his supporters nationwide. Under the initiative, Nigerians are expected to donate a minimum of N100 to the campaign fund in a similar manner American President, Barak Obama, raised campaign funds for his election. With this plan, Buhari, who has always been known to run a modest presidential campaign in the past as a result of paucity of funds, is expected to raise about N7 billion from close to 70 million supporters.…
A state-owned Chinese company has signed a $12 billion agreement to build a railway along Nigeria’s coast. The contact is China’s single largest overseas contract, yesterday. China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd. (CRCC) signed the official construction contract with the Nigerian government on Wednesday in Abuja. The Nigerian railway will stretch for 1,402 kilometres (871 miles) along the coast, linking Lagos, the financial hub of Africa’s largest economy and Calabar, according to the report. The $11.97 billion deal marks China’s largest single overseas contract project so far, it said, citing CRCC. The news came two weeks after Mexico cancelled a $3.75…
This was a serious trend a couple of months ago but it seems Toyin Aimakhu is just catching up or rather just felt like doing something new. The popular Nollywood actress from Auchi, Edo State who is known for her roles in Yoruba movies shared photos of her new look. She joined the Industry in 2003 and has become one of the most notable actresses and is also the Vice President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria. Toyin had her white wedding with Adeniyi Johnson at Oriental Hotel in Lagos on July 8, 2013 recently shared new pictures of her…
Former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon has described the political drama which played out Thursday at the National Assembly as a display of ‘executive rascality’. The former lawmaker, who is currently Chief of Staff to Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, reacted to the development via a Facebook post on Friday. He wrote: “The presidential invasion of the National Assembly, which was unscrupulously executed by its pursuivant Inspector General of Police, had all the trappings of an Entebbe raid and executive rascality which is deservable of an acidic excoriation and corrosive pummeling”. Mr. Obahiagbon added that…
The pan-northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, yesterday asked members of the National Assembly to reject President Goodluck Jonathan’s request to extend the emergency rule in the three north-east states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, arguing that the current ploy was aimed at disenfranchising northerners ahead of the 2015 general elections. The ACF, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Muhammad Ibrahim, on Thursday in Kaduna, described the president’s request for extension of emergency rule in the affected states for the fourth time as uncalled for since it had so far failed to yield desired results, but rather produced…
She was among the first set of Nollywood stars to make the switch into music. The beautiful fair skinned actress, Stella Damascus has released songs in the past and she is gearing up to release another soon. The actress was pictured with Daniel Ademinokan in a studio and according to him, her new music is being mixed by Mike Wilson – a Grammy Award winner who has worked with Bruno Mars, Bebe & Cece Winans, John Legend, Nas, Byron Cage, Missy Elliot, Beyoncé, Boys II Men, Ludacris, Lil Wayne, Kelly Price and more in the past. He shared a picture of…
The Presidency on Thursday took Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State to the cleaners over his threat that the All Progressives Congress, APC, would form a parallel government if next year’s general elections are rigged. At the “Salvation Rally” organised by the APC in Abuja, Mr. Amaechi, had warned that if the 2015 elections are rigged, his party will not seek redress in court but would rather carry out what he called “civil disobedience as well as form a parallel government”. The rally was attended by chieftains of the leading opposition party, who did not mince words in accusing the…
The Presidency has berated Governor of Rivers State Chibuike Amaechi over his statement during the Salvation Rally by the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Abuja on Wednesday, describing it as treasonable. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, who spoke to journalists yesterday, in a speech he titled “Amaechi’s open threat to democracy,” said Amaechi would have been arrested for making sunch irresponsible comments, if not for the immunity he enjoys. “It is even more evil and certainly anti-democratic for him to threaten “civil disobedience” and the forming of a parallel government if his party…
In my own opinion, Harrysong is one of those artistes that is really enjoying the fruit of there labour as of now. Known for his very flashy and expensive lifestyle, the singer has splashed big dollar again. Barely a month after Five Star music lead act, Kcee acquired a 2014 gold coloured Cadillac Escalade, his label mate, Harrysong has just got himself a brand new 2009 hummer H2 SUV valued at N10m. Artistes signed under the E-Money led Five Star Music are known for their insatiable appetite for exotic cars. Already, the super star had several wonders on wheels like…
They are Nigerians, but most of all, they are South South finest. The artistes from the South South of Nigeria battle against each other for the prestigious awards at stake. The annual South South Music Awards (SSMA) is back and they just released List for 2014 Nominees. The event, set to be hosted by Naeto C, has several categories with quite a number of Nigerian stars nominated. Check out the full list of Nominees: – BEST R&B Ese Peters – Omote Fame – Still here Kessy Driz – Hustling Iyanya – Mr Oreo Kene – Freedom Butterfly BEST POP Mc…
Following the incident at the parliament complex on Thursday where Nigerian security forces fired teargas, as opposition lawmakers tried to force their way into the premises, Senate President David Mark has ordered the closure of the national assembly. The lawmakers belonging to the All Progressives Congress (APC) had stormed the national assembly complex in the company of Speaker House of Representatives Aminu Tambuwal, for a key vote on emergency rule in the northeast. But they were denied entry by the policemen, who fired tear gas at the Speaker and other lawmakers in the process. Lawmakers had been scheduled to vote…
Confession time for most people across the globe, who are addicted to bargains and discounts, will tell you how much they look forward to the last Friday in November. People begin to save early and pool together resources to participate in what has been termed by many shopping enthusiasts world over as the landmark shopping event all year round. Black Friday is the most celebrated shopping day in history. Everything and everyone is up for a bargain, it is simply a day when you see the craziest discounts on various products from mobile, electronics, home appliances and fashion to beauty products. For…