The Plateau State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, said it will not accept any governorship candidate selected by the incumbent governor of the state, Jonah Jang. “We are aware that some political parties and gladiators in the state are gearing up to either retain or put their stooges to steer the ship of the state”, the State chairman of the union, Jibril Banchir, said on Friday, in a press conference that held at the NLC state secretariat in Jos. “We labour are watching with keen interest and we must participate actively in the political process to determine who will govern us this time around, for…
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The hopes of former Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, to quash his impeachment and seek his reinstatement to office suffered a major setback Friday as a Federal High Court in Lagos dismissed a suit seeking his reinstatement. The case with suit number FHC/L/CD/1180/14, which was struck out by Justice Okon Abang for lack of merit, also saw the applicant, a Lagos-based lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje, awarded a cost of N70, 000 against him. The lawyer had on August 8, 2014, filed the suit. Following the adoption of the report of a seven-man investigation panel, which indicted Nyako of 16 counts…
After shocking everyone with his sudden announcement of his wedding tomorrow, I bet a lot of people pressured him to show the public the face of the woman that stole his heart. O.C Ukeje has finally revealed his fiancée and I want you to tell me what you think of her looks. The Nigerian actor who weds on November 8, 2014 in Lagos, took to his Instagram page to share the photo of himself and wife-to-be Ibukun Togonu Bickerseth with his many fans. ‘Finally… The Ibukun Togonu Bickerseth aka Mrs Ukeje‘, he captioned the photo. Ukeje got engaged back in…
Governor Tanko Al – Makura of Nasarawa State has said that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is incomplete without the input of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who is one of the party’s leading presidential aspirants. The governor spoke when Mr. Atiku paid a courtesy visit to the Government House, Lafia. He said Atiku coming into the APC added value and gave a sign of direction to the party. Almakura especially described the former vice president as “quality material” and an achiever, who would soon be at the helm of affairs. “No caucus, executive meeting of the party ends perfectly…
The immediate-past minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Darius Dickson Ishaku, has said that the violent clashes in his home state of Taraba would come to an end once he is elected governor of the state Speaking during a send-off dinner in his honour by staff of the ministry, in Abuja yesterday, the governorship aspirant said the warring factions would be reunited when he assumes office as governor come 2015. “Taraba will be turned around. I cannot say about the whole North-East, but one thing I can tell you is that in Taraba State, the war in my state…
Nigerians will continue to groan under perpetual insecurity and Boko Haram occupation if they fail to actively participate in the electoral process by getting their permanent voters’ cards, presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) said yesterday. Speaking at a rally in his home state of Katsina, the former head of state said one of the surest ways of participating in elections is for all eligible voters to obtain their permanent voters’ cards or register to get one and vote out the Peoples Democratic Party-led federal government in 2015. The rally was organised to enlighten…
Ogun DEP. GOVERNOR, SEGUN ADESEGUN The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Chief Olu Falae, on Thursday explained that only legal advice from the party’s lawyers would determine whether or not the Ogun State Deputy Governor, Prince Segun Adesegun, will resign from his position. Falae was speaking against the backdrop of insinuations that Adesegun might be forced to resign his position as deputy governor after he defected from the All Progressives Congress to SDP on Wednesday. Falae said both the deputy governor and the party are currently consulting legal experts on the position of the law over the issue. He said,…
The National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) earlier scheduled for December 2, has been re-scheduled for December 8, the revised time table for the nomination of candidates released by the party indicated yesterday. APC, which has four presidential candidates so far, is going to pick its flag bearer for the 2015 presidential poll during the national convention in Abuja. The revised time table has also indicated changes to the schedule of the governorship primaries in the states, where the new date is December 2, in contrast to the earlier announced date of November 15. The new tame table, jointly…
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Friday said he was disappointed at the postponement of distribution of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, in nine local government areas of the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had on Thursday said that it would no longer distribute PVCs in nine of the 20 council areas of the state from November 7 to November 9, as earlier scheduled. In a television broadcast, the governor said the state residents were equally disappointed at the development. He said INEC’s decision not to commence the distribution in the nine local government areas resulted from poor planning. Mr. Fashola said that INEC disregarded…
The Lagos State INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Adekunle Ogunmola, said on Friday the issuance of Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) in the state would be extended by one day due to late supply of materials. Ogunmola, who was speaking with Journalists in Lagos, pointed out that the collection of the cards and Continuous Voters Registration would be extended to make up for the delay, which he attributed to delay in the supply of necessary materials from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, headquarters in Abuja. Ogunmola said, “Most of the materials that we need are supplied by the headquarters and…
It’s always a joyous thing when two people decide they want to spend the rest of their lives together and it’s even better when it’s a woman who usually is more successful then men around her. Famous Nigerian athlete, sprint queen and Olympic and World Championships gold medalist Blessing Okagbare, 26, is getting married. Her traditional wedding to Otegheri Jude Igho is happening right now in Sapele, Delta state in the presence of family and friends. Their white wedding will hold tomorrow, November 8th, at the St Patrick Catholic Church Sapele. Big congrats to them. More photos below: –
I know I broke a lot of hearts yesterday when I announced that O.C Ukeje would be getting married. The charming Nollywood actor and his beautiful wife to be will get married tomorrow. See more photos from their pre-wedding shoot below: –
I was recently talking about the Alaafin of Oyo and his multiple beautiful wife, I didn’t know that Nigerian music legend King Sunny Ade, KSA, has many wives of his own. People even say that they are more than seven, but these are the officials ones. They all have children for him. See photos below: – He said recently that he doesn’t even know how many children he has but has decided to stop having them.
It seems like all the old Hollywood couples are getting back together gradually. Robin Thicke has been screaming and shouting yo get his sweetheart back and he might be getting his way. Paula Patton filed for divorce from her partner of almost 20 year Robin Thicke, last month, after being separated for several months. The estranged couple were spotted in public together for the first time since they announced they will be divorcing. They met at a Playground in LA this week to spend some quality time with their 4 year old son, Julian. See more photos below: –
Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan said women have benefited so much under the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. “For the first time in Nigeria, women are recognised, respected, heard and given opportunities to be partners in the developmental efforts of our dear nation. “It is now left for us, women, to reciprocate this gesture by supporting and standing by him as he transforms Nigeria,” she said. Mrs Jonathan, who spoke during the distribution of empowerment items to women in Kwara State, organised by Women for Change and Development Initiative (W4CDI) in the state capital, Ilorin said Jonathan is the…
Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Professor Chidi Odinkalu has blamed Nigeria’s woes on past military leaders of the country. Odinkalu said this on Wednesday at the 20th anniversary lecture of a non-governmental organisation, Prisoners’ Rehabilitation Awareness (PRAWA), in Abuja. He noted that Nigeria’s problems began during the military era, especially during the era of General Ibrahim Babangida, reports Nigerian Tribune. “The problem we have today in our prisons system and our criminal justice system dates back to that doctrine of 1986. Things were working perfectly well in Nigeria until 1986,” Odinkalu. He pointed out that the state…
Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Johnson Olawumi Thursday said the violence that marred the 2011 elections in different parts of the country will not deter the Corps from deploying members for the 2015 elections. According to him, NYSC is putting measures in place to protect the lives of the corps members. Speaking at the inauguration of the Batch ‘C’ of the 2014 corps members deployed in Ondo State, Olawumi said lessons learnt from the 2011 elections will be used to forestall a recurrence. “The decision for corps members to take part in election was taken by…
Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi on Thursday said rigging had always been an issue that caused rift between him and other members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before he defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Amaechi, who has been firing disparaging comments from all cylinders, at the PDP, said this while expressing doubts about Professor Attahiru Jega’s ability to lead the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct fair elections in 2015. “… all of my followers know I am quite different from the normal PDP person. When I was in the PDP, they saw me as a…
Suspected pipeline vandals were Thursday feared killed when a massive fire started at a petroleum pipeline belonging to Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) at Ijedodo area of Lagos State, although sources revealed that there was no casualty. Some suspected pipeline vandals had besieged the pipeline around 6pm and were said to be scooping petroleum product into jerry cans when an argument started among them, making one of them ignite the fire that caused a massive explosion, Vanguard reports. Following the inferno, the Baale of Ijeododo Community, Alhaji Tajudeen Subair-Ododo, has called on the Federal Government to improve security around its…
PRESS RELEASE The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Friday said he has since assumption of office secured employment for three indigenes of the State at the Federal Ministry of Education. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Mr. Fayose said that gesture “is in furtherance of his resolve to secure Federal government employments for Ekiti indigenes”. He gave the names of the three beneficiaries as Ajayi Morolayo Oluwasesan from Ikere-Ekiti, Atilola Joseph Akinwale from Ajaye Ekiti; near Aramoko-Ekiti and Akinlabi Olalekan Ayodeji from Afao Ekiti. “They are to report at the…