The Coordinator, Ijaw Monitoring Group, IMG, Comrade Joseph Evah, has described the attack on the President of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, by the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, and some groups over the $9.3 million cash seized in South Africa, as hasty and barbaric as investigations by the South African Government and the Senate of Nigeria, who had commenced investigations, is still ongoing. The South African authorities had seized the cash because it was not declared when it was ferried into the country by a private jet owned by the CAN president. Pastor Oritsejafor, in his defence following the public…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Ekiti State Governor-Elect, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has faulted the call by National Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed that he be arrested over recent political developments in the state, saying the call was uncalled for, spurious and the product of an ignorant mind. Speaking in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital yesterday through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, Fayose said the APC spokesman was fed with lies about the happenings in Ekiti State and that he had exposed himself by commenting in a manner only an ignorant fellow would do. Adelusi noted that he was not…
The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba Erediauwa, on Saturday presented Red Egbeigbe, the highest Benin traditional attire to President Goodluck Jonathan. Red Egbeigbe is the royal attire wore only by Benin prince and princess on rare occasion like marriages. Erediauwa presented the royal attire to Jonathan when he paid a courtesy visit to the monarch in his palace in Benin City. Presenting the attire, the traditional ruler said that he often see the president in dark-coloured attire. Erediauwa congratulated the president for getting his party’s endorsement for second term. Earlier, the president had told the monarch that he was in…
T-55 TANK CAPTURED BY NIGERIAN Troops FROM INSURGENTS At least 40 Boko Haram insurgents have been killed in Borno State in the last 72 hours when troops launched major offensives against them. Eleven soldiers are believed to have lost their lives in the battles with three others reported missing while 15 are currently receiving medical treatment. Military sources said the figures were arrived at after mopping up operations in Konduga, Damboa and Benisheik. Benishek lies to the west of Maiduguri along the Damaturu road. Terrorists have been trying to attack Maiduguri, the state capital through that part and the eastern…
The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, yesterday, warned Nigerian politicians to dwell on politics of issues rather than hatred and insult as the 2015 general election draws nearer. Speaking at his palace yesterday when he turbaned the Speaker, House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, as Mutawallen Sokoto; Speaker, Sokoto State House of Assembly, Mohammed Zayanna as District Head of Gwadabawa, and three others, the Sultan said it’s a worthy venture to recognise people who have distinguished themselves in human endeavors. The three others are: Alhaji Kabiru Tafida as Sarkin Fadan Sokoto, the Accountant General of the…
ARCHBISHOP IGNATIUS KAIGAMA OF JOS, President OF THE Catholic BISHOPS’ Conference OF NIGERIA The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, weekend, denied a statement credited to its president, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, accusing the president, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, of dragging Christianity into the mud, following the controversy surrounding $9.3m allegedly found in the private jet owned by the CAN President. In a statement by its Director, (Social Communications), Rev. Fr. Chris Anyanwu, the CBCN said, “There is a poison of deliberate misinformation in the air, more deadly than the Ebola Virus Disease. “This may be…
FROM RIGHT: CHIEF OF AIR STAFF, AIR MARSHAL ADESOLA AMOSUN; CHIEF OF ADMINISTRATION, NIGERIA AIRFORCE HEADQUARTERS, AIR VICE MARSHAL CHRISTIAN CHUKWU The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosun, on Saturday charged military personnel to always be prepared for deployment at any time as the nation was passing through trying times. Amosun gave the charge at the quarterly 10km “Route March” in Abuja. Represented at the march by Air Vice Marshal Abba Zannah, the Chief of Policy and Plans, Amosun said the “will” of insurgents to fight must be broken. He, however, said this must be done in a…
President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed the resolve of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to win in all the South-south states in the 2015 general elections. He made the remark at the Unity Rally of the party on Saturday, which held in Benin, Edo state. According to him, PDP controlled the zone until recently when it lost Edo and Rivers states to the opposition – a development he said would change as from 2015. He said “in the South-south at the beginning of this democracy in 1999, we know the whole region was PDP, but today two states are out. But from…
The United Progressive Party says it is ready to form alliance with any interested political party ahead of the 2015 general elections. The National Chairman of the party, Chief Chekwas Okorie, said this in Enugu on Saturday at a reception organised for him by party stalwarts. Okorie said the party had put in place its traditional structures ahead of the elections. According to him, members of the party represent over 25 per cent of the voting population across the country. Okorie said that in the absence of an alliance by interested parties, UPP would field candidates to contest various positions in…
Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Prophet T.B Joshua, has debunked allegations that the miracles that take place in his church are fake. In the aftermath of a building collapse about two weeks ago in his church premises, which killed no fewer than 115 people, mostly visitors from South Africa, the controversial pastor has come under public scrutiny. A South African journalist, Jacques Pauw, had alleged that Joshua’s widely publicized miracles were not genuine. In his report he had said, “I challenged the pilgrims to provide me with medical proof that they had been healed. None did”. In…
Nigerians have misinterpreted the good intention of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), when it decided to introduce online registration and delivery of Call Up letters for prospective corp members. The Director General of Brigadier General Johnson Bamidele Olawumi, said this in reaction to the criticisms that trailed the introduction of the online registration for prospective corp members. “It is not true that corps members are being asked to pay to serve their country. Far from it. The NYSC and the government appreciate the enormous sacrifice that corps members have made, and continue to make, for the unity and the…
In a bid to step up effective border patrol and counter-terrorism operations, about 1,000 personnel of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) have been trained in Karate martial arts for self defence during unarmed combat. “We want our officers to be able to protect not only themselves but officers that work with them from other agencies, I told them in my address that wherever you are, you should be a trainer, train other officers from other agencies,” said David Parradang, Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), who was conferred with honourary Black Belt at a three-day event organised by the NIS Shotokan Karate-Do…
Immuniation against Polio recorded 100 percent success in Rogo Local Government Area of Kano State, as parents mobilised their children below five years to take part in the immunisation exercise. The success recorded, according to an official of the primary health care (PHC) in the area, Alhaji Dayyabu Ali Karaye, was due to government’s commitment and perseverance towards polio eradication. Just few months ago, officials in Kano State said parents who refuse to have their children vaccinated against polio may be prosecuted and could face jail time, as a fresh case of Wild Polio Virus was recorded in Sumaila village…
Suspected armed robbers shot and wounded three students of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Agbani after invading their hostel on Friday. The students shot at the Unique Hostel in the school are said to be undergoing treatment at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, UNTH, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu. Two of the victims are undergoing surgery at the hospital while efforts were being made to contact their parents. The father of the third victim said his son was undergoing surgery at the hospital. According to him, he was shot in the stomach, with some bullets lodged in his…
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has again called on politicians in Nigeria to stop politics of hatred irrespective of political differences, as 2015 elections draw nigh. The Sultan made the call on Saturday, shortly after turbanning the Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal as Mutawallen Sokoto. “You should eschew politics of personalities, bitterness and hatred; these obnoxious acts should not feature during the 2015 general elections,” the Sultan said. According to him, the country’s survival depends on the ability of Nigerian leaders to collaborate and shun selfishness. The Sultan said Nigeria was making progress…
The current administration in the country has reduced poverty in Nigeria by 50 percent, said President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday. Speaking at the South South Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) political rally in Benin, tagged ‘Unity Mega Rally’, Jonathan said that the party was committed to food security and job creation in the country, adding that every leader must be committed to feeding the people of his country. Jonathan further referred to the PDP as Nigeria’s only stable party, and one that supports members to climb to the echelon of their political aspirations. He called for unity in the country and…
A non-governmental organization, Nigeria Unite, has urged the United Nations to intervene in helping the government tackle its security challenges. The group made the call in New York as it held series of protests at the U.N. general assembly and demanded immediate action. “We want the UN to take a critical look at the insecurity situation and the insurgency in Nigeria with the expected immediacy, because our problem in Nigeria can engulf the whole of Africa, and that is our concern,” said Pastor Peters Ichelu. Ichelu, a leading member of Nigeria Unite says it appears that the federal government has…
The Nigerian Navy has warned its personnel that it will not tolerate any act of indiscipline, mutiny and acts inimical to service laws and operations. Rear Adm. Obiora Charles-Medani, the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Eastern Naval Command (ENC), Calabar, gave the warning on Saturday at the Third Quarter Eastern Naval Command route march in Calabar. He said as military men, naval personnel were obliged to be absolutely loyal to the constitution of Nigeria and abide strictly by the provisions stipulated in the Armed Forces Act. According to him, the present security challenge in some parts of the country calls for…
Well, it seems like all the plenty talk and criticism finally got to him. The intending Kwara House of Assembly member, Tonu Tetuila, says even though some youths he had a meeting with says it’s okay for him to campaign with the hair, which some have described as fried indomie and even go into the house with it, if elected has said, he is throwing that advise away now since most people have condemned the hair do. In a interview with the Tribune, Tony says he’ll change the hairstyle and also clarified he was never broke, not broke, and can’t really be…
Ekiti State Governor-elect Ayodele Fayose should be arrested and prosecuted, says the All Progressives Congress (APC). This came following allegations that the Fayose led the gang of thugs who beat up a judge and later attacked and burnt down the secretariat of APC in the state. A judge had been assaulted at the State High Court on Thursday after hoodlums stormed the court premises to ensure there was no sitting on the day, over the eligibility of Fayose to contest the governorship election he won in the state. A similar attack had happened at the court, with several litigants, who…