The former governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the last general elections in the state, Dr Dakuku Peterside, on Sunday expressed gratitude to God for the Tribunal’s judgment, which nullified the election of Governor Nyesom Wike. Speaking Sunday evening at a forum of the party in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, Amaechi said those familiar with his political history know that things sometimes don’t come easy. He said the APC won the tribunal judgment by the grace of God and nothing else. “You can pay all the money you…
Author: Wale Adebayo
North-East Youths under the aegis of North-East Youth Peace and Development Initiative (NEYPDI) have commended the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, over the recent donation he made to states worse-hit by the Boko Haram insurgency. Gov. Ambode had last week donated a check of N50 million each to the governors of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States, to assist them in rehabilitating Internally Displaced Persons in their respective states. Reacting to the gesture at the weekend in Lagos, the National President, NEYPDI, Alhaji Kyari Abubakar, described Ambode as a detribalized leader whose contributions must be emulated by other Nigerians. “We…
The National Union of Textile and Garment Workers of Nigeria (NUTGWN) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) not to listen to those advising him to devalue the naira and remove fuel subsidy. The Secretary General of the union, Mr Isa Aremu, made the call in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna. Speaking at an award ceremony in Lagos, Emir of Kano, Muhammdu Sunusi II, who is also a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), had stressed the need for the Federal Government to completely remove fuel subsidy. He also urged…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday narrowly escaped death along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. According to reports, Obasanjo was on his way to the 80th birthday ceremony of the Pool Manager, Sir Kesington Adebunkola Adebutu, when the incident happened. The rear tyres of the Lexus SUV in which he was travelling burst along the road, Thisday learnt, adding that the vehicle lost control but the former President alighted safely from the vehicle and joined another one in his convoy. The former president made Adebutu’s 80th birthday church service, after which he reportedly travelled out of the country. Head of Media Relations…
Borno State Governor Alhaji Kashim Shettima, has revealed that Boko Haram insurgents have lost much ground in his state. He said the terrorists now control only two local governments down from the 20 previously under the sect’s grip. “They are presently controlling two local governments in Borno State; Abadam and Mobbar and partially in Marte,” he disclosed. “At some point, Boko Haram overran 20 out of our 27 local government areas in Borno State. They overran four local government areas in Adamawa and two in Yobe.” The governor’s comments came ahead of a conference of traditional and religious leaders billed…
Mr Danladi Kifasi, the outgoing Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOS), has called for more attention to the provision of welfare support for civil servants. Kifasi made the call while presenting his hand-over notes to the Acting HOS, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, on Thursday in Abuja. According to Kifasi, the desire to motivate civil servants for higher productivity has always been constrained by lean budgetary allocation. He said it had become imperative to adjust expenditure to meet critical needs, sustain operations and ensure effective service delivery to the public. Kifasi maintained that he had kept faith with the…
The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to formally pronounce the delisting of Nigeria as a polio endemic country. The event, which is slated for the State House, Abuja, on October 26 will see the country hosting the Director-General of WHO, Dr. Margaret Chan, who will be represented by WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso R. Moeti. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Mr. Linus Awute, said: “The Regional Director will meet with Mr. President to formally announce to the Government of Nigeria the WHO’s decision to remove Nigeria from the list of Polio endemic countries, as a…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), yesterday, said Nigeria does not need mercenaries in its fight against Boko Haram. Acting Director of Defence Information (DDI) Col. Rabe Abubakar, said the country has the capacity to handle the insurgents on its own. Abubakar said this in reaction to reports by some foreign news agencies that Nigeria is planning to hire South African mercenaries to prosecute the anti-insurgency campaign. The administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan administration was criticised for secretly engaging the services of some South African mercenaries. The new report claimed that the Buhari administration is also planning to hire mercenaries to…
The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has launched a passionate appeal to the Governors of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States, to urgently do something about the nutritional status of babies and children in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in their various states. Mrs. Buhari said she is grieved as a mother that children could be going through such appalling conditions in their own country. In a statement on Wednesday, the wife of the president noted that malnutrition rates for children are at a serious level in these IDPs camps, where large number of people displaced by the Boko Haram…
With the nation’s refineries, especially the Port Harcourt Refinery Company (PHRC) roaring back to life, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday in Benin, the Edo State capital, said the country’s crude oil would be processed to meet immediate domestic needs. The NNPC’s Group Managing Director, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, who spoke at this year’s NNPC Health Safety and Environment, HSE, day, with the theme, HSE Best Practice, Pathway to Business Sustainability, also said the corporation would modernize its health, safety and environment management standard and performance records, to promote health, safety and environmental awareness. Represented by the Managing Director, Nigerian…
The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose has called President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) a sectional leader, who sees himself mainly as a leader of the Hausa/Fulani and not that of the entire Nigeria. According to the governor who has never hidden his displeasure for several actions taken by the president, the appointment of yet another northerner, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is a vindication of his position that “President Muhammadu Buhari is a sectional leader”. “Nigeria has entered a one chance bus and it remains to be seen who will save the country from…
The long-awaited list of 96 chairmen of the House standing committees and their deputies were unveiled on Thursday by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, at plenary. While 48 members of the majority All Progressives Congress (APC) were picked as chairmen, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got 46. One member each from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) also got committee chairmanship positions. The Niger Delta committee is, however, yet to get a chairman. For the deputy chairmanship positions, APC got 54, while PDP had 38. Two members from APGA were also…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said that all Nigeria needs to overcome her challenges are leaders with integrity, transparent character, faithfulness and other godly attributes. Speaking at the sixth Annual Prayer Breakfast organized by the Christian Legislators Fellowship of Nigeria in Abuja, Thursday, the President said great leaders follow godly principles. “The time has come for Nigeria to have godly leaders in a permanently changing world. Change, though usually resisted, is the most constant component of life,” the president who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Ibukun Odusote, said. “Thus…
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Yobe Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday upheld the election of Yobe State Governor Ibrahim Geidam. The tribunal’s chairman, Justice Mojisola Dada, in the judgment delivered today, dismissed the petition filed by Adamu Maina Waziri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for his inability to prove beyond reasonable doubt that there were electoral malpractices in the April 11, 2015 governorship poll in the state. Justice Dada held that in spite of insurgency of Boko Haram in the state, elections still held.
Following the appointment of Mahmood Yakubu as the new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) on Wednesday, here are eight facts you probably did not know about the Professor of Political History and International Studies. Yakubu, a Professor of Political History and International Studies, was Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund. He was the first academic to ever head TETFund He is an expert in guerrilla warfare, terrorism and counter-terrorism. He was an Assistant Secretary, Finance and Administration, at the 2014 National Conference under the Goodluck Jonathan administration. He is the first and only…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase, has ordered the deployment of additional manpower to Kogi and Bayelsa States, to ensure hitch-free gubernatorial election in both states. The election in Kogi is slated for November 21 while that of Bayelsa comes up on December 5. According to a statement Tuesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olabisi Kolawole, the deployment of additional policemen is to provide adequate security for the gubernatorial elections in the two states. Kolawole, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), also said the Police leadership also directed the deployment of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) to compliment…
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) said it had begun investigation of Tuesday’s wing-tip brush by two Boeing 737-800NG belonging to Arik Air at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. The AIB’s spokesperson, Mr Tunji Oketunbi disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. “Immediately the incident occurred, we deployed our investigators to the scene but I don’t have the outcome of their investigation yet”, Oketunbi said. Mr Sam Adurogboye, the Acting General Manager, Public Relations, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, also confirmed that Arik Air had filed the Mandatory Occurrence Report (MOR) with…
The Federal Government on Tuesday has asked Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court in Abuja, to put the alleged mastermind of the 2010 Independence Day bombing, Charles Okah, in chains. Mr. Okah, who is standing trial on charges of terrorism alongside Obi Nwabueze, had on October 6 attempted to commit suicide by leaping through the window of the court located at the third floor of a five-story building, to his death. At the resumed hearing, the prosecution, Alex Iziyon, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, made an oral application requesting Mr. Okah to be chained to avoid a possible…
Award winning Nigerian pop singer, Sean Tizzle, has come under fire several times for bleaching. Just recently, a photo of Sean Tizzle performing at Felabration was shared on Instagram by the concert series’ official account. A fan noticed the discolouration on Sean Tizzle’s hands and went ahead to call him an idiot. The account moderator had to step in to stop the insults. See the comments below: – Sean Tizzle is set to make his Nollywood debut in an upcoming film titled ‘Astray’ (Isina). The upcoming film is being produced by the talented and award winning filmmaker Iyabo Ojo. Tizzle will…