That President Goodluck Jonathan will seek re-election in 2015 is an open secret, although the president is yet to declare his intentions. While they wait for him to make the much awaited declaration, a group has earmarked the sum of N19.5 million for the purchase of a presidential form for the President. National Coordonator of House to House Campaign Organisation, Ogidi Ben- Bara reiterated that the group has declared President Jonathan wanted for the 2015 election and has therefore set aside the sum aside for his re-election form. Strong indications emerged Tuesday, that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have…
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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega has said the commission is barred by law from funding registered political parties. Jega stated this yesterday in Abuja, shortly after declaring open a three-day Train the Trainers workshop which focused on the role and responsibilities of political party agents on Election Day which was organised by INEC, in collaboration with the Democratic Governance for Development Project (DGD ) of the UNDP. “The issue of funding political parties is a constitutional matter. As I speak with you, the constitution of Nigeria does not permit INEC to fund political parties.…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has commended the federal government’s efforts in preventing the spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Nigeria. A statement issued by the commission’s Chief Press Officer, Mrs Fatimah Agwai Muhammed quoted the commission’s Executive Secretary, Prof. Bem Angwe, as saying the Federal government and the Lagos state government should be applauded for taking urgent steps and involving major stakeholders in controlling the spread of EVD. Their effort, he said, shows government’s commitment to protecting the human rights and wellbeing of Nigerians. Prof. Angwe however noted that there was an urgent need to take the…
Director General, Debt Management Office (DMO), Dr. Abraham Nwankwo has said the country’s current public debt portfolio made up of both domestic and international borrowings stood at about N10.5 trillion compared to about N10 trillion in December 2013. Although, the rising debt is raising concerns in some quarters, Nwankwo said the debts remained sustainable and tailored to reflect challenges and aspirations of the country. Speaking in Abuja at a seminar for finance correspondents on understanding the bonds market, he said total domestic debt stock stood at about N8.9 trillion while its external component is valued at about $9.38 billion. Nwankwo…
With divorce rumors hitting the web days ago, I guess the beautiful couple had to show that their love boat is still sailing. The celebrity couple, on Monday 18th August 2014, celebrated their 1st wedding anniversary. They both took to social media to share a few never before seen photos from their wedding. Amber chose a dress with a see-through bodice and huge ball skirt, while the groom was dapper in his get-up. Their son Sebastian Taylor Thomaz steals the show in that absolutely adorable outfit. Amber said; “Today was the day we said our vows before God and our…
The Zamfara Government has employed 29,000 youths from across the state as part of its efforts to boost its environmental sanitation programme in oder to ensure a clean environment. Alhaji Sunusi Dan-Alhaji, the Director-General of the state Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Gusau. Dan-Alhaji said that the programme was is in line with the state government’s commitment toward achieving the MDGs in the state. He said that 200 youths were selected from each of the 147 wards across the 14 local government areas of the state.…
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday met behind closed doors with the country’s service chiefs, including the acting Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, on the current security challenges in the country. Some ministers also attended the meeting which lasted for about three hours. None of those who attended the meeting spoke with State House Correspondents but it was gathered that the meeting reviewed measures aimed at containing terrorist activities in the country. Meanwhile, the president also on Monday commiserated with the Urhobo people of Delta State on the death at the weekend of the President-General of the Urhobo Progressive Union,…
Multi talented Nollywood actress and mother of one, Grace Amah, has made it known that the fact that she is not married to the father of her baby does not mean she is a single mother. The actress who gave birth to her son three years ago has never revealed the paternity of the child, an action which has made many to say she had the baby for a married man. However in an interview with Yes! magazine, she made it known that the father of her baby takes good care of their son which rules out her being called…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State, Alhaji Abdullahi Sarkin Gobir Adiya, yesterday warned that unless the PDP urgently puts its house in order, it will witness mass defection of its members to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Sarkin Gobir, who was a member of the committee set up by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that met in Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, to work out modalities for the election of the present Sokoto governor, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko in 2007, said the PDP was in dire need of redemption from the grip of a former…
Some few days after his much talked-about defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu, has explained the reason behind his political move. In a statement posted on his Facebook page, Ribadu said his “carefully considered decision” to defect to another party was in “in pursuit of a good cause, and never out of any selfish interests”. Although he did not shed more light on what this “good cause” might be, he said his next step in his political struggle would be…
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, yesterday disclosed that only 13 per cent of voters have so far collected their Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, as at Sunday afternoon. The INEC chairman stated this yesterday in Abuja, after he declared open a three-day train the trainers’ workshop on “The role and responsibilities of political party agents on election day”. Reacting to the outcome of the PVC distribution, Jega said, “As of yesterday afternoon, we have only about 13% of registered voters in FCT who have collected their cards. So we…
Nasarawa State House OF Assembly MEMBERS IN SESSION Members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly yesterday finally resumed sitting in Lafia, the state capital, after they fled the state at the height of plans to impeach Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura. The members upon resumption, suspended an All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker, Tanko Tunga, for six months just as they directed the clerk, Ego Maikeffi, to petition the National Judicial Council on the conduct of the State Chief Judge, Justice Suleiman Dikko. The motion for the suspension was moved at plenary by Baba Ibaku (PDP-Udegye/Loko) and seconded by Nathaniel Agyomesa (PDP-Lafia…
ADEDAYO ADEYEYE The Minister of State for Works, Mr. Adedayo Adeyeye, has attributed the sudden change of policies by the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors in the South-west to the embarrassing defeat the party suffered in Ekiti State, during the conduct of the June 21 governorship election According to the minister, “Ekiti people deserve kudos for liberating the Yoruba people from the bondage of the APC and its bad governments in Lagos and other States”. Adeyeye, who made this known while speaking to journalists in his Ise-Ekiti country home yesterday, however, pointed out that the reversal of tuition fees from over…
While the fear of the spread of the Ebola virus has stopped many people from eating bush meat, sellers of the meat are grumbling and yesterday made their grievances known in Ibadan, Oyo State. Scores marched to Governor Abiola Ajimobi’s office at the Oyo State Secretariat, Ibadan, yesterday, complaining of low patronage due to the outbreak of Ebola disease. The women under the aegis of Bushmeat Sellers Association lamented that since the announcement that the deadly disease could be caused by eating bush meat, spell had been cast on their sales. Speaking on behalf of the association, Alhaja Risikat Odeyemi,…
The BringOurGirls group, yesterday, challenged the Federal Government to take military action to rescue the Chibok girls after 120 days of abduction and 111 days of the group’s sit-out campaign at the Giwa Park, Asokoro, Abuja. The group said the call became necessary since it had become clear that Federal Government cannot negotiate with the abductors because of the belief that it did not have what the sect was demanding in return for the release of the girls. The group maintained that the excuse by the Federal Government that a “military operation will endanger the lives of the girls is…
More good news emerged from the isolation unit of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), as four more patients were Monday discharged and declared free of the infectious disease. Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, in a statement said the development portend a good omen for Nigeria, taking cognisance of the devastation the virus had caused in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. The statement signed by the Special Assistant to the minister on Media and Communication, Dan Nwomeh, stated that “the Minister of Health has announced that four additional confirmed cases of Ebola Virus Disease who have been managed successfully and…
The Managing Director of Toyota Nigeria Limited, Mr. Kunle Ade-Ojo has tasked Nigerian Motoring journalists to remain steadfast and more committed in reporting the sector especially at this time that the government is committed to revolutionisng the auto industry. “It is our sincere hope…that the motoring journalists will on their own part remain steadfast and more committed to objective and more accurate reporting of the company’s activities, particularly at this time that government is commited to revolutionizing the auto industry”, Ade-Ojo said at the occasion of the 2014 Toyota Motoring Journalist Awards at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island. He said that…
This is really heartbreaking for rap fans in Nigerian and Africa as a whole. If this message is the truth then there’s going to be a tussle for the rap crown in Nigerian music. This is just like C. Ronaldo decided to quit football NOW!. Mr Incredible ‘MI’ – Jude Abaga took to his instagram page to write what you see above. A few minutes after posting this, MI deleted every photo except one, on his Instagram page. He captioned the photo: –
The Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Dr Sam Amadi, said on Monday that appropriate sanctions would be meted to any operator in the power sector found wanting on safety. Amadi spoke at the public presentation of Health and Safety Code for the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) in Abuja. He said that the Federal Government was worried by rising incidents of electrocution in the country and disclosed that NERC had been empowered to impose fine on any erring operator. He said that the commission was striving to attain zero-report of fatality and injury in the industry, adding that carelessness…
The great Nigerian entertainer — D’banj keeps taking great strides in the entertainment industry and it doesn’t look like he’s stopping soon. The Kokomaster was pictured above a few days ago in California with activist, lawyer & a member of the Kennedy family, Bobby Shriver. ‘Bobby is the immediate older brother of Maria Shriver, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ex-wife. Their mum, Eunice Kennedy, was the younger sister of former U.S president, John F Kennedy. Bobby Shriver is also the co-founder of RED with Bono and is a candidate for the Los Angeles County Supervisor.’ See more shots of the two below: –