The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Saturday recounted his ordeal in the hands of masked security agents in Osun State, saying his arrest was because he belongs to the opposition. He stated that his “Gestapo Style” arrest shows the level of illegality, lawlessness, anarchy and intolerance to which Nigeria has descended under President Goodluck Jonathan’s watch. In a statement issued on Saturday in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, the APC spokesman said he was arrested along with Mr. Sunday Dare, the Media Aide to APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and…
Author: Wale Adebayo
LEFT: Lagos REPRESENTATIVES AT THE NATIONAL CONFAB; PROF. TUNDE SAMUEL; PRINCE RABIU OLUWA; CHAIRMAN, ALHAJI FEMI OKUNNU; Gov. BABATUNDE FASHOLA OF LAGOS; MR SUPO SASORE (SAN), MR WAHEED AYENI AND MRS OLUFUNMI OSHINOWO-BASHORUN, DURING THEIR MEETING WITH Gov. FASHOLA IN Lagos (24/2/14). Ahead of resumption on Monday, delegates representing Lagos State in the National Conference, have resolved not to sign the final report to be presented to President Goodluck Jonathan. Their decision was prompted by the failure of the conference leadership to allow the presentation of the state memorandum for consideration during the plenary. The conference upon resumption, will review…
file photo A fresh attack by suspected Fulani gunmen on Gimi Dogara village in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has claimed four lives with 15 houses burnt down. The attack, which was launched around 11 p.m. on Thursday night, left the villagers scampering to different directions for safety. The Chairman of the Local Government, Emmanuel Adamu, who confirmed the incident, expressed sadness over the development and described the attack as “retrogressive”. Mr. Adamu said the frequent attacks were undermining the peace building process initiated by the council. He reiterated his appeal to the attackers to bury the hatchet…
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has directed all intending female pilgrims to attend medical and pregnancy tests scheduled to commence on August 11. The Public Relations Officer of the board, Nuhu Badamasi, gave the directive when he spoke in Kano on Friday. He said all prospective pilgrims were expected to attend the medical screening, while only female pilgrims would undergo the pregnancy test. Mr. Badamasi said the National Hajj Commission, NAHCON, directed all the state pilgrims welfare boards to conduct the medical and pregnancy tests on the intending pilgrims in order to know their individual health status. “The medical and pregnancy tests are absolutely necessary and compulsory, so…
Nigerian female singer — Kenny Saint Brown has shown her displeasure at the lack of recognition thriving entertainers, such as Davido have gotten from public office holders. In a recent interview, she said she’s not happy about ‘government neglect of the youth’, particularly those in the entertainment industry. She said: – ‘For instance, Davido has won Best African act awards at 3 international awards this year and yet no governor or brand has said well-done to him for making Nigeria proud simply because it’s not sports. Imagine the hype and government support for Blessing Okagbare who won Gold at Glasgow,…
Nigerians are always quick to pick up the changes that celebrities go through immediately they get a little money, especially BLEACHING. Fast rising singer, Sean Tizzle has fired back at Nigerians that are accusing him of bleaching. Sean said a lot of people think he bleaches because his knuckles are black, but they have been like that from birth. On bleaching, he said; I heard that as well. I don’t bleach my skin. I know why people are saying that. It is because my knuckles are dark. But they have always been like this from birth. I have tried everything…
The Executive Director of the Civil Rights Congress, Comrade Shehu Sani, yesterday warned against rigging in today’s Governorship Election in Osun State. He also urged resistance to coercion and brigandage in the state. The rights activist, in a statement ahead of the election, which is ongoing, condemned the use of troops to intimidate voters, warning: “The Osun state gubernatorial elections must not be rigged”. “The massive deployment of troops and the gale of arrest of APC chieftains in the state stands condemned. The people of Osun and indeed all the people of Nigeria must stand firm in the defence of…
Former Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Political matters, Ahmed Gulak yesterday expalined why President Goodluck Jonathan sacked him from office. Gulak, who spoke with Journalists in Abuja yesterday said his sack was not because of incompetence as he played his role the way he knew it, defended the President and took on anybody who said President Jonathan should not contest. According to him, Jonathan will contest the 2015 general elections, boasting that there was no alternative to President Jonathan in 2015. “I don’t believe my leaving office will reduce my popularity and I was not removed from office…
Political office holders in Osun State, yesterday, had their orderlies withdrawn as The Police revealed that no voter would be allowed to go to the poling booth with police orderly or any security aide. Commissioner of Police in charge of Osun Governorship election, Mr Augustine Evbakhabokun disclosed this at a press conference in Osogbo. According to him, the Police had concluded arrangements to ensure security of lives and property during and after the election and warned all voters to stay away from the polling centre after exercising their franchise, saying any individual found with implicating material will be dealt with…
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Friday said that the state is now fully equipped to handle patients with symptoms of Ebola Virus Disease. The governor, who spoke during an early morning inspection visit to the isolation ward prepared for such patients, said the facility is ready for use. Flanked by the Commissioners for Health, Dr Jide Idris; Special Duties, Dr Wale Ahmed; and Special Adviser on Public Health, Dr Yewande Adeshina, the Lagos governor told journalists that the state has a health challenge on its hands and owes it a duty to prevent an outbreak of Ebola. Fashola, who interacted…
The Federal Government yesterday asked the people of Ogoni ethnic nationality in Rivers State for forgiveness following its inability to begin the full implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The government admitted that the Hydro-Carbon Pollution Restorations Project (HYPREP), which it established in 2012 to handle the implementation of the UNEP report in Ogoni land and other parts of the Niger Delta, failed to live up to the objectives of its establishment. Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Mr. Danladi Kifasi, made this known at Bori, headquarters of Khana local government area…
President Goodluck Jonathan’s daughter’s wedding may have come and gone but it would forever remain one of the most talked about weddings in Nigeria. The President no doubt did a good job in throwing a lavish wedding for his daughter, Faith Sakwe. Faith Sakwe and heartrob, Godswill Osim Edward got married on April 12th in Abuja. Check out new photos from the beautiful wedding. Photo credit: Ovation International Godswill Osim Edward has revealed why he got married to the President’s daughter saying: “What struck me was the humility of her parents, especially her dad. Both of them do not despise people and…
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, on Friday, called on stakeholders in the Osun governorship election to ensure a peaceful and credible election. Falae told the News Agency of Nigeria by telephone that the electorate and political party candidates in the state shouldreplicate the conduct witnessed during a similar election in Ekiti on June 21. He said each candidate should have the primary purpose of winning the election for the development of the state. He also cautioned against thuggery, actions and utterances that might mar the election. According to him, successful conducts of state governorship elections are indications that the general elections…
BARRISTER David UMARU A former Niger State gubernatorial candidate on the platform of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC), Barrister David Umaru, yesterday emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the rescheduled August 30 Niger East senatorial by-election. The seat became vacant following the death of Senator Dahiru Awaisu Kuta. Announcing the results in Minna, the state capital, chairman of the APC state electoral committee, Inuwa Abdulkadir, said Barrister Umaru won the primary election of the party with 248 votes defeating his opponent, Bala Adamu Kuta, who garnered a paltry 62 votes. Abdulkadir said the exercise…
Dr. Kayode Obembe has resigned his position as National President of the Nigeria Medical Association. His resignation came 24 hours after he announced the suspension of the strike embarked upon by the association. Obembe in the Thursday statement calling off the strike, said the decision followed positive signals from government at the negotiation table and the need for doctors to join in the war on Ebola in the country. His statement calling off the strike was soon contradicted by a faction of the association, which insisted the industrial action was still on course. The stance of the pro-strike faction seemed…
The management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the indefinite shutdown of its clinic in the Muri Okunola area of Victoria Island, Lagos, following a suspected case of Ebola virus on admission at the clinic. It was discovered that the patient visited the First Consultant Medical Centre during the period the first Ebola case was reported at that clinic. The Corporation in statement explained that the pre-emptive step was taken after the case was duly reported to the Federal Ministry of Health as well as officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Health. “In the meantime, all…
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday vowed that Nigeria will not compromise its sovereignty nor forgo any inch of its land in the face of current security challenges. The president said this against the backdrop of concerns being expressed over the alleged capturing of territories in the North East by Islamist sect Boko Haram, and the hoisting of their flags in many ‘conquered’ communities. Jonathan, who spoke at the graduation ceremony of Course 22 Participants of the National Defence College (NDC) in Abuja, said government had taken a deep look into the situation, the current environment of terrorism in the country and…
A total of nine people have been confirmed to have been infected with the deadly Ebola virus. Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu made this known yesterday in a media briefing in Lagos. According to him, two of the nine are deceased while 139 others are under surveillance. Chukwu who briefed the press in the company of the Minster of Information, Mr Labaran Maku and Director of the National Center for Diseases Control (NCDC), Prof Abdulsalami Nasidi among other top functionaries, said all confirmed cases were being managed in Lagos under quarantine. Giving the current status of the outbreak, Chukwu…
At least two persons have been feared dead and 20 others hospitalised in various hospitals in Plateau State after consuming excessive quantity of salt and bitter kola to prevent Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) attack following a viral message on social media that it could prevent the spread of the Ebola virus. The deceased whose identities could not be ascertained at the time of this report were said to be hypertension patients. A resident who worships in the same church with one of the deceased, Atang Itse and said he does not know “much about the woman but she worships at…
President Goodluck Jonathan has declared the control and containment of the Ebola virus in Nigeria, as a National Emergency. He has therefore directed the Federal Ministry of Health to work in collaboration with the State Ministries of Health, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other relevant agencies to ensure that all possible steps are taken to effectively contain the threat of the Ebola virus in line with international protocols and best practices. In a statement in Abuja Friday, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati said…