Former military administrator of Lagos and Borno States and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Brig-Gen. Muhammadu Buba Marwa (rtd) has declared his intention to contest the forthcoming Adamawa State governorship election following the impeachment of Governor Murtala Nyako and ‘resignation’ of his deputy, Bala James Ngillari. Marwa, who made the declaration at the Conference Hall of Lelewal Motel in Yola, the state capital yesterday, took time to tell the delegates and party leaders of Adamawa Central Senatorial District his reasons for joining the race again after failing in previous attempts. He said, “You are aware of the…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Impeached governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He is wanted in connection with the ongoing probe of alleged mismanagement of public funds during his tenure as governor for more than seven years. Nyako was impeached by members of the State House of Assembly following his indictment by a seven-man investigation panel headed by Buba Kaigama. Of the 20 allegations levied against him, the House of Assembly found Nyako ‘guilty’ of 16 before sacking him from office on July 15. Some of the allegations were alleged diversion of N2.3billion…
A former Minister of Education and one of the coordinators of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, Dr (Mrs) Obi Ezekwesili, has spoken out about her Monday encounter with operatives of the Department of State Security Services at the Abuja International Airport. Ezekwesili, who was delayed and harassed by SSS operatives for over 40 minutes at the airport, was traveling to London to appear on a scheduled programme of the BBC, HardTalk. While in London on Tuesday, the former minister and retired Vice President of the World Bank (Africa), who is also a trustee of the Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans, narrated her ordeal…
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has urged politicians in the country to resist the temptation of playing politics with security matters. Speaking at a Security Management Workshop organised by the Department of State Security (DSS) in Benin City, the state capital yesterday, the governor warned that playing politics with sensitive security matters will only embolden the perpetrators. He said: “Nothing else matters when we are not safe. I also want to advise those of us who hold political office and have cause to make public statements that we must resist the temptation of politicising security issues. “All politicians, whether of…
The Osun State Police Command has denied media reports that a local government boss, Steven Dosumu, was arrested and detained for illegal gun possession. The police was reacting to a statement by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which alleged that Dosumu, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was arrested and transferred to Force Headquarters, Abuja, for gun-running. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Maishanu, in a statement, described the allegations as false, saying Dosumu, who is the Executive Secretary of Boluwaduro, “was at no time arrested, detained, taken to Abuja or threatened to be taken to…
The Jigawa State House of Assembly has passed a vote of confidence in Governor Sule Lamido. Declaring their unalloyed support for the governor through the Speaker, Adamu Ahmad Sarawa, the lawmakers said whatever the situation and circumstances, they would stand by Lamido, who they believe is a patriotic and exemplary leader. “In Jigawa State this can never happen as the house in cordial relationship with our capable and able governor who transformed the state within a short time. “Our governor deserves all our support and respect. He has allowed the Assembly to exercise its statutory duties without any interference. “I…
The first civilian governor of Osun State and All Progressives Congress chieftain, Senator Isiaka Adeleke, has warned that the “Zimbabwe formula” used in June 21 governorship election in Ekiti State will fail in the August 9 Osun poll. The warning was contained in a statement thanking the people of Ede Federal Constituency for their show of solidarity during the APC mega rally in the town. Adeleke urged the party faithful “to be 24 hours on our guards” before, during and after the election. The statement reads: “Your support for me, the leaders of our party in Ede Federal Constituency is…
Ahead of the 2015 general election, the Ogun State chapter of People Democratic Party (PDP) has denied the existence of a working arrangement between it and the Labour Party (LP). The sole financier of PDP in Ogun and Chairman, Organisation and Mobilisation Committee, PDP, South West, Prince Buruji Kashamu, who made the party’s position known yesterday in a statement, said that former Governor Gbenga Daniel was a spoiler who betrayed the PDP. Mr. Daniel, who defected from PDP to LP, was recently quoted as saying both parties would work together in 2015 to send Governor Ibikunle Amosun packing from Government…
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned its lawmakers in the states to thread on the path of caution as impeachment is fast becoming an order of the day in states ruled by the opposition. The party also described as baseless and unfounded, the warning by former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari accusing President Goodluck Jonathan of intimidating opposition political party. According to the PDP, the All Progressive Congress (APC) has been the architect of its own misfortune and on a destructive march that is capable of truncating the nation’s democratic journey. The National Publicity…
Anti-robbery policemen attached to Bar Beach Police Station in Lagos State have arrested three members of a robbery gang notorious for snatching cars in Victoria Island, Lekki and Ajah axis of the state. The robbers, who have been terrorizing the area for a long time however met their Waterloo separately on Saturday and Monday nights when they snatched two taxi cabs from their owners at gunpoint. According to Vanguard sources, the bandits had attempted to use the snatched cabs to steal exotic cars. One of the suspects, Rasheed Yusuf, 20, was arrested when the anti-robbery policemen on patrol, led by…
The Federal Ministry of Finance and petroleum products marketers are now engaged in war of words over accrued interest on bank loans on account of delayed payments of subsidy by the ministry. Although both parties have taken newspaper advertorials to state their cases, the market may soon be plunged into another round of fuel shortages if the impasse is not resolved soon. Reacting to the Ministry’s advertorial to the effect that government will no longer pay interest charges as part of subsidy claims in some national dailies last week, oil marketers insist that crisis loomed if the terms were not…
The Governor of Central bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday, said that the apex bank was monitoring government spending and those of individuals as the 2015 general elections draw nigh. This, according to him, would help the bank to take proactive measures towards checking the negative effects of excessive spending in the build-up to elections, on the economy. Emefiele said this in reaction to questions at his briefing on the outcome of the 96th Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, meeting which held between Monday and yesterday, in Abuja, where he also announced the retention of the Monetary Policy Rate,…
A 47-year-old farmer, Gbenga Ogunfolabo has been arrested by the police in Ogun State for stabbing his wife, Bosede Ogunfolabo, 45, to death with broken bottle during a fisticuff. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement. According to him, the police detectives attached to Ishara division of the command arrested the suspect on Monday, July 21 at Ishara in Remo North Local Government Area of the state few days after he committed the crime. He said the incident occurred July 16 but no one reported the case to the police as the…
Four persons from Aguleri, Anambra East local government area were killed on Monday, while seven others were seriously injured in a renewed clash between the people of Aguleri and Echeno/Odeke in Ibaji local government area of Kogi State. The two border communities have been laying claims to the oil deposits on the Omambala River basin. The clashes became more pronounced shortly after the commissioning of Orient Petroleum Refinery at Aguleri Otu in Anambra State by President Goodluck Jonathan last year. Casualty figures on the Kogi side could not be ascertained at press time, although it was gathered that the people…
Vice President Namadi Sambo prayed for the nation’s peace, progress and development in Meccah on Tuesday at the Al-Masjid Al-Haram Mosque. This was made known by the Sambo in a statement by his Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Umar Sanni. Sambo joined millions of Muslim faithful to perform the lesser Hajj (Umrah) pilgrimage in the Holy Month of Ramadan. According to the statement, he offered the prayer after the completion of Tawwaf at the Holy Ka’abah (House of the Lord). “We prayed for our nation’s peace, progress and development. “We pray to Almighty Allah to remove all the…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has allayed the fears of many Nigerians as regards the 2015 elections, saying the election is “a possible turning point for the best for Nigeria”. UNDP Resident Representative in Nigeria, Mr. Daouda Toure, who said this yesterday while on a courtesy visit to the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos, reassured Nigerians that the country would come out stronger from the elections. “Since conflict is a part of every society, you have to begin to address it even before it starts: the culture of peace must be inculcated in the…
The National Automotive Council on Tuesday said 30 vehicle manufacturing plants would soon commence operation in the country.. The Director, Policy and Planning, Mr Lukman Mahmud, made the disclosure in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He said the Federal Government was working toward facilitating the production of vehicle components at competitive prices through the Nigerian automotive industry and to create employment opportunities. Mahmud explained that prior to the pronouncement of the National Automotive Industry Development Plan in 2013, Nigeria had 14 existing plants across the nation. “The protection and incentives provided to the industry under…
President Goodluck Jonathan today assured parents of the girls abducted by militant Islamist group Boko Haram that the government is doing everything possible to secure their release. “Anyone who gives you the impression that we are aloof and that we are not doing what we are supposed to do to get the girls out is not being truthful. Our commitment is not just to get the girls out, it is also to rout Boko Haram completely from Nigeria,” Jonathan told the parents. “But we are very, very mindful of the safety of the girls. We want to return them all…
Controversial actress and singer, shared a photo of his domestic staff on instagram early this morning telling her followers to wish her success as she’s out to write her Post UME examinations. However, she also revealed that her ‘maid/daughter’ is wearing her Gucci sandals to the examination hall which made many of her followers to come for her with many condemning her for calling the girl a maid and also telling the whole world that the little girl is wearing Tonto’s sandals. The award winning actress who recently added a new tattoo to the 57 other tattoos she has on…
DIRECTOR OF army Public RELATIONS, BRIGADIER-GENERAL OLAJIDE LALEYE The Nigerian Army has explained that some hotels and markets in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, were shut down because they failed to put in place counter-Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, measures. Following the deadly bombing of the popular Banex Plaza Abuja, which claimed scores of lives and damaged property, security agencies in the FCT directed business concerns, plazas, markets and shopping centres to put in place measures to counter such attacks in the future. Confirming the development, Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Olajide Laleye, said: “The Nigerian Army conducted a vulnerability…