Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa said on Saturday that he had forgiven all those planning to impeach him from office. Mr. Nyako said this while addressing his supporters who paid him a solidarity visit at his residence in Yola. The governor appealed to his supporters and all well-meaning citizens of the state to remain calm and pray to God to protect them from falling along ethnic and religious lines. He described those behind his planned impeachment as the enemy of peace and the people of the state. Mr. Nyako said that legitimate sons and daughters of the state would never cause hardship on…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Cross River State governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, has shed light on his decision not to seek any elective office in 2015. Imoke, who spoke at a public lecture organised by Destiny Group to mark his 53rd birthday at the Cultural Centre, Calabar, said it is only leaders who feel insecure and looking for where to hide after leaving office that think of the next elective office while they are still in their current position. “As the end of my term as governor continues to count, I look forward to it with joy and satisfaction. I will leave with peace and…
As Nigerian troops confront the insurgency in the troubled North East States of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe headlong, citizens have been called upon to offer encouragement in any form to the soldiers in their quest to restore peace and hope to the region. A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Put Nigeria First (PNF), noted that Nigerian troops deserve a better welfare package and more support than they are currently getting from the government and Nigerians respectively. According to the group’s National Coordinator, Mrs. Ijeoma Nwafor, Nigerians should be more appreciative of the sacrifices by the soldiers in the service of the…
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has heartily congratulated Nigeria’s most famous living literary giant and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka as he clocks the landmark age of 80 years today. “President Jonathan felicitates with the globally-renowned academic, dramatist, poet and literary icon as he celebrates the attainment of another significant milestone in a long, very fulfilled and achievement-laden life”, a statement by Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity said. The president said as Soyinka enters the elite club of what he called ‘the world’s highly revered octogenarians and very special people’, who have made very significant…
Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Chief Eze Duruiheoma SAN, has disclosed that the adolescent population figure of young Nigerians aged between 10 and 24 years has risen from 44.4 million or 33.1 per cent of the total population in 2006 census to 60.4 million this year. The NPC chairman disclosed this in Akure, the Ondo State capital, at a press conference marking this year’s World Population Day. Duruiheoma, whose speech was read by the Commissioner representing Ondo at the Commission, Dr. Oluremi Akinbobola, revealed that by 2020, when the country’s population estimates would be 221.3 million, the figure…
Kogi State Governor Idris Wada has solicited the support of the Federal Government towards controlling the erosion and other environmental degradation of some areas of the state. The governor made the call yesterday at the closing ceremony of the 2014 National Environmental Sanitation Day held in Lokoja, with the theme: “My Environment, My Health”; organized by the Federal Ministry of Environment in collaboration with Kogi State Government. Wada also called on the Federal Ministry of Environment to assist the state in constructing shoreline structures along Kabawa and Koton karfe area of the state. The Governor, who disclosed that the effect…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared that there is a disturbing nexus between major terror attacks in the country and the development landmarks of the President Goodluck Jonathan administration. A pattern, the government said, has emerged whereby almost always when there is need to collectively celebrate an important landmark recorded by it, appears to be the time when the insurgents find pleasure in attacking and making their statement of terror. Information Minister, Mr. Labaran Maku, made this claim in Lagos during an interview. Maku lamented that what had been happening in the past two years was that terrorism had…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Saturday urged Nigerians to support the Federal Government’s plan to privatise the nation’s refineries. Ajayi Adebayo, new Chairman of IPMAN, Ejigbo Satellite depot branch, made the call during interview with NAN in Lagos. He said privatising the refineries would help to address the incessant scarcity of petroleum products and also encourage the private sector to participate in building their refineries. “I am in support of government’s plan to privatise the refineries by selling those plants to private investors who have the technical-know-how and effective managerial structure to run them. “Privatising the…
Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has described what he called Nigerians’ desire for a perfect state as impossible. The retired General, however, insisted that the country would not succumb to the myriad of challenges it is facing. Gowon made the remarks on Friday, in Abeokuta, Ogun State, as a special guest of honour at the 17th Wole Soyinka Annual Lecture, with the theme: “This House Must Not Fall: Renegotiating Nigeria’s Social Contract After 100 Years of Nationhood,” organised by the National Association of Seadogs as part of activities marking the 80th birthday of the Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole…
Yesterday I was telling you all how Davido uploads photos of himself looking all cute like a puppy; in contrast to Wizkid’s where he seems to be always smoking. It seems that this gesture has earned Davido a honorary position. Davido and Solidstar have been announced as the newest Young Ambassadors for Peace! Nigerian Music stars Davido and Solidstar are being honored as Young Ambassadors for Peace by the Universal Peace Federation and Youth Federation for World Peace. According to the official press release, “these personalities were honored for distinguishing themselves in all ramifications in the society.” Congratulations to the new…
Dance-hall singer, Burna Boy has gotten a name for himself and this fame came with lots of money and million naira endorsement deals; however, it also comes with making hard decisions. Burna Boy’s mother, Bose Ogulu has been played the role of manager since his rise to fame from the start of his career, but the professional relationship between the two has evidently been terminated. Burna overtly declared the new development on Twitter just a few minutes ago, stating that the time has come for his mother to be his mother and his manager to be his manager.
President GOODLUCK Jonathan IN WARM HANDSHAKE WITH BRIG-GEN. Ibrahim SABO (retd) There are indications President Goodluck Jonathan may have dumped the report of the presidential fact finding committee on the abduction of over 200 girls of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, by Boko Haram insurgents. The president had on May 2, 2014 inaugurated the committee headed by Brig-Gen. Ibrahim Sabo (retd) to unravel the issues surrounding the abduction of the girls on the night of April 14. The committee after carrying out its independent investigation, which included visiting Chibok, where the girls were abducted from and meeting relevant stakeholders…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders in Adamawa State have threatened to sanction any PDP member of the state House of Assembly, who backs down from current efforts to impeach both Governor Murtala Nyako and his deputy Bala Ngillari. The stakeholders handed the warning following media reports that the governor and the 20 PDP lawmakers met in Abuja during the week and amicably resolved their differences. The spokesman of the PDP Elders and Stakeholder’s Forum and a former governorship aspirant on the platform of PDP, Dr. Umar Ardo, speaking to reporters yesterday in Yola, the state capital, said that the…
While all the music lovers in Ghana and Africa as a whole are still in shock as regard the disappearance of Ghanaian singer Castro; new developments have emerged. Nobody really knows what’s happening now as it seems like Castro has been able to get internet connection in the spirit world. His official Facebook profile has just been updated with a new status,and profile picture. Everyone is now confused if this is some sort of stunt by Castro or it’s someone updating his status. Check out what he wrote on his Facebook profile: – Makes us think was it all a…
It seems that controversial singer turned critic, Ecetera has decided to branch away from celebrity gist for a while. This time, he talks about our beloved Nigeria’s national anthem, see what he has to say below: – ‘After hearing of the proposal of some delegates at the ongoing confab that we should revert to the old national anthem, I sat by my piano and played both anthems. Playing and singing to the current anthem “Arise O’ Compatriot” was basically easy because I had done that countless times and I wasn’t even looking at the piano keys as I sang through…
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has accused the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in 9 August 2014 election, Iyiola Omisore of plot to kill the quartet of Alhaji Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke (first civilian governor of Osun), Elder Peter Babalola (aka Peter Action), Chief Olu Abiola and Alhaji Fatai Oyedele. Director of Publicity, Research and Strategy, APC Osun state, Kunle Oyatomi, said in a statement that “Omisore and the PDP have contracted the assassination of four top APC leaders to hired killers from the Niger Delta for immediate execution.” “The leaders involved are Alhaji Isiaka Adeleke (the first civilian…
Unknown gunmen Friday night, killed the General Manager of the Kaduna based weekly publication, The New Democrat newspaper, Malam Ustaz Yunus. Sources told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the gunmen stormed the residence of Yunus at Ungwan Dosa area of Kaduna metropolis at about 7:45 p.m., and shot him dead. Sources in the area said Yunus had finished the prayers in a nearby mosque and had just entered his house to break the fast when the gunmen stormed the house and shot him dead. Some staff of the newspaper outfit, who opted for anonymity said no single item…
Following purported plans by the Benue State Government to review downward, the salaries of civil servants, the state chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed to resist the move with the last drop of their blood. State chairman of the union, Comrade Simon Anchaver, who made the vow while speaking with reporters in Makurdi yesterday, stated that workers in the state would not accept the slashing of their salaries, noting that, “salaries are reviewed upward and not downward”. Recall that the state government had decided to review downward the salaries of its work force so as to be able…
A former Corps Marshall of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), General Anthony Hannaniya (retd), has urged President Goodluck Jonathan not to save the embattled Governor of Adamawa State, Admiral Murtala Nyako (retd), who is facing impeachment threat from members of the state House of Assembly. The former FRSC boss, who made the plea in a chat with Saturday Sun, wondered how Nyako, who accused the president of sponsoring terrorism in the North East, would now turn around and beg the same person to help save his job. It would be recalled that Nyako had in a memo to the Northern States…
Adamawa State governor, Alhaji Murtala Nyako and his deputy, Barrister Bala James Ngilari, yesterday shunned the seven-member panel set up by the acting Chief Judge of the state, Justice Ambrose Mammadi to investigate the allegation of gross misconduct leveled against them by the state House of Assembly. However, the chairman of the panel, Buba Kaimaga, said in view of the failure of the governor and his deputy to attend or send representation, he would forward notices of hearing to them. At the panel’s hearing yesterday, notwithstanding their absence, 28 evidences marked as exhibits, which included a video clip were tendered against Nyako…