President Goodluck Jonathan has been tongue-lashed over his visit to Kano State on Tuesday, where the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, held a colorful rally to officially welcome ex-governor Ibrahim Shekarau to the fold. Some northern groups while faulting Jonathan’s visit to the state two days after the bomb explosion, which claimed several lives in Nyanya, an Abuja suburb, described it as height of insensitivity and callousness. Spokesperson for the Northern Elders Forum, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, and Second Republic lawmaker, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, in separate interviews with Punch, said President Jonathan had no respect for those who lost their lives in…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reiterated calls on Nigerians to stand up and resist unpatriotic elements whose actions and utterances have continued to fuel insurgency in the country. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh in a statement on Tuesday said inflammatory utterances by certain key politicians against the emergence of President Goodluck Jonathan, sparked off hatred against the administration by their followers, while attracting impudent insurgents, who started demanding the ouster of the President with threats to cripple the system through acts of terrorism. “When the PDP, said that the All Progressive Party, (APC) is responsible for the…
Governor RABI’U MUSA KWANKWASO & State government OFFICIALS SWEEPING THE VENUE USED FOR THE PDP RALLY IN KANO The political rivalry between President Goodluck Jonathan and Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso on Tuesday took a new dimension when the governor led state officials including his deputy, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, to sweep off the president’s footprints in what seems like a strong message that Mr. Jonathan and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are not wanted in the country’s most populous state. President Jonathan had led a delegation of government and party officials to Kano, about 24…
What would have been another blow to the ongoing National Conference in Abuja was averted when a delegate, Amb. Abubakar Abdulmumuni, on Tuesday slumped and was rushed to an undisclosed hospital in Abuja for proper medical attention. Mr. Abdulmumuni, who is a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), was granting interview to reporters after the plenary session of the Conference a few minutes after 6 p.m., when he suddenly collapsed. He was immediately attended to by medical personnel, who tried to revive him with First Aid. When it was discovered that the First Aid was not working, the retired…
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has ratified its committee’s decision to remove subsidy on premium motor spirit, also known as petroleum. This is sequel to the agency’s setting up of a committee last month to look into the possible removal of the controversial fuel subsidy. The committee was made up of a member from the Commissioners’ Forum, the Customs, State Accountants-General and the Minister of state for Finance etc. On the submission of the report yesterday, FAAC simply approved the removal of the subsidy. According to the chairman of Commissioners’ Forum, Mr Timothy Odaah, the approval would be sent to President Goodluck Jonathan…
The FCT Minister, Bala Mohammed, on Tuesday said there would be no mass burial for victims of Monday’s explosion in Nyanya, Abuja. Mr. Mohammed said that the corpses of the victims would be released to their families. He made this known while speaking to journalists shortly after visiting some victims of the blast at Asokoro District Hospital in Abuja. He said the corpses would be released to their owners without any delay after proper identification. “We will give them befitting burial they deserved. There will be no mass burial but we will do everything possible so that they will be…
21 persons were yesterday feared dead in Benue and Taraba States following attacks by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. 12 youths were killed in the attack on Obagaji, the headquarters of Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, while nine deaths were reported at Nwokyo village in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. According to the Chairman Agatu Elders’ Committee, Mr. Sule Ngbede, the young men had gone to fetch sand for building with a tipper in the river which is about three kilometres to the local government area headquarters when the gunmen attacked and killed them. He…
President Goodluck Jonathan was in Kano State yesterday in for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rally, where he described Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, as a fraudster for embezzling allowances meant for party delegates during the 2010 PDP Presidential primaries. In his reaction to newspaper reports which quoted Kwankwaso as saying he regretted voting for him in 2011 general election, Jonathan described Kwankwaso’s outburst as a lie, pointing out that Kwankwaso never identified with him politically. In a swift response, Governor Kwankwaso fired back accusing the president of being insensitive to the mood of Nigerians by embarking on ‘merry-making…
Kano State Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwanwaso has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of being insensitive to the yearnings of Nigerians, lamenting that at a time when the nation should be mourning the Nyanya bomb explosion that left many either dead or injured, the president decided to embark on what he described as “merry-making trips”. A statement issued by the Director of Press and Public Relations Halilu Ibrahim Dantiye, quoted Governor Kwankwaso as saying that, “at a time when several innocent lives have been lost, when many of the victims are in hospital seeking blood donations to survive, the president is gallivanting…
National President of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, yesterday said whenever the perpetrators of heinous crimes like the Abuja bomb blast die, their corpses should be fed to pigs because they are on the same level with pigs. “I completely condemn the bomb attack on a motor park in Nyanya, a satellite community on the outskirts of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This is very inhuman, ungodly and barbaric. “I don’t even have the adjectives to describe what these mad people have done. As far as I am concerned, the perpetrators are not human beings and in…
Attempts by the former Governor of Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala to quash the alleged misappropriation of N11.5 billion suit filed against him and his former aides by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFFC, yesterday failed as the Court of Appeal in Ibadan dismissed the suit. Alao-Akala, Senator Hosea Agboola, former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters and an Ibadan-based business man, Mr. Olufemi Babalola, had appealed the ruling delivered on December 12, 2012 by Justice Akintunde Boade of the Oyo State High Court that they had a case to answer. The EFCC had arraigned the appellants before…
President Goodluck Jonathan has attributed the longevity of 100-year-old Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Samuel Odulana to clean mind, good character, clear conscience and good record of service. Speaking yesterday as he joined other well-wishers at the Monatan residence of the monarch to congratulate him on his centenary birthday, President Jonathan apologised for not being with the monarch on Monday, his birthday, saying it was because of the unfortunate bomb blast at Nyanyan, Abuja which led to the loss of over 70 lives. While praying for more prosperous years ahead, he said his representative at the thanksgiving service on Monday…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 19‑year‑old Pakistani, Iftikihar Muhammed Arslan, for attempting to smuggle 25 parcels of heroin into the country. The suspect, who claimed to be a student of Punjab College in Pakistan, was apprehended at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, by the operatives when the illicit drug was discovered in his luggage during inward screening of passengers on board a Qatar airline flight. Preliminary investigation has shown that the suspect left Lahore, Pakistan with the drugs to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, then Doha, in Qatar, from where he…
Heavily armed Boko Haram Islamists have abducted more than 100 girls from a secondary school in northeast Nigeria, sparking a search by soldiers to track down the attackers. Some of the schoolgirls in the Chibok area of southern Borno state narrowly escaped their kidnappers by jumping off a truck in the middle of the night as the gunmen sought to cart them away, according to multiple witnesses. A security source who requested anonymity said the attackers were members of Boko Haram, a radical group whose name means “Western education is forbidden.” The group has repeatedly attacked schools in the northeast…
Two of the children of the Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Alhaji Momoh-Jimoh Lawal have been abducted by suspected kidnappers, who reportedly invaded the speaker’s residence. The kidnappers were said to have gained access into the house around 4:00 am through the fence, and broke into the house at Okengwe in Okene Local Government Area. The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Speaker, Austin Akubo, said three of the abductors entered the house. “The abductors demanded for the children: Ogirima, 7, and Hafeez, 3, and also made away with other valuables. “They took television set, generator, Toyota Yaris…
Famous physically challenged gospel singer — Yinka Ayefele, has encountered some difficulties lately. The veteran Nigerian gospel singer got some bad news as reports say his mansion is on fire. Sources haven’t disclosed what caused the fire, but the pictures are everywhere and been broadcasted on blackberry phones everywhere. We hope they put out the fire soon.
Her face is so spotless now that you won’t have ever believed she went through what you see above. The rapper in a step by step explanation revealed how she won a 6-year battle against acne on her face. Read and learn: – Isn’t it sweet that after so many months, that’d would be 6 years of battling severe Acne, i am suddenlygetting great compliments on my skin? Who would have thought! Now i get the “Oh you are so fine” “Chai, God took his time to make you sha” “You are the girl i have been searching for” –…
A 14-year-old Dutch girl that tweeted a terrorist threat to American Airlines yesterday on twitter has been arrested in Rotterdam, Netherlands, police have confirmed. The girl tweeted at the airlines saying; “Hello, my name is Ibrahim and I am from Afghanistan. I am part of Al Qaeda and on June 1 I am gonna do something really big bye.” American Airlines who were fast to reply her also tweeted at her saying: – “Sarah, we take these threats very seriously. Your IP address and details will be forwarded to security and the FBI.” Sarah who said she was joking then tweeted saying.…
The National Assembly Complex in Abuja was Tuesday vacated by Legislators and civil servants following a bomb scare around the complex. Still reeling from the shock of Monday bomb blast at Nyanya motor park in the city, workers at the complex were apprehensive, with offices, banks and restaurants within the premises quickly locked up, while officers of the Nigeria Police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Department of State Security Service were alerted and they quickly mobilised and were seen patrolling the area to avert any mishap. The confusion, which started around 2 p.m., followed a tip…
An 83-year old woman, Madam Nwanyiaro Orji, was reportedly stung to death by a swarm of bees in Nchoko Amiri community, Oru East local council area of Imo State. The octogenarian was sid to have gone to use the convenience located at the back of the family house when suddenly people heard an unusual noise. A villager told Vanguard that they thought the noise came from a bunch of ripe bread fruit tree at the backyard, pointing out that they never knew it was the beehive on top of the bread fruit tree. “The angry bees, whose home had been…