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Two Britons Arrested over Bribe Involving Gunboats Sold to Tompolo

CortesyThiaday With the dust yet to settle over the procurement of seven gunboats by a private security firm belonging to ex-Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemuplo, aka Tompolo, purportedly for the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), it has emerged that two British businessmen have been arrested on suspicion of bribing a Norwegian official alleged to have been involved in ... Read More »

Al-Makura campaign manager’s pregnant daughter beheaded

Courtesy Punch Unidentified gunmen have beheaded Mrs. Amina Suleiman, the daughter of the Director General of Governor of Nasarawa State, Umaru Tanko Al – Makura’s Campaign Organisation, Mr. Musa Illu. PUNCH Metro learnt that the deceased, who was seven months pregnant, was assassinated on Monday in her home in Katsina State. It was gathered that her husband, Mr. Mohammed Suleiman, ... Read More »

Soldiers intercept 3,600 ballot boxes in Ogun

Men of the Operation-Mesa attached to 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Tuesday intercepted a truck loaded with 3,600 ballot boxes at Odogbolu, along Sagamu-Ijebu Ode Expressway. The soldiers were said to be on a stop-and-search operation when they intercepted the truck, its driver and the content of the vehicle were said to have been handed over to ... Read More »

GLOBACOM TERMINATES OUTDOOR CONTRACT OVER GOODLUCK JONATHAN CAMPAIGN POSTERS

Leading telecoms firm, Globacom has terminated a multi-million naira outdoor advertising deal with a Lagos-based outdoor advertising firm Clearedge Limited due to imposition of campaign posters belonging to the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on street lamp poles paid for by Globacom. Clearedge, one of the leading outdoor firms based in Lagos, had secured the street lamp-poles on the 22 ... Read More »

For The Records!Gov Fashola Message on Buhari’s Fundraising Assignment

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, BABATUNDE RAJI FASHOLA, SAN AT THE BUHARI – OSINBAJO CAMPAIGN FUND-RAISING PRESS CONFERENCE ON TUESDAY 20TH JANUARY 2015 I welcome you warmly to this press briefing where we intend to brief you about our fund-raising activities for the Buhari/Osinbajo Presidential campaign. As you might be aware, General Buhari has appointed me as the Director of the ... Read More »

Buhari: I have No Apology Over Advertorial – Fayose

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Peter Ayodele Fayose have reacted to certain negative comments that trailed the advertorial he caused to be published on the front pages of Punch and Sun newspapers of last Monday, saying that he has no apology over the advertorial as it contained facts. Fayose who stated this through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi in ... Read More »

Buhari: PDP dissociates self from Fayose’s ‘death wish advert’

While reacting to the issue in Abuja, the Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP Presidential ‎Campaign Organisation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, stated that what Governor Fayose said represents his own personal opinion and not that of the party. The Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday dissociated itself from the paid wrap around advertisement in some national newspapers by the Governor ... Read More »

Photo News: Buhari in Kano the real pics

“Jonathan is doing nothing, he is a clueless President whose interest only is in looting and bleeding Nigeria dry.Can there be any good news in JONATHAN? Jonathan is all that is wrong with Nigeria, and he must be got rid of, as quickly as possible.” OJ Read More »

We don’t have Buhari’s credentials – Army

The Nigerian Army has said it is not in possession of the original or photocopies of the credentials of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, one of Nigeria’s leading newspapers, The Punch, is reporting. The Nigerian Army was said to have made this position known on Tuesday at a press conference in Abuja. The ... Read More »

EKITIPANUPO CONDEMNS THE FRONTPAGE ADVERT PLACED IN THE PUNCH NEWSPAPER OF MONDAY JAN 19, 2015 BY GOVERNOR AYO FAYOSE

On 19th of January, 2015, like all Nigerians, we members of Ekitipanupo Forum saw the advertisement placed by the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Ayodele Fayose in the Punch and Daily Sun newspapers. We are bewildered by the fact that this appalling and disgraceful advertisement emanated from our Land of Honour. Ekitipanupo is an Indigenous Think-Tank and Intellectual Round-Table, Advocating ... Read More »