The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps said it has deployed 150 species of sniffer dogs from Russia in addition to the over 15,000 personnel dispatched to Ekiti State, for Saturday’s governorship election. Addressing journalists on Friday, Deputy Commandant General, Operations, Evans Ewurum, who led the personnel to Ekiti, assured that every necessary security arrangements have been made to ensure ... Read More »
The ancient city of Ibadan literally stood still on Friday as the remains of the late Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Alhaji Abdul-Azeez Arisekola Alao, were buried amidst wailing and crying. The main bowl of the Lekan Salami Sports Complex where prayers were held for the late Islamic leader was thronged by eminent personalities from across the country, representatives of the ... Read More »
The Independent National Electoral Commission has cleared names of 20 candidates as contestants for the August 9, 2014 governorship election holding in Osun State. This was contained in a list signed by the Administrative Officer of INEC in Osun State, Mrs. Augusta Ogakwu, and made available to journalists on Wednesday. According to the document, while the governorship candidate of the ... Read More »
The Executive Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi who was held hostage in Odudu, Ondo state. by the Federal military on his way to Ado Ekiti for the mega rally before the governorship election. Amaechi was held and ambushed at Ado Ekiti by Soldiers and refused entry into Ekiti by military personnel acting on orders from above. He made to ... Read More »
The Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, has described allegations by the All Progressives Congress, APC, against him, in connection with Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti as “symptomatic of the APC’s frustration over an impending defeat by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.” The APC, through its new chairman, John Oyegun, had accused Mr. Obanikoro of leading a PDP plot ... Read More »
Federal government has frozen all bank accounts being operated by Adamawa State government amid impeachment moves allegedly sponsored by the presidency against the state governor, Murtala Nyako. Speaking to Daily Trust today, the Director of Press and Public Affairs in Adamawa Government House, Ahmad Sajoh confirmed the development which he said has exposed the desperate efforts by President Goodluck Jonathan ... Read More »
The draconian regime of Field Marshall Jonathan Goodluck has stopped Governor Rotimi Amechi of Rivers State, Rabiu Kwankwaso from entering Ekiti. The Governors had the major assult at Akure Airport, where their plane wasn’t given safe landing but the notorious criminal and wanted drug baron, Buruji Kashamu was escorted to Ekiti 1am on Thursday. Gov Segun Mimiko is part of ... Read More »
On its mission to spearhead a uniform health insurance cover for the entire entertainment industry, the Nigerian Entertainment Industry Health Insurance Convention has been receiving enormous acceptance and overwhelming support from several associations and guilds within the Nigerian entertainment industry. Everyone seems agreed on the need for an urgent health insurance cover for all practitioners of entertainment business in Nigeria ... Read More »
The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has alleged that the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has compelled the 57 Local Councils in the state to “contribute N25 million each, from their May, 2014 Federal allocations or borrow from banks in order to support the governorship re-election of Kayode Fayemi. In a statement by its state ... Read More »
The Oyo State Government has declared seven days of mourning following the death of Alhaji AbdulAzeez Arisekola-Alao in the UK on Wednesday. Senior Special Adviser on Media to Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, Dr Festus Adedayo, made the disclosure late night on Wednesday in Ibadan. He said, “The Oyo State Government has declared seven days mourning for the Aare ... Read More »
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