Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State Monday denied defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying there was no directive from the former president to decamp to APC. The former Chairman of the party, Chief Joju Fadairo, who debunked the rumour at a press conference held in Abeokuta yesterday, said it was ... Read More »
A student of the University of Benin has drowned in a hotel swimming pool in the Ipaja area of Lagos State. we learnt that the victim, Chukwudi Nwaobi, had gone to relax at Infinity Hotel, Abesan Estate, on April 1, 2014, when the tragic incident occurred. The family of the 20-year-old student of Sociology, however, blamed the hotel for the ... Read More »
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, April 14, 2014 arraigned Sunkami Odewande, before Justice S. S Ogunsanya of Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja, on a 4- count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretences and possession of documents containing false information. One of the charges read, “Sunkami Odewande sometime on or about December ... Read More »
Three persons who attempted to defraud Diamond Bank of N100million through an electronic device called grabber have been docked by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Godwin Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, Evaristus Moses Oyemah and Kenneth Iweha were on Monday April 14 arraigned before Justice S.A Nmakanma of the High Court of Abia state, Umuahia, on a 2- count charge ... Read More »
Mr Ayo Fayose, PDP governorship candidate in Ekiti, says he will not join issues with his All Progressives Party (APC) counterpart in the June 21 governorship election. Fayose told newsmen in Abuja on Sunday that “this is not a sign of weakness on my part but a sign of maturity which I have gained over the years. “I have vowed not ... Read More »
I walked gingerly to his side, touched him lightly on his shoulder to see if he was truly asleep. He was. I took the bottle from him and set it on the floor. I motioned to Tola to come help me carry him. She shook her head. I glared at her, she threw her hands up in frustration and came ... Read More »
Why were you and other aspirants afraid of the primary election? I was always ready for the primary; I believe I have the biggest structure in Ekiti but since the President had talked about consensus and because we wanted to carry everybody along, I was part of the consensus. We know those who have structures on the ground in Ekiti. ... Read More »
Do you think the PDP can win the governorship election in Ekiti State, if the party presents former Gov. Ayo Fayose as its candidate? Any Ekiti person who has followed the politics of the state since 2003, when Fayose was governor, would know that there is no chance of Fayose winning any legitimate contest in the state. We are hoping ... Read More »
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