The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State Thursday announced the former Chairman, Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC) Chief Adewale Omojuwa as its flag bearer for the April 5 by-election for the vacant seat of Ilaje/Ese-Odo Federal Constituency. A Statement by the Secretary, Interim Committee of the Party in the State, Prince Olu Adegboro said Omojuwa polled ... Read More »
Women of Ekiti State have joined the rest of the country to call for prayers, improved security network and eternal vigilance to end the incessant killings by the Boko Haram sect members in the Northern part of the country. With dirges, they expressed outrage particularly at the massacre of over 40 students of the Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Yobe ... Read More »
A very guarded romance is on. And this time around, it revolves around two interesting personalities in the Nigerian music industry whom are popular Kennis Music star widely known as Jaywon and Benue State Sensational Singer, Imelda Ada Okwori otherwise known as Imelda-J. The duo are said to be engulfed in a very discreet but passionate affair which has been ... Read More »
The Group Managing Director, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Andrew Yakubu, yesterday attributed the current fuel scarcity in the country to the disruptions in the pipeline network leading to its depots. Yakubu who made this claim while answering questions from journalists after defending the agency’s 2014 budget before the Joint National Assembly Committee on Upstream Petroleum and Gas, said ... Read More »
Benue State Commissioner for Water Resources, Conrad Wergba is dead. He died Wednesday in an Indian Hospital. Secretary to the State Government, Dr David Salisu confirmed the death of Wergba who first served as Special Adviser to Governor Gabriel Suswam and was later appointed Information and Orientation Commissioner. He was moved to the Water Resources Ministry in the last minor ... Read More »
The former Governor’s Forumn has choosen Chief Segun Osoba to lead their delegates to the National confab which starts in a matter of days,Here is the press release of the group as signed by Chief Nwobodo Read More »
Kano State governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso yesterday alleged that President Goodluck Jonathan gave the 16 governors who voted for Plateau State governor Jonah Jang at last year’s Nigeria Governors’ Forum election N2 billion each. According to him, while the 16 pro-Jang governors were financially gratified to do the presidency’s bidding, the other 19 governors who voted for Rivers State governor ... Read More »
Leon Balogun has expressed his desire to represent Nigeria at the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil. The Fortuna Dusseldorf defender was born in Germany to a Nigerian father and German mother. He was called up by coach Stephen Keshi as a late minute replacement for captain Joseph Yobo, who picked an injury during a game for Norwich City. He ... Read More »
The State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba, Lagos State has released popular musician, Obesere, who was accused of raping a 29-year-old student of the Polytechnic Ibadan. Obesere, whose real name is Abass Akande, was invited for interrogation at the Department 14 of the SCID. Obesere, popularly called Papa Tosibe, was alleged to have raped the victim at his Okota home. Policemen ... Read More »
The US Senate rejected President Barack Obama’s controversial pick for a prominent civil rights post Wednesday amid a backlash over the nominee’s connection to a high-profile convicted cop-killer. Seven members of Obama’s Democratic Party joined all Republicans in opposition to help torpedo the nomination of Debo Adegbile to head the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. Adegbile is a leading civil ... Read More »
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