THE Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has dismissed claims by the Peoples Democratic Party that he was funding the All Progressives Congress with the state’s resources. The PDP in Rivers State had maintained that finances of the state had become inadequate for executing development projects because the governor was using a large chunk of the resources to fund APC ... Read More »
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EKITI SPEAKERSHIP TUSSLE GETS MESSIER AS Aide OF SPEAKER OPENS CANS OF WORM
Ekiti Kete, I want to call the attention of the entire Ekiti people to an impish attempt by Honourable Dele Olugbemi to launch a smear campaign against my person in the media that he has given me money to be feeding him with information on the activities of the 19 APC members. He told some journalists in Ado-Ekiti that all ... Read More »
22b raised at Jonathan’s reelection fund raiser
Its was a night of Naira rain saturday as President Goodluck Jonathan’s reelection fund raiser recorded over N21Billion from various donors who contributed to the campaign. The donors range from businessmen, multinational organisations and individuals. The sum raised yesterday was apart from the pledges made by some individuals as well as organisations that did not make their donations public. In ... Read More »
Bode George needs afterprison social rehabilitation, says Obanikoro
December 21, 2014 Written by Our Reporter Immediate past Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, yesterday fired back at the former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, asking him to seek rehabilitation for post-traumatic stress arising from his stint in jail. The former minister was responding to George’s broadside that he (Obanikoro) ... Read More »
Xmas Fayose Distrubtes 100,000 bags of rice and 80,000 chickens
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has distributed not less than 80,000 chickens and 100,000 bags of rice to the Ekiti people between Thursday and Friday. His Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti said the Christmas largesse including cash gift were distributed under the stomach infrastructure programme. According to him, ... Read More »
Yobo Visits Goodluck in Villa,Pledges to mobilise support for him
Former captain of the Super Eagles, Joseph Yobo, on Friday led a group known as PDP Ward 2 Ward Initiative to the Presidential Villa Abuja to endorse President Goodluck Jonathan for second term. Addressing State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with the president, Yobo said Jonathan deserved a second term to continue the “good work” he had started. 0o ... Read More »
Bode George, Ogunlewe Are Serial Wife Abusers – GCL
Group of Concerned Lagosians (GCL) has slammed PDP chieftain, Chief Bode George over comments credited to him attacking former Minister of State for Defence Senator Musiliu Obanikoro. According to a statement on Friday signed by its Coordinator, Olayinka Sotade, “But for the need to set the records straight, engaging Chief Bode George in an exchange of words is to painfully ... Read More »
We dont keep 2 Accounts NNpc replies BUHARI
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has responded strongly to the allegation of fraud levelled against it by former Head of State and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), saying such claims were untrue. The Corporation, in a statement by its Group General Manager, Public Affairs, Ohi Alegbe, on Friday in Abuja, described Buhari’s ... Read More »
Certificate Forgery: Keyamo Asks APC To Disqualify Masari
Lagos based human right lawyer, Festus Keyamo has written to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) asking the party to disqualify former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Bello Masari over alleged certificate forgery. The former Speaker who is the Governorship candidate of the APC in Kastina State is being accused of presenting forged certificate ... Read More »
How Tinubu broke down in tears and lied that GMB Offered his Vice Presidency
Courtesy Thisday By Olawale Olaleye in Lagos Call it the many nights of long knives, it still may not sufficiently capture the intrigues, betrayals, sellouts and drama that typified the various meetings which ultimately culminated in the choice of a former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State, Professor Yemi Osibajo, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) deputy to ... Read More »