The governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, will be attending a British Deputy High Commission-organized symposium in London on Friday, March 7, 2014. This was contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr. Festus Adedayo. Tagged Investing in Nigeria – Diaspora Investment Symposium, it will take place at the Drapers’ Hall, Throgmorton, London. According ... Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Sequel to the meeting of Ekiti Guber aspirants with President Goodluck Jonathan, the President had made it clear that he wanted a process that will throw up a consensus candidate. He explained that his interest in the consensus arrangement was to reduce unnecessary decimation of aspirants’ finances and unnecessary rancours that accompany party primaries. I have studied the President and ... Read More »
Members of Ekiti State House of Assembly yesterday called on the National Assembly to as a matter of urgency, commence an impeachment process against President Goodluck Jonathan over alleged illegal deductions of oil revenues from the Federation Account. Speaking at a plenary session at the hallowed chambers in Ado-Ekiti, members of the Assembly described as “irresponsible and criminal,” the monthly ... Read More »
President Olusegun Obasanjo who was 77 year-old today (Wednesday) confessed that he had no real record of his birthday. Obasanjo said he could not give an actual date of his birth, attributing it to his parent’s inability to have it documented. The ex-president spoke at his 77th birthday ceremony held at the ampi-theatre Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, ... Read More »
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