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 »
All Progressive Congress (APC) Ekiti State governorship hopeful, Mr Kayode Fayemi is has declared war on his kinsman for refusing to sell house to his elder brother, Segun Fayemi. Fayemi who has worn the garment of a tyrant ordered security agents to arrest Mr Sunday Oluwatoke yesterday when the man refused to allow him him have his house, built in ... Read More »
Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha, has effected a minor reshuffle in the State Executive Council (EXCO) while also redeploying some Permanent Secretaries. Commissioner for Transport, Barrister Ihukwumere Alaribe, has been moved to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development. In the interim, Commissioner for Petroleum and Environment, Prof. Okey Okoro, will be supervising the Ministry of Transport and ... Read More »
A probable harvest of deaths was on Tuesday averted at the Station Road Branch of First Bank in Osogbo, capital of the State of Osun. The bomb was detected and subsequently defused by men of the Anti-Bomb Squad of the Police. Customers and staff of the bank heaved a sigh of relief as they thanked God the device was detected. Read More »
The Peoples Democratic Party Leadership ( PDP) and the Nigeria President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has once again demonstrated to Nigerians and the whole world the high level insensitivity attached to serious National tragedy that befell the country in the last seventy two hours which require sober reflection and needs urgent attention. It is shameful to watch PDP in Kwara State ... Read More »
After months of speculations, the Nasarawa State Deputy Governor, Damishi Barau, has finally submitted a letter withdrawing his membership of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The deputy governor, who walked into the state secretariat of the party around 11:00 a.m. on Monday, handed the letter to the state secretary of the party, Mustapha Galadima. The Nasarawa State interim Chairman of ... Read More »
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has flagged off a N150 million Empowerment initiative for transporters in the State through the provision of Taxis, Buses and light trucks. Speaking at the flag off of the first phase which was the distribution of 100 taxis procured at a cost of N50million to taxi operators, Governor Ahmed said other levels of ... Read More »
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