Another aide of Imo Speaker Benjamin Uwajumogu has called it quits as allegations of monumental fraud continue to swirl around the office. Hon. Chukwunonye Irouno, the Speaker’s aide in charge of protocols and special events, resigned yesterday evening as intrigues at the Speaker’s office heightened. “There is still no response from the speakers’ office but insider’s source is saying that ... Read More »
Two members of a family were killed and about 50 houses razed in fresh attacks on villages in Riyom and Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State yesterday. The two were killed at Diniyam-Rim of Riyom Local Government while another raid was launched on Rakok and Razat in Barakin Ladi Local Government Area. Several houses in the villages which ... Read More »
Things have started working for good for the senatorial ambition of the Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan. Eight Local Government Areas in Uduaghan’ss Delta South Senatorial District, comprising the former vice chairmen, councillors and opinion leaders, popularly known as “the G-8”, have cleared the coast for him. The group did not only endorse him but declared unalloyed support ... Read More »
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State this evening reacted with outrage to the allegation by the State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Felix Obuah, that the Rivers State Government and the APC leadership have a hand in the alleged kidnapping of three PDP chieftains and killing of one other person. The abducted men include the ... Read More »
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday graced the commissioning of the ultra modern Lagos Zonal Secretariat of the National Union of Petroleum Engineering and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) office, tasking the union to begin to think ahead about how it can grow opportunities in the petroleum sector. The Governor who spoke at the ceremony which took place ... Read More »
Wife of the Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, has distributed empowerment materials worth over N5million to 108 People Living with HIV/AIDs in the state. The governor’s wife, who is also the Chairman, Ekiti State AIDs Control Agency, said the gesture underscored the commitment of the state government in giving a new lease of life to the beneficiaries. The exercise, ... Read More »
1. That Mr President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, be commended for his commitment and dogged efforts in fighting the menance of insecurity; and, noted that, in spite of these security challenges, Mr. President has made remarkable progress in the development of critical sectors of the Nigerian economy, particularly in the areas of power, transport, aviation, agriculture and direct foreign ... Read More »
Governor Babatunde Fashola, has said he is interested in who succeeds him next year, towards advancing the cause of the state. *Fashola When asked on who he prefers to succeed him, Fashola said: “I prefer a successor that would surpass my achievements in office and advance the cause of Lagos State.” The governor who said this during an interactive session ... Read More »
The police have dropped the N130m fraud charges it instituted against a former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, before a Federal High Court, Lagos. Justice Mohammed Yunusa, in a short ruling, struck out the charges on Wednesday upon an application by the prosecuting counsel, Mr. Effiong Asuquo, for the withdrawal of the charges against Ojikutu. The police ... Read More »
Following last Saturday’s 15thFebruary 2014 tragic death of my beloved cousin, Mr. John Ndubuka, a section of the online media has been appropriated by mischief makers to prosecute a mindless hatchet job of casting aspersions on my humble self; with innuendos, jaundiced analysis and outright blackmail. One would not have bothered to join issues with these faceless cowards at this ... Read More »
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