DELTA State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has assured Nigerians that the country would not disintegrate in spite of the challenges and ravaging fire of ethnic nationalism in the country. Governor Uduaghan who gave this assurance Wednesday at the opening ceremony of the Southern Nigeria Peoples Assembly [SNPA] 4th General Conference in Asaba said that the national conference sanctioned by President ... Read More »
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PDP Denies Bribing Defecting Legislators
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied offering bribes of $1m, $2m and $10m to different categories of federal legislators to induce their decampment to the ruling party, as alleged on Tuesday by the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh, the allegation is merely an attempt by the opposition ... Read More »
Osun denies N413bn debt says we just want to borrow 60b
The Commissioner for Finance in Osun, Mr Wale Bolorunduro, on Wednesday denied that the state government had obtained N413 billion loan from banks. Bolorunduro denied the insinuation while defending his Ministry’s 2014 budget before the State House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation in Osogbo. The Commissioner said it was impossible for the state government to obtain such “huge ... Read More »
CAMEROUN CLAIMS OBUDU RANCH RESORT
The Republic of Cameroon along with officials of the United Nations are carrying out a demarcation of its border with Nigeria and have allegedly annexed the Obudu Ranch Resort along with 20 other Cross River villages. The team which is currently carrying out the demarcation exercise has no official from the Cross River State Government and has allegedly shifted some of the ... Read More »
Documents confirm Governor Fayemi plans to sell state hospital after winning election
Except more pressures are mounted by the residents of Ekiti State, they may have to bid goodbye to two departments in the State owned hospital, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH). The departments which documents was made exclusively available to Elombah.com reveals that the State governor, Kayode Fayemi has concluded plan with a South African company based in 14 Fricker Road ... Read More »
PDP Reclaims House of Reps Majority as 5 APC Members Defect
The Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday reclaimed the majority leadership of the House of Representatives following the defection of 5 legislators from the All Progressives Congress. It will be recalled that the APC became the majority party last December after the defection of 37 PDP members into its fold, giving it a total of 172 legislators. With the latest development ... Read More »
How Tinubu’s daughter forced us to register for APC —Lagos trader
One of the victims of the forced registration policy of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has cried out over their ordeal and condemned the development. Lagos trader Funke Tega Phillips wrote on her Facebook wall: “I have a shop at Iponri Market in Lagos. On Saturday the Iyaloja General (Tinubu’s daughter) came with ... Read More »
DELTA IPP TO BE COMMISSIONED BY YEAR’S END, UDUAGHAN REVEALS
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has charged leaders in the country to be transparent, sincere and run an inclusive government, just as he revealed that the State Independent Power Plant would be commissioned by the end of the year. Governor Uduaghan who stated this Monday in Abuja when he delivered a lecture titled “Leadership-My Personal Experience” to participants of ... Read More »
Defecting Senators Confront David Mark!
The atmosphere at Tuesday’s plenary reached a dramatic point as the 11 Senators who decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party took turns to officially and openly make their intentions to join the All Progressives Congress known to the Senate President and the general public. The senators made it known on the floor that their decision to declare their intentions openly ... Read More »
FG has enough funds to complete Lagos/Ibadan Express road
Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen, on Monday said that the Federal Government had enough funds to complete the ongoing construction works on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. The minister said the government had no plan to re-concession the project. At a meeting with the two contractors working on the road, RCC and Julius Berger, during a visit to the project site, Onolememen ... Read More »