Following an allegation made by the Rivers State government that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was planning to remove the state governor, Rotimi Amaechi, through an impeachment, the party, via its state chapter, has played such down and stated that there’s no iota of truth in it, also expressing worries why Amaechi is even afraid…
Month: June 2014
Tears As Arisekola's Corpse Arrives Ibadan (Pictures)
Several residents of Ibadan trooped out in their numbers to see the remains of Ibadan business mogul, Abdulazeez Arisekola-Alao, who died on Wednesday in London, England. The body of the late Deputy President General of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland touched down in Ibadan on Friday morning and was…
Yoruba Movie Star, Bimbo Oshin Gets Baby Girl
Reports reaching us confirm that a prominent movie actress in the Yoruba film industry, Bimbo Oshin, has welcomed a bouncing girl. The actress was delivered of the child in the early hours of Friday at a Lagos hospital. Bimbo, though has not been very frequent in the movie scene these days, however, she is one…
Arrest PDP Spokesman Now–APC
The Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has asked security operatives to immediately arrest spokesman of the Rivers State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Felix Obuah, Jerry Needam, for accusing the Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi of being behind the current influx of the suspected terrorists to the Southern part of…
How Gov Okorocha Looted N16b Imo 13 Percent Oil Derivation Funds In 3 Years, By Kenneth Uwadi
Some months ago, I made a telling revelation that the sum of 1 billion naira belonging to pensioners in the 27 LGA of Imo State was “squandered” by Sir Jude Ejiogu the current Chief of Staff to the Governor of Imo State. Ejiogu squandered this money when he was the Chairman of Imo State Local…
RE: FRSC’s Illegal New Number Plate (Punch's Editorial Of April 17, 2014)
After much deliberation on the continuous posture of Punch in finding faults in the Federal Road Safety Corps and its present leadership, we finally resolved to react to its Editorial of Monday, April 7th, 2014. Our position on previous publications had been to enlighten Punch on key issues, prompting a visit to the Editorial Board…
Delegates Want Life Sentence For Pension Funds Thieves
Members of the National Conference holding in Abuja have recommended life imprisonment for any government official found guilty of stealing funds meant for pensioners. At Thursday’s plenary, the delegates also proposed a 50-year-imprisonment for any judicial officer found guilty of corruption or abuse of office and also recommended that such judicial officer should be stripped…
30 US Observers For Ekiti Polls
No fewer than 30 observers have been deployed by the United States of America, USA, to monitor gubernatorial election in Ekiti State on Saturday. This was made known by the US Embassy in Abuja through a statement issued on Thursday. It was disclosed in the release that the polls on Saturday will be an important…
Rapists Should Die–Confab Proposes
Delegates at the ongoing National Conference have recommended death penalty to rapists of minor. They also proposed a life sentence to other rapists. At the plenary on Thursday in Abuja, venue of the Conference, the delegates were unanimous in their decision, and expressed hopes in the reduction of the cankerworm. This decision was reached while…
Bode George's Wife, Roli, Becomes New NDLEA Boss
Roli, wife of a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olabode George, has been appointed as the new Director-General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. Her appointment was confirmed on Thursday by President Goodluck Jonathan. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, in a statement in Abuja, disclosed…