The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, has changed dates for it primaries for elective posts ahead of the 2015 general elections in Nigeria. In a statement issued by the National Organising Secretary, Abubakar Mustapha, the ruling party noted that the changes were approved by the NWC as stipulated in the…
Day: November 9, 2014
SSS Releases Sanusi's Passport
The State Security Services, SSS, has released the passport of Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, which was seized in May 2014 at the Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano. This is coming few days after the Emir and President Goodluck Jonathan held a closed-door reconciliation meeting in Abuja. Both men had had disagreements some…
Umeh Removes Shinkafi As APGA Secretary
National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Victor Umeh, has suspended the National Secretary of the troubled party, Umaru Shinkafi. It was gathered that Umeh removed Shinkafi fcrom his position after the latter called for his (Umeh) resignation. APGA has been in crisis for some time now. Former governor of Anambra State, Peter…
Akwa-Ibom Assembly Wants New Stadium Named After Akpabio
The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has requested that the newly built stadium in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State be named after the state governor, Godswill Akapbio. The Assembly, at its plenary on Thursday, passed a resolution calling for the naming of the new stadium after Akpabio. The lawmakers lauded Akpabio for erecting a masterpiece in…
EFCC Arraigns Kebbi Accountant-General Over N1.6b Fraud
The Kebbi State Accountant-General, Mohammed Arzika Dakingari, was arraigned on Friday, November 7, 2014, before Justice Sabiu Bala of Kebbi State High Court, Birnin-Kebbi on a 20-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence and abuse of office. Dakingari was taken to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alongside the Managing…