Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has blamed the Boko Haram terrorists group for the scarcity of tomato in the country at the moment. Mohammed made this disclosure while speaking on Channels TV. The Minister said activities of the group has forced farmers from leaving their farmlands for fear of being killed. He…
Day: June 1, 2016
Jonathan Returns From ‘Exile’
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has returned to the country after he was reported to have gone to Cote d’Ivoire on self exile. It was reported some days ago by ThisDay that the former Nigerian leader ran to the West African country to evade arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for fraud allegedly…
2 PDP Lawmakers Join APC
On Wednesday, June 1, 2016, two members of the House of Representatives switched camp from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The two federal lawmakers disclosed that dumping the opposition party for the ruling party due to division in the PDP. The affected congressmen are Tony Nwoye from Anambra State…
PDP Made Several Mistakes—Mantu Admits
Members of staff at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, national headquarters in Abuja had a meeting with the Board of Trustees of the opposition party. During the gathering, which took place on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, had in attendance Chairman of the BoT, Walid Jibrin; its Secretary, Ojo Maduekwe; and members of the BoT like…
2Face ‘Reunites’ With Pero, Kids
There had been ongoing war between Annie Idibia and elder sister to 2Face’s babymama, Pero Adeniyi, over allegation by Annie that Pero has been preventing her husband from having access to his three children with the babymama in the US. This allegation was rebuffed by Pero’s elder sister, Eniola Titiloye, who claimed it’s Annie that…
Kwara LGs Receive N200m Augmentation for Salaries
The sixteen local government councils in Kwara State got N12.5m each in addition to the federal allocation for the month of May, 2016 to augment salary payment. The State Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Demola Banu, who disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday after the State Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC) meeting, said this is to…
Saraki CCT Trial Adjourned Indefinitely
The trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, for allegedly failing to declare all his assets has been suspended indefinitely. Saraki was supposed to be at the Tribunal on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, but the main witness for the prosecution, Michael Wektas, was not at the court for cross…
Wike Planning Protest Against Buhari In Ogoni—APC
Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused Governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, of planning to sponsor protests to disrupt the much-publicised flag off of the UNEP clean-up of Ogoni land on Thursday, June 2, 2016, by President Muhammadu Buhari. The party made this known in a statement signed by its…
Ahmed Says Kwara N10b Infrastructure Bond on Course
The Kwara State Government has denied a newspaper report that it has abandoned plans to secure a N10 billion infrastructure bond. The State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communication, Dr. Muyideen Akorede, maintained that the government’s plans to secure a bond is still on course. Ahmed…
Fayose’s Aide, Samuel Ajibola, Resigns
One of the aides of Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, Samuel Ajibola, has tendered his resignation to his boss. Ajibola served as Special Assistant to Fayose on Parliamentary Matters. According to Ajibola, he decided to throw in the towel due to “basic developmental issues and the economic situation in the state.” “I humbly write…