**Edo People Won’t Vote For Them Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has stated that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is not in existence in the state. The outgoing governor of the state also said candidate of his party in the September 2016 governorship poll, Godwin Obaseki of the All Progressives Congress, APC, will not…
Day: June 20, 2016
Senate Hints Stripping Buhari Of Power Of Assent
The Nigerian Senate has disclosed that it plans to strip President Muhammadu Buhari of powers to assent the ongoing constitution amendment. This was made known by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu at the ongoing retreat by the Senate Committee on Constitution Review, in which he is the Chairman of. Speaking at the programme held…
Retired Supreme Court Justice Niki Tobi Is Dead
A retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Niki Tobi, has passed on. Justice Tobi, according to SaharaReporters, breathed his last in the early hours of last Friday at the National Hospital, Abuja. His corpse was later moved to the morgue of Garki General Hospital. The retired judge had been having grave health issues since…
Thugs Set Church Ablaze In Uyo
A church in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, has allegedly been burnt down by some hoodlums. It was reported that the place of worship, Mount Zion Gospel Church, Aka-Itiam Assembly, Uyo, was razed last week because the church has continued to frustrate their (thugs) activities in the community with its programmes. Musical instruments at…
Military Bombs Boko Haram Convoy, Kills 15
Not less than 15 members of Boko Haram insurgents were recently killed when personnel of the Nigeria Air Force, NAF, carried out a first major air campaign under the newly launched ‘Operation Gama-Aiki’ mission. It was learnt that the terrorists were killed as an Alpha Jet bombed their convoy in the northern part of Borno…
Soldiers Arrest Ex-Militant Leader, Aboy Muturu
A former Niger Delta militant leader named Aboy Francis Muturu, has been apprehended by Nigerian military. The suspect was arrested last Friday at his residence in Bomadi Town of Delta state The latest development is coming after the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, said the Federal Government was dialoguing with the Niger Delta…
EFCC Freezes Fayose’s Bank Account
A bank account belonging to Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has been frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Fayose disclosed this development on Monday, June 20, 2016, via his official Twitter handle. The governor said the account placed embargo on by the anti-graft agency is the one he operates with Zenith Bank…
Mr & Miss Face of the World Now Holds In Dubai
Organizers of Mr & Miss Face of the World have revealed that the pageants will no longer be taking place in Sofia, Bulgaria but in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The change also affected the date with Miss Face of the World now scheduled to take place from November 28 to December 3, 2016, while Mr.…
Naira Plunges In Free Float Against US Dollar
The Naira plunged against the US dollar on Monday after Nigeria’s government scrapped its fixed exchange rate and allowed market forces to determine the currency’s value. “Trading started at 9:00 am (0800 GMT) this morning. All the 24 commercial banks are participating. The offer is 249 to 265 naira to the dollar,” one forex trader…
APC Fuelling Crisis To Destabilise Wike—Okpara
Former Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives, Austin Okpara, has learnt his voice to the allegation by the Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party that the All Progresses Congress, APC, is fuelling the crisis in the PDP. Okpara stated this when a group of PDP youths, known as Rebisi nu Obio/Akpor PDP Support Group,…