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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Minister of Environment, Mrs Amina Mohammed, has maintained that shortage of fund will not in any way affect the clean-up exercise of Ogoni land, which is expected to be flagged off by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday. Mohammed disclosed this on Tuesday that apart from the $1bn commitment by the Federal Government for the programme,…
The inconclusive elections held in Rivers, Kogi, Kano and Imo States will be wrapped up before the end of July 31, 2016, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has promised. A statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by INEC Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, noted that the Commission is getting prepared to conclude…