Report reaching us confirms that the newly appointed National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Adamu Mu’azu, held a closed-door meeting with former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, at his Abeokuta, Ogun State home. The meeting was held as part of Mu’azu’s intention to reconcile aggrieved members of the ruling party, who expressed their grievances over…
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Oshoppey Plaza Owner, Wole Ogunpehin Dies
Owner of a popular plaza in Lagos, Osheppey Plaza located in Ikeja, Wole Ogunpehin, has died. The multi millionaire businessman passed on late December 2013 while receiving treatment in a Lagos hospital. We gathered that the staunch member of Jehovah Witness, in his lifetime, suffered from pneumonia, which he eventually died of. Further information whispered…
Tonto Dikeh Blasts AY
‘Bad girl’ Nigerian actress, Tonto Dikeh, has berated controversial comedian, AY, for making a ‘hurtful’ joke about her. The actress took to twitter on Sunday morning to slam the humourist and expressed her displeasure over the AY’s continuous apologetic way after making such hurtful jokes about celebrities. A visibly furious Tonto warned AY to stop…
Nigerians Will Like To Have Another Abacha—Jeremiah Useni
Nigeria’s former FCT Minister, Lt-Gen Jeremiah Useni (rtd) recently disclosed in an interview with Punch that many Nigerians will pray to have late General Sani Abacha back as President. Useni, who is now the Chairman, Board of Trustees, Arewa Consultative Forum, also spoke in sundry issues in the interview. Excerpts; It’s been some time since…
Ekiti 2014: Gov Fayemi Declares For 2nd Term
Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has officially declared his intention to seek a re-election into the Government House in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. The governor formally expressed his ambition on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti via a press statement signed by him. This came barely 48 hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, released the…
Bafarawa Dumps APC For PDP
The former governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, has officially dumped the All Progressive Congress, APC, for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The former APC chieftain officially announced his defection in Sokoto on Sunday afternoon. According to his media aide, Yusuf Dingyadi, the former governor took the step based on the “collective and unanimous decision”…
EFCC After Diamond Bank MD, Alex Oti Over Fraud Mess
**Staffers In Robbery, Fraud Scandals One of the biggest headaches in the banking sector in Nigeria is tackling frauds. While some banks are already winning the war against external frauds, few banks like Diamond Bank, is still battling with its internal frauds. If the bank cannot win the battle against its internal fraud, what becomes…
Princewill To APC: You Can’t Hold Nigeria Hostage
Prince Tonye Princewill has described as childish the order given by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to their members in the National Assembly to stall the passage of the 2014 budget, and screening of the newly nominated ministerial candidates. Princewill noted in a statement on Friday, through his spokesman on Media and…
Rivers PDM Rebuffs APC Merger Claim
The Rivers State Chapter of the People Democratic Movement, PDM, has debunked a recent publication by one Chief Eze C Eze, spokesman to the APC chairman in Rivers State, alleging that the “APC has swallowed the PDM” in Rivers State. The party noted in press statement that, “We hereby state categorically that the purported story…
Rivers APC Hails National Leadership Move To Block Executive Bills
Story by Nwaorgu Faustinus Interim Chairman of the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Davies Ikanya, has hailed the decision of the party’s National leadership to frontally confront the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, and the government of President Goodluck Jonathan. Dr Ikanya was reacting to the directive given by the APC…