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”…
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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…
INEC Releases Timetable For 2015 General Polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released the timetable for the 2015 general elections. This was made known in Abuja on Friday by the Commission. The Commission also released the dates for the Ekiti and Osun States governorship polls holding the respective states in 2014. INEC disclosed further that the Presidential and National Assembly…
Lagos Assembly Orders Re-Opening Of LASU Reg Portal, Students To Pay Fine
The Lagos State House of Assembly has asked the management of the Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, to re-open its registration portal to some students who have not yet registered. This followed the closure of the school on Thursday by the school authorities after some aggrieved students staged a violent protest in the school. The…
Supreme Court Affirms Gov Okorocha’s Election
The Supreme Court, on Friday, affirmed the election of Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State. The governor had filed an appeal challenging the decision of an Appeal Court in Owerri, the state capital, which granted a joinder to his predecessor, Ikedi Ohakim, in an appeal instituted by a candidate of the defunct Action Congress of…
Fashola Threatens To Shut Down Ladipo Market Again
The Lagos State government, on Thursday, expressed dismay over the continuous failure of traders at the popular Ladipo Auto Spare Parts Market in Mushin area of the state to keep to environmental laws in the market. This followed an on-the-spot assessment carried out by the state Commissioner of Environment, Tunji Bello, at the market on…
LASU Crisis: Hoodlums Hijacked The Protest–SUG Boss
President of the Student Union Government of the Lagos State University, Ojo, Mojirade Hassan, revealed on Friday that the violent protest that marred the school’s examination on Thursday was hijacked by some thugs. Mojirade made this revelation at the public hearing held at the Lagos State House of Assembly to look into the crisis with…