2019: Donald Duke picks Junaid Mohammed as running mate The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Donald Duke, has picked Junaid Mohammed as his running mate for the 2019 presidential election. Mr Duke, a former Cross River state governor, disclosed this in on his twitter handle @Donald_Duke, describing Mr Mohammed as a well-known academic scholar with a political ”firebrand” background. ”The Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Mr Donald Duke, in consultation with the Party have chosen Dr Junaid Mohammed as his running- mate in the Presidential election 2019.” Mr Duke said in his tweet. ”He…
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2019: South West Is Satisfied With Atiku’s SGF Promise –Ogunlewe A chieftain of the People’ s Democratic Party , Chief Adeseye Ogunlewe, on Monday , commended the party ’ s presidential candidate , Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for promising to give the South West, the Secretary to Government of the Federation slot , if elected . Ogunlewe, a former Minister of Works, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos . NAN reports that the Director – General of the Atiku Campaign Organisation , Chief Gbenga Daniel , had revealed Atiku ’ s SGF plan…
2019: We’ll Campaign Vigorously For Buhari, Sanwo-Olu – Gov Ambode “I have just accompanied Mr. President to the Nigerian-Benin Border Post. So what we have commissioned today is a joint Border Patrol post between Nigeria and the Republic of Benin and it is called Semo-Krake Border Post. “But again, just to also use this opportunity to let Lagosians know that we are heavily committed to the re-election of Mr. President and you can see that his continuous visit to Lagos reiterates the fact that he is actually a lover of Lagos State and I am committed to ensuring his re-election.…
Army issues militia December deadline to vacate Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Authorities of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have given all militia groups terrorizing residents of Benue, Taraba and Nasarawa up to December to vacate the states or risk forceful eviction. The military operation is responsible for maintaining peace and order in the three states currently facing threats of insurgency. Commander of the military operation, Maj.-Gen. Adeyemi Yekini, announced the deadline while speaking to newsmen on Tuesday in Makurdi. Yekini said that insurgents still hiding in areas currently inaccessible in the three states due to rough terrain, would…
APC PRIMARY: VON DG BOMBS OSHIOMHOLE, RAISES POSERS The dust raised by the primary elections of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is yet to settle as the Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria, VON, Mr. Osita Okechukwu has again attacked the party’s national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, accusing him of promoting impunity. Okechukwu, who accused Oshiomhole of displaying “I too know attitude”, recalled that the Comrade once boasted that he would not condone disrespect and dishonourable act from anyone. The VON-DG was an aspirant for the Enugu West Senatorial Zone ticket of the party. Oshiomhole had told Chris Ngige,…
PRESS RELEASE Ekiti has not received any money from FG The attention of Ekiti State Government has been drawn to some malicious reports from some quarters that the new administration has received N30 billion from the Federal Government in the last one week. We would have ignored this baseless rumour that is being circulated on social media by some unscrupulous individuals, but for the sake of members of the public that could be misled in the process. The fact remains that the new administration has not received any money from the Federal Government or any of its agencies since its…
The 24th edition of the Nigerian Economic Summit started yesterday in Abuja themed: “Poverty to Prosperity: Making Governance and Institutions Work”. Gov Fayemi sighted entering into a closed door meeting with current president African Development Bank (former Minister for Agric, Akinwunmi Adesina) Can you name 10 major cities in; 1. China? 2. India? (If you are from Africa, it is advisable to get to know a bit more about both countries – Africa is likely to do more trade with them than the West this Century). https://www.facebook.com/NigerianEconomicSummitGroup/videos/257265278465426/ https://www.facebook.com/NigerianEconomicSummitGroup/videos/1070429023121402/
18 corpers and other passengers including the drive die in vehicular accident Really sad day for Nigeria as the 30 passengers (18 Corpers icluded) all lost their lives including the driver at mowe, coming from kaduna. They were running from the crisis in Kaduna only for them to die in an accident when they were almost home. They were rushed to osuth May God console their families. The NYSC authority are yet to get official notification, but the vehicle manifest was available for scrutiny….
Fela Ransome-Kuti performs on stage in bandages, even after numerous beatings, 1974.
Workers End Strike In Ekiti As Fayemi Pays Part Of Money Owed By Fayose The over one month strike declared by the Ekiti State chapter of National Union of Local Government Employees, (NULGE), was on Sunday night called-off. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the decision to end the strike followed the intervention of Governor Kayode Fayemi. A communique issued at the end of an emergency meeting of the union in Ado Ekiti, signed by its state chairman, Bunmi Ajimoko, and state secretary, Aleru Sulaiman, confirmed the development. According to the union, ending the strike had become necessary…
