The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South West yesterday endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term in office come 2015. This position was contained in a communiqué signed by the Chairman, South West Caretaker Committee of PDP, Chief Ishola Filani at the end of a meeting of the ... Read More »
Sokoto State Governor, Aliyu Wamakko, Tuesday said he had been vindicated following the lifting of the suspension order slammed on him by the National Working Committee of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, a fortnight ago. Even so, Wamakko appealed to the national leadership of the party to recall his Rivers ... Read More »
Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has warned critics and individuals who are bent on distracting his administration that he would not succumb to any form of intimidation and threat. Al-Makura gave the warning in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Press Affairs, Sani Musa-Mairiga ... Read More »
Governor Seriake Dickson’s frequent trips outside the state is in the best interest of the people, Chief Fred Agbedi , his Special Adviser on Political Matters, said on Wednesday. Agbedi, who spoke to newsmen in Yenagoa, said such trips had fast track the developmental programmes of the state. He explained ... Read More »
The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, must learn to stay out of the face-off between her husband, Dr Goodluck Jonathan and Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, or in the alternative, vie for the governorship of Rivers State in 2015, Abubakar Tsav, said yesterday. Tsav, who was responding to a ... Read More »
The Nigeria Police Command Zone 5, Benin has apprehended eight persons in connection with the murder of an 82-year-old retired Police Inspector, Samuel Ajayi, who was allegedly buried alive by his assailants over a community related crisis in Ovia North-East local government area of Edo State. LEADERSHIP gathered that the ... Read More »
Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has said that there are over 1,499 irregular (illegal) and 84 regular (legal) officially identified entry routes into the country. Speaking at the ministerial platform of the Ministry of Interior in Abuja on Tuesday, Moro said the country had witnessed several instances where foreigners ... Read More »
The 51-year-old amateur goalkeeper, Duško Krtalica, was in goal for his suburban team when he complained that his head was hurting. His headache appeared to be from a 9mm bullet stuck in his skull. According to the report, he played the entire 90-minute fixture and only allowed one goal. At some ... Read More »
Now Serena Williams is garnering attention for the wrong reasons. The 31-year-old tennis star made insensitive remarks about the victim in the widely publicized Steubenville r*pe case, where a 16-year-old girl was assaulted by high school football players. During an interview with Rolling Stone contributor Stephen Rodrick, a television news segment prompted ... Read More »
Mrs. Nike Adekunle bit her neighbour in the eye during fighting at their Idi-Araba, Mushin residence. The woman has been arraigned before the Ijeshatedo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos southwest Nigeria, for assault. The incident happened at 5, Shittu Street, NEPA Bus Stop, Idi-Araba, Mushin where they reside as tenants. The cause ... Read More »
Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, Former World Bank Vice President for Africa, has called on Nigerians to either help themselves salvage their country or continue to remain victims of the country’s bad leadership. Ezekwesili who bewailed the country’s dwindling fortunes on her Twitter handle last night, also urged the media to dig ... Read More »
Wonders, they say will never end. This could best describe the purported spiritual cleansing exercise by an Islamic cleric, Alfa Isiaka, on Nafisat Gafari, an 18-year-old girl in Ibadan. Alfa Isiaka had visited the victim’s hairdressing salon shop at Orita-Aperin, Ibadan. On sighting her, Alfa professed that he saw calamities ... Read More »
A teacher who turned herself in to police Monday is accused of s*x crimes against at least two students at the high school where she used to work. Denise Keesee, a 38-year-old math and special education teacher at a High School in Oregon, has been charged with six counts of ... Read More »
According to reports from students of Obafemi Awolowo University, a female student of the school allegedly gave birth in the Moremi Hostel hall toilet and attempted to flush the baby but was caught by the hall cleaners. The girl, whose named was reported to be name Oyin is a 400l ... Read More »
Five things to observe before sleeping 1 – DON’T SLEEP WITH WATCHES Watches can emit a certain level of radioactivity. Though small, but if you wear your watch to bed for a long time, it might have adverse effects on your health. 2 – DON’T SLEEP WITH YOUR BRA ON ... Read More »
John Kumuyi, the second son of Pastor William Kumuyi, the General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, took his heartthrob to the altar. The joyful ceremony was held on Saturday, 15 June at the Deeper Life Bible Church, after the traditional wedding. John Kumuyi married Miss Love Odih, who is said to ... Read More »
Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State yesterday said he did not commit any mistake by withdrawing his membership from the Northern States Governors Forum as posited by his Kano State counterpart, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. Kwankwaso had in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Monday said the withdrawal from the ... Read More »
Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko yesterday was warned by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) against what they described as his “patronage of anti-democratic forces”. Mimiko, the only governor elected on the platform of the Labour Party (LP) was urged to urgently return to the path of social democracy as ... Read More »
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in Maiduguri, Borno State codenamed ‘Operation Restore Order, on Wednesday banned, indefinitely, the use of Thuraya mobile phones in all states under emergency rule. Thuraya phones are based on satellite technology and do not rely on any of the existing GSM networks in Nigeria to ... Read More »
A purported spokesperson for the Boko Haram sect, Abu Zinnira, has said his group will launch a manhunt for youth in Borno and Yobe States who have been identifying and handing over members of the terrorist group to security operatives. Some youth in both states – currently under state of ... Read More »
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