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Why Lagos-PDP Rejected Obanikoro As Gubernatorial Candidate – PDP Elders

Former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro has lost the governorship slot of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to newcomer, Jimi Agbaje.The PDP primaries held on December 8, and Agbaje defeated “Koro” with 434 votes to 346.Obanikoro had already been pegged by many as the winner due to his political experience and longer membersh

Action Man! Robert Mugabe Fires His Vice President and 8 Other Ministers

President Robert Mugabe has sacked his Vice President, Joice Mujuru alongside eight other ministers, accusing them of corruption and plotting to kill him. A statement issued by the Chief Secretary to the cabinet, Mishech Sibanda, confirmed the dismissal saying: ‘President RG Mugabe has exercised his executive powers to release the Honourable Joic
Atiku Started Corruption In The National Assembly - Obasanjo

In his latest book”My Watch” former President Olusegun chronicled how his problems started with his former deputy Atiku Abubakar,fromObasanjo’s account, it would seem that his relationship with Atiku began on a sour note:“By the Constitution, I had to inaugurate or prorogue the National Assembly on June 4, 1999. The most important officer

2015: Fashola, Some Lagos Governorship Aspirants Set To Dump APC

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in Lagos State may witness a total implosion as the incumbent Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola and some dissatisfied gubernatorial aspirants of the party in Lagos State may massively defect from the party to a yet to be named party following yesterday’s orchestrated governorship primary election that pol
BREAKING: Akinwumi Ambode Emerges As Winner Of APC Gubernatorial Ticket In Lagos

Akinwumi Ambode has reportedly won the Lagos State All Progressives Congress, APC, gubernatorial ticket, according to Daily Post.Ambode, 51, is a public finance management expert and accountant. He is said to have defeated prominent candidates including Tayo Ayinde, former Attorney-General, Olasupo Shasore, former Commissioner for Special Du

POLITICAL WAR: Four Shot Dead By Thugs In Lagos As APC Primary Turned Bloody

Like a war scene, continuous gun report tore through the air in the Ebute Meta area of Lagos State on Tuesday afternoon.As residents ran helter-skelter in the ensuing confusion, four youths were shot dead, while several others were wounded, as 20 vehicles were also vandalised on four streets, namely Kano, Ondo, Odunfa and Ibadan.Our correspondent
Bad Market! Police Closes Massage Parlours Offering Sex To Clients In Malaysia

Some massage parlours in Malaysia went beyond their professed mandate. Photo: FiledPolice in Malaysia has shut down several massage parlours after learning that they were offering customers sex for dessert.According to reports, Bandar Sunway Police said that they received a tip before officers raided the premises.Advertisements placed on the entran

Why Mavin Or Chocolate City Can't Sign Me - Eva Alordiah

Talented female Mc Eva Alordiah has been on her own since she parted ways with Eldee's Trybe Records..In a new interview with the Netng, she says though she wouldn't mind being under a record label, two of the biggest record labels can't sign her for reasons she stated belowWell I think, so far, Chocolate City has done well and is v
Explosion at Federal Prison in Ekiti State, Many Prisoners Repotedly Escaped

According to reports coming from Ekiti State an explosion rocked the Federal Prison in Ado- Ekiti this morning. The report says many inmates escaped, some were recaptured. more to come...

BREAKING: Boko Haram Invades Damaturu, Attacks State University

News reaching us from Damatutu, Yobe State capital indicates that gunmen, suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect, Damaturu, capital of Yobe state is under fierce attack by suspected Boko Haram fighters who according to eyewitnesses and fleeing residents, may have surrounded the town. The explosions were said to be targeted at the police and
GEJ IMPEACHMENT SAGA: 63 Anti-Jonathan Senators Meet Secretly Today

The 63 senators who had signed up to remove President Goodluck Jonathan will meet on Monday (today) evening to perfect their strategy for making it a reality.One of the coordinators of the impeachment plan, who made this known to our correspondent in Abuja on Sunday, said the agenda of the meeting would centre on how to handle the case on the floo

Check Out The Names Of Rep Members Who Have Signed Jonathan’s Impeachment

Names Of Reps Members Who Signed Jonathan’s Impeachment1-Hon. Bethel Amadi2-Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejiocha3-Hon Nnenna Ukeje4-Hon Aliyu Madakin Gini5-Hon. Ugochukwu Ohajuruka6-Hon Chinwe Ubani7-Hon. Chinyere Ike.8-Hon. Uzo Azubuike.9-Hon. Udo Ibeji10-Hon. Arua Arunsi.11-Hon. Nkem Abonta.12-Hon. Mulikat Akande13-Hon. Leo Ogor14-Hon. Kwaga Ganama15-Hon.
PHOTOS: Lekki On Fire As Hausas And Yorubas Engage In A War

A riot broke out this morning in Durosinmi Eti Axis of Lekki Phase 1 in Lagos between Hausa commercial motorcyclists and Yoruba shuttle bus drivers.The riot occurred as a result of an attack carried out by Hausa commercial motorcyclists on Yoruba bus drivers who drive some of the estate’s shuttle buses last night.The entry route into the estate

KANO BLAST: 75-Year-Old Survivor Narrates His Horrible Experience

A 75-year-old survivor of the November 28 multiple bomb explosions in Kano, Alhaji Mohammed Isa Tiga, yesterday gave a bloodchilling account of the attack that rocked the city’s Central Mosque, saying he survived by Allah’s grace.Speaking to Sunday Sun at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Abdullahi Wase Specialist (Nassarawa)
Emir Of Kano, Sanusi Pays Visit To The Scene Of The Kano Bomb Blast

The Emir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi II who was out of Nigeria when the bomb blast at the Central Mosque in Kano occurred, arrived Nigeria today and went straight to the scene of the the attack to assess the situation.During his 20 minutes visit to the blast scene, the Emir said with the way the attacks were carried out, it showed it was well planned

Aminu Tambuwal Asks IGP To Be Jailed For Contempt

Aminu Tambuwal Asks IGP To Be Jailed For ContemptHouse of Representatives Speaker Aminu Tambuwal asks IGP to be jailed for contempt. In the application filed by his counsel, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), Tambuwal accused the IGP of committing contempt of the order of court for status quo made on November 7.Tambuwal averred that the IGP undertook not to ta
Fayose Reportedly Attacked Obasanjo At OAU, Ile-Ife

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, today attacked former President Olusegun Obasanjo for his criticism of President Olusegun Obasanjo Punch reports.Fayose spoke at the Yoruba Progress Summit, held at the Oduduwa Hall of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State. Fayose, who was impeached as the Ekiti State Governor in 2006 during the

NEWS: 63 Senators Signed Up To The Plan To Impeach President Jonathan

63 senators as of Thursday have signed up to the plan to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan in the upper legislative chamber, The PUNCH learnt in Abuja. One of the arrowheads of the move to remove Jonathan in the Senate showed our correspondent the list containing the signatures of the senators.The source said eight Peoples Democratic Party senato
Reports of Gunshots at Lekki Phase 1 Gate.

Eyewitness report of fighting at the street on the right, after Lekki 1 gate. Where the Lekki Transit buses are parked. Gunshots have been heard at the gate according to a eyewitness who is present there. Rumors have it that the Chairman of Lekki hired some security forces so as to enforce the banning of motorcycle riders (Okada). The following ar

OPEC Elects it First Ever Female President - Alison Madueke

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, has elected Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, as its first female president.Alison-Madueke, who would now succeed former President of OPEC, Libyan Vice-Prime Minister for Corporations, Abdourhman Atahar Al-Ahirish, was voted in as President of OPEC Thu
Nigerian Govt to Distribute N9.2bn Cooking Stoves to Women Across the Nation

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the purchase of N9.2bn worth of cooking stoves and ‘wonder bags’ for rural women under the National Clean Cooking Scheme. Wonder bag is a non-electric slow cooker invented by Sarah Collins, a South African eco-entrepreneur, who came up with the idea of surrounding the pan with cushions six yea

When The Head Is Rotten, The Whole Body Is Useless - Obasanjo Tells Jonathan

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has again torn at President Goodluck Jonathan, saying Nigerian democracy remained at risk due to the action of the present administration.Speaking at a book Launch in honour of the pioneer chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, Mustapha Akanbi‎, in Abuja, Mr. Obasanjo, who is the Chairm
Officer Darren Wilson -- I Did Nothing Wrong And I'd Do It Again

Officer Darren Wilson says he has a clear conscience over the shooting death of Michael Brown, and would do it again if he finds himself in the same situation.He spoke with George Stephanopoulos and said that if it'd been a white person he still would have fired his gun, that race had nothing to do with it. He said Brown had reached into his

2015: First Of It Kind, Buhari Takes Campaign Fund Raising To Facebook

All Progressives Congress presidential aspirant, General Muhammadu Buhari, has taken his campaign fund raising efforts to Facebook, soliciting Nigerians to give sacrificially for his presidential campaign.This move by Buhari is the first in the history of presidential election campaign in Nigeria.Asking his Facebook friends to contribute to his ca
20 Senators And 200 Reps Sign Impeachment Motion Against GEJ

Twenty Senators have signed a motion seeking to institute impeachment proceedings against President Goodluck Jonathan.The House of Representatives which commenced collecting signatures for the president’s ouster last week now has about 200 in support of the proceeding, according to Minority Whip, Samson Osagie.The lawmakers are going for Preside

3 Students Shot As Unijos Protests And Riots Enter Day 2

The protest over an increase in school fees has escalated as it has taken a violent turn.Eye witness reports have it that 3 students have been shot by soldiers trying to stop the protests. None of them were fatal but they have been rushed to the hospital.The school registrar has sent out a letter indicating that school has closed, and students sho
Police Arrest Nine Cults Members In Rivers State

Find the police press release below...The Rivers State Police Command wishes to inform the public that in response to two separate distress calls, nine cultists were arrested. On 24/11/2014 at about 02:00AM a distress call indicated planned battle of supremacy between De-Well and Degbam cults groups at Okwuzi Community in Onelga.The clash was aver
Is Your Range Rover China Or Original? LandWind Unveils China Range Sport

It looked like an updated version of the Range Rover Evoque at first glance during the unveiling motor show. It has the same signature body shape, lights and radiator grill and silver logo across the front edge of its bonnet. A spitting image of the Original. However, it was indeed an unabashed copy of the hugely popular UK-designed Range Rover and
We Raided The APC Data Office Due To Ongoing PVC Fraud In Lagos

The Department of State Services (DSS) has disclosed why its operatives invaded the data office of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos on Saturday.Spokesperson of the DSS, Ms. Marilyn Ogar on Sunday, said the agency acted on a petition it received about some activities of the company.The petition, she disclosed, alleged that the Independe
Be Prepared To Arrest 100 Legislators With Tambuwal – Dr. Ali Warns

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Justice, Dr. Ali Ahmad, has warned the police against trying to make any attempt to arrest the Speaker of the House, Aminu Tambuwal, stating that 100 legislators would be prepared to follow him to prison. Ali made this statement yesterday in Ilorin, Kwara State, while inaugurating the vocational c