Chairman of the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), Dr. Frederick Fasehun, has congratulated the newly-appointed media aides to President Muhammadu Buhari, urging them to take the sustenance of Press freedom and the enforcement of the Freedom of Information Act as key aspects of their assignments. Fasehun gave the counsel in a congratulatory message he posted […]
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has announced the first set of appointments into his government. The appointments, announced Tuesday, include those of the Secretary to the Government of the State, Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff in the Office of the Deputy Governor as well as Chief Press Secretary. Also announced was […]
On the heels of the ever-growing interest by potential investors in support of the programmes of the governor Obiano administration in Anambra State, Wife of the governor, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano has urged potential investors especially wealthy Anambra indegenes to emulate the example of the proprietor of Awka Wonderland and Ausco Farms Limited, Chief Austin […]
The Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rivers State chapter, Prince Felix Obuah, has expressed grave concern over the deplorable condition of the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt and liaison offices in Abuja, Lagos and other places, following monumental looting and outright mismanagement of resources and facilities by the out-gone Chibuike Amaechi administration, calling on […]
NEDU MARK, Yenagoa The Ijaw ethnic group under the auspices of Ijaw National Congress, INC has said that the current structure of the Nigerian state under President Muhammadu Buhari of All Progressives Congress, APC, is lopsided in favour of the majority ethnic nationalities. The group also said that the development was such that there is […]
The House of Representatives has commended the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for the bold step taken in the extradition case involving senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu who is wanted in the United States of America on charges bordering on drug trafficking. The letter of commendation which was signed by the Chairman, House Committee on Drugs, […]
Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended two housewives for ingesting cocaine, packing some on their underwear and also inserting in their vagina. The arrest has prevented the housewives from arrest and execution in China few weeks after the Indonesian Government executed some Nigerians for drug trafficking. The two women were […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is to hold a crucial meeting with all its Senators-elect and House of Representatives; members-elect on Thursday, June 4, at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by is National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party explained that it will meet with […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is to hold a crucial meeting with all its Senators-elect and House of Representatives; members-elect on Thursday, June 4, at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by is National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party explained that it will meet with […]
Six staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, implicated in an N8billion defaced and mutilated currency recycling scam, were today remanded in prison custody following their arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice N. Ayo Emmanuel of a Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State. The suspects: Patience Okoro […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, wrote to the leadership of the Senate, asking for permission to appoint 15 Special Advisers. This is the President’s first official communication with the Senate since he was sworn-in as Nigeria’s 15th Commander-in-Chief last Friday. The letter was addressed to the Senate President, David Mark, who is due to leave […]
The Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency Chief Nyesom E. Wike, has warned all banks and financial institutions against giving loans to Local Governments, Ministries and Parastatals without his express approval in writing. A statement by Sir Opunabo Inko-Tariah,Monday, said that “Consequently, any institution that floats this order does so at its own risk.”
The Governor of Ekiti State Mr Ayo Fayose has written to President Muhammadu Buhari to be given the privilege to nominate a competent candidate to fill the Ekiti slot in the Federal Executive Council. In a letter he personally signed dated 31st May 2015 Fayose said that if the request is favoured by the President […]
Nigerian online publishers have hailed the appointments of Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu as the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity and Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari. The publishers, on the platform of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), also applauded the appointment of Habib Aruna as the […]
A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Francis Amadiegwu, has said that Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu as Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, would perfectly complement the efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari to effect rapid, positive change in the country. Hon. Amadiegwu, who spoke with Global Patriot Newspapers, Monday, said that “in […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, has expressed his condolences to the governor and people of Anambra State, over the gruesome incident that took place on Sunday, in which 60 people lost their lives when a petrol tanker crashed into a busy bus station in Onitsha. In a statement by Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant (Media and […]
Onitsha tanker tragedy: Atiku expresses deep shock, sadness Commiserates with families of victims, people and government of Anambra Former Vice President and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar, has expressed deep shock and sadness at the horrific fuel-laden tanker tragedy at Upper Iweka, Onitsha, Anambra State that led to the loss of […]
Worried and shocked by the level of looting of facilities in the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt by the former Governor of the State, Rotimi Amaechi and his aides, the State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Felix Obuah has sent a passionate appeal to the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, […]
Nedu Mark, Yenagoa Frontline Niger Delta activist and former governorship candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Bayelsa state, Famous Daunemigha, Monday, said the region is no longer a battle ground for selfish benefits. Daunemigha also cautioned the leader of Niger Delta Volunteer Force, NDVF, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, over his recent comments, inciting youths […]
As a prelude to the consolidation of all the charges against former Bayelsa State governor, Timipre Sylva, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, June 1, 2015, withdrew the six-count charge of fraud before Justice E. S Chukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja. The withdrawal, according to the Commission, […]
The modern design of the S-Class has always been an expression of luxury and automotive grandeur of its respective era and the S 500 also continues this tradition. Since the arrival of the Mercedes-Benz S-500 via the Authorised General Distributor of Mercedes-Benz vehicles in Nigeria- Weststar Associates Ltd in 2013, much has been said about […]
Tayo Ogunbiyi “Ambo o, Ambo, Eko sese bere ni o Ambo o” (we are coming, we are coming, the goodness of Lagos has just begun, we are coming). The campaign signature tune of Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, the Governor of Lagos State, portrays the image of a man coming to the Ikeja House, Alausa, with a […]
Former Governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, foresaw the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari two years before he made history as the first Nigerian to defeat a sitting President in an election. This was disclosed by an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, who is also a close […]
