Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Former OAU VC sent to prison over alleged N1.4 billion fraud.
A former Vice Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Anthony Elujoba, has been remanded in Ilesha Prisons after the bail application was dismissed.
Justice David Oladimeji of the Federal High Court in Ede, Osun State, ruled that Mr. Elujoba be remanded till July 19 when the case will be brought for hearing.
Monday 10 July 2017
Ooni Of Ife Criticized For Bowing To Greet Senator "Bukola Saraki".
The Ooni of Ife, is currently being bashed online after a photo surfaced of him greeting the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, profusely with two hands.
Recall there was an online uproar when the Oba of Lagos, snubbed him pint blank at an occasion early this year. Well, another ‘greeting drama’ is here.
A Twitter user (@Dolusegun) shared the above photo with the question;
Saturday 8 July 2017
Friday 7 July 2017
CAN constitutes prayer committee for Buhari
The Nasarawa State Chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has setup a committee to intensify prayers for the quick recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari currently on medical vacation in London.
The state’s CAN Chairman, Bishop Joseph Masin , made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia on Thursday.
Fashola attacks Goje, says your language unparliamentary
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday hit back at Senator Danjuma Goje, stressing that the legislator’s utterances and choice of words were “unparliamentary and therefore not deserving of a reply.”
The minister also said it was regrettable that Goje, the Chairman, Committee Chairman on Appropriation, would seek to trivialise the issues he (Fashola) raised about the unilateral slashing of the budgetary allocation to key national infrastructure by the National Assembly.
Poland President’s wife snubs Trump, shakes hands with Melania
In what appeared to be a ‘female first’ decision, the First Lady of Poland, Agata Kornhauser-Duda, refused to shake President Donald Trump’s hand when he attempted to have a handshake with her by extending his hand.
The American president had just had a powerful handshake with Agata Kornhauser-Duda’s husband, Polish President, Andrzej Duda, and had naturally made to also have a warm handshake with the wife of his host.
Nnamdi Kanu Threatens To Kill Obasanjo
Mr. Kanu’s threat came after former President Obasanjo commented that Nigerians must do everything possible to stop the campaigning for the secession of Biafra, a cause spearheaded by Mr. Kanu.
Addressing elders and chieftains at his residence in Ibeku, Umuahia, Abia State on Thursday, Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), said his organization would kill former President Olusegun Obasanjo if he attempts to harm the IPOB leader.
Thursday 6 July 2017
Wednesday 5 July 2017
Police arrest Imo Catholic priest for shooting his assistant
The parish priest in charge of Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, Eziama – Osuama in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, Rev Father Christian Amusuo, has been arrested by the operatives of the state police command for allegedly shooting his assistant, only identified as Rev Father Precious.
Tuesday 4 July 2017
Breaking: Osinbajo risks impeachment as Senate asks him to withdraw statement on powers of confirmation
STRONG indications have emerged on Tuesday that the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo risks being impeached if the executive fails to carry out the decisions of the Senators as the Senate has asked him to as a matter of urgency withdraw his statement that the National Assembly lacks the powers to confirm nominations from the President.
`I blindly married an HIV-positive wife out of love.’ - Man Tells Court
Ndu was responding to a divorce petition filed by his wife, Ella.
“Before we got married, I and my wife went for an HIV test, my wife tested positive, while I tested negative.
"Aisha Buhari’s hurried trip to London confirms President is on life-support" – Fayose says
Ekiti State Governor , Mr Ayodele Fayose has said that the hurried trip to London by First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari was a confirmation that President Muhammadu Buhari’s health had deteriorated, saying that Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka said the governor, who addressed some journalists in Lagos on Monday, insisted that;
“It is six days since I addressed the press and today, I still insist that the President is indeed on life-support.”
“The worsen condition of the President’s health necessitated the hurried trip of our First Lady, Her Excellency Aisha Buhari to London and it is hoped that she will have the courage to tell Nigerians the truth this time around.”
Monday 3 July 2017
Saturday 1 July 2017
JAMB will not reschedule exam for late comers- Oloyede
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said on Saturday that there would be no rescheduling of examination for candidates who reported late for the mop-up examination. Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, said this while reacting to complaints by candidates sitting for the mop-up examination at the board’s Computer-Based Centre (CBT) in Bwari, FCT.
Biafra Becoming A State On It's Own is Constitutionally Impossible - Presidency
The demand for a referendum on a separate state of Biafra is a constitutional impossibility, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, the Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Prosecution has revealed.
Obono-obla was reacting to the call for a referendum by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). Speaking with the Sun Newspaper, the Presidency described such calls as a waste of time and also stated that even restructuring would not solve the myriad of problems confronting the nation.
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