You can’t arrest APC lawmakers, Omirin tells Fayose

According to Punch newspaper, the Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr Adewale Omirin, has reacted to the alleged directive by Governor Ayodele Fayose urging the Ministry of Justice to write a memo authorising the Commissioner of Police, Taiwo Lakanu, to arrest the 19 All Progressives Congress lawmakers. The APC lawmakers sat in a […]

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Pope Francis honours Peter Obi with Papal Award today

Immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has been awarded the Pontifical Equestrian Order of Saint Sylvester, Pope and Marty. This is “in appreciation for his good work and personification of sound Christian principles in public service and his fruitful collaboration with the Church,” Obi’s media aide Valentine Obienyem said in a statement […]

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APC Governors And Tinubu Disagree Over ‘Premature’ Power Sharing Move

All may not be well within the camp of Nigeria’s main opposition party, APC, as its governors are now at loggerheads with the leadership of the party over a premature power sharing formula being pushed by the national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. This development, which apparently is a fall out from the way and manner […]

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2 cops ambushed, fatally shot in car; gunman kills himself

According to AP, the warning came just moments too late: A man who had shot his ex-girlfriend a few hours earlier had traveled to New York City and vowed online to shoot two “pigs” in retaliation for the police chokehold death of Eric Garner. Minutes before a wanted poster for Ismaaiyl Brinsley arrived in the […]

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Promise Ntuen Ekemini gets 1 year imprisonment for attempting to dupe Australian $800,000

EFCC’s Press release: Justice Kudirat Jose of a Lagos High Court, has convicted and sentenced Promise Ntuen Ekemini to one year imprisonment, for hijacking the e-mail of a lawful owner of a property, located in Western Australia valued at $800,000 and attempting to sell the property. He was arraigned in April, 2014 on a 5-count […]

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A word for Professor Yemi Osinbajo, APC VP Candidate – Femi Fani-Kayode

A word for Professor Yemi Osinbajo, APC VP Candidate By Femi Fani-Kayode I am glad that the APC eventually took my advice and saw the wisdom in not fielding a muslim/muslim ticket for the 2015 Presidential election even though I hear that, right up till the last minute, they almost did. I congratulate my friend […]

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N21b raised for PDP presidential campaign

According to LIB, the PDP Governors, Senators, Business moguls, technocrats and others gathered at the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja yesterday night December 20 to make financial commitment to support President Jonathan’s re-election campaigns. At the fundraising dinner, 21 PDP Governors donated N50million each which came to N1.05billion. Business owners in the […]

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How Buhari humiliated Awolowo, other Yoruba leaders – Babatope

Chief Ebenezer Babatope, a stalwart of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, in this analysis, reacts to the interview granted Sunday Punch on January 7, 2007 by Chief Ayo Adebanjo on the current romance between some South-West leaders and Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, in spite of what he calls the latter’s humiliation of Chief Obafemi Awolowo and […]

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Fayose distributes rice, fowls, money to Ado-Ekiti residents

The Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose, Saturday, commenced the implementation of his stomach infrastructure programme, as he distributed no fewer than 80,000 birds, 100,000 bags of rice and cash gifts to the less privileged, widows and aged ones in the state. According to a statement, by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr […]

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My Dad, Hon Gabriel Ojo Adewumi Ogundana goes home in style [Many Pictures]

Families, friends and well-wishers gathered at Erijiyan-Ekiti, December 12 and 13 to celebrate and say good bye to my Dad, Hon Gabriel Ojo Adewumi Ogundana (1932-2014) who had his sunset on July 17, 2014. Few hours to his death, he attended a thanksgiving ceremony organized for the Nigerian Minister of State for Works, Mr. Dayo […]

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Nigerian Referee beaten black and blue by irate football fans in Abuja

According to Sunrise Sports Executive producer, Toyin Ibitoye, a center referee named Charles Ozigbo (pictured herein) was assaulted by Nigerian football fans during a match between Rangers Bee of Kaduna and Kwara United of Ilorin in Abuja yesterday December 19. The referee was reportedly attacked after he gave a penalty to one of the clubs. […]

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Niger, Benin, Mali, Cameroun more prosperous than Nigeria – Global Report

Premium Times has reported that, despite its latest status as Africa’s biggest economy, and its government’s claim of improved standard of living, Nigeria was not only one of the world’s least prosperous countries in 2014, but also one of Africa’s poorest beaten by smaller nations like Niger, Benin, Mali and Cameroun, an annual global prosperity […]

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Will Pastor Adeboye overtly or covertly campaign for Osinbajo and Buhari?

There is no doubt that the revered man of God, Pastor E. A. Adeboye does not meddle in politics. But we think he would definitely welcome the idea of seeing one of his close shepherd occupies the number two powerful seat in Nigeria. It now comes to mind to ask you, our readers: Do you […]

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Shouts of Buhari greeted Fayose at Burial ceremony

Aftermath of Ekiti State Election Petitions Tribunal verdict, no jubilation in Ado Ekiti; shouts of Buhari greeted Fayose at Burial ceremony. Signs that the popularity of Governor Ayo Fayose has waned considerably was confirmed yesterday shortly after the Ekiti Elections Petition Tribunal verdict was delivered in Abuja affirming his victory at the polls on June […]

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Fayose only gave us N200,000 each for fuel, we never took bribe from him –Omirin, embattled Ekiti Assembly Speaker

In this interview with KAMARUDEEN OGUNDELE, the embattled Speaker of the Ekiti House of Assembly, Adewale Omirin, talks about his face-off with the governor, Ayodele Fayose The factional speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dele Olugbemi, said your impeachment was constitutional because the House had the number of people required to impeach you, which was […]

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State Assemblies reject Local Govt. autonomy in Constitution ammendment

There were indications yesterday that the proposal by the National Assembly to grant financial autonomy to the 774 local government areas in the country through constitution amendment by the concurrence of 24 of the 36 state assemblies has been rejected. The National Assembly had in October this year, transmitted to the state Houses of Assembly […]

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