The Ekiti chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused Ayodeji Daramola, the state’s Chief Judge, of precipitating constitutional crisis in the state by planning to abort the inauguration of Ayodele Fayose, the governor-elect, slated for Thursday, October 16, 2014. The accusation was contained in a press release signed by Kola Oluwawole, the party’s…
Army Dismisses New Video on Shekau
The Nigerian Army on Thursday said it was studying a video purportedly released by Abubakar Shekau dismissing claims of his death. According to a statement posted in Nigerian Defence Headquarters, DHQ’s website, the Army said the video should be dismissed, stressing that the terrorists were only trying to either manipulate pictures or trying to prove…
NJC Calls on IG to Prosecute Attackers of Judges in Ekiti
The National Judicial Council, NJC, has urged Suleiman Abba, the acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP, to take over the investigation of attack on judges in Ekiti State and make sure that the perpetrators are brought to book. The NJC made the plea at its emergency meeting on Thursday, which came as a result of a…
Invest in Health Care, FG Told
As Nigeria marks her 54th independence anniversary, the Commonwealth Medical Association, CMA, an organization that assists and strengthens capacities of National Medical Associations of countries within the Commonwealth in order to improve the health and wellbeing of their countries, on Wednesday, urged the federal government to invest more in the country’s health sector. The advice…
Obasanjo Goes Back to School, Registers for Ph.D
At 77, Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has registered for an MA/Ph.D. in Christian Theology at the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN. Obasanjo, who arrived the Victoria Island headquarters of the university on Tuesday morning in a black Lexus SUV, with registration number, Lagos APP 769 DB to receive his admission letter, said his decision to…
Ace Sports Journalist, Spiff Sagbama is Dead
Godwin Spiff Sagbama, managing director, Hally Sports International and popular sports journalist, is dead. He was said to have died after a long battle with a brain-related disease. His death was confirmed by Ade Ojeikere, a sports journalist and colleague of the late Sagbama. Sagbama, an Economics graduate from the University of Ilorin, was presenter…
Terrorism: Syria Accuses US of Double Standard
Walid Al-Moualem, Syria’s Deputy Prime Minister, has accused the United States of America, USA, of double standards in the fight against global terrorism. While making the accusation during a debate in New York on Tuesday, Al-Moualem said the US had used alliances in the fight against terrorism to achieve political gains. “What we see on…
Mark Hughes Hails Victor Moses
Mark Hughes, Stoke City manager, has lavished praises on Victor Moses, Super Eagles winger, for his display in the club’s encounter against Newcastle. Hughes, who described Moses as exceptional after his cross found Peter Crouch who scored the only goal of the match, said the winger was a man on a mission. “Moses has been…
Fashola Mourns Passage of Olowude
Babatunde Fashola, governor of Lagos State, has commiserated with the wife and family members of Remi Olowude, the CEO and Executive Vice-Chairman of Industrial and General Insurance, IGI, over the death of the Insurance icon. Fashola described the passage of Olowude as a great loss to the insurance industry in particular and the world of…
EKITI: CNPP Urges Relocation of Courts to Abuja
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP has urged Aloma Mukhtar, Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, and Chairman of the National Judicial Council, NJC, to relocate two courts that were attacked by hoodlums in Ekiti to the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, for swift dispensation of justice in the Ekiti imbroglio. In a statement issued…
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