Seriake Dickson, Bayelsa State governor, yesterday said he would want a woman to succeed him by the time he leaves office. Dickson, who spoke at the state secretariat of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Yenagoa, during the State Executive Council, SEC meeting, said, “when I have to vacate my seat at the end of…
“The Hand of God is Behind my Re-election” – Fayose
Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti State governor, in his inaugural speech, said the hand of God is behind his reelection. Having welcomed five defectors from the APC, who were also welcomed to the PDP by Adamu Muazu, PDP national chairman, the governor said he has come to serve the people. He said the state will witness peace and…
Health Workers Begin Nationwide Strike
Felix Faniran, National President of Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals, NUAHP, has announced the commencement of a strike action by health workers nationwide. He made the announcement in Ibadan, Oyo State on Wednesday. Faniran said health workers in the country will begin an indefinite strike on Thursday, over various issues, including the unresolved leadership…
Fidelis Tapgun Picks PDP Governorship Form in Plateau
Ahead of the 2015 general elections in Nigeria, Fidelis Tapgun, former governor of Plateau State has purchased the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s, governorship nomination form. Ibrahim Kasai, former ambassador to Ukraine and director general of Tapgun campaign organisation picked the form on his behalf from the party’s secretariat in Abuja, the federal capital territory on…
Court Discharges Ajudua of $1.9m Fraud Charge
By Janet Johnson An Ikeja High Court has discharged Fred Ajudua, a socialite and businessman, from $1.69 million fraud charge. Kudirat Jose, the judge discharged Ajudua and Charles Orie, his co-defendant following the withdrawal of the charge by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. “The charge against the defendants is hereby struck out.…
Abducted TASUED DVC Released
Olusoga Olusanya, the abducted Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State has been released. Olusanya was reportedly kidnapped by four gunmen on Monday evening while returning from the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, FUNAAB, where he served as an external invigilator at the ongoing postgraduate examination. He was said…
SERAP Sues CBN Over Non-Disclosure of Boko Haram Sponsors
The Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has dragged the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, before a Federal High Court sittingin Lagos over its failure to expose those involved in alleged money launderingused to fund theBoko Haram terrorist group. In a suit filed by SERAP with number FHC/L/CS/1547/2014, the group is asking for a declaration that…
UPN suspends Fasehun, appoints Abubakar as Acting Chairman
The Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN, has defended the indefinite suspension of Frederick Fasehun, its Chairman and Founder of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, saying he was running the party as his private property. The party, which took the decision to suspend Fasehun at the end of its 4th National Executive Committee held in Abuja,…
Heavy Traffic Gridlock Inward Lagos
An articulated vehicle which crashed into the ditch by the slope at Otedola Wstate, Ojodu-Berger is the cause of the current heavy traffic gridlock on the road. As a result of this traffic inward Lagos is drastically slowed down but there is an ongoing effort to remove it. Click to see Photo News