Month: April 2016

FCT Election A Shame—PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the recently concluded area council poll in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, as a shame, saying that the Federal Government, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and security operatives manoeuvred the elections in favour of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Chairmanship candidate of the PDP in…

APC Leaders Lie To Buhari—Rivers SSG

Secretary to the Rivers State Government, SSG, Kenneth Kobani, has accused leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, of not telling President Muhammadu Buhari the real truth about what Nigerians feel about his administration. Kobani, in an interview with Vanguard, disclosed that chieftains of the APC give the President the impression that Rivers State is…

‘Pregnant’ Woman Nabbed With Cocaine In Lagos

A 41-year-old woman who feigned pregnancy was arrested on Saturday by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, with wraps of substances suspected to be cocaine. The woman, a mother of three and identified as Dorothy Onyekasi, was apprehended during the inward screening of passengers on an Emirates…

2019: PDP Unveils New Strategy

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says it is planning new strategy of electing candidates for the 2019 general elections. National Publicity Secretary of the opposition party, Olisa Metuh, while receiving former chairman of the National Patriotic Party, NPP, of Ghana, Peter Manu, at the party’s national secretariat on Friday in Abuja, disclosed that the PDP…

Victor Olaotan Endorses Gospel Singer, Mark T

While Mark-T’s hit single, Chukwu Obioma featuring international gospel musician, Frank Edwards is gaining massive reach, top Nollywood actor and Tinsel’s known act, Victor Olaotan has thrown his support to the social media campaign for the song. He showed this through a picture he released online while carrying a placard written the trending hash tag…

Oshiomhole Appoints VC For New Education Varsity

Prof S.E.O Aduwa Ogiegbaen has been appointed by Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State as the Vice Chancellor of the Tayo Akpata University of Education, Ekiadolor. In a letter dated April 14, 2016, the governor said, “I wish to inform you that Edo State Government has approved the up-grading of the Edo State College of…

Women Development Centre DG Dies

Acting Director General of the National Centre for Women Development, NCWD, in Abuja, Abdulmalik Dauda, has died. His death was announced in Abuja on Friday by his Protocol Officer, Mohammed Aliyu. It was disclosed that Dauda was involved in a fatal road mishap, which claimed his life. According to Aliyu, his boss had an auto…

Dakuku Prioritises Dockworkers’ Welfare

Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, has restated the Agency’s commitment to ensuring the welfare of all Dockworkers at the Nation’s Seaports. The DG made this known while addressing protesting Dockworkers from the ENL Terminal at the NIMASA Headquarters in Lagos. While briefing the DG on the reasons…