The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has played down speculations that it is lobbying members of the Senate to elect Senate President, David Mark, for the same position again when elections into principal offices in the red chamber are held in some days’ time. Rising from its National Working Committee meeting on Thursday, the PDP, through…
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Many Frauds Going On Inside Wema Bank (Must Read)
**Why you may never bank with them Beyond the new logo Wema Bank has launched, beyond the new brand Wema Bank would want you to buy into, there is a rotten system. A decaying financial institution that records have shown is a haven for criminal minded staffers. Chikero Online has compiled series of fraudulent stunts…
El-Rufai Fires Council Administrators, Political Appointees
Malam Nasir El-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna State, has sacked all the sole administrators and secretaries of development areas in the 23 local government councils in the state. El-Rufai announced their removal from office on Wednesday through a statement signed by Secretary to the State Government, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, and made available to journalists in…
Fayose To Inaugurate New Ekiti Assembly Tomorrow
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State will install the newly elected 26 lawmakers in the state into the Ekiti State House of Assembly on Friday, June 5, 2015. The occasion is expected to take place at the main Chambers of the Assembly in Ado-Ekiti by 10am, according to a statement by the Clerk of the…
NAN Journalist Abducted In Owerri
A journalist working with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, has been kidnapped by some unknown gunmen. The victim, Ms Chide Okpara, is the Imo State correspondent of the Federal Government owned news agency. She was abducted on Wednesday night just as she got home from work. Our reporter learnt that Chide was seized by…
Buhari To Probe Amnesty Report On Military Torture
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday promised to investigate the latest report by the Amnesty International allegedly that the Nigerian military engaged in the torture of some persons arrested during the war against terrorism in the north-east of Nigeria. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said on Wednesday in Niamey,…
Speakership: Delta Leaders Back Igbuya
Story by Henry Ovie Some leaders in Delta State have drum support for the Delta State House of Assembly Majority Leader, Monday Igbuya, to emerge as Speaker of the Assembly. They described him as a highly focused individual, saying he is a natural successor to Peter Onwusanye. “If the succession is about continuity,…
Yayi Commiserates With Lagos Fuel Tanker Accident Victims
Senator-elect for Lagos West Senatorial District, Solomon Adeola, also known as Yayi, has expressed sadness over the Tuesday’s fire incident involving a petrol tanker that veered off the Iyana Ipaja bridge on Lagos/Abeokuta Expressway. This was contained in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Kayode Odunaro, and made available to our reporter. The incident,…
Sammie Okposo Renews Glo Deal
Gospel artiste, Sammie Okposo, has extended his contract with Nigerian owned telecommunication giant, Glo, as its brand ambassador. Okposo is one of the Nigerian artistes on the payroll of the company for positively projecting its image among their respective huge fans. The singer put pen to papers for the contract renewal on Wednesday at the…
PDP Should Hide Its Head In Shame—APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has advised the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to be shameful of itself for going from being the once largest political party in Africa to a “mere” regional party. This statement was made by Chairman of APC in the state, Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, in Port Harcourt on Tuesday…