The governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has denied reports claiming he was arrested by some security operatives ahead of Saturday’s (today) governorship election in the state. In a statement by one of his aides, Dimeji Daniels, the governor noted that he is in his country home in Isan-Ekiti, ready to cast his vote as…
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Gov Fayemi Debunks Arrest Tale
The governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has denied reports claiming he was arrested by some security operatives ahead of Saturday’s (today) governorship election in the state. In a statement by one of his aides, Dimeji Daniels, the governor noted that he is in his country home in Isan-Ekiti, ready to cast his vote as…
Ekiti 2014: Result Won't Be Announced In Abuja–REC Says
Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Ekiti State, Halilu Pai, has disclosed that result of Saturday’s gubernatorial poll will not be announced in Abuja, but in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. Pia was reacting to a rumour being speculated in some quarters that the result of governorship election in Ekiti…
Abducted Bayelsa Speaker's Mother-In-Law Regains Freedom
Mother-in-law of the Speaker of Bayelsa State House of Assembly has been freed by her abductors. The woman was seized by some gunmen on May 30, 2014 at her Seibiri family compound in Korokorosei community, Southern Ijaw local council area of the state. A statement released on Friday by Special Assistant to the Speaker on…
Chibok Girls: FG Goes Tough On School Owners As C'ttee Submits Report
The Presidential Fact-finding Committee on the Abduction of Chibok Schoolgirls, which was set up by President Goodluck Jonathan, has submitted its report. Chairman of the committee, Brig-Gen Ibrahim Sabo (rtd), presenting its findings to Jonathan, noted that some students of the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, were truly kidnapped by some gunmen at their…
No Impeachment Plot Against Amaechi–PDP
Following an allegation made by the Rivers State government that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was planning to remove the state governor, Rotimi Amaechi, through an impeachment, the party, via its state chapter, has played such down and stated that there’s no iota of truth in it, also expressing worries why Amaechi is even afraid…
Tears As Arisekola's Corpse Arrives Ibadan (Pictures)
Several residents of Ibadan trooped out in their numbers to see the remains of Ibadan business mogul, Abdulazeez Arisekola-Alao, who died on Wednesday in London, England. The body of the late Deputy President General of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland touched down in Ibadan on Friday morning and was…
Yoruba Movie Star, Bimbo Oshin Gets Baby Girl
Reports reaching us confirm that a prominent movie actress in the Yoruba film industry, Bimbo Oshin, has welcomed a bouncing girl. The actress was delivered of the child in the early hours of Friday at a Lagos hospital. Bimbo, though has not been very frequent in the movie scene these days, however, she is one…
Arrest PDP Spokesman Now–APC
The Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has asked security operatives to immediately arrest spokesman of the Rivers State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Felix Obuah, Jerry Needam, for accusing the Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi of being behind the current influx of the suspected terrorists to the Southern part of…
How Gov Okorocha Looted N16b Imo 13 Percent Oil Derivation Funds In 3 Years, By Kenneth Uwadi
Some months ago, I made a telling revelation that the sum of 1 billion naira belonging to pensioners in the 27 LGA of Imo State was “squandered” by Sir Jude Ejiogu the current Chief of Staff to the Governor of Imo State. Ejiogu squandered this money when he was the Chairman of Imo State Local…