Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has joined the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP. Mimiko, who was before now the only governor of Labour Party, LP, declared his intention to join the PDP on Friday. This followed series of meetings held on Friday with his aides in Akure, the state capital. According to information reaching us,…
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I'll Rejoin PDP When Satan Converts To Islam–El-Rufai
Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and member of Nigeria’s main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, Nasir El-Rufai, has stated that he would consider the option of returning to the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, when Satan repents and converts to Islam. El-Rufai was reacting to a question directed at him on…
Mbu, Manko, Others Become AIG
Respective Commissioners of Police in Abuja and Lagos State, Mbu Joseph Mbu and Umaru Abubakar Manko have been promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, by the Police Service Commission, PSC. A statement issued on Wednesday by the Assistant Director, Press and Public Relations of the Commission, Ferdinand U. Ekpe, disclosed…
Don't Use Masked Security Forces For Polls Again–Jega
Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, has kicked against the use of masked security operatives during elections. According to the INEC boss, they (masked security forces) scare voters from getting involved in the voting process. Jega said though he is aware of the role of security personnel in elections, but the…
Jonathan Swears-In New HOS
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has sworn-in the new Head of Service of the Federation, Danladi Kisafi. The swearing-in ceremony took place in Abuja shortly before the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting on Wednesday. Jonathan urged Kisafi to improve on the standards set by his predecessors in the Federal Civil Service. The President also said…
INEC Creates More 30,027 Polling Units
Ahead of the 2015 general elections in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has created additional 30,027 polling units across the country. According to INEC, the move is to solve decongestion problems in the existing polling centres in the country. The Commission, in a statement issued on Tuesday by one of its directors, Ishiaku…
Ebola Kills Lagos Doctor
The number of persons already killed by the fatal disease called Ebola has now risen to five with the death of one Dr Ameyo Adadevoh on Tuesday in Lagos. The deceased was one of those who treated late Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American believed to have transported the deadly disease to Nigeria. Adadevoh led the medical…
3 Die In Fresh Boko Haram Raid, School Set Ablaze
An attack by Boko Haram members in a northern village in Cameroon on Monday afternoon resulted in the death of a least three persons, Anadolu Agency reports on Tuesday. During the invasion, no fewer than 12 villagers were also abducted by the insurgents, who have carried out several fatal attacks in northern Nigeria. Cameroon shares…
Fresh Ebola Cases In Kaduna, Lagos
Three new cases of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, have been discovered in Lagos and Kaduna, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Jide Idris, has revealed. The Commissioner, while addressing newsmen on Monday in the state, said four persons infected with the disease have been discharged after they responded positively to treatment. He added that the…
Epileptic Power Supply Responsible For WASSCE Mass Failure—Lawmaker
A legislator from Lagos State has said that the epileptic power supply in Nigeria is the main cause of the recent mass failure recorded in the 2014 West African Secondary School Certificate, WASSCE, which held few months ago. In the released results, only 31.28 percent of candidates who sat for the examination obtained credits in…