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- Buhari's Silence On Illegal Attempt To Impeach Ortom, Shocks Us- R-APC
- Lai Mohammed Insists On Removal Of Saraki’s Loyalists In Kwara APC
- Sandra Ikeji, Younger Sister Of Linda Ikeji, Just Got Engaged(Video)
- Imo Deputy Governor Has Been Impeached
- Buhari Invites Magnanimous Imam Who Saved 300 Persons From Plateau Killings To The Presidential Villa, For Presidential Handshake And National Honour
- Operators Of Tricycle(Keke) Protest ‘Extortion’ By Police In Maiduguri
- Police Spit Fire As Youths Beat Up DPO In Ondo
- Federal Government Recalls 2.4 Million Bottles Of Codeine
- 'I Will Develop The South-East Zone' - President Buhari
- Breaking: 20 Feet Container Fall On Two Cars In Apapa(Video)
- Why Buhari Will Win 2019 Presidential Election - Akeredolu
| Buhari's Silence On Illegal Attempt To Impeach Ortom, Shocks Us- R-APC Posted: 30 Jul 2018 05:15 PM PDT
President Muhammadu Buhari's silence on the "illegal" attempt to impeach Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, is embarrassingly shocking to us, the Reformed-All Progressives Congress (R-APC) discloses.According to media reports, eight lawmakers of the state house of assembly had commenced impeachment proceeding against the governor on Monday, while some 22 others were reportedly blocked from attending plenary by the police.The names of the 8 lawmakers are; Terhemba Chabo, Benjamin Nungwa, Bem Mngutyo, Adams Okloho, James Okefe, Adanyi Benjamin, and Nick Eworo.The CableNG reported that Mr. Kazeem Afegbua, spokesman of the R-APC, said Buhari's silence suggests he is the "chief promoter of undemocratic illegalities that have consistently undermined our democratic engagements in the last three years".Afegbua alleged that there is an attempt to force down the "bitter pills" of Buhari's second term agenda down the throat of Nigerians.Read Also: "We Didn't Push Out Ortom" - Oshiomhole Speaks On Red Card Claim By Ortom "On the one hand, the APC party leadership declared that they aren't losing sleep over our members activities ostensibly to present a fake personae but it has consistently mounted pressure on our members to capitulate under the influence of mouth-watering promises," he said. "Now that our member Governor Ortom has given the APC red card, and deservedly so, heaven has been let loose and President Buhari has maintained a conspiratorial silence and deliberately feigning ignorance over the democratic gangsterism that has dominated Benue assembly at present." The group said the Monday incident and similar ones in Benue show Nigeria's democracy is "seriously under threat" by those trying to "armtwist the Benue people against their will." The statement further reads, "this desperation is getting too much and it must be arrested forthwith without equivocation before this democracy is reduced to a mindless rubble." "We cannot afford to feign ignorance over this heinous crime against humanity under an atmosphere of threat, tension and harassment that has assumed the second nature of this government," the group added. "It is becoming petty that this government has descended to a level of irredeemable dictatorship and outright desperation in the name of forcing the bitter pills of second term down the throat of Nigerians. "We cannot continue to pretend that all is well when our country is gradually descending to the abyss of maximum rulership orchestrated by the president's foot soldiers. "We are therefore raising alarm that this democracy must be saved from the indecent grip of APC agents of suppression and oppression under the clear supervision of the president." Related Topics: #SamuelOrtom, #BenueState, #Politics Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| Lai Mohammed Insists On Removal Of Saraki’s Loyalists In Kwara APC Posted: 30 Jul 2018 03:36 PM PDT
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, says there is no going back on delivering Kwara to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.The Minister, on Monday in a statement he personally issued in Abuja, said the party would open its doors to hordes of those willing to join and reposition the party ahead of the 2019 general elections.According to the Daily Post, Mohammed had demanded that the Balogun Fulani-led Kwara APC executive committee loyal to Senate President Bukola Saraki be dissolved.In the new statement which responded to comments made by APC Kwara South senatorial chairman, Alhaji Jimoh Balogun, Mohammed said his new leadership of APC in Kwara would not cede the state to double agents.Read Also: EXCLUSIVE: How Buhari's Loyalists Plot, Failed To Take Over The Senate He said the challenge by Balogun to his membership of and contributions to the APC was inconsequential. "The issue of my membership of the APC, as well as my contributions to the growth of the party in Kwara and indeed in Nigeria as a whole, is settled and not subject to any contestation. "For those who may be engaging in mischief over this, the massive turnout of APC members and supporters to welcome me during my trip home this past weekend for a stakeholders' consultative meeting should serve as ample confirmation. "The truth is that those who are making this allegation are the ones who need to validate their membership of our great party since they have left no one in any doubt about their status as 'double agents'. Read Also: AGF Malami Clears Saraki, Says Police Lack Evidence Against Him - Offa Robbery "Alhaji Balogun is one of the three Kwara Senatorial Chairmen who recently called on their leader to take them out of the APC. "As far as our members are concerned, these Janus-faced people are just waiting to crash the APC in Kwara before they escape to the other side," he said. The Minister said his critics were rattled because of the decision not to allow them to actualise their nefarious plan. Source: Daily Post Related Topics: #Saraki, #LaiMohammed, #KwaraAPC, #Politics Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| Sandra Ikeji, Younger Sister Of Linda Ikeji, Just Got Engaged(Video) Posted: 30 Jul 2018 04:04 PM PDT
Sandra, the younger sister of celebrity blogger, Linda Ikeji has just been engaged to her bae, who proposed and engaged her this evening.  The highly elated Sandra and her bae hosted friends and family to a private dinner in a 5 star restaurant in the Red Chinese Restaurant at the prestigious Eko Hotels and Suites, to celebrate the day.Watch video from the event below:
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| Imo Deputy Governor Has Been Impeached Posted: 30 Jul 2018 10:33 AM PDT
Eze Madumere, the Deputy Governor of Imo State, has been impeached.According to media reports this afternoon, Madumere was impeached by 19 out of the 37 members of the Imo House of Assembly. The lawmakers had earlier received a report by a panel set up by the state chief judge which allegedly indicted Mr Madumere of gross misconduct.Madumere has been having a running political tussle with Rochas Okorocha, the State Governor, who reportedly supports his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu to succeed him rather than Madumere.Read Also: "There Is A United Voice Against Okorocha" - Chief John Odigie-OyegunWhile Mr Madumere seeks to succeed Mr Okorocha, the governor reportedly supports his son-in-law. The crisis deepened during the APC local and state congresses in the state with Mr Okorocha and his deputy supporting separate factions. Although the APC faction supported by Mr Madumere and a senator, Osita Izunaso, was initially recognised by the national leadership of the party, its election was upturned by the court. However, earlier, there had been report of a court order, by Justice Ben Iheka of the Imo State High Court on Monday which restrained the panel set up by the Chief Judge of the state, Paschal Nnadi, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Acho Ihim, and the State House of Assembly from taking any further action in the impeachment process of the Eze Madumere, the State Deputy Governor, until the hearing and determination of the suit. More details will follow later.... Related Topics: #ImoAPCCrisis, #EzeMadumere, #Politics Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| Posted: 30 Jul 2018 09:08 AM PDT
The magnanimous Imam who saved fleeing persons from claws of Plateau killings invited for presidential handshake.President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly invited Imam, Abdullahi Abubakar, who saved fleeing persons from Plateau killingsThe 83-year-old Imam had on June 24, saved about 300 people when some allegedly suspected herdsmen invaded about 15 communities in Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau stateRead Also: President Muhammadu Buhari Speaks On Fresh Plateau KillingsThe Governor of Plateau State, Mr.Simon Lalong had said, that the President told him to bring the Imam to Aso Rock for a handshake, which would be followed by a national honour. President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state to bring 83-year-old Imam of Nghar village, Gashish district in Barkin Ladi local government area of the state, Abdullahi Abubakar, for "a hand shake and national honour." The Punch reports that the president reportedly took the decision following reports that the Imam saved about 300 persons on June 24 when suspected herdsmen invaded 15 communities in Barkin Ladi LGA, killing scores. Nollywoodtimes.com also gathered that the victims who were said to be running for their lives from a neighbouring village in the Barkin Ladi LGA, were saved by the Imam, who decided to hid them in his house and the mosque. Read Also: "Perpetrators Must Be Arrested" APC Declares Over Plateau Killings "I hid the women in my personal house and after that, I took the men into the mosque and hid them there," Imam Abubakar had stated. However, the assailants who reportedly caught up with the Imam, had ordered him to release to them, the people he had hidden. But the cleric reportedly refused and the attackers left without further question. Governor Lalong revealed the president's plan for Imam Abubakar in Jos on Monday, July 30, during the opening ceremony of a three-day peace and security conference with the theme, "The resurgence of violence in Plateau state: Towards a multi-stakeholder partnership for peace and security." It was organised by the Plateau state peace building agency. Lalong said: "The president has told me to bring to him, Imam Abdullahi Abubakar for a handshake, which will be followed by a national honour. Read Also: Plateau Killings Done To Tarnish The Reputation Of The President - Buhari Media Organisation Says "I was also preparing what to do for this man. Although he is already in his old age, God knows why he did it at that age - for us to study and also know how to maintain peace, not only in Plateau state but also in Nigeria in general. "He did not only save the people of Barkin Ladi LGA, not only Plateau state, but I think the whole of this country because 300 lives is not a small number. "So, Alhaji Abdullahi Abubakar, only God will reward you for what you have done. "We are waiting for that process of meeting the president for a handshake and national honour. "Having a handshake with president at the age of 83, I think the man will be happy, even if he is going to his grave, that something has happened in his life." Lalong also expressed happiness that the gesture by Imam Abubakar happened during his tenure as Governor of Plateau state. Related Topics: #PlateauKillings, #ImanAbdullahiAbubaka, #News Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| Operators Of Tricycle(Keke) Protest ‘Extortion’ By Police In Maiduguri Posted: 30 Jul 2018 08:10 AM PDT
Tricycle operators' association members in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, has decided to go the streets to protest over extortion by men of the Nigeria Police Force, a situation which has resulted in the standstill of economic activities in Maiduguri.The association's protests, which has caused serious traffic jam along major roads in the Borno state capital, are demanding that the Police must be prevailed upon to stop the extortion of it's members.The tricycle riders, popularly called Keke operators, said they embarked on the peaceful protest by boycotting operations Monday along Baga road, and other major roads following the continued "harassment, intimidation and extortion" they face in the hands of men of the Nigeria Police Force, in the State capital, Maiduguri.According to the Daily Post, one Umar Usman, a tricycle operator in Maiduguri, said some uniform personnel even arrested them and took them to police station when they refused to give them money.He said: "A lot of our members have been complaining since and nothing was done about it because they make this extortion to look legal. Our leadership have been reporting this bad incidents to police authorities but they have not been able to make their people stop it." However, at the time of filling this report, the police is yet to respond to the allegations of the protesters or issue any official statement in this regards. Related Topics: #Police, #KekeProtest, #News Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| Police Spit Fire As Youths Beat Up DPO In Ondo Posted: 30 Jul 2018 07:00 AM PDT
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| Federal Government Recalls 2.4 Million Bottles Of Codeine Posted: 30 Jul 2018 06:07 AM PDT
The menace of drug abuse in Nigeria is really in an alarming state, with the most recent trend of using codeine cough syrups as another means of getting high, most prevalent among the youths.Read this article below as published by ThisDay Newspaper on how the Federal Government had withdrawn 2.4 million bottles of codeine cough syrup from circulation.In an effort to curtail abuse of Codeine containing cough syrup, the federal government has recalled about 2.4 million bottles of codeine from circulation.The move, according to the Ministry of Health, demonstrates the federal government's determination to stem the abuse of Codeine containing cough syrup and other substances across the country.Read also: Kano Youth, Women Consume 3m Bottles Of Codeine Daily - Senate The recall, which was effected by the Federal Ministry of Health, was carried out to withdraw about 2,405,724 bottles of Codeine containing cough syrup after a recent audit trail of the substance by National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, while receiving the final report of the stakeholders committee set up by the ministry to address the worrisome menace, said: "The audit trail and subsequent recall of the substance, was part of the recommendations submitted by the 22-man committee drafted from a broad spectrum of the health sector to collaborate with relevant agencies." He added that the recall was also part of pharmacy vigilance and renewed effort to actively monitor drug distribution channels and sanitise the system. The minister said the committee was an offshoot of the press statement by the ministry on the temporary ban of Codeine production and distribution and further directive for NAFDAC to convene a committee of stakeholders to chart the way forward. Read also: Nigerian Senate Probes Codeine Abuse In North The committee has the following as members: Director General, NAFDAC, Professor Christianah Adeyeye (Chairman); Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Alhaji Muhammad Abdullah; and the Registrar, Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN). Others include Director, Food and Drugs Services (FMOH), Mr. Elijah Mohamed; President, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Mr. Moshood Lawal; Executive Secretary, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN), Dr. Okey Akpa; and Alhaji Ahmed Yakasai. The report involved 87 per cent of the manufacturers, 20 out of the 23 of the companies. All the recalled products have been warehoused in the respective companies accredited by the Federal Ministry of Health. Source: ThisDay Related Topics: #Codeine, #News Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| 'I Will Develop The South-East Zone' - President Buhari Posted: 30 Jul 2018 05:14 AM PDT
President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that he will carry out massive infrastructural development in the South-East under his administration.Mr. President assured the people of the South-East, that he would leave the zone a better place than he met it.Mr. Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Buhari, hinted this while representing the President at the inauguration and flag off of a 5.5km road in Isieketa community, Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of Abia State, over the weekend.The President has lamented the infrastructural decay in the country, inherited by his administration, Adesina said.Read also: Femi Adesina: 'Okechukwu' Buhari Won't Abandon South-East Buhari assured that he would do all possible to ensure the infrastructural deficits were tackled and reversed. He said; "One thing that is dear to the heart of President Buhari is infrastructure, roads, railway, power, etc. "Nigeria has a lot of deficits in infrastructure and President Muhammadu Buhari is determined to reverse that deficit. "We will see that by the time this administration ends Igboland will never be the same again. Igbo will be far better beyond where it has ever been before." Related Topics: #Buhari, #FemiAdesina, #Politics Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| Breaking: 20 Feet Container Fall On Two Cars In Apapa(Video) Posted: 30 Jul 2018 06:11 AM PDT
A report of a trailer accident on Apapa axis has been reported this morning.According to the video shared by our reporter, the trailer was conveying a 20 feet container and the suddenly lost control of the truck, either as a result of over weight or bad road condition; and the 20 feet container fell on two cars, a Toyota Sienna Space bus a Toyota Camry. However, greater tragedy was averted as no lives was reported lost at the time of filling this report. Watch video below: Related Topics: #ContainerAccident, #News Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| Why Buhari Will Win 2019 Presidential Election - Akeredolu Posted: 30 Jul 2018 03:10 AM PDT
The Governor of Ondo State, Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu has disclosed that he is confident that President Muhammadu Buhari would win the 2019 Presidential Election for a second term in office.Akeredolu who is in Atlanta, U.S, said that Buhari has done well and deserved to be re-elected, in spite of obvious challenges."I followed the achievements he (Buhari) has had within this four short years but he's not someone that is given to making noise."A lot has changed in our country and there's need for continuity; no doubt, we have had our challenges."No doubt, at the tail end, a number of challenges came about on security. "But that notwithstanding, to get us out of recession within a short time is not a mean feat; people don't just appreciate it. Read also: Don't Run Against Me In 2019 Election, Buhari Begs Nigerian Youths "To now talk about a number of other things; when you talk about light, where you have light, is anybody talking about it? "To talk about what we have been able to save in terms of cutting corruption, so many lives are affected by that. "So, I believe that within this short four years, President Buhari has done a lot,'' the governor said. Akeredolu urged Nigerians to see to the re-election of President Buhari for another term to stabilise the economy and block leakages. According to the Governor, re-electing another person might lead to the swerve of what the President has done in the last three years. He said: "Let him (Buhari) continue and probably stabilise the economy more, and at least, block a few areas of leakages when it comes to corruption in this country. "Let him block it totally and make sure that we are on a sound footing to now move. "Somebody else can come but it's not like now. "So for us, who are supporting him, we believe that in the interest of stability, continuity and for the progress of the nation, we need President Buhari to have another four years and then we can move ahead''. The Governor spoke also on the implications of the crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) leading to the defections by some National Assembly members and Benue Gov. Samuel Ortom, Akeredolu said there is no cause for alarm. According to him, the defections were not because the politicians had any problem with Buhari but due to problems related to states. "President Buhari will win the election, let us leave what is happening here and there; he has captured it very well. "But if it's the election for the president, President Muhammadu Buhari, by the grace of God, will win. His chances are very bright,'' Akeredolu added. "Look at the issue of the gale of defection that people are doing, he said most of them are not because of him, which is true. "We have States in which people have created problems and these problems now cascaded into the national level. "So, in that circumstance at the end of the day, when elections are held, President Buhari will win. "I am sure by the grace of God, we will win the election. "The only thing is that I don't know about Senators, I can't talk about Governors or some of the elections in the states. Credit:Vanguard Related Topics: #Buhari, #Akeredolu, #2019Election, #Politics Sharing is caring. Share this story  |
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