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- Omisore Stripped Of Senatorial Ticket By SDP In Osun State
- New Minimum Wage: See What Ngige Said After Boycotted Meeting With FG By Labour Leaders
- Man Stripped N*ked, Banished Forever For Insulting Oba Of Benin(Video)
- JUST IN: Fashola Says He Will Not Fund Buhari’s 2019 Campaign
- Saraki Welcomes Thousands of former APC Members Into PDP
- BREAKING: All Airports In Nigeria Set To Shut Down Operations On Tuesday
- JUST IN: ASUU Commences Nationwide Strike
- INEC Set To Commence Displaying Of Voters Register Across The Nation On Tuesday
- WAEC CERTIFICATE: Nigeria Now A Laughing Stock In W’Africa Over Buhari’s Certificate Saga
- Atiku Lambast Buhari Over Donation Of $500,000 To Guinea Bissau
- JUST IN: Emir Passes On
- Atiku vs Buhari: What US institute Said About Who May Win Presidential Election
- 2019 Election: I Warned You Against Joining APC, Quit Politics Now – Pastor Giwa Tells Olusola Oke
- UPDATED: NLC, TUC’s Planned Strike Stopped By Court Order
- Rape Suspect Give Reasons He Raped My Mother And Mother-In-Law
- Dino Melaye Welcomes Decampees Of APC In Kogi As They Burn Thier Brooms
| Omisore Stripped Of Senatorial Ticket By SDP In Osun State Posted: 04 Nov 2018 05:08 PM PST
Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Atakunmosa West Local Government Council of Osun State has dropped the party's gubernatorial candidate in the just concluded governorship election, Senator Iyiola Omisore, and endorsed the candidature of Peoples Democartic Party (PDP), Chief Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi, as their choice to support in the forthcoming general election.The party chairman in the area, Chief Joshua Ogunleye, who made this known to newsmen when Adenigba Fadahunsi and his team visited his home in Osu, said the party was done with Senator Iyiola Omisore in the area.He explained that the deal that SDP in the local government had with Omisore terminated with the last gubernatorial election and pledged commitment to Fadahunsi's ambition at the poll.He stressed that the SDP is ready to work with the PDP candidate to ensure victory at the poll.Chief Ogunleye recalled how he was attacked at the collation centre during 2015 senatorial election and how he had to appear at the tribunal to defend Fadahunsi's victory.The SDP leader then solicited for the support of his followers for the PDP candidate, noting he is capable of transforming the zone. In his response, Prince Fadahunsi recalled past dealings with Ogunleye and commended his host for his commitment to the welfare of his people. Fadahunshi assured him that his place in PDP is always secured, and that the party would continue to accord him respect. The former customs boss who also pleaded with SDP leaders to return to PDP, said: "Please, let's return home and together, we shall rescue our land from the invaders." The event was witnessed by the local and ward Executive of the SDP in Atakumosa East local government. Source: Independent Related Topics: #SenatorIyiolaOmisore #SDP #2019Election #OsunState Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| New Minimum Wage: See What Ngige Said After Boycotted Meeting With FG By Labour Leaders Posted: 04 Nov 2018 04:50 PM PST
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has said organised labour would attend a meeting with the Federal Government over the contentious new minimum wage on Monday.Ngige who spoke Sunday night in Abuja after labour leaders failed to show up for the meeting as scheduled with Government."They are not here today and they gave excuse why they are not here", Ngige told newsmen."We also want to say that we do not support the State governments' N22,500 proposal and we have also said so."We also have our own figure and the Tripartite Committee meeting will look at it and the outcome of the Monday's meeting will be a consensual, I am sure of that, " he said.Mr Joe Ajaero, President, United Labour Congress (ULC) told NAN that members of the organised labour got the invitation to the meeting late. "But hopefully, we will be around for tomorrow's (Monday) meeting by 11a.m," he said. Related Topics: #ChrisNgige #NLC #TUC #ULC Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Man Stripped N*ked, Banished Forever For Insulting Oba Of Benin(Video) Posted: 04 Nov 2018 04:05 PM PST  Eddie Murphy Idahosa, a Nigerian, Germany-based man, has been banished from Edo state for insulting the Oba of Benin.According to a Facebook video shared by one Osigwe Omo Ikirodah, a crowd of people was seen as they escorted the man out of the community, never to return for disrespecting their king.Murphy who is the last born of Dennis Idahosa's mother, the APC house of reps Candidate (Ovia Federal Constituency) was found guilty of desecrating the crown of Benin Kingdom by challenging the authority of His Royal Majesty Omo N'Oba N'Edo Uku Akpolokpolor, Oba Ewuare II.Watch video below:Related Topics: #ObaOfBenin #EddieMurphyIdahosa Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| JUST IN: Fashola Says He Will Not Fund Buhari’s 2019 Campaign Posted: 04 Nov 2018 03:52 PM PST  Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, Minister of Power, Works and Housing has said that he will never use Tax Payers' money to fund President Muhammadu Buhari's 2019 presidential campaign ahead of next year's elections.According to media reports, the Minister, made this statement while speaking in Sokoto after a 2-day retreat for Management staff of the ministry, PoliticsNGR reports.Fashola revealed that he got dozens of requests from political organizations requesting for campaign funds for President Muhammadu Buhari's 2019 campaign.In his words;"Certainly not under my watch, this will happen. We never did it and we will not do it." Related Topics: #Fashola #Buhari #2019Presidency Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Saraki Welcomes Thousands of former APC Members Into PDP Posted: 04 Nov 2018 03:40 PM PST
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has received thousands of former members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who have now joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).Saraki revealed this via his verified Twitter page on Sunday night."Today in Kwara, I was delighted to receive thousands of former APC members as they defected to the People's Democratic Party (PDP)."As we move forward together, our great party will continue to work to provide more opportunities and development for our state and the entire nation," he wrote.Saraki himself dumped the ruling party for PDP in July this year.The Senate President later contested the presidential primaries, where he lost out to former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar. Related Topics: #Saraki #PDP #APC Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| BREAKING: All Airports In Nigeria Set To Shut Down Operations On Tuesday Posted: 04 Nov 2018 03:24 PM PST
All Unions in the Nigerian Aviation industry are set to participate in a planned Strike by Labour unions all over the country scheduled to commence on Tuesday, November 6th.According to media reports, the unions decided to back the agitations of the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC), Trade Union Congress(TUC) and the United Labour Congress (ULC) to ensure that workers were appropriately paid their wages, PoliticsNGR reports.The unions: National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) and the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) in a notice dated November 3, 2018, said that they would participate actively in the strike to call for improved wages for members.The notice was signed by Comrades Temenu Akinola (NUATE), Frances Akinjole (ATSSSAN), Ocheme Aba (NAAPE) and Abdulrasaq Saidu for ANAP.They stated that the Nigerian airspace would be shut down from 12 am on November 6, 2018.The notice also applied to all businesses and agencies involved with aviation. The notice read in part: "In complying with the directive of the labour centres, therefore, we issue this notice to all workers in the aviation sector to withdraw all services from 00:00hrs of November 6, 2018. "The notice also applies to all businesses and agencies involved with aviation to be aware of the above situation and adjust business accordingly. The general public, especially the international travelling public, are equally notified to avoid, or cancel,plans to utilize workers in the aviation sector. "For emphasis, all workers must comply with this directive as our unions will not tolerate any sabotage of the strike." Related Topics: #NigerianAviation #NigeriaLabourCongress #TradeUnionCongress Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| JUST IN: ASUU Commences Nationwide Strike Posted: 04 Nov 2018 03:02 PM PST
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| INEC Set To Commence Displaying Of Voters Register Across The Nation On Tuesday Posted: 04 Nov 2018 02:41 PM PST
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to commence the display of the national register of voters at polling units across the country on Tuesday.The exercise will take place from November 6, 2018 till November 12, 2018.The commission will also hear claims and objections regarding the list at registration area level during the one-week period.According to INEC, this is in "accordance with sections 19 and 20 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as Amended)".Related Topics: #INEC #2019GeneralElection #VotersRegistrationRegisterSharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| WAEC CERTIFICATE: Nigeria Now A Laughing Stock In W’Africa Over Buhari’s Certificate Saga Posted: 04 Nov 2018 02:29 PM PST
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the public demonstrations that the Presidency may have procured a forged West African Examination Council (WAEC) Certificate Attestation and Confirmation for President Muhammadu Buhari has turned the country into a laughing stock in the West African sub-region and the entire global community.The main opposition party said it is appalling that the president's handlers have succeeded in dragging a reputable institution as WAEC into public disrepute and opprobrium.The party, in a statement Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, said that Nigerians are quick to demonstrate marks of forgery in the attestation issued by the examination body.According to him, "The development has turned our nation into a laughing stock in the West African sub-region and the entire global community, as our president is now being mentioned as beneficiary of a duplicitous act."Ologbondiyan noted that a check on the attestation clearly shows that it does not have the 'Original Certificate Number', the key authentication feature in all genuine attestations by WAEC.He stated: "Instead, a non-applicable is entered, indicating that the beneficiary does not have a certificate to be attested to, thus rendering the said attestation unauthenticated, fake and of no effect. "Also, the attestation is for West African Senior School Certificate, which President Buhari couldn't have sat for, given that the Senior School Certificate Examination was established only in the late 1980s. "Does it not smack of high level scam that the same WAEC, which, in 2015, confirmed that it does not have records of President Buhari's certificate, now had to send officials to present Mr. President with an attestation, that has no original certificate number?" The opposition party said what the unauthenticated attestation has shown is that Buhari does not have a WAEC certificate, adding: "We urge his handlers to humbly so admit and apologise to the nation, having exhausted all gimmicks to mislead Nigerians." The PDP added that by WAEC rules, attestations are only issued in the case of missing or destroyed certificate. Ologbondiyan queried: "Why then should the exam body issue an attestation to President Buhari, whose certificate, he claimed are with the military and not missing or destroyed? "If not intended to circumvent the system and deceive Nigerians, why did President Buhari's handlers choose to write to WAEC to issue an attestation when he, as the Commander-in-Chief, has the powers to direct the military to make available his credentials for all to see. "The Buhari Presidency should know that there is no way the truth can be suppressed. In fact, the current disagreement between the Presidency and WAEC over who initiated the attestation deal is also very revealing. " The PDP urged WAEC to redeem its image by handing over all its officials involved in the deal to the INTERPOL for investigation and prosecution, while also calling on the Nigeria Police to immediately invite Mr. President's handlers for questioning over this huge national embarrassment. Source: This Day Newspaper Related Topics: #Buhari #WAECCertificate #WAECAttestationOfResult Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Atiku Lambast Buhari Over Donation Of $500,000 To Guinea Bissau Posted: 04 Nov 2018 02:17 PM PST
Below is a Press statement from the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar;"Recently, we had cause to counsel the Buhari administration to be more prudent with national resources after the government declared its intention to sell national assets built by previous administrations to fund their business as usual 2019 budget.Apparently, rather than give heed to our pro bono patriotic advise, the Buhari administration is persisting in the financial profligacy that has seen them destroy a once thriving economy.In the latest instance, the Buhari government has announced that it is making a $500,000 donation to Guinea Bissau, along with other material donations.Our response is to ask why a nation that has been officially named as the world headquarters for extreme poverty, will donate her resources to others instead of using them to solve pressing domestic problems?This is the same government that is so cash-strapped that it has so far borrowed ₦13 trillion in 3 years putting our economy in even greater peril. How prudent is it to go about taking loans from whomsoever cares to lend you money and then turn around to give out those same monies even when your own people are suffering the worst forms of poverty they have ever endured? We call on the Buhari administration to cut their coat according to their cloth. These huge loans they are collecting, only to squander it, will be repaid by future generations and limit the nation's ability to invest in projects that will Get Nigeria Working Again. There are over a million Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria. If you cannot adequately support your own people in dire need, what is the wisdom in crossing borders to support others? We have the moral authority to question this administration's profligacy and imprudence, because Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the PDP was part of an administration that paid off Nigeria's entire foreign debt. We are therefore concerned to see this government piling on debt and then squandering it away without any consideration for the needs of her own people." Related Topics: #Buhari #Atiku #$500000GuineaBissauDonation Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Posted: 04 Nov 2018 02:07 PM PST
Alhaji Abubakar Umar II, the Emir of Awe in Nasarawa state is dead.Mr. Yakubu Lamai, Director General, strategic communication and Press Affairs to Gov. Umaru Al-Makura confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia.He said that the first class monarch died at the early hours of Saturday.He said the royal father died at the age of 69 at a hospital in Abuja following a brief illness having spent 33 years on the throne.Meanwhile, Al-Makura in a message described the passing of the traditional ruler as 'shocking', saying the monarch lived an exemplary life that fostered harmonious co-existence among his subjects and the state at large.He enjoined the people of the state to use the death of the emir as an opportunity to forgive each other and strengthen peace in the state. Related Topics: #EmirOfAwe #AlhajiAbubakarUmarII #Nasarawa Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Atiku vs Buhari: What US institute Said About Who May Win Presidential Election Posted: 04 Nov 2018 01:48 PM PST
The United States Institute of Peace, USIP, has predicted that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muhammadu Buhari may win the 2019 presidential election.USIP said this in a report it published on the forthcoming general election in Nigeria.The report also claimed that having peaceful election in Nigeria will depend on the performance of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.The report said though Nigerians feel their expectations were not met by the current administration, it would not cost Buhari his victory.The USIP report contradicted the two predictions by The Economist magazine, which stated that Buhari would be defeated in the February poll.Part of the report read, "Many Nigerians feel their hopes have not been met. Some respondents suggest the electorate is sufficiently disappointed that voter apathy will be greater in 2019 than it was in 2015, with the unifying narrative of change that helped elect the APC in 2015 much less compelling as a factor in mobilising the electorate, and perceptions that another defeat of the presidential incumbent is less likely to happen in 2019. "Of all the state's institutions, most respondents felt that peaceful elections in 2019 are contingent on the performance of Nigeria's INEC," the report stated. "Given the relative success of the 2015 elections, they (Nigerians) felt that INEC ought to be able to deliver credible elections again in 2019. "They feared, however, that any regression from the level of performance achieved in 2015 could lead to violence because some would view the failings not as a result of incompetence but as deliberate attempts to frustrate the will of the voters. "INEC should at least match the standards it set in 2015, and any regression could set the stage for violence." Related Topics: #Atiku #Buhari #INEC #2019Presidency #UnitedStatesInstituteOfPeace Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| 2019 Election: I Warned You Against Joining APC, Quit Politics Now – Pastor Giwa Tells Olusola Oke Posted: 04 Nov 2018 08:46 AM PST  Pastor Adewale Giwa, the senior Pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Jesus Christ Gospel Church in Akure, has advised the governorship candidate of the Alliance of Democracy in the last governorship election in Ondo State, Chief Olusola Oke to leave politics for another lucrative job.Pastor Giwa, who was reacting to the statement made by Chief Oke who said he regretted rejoining the All Progressives Congress, APC, revealed that he (Giwa) personally warned the politician to remain in his previous party.Oke had led his supporters to the APC shortly after he lost the 2016 governorship election.The former National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and his supporters had since been sidelined in the scheme of things.However, Giwa in a statement to DAILY POST said he knew Chief Oke would be used and dumped by the administration of Chief Oluwarotimi Akeredolu."Yes, I warned Chief Oke when he wanted to rejoin the APC, but didn't listen. Look at where he has ended up his political career. "As a matter of fact, it is time for him to quit politics because he doesn't know the game. He needs to go learn the game more from professional politicians. "Oke has lost followers with his inconsistency in politics, I do hope he has learnt a good lesson from his political downfall." Related Topics: #PastorGiwa #ChiefOlusolaOke #2019Election Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| UPDATED: NLC, TUC’s Planned Strike Stopped By Court Order Posted: 04 Nov 2018 05:45 AM PST
The organised labour has been restrained by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) sitting in Abuja from proceeding on its planned nationwide indefinite industrial action.Justice Sanusi Kado gave the order on Friday while delivering a ruling on an ex-parte application restraining the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) from embarking on the strike scheduled to commence on November 6.According to a report by the Channels Television, the judge granted the application pending the determination of the substantive suit filed by the Federal Government and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) against both unions.Justice Sanusi also restrained the NLC, the TUC and the Incorporated Trustees of the Nigerian Governors Forum (listed as the first, second, and third defendants) from taking steps capable of destroying the subject of the dispute.He said he was moved to granting the ex-parte application argued by the Solicitor General of the Federation (SGF), Dayo Apata, because of the likely devastating effect of the strike on the nation, its economy and the people.The hearing of the main suit has been fixed for November 8. The organised labour is demanding N30,000 as a new minimum wage for workers in the country, as against the existing N18,000. Following a series of negotiations and meetings between the government and labour leaders which ended in a deadlock, the NLC and TUC threatened to embark on a fresh nationwide strike on Tuesday next week. The unions had explained that the decision was necessary following what they described as the government's unwillingness to implement a new minimum wage for workers in the country. Reacting to the new minimum wage demanded by the workers, the Nigeria Governors' Forum said most states lacked the capacity to pay such an amount. The governors who said some of their colleagues were still struggling to pay the existing N18,000, however, agreed to pay N22,500. This was strongly rejected by labour leaders who had insisted that there was no going back on their decision. Related Topics: #NigerianLabourCongress #TradeUnionCongress Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Rape Suspect Give Reasons He Raped My Mother And Mother-In-Law Posted: 04 Nov 2018 05:17 AM PST  One Shekari David, a 32-year-old farmer from Kaduna state, who was accused of raping his mother and mother-in-law, has confessed to the crime, saying a spirit pushes him to older women.David was recently arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT.He was nabbed in connection to several armed robberies and rape attacks in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State.The 32-year-old has confessed to raping his own mother and mother-in-law who he said were between the ages of 65 and 70.David also confessed to the IRT that his wife had abandoned him and married another man because of his penchant for raping older women.He was reportedly arrested in his hideout in Manchie area of Kaura LGA following a tip off by a member of a vigilante while a stolen motorcycle was also recovered from him. The vigilante man also described David as a notorious serial rapist who specialized in raping older women residing within Manchie and environs. Members of the community were said to have reported to the vigilante that on two occasions, David raped his own mother and his mother-in-law. In his confession, David said, "I am a farmer and I was once married but my wife abandoned me due to my penchant for raping older women. "I don't know if I am under a spell but whenever I am drunk a spirit comes into me and I will be going around looking for women. I have been beaten over this issue severally but I still can't control myself whenever I get drunk. "I raped my mother during our last Moroha Festival after I got drunk. I couldn't find any old woman to rape and when I got home I found my mother sleeping and I penetrated and raped her. "My mother screamed when she saw me on top of her and our neighbours gathered. Everyone saw that I was drunk and when I became sober I begged her for forgiveness and she accepted. "When my wife heard about it she was angry and she left the house and went back to her parent before she later found another man who married her. "Not long after that, I attended another festival in my wife's community known as Mahuta and I became drunk again. In the night I went to the house of my ex-wife's mother and found her sleeping. I then raped my mother-in-law but the woman shouted and people came around and caught me. "I was given a beaten of my life before I was asked to go. I don't know what usually comes over me when I am drunk. That spirit normally pushes me to rape older women." Related Topics: #RapeSuspect #KadunaState Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Dino Melaye Welcomes Decampees Of APC In Kogi As They Burn Thier Brooms Posted: 04 Nov 2018 01:56 AM PST
Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West in the Upper Chambers of the National Assembly, received fresh decampees from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP , yesterday at Odo Ape ward of Kabba/Bunu LG area of the state.The decampees burnt brooms, the main symbol of the APC, as proof of their departure from the party.  Related Topics: #DinoMelaye #APCDecampeesInKogi Sharing is caring. Share this story  |
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