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Nigerians have reacted after the name of the immediate past Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, was not included in the list of ministerial nominees submitted to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday. We reported earlier that Buhari submitted a list of 43 nominees to the Senate for screening and approval on Tuesday. Many Nigerians expected the name of Ambode to appear on the list after he obeyed his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC’s directives and handed over to Babajide Sanwo-Olu after one term as Lagos Governor. However, he was not named in Buhari’s list submitted on Tuesday. Here are some reactions: @afekhumedaniel, “Na wa for these Lagos boys ooo…..You guys removed Ambode as Governor….prevented him from being appointed as Minister (if rumors are true)…and would still come on Social media to drag him on the floor.” @adebangie, “I’m pained. So on top all the waka wey Ambode follow Buhari do for the campaigns, local man didn’t make the list.” @C...

Senator Ademola Adeleke The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the  September 2018 Osun State governorship poll, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Friday said the dismissal of a case of certificate forgery involving him  had confirmed that  he was being persecuted by his  opponents. Adeleke recalled how he was detained  following an allegation  he forged the  West African School Certificate   he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission  ahead of the governorship election eventually won by Gboyega Oyetola  of the All Progressives Congress. He alleged that he was a victim of blackmail  by people  afraid of his popularity in the state.

‘Even when other criminals strike, it is Fulani herdsmen. It is stereotyping. It is finger-pointing which is not based on facts. I am not saying that there are no challenges about Fulani herdsmen due to climate change, dwindling resources and things like that. Yes, we have those challenges. But it is not every criminality perpetrated in the country that is done by the Fulanis’ President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Mr. Femi Adesina has said Adesina in an interview with an online newspaper also said that what former President Obasanjo said ‘cannot be taken as the gospel truth any longer. he cannot be taken as neutral saying ‘His opinion then cannot be taken as the gospel truth any longer.’ . Femi Adesina Below the interview in parts “But then to now say the entire country has been taken over, to say that the government is failing, is political. Nigeria is still there, it is very solid. It will remain solid. It ...

President  Muhammadu Buhari has said warned El-Zakzaky-led Shiite members that no amount of rallies and street dances to openly insult him and other leaders, threatening bloodshed will intimidate him. He stressed that he will not put pressure on the country’s judiciary to abandon due process and set a suspect free, insisting that his administration is determined to enforce the decision of the court clearly issued. In a statement signed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, he appealed to the Shiite members to desist from needless violent street protests and await the decision of the court in Kaduna where their leader is currently being tried. The president warned that it was unacceptable for them to have a mentality that they were above the law and that their own rights are superior to others. The statement reads: “The issue of El-Zakzaky is before the court in Kaduna and his supporters should focus on his on-going trial i...

Herdsmen (File photo) The Police Command in Enugu State have refuted the video clip showing youths of Oduma Community in Aninri Local Government Area of the state chasing herdsmen away from the community. The Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Ebere Amaraizu, stated this in a statement and made available to News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu on Thursday. He said that the false and misleading social media video was captioned, “Enugu Youths Chase Out Herdsmen and Their Cows Back to North’’. The police spokesman said that the false video clip was an attempt by mischief makers to cause disaffection and disunity as well as promote hatred among the people. The command said no such incident took place or was recorded by it in any of the communities in the state as painstaking inquiries had been conducted. “The Command further wishes to inform members of the public that the purported video clip is the same video that was earlier circulated alleging the same in...

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, says the crisis rocking the state’s House of Assembly is because of his refusal to spend public funds on some private individuals who claimed they brought him into power. But the governor pointed out that at least 300,000 Edo citizens voted him into power and if he took care of them everybody would benefit. Speaking with a Benin delegation in Abuja, Obaseki said: “The only thing they have said is that I refused to share money; I am not taking care of the people who brought me into office. “I said 300,000 Edo people voted for me to be governor; if I do for the people, everybody will benefit.”  The governor earlier pointed out that the party’s National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole was not interested in the peace of the state. “Is it not ironic that in a state where we have one party ruling, and that has all the 24 seats in the House of Assembly, we have this kind of a crisis? “At the centre, we have our own person who is supposed to superinte...

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has confirmed his arrival in the United States. In a post on hIs Official Twitter Page, he said he would be meeting with the US government officials. He tweeted, “Just arrived Washington D.C for meeting with US government officials, Nigerians living in D.C metropolis and the business community. -AA”, It was  gathered that Atiku is expected to speak at the Chamber of Commerce on Friday, from 2:30pm to 4pm.

- A chieftain of National Union of Road Transport Workers, Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo, has been discharged from a Lagos hospital, where he was receiving treatment - MC Oluomo on Tuesday night, January 15, left the hospital after payment of over N2 million medical bill - The Lagos state police command recently declared wanted a chieftain of NURTW, Mustapha Adekunle aka Seigo, over the disruption of APC rally in the state A chieftain of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo, was on Tuesday night, January 15, discharged from a Lagos hospital, where he was receiving treatment. MC Oluomo was attacked at an All Progressives Congress (APC) rally in Ikeja on Tuesday, January 8, and was immediately taken to Eko Hospital, following injuries he sustained. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who visited the Eko Hospital in Ikeja on Wednesday, gathered that MC Oluomo left the hospital that after payment of over N2 million medica...

Senator Dino Melaye opened his door in the presence of police operatives and some senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Channels reports that while coming out of the house, Melaye slumped and was later assisted onto his feet. He was then taken to the headquarters of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS). Later on, Melaye was moved to the police clinic and is currently on bed rest.

The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has hinted that he may not visit the United States of America, USA, any time soon. “What will I even go to do in America”, Atiku queried during an interview with the Hausa service of the Voice of America, VOA. Recall, that Atiku who floored other 12 Aspirants to pick the PDP’s Presidential ticket in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, is being dogged by allegations of corruption in the United States. Recall also, that the former Vice President and his fourth wife, Jennifer Douglas, an American citizen, were allegedly indicted in 2010, in a 328-page American Senate Committee report, for transferring over $40 million “suspect funds” to America, from offshore accounts, between 2002 and 2008. The report had said: “Ms. Douglas helped her husband bring over $40 million in suspect funds into the United States, including at least $1.7 million in bribe payments from Siemens AG, a Ge...

The APC National Leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is building on a new foundation for the youths and elderly people of Nigeria. At the flag-off of President Muhammadu Buhari campaign in Uyo, he urged the Nigerians to vote for their future. Tinubu explained that for 16 years, PDP built Nigeria on a foundation of corruption, underdevelopment and darkness. He said that APC was re-directing Nigeria and committed to diversify the economy. The former Lagos state governor said that APC came into power at the time Nigerians needed change from corruption, change from ineptitude, change from laziness. Adams Oshiomhole, APC National Chairman, in his short speech reported that in the last 48 hours, the PDP has been trying smear the character of President Buhari but explained that Nigerians “know who Buhari is and know who PDP is’’. “PDP’s Presidential candidate cannot speak in some parts of the world but Buhari will,’...

Uncharacteristic of a visiting President, the most cherished location that president Emmanuel Macron, the affable French President wanted to be was not Aso Rock villa seat of power in Abuja, but the “Shrine” in Lagos made popular by Afro beat maestro/civil rights icon, late Fela Kuti. President macron’s fascination with the ‘shrine’may not only be owed to his memories of visiting the location when he was a young intern at the French embassy in Lagos in 2002, rather it may be because the ‘shrine’ symbolized resistance and dissent against bad governance and societal ills in those dark days of military dictatorship. In some ways, the ‘Shrine’ can be said to be the equivalent of the Speakers’ corner in Hyde Park in London where the British establishment and even the queen of England can be criticized without consequences. As a Frenchman, president Macron is familiar with political resistance as France was once occupied by Nazi ...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of Finance, on Friday confirmed her appointment as a member of the Board of Twitter. The former Nigerian minister was announced on Thursday as one of the independent directors on Twitter’s board. Okonjo-Iweala will be replacing Marjorie Scardino, former Chief Executive of Pearson. Speaking on her new appointment, the former minister expressed her willingness to work with Twitter. In a series of tweets via her verified Twitter handle, Okonjo-Iweala wrote: “Excited to work with @Jack and an incredible team on the Board of Twitter, a global platform that is such a strong connector of people and ideas. “Thanks for the privilege, Jack.”

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the emergence of Sen​ator​ Ademola ​Nurudeen Adeleke as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun state. The senator on Saturday defeated his closest challenger, Akin Ogunbiyi, to emerge the flagbearer of ​​the PDP in the September 22 governorship election. ​ ​​Reacting to the victory, Atiku on Twitter congratulated Senator Adeleke. He also called on other aspirants to support him. He wrote, “I congratulate Sen. Ademola Adeleke on his emergence as the governorship candidate of our great party, @OfficialPDPNig. “I call on other aspirants to rally around him to ensure the victory of PDP in the Osun gubernatorial election in August.”

Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, today, July 11th, passed out after policemen reportedly fired teargas into the government house in Ado-Ekiti. Fayose was reportedly taken to the state house clinic. A debate on Fayose losing consciousness after the teargas episode is currently on-going on social media, as many people are wondering why Fayose is the only one affected by the teargas, when there are other bystanders.

President Muhammadu Buhari broke his Ramadan fast on Thursday with the leadership of the National assembly. The President is seen below addressing a cross-section of NASS Leadership led by President of the Senate, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Senate Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan, Chief Whip House of Representatives Hon Alhassan Ado and other Principal officers during the breaking of Ramadan Fast with Leadership of National Assembly at the State House Thursday night in Abuja.

President Muhammadu Buhari broke his Ramadan fast on Thursday with the leadership of the National assembly. The President is seen below addressing a cross-section of NASS Leadership led by President of the Senate, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Senate Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan, Chief Whip House of Representatives Hon Alhassan Ado and other Principal officers during the breaking of Ramadan Fast with Leadership of National Assembly at the State House Thursday night in Abuja.

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’abba, has asked former President, Chief  Olusegun Obasanjo to keep quiet instead of attacking the current  government . Obasanjo had, earlier in the week, declared that he was ready for investigation, after President  Muhammadu Buhari  suggested that funds earmarked for power projects under his tenure were mismanaged. Reacting, Na’abba, said Obasanjo remain the root cause of the problem Nigeria is going through at the moment. He said, “I believe that all the things Obasanjo has been accusing Buhari of, be they commission or omission, he had the opportunity to do or refrain from, when he was the president of this nation. He should therefore keep quiet and engage more in introspection”, he declared. “Those who live in glass houses do not throw stones. No one is perfect. The usual vibrations of former President Obasanjo are not the best in the polity. He was once...

The Southern Governors Wives Forum on Thursday visited Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola at the Government House in Osogbo. They are hosted by the Wife of the Governor, Mrs Sherifat Aregbesola to their annual conference in the State of Osun holding this Friday. Dolapo Julius captured the scenes of the Courtesy Visit.

Remote-controlled vehicle has been tested in Syria and is armed with a cannon, anti-tank rockets and machine gun The Uran-9 military remote-controlled tank in Moscow's Red Square during a dress rehearsal of the upcoming military parade marking the 73rd anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Eastern Front of World War II Russia will unveil its new remote-controlled tank alongside other weapons at its  Victory Day  parade in  Moscow . The  Uran-9 , which Russia claims to have tested during the civil war in  Syria , is armed with a cannon, anti-tank rockets and a machine gun. It can also carry several surface-to-air missiles, equipping it to deal with the threat from helicopters and other aircraft.  Yuri Borisov, the  Kremlin ’s deputy defence minister,  told Gazeta.ru  the Uran-9 is “intended for remote reconnaissance and fire support”. An operator can co...