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More than 1,000 members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Action Congress of Nigeria, (ACN) in Anambra State yesterday quit their parties to join rival All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). The former PDP and ACN members were welcomed during the official flagoff of APGA’s campaign for the central senatorial zone of the state. Austin Ndigwe, a former state…
Port Harcourt is set to experience a special evening of comedy and outstanding musical entertainment as leading entertainers like Naeto-C and Ice Prince are set to spice up the Glo “Lord of the Ribs” come Sunday February 20, 2011 in the River State capital. Naeto-C, The highly hilarious comedy show hosted by ace comedian Basketmouth is part of Glo’s special…
Genevieve A number of Nollywood actors spent the Eid-el- Malud holiday combing less privileged homes to share love and gifts. One of such actors who not only visited one of such homes but also came home with ‘some thoughts’ is Genevieve. She tweeted on Tuesday: “Just leaving Heritage Homes orphanage and I saw the most beautiful baby in the world!…
Duncan Mighty Contrary to reports swirling the media about Duncan Mighty being the latest signee on MoHIts Records, President of the label, Don Jazzy reacted on Tuesday night saying the rumour’s false. “I also heard that i signed Duncan mighty. I luv the guy 2 death. 2 much talent toh badttt but i dont remember signing anyone in the last…
A philanthropic organisation in Bauchi State, Wakilin Gona Foundation, has awarded scholarship to 60 students in Danbam Local Government Area. The Director of the foundation, Saleh Usman who disclosed this in Danbam, said each of the 60 students will receive N20,000 at the end of every semester. He made the announcement at the presentation of N2 million to some youth…
West Africa may be the worst hit in the imminent food crises as unfair product prices, climate change and outmoded agricultural practices conspire to foretell even more cases of hunger in the entire world. Dakar-Oxfam America, an international organization that works with partners across the world to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice had in a press statement warned…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has said that the defection of four of its members in the state House of Assembly to the ruling Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) will have no effect on the party. Describing the development as “good riddance for bad rubbish,” the party in a statement by its Director of Publicity, Adeolu Adeyemo…
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The Delta State Government will take responsibility for the education of the children of a middle-aged woman, Victoria Okodaso, who was one of those killed in a stampede during the south-south Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential rally in Port-Harcourt last week, . The state governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan announced the decision when he paid the family of the late PDP supporter…
A police officer, Funke Jimoh, has sued the Nigeria Police Force and the Police Service Commission in a Federal High Court in Abuja, for allegedly violating her right to medical attention. According to an affidavit submitted by Ms. Jimoh in court, she was participating in a mandatory police cross country race training exercise at the Eleyele Police Training School in…
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria has reacted to a statement credited to a Dutch Parliamentarian, Sharon Gesthuizen, that the men and officers of the Task Force are involved in illegal bunkering of petroleum products. The Coordinator of the task force’s Joint Media Campaign Centre, Timothy Antigha, said the statement was made with the intention…
All roads led, last Monday, to the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar where leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross Rivers State turned up to receive the state governor, Liyel Imoke who was returning from Port Harcourt, Rivers State with the party’s flag to confirm that he is its gubernatorial candidate for the April election. At 12.48pm, Mr…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday to reject the submission of Kolawole Olagunju and Bayo Idowu’s names — or any substitutes for them — as Action Congress (ACN) candidates for the Central Senatorial district and Ekiti Central Federal Constituency I respectively of Ekiti State. The party claimed, in a petition to the electoral…
Federation of Ekiti State Students Union (FESSU) yesterday called on President Goodluck Jonathan to stop the political manipulation of the location of the federal university to avert crisis in the state. Protests have trailed the recent decision to move the university from Ikole-Ekiti, which was the initial town named by the state government as host for the newly created institution.…
Residents of Karu Community, one of the settlements in the outskirts of the federal capital, Abuja over the weekend kicked against attempts by the Federal Capital Territory Administration to take over a parcel of land originally designed as a recreation ground for the settlement. The protesters, who are mainly youth carried placards decrying the FCDA directive, they almost had an…