PDP Zones National Assembly Posts

•Asks members to elect candidates
THE leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, directed its elected members in the National Assembly, the Senate and House of Representatives, as the minority, to select their principal officers within one week for submission to their presiding officers as required by the law.
Addressing newsmen in Abuja yesterday, the National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, disclosed that its National Working Committee (NWC) had met and resolved that in consonant with the provisions of the Standing Rules of the National Assembly, the PDP members would use their various zonal party caucuses to chose party principal officers.
He said this was to enable them provide effective opposition in both chambers of the National Assembly

Egbin power plant now generates 1000MW

Nigeria’s largest power generation plant, Egbin Power Plc, is for the first time in eight years generating above 1,000 megawatts of electricity.
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People Deserted Us After Election - Chief Edwin Clark

Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark yesterday said that some people who were constantly visiting him before the March 28 Presidential election had since refused to come back after the elections.

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Tragedy in court as Drug Suspect Jumps Into Lagoon, Re-arrested

• Suspect Jumps Into Lagoon

There was pandemonium at the premises of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday as two suspects standing trial for alleged illicit dealing in narcotics attempted to escape after their arraignment.
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APC leaders meet to resolve ‘civil war’

• NEC may spare Odigie-Oyegun

• Dogara moves to redeem House’s image

IN a bid to reposition the All Progressives Congress (APC) and calm the storm arising from the emergence of National Assembly leadership, President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders are billed to attend the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party in Abuja tomorrow.
Among leaders of the party expected at the parley are Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Chief Ogbonnaya Onu.
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Singer Diamond Platnumz shares cute photo of his heavily pregnant girlfriend

Babymama syndrome is not only amongst our Naija celebs. SA's fine boy rapper AKA is expecting a baby and so is Tanzania's number 1 artist, Diamond Platnumz. The 25 year old and his socialite girlfriend Zari Hassan are expecting a baby. The couple who began dating last year announced a few months ago that they are expecting their first child together, a baby girl

Zari already has 3 boys from her marriage to South African based tycoon Ivan Semwanga. See more pics of the two of them bellow

"Even Satan wasn't gay" - President Mugabe allegedly says

Following the legalization of gay marriage across America by the Supreme Court last week, Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, who is known for his extreme anti-gay views has been making headlines. Earlier this week was a marriage proposal to president Obama and yesterday, he allegedly said what you see below during another interview;

"Even satan wasn't Gay, he chose to approach naked Eve instead of naked Adam." - President, Mugabe on homo sexuality.

El Rufai to sue over claims he declared N90bn and 40 houses as his assets

So earlier today a certain media platform, The Union, reported that Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El Rufai had declared N90 billion and 40 houses in the FCT as his assets before the Code of Conduct Bureau.

Photos: See the deplorable state of some of Lagos BRT buses

A twitter user who boarded a BRT bus today shared photos of the deplorable, dirty state some of the BRT buses are in now. These buses were the rave a few years ago when it was first introduced...lack of maintenance has messed it up. More photos after the break.

Photos: Sammie Okposo buys wife brand new LR3 SUV as they celebrate 5th wedding anniversary

Gospel artist, Sammie Okposo last night surprised his beautiful wife, Ozy, with a brand new silver colored LR3, in celebration of their 5th year wedding anniversary which was yesterday July 1st. Congrats to them and a special congratulations to her. See more photos after the jump...

Court may jail managers of NCC property

MANAGERS of the property of the moribund Nigerian Coal Corporation (NCC) may soon be jailed for allegedly disobeying the orders of the Enugu High Court.
The court has issued Form 48 to the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), its estate surveyors and valuers, C.A Chizea and Co, for allegedly offering the corporation’s property to one Ibe Okpokwu, against the court’s order.

The West’s Brawndo Journalism

by Captain Fifteen

I’m appalled at just how crude, self-righteous, and horribly one-sided our mainstream reporting is. What baffles me even more is that the majority of the people I’ve spoken to on the Western side of the Iron Curtain don’t notice it and shudder when I mention the word “propaganda” when referring to it. It seems to be such a Pavlovian response that every time I see the reaction, the electrolytes scene from the movie Idiocracy immediately comes to mind (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vw2CrY9Igs); hence the title of the article.

CrossTalk: Minsk 2.0 RIP?

 

International Military Review – Syria, 1 July, 2015

30.06.2015 Crisis News

On Buhari/Osinbajo Public Asset Declaration: The "30 Days" Verification Is Over

The Genesis
During the campaign period President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice Yemi Osinbajo pledged to publicly declare their assets in line with their "transparent" leadership. On the eve of Buhari/Osinbajo inauguration (May 28, 2015), President Buhari and Osinbajo filed their secret asset declaration with Code of Conduct Bureau(CCB) in line with the constitutional provisions. Two days later, Nigerians were however shocked when Buhari's spokesman Alhaji Shehu Garba on air to tell the public that by "declaring with CCB, Muhammadu Buhari and Yemi Osinbajo had fulfilled one of their pledge".

Five to appear in court for killing DPO

The Oyo State Ministry of Justice has recommended that five of the 32 suspects arrested in the killing of Ike Nwogu should be tried by the police.

Nwogu was until his death the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Agugu division in Ibadan.

Man poses as importer, defrauds trader of N10m

A member of a syndicate, Festus Anyaere, has been arrested for allegedly conniving with seven others at large to defraud a trader, Temitope Ibitoye, of N10m.

It was gathered that the 33-year-old suspect had sometime in February 2012 approached Ibitoye in the Ebute Ero Market, parading himself as an importer of stoves and other household items.

Robbers strangle driver in Lagos gardens

Operatives of the Anti-Robbery Squad of the State Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba, Lagos State, have arrested a five-man gang for allegedly strangling a cab driver, Sonye Chukwudi, aka Zack Friday.

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There Is Nothing Like Mr. Right, You Will Wait Forever If You Are Looking For That - Susan Peters

Nollywood actress ,Susan Peters has said there is no  such thing like 'Mr Right".

Akande, ACF disagree over APC crisis

A pan-North socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, has lashed out at a former acting National Chairman, All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande, over an alleged anti-North statement.

Akande had, in a letter made public on Monday, alleged among other things, that some members of the northern elite, who included oil subsidy barons and business cartels, were behind the crisis engulfing the ruling party at the national level.

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Naira falls to 230, dollar supply dries up

These are definitely not interesting times for the nation’s economy, particularly the national currency, the naira, no thanks to the depleting reserves and the subsequent banning of importers of 41 items from the foreign exchange market by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

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We won’t pay staff schools workers’ salaries again – FG

The Federal Government has formally hands off the payment of salaries of teaching and non-academic workers of staff schools in institutions across the country.

The National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission specifically said government should not be responsible for the payment of their salaries because of its overbearing effect on the budget.
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Crisis: Buhari meets Gbajabiamilia, others

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday evening met behind closed-doors with some members of the House of Representatives.
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Fani-Kayode changes name

Following his discharge and acquittal of money laundering charges on Wednesday by a Federal High Court in Lagos, a former Minster of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has changed his name.

Fani-Kayode, who read a prepared speech outside the courtroom shortly after Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia set him free, said his trial which began in 2008 had almost destroyed his life, his family and his reputation.