FCT Election Is A Shame, PDP Says

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the just concluded Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area councils election as a shame, saying that the federal government, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security operatives manipulated the elections in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Akpabio Accuses Dino Melaye Of Using Chibok Girls Saga To Win 2015 Elections

The immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State and Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, Thursday accused his colleague, Dino Melaye and other leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of using the abduction of the 219 Chibok schoolgirls to win the 2015 elections.

2019: PDP Zones President To North, VP Goes To South East

…South-south to produce Reps Speaker

By Willy Eya

Ahead of the May 21 National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, indications have emerged that the party has zoned the positions of president and vice president to the North and South East, respectively.

By the zoning arrangement, while the North will retain the seat of the Senate President, the South South will produce the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the national chairman of the party.

Photos: Commercial bus razed inside NNPC filling station in Lagos

A commercial bus was razed this morning inside the NNPC mega filling station at Palm Groove along Ikorodu road. Thankfully the fire did not spread to other parts of the station. No casualty was recorded in the incident. Continue to see more photos..
 

Japan earthquake: 8-month-old baby pulled out alive from collapsed building

A video footage shojapaws the moment an eight-month-old girl is pulled out alive from a collapsed building following a devastating earthquake in Japan. Rescue workers can be seen gently lifting the baby out of the rubble and then rushing her into a waiting ambulance and taken to hospital.


It was a moment of light relief for the country following the magnitude 6 tremor which killed at least nine people and injuring hundreds, local media said.

Photo: Landlady who set her tenants room on fire to eject him declared wanted by police

Nike Azeez pictured above, the landlady in Ijegun community of Lagos state, who set the room of one of her tenants Adeleke Shakiru on fire on Tuesday April 12th, just to eject him from her compound , has been declared wanted by the Lagos state police command. Nike who fled her home with her children after she committed the crime, is presently at large. However her husband, Jamiu has been arrested and is now at the Isheri police station.

"My daughter asked me if the Chibok girls will be brought back home" - Atiku Abubakar

Today marked two years since the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok. Speaking on the issue, former VP Atiku Abubakar expressed confidence in the administration's commitment to bringing the girls home safely.

Oshiomhole’s aide arraigned for publishing a post on FB against the governor and unlawful possesion of arms

A Senior Special Assistant on Media to Edo state governor Adams Oshiomhole, Curtis Eghosa Ugbo, has been arraigned before an Oredo Magistrate Court for allegedly publishing an article online against Oshiomole. According to The Nation, 47 year old Curtis was also arraigned for unlawful possession of firearms. Court papers states that Curtis's article against Oshiomole was published on April 10th and had the caption,

Photos: Federal govt delegation visit Chibok parents in Borno

A Federal government delegation led by the Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed, Special Adviser to President Buhari on Social Investments Maryam Uwais, Minister of state for Budget and National Planning Zainab Ahmed and Ministr of state for Power, Works and Housing Mustapha Shehuri, visited Chibok community in Borno state today to commemorate the 2nd year of the kidnap of 219 Chibok girls. Continue to see more photos...

I share your pains- Buhari assures parents of Chibok girls

President Buhari has assured parents and relations of the kidnapped Chibok girls that he frequently reflects on the ordeal of the captives in the hands of Boko Haram terrorists and shares the pain of their continued absence from home. Buhari said this in a statement released by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Shehu Garba. Part of the statement reads;

Landlady who set her tenant's apartment on fire has been arrested

Nike Azeez, the landlady who set an apartment on fire to eject her tenant has been arrested. According to the police, she fled to Alakuko area after the incident. Lagos Police command detectives moved in on her and she has been arrested. She will soon be charged to court.

“What is Socialism – an opinion from Vermont”

by Gary Flomenhoft

This whole Bernie thing has got people debating about what socialism is. Is it New Deal liberalism? Scandinavian welfare statism? State communism? Or what?

Let me simplify it for you. Socialism is basically anything run by or paid for by government.

Socialism is what free enterprise needs to operate. You might even call it the operating system for business. Business needs stable government, a strong judiciary to protect property rights and contracts, and good public services for delivery of materials and goods to firms and customers.

Special Assistant To Oshiomhole, Curtis Ugbo Nabbed For Illegal Gun Possession

Curtis Ugbo, a Senior Special Assistant to Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, was on Thursday arraigned before an Oredo Magistrate Court sitting in Benin, for illegal gun possession and an anti-government publication he posted on the internet.

Ugbo, 47, allegedly committed the offence on April 12, at 2B, Ugbor Road, Benin.

The alleged publication which was read in the Court, said: “What is wrong with my boss, the ground breaking of Edo State own cement industry in partnership with private company under government public partnership and stakeholders, no State House member or Speaker and National Assembly member present.”

Zakzaky Has Lost His Left Eye, Left Hand Is Paralysed, Says Shiite Counsel

Institutes N2bn law suit against army, FG
Shiites have no respect for Nigeria’s sovereignty, police, DSS allege
Counsel to the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), otherwise known as Shiites, wednesday disclosed that the leader of the movement, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, was being detained at the Headquarters of the Department of State Security (DSS) in Abuja.
At a news conference in Kaduna, the IMN counsel led by Mr. Festus Okoye, said El-Zazzaky has lost his left eye while his left hand is partially paralysed, adding that they could hardly recognise him when they met him in detention.

‪#‎PanamaPapers‬: Documents Counter T.B. Joshua’s Denial Of Own Offshore Company In Tax Haven

Four separate documents retrieved from the massive #PanamaPapers database have countered the claim by the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Temitope Joshua, that he had no link with any offshore company at the British Virgin Island (BVI), a notorious tax haven.
PREMIUM TIMES had, as part of its #PanamaPapers coverage, exposed Mr. Joshua, one of Africa’s most famous televangelists, as having link with Chillion Consultancy Limited, a shell company incorporated in BVI on June 20, 2006.

Aluko Reveals How Ekiti Governorship Poll Was Rigged

The embattled former Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Dr. Tope Aluko, has revealed how the rigging of the June 21, 2014 governorship election was perfected inside a hotel barely a week before the poll.
Aluko said sensitive materials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), like ballot papers and result sheets were delivered to PDP chieftains to allow for the manipulation of the poll long before the first ballot was cast.

Speaking on a special interview programme Wednesday evening on Adaba 88. 9 FM monitored by DAILY POST in Ado Ekiti, Aluko claimed that the electoral materials were delivered through Akure Airport and taken to a hotel owned by Fayose’s Chief of Staff, Dipo Anisulowo, in Are Ekiti where the alleged manipulation was carried out.

As Long As Chibok Girls Are Missing, Nigeria Is In Captivity – BBOG Protests [PHOTOS]

Exactly two years after the abduction of over 200 school girls from Government Secondary School in Chibok town, Borno State by Boko Haram insurgents, the Bring Back Our Girls, BBOG, on Thursday marched to the Aso Villa, lending a voice to the clamor for their release, DAILY POST reports.
The BBOG is a leading group pushing the Nigerian government to rescue the Chibok school girls kidnapped on April 14, 2014.
From the BBOG, civil society and religious groups, eminent Nigerians, including some embattled parents of the abducted girl, the message was the same: ‘Free the Chibok girls,’ Bring Back Our Girls.’

Fuel Scarcity: Stop Blaming Kachikwu, Buhari Is The Minister For Petroleum – CAN

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has frowned at the calls in some quarters for the resignation of Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, over the ongoing nationwide fuel scarcity.
CAN, in a statement by its South-East chapter in Enugu, Thursday, said attacks on Kachikwu were misdirected considering that he was merely the minister of state, whereas Buhari is the Petroleum Minister.

Okonjo-Iweala: Nigeria’s Current Situation Is As A Result Of The Zero Will To Save Under Jonathan.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance, on Thursday said the zero political will to save under former President Goodluck Jonathan is responsible for the challenges the country is facing.
Speaking on “inequality, growth and resilience,” at George Washington University, the two-time finance minister said the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) must seek means to embed savings in national constitutions devoid of political manipulations.

Inside Details Of How Saraki’s Trial Is Stalling 2016 Budget

Senators loyal to Senate President Bukola Saraki are using the 2016 Budget row to negotiate a soft-landing for the former Kwara State Governor, who is facing trial for false declarations of assets at the Code for Conduct Tribunal (CCB).
Investigations by Ripples revealed that his loyalists under the aegis of Like Mind Senators met last night at his official residence to take serious positions on the controversy.
President Muhammadu Buhari had refused assent to the Budget after Ministers identified the document had been returned “highly mutilated”.

Angola Overtakes Nigeria In Crude Oil Production

Angola is now the number one oil producing nation in Africa, taking over the position from Nigeria.
In its latest monthly report, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said Nigeria’s oil production fell by 67,000 barrels per day (bpd) in March.

‪#‎Chibokgirls‬: We’ll Rescue All Boko Haram Hostages, Says Military

The Acting Director Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar, has said that the military was committed to the rescue of not only the Chibok girls but also all persons held captive by the Boko Haram insurgents.
Abubakar said that the military had rescued over 10,000 captives of the Boko Haram insurgents since the current military leadership was appointed.
He stressed that it was a top priority of the Armed Forces to ensure that the missing girls were rescued.
The Acting Defence Spokesman said that the Armed Forces would remain steadfast in waging the ongoing campaign against the Boko Haram insurgents and would not give in to blackmail.
Speaking on the recent video on the Chibok girls, Abubakar said that while the military had seen the video, it had not authenticated it.

‪#‎ChibokGirls‬: Sani Asks FG To Negotiate With Boko Haram

The senator representing Kaduna Central and former negotiator on the release of 219 Chibok girls abducted by the Boko Haram, Shehu Sani, says the Islamic group had no option but to agree to the negotiation on the release of the schoolgirls.
Sani made this statement while reacting to the new development that the mothers identified their daughters in a new video.
He said the terrorists had lost the ground to the military since President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office and advised the insurgents to embrace dialogue.

For the Long Haul: Moscow-Beijing Ties Move to a 'Higher Level'

Military cooperation between Russia and China continues to show signs of developing, according to Lyle J. Goldstein, Associate Professor in the China Maritime Studies Institute at the US Naval War College in Newport.

In his article published by the US magazine National Interest, Lyle J. Goldstein, Associate Professor in the China Maritime Studies Institute at the Newport-based Naval War College, pointed to more efforts by Russia and China to move bilateral military collaboration to a "higher level."
According to him, "the rapidly changing balance of power in the western Pacific, not to mention thirty-plus years of stable relations," clearly counters critics' arguments about what they described as a yet-to-be-developed strategic coordination between Russia and China.

Top US Firms Hiding Trillions of Dollars in Offshore Funds

Leading poverty charity Oxfam revealed on Thursday that the top 50 biggest companies in the United States have hidden trillions of dollars in offshore funds amounting to more than the GDP of Spain, Mexico and Australia.

EDINBURGH (Sputnik), Mark Hirst – In a report, titled "Broken at the Top," Oxfam found that the companies profited by almost $4 trillion globally between 2008 and 2014 and received a "staggering" $11 trillion in US government support over the same period.