Poligov Nigeria: October 2015

PDP senators cannot disqualify Amaechi- Ndume

AHEAD of today’s screening of former Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi; Senate Majority Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, yesterday, lampooned senators elected on the platform of his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, saying that the 8th Senate belongs to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

In a bid to inspire technical education among the Nigerian Youth of today, SkillUp TVET Limited, an Industry-Backed Technical Skills Competency Development solution firm recently held a graduation ceremony for its students at an event which took place at the LCCI Conference and Exhibition Center, Ikeja, Lagos.

The National Orientation Agency, NOA, has disclosed that 53 persons lost their lives in eleven states across Nigeria due to the 2015 flood disaster.

Court remands woman over alleged murder of brother in-law

A 29-year-old woman, Obiageri Oriuwa, was yesterday arraigned before a Lagos High Court sitting at Igbosere over alleged murder of her brother in-law.

ANAMBRA State government says it is targeting monthly Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, of N3 billion as one of the measures to strengthen the state’s economy.

There was drama, Monday, inside the courtroom hosting the Abia State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, when the Chairman of the main opposition party in the State,

Police arraign 20 pro Biafra supporters for treason

Police have charged 20 pro Biafra supporters who were part of the protest by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Monday, in Port Harcourt, among other things, for treasonable felony at a Magistrate’s court in Port Harcourt.

A meeting of farmers and Fulani herdsmen was summoned by the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Adeleye Oyebade, yesterday, to checkmate the cold war between the two groups.

FORMER Vice Chancellor and ministerial nominee from Imo State, Professor Anthony Anwukah, yesterday,said his nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari was based on competence rather than his relationship with the state governor,Rochas Okorocha.

The Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, cancelled the governorship election results in 18 local government areas, LGAs, in the state.

Indigenes of Sokoto State, on the platform of Sokoto Citizens Forum, have said they might consider sensitizing the people of the state across the three senatorial districts on the

Supporters of the Radio Biafra boss, under the umbrella of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, resident in Rivers, Delta, and Anambra states have taken to the streets demanding the unconditional release of their leader and presenter, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu.

ONDO State Police Command is mediating the feud between the paramount ruler of Akureland, Oba Ogunlade Aladetoyinbo and the Eze Ndigbo, Mr. Gregory Iloehika.

A faction of Assemblies of God Church has been dragged to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, by the Assistant General Superintendent, accusing the factional General Superintendent and six others of alleged fraudulent conversion of funds running into billions of naira.

60 homes, 5 churches destroyed by flood in Rivers

OVER 1000 persons have been rendered homeless as flood sacked about 60 homes and five churches in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State.

CRUDE: Nigeria reaches out to Asian refiners

Despite the free fall in global oil prices, Federal Government has insisted that it would not indulge in the current market share war like the Arabs are doing by offering huge discounts, or grant longer term credit to consumers to boost revenue drive.

Three suspected vandals operating at Ilado and Takwa Bay Islands in Lagos State have been arrested by operatives of Inspector General of Police Special Task Force on Pipeline Vandalism, recovering 118 jerry-cans and two speed boats.

Herdsmen’s registration: Fulani leadership seeks govt approval

The leader of Fulani herdsmen in the South-West, Alhaji Haruna Maiyasin, has said he is awaiting the approval of Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State for the registration of his men.

36 ministers too much for Nigeria—Rep

A member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Mark Gbilah, has stated that the appointment of 36 ministers by an administration in one fell swoop is too much for a government that needs to cut costs.

THE Deji of Akureland in Ondo State, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi yesterday listed conditions for truce with the estranged Eze Ndigbo of Akure, Gregory Iloehike.

The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, declined request for an indefinite adjournment on the 13-count criminal charge pending against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki.

OONI: Ife traditional rulers accuse some king-makers of fraud

Process leading to the selection of the new Ooni of Ife for the vacant stool is getting messier as some traditional rulers in the ancient town yesterday accused the king-makers of alleged inducement to favour a particular candidate.

Senator Ighoyota Amori represents Delta Central in the Senate. In this interview, he spoke on the controversies surrounding the delayed screening of Rotimi Amaechi as a ministerial nominee by the Senate and the death of former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha.

MANY monuments have been built in honour of the man Bola Tinubu. He is acclaimed as the political genius of our times who not only engineered the taming of the PDP juggernaut, he caged it and confined it to the backwaters of Otuoke.

Two foreign rice importing firms, Stallion Group and Olam International are owing Nigeria N44 billion as import duties on rice they imported since May 2014.

NATIONAL Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh has taken a swipe at the Special Adviser, Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina, saying he should stop attacking him to satisfy his pay master.

Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, yesterday, granted an indefinite adjournment in the suit filed by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, to stop the Federal Government from opening its case against him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

FUEL SCARCITY: 10 litres of petrol sell for N2,500 in Rivers

Scarcity of petroleum product yesterday worsened in Rivers State as 10 litres of petrol cost N2,500, even as there was no end in sight to the ongoing strike by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and its Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigerian, PENGASSAN, counterpart.

It was a tragic end for a 78-year-old man, identified by police as Hassan Chiroma, when he slit his own throat at the city abattoir, Kano, yesterday.

Two planes belonging to Arik Air, yesterday, brushed each other while manoeuvring out of the apron at the General Aviation Terminal, GAT, of Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.

Ekiti, Osun election rigging tape: Army sets up board to investigate

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday set up a high powered Board of Inquiry (BOI) to investigate alleged malpractices and involvement of its personnel in Ekiti and Osun states in 2014 gubernatorial elections.

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP senators were yesterday pitched in a war of intrigues over the ministerial screening of Mr. Rotimi Amaechi even as the constitutional deadline for his clearance narrowed down to four days.

The Nigerian Army, yesterday, issued a final warning to Boko Haram terrorists who are yet to surrender, to do so without further delay in order to escape the impending final onslaught.

Strong indications emerged, yesterday, that Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, was prepared to bow to the position of All Progressives Congress, APC, by sacrificing his principal officers.

As controversy continues to trail the new tax regime imposed on business outfits in the state, Igbo traders in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital yesterday staged peaceful protests against what they described as “outrageous taxes” imposed on them by the state government.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, dissociated itself from the $25 million failed oil block bid deal by an Indian company, Oil and Natural Gas Corp-Mittal Energy Limited.

Unknown gunmen yesterday shot dead a 48-year-old man, Mr Sunday Okpeka, at Oleh, headquarters of Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State.

Flood kills 4, submerges farmlands in Imo

At least four persons were feared dead, while many sustained varying degrees of injuries, following the flooding that swept through some communities in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State.

Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Emenike has retired from international football.

The 28-year-old, who plays for Al Ain of Dubai, has not scored for the Super Eagles since October 2013.

Women protest Kanu’s arrest in Delta, demand his release

PROTESTERS, yesterday stormed the entrance of Delta State Government House, Asaba condemning the arrest and detention of the Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu.

Supporters of the Radio Biafra boss, under the umbrella of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, resident in Rivers State have stormed the city of Port Harcourt with a heavy protest demanding the unconditional release of their leader and presenter, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu.

Supporters of the embattled director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu were yesterday arrested by the Anambra State police command at various points in Awka as they embarked on protests in the state capital.

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said the federal government would soon raise the tariff on rice importation to boost local production and encourage farmers of the crop in the country.

ECONOMIC and other activities in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital and its environs were, yesterday, paralysed as residents spent most of their productive hours queuing for fuel as acute scarcity of the product hit the state.

FUEL SCARCITY: 10 litres of petrol sell for N2,500 in Rivers

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, has asked countries keeping Nigeria’s stolen wealth to quickly reject and return the funds so as to prove their rejection of corruption.

Herdsmen’s registration: Fulani leadership seeks govt approval

The leader of Fulani herdsmen in the South-West, Alhaji Haruna Maiyasin, has said he is awaiting the approval of Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State for the registration of his men.

CRUDE: Nigeria reaches out to Asian refiners

Two foreign rice importing firms, Stallion Group and Olam International are owing Nigeria N44 billion as import duties on rice they imported since May 2014.

60 homes, 5 churches destroyed by flood in Rivers

OVER 1000 persons have been rendered homeless as flood sacked about 60 homes and five churches in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State.

ONDO State Police Command is mediating the feud between the paramount ruler of Akureland, Oba Ogunlade Aladetoyinbo and the Eze Ndigbo, Mr. Gregory Iloehika.

LEADER of Afenifere and Awoist, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, yesterday, scored the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari low, saying it has no concrete blueprint aimed at improving the lot of the citizenry.

Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kalu,who was arrested at Golden Tulip Hotel in Lagos by the Department of State Service,DSS, after he returned from the United Kingdom has been granted bail by the Abuja Municipal Council Magistrate court where he was secretly arraigned by the DSS. He is, however, yet to fulfil his bail conditions.

FORMER governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, yesterday dismissed a report in a national newspaper that he stormed the residence of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, to protest the postponement of his ministerial screening, saying the report was not only a fabrication, but part of an organised campaign to rubbish his image.

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS have arrested five students of the Yaba College of Technology , Lagos, at a black spot in Jibowu area of Lagos, recovering dangerous objects such as knives , broken bottles and wrapped weeds suspected to be marijuana from them.

THE Ghanaian government, yesterday, settled part of its debt to the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) and Nigeria Gas Association, NGA, following the first round of talks with the Nigerian authorities.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said Nigeria must return to its strict tax policy which was applicable before the oil boom of the 70s, as a way of getting out of the present crisis caused by a crash in the price of crude oil.

The Federal Government has concluded plans to issue 23licences to establish modular mini refineriesto increase local refining capacity, sustainable supplies and to stop importationof petroleum products into the country.

The recently celebrated Eid- Kabir festival was marred at Utuh street, Araromi Quarters in Ketu Area of Lagos State, after two members of the community were electrocuted in broad day light. The victims, Bashirat Rauf, a mother of two and Sodiq Saka, met their untimely fate under the same circumstance.

Some of the key players in the recent Olu Falae abduction saga, give a graphic account of the plot and successful execution of the project and how the long arm of the law caught up with them.

Ace stand-up comedian, Ali Baba, Bayo Bankole, and upwardly mobile Yoruba actress cum producer, Dayo Amusa, are some of the personalities that added spice and galamour to the inaugural convocation ceremony of the Helen Paul Theatre and Film Academy, HPTFA which held last weekend.