Sylva’s campaign organization had in a statement at the weekend said the group’s impending protest was being sponsored by the Bayelsa State Government and a manifestation of fear about the emergence of Sylva by the government and the Peoples Democratic Party
Author: Folorunso Smith
Bill Cosby lost his latest bid to fend off a lawsuit accusing him of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles in 1974. This came as the California Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the comedian’s petition to review the case. The accuser’s attorney, Gloria Allred, said the decision cleared the way for litigation brought by Judy Huth, now in her 50s, to proceed. The attorney added that she intended to take Cosby’s sworn deposition within the next 30 days. Allred said: “We are looking forward to Mr. Cosby answering questions under oath at his deposition.…
Popular radio personalities, Olisa Adibua of Beat 99.9 FM and Toke Makinwa of Rhythm 93.7 FM, have both been confirmed as the hosts of the 2015 Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Industry Awards. The awards is slated to hold on August 8, 2015 at the Shell Hall, Museum Centre, Lagos Island. It will recognise the most impactful companies and organisations with awards for being trailblazers in their industries. A total of 18 awards will be given out at the LCCI Awards to companies in Banking, Insurance, Pension Management, E-Payment, Education, Telecoms, Professional Services, Healthcare, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Trade/Retail…
However, the supposed meeting to reconcile the aggrieved factions of the umbrella body of Nigerian artistes has ended in a deadlock
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday appointed Mordecai Danteni Baba Ladan to oversee the activities of the Department of Petroleum Resources with immediate effect. This was contained in a statement issued by the DPR on Monday. Ladan succeeds George Osahon, whose two-year tenure lapsed on June 19, 2015. Ladan, who is a Petrochemist by profession, joined DPR on November 23, 1987 as a Senior Analytical Chemist and was deployed to the Safety and Environment Branch under the then Technical Services Division. He rose through the ranks to occupy various key positions within the organization, including Zonal Operations Controller, DPR Kaduna.…
The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, noted with sadness that the past 30 days in office of President Buhari has been all motion, no movement
President Muhammadu Buhari will henceforth mostly observe his Juma’at prayers at the Presidential Villa Mosque, according to a Presidency statement issued on Friday. The statement was signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. It explained that the decision was to avoid the unnecessary hardships imposed on members of the public by road closures and other security measures usually associated with presidential movements to the National Mosque. The statement however added that Buhari would still worship at the National Mosque and other mosques whenever the occasion called for it. The statement issued in Abuja…
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday said preliminary report of forensic auditors on BGL Group Plc revealed that the company eroded its shareholders’ funds to the tune of N48 billion. The commission in a statement posted on its website said the company’s management progressively eroded its shareholders’ funds through losses sustained over a five-year period totalling about N48 billion as of December 31, 2014. “From the preliminary report of the forensic auditors, it was revealed, among other facts, that indeed BGL Group was in a critical financial state,” said the statement. It also stated that the commission received over…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, is expected to bow out of office next Tuesday. Similarly, six National Commissioners of INEC, who were appointed at the same time with Jega, are also to go with him. This was confirmed on Thursday in an INEC press statement in Abuja. The INEC Chairman, who though is eligible for reappointment, was recently quoted in the media to have said he would not be interested to serve for a second term. The National Commissioners, whose tenure of office will be expiring on the that same day with the INEC…
Buhari expressed surprise that the governors tolerated the excesses of the Jonathan regime
The PDP Governors, whose meeting on meeting Monday night was the second within a week, described as illegal and unjustified the relocation of the tribunals to Abuja other than the states where the elections were held
Mimiko was elected on Tuesday night at the inaugural meeting of the forum after the May 29 change of power
The companies are Pan Africa Solar Limited based in Kankia, Katsina State, which is to generate 24 MW from solar; and Nigeria Solar Capital Partners Limited, based in Ganjuwa, Bauchi State, to generate 100MW from solar
According to him: “I have observed with keen interest the scenario in the National Assembly that resulted in the election of Sen. Bukola Saraki and Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara and other leaders of NASS and what attracted my attention more, though not surprising, were the incoherent and contradictory responses from the leaders of the APC, especially the faction led by the former Governor of Lagos, Sen. Ahmed Bola Tinubu who outrightly rejected the outcome of the election and without decorum blamed President Muhammadu Buhari as being responsible for the debacle in the National Assembly
In a statement issued by the deceased’s eldest child, Alhaji Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the eighth day Fidau prayers will hold at 10, Ogundipe Street, Alapere, Lagos on June 13
Ahmed disclosed that the amount represents clear cases of underpayments, under-assessments of taxes, royalties, rents that were discovered by NEITI in its several independent audit reports, which have not been adequately addressed in the past
The PDP stated that the crass inexperience so far displayed by the APC is a pointer to the fact that it is not adequately equipped to handle the affairs of government at the centre
The National Chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said this on Monday in Abuja
Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, who led a five-man panel of Justices of the apex court, had fixed June 5 for judgment after listening to counsel to parties in the suit who adopted their final brief of arguments
“They underlined the consequences of insecurity which include displacement of people and disruption of their trading activities, livelihood, and destruction of lives and properties in Nigeria and the entire Lake Chad region