FANI- KAYODE ASKS BUHARI TO EXPLAIN LEVEL OF FUNDING FROM HAMAS, ISIS, ISIL, AL QAEDA

ABUJA- AHEAD of the Presidential and general elections slated for March 28 and April 11 respectively, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, PDPPCO yesterday alleged that the All Progressives Congress, APC set up its own radio station called Radio APC or Radio Chanji to use it as a vehicle to announce false results after the Presidential polls.
The PDP also challenged the APC Presidential Candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, retd to apologise to the people of the South West rather than go to them for votes because of how he humiliated the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo by raiding and ransacking his home.
Addressing Journalists in Abuja yesterday, Director, Media and Publicity of PDPPCO, Chief Femi Fani- Kayode reiterated the call for the arrest of the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari, retd and the National leader of the opposition party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over the existence of what he described as an illegal radio station called “APC Radio or ” Radio Chanji”.

SHOCKER AS ATTAH, ETIEBET FINALLY MOVE AGAINST JONATHAN

In what appears to be a tactical move to ditch President Goodluck Jonathan, two members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Victor Attah and Don Etiebet have declared for the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State.
The duo made the switch during a rally held by the Campaign Organisation of the APC governorship candidate, Umana Okon Umana held at the Ibibio Park Grounds in Uyo, on Saturday.
At the APC rally, Attah and Etiebet respectively, raised the hands of Umana, stating that they were no longer interested in the PDP as they had found an alternative in the opposition party.

MY GOVT ’LL BE CORRUPTION-FREE —BUHARI

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), on Saturday, reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to tackle corruption headlong, if elected in next Saturday’s election, saying nobody would be allowed to steal or be frivolous with money, no matter how highly placed in the society.
He made this known in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, during the grand finale of the rally organised by the North-Central zone of the party.
General Buhari, who lampooned the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), particularly on its oil and aviation sectors, said that the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan was using the two sectors, like others, to siphon public funds.

APC LEADERS SHARE POWER, GIVE OBJ THREE MINISTERIAL SLOTS

LEADERS of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were involved in marathon meetings throughout last week in Abuja in what was described as “last minute confidence-building exercise.”
Strategic leaders of the party had arrived Abuja on Monday and remained in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) till Saturday morning when some of them headed for Lafia, Nasarawa State for the grand finale of the presidential campaign rally in the North-Central state.
Sources told Sunday Tribune that as part of confidence-building aimed at ensuring that stakeholders go into the election with a sense of belonging, each of the leaders was told what he is likely to get in the event the APC wins the presidential election on 28 March.
It was gathered that though some discussions on power sharing had actually taken place before now, the exercise of last week was aimed at rebuilding confidence in the party and firming up a zoning arrangement.

ABURI ACCORD: YOU LIED, OJUKWU’S ASSOCIATES TELL GOWON

Associates of ex- Biafran leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, yesterday lashed out at a former head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, for saying that the departed Ikemba Nnewi misinformed Nigerians on the 1968 Aburi Accord.
The three associates, who fought with Ojukwu on the Biafran side during the civil war are Col. Emmanuel Nwobosi (retd); Col. Joe Achuzia (retd); and Col. Ben Gbulie (retd).
In separate reactions on the telephone, they dismissed Gowon’s comments as “untrue.” Gowon, who made the comments at a book launch in honour of President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja, said Ojukwu returned to Nigeria from Aburi, Ghana and told Nigerians a wrong version of events that transpired at the parley. Gowon said he could not return immediately because he was down with fever.

Peace Ambassadors Unveil this Year's Charity Week Logo, OTA 2015

The Society for Peace and Mutual Coexistence, SPMC has launched the 2015 Charity Week Logo to mark the official count down to OTA 2015 (Ogun State, Nigeria).Charity Week is an annual event of SPMC involving care-giving and numerous charity works. The event proper which will hold from July 20 – July 26, 2015 has earlier editions as Enugu 2014 and Lagos 2013.During the Charity Week, Peace Ambassadors will utilize the funds generated to change the lives of the hungry, the needy and the less privileged.Here is a short message from the President of SPMC, Amb Ifeanyi Ifeadinmesi Aniagoh at the unveiling of the OTA 2015 Logo:

CLEANER GETS ₦7,200 SALARY INCREMENT FOR RETURNING ₦12 MILLION

Josephine Ugwu, the airport cleaner who returned a passenger’s luggage containing local and foreign currencies to the tune of N12m has been rewarded with a N7,200 salary increment. Ugwu, who works for Patovilki Cleaning Services, a concessionaire engaged by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to keep the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos clean, was on a monthly salary of



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Atiku Dissociates Self From Defecting Supporters To PDP

A former Vice President and chieftain of the All progressives Congress, APC, Atiku Abubakar, has denied knowledge of the groups of politicians who announced their defection to the PDP from the APC.Atiku said in a statement by his media office in Abuja that he remains a committed member of the APC and urged that the purported defections of these groups be discountenanced.A total of 120



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FEC APPROVES FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF CONFAB REPORT.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) wednesday formally approved for the full implementation of the recommendations contained in the 2014 National Conference Report. The immediate past supervising Minister of Information, Chief Edem Duke disclosed this to newsmen after the FEC meeting. Chief Edem Duke who was joined by the Secretary to the government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius



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JONATHAN SWEARS IN MINISTERS, NAMES OBANIKORO FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday swore in the new set of ministers cleared by the Senate. Embattled former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, (Lagos) was sworn in as the Minister of State Foreign Affairs II, while Nicholas Ada (Benue) is now the Minister of State Foreign Affairs I. Mr. Obanikoro had resigned his appointment to run for the Lagos governorship ticket



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