Ogun primaries: Court strikes out Bankole loyalists’ suit

A State High Court, sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Friday threw out an application by some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, challenging the delegates’ list of the party in the state for lack of jurisdiction.

Six members of the party, believed to be loyal to former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, led by one Ganiu Mustapha, had approached the court, challenging the delegates’ list that was compiled after ward congresses conducted by the party in the state on November 1.

Reading the judgment in a suit number AB/315/2014, the judge, Naheem Durojaiye, maintained that the delegates’ list, under contention, could only be determined by the party as “it is an internal affairs of the party.”

The ward congresses were supervised by Saka Balogun, who was the returning officer of the party.

But the complainants, through their counsel, led by Afolabi Fashanu (SAN), argued that the state executive council led by the Chairman, Bayo Dayo, and the Secretary,Semiu Sodipo, the 4th and 5th defendants, were planning to substitute their names on the list.

Breaking News: Dubem Obaze Emerges As APGA Anambra North Senatorial District Candidate

The final gladiator is out as Chief Dubem Obaze (Ife Aka Chi) clinches the Anambra North Senatorial ticket for All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)
Result from the APGA primary election held at the Mini Stadium, Onitsha reads as follows:
Okafor Ogugua - 13
Onubugwu Nelson - 26
Areh - 39
Patrick Obianwu - 145
Dubem Obaze – 219

APC primary fallout: Tinubu angry with Fashola

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is angry with the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, as a result of the latter’s conduct before and during the just concluded APC governorship primary in the state.

Saturday PUNCH learnt that Tinubu became angry when Fashola initially told him that he did not have a particular candidate for the APC primary only to emerge much later with a former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Mr. Olasupo Shahore, as his (the governor) preferred candidate.

Nigerian Military Intercepts Chad Bound Russian Plane Loaded With Arms

The Nigerian military has intercepted a Russian plane loaded with large amount of arms and ammunition, bound for neighbouring Chad, a security source has told PREMIUM TIMES.
The plane was seized early Saturday at the Aminu Kano International Airport.
The aircraft, which was headed for N’djamena, the capital of Chad, landed in Kano at about 2a.m. Nigerian time, the source said.
All crew members of the aircraft have been detained by Nigerian forces.

Am still single because no man has proposed to me- Shirley Igwe

Shirley Igwe doesn’t belong to the category of women who have to be padded, made-up and wear different masks to be beautiful. She has beauty bequeathed on her by nature, so much so that, before she left school she was already the beautiful face of Delta Soap.From modelling, she naturally metamorphosed into acting and now the Principal Protocol Officer to Governor of Imo State not to mention her prominence as a blogger.In an interview with VANGUARD, Shirley talked about each stage of her life, putting the wrongs right; shedding light on issues and generally allowing us a drive through the beautiful mind that adorns the Imo State House:.. When asked why she is still single here is what she said..Why are you still single?

Oritsefemi Buys Range Rover Exec 2015 Worth N40 Millon

~This is definitely not the best of time for Nigerian musician, Oritsefemi Majemite Ekele, popularly known as Oritsefemi.

Latest report informed that the ‘Double Wahala’ crooner was involved in a horrendous motor accident Friday’s night on Ikorodu Road, Lagosin.

According to the publicist of the musician, the tragic accident happened around Surulere area of Lagos (Barracks side) when the singer was trying to run from a group of robbers who were chasing them periodically in abid to snatch his just acquired 2014 Range Rover Evogue, which was given to him recently by his new record label, Avatar.

Masari Defeats Yar’adua's Brother, Emerges APC Guber Candidate In Katsina

A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Masari, was on Saturday declared the gubernatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, for the 2015 elections. The Chairman, Katsina Primaries Elections Committee, Adesina Aderibigbe, who announced the result in Katsina, said Mr. Masari scored 2,470 votes to defeat his rivals.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 5,266 delegates from the 34 local government areas were screened for the gubernatorial primary election in the state.
Mr. Aderibigbe said Kanti Bello, a former senator, polled 1,327 votes; Sada Ilu scored 468 votes; and Abdulaziz Yar’adua, a retired colonel, and late President Umar Yar’adua younger brother, had 243 votes.

REVEALED: ‘How Okija shrines kill liars, fraudsters’

Prominent indigenes of Okija community in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, have risen in defence of the dreaded shrines in the area popularly known as Alusi Okija in Igbo parlance, saying that the shrines do not kill innocent persons, as being portrayed. Chief Edwin Azubuko who spoke on behalf of the community said that the shrines kill only those who are liars, cheats and the fraudulent, particularly those who cheat or defraud their business partners along their business lines or their relations.
Azubuko who spoke in reaction to Crime Guard expose that jobless youths have taken over the management of the shrines, to the extent that they have almost desecrated the shrines, explained that the shrines, particularly the Ogwugwu Akpu and Ogwugwu Isi Ula stand for truth and nothing but the truth, insisting that it is only God that knows the purity of the hearts or otherwise of the present day priests of the shrines.

Breaking News: Lagos State Governor, Raji Fashola Concludes Plan To Decamp To PDP

The Governor of Lagos State and APC major stakeholder Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola has released a shocking statement to our journalists with the executive governor revealed that the governor has concluded plans to shift camp to the ruling party.
The Governor who has played a major role in garnering votes and support for APC in the Western Region of Nigeria through his reformative policies and constructive style of governance in Lagos State and can be rightly said to be one of the fundamental reasons why the APC enjoys the support it has in the West.

Speech by His Excellency, the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano on the occasion of the Launch of OCHA Brigade, ATMA and the Anambra State City Cab Scheme

A Speech by His Excellency, the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano on the occasion of the Launch of OCHA Brigade, ATMA and the Anambra State City Cab Scheme on Friday, December 5, 2014.
Your Excellency, the Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Nkem Okeke
Your Honour, Secretary to the State Government, Oseloka Obaze
Your Lordship, the Chief Judge of Anambra State, Justice Peter Umeadi
The Chief of Staff, Prof Joe Asike