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Nigeria: PDP Hails Peter Obi’s Performance At Presidential Debate

15Dec

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Nigeria: PDP Hails Peter Obi’s Performance At Presidential Debate

…Berates Osinbajo On N8 trillion Subsidy Scandal The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) congratulates its Vice Presidential candidate, Governor Peter Obi, for his outstanding performance at the 2019 Vice Presidential debate on Friday. The party says Peter Obi amply displayed an unprecedented understanding of the dynamics of the critical sectors of our economy with practical solutions to the myriad of problems as against Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who dwelt on false performance claims and displayed scanty understanding of economic issues. The PDP applauds Peter Obi’s articulation of statistics; of practical steps to revamp our economy, trigger wealth creation, massive employment and return our people to productivity, through the revitalization of our productive and manufacturing sec...

Nigeria: PDP Condemns Freezing of Peter Obi’s Accounts

9Dec

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Nigeria: PDP Condemns Freezing of Peter Obi’s Accounts

…Laments Harassment Of Family Members The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) decries the stoppage of transactions on all accounts belonging to PDP Vice presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, wife, his family members and their businesses by agencies of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. Since his nomination, Peter Obi, apart from facing series of failed attempts by the APC to destroy his reputation, has also continued to receive all manners of threats and blackmail, including threats to his life and those of his wife and children. Having realized that the majority of Nigerians are rallying behind the duo of Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi as the our Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates respectively, the Buhari Presidency and the All Progr...

Nigeria: They Will Lose Together – Presidency Speaking on OBJ’s Endorsement of Atiku

11Oct

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Nigeria: They Will Lose Together – Presidency Speaking on OBJ’s Endorsement of Atiku

The presidency has said that it is not bothered by former President Obasanjo's endorsement of PDP's presidential flag bearer, Abubakar Atiku. According to a statement by Shehu Garba, he said "they will lose together. The full text of the response by Shehu Garba to the endorsement is published below: "OBASANJO’S ENDORSEMENT OF ATIKU WILL NOT DISTRACT PRESIDENT BUHARI "The Presidency has received the news of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s predictable U-turn and somersault on the endorsement of the PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar, at a meeting Thursday, and to say that we are the least surprised by the well-rehearsed theatre. "They will lose together. Listening to the prepared statement of the former President after the meeting showed the usual ego trip and “I know it all” c...

Nigeria: Popular Nigerian Presenter Diplomatic OPJ Resigns Following Government Pressure On Wazobia FM

3Oct

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Nigeria: Popular Nigerian Presenter Diplomatic OPJ Resigns Following Government Pressure On Wazobia FM

I Opute Pius Junior popularly known as DIPLOMATIC OPJ hereby wield this medium to officially announce to the public and our teeming fans that I and my radio TEAM that comprises of FISAYO, NAJITE AND VANESSA are no longer with WAZOBIA FM nor with any other sister station under AIM GROUP. It had been a wonderful and very interesting TEN-YEAR experience with WAZOBIA FM LAGOS. For avoidance of undue speculations and suspicions I chose to advance reasons for my EXIT here. It should be kindly noted that my employers ordinarily wouldn't have let me go but was pressured to pressure me to ask for the termination of my EMPLOYMENT. It should also be known that I am not in the list of BOUGHT-OVER JOURNALISTS and never been known to have been receiving Brown envelopes from politicians to sing t...

Nigeria: Police Dismisses 3 Officers for Illegal Raid on Chief Clark’s Residence

6Sep

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Nigeria: Police Dismisses 3 Officers for Illegal Raid on Chief Clark’s Residence

PRESS RELEASE DISMISSAL FROM SERVICE OF THREE (3) OF THE POLICE PERSONNEL AND INTERDICTION OF THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE INVOLVED IN THE UNAUTHORIZED, ILLEGAL AND UNPROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT IN THE SEARCH OF ELDER STATESMAN, CHIEF EDWIN CLARK’S RESIDENCE IN ASOKORO, ABUJA ON THE 4th OF SEPTEMBER, 2018. The Inspector General of Police has approved the dismissal from the service of the Nigeria Police Force, three (3) Inspectors namely: (i) AP/No. 18858 Inspr Godwin Musa (ii) AP/No. 225812 Inspr Sada Abubakar and (iii) AP/No. 225828 Inspr Yabo Paul, and the immediate interdiction of AP. No 158460 ASP David Dominic who were involved in the unauthorized, illegal and unprofessional misconduct in the search of the residence of Elder Statesman, Chief Edwin Clark in Asokoro, Abuja...

Nigeria: Nigeria Suffering International Embarrassment Because of Buhari – PDP

27Aug

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Nigeria: Nigeria Suffering International Embarrassment Because of Buhari – PDP

President Muhammadu Buhari has made Nigeria a subject of international scorn. This is the response of the People's Democratic Party to the recent report by the Financial Times which alleged that President Donald Trump , described President Buhari as “lifeless”. In a statement signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, the party's National Publicity Secretary, the party noted that this was happened when incompetent leaders were put in positions of power. According to them, as a result of inferiority complex, such leaders roam the world seeking validation from world leaders. They also added that the recognition President BUhari was seeking was sadly not based on any tangible achievement after having been in office for about three years. Part of the statement read: "PDP hereby charges Mr. P...

Nigeria: All these Concoctions and Evil Plots Cannot Deter Me – Saraki

23Jul

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Nigeria: All these Concoctions and Evil Plots Cannot Deter Me – Saraki

Reacting to the letter again sent to him by the Police this night, inviting him to appear by 8am tomorrow (24th July 2018), Senate President, Bukola Saraki has said among other things that the concoctions and evil plots will not deter him. In a statement released on his Facebook page, he noted that the Police had corrupted and politicized their investigations into the Offa robbery incident. He said "They have turned it into an instrument for the party in power to suppress perceived opponents, witch hunt issue for blackmailing people from freely choosing which platform on which they want to pursue their ambitions and a matter for harassing the people whose exit from APC would harm the chances of the party in the forthcoming elections." The full text of his statement is published below...

Nigeria: South-East Governors Reject Ranching, Stop Herdsmen Movement

9Jul

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Nigeria: South-East Governors Reject Ranching, Stop Herdsmen Movement

Following the threat of herdsmen attack on farms and farmers, the South-East Governors' forum held a meeting at the Enugu government house where it made some resolutions. After the meeting, the governors expressed their fears that the violence that appears to be trailing the herdsmen may spread to their domain. Following this, the governors decided to take proactive measures to ensure this does not happen. Speaking after the meeting, the Chairman of the forum and Ebonyi State governor said "South East Governors have noticed increased challenges in the movement of herdsmen from one state and region to another with resultant effect of massive destruction of farmland with attendant clashes with farmers. "South-East Governors have been spending huge funds in settling farmers whose far...

Nigeria: People of Middle Belt Defend Yourselves and Property – Dr. Bitrus

27Jun

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Nigeria: People of Middle Belt Defend Yourselves and Property – Dr. Bitrus

The President of the Middle Belt Forum (MBF), Dr. Pogu Bitrus in a press conference, called on the people of middle belt to organize themselves and defend themselves and their property. Full text of the press release below: "TEXT OF A WORLD PRESS CONFERENCE BY DR. POGU BITRUS, PRESIDENT OF THE MIDDLE BELT FORUM (MBF) ON THE ONGOING GENOCIDE IN PLATEAU STATE AND OTHER PARTS OF THE MIDDLE BELT Gentlemen of the Press. We have called you here today to alert you on the escalation and the entirely new dimension the ongoing pogrom in the entire middle belt of Nigeria has taken. You are all aware that the entire Middle Belt has been under siege for the past two decades. Southern Kaduna, Benue, Nasarawa, Adamawa, Taraba, Kogi, Southern Borno and Plateaus states have been the theatres of...

Breaking News: GTB To Pay Innoson’s N14Billion Judgment Debt Into An Interest Yielding Account – Supreme Court

7Jun

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Breaking News: GTB To Pay Innoson’s N14Billion Judgment Debt Into An Interest Yielding Account – Supreme Court

Today, 7th of June 2018, The Supreme Court struck out GTBank’s motion for stay of execution of the Enugu Court of Appeal Division’s order that GTBank pays over N6 Billion into an interest yielding account at the Court of Appeal. Innoson’s legal team which was led by Prof McCarthy Mbadugha ESQ told the Supreme Court that the Judgment debt which arose from excess and unlawful charges which GTB took from Innoson’s account now stood at over N14billion. The Supreme Court decision follows GTBanks motion for stay of execution at the Supreme Court when the Court of Appeal Enugu Division ruled on 9th Dec, 2014 that the appellant (GTB) is hereby ordered to pay the sum of Five Billion, Nine Hundred and thirty Six Million, One Hundred and Twenty Six Thousand, Two Hundred and Nineteen Naira, One K...