OFFICIAL: APC gets logo, slogan

The All Progressives Congress (APC) last night released the logo, slogan and motto of the party, which is seeking to be registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

A statement by Alhaji Lai Mohamed, the spokesman of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), last night said: “The joint merger committee of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN),…

Nigeria lacks good leaders – Obasanjo

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, declared that Nigeria lacked good leaders.

Obasanjo lamented that the dearth of good leaders in the country as well as on the African continent, had become an issue that deserved serious attention.

The former president…

“How My Brother Died Protecting Kano Emir”

Shuaibu Bala yesterday gave an account of how his elder brother, Alhaji Ado Bala, a personal aide of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, died while trying to protect the monarch when he was targeted by gunmen on Saturday.

The attack on the Emir left at least seven people dead and several others injured, including Bayero’s two sons,…

Okorocha & Obasanjo Tackle Eachother

FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo and Governor of Imo State, Chief Rochas Okorocha, literally exchanged words, as he described Okorocha as a failure.

Obasanjo was reacting to an earlier comment of Okorocha in his goodwill message at the grand finale of the civic reception held in his honour by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-West, at the Ake palace ground,…

Goat that was ‘arrested’ in Osun State dies in custody

The five goats arrested by the Osun State Waste Management Agency (OWMA) in Osogbo last week were on Tuesday dragged before an Osogbo Magistrate Court along side their owners.

Three owners of the goats including Mrs. Aduke Adetona, Mrs. Esther Ibikunle and Adedoyin Adetayo were docked, while the goats were not allowed into the court hall but…

Five goats arrested & prosecuted for violating Environmental Laws in Osun state

Seems its now a norm for animals to be arrested and prosecuted. Very funny!

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No fewer than five goats were yesterday arrested at Dele-Yesa area in Osogbo, the Osun State capital by officials of the state Waste Management Agency (OWMA) for allegedly violating environmental laws. The state Coordinator of the agency, Mr. Henry Ogunbanwo said the goats…

Asari-Dokubo Spits Fire: Why I’m Against Jonathan

Alhaji Mujaheed Asari-Dokubo, President of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) is arguably the most visible Niger Delta activist that has openly refused to submit himself to the Federal Government’s Amnesty Programme.

He has not only proclaimed the programme fraudulent, but insisted on the declaration of an independent Ijaw nation under a renegotiated term through the convocation of Sovereign National Conference.

In this interview with…

God has granted me 1.3 million healings for Nigerians in 2013 — Adeboye

The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said that he had requested 1.3 million healings for Nigerians who will come to the Redemption Camp with one problem or the other this year, adding that God told him that 2013 would be a year of laughter for God’s children.

He made this known, amid a mammoth…

Three Weeks To 2013, Jonathan Demands Extra N161bn To Fund 2012 Budget

Barely three weeks to the end of the year, President Goodluck Jonathan has submitted a supplementary budget of N161.6 billion to the National Assembly.

The President is seeking the approval of the Senate and the House of Representatives for the money which is to be used for settlement of cumulated fuel subsidy arrears owed marketers.

In a letter addressed to both chambers,…

Massive Failure in WAEC, NECO, JAMB

Over the decline in students’ performance in public examinations conducted by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), National Examination Council (NECO), and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation

Board (JAMB), the stakeholders in the education sector have expressed dissatisfaction. Prof. Rugayyatu Rufa’i, the minister of Education stated this while declaring open to the 2012 National Conference on Examinations in Abuja, also decried…