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Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and former Interim Chairman, Bisi Akande of the party are absent in the ongoing National Executive meeting of the All Progressives Congress holding at the party secretariat in Abuja. The presently at the meeting is the President, Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President, Prof. Yomi Osinbajo, the Speaker, Mr. Dongara and the Senator Ahmed Lawan. Other present are the deputy speaker, Suleiman Lasun, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Senator Kwankwaso, governors of Yobe, Plateau and Ogun State governor. The deputy governors of Nasarawa, Borno and Bauchi are also around. Update on the outcome of the meeting will be make know later

The former National Leader of the All Progessives Congress, Bisi Akande, has blamed the current crisis rocking the National Assembly on the some norther leaders and corrupt oil businessmen who sponsored the Senate President and the Speaker to their seats as against the party candidates According to the statement made available to journalists on Sunday said “Most Northern elite, the Nigerian oil subsidy barons and other business cartels, who never liked Buhari’s anti-corruption political stance, are quickly backing-up the rebellion against APC with strong support” Read the full statement below: “Some times in 2013, the Action Congress OF Nigeria (ACN), All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) resolved to merge and set up a merger committee to work out the modality for glueing together as one political party under one name, one constitution and one manifesto. “A splinter of the All Pr...

The General Secretary, Textile Workers Union and former Nigeria Labour Congress Vice president,  Issa Aremu, has warned the Federal Government against fuel subsidy removal and further devaluation of the naira. Aremu said that the recent calls for subsidy removal and naira devaluation was to set the new administration against the people's oriented services and plans promised by the APC. He said ``This administration must resist the new emergency discordant voices pushing for twin-evil policies of so-called oil subsidy removal and further devaluation of the naira. ``The two amount to policy dictatorship and policy ambush that has nothing to do with the ruling party's electoral promises which the masses overwhelmingly voted for.'' NAN has it that he particularly dismissed the call by the Managing Director of First Bank, Mr Bisi Onasanya for further devaluation of the Naira, saying doing so would be unhelpful to the economy. However, the economist e...

One Comrade (Engr) Igbini Odafe Emmanuel has applied for the nomination as ministerial under the Buhari administration through an advertisement on the page of national dailies. In the application published by Vanguard has it that Igbini hails from Delta state and has work in various parastatals and agencies in Nigeria including the Direct Labour Agency (DLA) in Asaba, Delta state. He was the first and only nigerian to voluntarily submit to efcc and icpc for probe - a governorship candidate, peoples redemption party (prp), delta state Snapshot of his application is below

President of the 8th Senate Assembly, Bukola Saraki, has assured Nigerians that the Senate would work toward ensuring the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law. He said that the Senate would continue to embrace dialogue to fast-track easy passage of the Bill. The Senate President made this promise while hosting the Managing Director, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Mr Osagie Okunbor and his team in his office in Abuja. In his statement, "we have to engage discussion and dialogue.   ``We can break the jinx which can only be achieved devoid of politics. PIB is a priority in this Senate."  More so, he said that the Senate would collaborate with oil companies and other stakeholders in finding lasting solution to environmental hazard, gas flaring and remuneration to host communities and all aggrieved parties. Earlier, Okunbor said that he was in the Senate to congratulation Saraki on his successful election. He solicited the support ...

 The Osun state governor has accused Ben Murray Bruce, PDP Central Senatorial District in Bayelsa, playing with the suffering of goverment workers by donating his wardrobe allowance for the Osun state workers. According to the statement released by the Director Bureau of Communication and Strategy Office of the Governor Osogbo, Semiu Okanlawon, "It is saddening and tragic that Mr. Murray Bruce whom many had accorded a lot of respect is too early in the day joining the fray of politicisation and trivialising the salary issue affecting more than half of the stars of the federation in this ridiculous manner." Ben Bruce, on Wednesday, tweet that he plans to donate his wardrobe allowance from the Upper Chamber to the worker who were owed 7 months salary in Osun State. In is tweet “‎I, Ben Murray Bruce, will not sit down idly, while my fellow citizens die because salaries have not been paid. As a first step, I am immediately donating my wardrobe allowance to u...

Alhaji Atiku Abubarka pays courtesy visit to President Mohammodu Buhari at the Defence House Abuja. These are the photos taken at tweeted by the former vice president @atiku with @Garshehu. The reasons for the visit was however not disclosed

*Buhari will die before the Election - Ayo Fayose *Buhari is brain dead - Mama Peace *If APC survives till October 2014, call me a bastard.- Doyin Okupe *Mark my words, It will not happen for Buhari to rule Nigeria. - Doyin Okupe. *If APC wins, I will go on exile. - Bode George. *Buhari can never win in Yorubaland. - Gani Adams. *Jonathan will shock APC with defeat. - FFK *If Jonathan loses, we would set Nigeria on fire. - Asari Dokubo. *We instigated the 6 weeks postponement so that Jonathan can win. - Fasehun *I will deliver 1 million votes to Jonathan in Ondo state. - Mimiko *We shall deliver the South West votes to Jonathan. - Afenifere *Tinubu is no longer a force in the South West. - Yinka Odumakin. *Buhari at 70 wears diapers like my mother. - Fayose *Jonathan already has Lagos votes. - Musiliu.. If God says YES, Nobody can say NO.

Legendary actor Jackie Chan, who has been rumoured dead on various social media was spotted with Mike Tyson and Fan Bingbing as they walked the red carpet last at Shanghai International Film Festival. Despite the rumour that he is dead...again, the 61 years old vetran actor is still very much alive. Jackie Chan posed on the red carpet during the opening ceremony of the Shanghai International Film Festival in Shanghai, China. The festival offers cinema-goers the chance to see a number of American films that were never imported into theaters in China, which restricts the number of foreign films that can enter the market each year. Among some of the U.S. films screening are “Whiplash” and “Birdman.” Former boxer Mike Tyson is attending the festival not because he has an American film in the festival but because he has a guest part in the upcoming Chinese movie “Ip Man 3.” DreamWorks Animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg also attended the event. This year, the Shanghai fest will ...

I’ll pay Osun workers before June 30 – Aregbesola. Serve Nigerians, not my husband, Aishat tells Buhari’s aides. Buhari orders release of N4bn to fight B’Haram. Court bars Sudanese President from leaving S’Africa. Saraki holds peace talks with aggrieved Senators. New MERS death reported in South Korea. Africa under siege, Buhari tells continental leaders.  Lagos PDP asks Ambode to declare assets publicly. 168 million work as child labourers –UN. B’Haram attacks Yobe village, torches houses. Ekweremadu won’t resign – PDP senators. Keshi hopeful, Ghana maul Mauritius 7-1. IAAF Diamond League: Okagbare wins silver. Dangote’s truck empowerment scheme to create 28,000 jobs. Daily subsidy on petrol hits N2bn. CBN tells banks to establish fraud desks.  Lagos hoodlums break graduate’s skull open with hammer. Rising teenage pregnancy causes worry in A’Ibom State.  Ijaw Communities Head to S’Court in $1.5bn Oil Spill Suit. Unpaid Salaries: Winners Chapel Donates ...

                             by Bayo Azeez The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that they cannot fulfill their campaign promises in Nigeria as the Pro-PDP Senators have hijacked the National Assembly seats. This was made known today by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Lai Mohammed, in an interview on Channels TV Breakfast show. Lai Mohammed lamented that it would be difficult for the Executives to carry out their developmental plans and policies, which Nigerians have given them the mandate through the General Elections, under the current Pro-PDP senate caucus. According to him, “APC can’t fulfill it campaign promises anymore because it didn’t get the Senate President and Speaker that it wanted. "What we have in the Senate now is the Pro-PDP senates which are not in the interest of our party....

Dangote Group has  planned to construct a gas pipeline to address power supply challenges in Lagos State. Speaking at the  courtesy visit to the office of the Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, said plans have been concluded to remedy the power menace in Lagos. “ There will be 24 hours electricity in Lagos as we have assured him (Gov. Ambode) that we are going to do a Gas Pipeline from Bonny (River State) to pass under the sea to Lagos. When it is completed, Lagos state will never ever experience blackout,” he said Vanguard has it that Dangote also discussed the ongoing construction of the largest fertilizer plant of two to three million tonnes of Uranium and Amonia in the Lekki Free Trade Zone, Ibeju-Lekki. He noted that the company is also building ”the largest ever single refinery of 650,000 barrels per day, which is by far more than the consumption of Nigeria and that would satisfy our consumption at least for...

Head Coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi, has shown confident that his team would win Saturday’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier in Kaduna Keshi made is assurance while addressing journalist in Kaduna on Wednesday; said he was satisfied with the calibre of players he has in camp and who would feature in the match against Chad. The Nigeria/Chad match opening match in the qualifiers, is scheduled for the Ahmadu Bello Stadium (ABS) at 3:08 pm Nigeria Time In his statement,``I look up to the players, come Saturday, for a better performance and I am hopeful it will help take us far as we look ahead of 2017 AFCON. ``I am already working on them for us to play the match and record success, so that we can proceed to the next stage. ``But I believe we will do better and there will be no changes in the team on Saturday from the one in the Tuesday friendly. ``Except there are players with injuries and who are not fi...

In alliance with the National Automotive Council (NAC), Bosch Limited has planned a Long-term growth potential in Nigeria by setting-up a developing technical training skill in automotive aftermarket sectors. The leading global supplier of technology and services sees Africa in general and Nigeria in particular as an important economic hub for potential market; therefore establishing its production room to expanding its presence. In a statement made available to DirectReporterng, a member of Bosch’s board of management, Uwe Roschke, stated, “We see high potential for our business in Africa. Thanks to its rapidly-growth population, low median age, increasing meddle class, and optimistic economic forecast; we expect a significant demand for the Bosch product ‘Invented for life’ “We are committed, not only to provide an excellent hardware, but to give outstanding software that will serve the Nigerians needs,” said Roschke. In the same vein, the President, Robert Bosc...

Kaduna state governor, Nasir El Rufai has restructured the state ministries, downsizing it from 19 to 13. This development was contained in a statement released by his media aide, Samaila Aruwan.  According to the statement, the reduction is being carried out to cut the cost of running the various ministries. "Accordingly, the Kaduna State government has announced the restructuring of its ministries from 19 to 13. This is intended to cut costs, spur efficiency and improve service delivery,” the statement read. It also added in the statement that the Ministry of Information has been decentralized. Every Ministry in the state is now to have a Public Relations officer whose responsibility it will be to inform residents of the state about the developments in their various ministries. Governor El-Rufai in the statement stated that the Commissioners that will be appointed for the ministries will have a certain number of aides they will work with. The statement also added ...

Presidency has released a statement saying that the President thrown his supports for the emerged National Assembly leaders. It stated that President Buhari has noted the outcome of the elections of Senator Bukola Saraki as the Senate President and Honourable Yakubu Dogara as  Speaker, House of Representatives. President Buhari reiterated his earlier position that he doesn't wants to be drawn into the politics of the National Assembly but will work with whoever the lawmakers elect as their leaders. According to the statement made available by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina read, "President Buhari had said in an earlier statement that he did not have any preferred candidate for the Senate and the House of Representatives, and that he was willing to work with whoever the lawmakers elected. That sentiment still stands. Though he would have preferred the new leaders to have emerged through the process established by the party.”

Senator Bola Tinubu was not dumbfounded over Bukola Saraki’s winning of the post of the President of the Senate. The events at the National Assembly has left the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders speechless. As He, with others APC leaders, left the International Conference Centre in Abuja where they were supposed to have a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, they could not comment on what have happened at the National Assembly. The Asiwaju of Lagos said that he had not comment nor reaction concerning the issue while leaving venue for the proposed meeting with the President.  “I have no comment, I have no reaction,” the APC National leadwr said. APC National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, added: “We just watched it (on TV) but we will address you when the whole situation has been re-examined.” Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was reportedly absent at the meeting scheduled to renew peace among the groups in the leadership struggle of the 8th Nation...

The Federal government has officially ban the local gin called Ogogoro following several deaths in Ondo and Rivers states after the consumption of the substance. The ban was announced by the DG of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr. Paul Orhii . He revealed that 38 persons died from consuming ogogoro in Rivers state recently while several casualties where also recorded in Ondo state. According to him, All banned products will be confiscated and destroyed.