An APC chieftain in Imo, Chief Jude Mbachu, has called on government to invest in alternative source of power to meet the country’s electricity demand. Mbachu made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Owerri on Sunday. He said the country’s dependence on gas …
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Fayose writes Chinese Govt to stop FG’s $2bn loan request
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has written the Chinese government, seeking the stoppage of the $2 billion loan being sought by the Federal Government, saying that “the government of China should be mindful of the fact that Nigerians, irrespective of their political and religious affiliations are totally opposed to …
Read More »Dickson behind crisis in our Party,says APC
The Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday accused Governor Seriake Dickson of being the behind the crisis rocking the party in the state. The Bayelsa APC in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Panebi Fortune, said there was an underhand dealing between the …
Read More »State of economy: PDP’s wasteful 16 years, reason Nigeria is poor ,says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja lashed out at the 16 years rule of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, regretting that the previous governments did not save for the “rainy day”. Buhari spoke while receiving the President of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Dr. Bernard O. Aliyu at …
Read More »“I’m not Buhari’s man”,says INEC Chairman
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu in an exclusive interview granted to IVOTES’ Editorial Board Chairman ,Edmund Obilo , has declared that he is not the president’s man. He spoke on a range of issues like the recent inconclusive elections in Kogi and Bayelsa …
Read More »PDP will bounce back, says Sheriff
National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, has expressed confidence that the party would regain its lost glory. Sheriff said the strength of the party would be restored after members would have resolved their differences. Sheriff said this on Wednesday in Akure, Ondo state, when he …
Read More »How minister, wife, son died in gory auto crash
TRAGEDY struck yesterday, as the Minster of State for Labour, Chief James Ocholi (SAN), his wife and son died in a fatal auto crash along Abuja-Kaduna highway. While Ocholi, 55, and his son, Aaron Enojo, 20, died instantly, his wife, Blessing Fatima, a Registrar at Salem University, Sokoto, was said …
Read More »Why DG’s of Govt Agencies were sacked,says Odigie-Oyegun
APC National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun yesterday said internal sabotage in the government agencies mainly filled by PDP appointees was the reason behind the sack of 26 Director Generals of government parastatals by President Buhari on Monday February 15th. Oyegun disclosed this to State House correspondents after leading the party leadership …
Read More »Exclusive: How Senator Akpabio, Governor Emmanuel procured Controversial S’Court Judgement
An inside source within Akwa Ibom State Government has spoken to SaharaReporters about a shady deal Governor Udom Emmanuel and his predecessor, former Governor Godswill Akpabio, struck with justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria prior to the apex court’s judgment on Wednesday February 3, 2015 validating the state’s …
Read More »Supreme Court Verdict, a temporary setback, says Rivers APC
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has described the Supreme Court verdict that upheld the election of Governor Nyesom Wike as a temporary setback. The Supreme Court had on Wednesday affirmed Wike’s election, insisting that the governor’s appeal against the nullification of his election was meritorious. But the State …
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