Year: 2018

Inside Aso Rock: The Day Abacha Died By Orji Ogbonnaya Orji

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Friday June 5, 1998, was a cool bright day. Before we left the Villa, the Press Corps was informed that the leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation, Yasser Arafat, would be making a brief stop-over at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, enroute Morocco. And he was expected to hold a brief discussion with the General Sani Abacha. We were therefore expected to be at the airport to cover the event on Sunday, June 7. It was a topical assignment in view of Nigeria’s neutral position in the Middle East…

BREAKING: Ras Kimono Is Dead

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Legendary Nigerian reggae artiste Ukeleke Onwubuya, better known by his stage name ‘Ras Kimono’, has died. Kimono died in Lagos on Sunday morning of causes that are still unknown. The Delta-born artiste released his well—received debut album, Under Pressure, in 1989, led by songs such as ‘Rum-Bar Stylee’. His other albums are ‘We No Wan’ (1989), ‘What’s Gwan’ (1990) and ‘Rub A Dub’ (1990). SAHARA REPORTERS

Senator Adeleke: Court remands nurse in prison for alleged murder

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An Osun State High Court sitting in Ede has ordered that Mr. Alfred Aderibigbe, the nurse, who administered drugs which allegedly killed Senator Isiaka Adeleke be remanded in prison custody. According to a statement made available to our correspondent in Osogbo on Sunday by the Press Officer, Osun State Ministry of Justice, Mr. Opeyemi Bello, Aderibigbe, who was arraigned on murder before Justice Ayo Oyebiyi on Friday pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him. Counsel to the accused person, Mr. Soji Oyetayo, prayed the court to grant the…

Oyo 2019: Why Buhari is The Preferred Choice By Abdulwahab Adegoke

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The scramble for the number one position in Oyo State has started and a lot of contenders are throwing their hat into the ring for the contest. Though many are yet to declare their intention, already there are about 30 people in the race from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other parties too have numbers of aspirants. In a time like this both pretenders and serious contenders will be moving round to convince people , pasting posters and seeking peoples support, but…

Fayose orders HOS to distribute promotion letters to 45,000 workers within a week

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The Ekiti state Head of Service, (HOS) Dr. Gbenga Faseluka, has been given one week to distribute promotion letters to the over 45,000 civil servants who recently sat for qualifying interview and passed. Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti gave the one-week ultimatum on Saturday to Faseluka in Ado Ekiti. The governor gave the order at a news conference in Ado Ekiti. He also said that his administration was set to fulfil an earlier promise of employing over 2,000 new hands into the state public service. He said he would personally…

NAF Technology Institute Commences Degree Programmes

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The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) Kaduna, the Bill of which was recently assented to by President Mohammadu Buhari, is to commence degree programmes by September 2018. This was revealed today, 8 June 2018, during the courtesy visit by the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, to the National University Commission (NUC) in Abuja. First degree programmes to be offered by the Institute include Aerospace Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Automotive Engineering among others. The Institute will also offer Masters Degree programmes in fields such as Aerospace…

We’ll Shutdown Aso Rock If Obasanjo Is Touched-ADC

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The African Democratic Congress, which has been adopted by Obasanjo, has warned the Federal Government that it will shut down the Presidential Villa if Obasanjo is harmed. The Chairman of the ADC, Chief Okey Nwosu, said this during a telephone interview with our correspondent on Friday. Nwosu said having failed to deliver on its campaign promises, the Buhari-led government had resorted to hounding opposition members into submission. He said when Obasanjo was supporting Buhari during the run-up to the 2015 general elections; he was described as an advocate of change…

Why I Stopped Femi Adesina From Replying Obasanjo’s Lette

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President Muhammadu Buhari says he stopped his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina from replying former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter against his administration because “of Adesina’s age”. The president explained the reasons when members of Buhari Support Organisation visited him at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday night. Mr. Buhari explained further that the second reason why he deemed right not to reply the letter was that he and the former president were from the same (military) constituency. He, however, noted that Minister of Information and Culture Lai…

The guilty are afraid, FG responds to Obasanjo’s allegation

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The Federal Government has dismissed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s allegation of frame-up and impending arrest as groundless and the concoction of a mind worried by guilt. President Muhammadu Buhari through his Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the government response in Lagos today, saying the Buhari Administration will not be distracted by frivolous allegations from any quarter, especially those cleverly choreographed to divert attention from a widely-acclaimed presidential proclamation and to shore up support for a waning and egotistical cause. The Minister said the administration is too…

Buhari plotting to hang a crime on me, says Obasanjo

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused the government of President Muhammadu Buhari of plotting to hang a crime on him.   The elder statesman who fell out with Buhari earlier in the year also said his life is under threat.   He said he had it on good authority that his name has been placed on the watch list of different security organisations.   “Impeccable security sources have alleged Chief Obasanjo’s name is on their watch list and that the security of his life cannot be guaranteed,” read a statement…