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PDP logo Having won seats in the House of Assembly and House of Representatives in the last general elections, the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has boasted that it is better positioned to win if any election is conducted in the state now. The Publicity Secretary of the party, Taofik Gani who stated this during an interview, added that the catchment areas of the PDP in Lagos State were well outlined now and that the party was working hard to increase the catchment areas. He took a swipe at the All Progressives Congress, APC, led government in the state for failing to conduct council elections at the expiration of the tenure of democratically elected council chairmen. “The Lagos State PDP is well prepared for the council elections. We were expecting that local government elections would be conducted at the expiration of the democratically elected council chairmen but for whatever reasons, the former Governor Raji Fashola shied away from conducting the el...

Minister of Defence, Brig.-Gen. Muhammad Dan-Ali, Defence Minister (rtd) The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, has ordered a full scale investigation into Tuesday`s accidental bombing of civilian target by the military in Rann, Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno. Dan-Ali gave the directive in Maiduguri on Wednesday while speaking at a condolence visit to the Shehu of Dikwa, Alhaji Muhammad Masta, in his residence. He said that the objective of the investigation was to prevent future recurrence of the problem. “As the Honorable Minister of Defence, I have directed the Defence Headquarters to conduct a detailed investigation with a view to making sure that such ugly situation would never happen again in future operations,” Dan-Ali said. He said that the Military had been directed to offer all necessary emergency assistance to the victims of the unfortunate incident. “I have authorised the Armed Forces to offer all necessary emergency assistance to the victims of those in...

Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), Attorney-General and Minister of Justice. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari requesting him to use his office to urgently instruct all appropriate authorities to release budgetary allocations for the immediate payment of outstanding salaries and allowances of judges and judicial workers across the country. In the letter dated 18 January, 2017 and signed by SERAP’s Executive Director, Adetokunbo Mumuni the organization said that, the Senate had disclosed that federal judges had not been paid their salaries and allowances for four months. The body said it was seriously concerned that failing to pay regularly and punctually the salaries and allowances of judges amounted to an implicit interference, and would seem to make judges dependent on the will of other branches of government, especially the executive, for the payment of their salaries. The organization said that, “Should a...

DSS operatives Men of the Department of State Services (DSS) and soldiers of the Nigerian Army, Ibadan, have arrested six persons alleged to have participated in the murder of the Commandant, Command Secondary School, Apata, Ibadan. Col. Anthony Okeyim. The Deputy Director, Public Relations, 2 Division, Col Timothy Antigha, who disclosed this at a news conference, said that the lifeless body of the deceased killed around 10pm on December 11, last year in his official house was found in the school’s premises on December 12, 2016. Autopsy report revealed that the deceased died as a result of rise in intracranial pressure from intracranial hemorrhage caused by fracture of the skull. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general three weeks before his death and he was waiting to be fully decorated with his new rank at the time of his assassination. The suspects arrested Solomon Agada Emmanuel, 20, Bibisoye Kehinde, 27, Taiwo Adeniyi, 34, Ewere Andrew, 25, Ephraim Obi, 38, and Udoba...

PDP logo Having won seats in the House of Assembly and House of Representatives in the last general elections, the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has boasted that it is better positioned to win if any election is conducted in the state now. The Publicity Secretary of the party, Taofik Gani who stated this during an interview, added that the catchment areas of the PDP in Lagos State were well outlined now and that the party was working hard to increase the catchment areas. He took a swipe at the All Progressives Congress, APC, led government in the state for failing to conduct council elections at the expiration of the tenure of democratically elected council chairmen. “The Lagos State PDP is well prepared for the council elections. We were expecting that local government elections would be conducted at the expiration of the democratically elected council chairmen but for whatever reasons, the former Governor Raji Fashola shied away from conducting the el...

President Muhammadu Buhari Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari requesting him to pay immediately outstanding salaries and allowances of judges and judicial workers across the country. SERAP in the letter appealed to the president “to use your good offices and leadership to urgently instruct all appropriate authorities to release budgetary allocations for the immediate payment of outstanding salaries and allowances of judges and judicial workers across the country.” In the letter dated 18 January 2017 and signed by SERAP executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni the organization said that, “The Senate of Nigeria has disclosed that federal judges have not been paid their salaries and allowances for four months. SERAP is seriously concerned that failing to pay regularly and punctually the salaries and allowances of judges amounts to an implicit interference, and would seem to make judges dependent on the will of ot...

Funmi Iyanda Nigerian talk show host, broadcaster and journalist Olufunmilola Aduke Iyanda, better known as Funmi Iyanda has said she never wished to be married on social media. The mother of one and ex to popular ace footballer Segun Odegbami shared this on her Twitter handle and Nigerians definitely have reacted to this.. See reactions below: Jennifer Okundia from Entertainment – P.M. NEWS Nigeria http://bit.ly/2iBaDvq via IFTTT

PDP-logo As at the last count, not less than 60 aspirants have signified interest in contesting for chairmanship and councillorship positions in Ikorodu Central Local Council Development Area, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, in the forthcoming local government elections. The party which is trying to dislodge the ruling party despite its internal challenges, assured that factions within its fold are resolving their problems. PDP chairman in the area, Adesina Musiliu, dismissed insinuations that the crisis at the national level would affect the chances of the party in the elections. “The internal crisis has nothing to do with the growth of the party, and I want to assure you that if the election is free and fair, we have all it takes to win,” he said. He assured that if elected, PDP would fix bad roads in the area, adding that it would also renovate the many primary schools in the area, which he said were in bad shape. He said his party would address the concern of the people as regards...