Legislators Advocte Strick Adherance To Producrement Law By Public Servants

 By Ajayi Bamidele
Anambra state house of assembly has bemoaned poor implementation process of procurement policies at the local government level, a development it insists promote leakages for impropriety in public spending.

TOM IKIMI PRESS STATEMENT ON APC CONVENTION

. On 1st of May 2014, I wrote to the then APC National Interim Executive Council Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande reporting to him the overwhelming unfavorable report I had received from across the Country on the status of our Party. I informed him that I had spoken to Party members and leaders across the country and that the feeling was unanimous regarding the downward trend of things. I

NORTHERN LEADERS: RELEASE TRADERS HELD IN ABIA

Leaders of northern communities in South-South and South-East yesterday called for the unconditional release of 486 traders arrested by soldiers in Asa, Abia State.
They were arrested in Abia state over two days beginning Saturday as they headed for Port Harcourt where they are mainly based and engaged in trade and menial jobs.

6 NIGERIANS ARRESTED FOR FORGING GHANAIAN PRESIDENT’S LETTERHEADS

Six Nigerians have been arrested for allegedly forging letterheads of the Office of the Ghanaian President and other state institutions to defraud people, a Ghanaian newspaper reported on Friday.
They are Paul Kelvin, 20; Wallace Darden Odon, 28; Osamidiamwen Ikechukwu Emeka, 24; Prince Ejime, 19; Charles Chinedu, 32, and Adebayo Alaba Saheed, 21.

GO TO COURT, FALANA URGES AMAECHI, OTHERS

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has urged Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and other govenors, who were denied entry into Ekiti State for Governor Kayode Fayemi’s re-election rally on Thursday to seek redress in court.

IMPEACHMENT: NYAKO BEGS IN ABUJA

The Adamawa State governor, Admiral Murtala Nyako and his Deputy, Mr James Bala Ngilari were yesterday said to be in Abuja, begging to be saved from impeachment by members of the state House of Assembly.
The House, Wednesday accused the Nyako and Ngilari of gross misconduct in its notices of impeachment on the two leaders. The notices, it was gathered would now be served through substituted service.

DREAMS FALL APART: STORY OF NIGERIAN EX-BANK MANAGER DYING IN US HOSPITAL

Inside the intensive Care Unit of Wake Medical Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, seven thousand miles from her country home, Ebere Ukwu sleeps, eyes open; kept alive by the hospital’s life support machine. Her fate is hanging between faith and modern medicine. Her life didn’t have to come to this painful circle. She was an ambitious dreamer that wanted to explore her young world and excel. The ICU room wasn’t supposed to be her final destination. But early spring of 2013, her exciting life of adventure suddenly collapsed during a visit to the Emergency Room for minor aches, pain and high body temperature.

APC FRUSTRATED ME – GOV AMAECHI

Embattled governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi has finally opened up on his frustrations in the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC against the backdrop of the party’s recently concluded national convention held in Abuja.
Before now, other APC leaders had made similar complaints against the conduct of the convention and its outcome which they said fell short of ordinary democratic norms.
According to an online publication, thenigeriangazette.com, the Rivers state governor said he was roundly betrayed by former Lagos state governor and leader of the opposition party, Senator Bola Tinubu.

I AM OUT OF GOVERNMENT---OBASANJO

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo Thursday said, he is out of government for good.
He stated this at the 2nd World Sickle Cell Day event themed 'Improving blood safety in Developing nations' organised by the Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos.
In his words, he said, "I am out of government for good. I am happy to be out of government.

Fresh Plot To Impeach Ameachi Tickens

The long rested plot to impeach the River state Governor, Rottimi Ameachi is taking a new shape by the move of the estrange six members allegedly loyal to a serving minister, who are hell bound to see they carry out the assignment of their pay master.