I’ll Rescue Lagos From Tinubu, Says Obanikoro

Former Minister of Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro has said that he is the only one who can rescue Lagos State from former Governor, Bola Tinubu.
Obanikoro also called Tinubu the “Emperor of Bourdillon” saying that he had been in charge of Lagos for the past 16 years.

Robbers Steal ‘Ebola Blood’ in Guinea as officials Plead for their safe return

Armed robbers in Guinea have stolen a batch of blood samples infected with Ebola virus as they were  in transit for delivery to a test centre.The robbers held up a minibus near the town of Kissidougou which was transporting the samples.According to AP, the blood was stored in a sealed container and was being escorted by four Red Cross officials.

INEC sets up 15 standing committees for general elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has set up 15 Standing Committees to ensure the success of the general elections in 2015.
This is contained in the commission’s bulletin issued in Abuja on Friday.
The committees include: Appointments, Promotion and Discipline, Board of Survey and Technical Equipment Acquisition, Board of Electoral Institute and Election Observation and Party Monitoring.
There are also Estate, Works and Transport, Finance and General Purpose, Health and Welfare, Information Technology and Voter Registration, and Information and Voter Registration committees.
Others are Legal Services, Clearance and Complaints, Electoral Operations and Logistics, Outreach and Partnerships, Planning, Monitoring and Strategy, Security, and Tenders Board.

Ebola outbreak can be ended in 2015: UN’s Ban Ki-moon

 

Ban Ki-moon (2nd left) stressed that the world “must get to zero (Ebola) cases”
The deadly Ebola outbreak can be ended “by the middle of next year” if the world speeds up its response, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said.
But he warned that although the rate of new cases was slowing in parts of West Africa, Mali – where six people have died – was now of deep concern.

Teenage festival of life 2014: Caring for out-of-school adolescent girls

The teenage life festival 2014 was tagged with the theme “Assuring the well being and development of out of school girls was organized by the action health incorporation (AHI).
AHI has been dedicated to promoting young health and development, by informing public policy debates, implementing innovative education and healthcare programs and raising a new generation of youth responsive professionals. It serves as an advocate and catalyst for change in favor of youth well-being in Nigeria .
The Teenage festival of life (TFL) was conceptualized by AHI in 1993 as an avenue to bridge the communication gap between the youth and adults on sexuality issues and the challenges of growing up. TFL provides a platform for the youth to acquire knowledge and share their viewpoints on the years designated theme, using the creative arts (drama, songs, poetry, and essay) as a medium.

Arrest of Tambuwal: FG pouring petrol on naked fire – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned that the reported plan hatched by the Presidency to arrest House of Representatives Speaker Aminu Tambuwal could trigger a crisis that will be fatal for the nation’s democracy, hence there is the need to jettison the plan out of abundance of caution.
In a statement ,Saturday in Ijebu-ode by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the federal government will be pouring petrol on a naked fired by arresting the Speaker, following the failed attempt to prevent him from accessing the National Assembly to preside over the affairs of the House of Representatives on Thursday, and also in an apparent attempt to halt the current move to impeach the President.

2015: APC Presidential ticket tears North apart

The failure of the northern caucus of the All Progressives Congress to broker a deal among contenders for the party’s presidential ticket has widened the gap among supporters of the aspirants in the North.
As at last count, four out of the five aspirants are northerners. They are Maj. Gen.Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso and the publisher of Leadership Newspaper, Sam Ndah-Isaiah.

Patrick Obahiagbon reacts to the drama at the National Assembly yesterday

Bombastic and grandiloquent former House of Representatives member, Patrick Obahiagbon, yesterday dusted up his dictionary from where he got accustomed rhetoric with which he reacted to the scene that was experienced in the premises of Nigeria’s National Assembly complex on Thursday.Obahiagbon, who is currently the Chief of Staff to the Edo State governor and a senatorial aspirant vying to represent his district in the upper chamber come 2015, took time to assemble some highfalutin words both from within and without the dictionary to voice his dissatisfaction with the Inspector General of Police, Sulieman Abba, for allowing his men spark the drama experienced yesterday. See what he said after the break...

Tinubu Takes On Jonathan Over NASS Siege

Reacting to the attack on the Speaker, the National leader of the opposition party, Bola Ahmed Tinubu said:
By deploying hundreds of Police to prevent the Speaker of the House from entering the National Assembly, the President has revealed his hand to be a devious one. Having asked the Speaker to convene the House to consider extending the state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states, the Jonathan government then deployed the nation’s Police to stop the fourth ranking citizen of the nation from entering his place of work.

Read Oshiomhole's statement that got Fayose Mad

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Peter Okhiria, Governor Adams Oshiomhole said;
“We find it utterly laughable and as the height of political childishness for the Ekiti State Governor to hide behind his media aides and seek to drag the name of the Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, into his crude gangster tactics which he has re-introduced into Ekiti politics less than two months after assuming office.