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2023: Presidential candidates to pay N10m to paste posters in Anambra state
Anambra state Government has noted that all Presidential candidates of all political parties who wish to put up posters in the state will be charged N10million each. This was made known in a public notice by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Anambra Signage and Advertising Agency (ANSAA), Mr Tony Ujubuonu on Saturday. The public notice also listed that other candidates for public offices will pay varying amounts too, to paste their posters anywhere in the state. While Presidential candidates are mandated to pay N10million, Senatorial Candidates will pay N7million, while Federal House of Representatives candidates will pay…
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I have been investing in education for the past 30 years, ASUU strike will not happen under my administration – Atiku
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has said the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, won’t embark on strike if he is elected as president He said he has been investing in education for the past 30 years and promised to work with the university authorities in bringing to an end the incessant strike. He spoke at the commemoration of the 2022 International Youth Day in Abuja on Friday. He said: “Therefore, I take very strong exception to the strike by ASUU. The inability of the government to resolve that crisis will never happen under a PDP…
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Law student dies at Nigerian law school campus allegedly due to medical negligence
A Student of the Nigerian Law School, Lagos campus identified as Nnenna Amadi, has died due to alleged negligence from the school’s medical centre. According to reports, the deceased had a severe asthma attack on Thursday, 11th August and was rushed to the school’s medical centre. Sources allege the law school’s clinic has only one nurse and that instead of giving Nnenna oxygen they gave her injection because they didn’t have oxygen as she kept shouting ” I can’t breathe”. She was later rushed to another hospital where she was confirmed dead on arrival.
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Wike will not pull the roof of PDP, Atiku won’t let him – Dino Melaye
Former kogi State Lawmaker, Dino Melaye has said that nobody can pull down the roof of the People’s Democratic party, PDP not even Nyesom Wike of Rivers state. He said Atiku will not allow that. Melaye disclosed that the misunderstanding between Atiku and Wike was a minor issue. He said this during an interview on Channels Television. According to him, People are escalating the matter and it’s only normal He said; “Democracy is noisy and at times disagreement; but that disagreement doesn’t mean that now we are going to pull down the roof. Governor Wike will not pull down the…
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Abuja-Kaduna train: Don’t say Government doesn’t have anything, we paid for bandit’s wife delivery, released children – Presidency
The Presidency has explained its role in securing the release of those abducted from the Abuja-Kaduna train. Since the abduction, several people have been released, with the latest being seven passengers from the train. Speaking on BBC Hausa service on Friday, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the Nigerian Government paid the medical bills for delivery of a pregnant terrorist’s wife, released the children from detention and sent them back to pacify the terror group. He said the terrorists however reneged on their promise, demanding for money. According to Shehu: “The terrorists’ leader…
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You cannot defend or promote Tinubu without looking stupid – Dino Melaye
Former Lawmaker, Dino Melaye has said that it is impossible to promote the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC, Bola Tinubu without looking stupid. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, Dino alleged failure of the APC government has made it difficult for candidates of the party to gain acceptance in the country. He lambasted the Minister of Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo over his recent comment defending Tinubu. He said, “This government marketed Atiku by their colossal failure. Today, the most difficult candidate to sell is APC candidate whether at House of Representatives, senator or governorship level.…
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VIDEO: ‘You don’t have the ballsssss to impeach Buhari’ – Gov Wike mocks lawmakers threatening to impeach the President
Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that lawmakers threatening to impeach President Buhari do not have the courage to effect it. Recall that on July 27, PDP members in the Nigerian Senate threatened to impeach President Buhari if he fails to resolve the security crisis across the country within six weeks. Speaking at the commissioning of some projects in his state today August 12, Gov Wike said the Senators who threatened to impeach the President do not have the ”balls” to do so. According to him, ”Ordinary to override electoral act you cannot”.
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North thought Buhari was Nigeria’s Mahatma Gandhi & Nelson Mandela rolled into one, we thought he would clean up Nigeria – Former Deputy Governor of Bauchi
Former Deputy Governor of Bauchi state, Sule Katagum has said before the 2015 presidential election, Northerners thought President Muhammadu Buhari was a replica of India’s Mahatma Gandhi and South Africa’s Nelson Mandela. Katagum who recently dumped the All Progressives Congress for Peoples Democratic Party, said they joined the ruling party in 2014 because the party’s principles entailed things like fairness, justice. He stated that over the years, the party’s principles became more or less like those of the normal Nigerian political party. Katagum said; The reason that made us join the APC in 2014 were that the party’s principles entailed…
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‘Respect yourself old man, you are 75’ – Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister fires back at Real Madrid chairman Florentino Perez after he mocked the striker’s age
Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister, Katy Aveiro has fired back at Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez after he ruled out re-signing the Manchester United attacker because of his age. The Madrid chairman was asked by a fan if the club would re-sign Ronaldo, who is their record goalscorer with 451 goals, before he replied, ‘Again? He’s 38-years-old!’ ?Real Madrid President Florentino Perez:“Sign Cristiano? Again? He’s 38 years old.”(? @AbdulSVSLGS)pic.twitter.com/qfnRAFG3EP— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) August 11, 2022 Ronaldo’s sister took the statement as a mockery of the Manchester United star and hit back at Perez by defending her brother. On Instagram, Katia Aveiro said: ‘He’s…
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Nigerian law permits harvesting of organs without owner’s consent, medical expert tells NASS
The Chairman, Global Prolife Alliance, GPA, Prof (Dr) Philip Njemanze, has revealed that the National Health Act 2014 permits the harvesting of a person’s organs without their consent in Nigeria. Njemanze, an International Academician of Science, expressed fears that millions of Nigerians may die from legalised organ poaching in the nearest future if something urgent is not done to amend the Act. He cited sections 13, 20, 43, 45, 48, 51, 53 and 58 of the NHAct 2014 as contentious sections of the Act, which ought to be amended for the safety of Nigerians. The National Health Act was sponsored…
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Multiple women expose chats where Solomon Buchi ‘begged’ them for money after he warned men not to date broke women
Multiple women have gone online to share chats purportedly showing “life coach” Solomon Buchi asking them for money. Solomon, who recently went viral for saying his fiancée is not the most beautiful or most intelligent woman but he chose her, went viral again when he advised men not to date broke women. His tweet angered many women and they began sharing screenshots of their chats with him. Many said he slid into their DMs to stylishly beg for money or other pricey items. One chat shows a user purported to be Solomon, showing interest in a woman because she had “London”…
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Nigerians have no resentment, they blame Buhari for everything including bad performance in bed – Femi Adesina
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has accused Nigerians of blaming his principal for their shortcomings and challenges He said Nigerians blame Buhari because “resentment is their daily food and drink.” He shared this in his weekly article shared on his Facebook titled, ‘I Still Believe In Buhari.’ According to him, Nigerians even blame Buhari for their poor performance in bed The article reads partly: “Resentment is a poor prop for anyone to lean on, goes another saying. But not for some Nigerians. Resentment is their daily food and drink, and they heap all the…
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