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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the state government will create employment opportunities for physically challenged persons who are educated and ready to work. Speaking when he granted audience to the leadership of the South-South Physically Challenged Indigenes (SSPCI) at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Wednesday, Governor Wike said he believes that the physically challenged have the capacity to contribute to the growth of the state. The governor announced the automatic employment of the executive members of the SSPCI which have first and second degrees into the Rivers State Civil Service. He announced the appointment of Mr Itekena Altraide as his Senior Special Assistant to liaise between the State Government and the physically challenged. He said his administration remains committed to tackling the challenges facing the physically challenged in the state. According to him : ...

Muhammadu Buhari’s relatives are the ones dictating policy in Aso Rock for 170 million Nigerians, adding nepotism to the festering allegation of narrow mindedness levelled against the president, who critics say surrounds himself with Northerners in running national affairs. Junaid Mohammed, radical politician and Second Republic lawmaker, named at least seven relatives of the president who are the power behind the throne in the Villa – apart from the heads of all vital security agencies who are from the from the North. In a telephone interview with TheNiche from his base in Kano, Mohammed accused Buhari of giving key positions to his cousins, nephews, and in-laws, and is therefore guilty of the corruption he is trying to fight. Mohammed, a virulent critic of former President Goodluck Jonathan, and originally a supporter of Buhari, said nepotism compromises Buhari’s ability to rule the country well, fight corruption, and deal with rogue lawmakers who pose a threat to his administrat...

There is serious tension and confusion in Ogoni Land following federal government's decision to wait until 18 months time before the implementation of the clean-up exercise will take off after the over publicized flag-off, and the surprising attempt by Nigerian Petroleum Development Company(NPDC) to commence oil exploration in Ogoni barely 3 weeks after the flag-off that many have termed a jamboree. Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) through its president, Legborsi Pyagbara on June 24 2016 condemned the move by the federal government and some APC leaders in Ogoni, and vowed that Ogoni people will resist it. Also on that same day, Dr. Young Nkpah, the president of National Youth Council of the Ogoni People(NYCOP) led members of the body to stage a peaceful protest at Novotel Hotel in Port Harcourt where NDPC was meeting with members of APC from Ogoni to map out strategy for the commencement of oil exploration in Ogoni. Even Celestine Akpobari a front line human r...

Photo News: Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Mrs Feyisetan Fayose presenting receipts to indigent patients whose hospital bills have be settled at Ekiti State Specialist Hospital, Ijero Ekiti today, as she embarks on another round of hospital tours in Ekiti State. This round of the program is focusing on children. Thirty (30) children benefited from today's exercise.

The FCT High Court presided over by Justice Valentine Ashi (court 29) nullified the 2014 PDP Constitution Amendment upon which Sherif was appointed PDP Chairman.. Details later

The Cuban Coast Guard announced this morning, that they had intercepted an unmanned ship heading for the island, which is presumed to be the SS Cotopaxi, a tramp steamer which vanished in December 1925 and has since been connected to the legend of the Bermuda Triangle. The Cuban authorities spotted the ship for the first time on May 16, near a restricted military zone, west of Havana. They made many unsuccessful attempts to communicate with the crew, and finally mobilized three patrol boats to intercept it. When they reached it, they were surprised to find that the ship was actually a nearly 100-year old steamer identified as the Cotopaxi, a name famously associated with the legend of the Bermuda Triangle. There was no one on board and the ship seemed to have been abandoned for decades, suggesting that this could actually be the tramp freighter that disappeared in 1925. An exhaustive search of the ship led to the discovery of the captain’s logbook. It was, indeed, associated wi...

…Total Debt Portfolio Stands At N953bn …Ben Bruce-Murray Not On The List Prominent Nigerians and their entities topped the “chronic debtors” list released at the weekend by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). As directed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), AMCON published a list containing 100 out of a total of 217 “chronic debtors” in their books, including firms and individuals. The total debt stands at N935.43 billion. The list contained 100 entities owned by prominent Nigerians like Ifeanyi Uba, Wale Babalakin, Senator Buruji Kashamu, Uwamu Adolor and Badamosi Shehu. Seawolf sat atop the list with a debt of N160.09 billion. The loan was originally taken by the company from First Bank of Nigeria and was bought by AMCOM in December 2011, followed by Ifeanyi Uba’s Capital Oil and Gas Industries Limited with a loan of N104.80 billion from Union Bank, Skye Bank, Zenith Bank, Intercontinental Bank and First Bank while Tanzila Petroleum Limited owned by Badam...

 • Letter sent to UN, EU, US, UK, others • AGF to appear before Senate tomorrow, may be grilled over conflict of interest as counsel to Unity Forum senators Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has written to the United Nations (UN), European Union (EU) and governments of the United States and United Kingdom, alleging attempts by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to truncate Nigeria’s democracy. Also copied in the letter were the United States Congress and European Union (EU) Parliament. This is just as the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami is expected to appear before the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters tomorrow, where he is likely to face questions on his decision to prosecute Senate President Bukola Saraki,  Ekweremadu and four others for allegedly forging the Senate rules. He is also likely to be grilled on the conflict of interest arising from his inv...

The Federal High Court, Ado-Ekiti has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Zenith Bank plc to show cause why an Order Exparte to defreeze Governor Ayodele Fayose's accounts, filed yesterday to the court by the governor's legal team, should not be granted. The judge gave Monday July 4 for the anti-graft agency and Zenith bank Plc to appear in court with the said evidence. Mr Mike Ozekhome (SAN), had through an exparte order deposed to on the 24th of June, 2016 by Bimpe Olatemiju sought a mandatory order de-freezing the accounts belonging and operated by him pending the determination of his interlocutory application. Joined in the suit are the EFCC (1st defendant) and Zenith bank (2nd defendant). The order was supported by 18-paragraph affidavit , a lone Exhibit, which was a letter issued to Governor Fayose by Zenith bank confirming that the EFCC actually placed a restriction order on the accounts and a written address . He also sought the leave...

Indications have emerged that the trio of Senator Babafemi Ojudu, Lagos based lawyer; Mr Femi Falana (SAN) and former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant who is now in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Yinka Akerele are now working hand-in-hand towardsfoisting another political instability on Ekiti State by encouraging President Mohammadu Buhari to declare a state of emrgency in the State. The trio of Ojudu, Falana and Akerele were the arrowheads of the 2006 impeachment of Governor Ayodele Fayose that was later declared illegal by the Supreme Court. The impeachment led to the declaration of a state of emergency in the State. Sources said Ojudu confided in some of his associates last week that it will be difficult for the APC to return to power in the State in 2018 with Fayose still in office and that everything must be done to get the governor out before the end of 2017, even if it will require foisting anarchy on the State. Ojudu was said to have been ban...

The immediate past Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP Prince Uche Secondus has charged All Progressives Congress APC federal Government led by President Muhammedu Buhari to stop causing more problems for the country and set out to tackle the myriads it already created. Prince Secondus noted that rather than strive to address the major socio economic issues weighing down Nigerians due to the confusion and lack of direction of  the government in the last one year, the APC  is rather busy creating more battle fronts and compounding the challenges of the county. "Today under APC leadership the country has become a whole theatre of acrimony with agitations here and there with no clear sign of solution in sight forcing political watchers to question if the country is disintegrating. "Even the Boko  haram issue that was supposed to be progressing well has run into troubled waters because of the confusion in the ruling party. "Dit...

Gov Ayodele Fayose - Nigerian Bulletin Personality of the Week (Week 23) Peter Ayodele Fayose(born 15 November 1960) is the current governor of Ekiti State in Nigera. He was also governor from 29 May 2003 to 16 October 2006 The very controversial governor has been in a media battle all week with the EFCC after it was reported that his account with Zenith Bank had been frozen due to investigations into the #Dasukigate saga. He has dragged Zenith Bank and Aisha Buhari the First Lady of Nigeria into the controversy. We await to see how the story pans out. Ayodele Fayose has been voted by our readers as the Nigerian Bulletin Personality of the Week.

Buruji's orchestrated Court order on Ekiti PDP State Exco has been vacated . The Court Order gave recognition  to the kangaroo Exco of Buruji Kashamu. It was vacated by the Federal High Court, Ado Ekiti just now.

Case filed on behalf of Gov Fayose by Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) against the EFCC and Zenith Bank over the freezing of his accounts started today at the Federal High Court, Ado Ekiti. The Court  ordered that the EFCC and Zenith Bank  should appear in court on July 4 to show cause why the Gov Fayose’s demands on the illegal freezing of his accounts should not be granted.

In a shocking twist of events, Northern Leaders have called for the immediate resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari, for making a deliberate attempt to dialogue with the Niger Delta Avengers, while clamping down on Boko Haram terrorists. Controversial Northern figure, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, who spoke on behalf of the Northerners on Sunday, June 26, likened the militant group, Niger Delta Avenger, to a terrorist group, and called on Buhari either resign or deal with the militants, as it has been dealing with the Boko Haram terrorists. “No forward-looking nation negotiates with terrorists. And I should say that if he does not have the political will to deal with the militants, he should step aside. Governance does not have room for destroyers,” he said. This is coming, barely 24-hours when the president offered to meet personally with the Niger Delta Avengers, through the Governors, Elders and other stakeholders in the Niger Delta Region, as part of his efforts towards s...

Sequel to the despicable and disgraceful acts of the Attorney-General of the Federation, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), the honorable Attorney General of Rivers State, Emmanuel C. Aguma (SAN) has officially written to the power-driven Minister on the need to thread softly and advise the EFCC on the limit of its powers. The letter reads: June 24, 2016 The Honourable Attorney-General of the Federation Federal Ministry of Justice Abuja Attention: Honourable Abubakar Malami, SAN Sir, RE: PUBLICATION IN THE PUNCH NEWSPAPER OF FRIDAY JUNE 24, 2016 VOL. 40 N0 21,210 TITLED "AGF ORDERS EFCC TO PROBE RIVERS GOVT HOUSE DIRECTOR" PUBLISHED AT PAGE 7 WITH THE HEADING "ALLEGED N11BN WITHDRAWAL: AGF ORDERS EFCC TO PROBE RIVERS DIRECTOR" The abovementioned subject refers. I write as the Chief Law Officer of Rivers State and at the instruction of the Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, CON and the Government of Rivers State. My ...

In the pix: Youths in Ekiti state under different groups gathered today in support of Governor Ayodele Fayose. The youths in their thousands frowned at the APC led FG's rascality, flagrant disrespect of rule of law, anf disobedience to the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria etc... Details later..

Youths in Ekiti State under different groups gathered today in support of Governor Ayodele Fayose. The youths in their thousands frowned at the APC led FG's rascality, flagrant disrespect of rule of law and disobedience to the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. One of the student leaders who spoke with newsmen at the rally,  Oladimeji Adebayo, said students from various institutions joined the protest in solidarity with the government and governor of Ekiti State stressing that as much as the students do not support corruption,  the fight against the scourge should not be selective.  Adebayo urged Nigerians to impress it upon the APC led federal government to ensure that petitions against the outsted Kayode Fayemi administration is looked into, especially the #850m SUBEB fund that was diverted for other purposes beside that which it was meant for. Another student leader who spoke at the rally, Saliu Akeem Dennis, said the fight against corruption should no...

The PDP caucus in the House of Representatives, has written to the United States Government, to clear the air on the alleged involvement of the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, in the Halliburton bribery scandal. The  caucus which routed its correspondence through the United States Embassy in Abuja, requested details of the deal , indictments and identity of the players. Minority leader, Leo Ogor, made the disclosure in a telephone interview with Pointblanknews.com on Wednesday. Ekiti state Governor , Ayo Fayose had alleged that the Aisha Buhari listed in the Halliburton scandal is the wife to the President. Fayose had hit back at the President after his accounts in Zenith Bank was frozen by the EFCC on the apparent order of the Presidency. But ex EFCC boss Ibrahim Lamorde had debunked the claim , and stated that the Aisha Buhari was one lady based in Virginia, the United States. He had also circulated a passport of the Virginia based Aisha. The presidency’s sidest...

By Nnamdi Ukasanya The story is that an insider from Zenith Bank, was coerced by the agents of EFCC, to fabricate lies to implicate the Governor. His campaign funding was the target as the idea was to make the world to believe it was railroaded from the alleged Dasuki's Arms cash, even though they lacked every empirical or concrete evidence to nail him. The urge to freeze his account, without prior investigation, was predicted on the need to nail Fayose at all cost as a deterrent to all dissenting voices. Today, the accuser has turned to the accused as nothing on earth will vindicate Madam Aisha, aside making a press statement in the United States of America. But let's assume Fayose had no immunity, what would have been his fate? He would have been chained by now and rendered incommunicado, while EFCC and their navigators, would be on top of directing the narratives.  PDP would have been permanently silenced amidst jubilation in the camp of those who sees nothing in the o...

The attempt by the All Progressive Congress to block the fresh bailout to Ekiti state for the payment of salaries of workers has been condemned by the Peoples Democratic party in the state. PDP described the petition written by the All Progressive Congress against the state government to President Mohammadu Buhari not to grant the request for the bailout to pay the arrears of the salaries of the civil servants in the state as a wickedness manufactured in the name of politics without minding the consequences on the civil servants who are mostly the breadwinners in their families. In a statement by the State Publicity Secretary of PDP in Ekiti state, Mr Jackson Adebayo which was made available to journalists on Sunday in ado Ekiti, PDP stated that by the petition , the opposition APC in the state has confirmed that its penchant for poor life for the public servants in Ekiti is very paramount to them even when Governor Ayodele Fayose is working out an alternative to the economic mess...

The attention of the National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been drawn to assertions made in the media by the former Chairman, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff that clandestine visits were made to a key figure of the APC. In addition, he alleged that the Chairman and Secretary have a pact to reserve the Presidential ticket of the PDP to the said APC Kingpin. The public is kindly reminded to recall that it was barely two weeks ago the former Chairman alleged that Senator Ahmed Makarfi is only pursuing his Presidential ambition and not concerned about the job given the Committee by the National Convention. Now, he has changed the story. The public is also kindly reminded that one of the problems that led to the removal of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff was attempting to convert himself from a 3 months Chairman to not only a substantive Chairman but the Party's Presidential Candidate for 2019. He went further to start offering running mate position to different ind...