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Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Tinubu didn’t impose Lawan, Gbajabiamila on APC – Boroffice
The Senator
representing Ondo North Senatorial District, Robert Boroffice, on Tuesday
clarified that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, did not impose Senator
Ahmad Lawan and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, as consensus candidates of the party
for the National Assembly leadership positions.
There was a general
outcry among some federal lawmakers over the roles played by Tinubu,
towards the inauguration of the eight National Assembly when the election into
the office of the Senate President; his deputy; Speaker of the House of
Representatives and his deputy, were conducted.
Melaye opposes National Assembly N9 billion wardrobe allowance, denies branding wine
The Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, has criticized
the N9 billion wardrobe allowance expected to be collected by Senators and
House of Representative members.
Senator Melaye, an APC member who supported the candidacy of
Bukola Saraki for Senate President as opposed to the All Progressives Congress’
choice of Ahmed Lawan, said he stands by his word that there should be a pay
cut in the chambers.
Woman bites off rapist’s manhood in Lagos
A rapist has met his waterloo in Lagos as the lady he wanted
to rape ended up biting off the cap of his penis.
The incident was reported to have happened when a man took
his girlfriend to his friend’s house.
While a few hours later, the lady ran out screaming for
help, saying she had been raped, not
long after the man, with blood all over his body, also ran out crying for help.
Tuesday, June 02, 2015
BREAKING: Sepp Blatter resigns as FIFA president
Sepp Blatter, FIFA’s long-time president, announced on
Tuesday that he would be resigning as soon as an extraordinary FIFA congress
has elected a successor.
Blatter had won a fifth term as president just last Friday
and seemed to feel vindicated in two victory speeches, after yet another round
of scandals had beset him and his organization.
The FIFA president Sepp Blatter is resigning as president of
FIFA amid a growing corruption scandal.
A recent indictment by the Department of Justice had led to
the arrest of nine of his close associates last week.
Revitalize Nigeria now, Diasporas charge Buhari, Amosun, others
Indigenes of Ogun State residing in Canada have appealed to
President Muhammadu Buhari and their home state Governor, Senator Ibikunle
Amosun, to urgently strive to turn around Nigeria for good and rekindle the
hope of citizens.
The indigenes under the auspices of Olumo Progressive
Association Canada Inc, also urged other elected political office holders to
see the new era in the country as an opportunity to rejig the nation`s economy,
education, socio-infrastructural, power and security decay, amongst others, in
the country.
In a release signed by the association’s President, Chief
Femi Shodunke and General Secretary, Mr. Afolabi Bakare made available to The
Mega StarNews, they noted that Nigerians at home and in diaspora, no
doubt, are not happy with the state of affairs in the country, particularly in
the areas of economy, unemployment, power and insecurity.
Allow me nominate worthy and competent professional as your minister, Fayose begs Buhari
The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, has asked President
Muhammadu Buhari to grant him the privilege to nominate a candidate to fill the
slot of the state in the Federal Executive Council.
Mr. Fayose, who made the request in a letter to the
President dated May 31, 2015, said if the request was granted by the President,
he would send a worthy and competent Ekiti professional for appointment in the
federal executive council.
In the letter confirmed by the Special Assistant to the
Governor on Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor noted, “Should the request be
favourably disposed to, I shall be happy to nominate a worthy and competent
professional who can always oblige your excellency and your cabinet the benefit
of a second opinion in the serious business of governance.”
Depots owners, petroleum marketers dare Buhari, insist fuel scarcity will continue unless..
Unless the Mohammadu Buhari-led Federal government pays the outstanding subsidy claim, the scarcity of petroleum products being experienced in the country would persist, the Depots and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMA) has warned.
Mr Adewole Olufemi, the Executive Secretary of the
association, gave the warning on Tuesday in Lagos.
Olufemi said that the marketers had stopped importation of
petroleum products because of outstanding subsidy claims and commercial banks
refusal to offer members additional loans.
“After the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) and National Road
Transport Association (NARTO) suspended their strike on May 25, all our depots
were opened and we dispensed the little the stocks therein.
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