PDP in Ekiti slams Tinubu, APC for copying stomach infrastructure initiative

Tinubu

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Ekiti State on Monday berated All Progressives Congress (APC), for mimicking Gov. Ayo Fayose's ``stomach infrastructure’’ initiative.

Secretary of the party in the State, Dr Tope Aluko, who made the criticism in a statement in Ado-Ekiti, added that the aping amounted to ``hypocrisy at its peak.’’

He said Fayose’s stomach infrastructure initiative was fully adopted by the APC National Leader and former Governor of Lagos State, Sen. Bola Tinubu.

We will defeat Buhari at the polls in 2015, says PDP scribe

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said President Goodluck Jonathan would defeat Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) presidential candidate at the polls in 2015.

The National Secretary of PDP, Prof. Wale Oladipo, stated this in Abuja on Monday when chairmen of foreign chapters of the party visited him.

``They have passed through a motion and endorsed their perennial candidate, we have beaten him three times, we are going to beat him once again’’, Oladipo stressed.

UNIOSUN runs 32 accredited programmes, to commence 8 postgraduate courses

Prof. Bashiru Okeshina, Vice-Chancellor of the Osun State University (UNIOSUN), said 32 programmes of the University had so far been accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC).

He said the NUC had also approved eight postgraduate programmes for the university and that the programmes would commence in the 2014/2015 academic session.

Okeshina made this known while addressing newsmen on Monday in Osogbo on the achievements and challenges of the university in the 2013/2014 session.

Guber ticket: Labour Party denies granting waiver to Maku

Maku

The Labour Party (LP) has said that it had not granted waiver to the immediate past Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, to get its Nasarawa governorship ticket for the 2015 elections.

The LP National Secretary, Kayode Ajulo, made the statement in Lagos while responding to questions from journalists.

"Going by the primary conducted by our party in Nasarawa State, Hajia Aisha Mbaka, a woman who falls into the category of those exempted by the party from paying any nomination or expression of intent fees, emerged, being the sole aspirant.

Gombe Bomb blast: Police restrict movement around Motor Park

Gombe bomb blast scene

Following the bomb blast that killed many people and injured several others in the early hours of Monday, the Police have restricted movement around the Dukku motor park, Gombe.

The police spokesman in the state, DSP Fwaji Atajir, disclosed that policemen were deployed to the park to protect lives and property.

“Some people abandoned their shops and ran for their lives during the blast, and so, we deployed our men to protect lives and property.

World Bank to support Nigeria's power sector with 1.7bn dollars

Nigerian power plant

The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) on Monday said that the World Bank would support the Nigerian Power Sector with 1.75 dollars (about N294bn) over the next four years.

 The bank’s Country Energy Task Team Leader for Nigeria, Mr Eric Fernstrom, disclosed this at a Capacity Building Programme on Post Privatisation Monitoring for Power Sector.

In a statement by the Head, Public Communication of the enterprise, Mr Chigbo Anichebe, in Abuja, it said the programme was jointly organised by the bank and the enterprise to ensure that the reform objectives were realised.

Sokoto, Bayelsa, others record highest adolescent marriage - NGO

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), No to Violence Initiative (NOTVI), on Monday said Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Yobe and Sokoto states have the highest percentage of adolescent marriage in Nigeria.

The NOTVI National Advocacy Officer, Armstrong Ukwuoma, said the states also had the highest number of females who gave birth at ages below 18 years.

Ukwuoma said that the information was obtained from a recent report released by the African Health, Human and Social Development Information Service.

4,000 PDP members defect to APC in Sokoto

More than 4,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State have defected to the All Progressive Congress, APC.

The new members were received into the APC fold in Isa by Gov. Aliyu Wamakko.

Wamakko, who was represented by the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Alhaji Arzika Tureta, commended them for their action.

``APC is the party to beat across Nigeria during the 2015 general elections,’’ he said.

Christians must participate actively in 2015 elections, says cleric

Baba Aladura Abidoye

The Spiritual Leader of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, Worldwide, Prophet Samuel Abidoye, has called on Christians to actively participate in the forthcoming general elections.

Abidoye gave the advice on Sunday in his sermon at the ordination of some members of the church’s Ilorin District Headquarters.

He said the active participation of Christians remained the only way they could contribute immensely to the development of the country and decide who would rule them.

Carpenter jailed for house breaking, theft

A Kado Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, has sentenced a 23 -year-old carpenter, Abdulrahman Haruna, to eight months imprisonment for house breaking and theft.

The judge, Abubakar Sadiq, sentenced the accused to three months for the first-count charge and five months for the second-count charge with no bail option as he admitted committing the offence.