The convoy of a former governor of Kano State and leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has been attacked in in Kofa village in Bebeji Local Government Area of Kano State, MERIDIAN SPY can report. Scores of party supporters from both camps died, while several others sustained various degrees of injury. Mr Kwankwaso had planned his final rally alongside the PDP governorship candidate, Abba Yusuf, to be held at Kiru and Bebeji on Thursday but the long motorcade of the party leader was denied passage through Kofa village. Sources said the clash occurred when…
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The Deputy Speaker of Yobe State House of Assembly, Dr. Garba Ibrahim Kurmi is dead, MERIDIAN SPY can reliably report. According to a close family source, Dr Kurmi passed on, Monday at the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital Damaturu after a protarcted illness. Until his death, Dr Kurmi was a member of the State Assembly representing Fika I (Fika/Ngalda) on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) and the chairman security, petition and legislative compliance committee of the house, as well as member of various standing committees.
Popular Malaysian pastor, Dr Jonathan David, has revealed winner of the 2019 presidential election. The cleric, who made the revelation in a viral video, prophesied victory for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, President Muhammadu Buhari. According to him, God told him that Nigeria is on the path of righteousness and will not return to corruption. Pastor David also predicted that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, will serve for four or five more terms, by which time, Nigeria would have been a force to reckon with globally. He said, “With what God is doing in Nigeria, it…
Deji Adeyanju, convener of Concerned Nigerians, and co-convener of ‘Our mumu don do movement,’ has been released on bail by a Kano State Magistrate Court. Adeyanju has been remanded in a Kano prison after he was rearrested and charged for culpable homicide by the Nigeria Police Force, over a case said to have been decided upon by the Kano State High Court in 2009. Adeyanju was granted bail in the sum of N50,000 and two sureties. The court also ordered him to deposit his international passport. Cumulatively, Adeyanju spent 63 days in prison before his release was granted on Monday…
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for an emergency All Progressive Congress caucus meeting, MERIDIAN SPY, has learnt. The need for the meeting came through following the postponement of the presidential and national assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Saturday. The meeting has been slated for Monday Feb. 18 at the Presidential Villa, Abuja by 11am, MERIDIAN SPY can exclusively reports. According to a top source in the presidency, those invited for the meeting are members of the National Working Committee, National Executive Committee, top ranking APC senators, House of Representatives members and top political appointees…
The General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministry, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has called on members of his ministry all over the nation to vote for the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, ahead of the February 23 presidential election. The fiery cleric who is known for his prophetic powers said this on Sunday during a sermon in the ministry’s International headquarters in Auchi, Edo State. Apostle Suleiman who had been silent about political happenings in the country spoke to his congregation in a subtle manner, when he unequivocally said: ” it’s better to vote for a person that would steal…
Ex-Nigerian politician, Hon. Bethel Amadi has died. Hon. Amadi died on Sunday in an undisclosed hospital in London, United Kingdom. A close family source had confirmed his dead to Meridian Spy, on Sunday evening. Born 25 April 1964, Hon. Amadi was a rare breed, and a top-notch political figure whose legacies in the political landscape in the last few decades have indelible in the golden sands of time. The former House of Representatives nember who had represented Ikeduru/Mbaitolu federal constituency of Imo State, attended University of Jos, where he bagged a bachelor’s degree in law with Honours. He was called to…
The national chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Chief Olu Falae, has resigned from active politics. Falae’s resignation comes less than 24 hours after his party endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari for the February 16, 2019 presidential election. The endorsement was announced by the National Executive Council of the SDP on Thursday. Falae, however, cited health reasons for his decision to quit active politics.Crisis hit the party following the decision of a former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana, to challenge the emergence of a former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, as its presidential candidate. A court ruled in…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested six male suspects involved in the shocking, barbaric and indecent assault meted out on a young Nigerian female as shown in a video which recently went viral. Following the dehumanizing incident in which pepper was poured into the private part of the lady, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, had ordered a comprehensive investigation into the report. The Edo State Police Command, led by its Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, swung into action, leading to the investigative breakthrough. Two other male suspects are still at large.Efforts are being intensified to arrest…
A middlee aged man has been shot dead by unknown assailants at about 6:30p.m.on Thursday at Ibusa Junction in Asaba. The deceased, popularly known as A’Boy, laid in the pool of his blood on the road and caused traffic jam along the Nnebisi Road. Most traders around the area hastily packed up, locked up their stalls and ran for fear of being attacked. Eye witnesses told NAN that the assailants came in a try-cycle, shot the man on the head at close range, fired sporadically into the air to scare people and fled the scene.Police patrol team from the…
The United States of America has said it does not have any preferred candidate in the February 16, 2019 election.a The country’s position was stated by its Consul General to Nigeria, Ambassador John Bray, on Thursday when he paid a courtesy call on the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson.Bray said the United States was only interested in free, fair and credible elections in Nigeria. A statement by the Special Adviser to Dickson on Media Relations, Fidelis Soriwei, said the Consul General restated the commitment of the US to violence-free electoral process, insisting the country was not supporting any candidate in…
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Thursday adopted President Muhammadu Buhari as its candidate for the 2019 election. This is part of its resolution at the ongoing NEC meeting in Abuja. Details shortly…..