The presidential candidate of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN), Fela Durotoye says he is ready to step down for a possible pact that would oust the the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the February 16 presidential election. Mr Durotoye said this on Thursday a few hours after the withdrawal of the presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Oby Ezekwesili on his verified twitter handle. Durotoye, while commending Dr Ezekwesili for her sheer courage and sacrifice for a new Nigeria, said he had always believed in leadership of sacrifice, and…
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) is currently mobilizing to shut the Niger bridge, which is the only inlet into south-east Nigeria, to pass a serious warning to the federal government of Nigeria and university teachers who have been on strike since November 2018. The student body is irked by the instransigent attitude of both the federal government and striking lecturers over resolving their differences to put an end to the protarcted strike that has crippled academic activities in various university campuses across the country. In a statement signed on Wednesday by the Coordinator of the south-south, south-east jurisdiction…
The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Mrs Oby Ezekwesili has officially stepped down from the presidential race. The former minister of Education will now devote her time “to help build a coalition to defeat the All Progressives Congress and the People’s Democratic Party in the February 16, 2019 election, her official campiagn spokesperson, Ozioma Ubabukoh said on Thursday. It is however still unclear who the former minister of education will support, but she previously tried to get the trio of Kingsley Moghalu, Omoyele Sowore and Fela Durotoye to agree on a consensus candidate among themselves.…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has moved its headquarters to plot 301/3012 – Research and Institution Cadastral District, Jabi Abuja. Following the relocation, the Commission on its verified social media hanldes on Tuesday, directs all correspondences to its new head office. Moreso, the commission maintains that its office at No 5 Fomella Street, Wuse 2 by Rockview hotel remains a North Central Zonal office. The statement reads: ” BE REMINDED: THE EFCC HEADQUARTERS HAS MOVED”Please be reminded that the EFCC has moved and now operates from Jabi, Abuja. “Address: 301/3012 Research and Institution Cadastral District, Jabi Abuja. T”here are 2 landmarks…
The Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has on Tuesday urged residents and people of Akwa Ibom State to vote for the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC , Mr Nsima Ekere in the forth- coming general elections in the State. The Governor who was on solidarity campaign visit at the APC gubernatorial flag-off in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, told the people that he was at the flag-off to let the know two things; first, that Edo is the gateway to south-south, secondly, Akwa Ibom on its own is the heart of south-south. “I came here today to tell…
Multi-award winning athlete, Usain Bolt has retired from football after failing to agree a contract with Australian side Central Coast Mariners late last year after a trial. “I don’t want to say it wasn’t dealt with properly, but I think we went about it, not the way we should and you learn your lesson, you live and you learn,” he said. “It was a good experience. I really enjoyed just being in a team and it was must different from track and field and it was fun while it lasted.” MySportDab reports that Bolt, who won Olympic sprint gold medals…
The Argentinian soccer star Emiliano Sala was on a plane that went missing over the English Channel on Monday evening, French aviation officials told CNN. The 28-year-old had recently signed for English Premier League club Cardiff City for a reported £15 million ($19.3 million). The plane, a single turbine Piper Malibu, was flying to Cardiff from Nantes in northern France when it disappeared from radar just before 8.30 p.m. local time Monday. Sala’s name was on the list of passengers, Frederic Solano of France’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation, told CNN. Cardiff City said Tuesday it was “very concerned for…
President Muhammadu Buhari is to preside over the Council of State meeting at the Presidential Villa today. The Council of State meeting is expected to have all former presidents, former Chief Justices, and other erstwhile principal leaders of the country in attendance. A few minutes prior to the commencement of the meeting, President Buhari was seen exchanging pleasantries with former President Olusegun Obasanjo with glee and radiance of uncommon smiles on their faces. Ex-president Obasanjo is currently at the vanguard of a new alternative than President Buhari . Lately, Mr Obasanjo has lashed out at the President Buhari, accusing him…
A combined team of the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS) has taken over security within and outside the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), venue of the scheduled arraignment of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen, MERIDIAN SPY can exclusively report. The federal government has filed a 6 count criminal charge bordering on failure to declare his assets against the CJN. Onnoghen was scheduled for arraignment last week, January 14 but the arraignment could not take place due to improper service of the charge on the CJN, forcing the tribunal to adjourn till…
President Muhammadu Buhari has Monday, sacked the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFund), Mr Baffa Bichi and has since reappointed Professor Suleiman Bogoro for the position. Baffa, who was an aide to the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, was appointed the head of TETFund alongside 14 other heads of parastatals in the education ministry on August 2, 2016. However, a reliable source confirmed that lately, Mr Baffa has become high-handed in handling the affairs of the institution, alongside openly flaunting some directives from the minister. More so, according to an insider, the former TETFund executive secretary had…
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) today restated its earlier order restraining the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abaubakar Malami, from ordering the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, to vacate his office over the recent allegations of non-disclosure of assets levelled against him. Delivering judgement in a fresh suit filed against the Attorney General by a lawyer, Peter Abang, Justice Sanusi Kado said other defendants in a suit namely the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), the National Judicial Council (NJC), the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC), the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and…
The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate disbandment of the Federal SARS, Special Investigation Panel and Special Tactical Squad. Mr Adamu announced this on Monday at his inaugural conference with Commissioners of Police and other senior officers in Abuja. Following the new directive, the SARS will now be domiciled under the direct supervision of the Commissioners of Police in the 36 states of the federation. The IGP Special Investigation Panel and IGP Special Tactical Squad were established by the former IGP Ibrahim Idris, who also centralized the operations of SARS into Federal SARS.