The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hired a top US lobbyist for its Presidential candidate, Mr Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2019 Presidential elections. Privy information made available to MERIDIAN SPY has it that Brian Ballard, a top US lobbyist, has been hired by the PDP ahead of the 2019 elections. Ballard, is a very influential lobbyist in the United States; who reportedly has President Donald Trump as one of his clients. Politico Magazine, a top publication in the US, says Ballard is closer to the US president than perhaps any other lobbyist in the country. To seal up the…
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The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development on Thursday assured Abuja residents that there was no cause for panic, following another report of Earth Tremor occurrence in Maitama District, Abuja. Ishaku Kigbu, Special Assistant to the Minister of State of the Ministry, made this known in a statement in Abuja. He said the NGSA technical team were still conducting further assessment of the occurrence. Mr Kigbu said the tremor which lasted for a minute occurred at about 12.26p.m. Vibration and movement of the earth occurred in September in Mpape and parts of Maitama District, Abuja. “The Nigerian Geological Survey Agency…
Former Abia state governor, and All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate of Abia North senatorial district, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu is currently in coma in an undisclosed German hospital, MERIDIAN SPY has learnt. According to the WorldNewsCable, Kalu who was rushed to a Wisesbaden Germany hospital today where he fell into coma on arrival. A source in the hospital told our correspondent on condition of anonymity that Kalu’s condition was critical when he arrived the hospital, and that efforts by medics in the hospital have been futile as at the time of filling this report. The source said: “Kalu’s condition…
One is not sure if President Muhammadu Buhari was informed of the giant strides of a journalist with the rather interesting name of Jaafar Jaafaar. This is important because our president expressed his disappointment last week with Nigerian journalists for not blowing his administration’s trumpet for the agricultural revolution he claimed was ongoing in the country. For an administration that boasts of many aides saddled with the responsibility of informing citizens with its achievements, that the president could still hope for a pro bono service is not surprising but that he actually thought achievements are so hidden that citizens must…
Nigeria has dropped a spot behind on the latest World Bank ease of doing business ranking. World bank released the report which has the theme‘Doing Business 2019: A Year of Record Reforms, Rising’ on Wednesday. In 2017, Nigeria moved 24 places from its 2016 spot of 169 to 145. In the 2018, Nigeria ranked 146, while Mali took Nigeria’s 2017 spot. The World Bank said it tracked 314 reforms by 128 governments across the world. “Governments have the enormous task of fostering an environment where entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises can thrive,” said Jim Yong Kim, World Bank Group…
Anthony Anenih, the political leader, chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party who has died aged 85, was one of the most important figures in the story of Nigeria’s return to civilian rule, and a founding father and a major influence in the party that ruled the country for an unbroken stretch of 16 years. I knew him and was privileged to know him, even more closely, when I assumed office as President Goodluck Jonathan’s official spokesperson and media/publicity adviser. For four years, we worked together and met regularly. We lived in the same neighbourhood in Asokoro, so it was very…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Friday maintained that his latest endorsement by The Economist Magazine, “puts to lies the recent ridiculous claims” made by Alhaji Lai Mohammed, that the international media is askance of his candidature. According to a statement released by his campaign organization in Abuja, this latest endorsement by the international media, which is the second in two months, is because of the detailed policies he plans to implement if elected. The statement added: “This is the second endorsement in as many months by the world’s number one economic and policy magazine. An endorsement based…
Okedi Efemena, one of the widows of late music legend, Ras Kimono has been laid to rest. MERIDIAN SPY reliably gathered that Efemena’s remains was laid to rest in At an Cemetery, Yaba, Lagos, on Friday. Before her death, Okedi, was Kimono’s manager and a prominent member of his music team. She was the third wife of the late reggae icon. Efemena had passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018, exactly three months after the dead of her husband. Some family members who spoked to our correspondents at the event, described Efemena’s death as painful, surprising and shocking. Efemena’s remains…
Inter Milan on Friday named Steven Zhang, son of the club’s Chinese owner, as new club president. Zhang replaces Indonesian Erick Thohir in a move widely anticipated at the San Siro ground. “The club, the employees and the town were waiting for this. Welcome president Zhang,” the club said on Twitter. The Inter board are scheduled to meet to formally endorse the change later Friday. Zhang, 26, is the son of Zhang Jindong, head of the Suning group, the electronics and household electrical goods conglomerate with 30 billion euros in annual turnover. Thohir sold Inter to Suning in 2016, while…
Dr Uche Ogah, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Abia, on Friday in Abuja has assured that certain political parties are set to join the APC in Abia against 2019. Ogah spoke with State House correspondents after he and former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, had a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa. He said that executive members of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Social Democratic Party (SDP) would soon `submit’ to APC in Abia State. Ogah, who is the President of Maters Energy Group, said if elected, he would ensure that infrastructure…
Nigeria’s famous publisher and business mogul, Dele Momodu says President Muhammadu Buhari’s certificate controversy should not be a basic issue of concern. According to him, supporters should campaign for their candidates on issues of substance, rather than hitting up the polity with frivolous distractions. Momodu, the Chairman of Ovation International, said this on his verified twitter handle on Friday evening in response to public outrage and criticisms that have trailed President Muhammadu Buhari missing certificate controversy. The President had in a an affidavit submitted to the independent Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday argued that his WAEC certificate was still with…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State may be heading towards a trying time as thousands of its members defect from its fold to the All Progressive Congress (APC). The defectors denounced their membership earlier today in Nkporo, a community in Ohafia Local Government Area of the state. They were however formally received by a former governor of the state, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu in a colorful political rally held in Nkporo, Ohafia Local Government Area in the state. Dr Kalu, welcomed the defectors with elation, and assures them of a special place in the party. Nkporo, a respected…