The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as reckless, irresponsible and totally condemnable the threat by Niger Delta warlord, Mujahedeen Asari-Dokubo to wage war against Nigeria even if President Goodluck Jonathan is defeated even in a free and fair election in 2015. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, […]
Another fuel tanker has exploded in Lagos, Nigeria and burnt up three other oil tankers around National Theatre area, Iganmu while the people were trying to transfer the fuel from the tanker to another. Loud explosion was heard and followed by a raging fire, but luckily, here was no casuality as it was a Sunday. […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned the tacit defence of the Rivers State Police Commissioner, Mbu Joseph Mbu by the Police Service Commission (PSC), saying the commission, by its unimaginative action, was only pandering to the Presidency which is the sponsor of the impunity in the state. In a statement […]
Ayo Balogun, Abuja Anxiety has mounted over the health of Niger Delta warlord, Charles Okah who is currently in jail as his family has cried over his deteriorating health problem. Okah was fingered in the October 1, 2010 bombing in Abuja, Nigeria, which led to the death of some Nigerians and has since been at […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos National President, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor says Nigeria is under Satanic attack and calls for prayer to salvage the nation from plight. He added that more so, as the nation celebrates her centenary anniversary, there is need for all to pray for the peace and unity of the […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to urgently put an end to the worsening reign of impunity in Rivers State, which is being carried out under his watch by those who are obviously acting to impress him and the First Lady. In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to tread softly on his reported plan to force the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to resign because of the impact such will have on the nation’s economy. In a statement issued in Lagos on […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko is to appear before the State House of Assembly on Monday to brief the House on what the police is doing to curb the wave of insecurity in some parts of the state in recent time. The House had summoned the police boss to […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Lagos lawyer, Festus Keyamo has written to President Goodluck Jonathan, issuing the president 14-day ultimatum to immediately remove three Service Chiefs appointed by the president last year in compliance with a court order which nullified their appointment as null and void. The affected Service Chiefs are: Lt-General Azubuike Ihejirika, Chief of Army Staff; […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 9.2kg of methamphetamine hard drugs concealed inside palm oil as the drug was being taken to South Africa. Officials of the agency had embarked on thorough screening of cargos aboard South African Airline at the Murtala Muhammed Internation Airport in Lagos, Nigeria on […]
…Warns APC Against Those with Them in Flesh And Not in Spirit Ayo Balogun, Lagos Prophet T.B. Joshua of The Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) has revealed that many corrupt leaders will go down in 2014 even as he warned Nigeria’s opposition party APC against members who are with them in flesh and not […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressive Congress (APC) says the Local Government election in Yobe State has shamed the clumsy Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which has hitherto rigged previous elections. The party hailed Yobe State Governor Ibrahim Geidam as well as the entire people of the state for the peaceful and hitch-free conduct of […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos In response to the New Year broadcast by President Goodluck Jonathan that he would fight corruption more in 2014, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has tasked the president to implement a 5-point programme against corruption if he is truly committed to fighting the problem to a standstill. The group said […]
…Describes Judgment As “Expression of Class Solidarity” Ayo Balogun, Lagos Activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has faulted the Supreme Court’s acquittal of Chief Bode George and others, quashing their ex-convict status, saying that the apex court wrongfully carried out the action. Falana, in a statement said the verdict of the Supreme […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Against all expectations, the Lagos State House of Assembly has failed to pass the N489.7 billion presented to it by Governor Babatunde Fashola for the 2014 fiscal year. The governor presented the budget proposal to the House in October, but the House on Monday failed to pass the budget before the New […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos As the year draws to a close, the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has passed a vote of no confidence on the government of President Goodluck Jonathan, describing the administration in 2013 as one of the worst in the anal history of Nigeria. The governors, who are members of the All Progressive Congress […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has lamented that Nigeria has fallen from grace to grass like Humpty Dumpty and needs urgent reconstruction. The governor, who spoke at both the Yoruba Tennis Club and the Island Club in Central Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, said it is a moderation of the current realities to […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) says President Goodluck Jonathan has debased the office of the Presidency by engaging former President, Olusegun Obasanjo in a personal fight following the letter written to him by the ex-president. The party said while Jonathan was expected to have replied the letter in a decorum way, the […]
By Ayo Balogun Another bomb has rocked Rivers State again barely 24 hours in which the Office of the Deputy Governor of the State was bombed by unknown assailants. This time around, it was the office of Justice Charles Wali that was reportedly bombed around 3.00pm on Wednesday. The Administrative block of the judge’s office […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Rivers State Deputy Governor, Engr Tele Ikuru escaped death today as a part of his office was bombed by unknown assailants. Explosive device was reported to have exploded at the Administrative part of the office in a loud bang. The Deputy Governor’s Media Office confirmed the explosion, saying that statement will […]
