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A 28-year-old man, Adamu Mai Bisco, on Monday night allegedly killed his parents and two sisters in Potiskum, Yobe State. Police confirmed the incident. Spokesman Toyin Gbadegesin said the suspect used a shovel to kill the victims while they were asleep. “He was not provoked before carrying out the dastardly act.” The police attributed the suspect’s action to hard drugs. Gbadegesin said: “Bisco acted under the influence of hard drugs.” A source, however, alleged that the suspect killed his parents and siblings because they (parents) threatened to report him to security agents for allegedly being a member of the Boko Haram. In an SMS to our correspondent, the police spokesman said the offence was committed under Section 221 of the Penal Code. The message reads: “Culpable homicide contrary to Penal Code Section 221. Offence committed by Adamu Mai Bisco, 28, of Bataiya, Potiskum in Yobe State. “Apparently under the influence of hard drugs (Marijuana and Tramol caps

NO WORK, NO PAY IF YOU GO ON STRIKE - FG TELLS WORKERS... The federal government has threatened to arrest labour union officials who try to coerce workers to participate in the planned industrial action slated for today. NigerianEye recalls that the National Industrial Court (NIC) yesterday ordered that the labour unions should not go on strike. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, David Babachir Lawal stated this Tuesday night in Abuja following an unproductive parley it held with the Ayuba Waba-led faction of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC. The faction had vowed to go ahead with its planned strike today. “We had full cooperation with the Trade Union Congress TUC and they said they are not going on strike. For them, it is a complete return to work tomorrow. It is not the same with the NLC however. They have two factions. One agreed completely with the position of the TUC. A faction of the NLC however decided that unless government decides to look at t

These are photos of top African leaders who answered the call of nature while attending public functions where state issues were being discussed. These are African public office holders who have been captured on camera in deep sleep during public proceedings.   The list ranges from Yoweri Museveni, Olusegun Obasanjo, Robert Mugabe,  South African parliament and Ugandan politicians.     (1) Yoweri Museveni:  :

The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun on Tuesday said the eventual removal of fuel subsidy is inevitable. According to him, the gradual removal of subsidy is necessary in view of emerging and current realities. Odigie-Oyegun said this when he received a delegation of the APC National Coalition for Peace and Mobilization which paid him a courtesy at the Party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. He explained that the current administration inherited an “infected system of subsidy” run by corrupt cartels. In one way or the other, subsidy must go.” He noted that a situation where government spends almost a trillion Naira yearly on the corruption-tainted subsidy regime is unacceptable and can no longer be sustained. The APC Chairman said oil cartels and their cronies resisting change have continued to blackmail and sabotage government on the issue of subsidy, a development that has resulted in the lingering nationwide fuel scarcit

Caution was thrown into the wind on Tuesday as supporters of the Speaker of House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and the Majority leader, Femi Gbajabiamila engaged in physical combat over the constitution of the 96 Standing Committees of the House. It can be recalled that  Gbajabiamila shunned the inauguration of the headships of the committees during the special plenary and some of his supporters who had participated in the inauguration but latter went to the All Progressives Congress, APC, Secretariat to berate the Speaker for allegedly working against President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC. The issue which led to the starting of plenary late caused the APC caucus in the House to convene an impromptu meeting which lasted about thirty minutes. It was gathered that trouble started when the newly inaugurated Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Rep Herman Hembe, representing Konshisha/Vandekiya Federal Constituency of Benue State on the platform of the APC, who is the spe

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his main target for fighting corruption was to stop corrupt individuals from seeking to occupy public offices for selfish gains. This is even as he stated that his government would not relent in the current anti-corruption war, stressing it would continue to many years. According to him, the prosecution of alleged criminals would serve as a deterrent to others, stating that he was committed to curbing corruption, plugging all loopholes in public sector accounting and deploying available resources for the good of all Nigerians. The president spoke, Wednesday, during a meeting with members of the Nigerian community in New Delhi, India where he is attending the 3rd Summit of the India and African Nations. President Buhari also prioritized the recovery of looted funds, saying he was conscious of the devastating consequences of the illegal diversion of public resources meant for national development into private bank accounts.

Responding to allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that he was demarketing the country and dissuading foreign investments, the President vowed that the relentless tackles of the opposition party would not in any way dissuade him from his obligations to the citizenry and the international community. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh had, yesterday, attacked the President’s claim in India that Nigeria was broke, saying that such claims at international fora tended to worsen the country’s investment climate. Metuh had, in his statement, alleged that such claims by the President were essentially because of his lack of a viable economic plan. Responding to PDP yesterday, presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, said that Metuh’s attempts to distract the President from focusing on his job would fail, maintaining that he was a broken record. The statement read in part: “Our attention has been drawn to the latest statement by the PDP spokesm

Speaking on   the swearing-in of the new State Executives of the union in Ado Ekiti, the governor, who said he was once a Danfo driver, appealed to the drivers to be orderly and not to be desperate. He said, “Please, I want to commend you for contributing immensely to the development of the state’s economy, but don’t allow yourselves to be used by evil doers. You can see that some kidnappers were paraded recently. Information from them revealed that they have been using some of your members.

Senate President, David Mark, on Friday, decried the epileptic power supply in the country in spite of promises made by investors in the wake of the privatisation of the sector. Mark, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Paul Mumeh, stated this while hosting the management team of the Electricity Management Services Limited in Abuja. He said, “In spite of the high expectations and promises on account of the privatisation of the power sector, Nigerians have yet to feel the positive impact of the sector.” He therefore charged operators of the industry to give meaning to the privatisation by making the sector work so that citizens can enjoy un-interrupted power supply. Mark noted that the snail-speed rate of development in the power sector does not give credence to the privatisation exercise and the expectations of Nigerians. He also challenged industry operators to get rid of quacks in the profession in order to give consumers quality services.

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State on Saturday secured the mandate of his people to govern them for another four years as he won the governorship rerun election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. Okorocha beat Deputy Speaker Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party by polling 416,996 votes while Ihedioha 320,705. The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Abia, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, however, won by beating Dr. Alex Otti of the All Progressive Grand Alliance with 248,459 votes to 165,406. The PDP’s Darius Ishaku of Taraba State was also coasting ahead of Sen. Aisha Alhassan of the APC going by the results that came in as at press time. For instance, in Kofar Sarki in Takum Local Government polling unit, the PDP had 588 votes against the APC’s 7. At Suntai Daaji in Donga Local Government Area, the PDP got 1,139 against APC’s 74. At Asibiti ward in Donga Local Government Area PDP scored 4,412 while APC had 604. The election which took place

The President of Egypt, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, has extended an official invitation to President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in order for the two African leaders to discuss how to strengthen the bilateral relations between both countries and the fight against terrorism. A statement on Tuesday in Abuja by the Head of Press and Information in Egyptian Embassy in Nigeria, Mr. Ahmed Maher, explained that this was discussed when al-Sisi called Buhari on the telephone to congratulate him on his victory during the recent presidential election. The statement quoted the spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency, Ambassador Alaa Youssef, as stating that “during the call, they discussed the bilateral relationship between the two countries and agreed on the importance of this relationship and the need to develop it on various levels.” The also agreed to have more dialogue and coordination at the African level for the interest of the continent, which it described as a

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has pleaded with the APC lawmakers in Ekiti State to embrace the olive branch extended to them by governor Fayose in the interest of the development of the state. In a statement signed Monday by PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, the party also called on all political stakeholders in Ekiti State to embrace the new spirit of reconciliation, forgiveness and dialogue being offered by the governor. Metuh, however, urged the APC to be constructive in opposition, adding, “APC, as the party in opposition in Ekiti State, should strive to be constructive rather than destructive, as opposition does not in anyway mean destruction in a democracy.” Commending governor Fayose for extending hands of friendship to the lawmakers and his detractors, the PDP described such an act as the mark of a true leader committed to peace and the welfare of his people. Metuh said: “Governor Fayose’s new posture is a

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has denied spending N2 trillion for electioneering campaigns for his Peoples Democratic Party in the recently concluded general elections. The presidency stated this in an official reaction to a story published on Nigerian newspapers that Mr. Jonathan was concerned about how campaign funds were spent without the desired victory in the polls and has called for a probe. In stating the president’s stance, his spokesperson, Reuben Abati, told journalists in Abuja that “The President has not set up any committee as alleged in that story. It is also not true that the Presidency and the Peoples Democratic Party used state funds, or spent N2 trillion during the campaigns.” Mr. Abati, who did not disclose an official amount spent by the presidency for the elections, alleged that the story was meant to ridicule the president. “We are particularly worried that since the March 28 and April 11 elections, some persons have continued to work ve

President Goodluck Jonathan spoke for the first time, yesterday, on why he conceded defeat to the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), in the March 28 presidential election, saying he did so to avert a collective tragedy. President Jonathan was responding to remarks by the French ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Denis Guaer, who commended him for setting a record of humility, patriotism and courage in safeguarding the democratic process in Nigeria and Africa for which he will always be remembered. The French ambassador told the President: “Nigeria is not only an economic power in the world today, but also a great democratic example. And it is all by your effort, Mr. President. The last elections and your response was truly a great achievement and you will always be remembered for it.” In his response, President Jonathan said: “Since I assumed duty, I have been involved in quelling political crises in some Afri

This is so serious Controversial preacher and social critic, Dr. Femi Aribisala, in this interview with Punch Newspaper , insists that President Goodluck Jonathan’s defeat in the presidential election was as a result of a conspiracy against the minority South South region What do you have to say about this drop your comments

There was wide spread jubilation in ekiti state nigeria as supreme court declares victory over governor AYO FAYOSE victory at the supreme court

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed April 25 for the run off of the Taraba governorship elections. The INEC Head of Public Affairs, Mr Fabian Yame, made this known to newsmen in Jalingo on Tuesday The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that contest is between Mrs Aisha Alhassan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Mr Darius Ishaku of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP. NAN recalls that the INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Mohammed Kyari, had on Monday declared the governorship election inconclusive. Mohammad said the number of cancelled votes totalling 127,125 were more than the 54,812 margin between the PDP candidate who polled 317,198 and the APC candidate with 262,386 votes. He said the constitution and the Electoral Act states that if the difference between the cancelled votes was higher than the margin between the first and the second person, elections should be declared inclusive and a run off held. The run off election will be

Ekiti State Governor, M r Ayodele Fayose has once again extended olive branches to his political opponents pleading with them to sheath their sword and join him in his determination of building a strong and virile state. Fayose who was reacting to the judgement of the Supreme Court that has revalidated his victory during the June 21 governorship election, equally appealed to his political opponents to forgive his short comings, saying like any human being that nobody was infallible. “I am appealing to my opponents to sheath their sword and join me on the development of the state, If truly our struggle is about service to our dear State “It is time to come together and channel all our resources towards the development of the State. “I am irrevocably committed to the protection of all, including the opposition in the State. “Nobody is infallible, and I am not a perfect being. The only one that is perfect is God, but He, in His infinite mercies has made me the Govern

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra has warned the former Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (retd.), to stop insulting the late Biafran warlord, Dim. Chukwuemeka Ojukwu. The gruop said this while expressing its dissatisfaction with the statement credited to Danjuma that the prolonged Nigerian/Biafran civil war resulted in a grave bloodbath because Ojukwu did not concede defeat when Enugu fell. Sounding the note of warning, the MASSOB leader, Chief Ralph Uwazurike, said MASSOB would not keep quiet while the name of its founder was dragged into the mud in the name of playing politics. Speaking in Onitsha, Anambra State, Uwazuruike recalled that the then Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, refused to abide by the Aburi Accord because people like Danjuma and others advised him not to abide by the accord, which prolonged the war that claimed many lives. Uwazuruike, who spoke through his Personal Assistant and the Nnewi North

The national leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to cancel the results of the governorship election in Imo State and order for fresh poll over alleged manipulation, electoral malpractice and harassment of officers. This came on a day angry supporters of the party demonstrated against what they tagged ‘irregularities’ which marred the governorship and state assembly elections in Imo State. Addressing journalists in Abuja yesterday, PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, noted that the election was rigged in favour of the ruling party in Imo State, the All Progressives Congress, APC, by INEC officials, alleging that there was massive violence in Owerri North and South local councils. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the results of the election in the state inconclusive. According to Metuh, INEC officials were forced to alter results in Ideato N