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Thursday, January 31, 2013
FG files corruption charges against Farouk Lawan over Otedola bribe
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Karen Igho Drops N50m Assault Case Against Smirnoff
Thursday, January 24, 2013
2015: PDP applies to join in suit against Jonathan
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Obasanjo Cautions Achebe, Awolowo’s Loyalists Against Civil War Comments
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Jonathan launches S’West onslaught against OBJ
There are strong indications that President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Bamanga Tukur, have begun fresh moves to seize the control of the party in the South-West from former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Investigations on Tuesday also showed that the moves were to ensure that Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola did not return as the PDP National Secretary.
Friday, December 21, 2012
Ogun Women Go Nakéd To Protest Against Hoodlums
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Movie marketers wage war against pirates in Onitsha
The Film,Video, Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria(FVPMAN) has declared war against pirates in Onitsha, Anambra State.
The marketers have vowed never to rest until they stamp out the menace of piracy in the commercial city.
Confirming this development when contacted by HVP, the Chairman of the Onitsha branch of FVPMAN, Mr Godson Nwosu said, following the alarming rate at which its members are being forced out of business, no thanks to the illegal activities of the pirates, they are left with no choice than to clampdown on the enemies of their businesses.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
“Attack Obasanjo and lose your job” – Jonathan warns aides against insulting ex-president
Following the ongoing war of words between the camp of President Goodluck Jonathan and former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, the president has cautioned his aides against attacking the former head of states through the media. Jonathan warned that anyone found guilty stands the chance of losing his job.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
How Kwankwaso, Babangida foiled impeachment plot against Tambuwal
By Iheanacho Nwosu, Abuja
But for the intervention of Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and his Niger State counterpart, Babangida Aliyu, purported plot to impeach the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Tambuwal, allegedly spearheaded by two northern lawmakers would have thickened, Daily Sun can authoritatively reveal.
Meanwhile, the House leadership has stepped up surveillance over those suspected to be behind the impeachment plot even as it weighs the option of moving against them. House committee chairman on Finance, Jibrin Abdulmumuni (PDP Kano) and son of former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon Sani Kutigi (PDP Niger) were believed to be the arrowheads of the purported move which also had the backing of 97 lawmakers. The duo had since denied their alleged role in the plot.
A dependable source revealed to Daily Sun that Govs Kwankwaso and Aliyu, last month, had to intervene on behalf of the speaker before Mumuni and Kutigi agreed to cease from going ahead with the move. Kwankwaso, it was also learnt convened a meeting between Tambuwal and Mumuni where the latter expressed his grievances against the speaker. He told the Governor that while the leadership of the House was financially stable, other lawmakers were struggling.
He decried a situation where close allies of Tambuwal were not considered for contracts or privileged to enjoy other benefits. According to the source, Mumuni had disclosed that the meeting which was christened ‘Operation Clean Up’ was not targeted at unseating the speaker but to call his attention to their plight. “ In the meeting, he (Mumuni) gave reasons for their meeting but denied that it was a plot to remove the speaker”, the source who is a northern member of the House told Daily Sun. The source said further that Tambuwal had expressed his disappointment with the position of Mumuni. the Speaker noted that his leadership would not go the way of former speaker Dimeji Bankole, hence the decision to ask the National Assembly management to handle all contract matters.
According to the source, “the speaker agreed that members deserve to get more money but said that he had learnt some lessons from the Bankole experience and would not want to tread that path. He said he would not dabble into contract matters, that the National Assembly Management is in charge of contracts,” Tambuwal insisted. Daily Sun further learnt that Kwankwaso had told Mumuni to stay off the plot and give Tambuwal total support. He told him that he ran the risk of jeopardising his chances of succeeding him as governor if he failed to heed the advice.
Mumuni, who is on his first term in the lower chamber of the National Assembly, before the alleged plot was considered Tambuwal’s strong ally. It was further gathered that he apologized to the speaker and Kwankwaso for his alleged role in the plot and promised to retrace his steps. Similarly, Governor Aliyu was said to have taken Kutigi to Tambuwal where a deal to discontinue every impeachment move against the speaker was struck. “Gov Aliyu did not only call Kutigi to order, he also convinced others who were involved in the plot to support the speaker”, the source revealed. Despite the peace deal, Daily Sun learnt that the leadership of the House had been keeping watch over the activities of Mumuni, Kutigi and other lawmakers suspected to be involved in the plot.
A principal officer of the House told Daily Sun: “We are monitoring them closely, they have made some promises but we don’t want to rest on our oars. We know that these plots are coming from outside and they are merely using some gullible members among us”. He spoke further: “ We know the quarters where the attack is coming from but they will not succeed because the speaker has not committed any offence”. However, spokesman of the House, Hon Zakari Mohammed denied knowledge of mounting of surveillance over any member. He also said that the alleged plot against Tambuwal was a hoax, arguing that nobody was plotting against the speaker. Mohammed, who is the House committee chairman on Media and Public Affairs also laughed off a report in the media that the House went on a two week recess to starve off impeachment moves against the speaker.
According to him the House is currently on oversight of projects across the country. He said, “ we are working as one, there is no plot against the speaker”. Although the leadership of the House has continued to deny claims of moves against the speaker it is yet to explain reason for the seeming stormy executive session a fortnight ago. The House Leader, Honourable Mulikat Adeola-Akande, had moved that the House should dissolve into an executive session which lasted for almost two hours.
The executive session, was seen as a move by the House leadership to douse the tension created by the plots by some aggrieved members who had earlier sent text messages to members indicating their plans. The text message circulated among members which Nigerian Tribune sighted reads: “This is inviting all first term members of the House of Representatives to an urgent meeting and launching of the project ‘OPERATION CLEAN’. Date: 20th Sept. 2012 Venue-Transcorp Hilton, Abuja Time: 11.00 a.m. prompt.”
The allegations made against the Tambuwal-led House leadership was that the finances of the House were now shrouded in secrecy, a situation the plotters said they never bargained for when they were choosing them as their leaders. Those behind the moves also frowned at the manner the House leadership was allegedly awarding contracts and that they were not aware of how the House allocations were being spent.