Rapper Tyga sued for not paying rent

Rapper, Tyga faces legal battle over non-payment of rent on his Calabasas apartment. Photo: Getty Images American rapper, Tyga has been sued for allegedly failing to pay 2-months’ rent, tallying $50,000 on his house in Calabasas, California. According to TMZ, if the rapper doesn’t pay up by Saturday, August 1, 2015, the landlord will seek to have him evicted and charge him $833.33 a day in rent. His ex-girlfriend, Black Chyna is also listed as a defendant.

Thursday, July 30, 2015 Dead people voted in Ohafia, says APGA candidate

Chief David Onuoha-Bourdex, the Abia-North senatorial candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, in the April legislative election, told the election petitions tribunal sitting in Umuahia that dead people voted in Ohafia. Onuoha-Bourdex, who stated this while testifying before the tribunal on Tuesday, said that the results of the election which favoured the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, showed that dead people voted for him.                                                          The APGA candidate merged his petition with that of ex-Gov. Orji Uzor Kalu of the Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA, to challenge the victory of Ohuabunwa.   Onuoha-Bourdex, who was cross-examined by the respondents’ lawyers, including Donald De-Wigwe, lead counsel for Ohuabunwa, and Livy Uzoukwu, counsel for the Independent National Electoral Commission, said that INEC also confirmed that there were widespread irregularities in the zone during the election.   He said that the committee set up by the Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state discovered that the outcome of the election was heavily manipulated in the favour of the PDP’s candidate.                                             He accused INEC of colluding with the PDP to rig the election, the APGA candidate argued that if the votes were properly counted, he would score a total of 37,115 votes against his opponent’s 28, 800.                              Punch

Selebobo – “Miracle Girl”

Triple MG’s recording act and super producer, Selebobo releases his highly anticipated single titled “Miracle Girl”, to celebrate his birthday yesterday, being the 29th of July. Fiokee also does justice to the guitar strings on this fan favourite tune which would definitely top charts. Enjoy below                                   DOWNLOAD

Buhari celebrates Fr Mbaka as he celebrates 20 years of priesthood

Buhari celebrates Fr Mbaka as he celebrates 20 years of priesthood President Buhari today showered kind words on controversial cleric, Fr. Ejike Mbaka, spiritual director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu who celebrated 20 years of priesthood today July 29th.      In a statement signed by presidential media aide, Shehu Garba, President Buhari described the cleric as a man who dares to speak the truth to anyone in power. “Mbaka is a great priest who is not afraid to speak truth, even at the cost of his own life or being hated by those in power. He rose to the occasion to add his voice in support of good governance and identify with ordinary Nigerians in the face of despair and uncertain future. Though honest opinions attract hostility from leaders detached from reality, history would be kind to Father Mbaka for courageously speaking truth to power, even at great risks.” he said

Director General of the DSS, Lawal Daura is an APC member - PDP

         Press statement from the P DP...                                                 The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at its meeting today thoroughly considered a number of very important issues pertaining to the state of affairs in our nation.                                                           The NWC brings to the attention of President Muhammadu Buhari to some disturbing development in the polity which, if not nipped in the bud, might significantly affect our democracy and stability as a nation negatively, and that is the growing and unwarranted intrusion of some over-zealous security operatives on issues bordering purely on politics. In particular, the NWC wishes to draw the attention of the President to the continued intimidation, harassment as well as the hounding, arrest and detention of Electoral Officers and members of election tribunals by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Rivers, Akwa-Ibom and other PDP states.                             The NWC notes that this unfortunate development has been the case since the appointment of the new D irector General of the DSS, Alhaji Lawal Musa Daura, whom we learnt was a critical intelligence stakeholder of the APC as a card-carrying member of that party during the campaigns. This is ungodly and unacceptable. We do hope that in his new job, the Director General of DSS is not mixing issues on the APC presidential candidate and the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, hence the need for Mr. President to rein him in as the development is capable of eroding the cherished independence of the judiciary and the electoral commission, a sine qua non for a virile democracy, which guarantees our unity and stability as a nation. Similarly, we urge Mr. President to take a critical look at the issue of the appointment of Mrs. Amina Zakari as Acting Chairman of INEC for which our party has severally raised some salient issues why she is not suitable for that position. It is incontrovertible that Mrs. Zakari by virtue of her blood relationship with Mr. President cannot preside over the affairs of an Independent National Electoral Commission. Nigeria belongs to all of us irrespective of political, religious and ethnic affiliation and as a responsible political party we shall not fold our hands and watch while our nation drift along dangerous line. Furthermore, the NWC commends and congratulates the PDP caucuses in the Senate and the House of Representatives on the smooth emergence of the Minority leadership in the National Assembly. We note that the process was without any interferences whatsoever from the leadership of our great party in keeping with the dictates of the independence of the legislature. Finally, the NWC deliberated on the state of the party in Ekiti State and resolved that it only recognizes the state Exco led by Chief Idowu Faleye. The NWC however summons all critical stakeholders in the party administration in Ekiti State to a meeting with the national leadership on the issues in the state chapter. Signed: Prince Uche Secondus Acting National Chairman

Battle for Kogi APC Ticket Picks Up

The tenure of the current Governor of Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada is bid to come to an end on January 27, 2016. But ahead of this winding up, the people are already warming up to go to the polls on November of this year to elect the next occupant of the Lugard House in Lokoja for the next four years. Kogi, alongside Edo, Ondo, Bayelsa, Anambra and Ekiti, fell from the list of states whose handover dates are May 29 every four years consequent upon a Supreme Court ruling from a prolonged litigation of election petitions. The court in the now popular case between Peter Obi and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) held that a governor’s tenure starts from the date he was sworn in. As expected, politicians have been declaring their intentions to contest the number one seat in the state and have, at the same time, been jostling and trying to outwit one another to win the gubernatorial tickets of their various political parties. The primary elections have been fixed for between August 25 and September 15 by INEC. Although there are many other parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), expected to field candidates for the election, who picks the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is the issue now in Kogi’s election. Abubakar Audu Abubakar Audu was the first governor of the state and leader of the APC in the state. The 68-year-old and former Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning in the old Benue State has been governor of the state at two different times. He was defeated by a relatively hitherto unknown Ibrahim Idris in 2003, when he wanted to return to the Lugard House. But Audu continued to contest subsequent governorship elections and had always lost. Some political pundits have attributed his losses at the polls to arrogance and highhandedness – attributes he allegedly displayed while in office as governor. However, if the criteria for winning the party’s ticket would be based on achievements, then it stands to reason that Audu has no rival in this contest. This is because his days in office were believed to have witnessed massive transformation and landmark achievements in the state which are yet to be surpassed by any other governor after him. But Audu’s greatest undoing which may affect his chances is his alleged cases of corruption yet to be decided by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Another factor that may affect his chances is the agitation for power shift from Kogi East (where Audu hails from) which has been ruling the state since its creation in 1991. Yahaya Bello Yahaya Bello is popularly known and called “Fair Plus”, the name of his transport company. The 40- year-old business man and politician is from Kogi Central, a zone which is greatly favoured by those clamouring for power rotation. This factor may swing the balance in favour of the aspirant. Although he is coming into the political scene for the first time, Yahaya is considered a dark horse because of his seriousness in the project and growing popularity across the state, especially among the youths. Considered the youngest of all the aspirants, he has been endorsed by some groups, such as the Kogi New Agenda for Change 2015 and Kogi APC Youth Arise movement. Surprisingly, though from the central senatorial district, he seems to be enjoying a growing support from the West and East. This may largely be due to his age and posture of a generational leader for all rather than sectional. Aliyu Zakari Jiya A pharmacist by training, Aliyu Zakari Jiya is a founding member, Movement for the Defence of Democracy (MDA) and also secretary, Movement for the Restoration of Democracy; Secretary, Action Congress of Democrats (ACD). He joined the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) under which platform he contested the 2011 governorship in the state but lost. He has remained in opposition throughout his political life. He is a founding member of the APC. Habeeb Yaqeen Habeeb Yaqeen is a former university don from Ijumu in Kogi West. As a contender from a zone that alleged to have been marginalised by successive administrations, he has promised to ensure equitable distribution of resources if he wins the ticket and eventually gets elected. James Ocholi James Ocholi is another strong contender for the APC governorship ticket from the eastern flank of the state. The 55-year-old Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) is a former governorship aspirant on the platform of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in the state. Ocholi is one of the few contestants shortlisted by the Network for Change and Good Governance (NCGG) as “most credible” among all the contestants across the party lines. Dino Melaye Senator Dino Melaye is a former member of the House of Representatives and currently a senator representing Kogi West in the Senate on the platform of the APC. Melaye won the hearts of many Nigerians as a result of the strong anti- corruption campaign he had spearheaded in the past. He is a strong contender for the ticket but his role in the emergence of Senator Bukola Saraki as Senate President of the 8th senate which obviously did not go down well with the party leadership may affect his chances. Many analysts believe that another factor that may affect his chances is what they termed as his gra- gra (abrasive) demeanour to issues. Salihu Atawodi Salihu Atawodi is retired Air Vice Marshal in the Nigerian Air Force. He is one of the former PDP stalwarts, who defected to the APC shortly before the general election. Born in 1952, Atawodi is a graduate of the Air War College, Karachi, Pakistan. He rose to the highest rank of Air Marshal. Atawodi is a contender to beat in this contest. Suleiman Babe Ali The Lokoja–born Baba Ali was a Commissioner for Health in Kogi State from 1999 to 2003 and the CEO of Team Nigeria to the Algiers 2007 All African Games. He is set to battle his former boss, Abubakar, to clinch the ticket. In his opinion, the former governor should drop his governorship aspiration and act like a leader of the party in the state that he is. Onukaba Adinoyi Ojo Another contestant from Kogi Central, Onukaba Adinoyi Ojo is a successful media guru of international repute, a playwright and university don. The former Senior Special Adviser on Media to the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar said his entry into the governorship race of Kogi State is to better the lives of the people of the state. Lanre Ipinmisho Lanre Ipinmisho is one of the six top contenders for the APC governorship ticket from the Western zone of the state. The aspiration of the former Director General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has received a boost with his endorsement by a group known as the Okun Progressive Union. Nurudeen Abatemi–Usman Deen, as he is popularly called, is the immediate past Senator representing Kogi Central. He contested the position again in the last election on the platform of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) after he failed to secure the ticket of his former party, the PDP. Though he was not of the APC then, he openly endorsed and campaigned for General Muhammadu Buhari for President. The former Vice-Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs eventually joined the APC and he is one of the four top contenders from Kogi Central. Rotimi Yaqub Obadofin A former governorship candidate in the state on the platform of the Allliance for Democracy (AD) in 2007, the Ayegunle Gbede-born politician is also a former Senate President, National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS). He has embarked on massive campaign and mobilisation for the party ticket. Alex Usman Kadiri Alex Kadiri is a former senator and governorship aspirant on the platform of the PDP. He is one of the former PDP stalwarts, who defected to the APC prior to the last general election. He is one of the top contenders for the party’s governorship ticket from the eastern flank. Nicholas Yahaya Ugbane Nicholas Ugbane was elected Senator on the platform of the defunct ANPP in 2003 to represent Kogi East in the Senate. He was re- elected in 2007 on the platform of the PDP. The 62-year-old banker is also one of the PDP chieftains, who defected to the APC recently. As Chairman, Senate Committee on INEC and Power at different times, he was alleged to have been involved in some corrupt practices and subsequently arrested. He later released by the EFCC. Olusola George Olumoroti A trained engineer, George Olumoroti was born in Kabba in Kogi West. He is one of the top contenders for the APC governorship ticket from the zone. He is expected to slug it out with other contestants from the zone and from the state as a whole.

How teaching hospital will solve manpower problems in Kogi State, by commissioner

KOGI State Government has said that the establishment of a teaching hospital at the State University, Anyigba, was to solve the manpower challenges facing the state’s health sector. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Idris Omede, said that the teaching hospital had facilitated the accreditation of the university’s medical programme by the National Universities Commission (NUC). “This development will bring about efficient health-care delivery in Kogi as the facilities at the College of Nursing in Obangede and the College of Health Technology, Idah, are being up-graded. They will provide the required training for health personnel that will render adequate services at all levels of health care delivery,” he said.

Kogi 2016: Wada expresses delight as loyalists sweep PDP state congress

Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State has applauded the victory of Engineer Sam Ohuetu as the new state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, noting that his emergence was a bold effort which would re-position the party for the current challenges. He also noted that with the successful conduct of the three-man adhoc delegate ward congress and the state party congress, the Kogi State PDP had been re-energised to ward off any challenge in the November 21, 2015 governorship election. Speaking yesterday in Lokoja during the swearing- in- of the new PDP state Executive members, Wada said: “The party executives are eager to show what they can contribute to the party. We are very happy that the ward congress went peacefully and rancor-free as no single person wrote a petition against the congress. There was a level playing field for everybody”.

Police: Investigation into forgery of Senate rules is inconclusive

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said it has not concluded its investigations into the alleged forgery of the Senate’s Standing Order, adding that no copy of its report had been handed to President Muhammadu Buhari as reported in some sections of the media. The Force Public Relations Officer Emmanuel Ojukwu described as false the news report that the investigation into the alleged forgery had been concluded and a report submitted to the president by the police. A news story over the weekend claimed that the president had received a copy of the police report last week, confirming that the Standing Rules used to inaugurate the Eighth Assembly were forged. In the story, the police were said to have recommended the prosecution of those found culpable of forging the rules, which were used in the election of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu on June 9, 2015. The report was said to have indicted the management of the National Assembly, especially the clerk, Salisu Maikasuwa, among others, and recommended the prosecution of the suspects. However, Ojukwu said that the investigation was still ongoing, adding that no report was submitted to the president. He said: “I want to state categorically that the investigation into the allegation of forgery at the Senate is still ongoing. We have not concluded it yet, so where did the media get the information that not only has it been concluded but handed over to President Mohammed Buhari. “The investigation is still ongoing and whenever it is ready, we will make it available to the public. The media report that we have concluded the investigation into the case is false and should be disregarded,” he said. Acting on a petition by Senator Sulaiman Hunkuyi of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the police had on July 6 quizzed Maikasuwa over the alleged forgery of the standing rules of the upper legislative chamber. The petition alleged that some parts of the 2015 rules were different from the one ratified by the Sixth Senate in 2010 and was used by the Seventh Senate in 2011. The police, on the strength of the petition, had subsequently quizzed the leadership of the Seventh Senate, including former Senate President David Mark; his deputy (now Saraki’s deputy), Ekweremadu; former Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba; and the former Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Business, Senator Ita Enang. Maikasuwa, who is the custodian of the standing rules, was also invited for questioning by the police. But as the crisis from last month’s leadership election in the National Assembly festers, Buhari will meet the APC caucus in the House of Representatives. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, confirmed the meeting to State House correspondents. This Day