i think it is a good move since the workers were already on strike. The shut down period will give room for negotiation between both parties.

I prefer beer

The Special Convention of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which took place in Abuja on Saturday was prior to the event aptly tagged by some newspapers “a make or mar convention”.
What was at stake on the surface was election of members to fill National Working Committee (NWC) positions which became vacant as a result of the fact that the Independent Electoral Committee (INEC) was dissatisfied with how the previous occupants of the positions were elected. All positions, apart from that of the National Chairman were vacant before the Convention.

But deep down, what was at stake was who becomes the Presidential candidate of the Party in 2015. It was therefore vitally important for the different presidentially aspirants to take control of the Party by ensuring that their loyalists occupy most of the NWC positions.

The struggle for the presidential ticket of PDP is so fierce because since 1999 when the military handed over political power to civilians, the Party has been producing the presidents of the country. So, whoever gets the Party’s ticket is most likely going to emerge as the president in 2015

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Unknown to many people, the former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-kayode and former beauty queen, Mrs Bianca Onoh were heading for the altar in the late 80’s, but the wheels of their love life was clogged by a sudden event that eventually created a gulf between the two love-birds
It was gathered that Bianca Odinaka Olivia Onoh, who is the sixth child of Late Chief Christian Chukwuma Onoh, the second republic governor of the of the old Anambra state, had met Femi Fani-kayode while she was studying for her A- levels in Cambridge Tutorial College. The former aviation minister was also attending the University of Cambridge for his Masters Degree programme in law. Informed sources revealed that the statuesque beauty was already a queen before he met the hunky politico. The lively, charming and boisterous Bianca had won the MISS MARTINI, a beauty pageant organized by the beverage company known as Martini Rossi, while schooling at Yorkshire in England.

The relationship between the stunner and the six-footer lover boy was described as a ‘red-hot romance’ by Nigerian students then in the U.K social circuit. Even, when Femi, whose father was the second Queen’s Counsel{Senior Advocate of Nigeria} that Nigeria will produced, was finishing his Masters programme and the gorgeous Bianca was settling down for her combined honours degree in Politics, Economics and Law at the University of Buckingham, the rhythm of their love beats was still playing on melodiously.


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Speaking on Tuesday at the fourth Ibadan Sustainable Development Summit, former President Olusegun Obasanjo named former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu; ex-Speaker, House of Representatives, Alhaji Salisu Buhari and former Bayelsa State governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha as examples of younger generation of leaders who failed the country.
The Summit was organised by the Centre for Sustainable Development, University of Ibadan (UI), in collaboration with the African Sustainable Development Network.

According to Obasanjo, the performance of the current younger generation of leaders has not been impressive, particularly in terms of integrity.

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The Ag. Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barr. Tony Caesar Okeke has stated that his party will not lose any of its governors to the All Progressive Congress (APC) while also describing the APC as a group of confused individuals desperate for political power at the Centre.
Okeke made the assertion in an exclusive interview with ionigeria.com.

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In this area, Governor Uduaghan has done well. Let's give him the honour.

In pursuit of its agenda of safeguarding lives and property in the State, the Delta State government is poised to further strengthen the confidence of security personnel by making available to them ballistic vests and ballistic ceramic helmets.
According to very reliable sources, the State government has ordered about 2500 pieces of ballistic vests and 2000 pieces of ballistic ceramic helmets.

The ballistic vests and helmets, according to our sources will help in boosting the morale of security personnel in combating and further reducing the rate of crime in the State.

Speaking on the security situation in Delta State, Mr. Chike Ogeah, Commissioner for Information said, “As we speak, security in Delta State is at optimum level with the environment very clement for businesses and individuals to operate. Time was when kidnapping and other violent crimes got quite disturbing. But His Excellency, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, CON embarked on a concerted programme to improve security”,

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The Deputy Senate President and Chairman, Senate Committee on Constitution Amendment, Ike Ekweremadu on Tuesday declared as false the widespread belief that the Senate has endorsed early marriage.
Speaking at a media briefing, Senator Ekweremadu said that the Senate only tried to delete an existing clause in the constitution which it considered discriminatory against women. He termed the debate trailing its voting on the issue of the age for denouncing citizenship as a product of ignorance and mischief

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The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) appeared divided over the N3 billion grant given by the Federal Government to assist the movie industry in the country.

Reports say that the state chairmen of the guild met in Abuja on July 18 on the modalities to adopt in disbursing the grants

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Once again, Senator Yerima is in the news, claiming Islam as the basis for his argument that a girl automatically transforms into an adult of ‘full age’ once she is married, with the attendant responsibilities that relate to the renunciation of citizenship, irrespective of her age or mental capacity. Because the Senator from Zamfara State has gone public with his personal comprehension of the Shari’a, it has become necessary to respond publicly to his utterances

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Olugbenga Ashiru, has said that Nigeria will accredit foreign diplomats married to people of the same sex in spite of its stand on the issue

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A notable Nollywood actress, Mrs Omotola Jelaide-Ekeinde, has criticised the recent Senate approval of early child marriage.
Jelaide-Ekeinde expressed her feeling on the issue while speaking as a Special Guest at the MBGN beauty pageant on Saturday night in Yenagoa.

According to her, approving early marriage of the girl-child will expose her to various abuses and exploitation

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The Chief Executive Officer, Storm 360 Music Records Company, Lagos, Mr Obi Asika, said on Sunday, that what makes the old generation musicians’ songs evergreen was because of their good lyrics and composition.
Asika in an interview that ``whenever you play old generation songs, they are still as fresh as if they were played yesterday”.

The music producer was speaking against the backdrop of comparing old and new genres of music

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The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday approved the establishment of a Legal Task Force (LTF) to prosecute cases of oil theft across the country.
The task force is to be headed by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Mohammed Adoke
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