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Latest blog entries - Eloti tV Adamawa: PDP Appeal panel voids Ag. Gov’s disqualification The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Screening Appeal Committee has voided the disqualification of the Adamawa State Acting Governor, Umar Fintiri. Consequently, the panel has given him the clearance to participate in the party’s primary election coming up on September 6. Briefing journalists shortly after the appeal seating at the PDP national secretariat on Sunday, Chairman of the panel, Senator James Manager, affirmed Fintiri’s qualification to participate in the election. Manager said the Ibrahim Mantu led screening panel that disqualified the Acting Governor on Saturday committed an error of judgment in arriving at its decision. The Mantu committee had relied on Section 191 (2) of the Constitution to ease Fintiri out of the race, saying; “Fintiri is not qualified to contest in the primaries because he is not a deputy governor that emerged as acting governor. “He is a child o

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV PDP Grants Waivers to Ribadu, Marwa and Gundiri In Politics / 30 August 2014 / 0 comments Respite came the way of former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Malam Nuhu Ribadu; former military administrator of Lagos State, Buba Marwa and Markus Gundiri as the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party yesterday granted them waivers to contest the September 6 Adamawa State governorship primary election. Also, the party urged its members in the state to decide their governorship candidate, stating that as far as it was concerned, “it is only the delegates to the September 6 governorship primary election that would decide who would be the governorship candidate of the PDP.” Addressing newsmen yesterday after the deliberations of the NWC on the report of the three man waiver screening committee chaired by Senator Ibrahim Mantu, the National Publicity Sec

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV FG intervenes in Anambra, Kogi clashes The Federal Government Friday intervened in the bloody clashes in oil rich border communities of Anambra and Kogi States, which had killed several people. Towards resolving the dispute, Vice President Namadi Sambo presided over a meeting behind closed-doors and attended by representatives of the two state governments and the National Boundary Commission (NBC). Speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State said that a lot of progress has been made in the attempt to resolve the matter. Expressing hope that the matter would be resolved by the end of the year, he said the NBC is tracing the boundary of the affected areas. According to him, every effort is being made to maintain peace and tranquillity in his state. The Anambra State Deputy Governor, Mr. Nkem Okeke, also said the resolution of the crisis was foremost on the mind of the governor, Wi

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV NSCDC Calls For Increased Fight Against Pipeline Vandalism NSCDC Calls For Increased Fight Against Pipeline Vandalism By Christiana Nwaogu — Aug 28, 2014 | Leave a comment The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has said the incessant vandalisation of petroleum pipelines and other critical infrastructure across the country is costing the nation several billions of naira that, if channeled otherwise, would impact positively on the national economy. The Corps, in line with its mandate of fighting oil theft, oil bunkering and vandalism of public infrastructure, said it had resumed fresh partnership with major stakeholders to enable it win the war against the crimes. The Corps’ Commandant General, Prof. Ade Abolurin, explained that the menace of pipeline and power infrastructure vandalism was taking an increasing tol

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV 500,000 children to be enrolled in early childhood education in Zamfara 2015 (GUSAU) The Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), said it would enroll 500,000 under the Early Child Care Development Education (ECCDE) programme by 2015. The Chairman of the Board, Alhaji Murtala Jangebe, stated this on Wednesday in Gusau. He was speaking at an advocacy meeting on child education in the state with Education Secretaries, traditional rulers and ECCDE Desk Officers. Jangebe said the meeting was aimed at sensitising the participants on how to implement the programme which was introduced by the Federal Government. He said that the programme made enrolment compulsory for children between three and five years before their enrolment into primary schools. Jangebe, who was represented by the Board’s Director Planning, Research and Statistics, Alhaji Sani Mailafiya, said the board was highly committed in ensuring “our children’

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV Ebola scare: Passengers quarantined for 90 minutes at Scottish Airport  Shocked airline passengers were recovering following a terrifying ebola scare which saw them quarantined for 90 minutes at a Scottish Airport yesterday, Mailonline reported.More than 100 passengers on a London to Aberdeen flight were held on board the aircraft amid fears that a young girl had the deadly virus. Specialist crews wearing biohazard suits boarded the British Airways flight on landing at Aberdeen after the pilot informed the authorities of a sick passenger on Sunday night. According to the report, the 10-year-old girl is believed to have started her journey in Nigeria, just one of the countries which has been affected by the recent devastating ebola outbreak. The girl was examined at the scene by the specialist crews and taken by ambulance to Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital. The youngster was examined by medical staff and found not to have the virus.

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV Mother of three caught with cannabis at airport A 37-year-old mother of three, Ezeh Ifeoma Maureen, has been arrested with substances suspected to be cannabis by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). She was caught at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in  Ikeja, Lagos, during outward screening of China-bound Ethiopian Airlines’ passengers for allegedly attempting to smuggle 6.200 kilogrammes of dried weeds that tested positive for cannabis. The agency’s Airport Commander, Mr. Hamza Umar, said the suspect told the officers that her bags contained vegetables and foodstuff. “She declared the content of her bags as vegetables and foodstuff, but during a search, the vegetables turned out to be cannabis weighing 6.200 kilogrammes.  The drug was packed in two parcels.” The suspect, who hails from Anambra State, said: “I am a business woman; I sell women’s clothes at the Onitsha main market. I usually export foodstu

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV NABTEB collaborates with secondary schools on TVET The National Business and Technical Examination Board (NABTEB) has come up with a plan to collaborate with public and private secondary schools across the country in its effort to promote skill acquisition and make Nigerian students employable after graduation. The Registrar and Chief Executive of the board, Dr. Olatunde Aworanti, disclosed this in Benin during a sensitisation workshop organised for principals and proprietors of over 300 private and secondary schools in the state. He explained that the partnership was prompted by the urgent need to prepare and empower school leavers for the harsh economic realities the country was facing. Aworanti, while urging the managers of secondary education in the state to play a complementary role by integrating vocational and technical subjects into their school curricular, said the initiative had been successfully applied in Ghana to

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV Boko Haram not in South East -Minimah  Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Kenith Minimah has re-assured that the Boko Haram sect is not in the South East geo-political zone. Minimah, who was at the 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze in Owerri, Imo State  as part of his familiarisation tour of the  Army Formation in the 82 Division, noted that the two incidents in Imo and Abia states allegedly linked to the insurgents could be the handiwork of some elements within the states, who  wanted to take advantage of the insurgency in the country to cause mischief. “What happened at the Winners Chapel church and Abia State, where suspected Boko Haram insurgents were arrested (even though I don’t want to talk about that of Abia, because it has been established that some people were arrested) we cannot hold it that it is an extension of insurgency. “Some elements within the states may want to cause trouble. Some mischief-makers might want

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV Fashola blasts FG over poor utilisation of revenue Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola, yesterday criticised  the Federal Government for allegedly not doing enough  with the huge monthly revenue allocations it gets from the federation account. The governor,  who made the observation at the flag-off ceremony of the Lagos State Economic and Empowerment Programme in Ikeja, said the Federal Government failed to use the huge resources to better the lives of the people. According to him, the Federal Government got 52 per cent of the total income of the federation, while the 36 state governments shared 26 per cent, lamenting that even with the huge share it got, the federal government had failed in its responsibilities, especially in the provision of power and security. Fashola said: “There are three governments in Nigeria family, the federal, the state and the local government. We get income from three major sources. There ar

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV Ireland Testing Dead Person Recently In Africa For Ebola The Health Service Executive (HSE) of Ireland has said that the country is testing a dead person who recently returned from Africa for the Ebola virus. Appropriate infection control procedures are being put in place in the community and at the mortuary in the north-west county of Donegal where the person’s remains lie, pending the outcome of laboratory tests, the HSE said. The test results are expected late on Friday and the risk of transmission of any disease is considered to be extremely low, it added in a statement. “The public health department was made aware earlier on Thursday of the remains of an individual, discovered early in the morning, who had recently travelled to one of the areas in Africa, affected by the current Ebola virus disease outbreak,” it said. “Blood samples have been sent for laboratory testing to confirm whether or not this individual had c

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV AFCON, U-17 trophies recovered from burnt NFF building The Nigeria Football Federation Abuja Secretariat has declared that it was able to rescue some of the trophies won by the national teams from its offices after a blaze swept through the building on Wednesday morning. Among the trophies saved were the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations trophy won in South Africa and the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup trophy won in the United Arab Emirates, Goal reports. However, thousands of records and financial documents were lost in the flames which started around 9:30am from a spark in the office of the Accountant. The fire, according to the General Secretary, Musa Amadu, emanated from the left wing of the third floor of the NFF Secretariat. The inferno burnt down all the documents in the accountant’s office, swept through the office of the general secretary and destroyed most of the documents in the office and other rooms in the left wing of the building. Am

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV Austria Says Briton Did Not Die Of Ebola A 48-year-old British woman who collapsed and died in Austria following a trip to Nigeria did not die from the Ebola Virus Disease. Head of the regional health board in Austria, Franz Katzgraber, said tests had ruled out the Ebola virus but the cause of death remained unknown. The woman had travelled from Nigeria to Germany where she then flew back to Austria to her home at Vomp, a town in the Austrian state of Tyrol. An autopsy would be carried out to confirm the cause of death. The W.H.O declared the West African Ebola outbreak a ‘public health emergency of international concern’ on August 8, triggering global alarm as countries stepped up precautions and testing. The W.H.O said that the death toll had now risen to 1,229 from among the 2,240 reported cases in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. The latest figures include 84 additional deaths from 113 new cases reported bet

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV Maigari returns, demands free and fair NFF poll The president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Aminu Maigari, has said on his return to office that he wants a smooth conduct of elections into the federation’s executive committee. Maigari resumed office on Monday after a purported impeachment was thrown out by FIFA, africanFootball.com reports. “I personally will want any individual who is eligible to contest (the elections),” Maigari declared. The electoral process has been seriously questioned after some officials disappeared with nomination forms in a desperate bid to stop interested persons from vying for the elections. Sports minister Tammy Danagogo has also expressed serious concerns about the process. Elections are due on August 26 in Warri. Meanwhile, Maigari has called on all stakeholders to unite for the good of Nigerian football. “There is no victor and no vanquished. We must all come together in the interest of the Nigeri

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV APC South East: We Are Not Opposed To Jonathan Running In 2015 The All Progressives Congress (APC) South East zone, on Sunday, reiterated that it was not opposed to President Goodluck Jonathan running for presidency in 2015, as he has the constitutional right to contest. The party was reacting to the endorsement of President Jonathan as Igbo candidate by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) South-East political leaders, during the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) rally in Awka, Anambra State on Saturday. Notable PDP Igbo political leaders, including Chairman of the South-East Governors Forum, Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State; Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu; Josephine Anenih, who represented Nigerian women in the zone; billionaire businessman, Arthur Eze; former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, who spoke on behalf of the South-East caucus of the

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV Breaking: Ebola: female doctor discharged The female doctor who had contact with late Patrick Sawyer at the first consultant hospital, Lagos has been discharged…details later. Original link Read More more info...

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV Amaechi Launches Distribution Of 1,000 Tiller Machines To Sokoto Farmers Amaechi Launches Distribution Of 1,000 Tiller Machines To Sokoto Farmers NAN — Aug 15, 2014 | Leave a comment Gov. Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State on Friday in Kasarawa village, Wamakko local government of Sokoto State, launched the distribution to farmers 1,000 tiller machines purchased by the state government. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that Amaechi began a two-day official visit to Sokoto State on Wednesday. Speaking at the event, he said that the only plausible solution to most of the problems of Nigeria was “heavy” investment in agriculture. ” It creates employment for skilled workers, hence makes them to be engaged productively.” He appealed to the beneficiaries to utilise the machines properly, to boost food production and food securi

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV DSS Ponders Politics And Bombings In Nigeria The dust of the just concluded Osun governorship polls does not seem to be about to ebb, going by the string of accusations not only between political parties, but between political parties and the Department of State Security (DSS). Today on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, the spokesperson of the DSS, Marylin Ogar , wondered why there was no bomb blasts after the Osun governorship election which was won by the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ogar did not specifically or directly accuse the APC of complicity in the bombing, but still wondered why there were bomb blasts in states where other parties apart from the APC won elections. Ms Ogar noted that there has been no bombings since the apc won in Edo and Osun elections. She said that “we had provided security for Edo and at the end of that election, permit me to say, there was no bomb blast. “We move

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV Photo: National conference Chief Richard Akinjide,(left)President Market Women,Madam Felicia Sani,and Mike Ozekhome,at the National Conference in Abuja on Wednesday Photo Abayomi Fayese Original link Read More more info...

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV Chibok: Presidency, Igbo group fault Northern elders’ position The Presidency on Tuesday flayed the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) for demanding that President Goodluck Jonathan rescue the over 200 Chibok school girls or forfeit his 2015 re-election bid. The NEF had given Jonathan a two-month ultimatum within which to rescue the girls. The over 200 Chibok school girls were abducted by the Boko Haram sect since April 14 and have since been in the sect captivity. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Dr. Doyin Okupe, retorted that the President did not require such threat or ultimatum to be alive to his responsibilities. “The issue of insurgency, especially those ideologically based on Islamic extremism is a global phenomenon and requires tact, military capability, serious de-radicalisation techniques and community based counter insurgency programmes to ensure success,” Okupe stated. The presidential aide said the a

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV National Conference Resumes and Adjourns Immediately After three weeks’ break, the National Conference, on Monday, resumed proceedings for delegates to conclude their work and approve the final report of the Conference. However, the delegates did not sit for long as the Secretary of the Conference announced that the conference would adjourn till Wednesday August 13 , to allow delegates study the draft report they had received. In what many Nigerians expected would be the final lap of the national assignment, the delegates had arrived, signed in and immediately gone into the conference hall with copies of the draft reports as they waited for the Conference Chairman to arrive. Instead, it was the Conference Secretary, Dr. Valerie-Janette Azinge, who arrived to announce the adjournment and outlined some of the documents the delegates would received and were expected to consider before the resumption on Wednesday. The Confere

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV Fashola, Oshiomhole, Okorocha congratulate Aregbesola   Following the formal declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of  Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, as the winner of Saturday’s gubernatorial election, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, has congratulated  the Governor for a well-deserved victory. In a press statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Hakeem Bello, Fashola also congratulated the people and government of the State of Osun for a well-fought and won election in spite of intimidation and harassment by agencies of the ruling opposition party who sought to militarize the State during the event. The Governor was quoted in the statement as saying, “ the victory of his brother Governor on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the people of the State of Osun would remain a strong indicator of the victory of truth over falsehood pointing out that no matter t

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV Nasarawa Impeachment: Commissioner Insists Case Against Al-Makura Is Over Following the dismissal of allegations against the Nasarawa State Governor, Tanko Al-makura, the Commissioner for Information in the state, Hamza Mohammed, believes that as far as the law is concerned, the crisis in Nasarawa State should be over. He made this assertion on Channels Television’s weekend breakfast programme, Sunrise. The Nasarawa impeachment investigative panel set up by the State Chief Judge, Justice Suleiman Dikko, to investigate the 16-count allegation of misconduct and breaches of the constitution levelled against Governor Al-Makura had dismissed the allegations against the Governor following the failure of the State House of Assembly to provide evidence in support of the claims. The panel held that in criminal proceedings, the onus lies on the person who had made the allegations to prove culpability and that since the state’s lawm

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV Osun election: Security intercept ballot boxes Security agents have intercepted ballot boxes and other electoral materials at Gbongan in Osun state. According to our correspondent Adekunle Yussuf, there were already thumb printed and stuffed inside ballot boxes. Those arrested were taken to the headquarters of the State Security Services in Osogbo. Original link Read More more info...

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV Nigeria won’t break up in 2015 – PFN The National President of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Dr. Felix Omobhude, on Thursday said Nigeria will not disintegrate in 2015. Omobhude stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji (Dr.) Shehu Idris in his palace. The PFN president said he was in Zaria to thank the Emir for his fatherly role and prayer towards sustaining peace in the country. He also informed the monarch that the insurgency in the country will soon be a thing of the past because no rebellion lasted for ever. “Your Royal Highness, I have always said it that what is happening in the country is not a war against any religious group but activities of some extremists who do not even understand the dictates of their religion. “The only way for us to tackle this is to unite as a nation and pray to our creator to bring an end to the insurgency ravaging the country,” he said. In his response, the Em

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV Company plans to add 30MW to national grid by 2015 (ABUJA) The Managing Director, William Duncan Hydro Power Ltd., Mr William Duncan, on Wednesday said that 30 megawatts of electricity would be generated and added to the national grid by 2015. Duncan made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He said that the megawatts would be generated from Kwall River in Bassa Local Government Area in Plateau. William Duncan Hydro-Electric Power Ltd., is one of the three companies recently given water use permits by the Federal Ministry of Water Resources to generate power for the benefits of Nigerians. The others were Zuma Energy Nigeria Ltd for Coal fired power plant from River Niger and Hydro Belt Flow Ltd for hydroelectric power generation from Mada River and Katsina-Ala River. The managing director said the power generation was part of their contribution to actualise the Federal Government’s tra

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV Nigeria Military To Investigate Amnesty International Human Rights Abuse Claims Defence Sokesman Major General Chris Olukolade Utomi Ekpei—AFP/Getty Images Nigeria’s military authorities said today they will never condone any proven case of human rights abuse by its personnel, and will investigate the incident that has been reported by Amnesty International (AI). In a press statement by spokesman Chris Olukolade, the authorities expressed deep concern about the video footage currently being circulated in that regard, noting that it became reference data for AI in its report on the subject. “Much as the scenes depicted in these videos are alien to our operations and doctrines, it has to be investigated to ensure that such practices have not crept, surreptitiously into the system all to the detriment of expectations, in line with best practices to which the nation’s military has committed itself.” Recalling that a Joint Investig

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV 4000 Youths To Benefits From Bauchi Govt’s Empowerment Programme – Commissioner 4000 Youths To Benefits From Bauchi Govt’s Empowerment Programme – Commissioner NAN — Aug 4, 2014 | Leave a comment No fewer than 4000 youths are to benefit from Bauchi State government’s youth empowerment programme, the state’s Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Hajiya Amina Katagum, has said. Katagum told newsmen on Monday in Bauchi that the gesture was part of government efforts to check youth restiveness and address the problem of unemployment in the state. She explained that the programme, tagged “Youths and Gender Upliftment Development Agenda” (YOU-GUDA), was one of Governor Isa Yuguda’s various initiatives towards assisting the youths. She said the beneficiaries would be drawn from the 20 local government areas of the state for traini

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV APC relocates administrative machinery to Osogbo The administrative machinery of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will relocate to Osogbo, the Osun capital ahead of the Aug. 9 governorship election, the party’s National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has said. Odigie-Oyegun made the statement on Sunday in Abuja a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said that the relocation to Osogbo would enable the party work out modalities to achieve victory in the election. “We wish to inform the public and millions of our members and supporters that as from Aug. 4, the National Secretariat of APC will relocate to Oshogbo, Osun State. “The national secretariat of our great party will continue to operate from Osogbo until after the governorship election, “ he said. The chairman reiterated the commitment of the party to guard and protect its votes during the election and commended the people of Osun for their

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV Dora Akunyili for burial August 28 The burial of Prof. Dora Akunyili, former Minister of Information, has been fixed for Aug. 28, the husband of the deceased, Dr Chike Akunyili, confirmed. Akunyili made the announcement on Saturday during a news conference at the family’s country home in Nneogidi village, Agulu in Anaocha local council area of Anambra. According to him, there will be a wake keep at their Enugu residence on Aug. 22, while a night of tributes will be held at Sheraton Hotels, Abuja, on Aug. 25. He said, “her body will leave the National Hospital, Abuja, to the family house at Rudolf Close, Maitama, Abuja, on Aug. 26. “There will be a Church mass at Pro-Cathedral Catholic Church, Abuja, by 10 a.m. on Aug. 26, after which the body leaves Abuja for Enugu by 2.30 p.m. “On Aug. 27, her body arrives Holy Ghost Cathedral, Enugu, for Requiem High Mass by 9 a.m. and arrives Awka by 1 p.m. for Anambra State Government’s ac

Latest blog entries - Eloti tV Jonathan vows to lead battle to defeat Boko Haram President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday night vowed to lead Nigerians to defeat the evil attacks of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram. Speaking at the official launching of the Victims Support Fund at the Banquet Hall of the State House, Abuja, he said that it beats his imagination that Nigerians could make themselves available to be used as suicide bombers. He said that the fact that the fund was being set up was not an admission that terrorism has come to stay in the country. Jonathan said: “I never for once thought that I would, in my life time, hear of Nigerians strapping bombs to themselves and blowing up innocent people. We would have sworn that it is impossible! Ten years ago, no Nigerian would have imagined it. We thought it was something that could only happen in other countries.” “But here we are today witnessing this sordid phenomenon. Even women, who are not known for violence, a