PDP Appoints Adamu Mu’azu As New Party Chairman

The Peoples Democratic Party led by President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed a former Governor,  Bauchi State, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, as its new party chairman.

Mu’azu is to replace the former chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, whose resignation was announced President Goodluck Jonathan

According to a report published in one of Nigeria’s national newspapers, Mu’azu was said to have been selected as the consensus candidate after t a meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and the governors of the party at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, yesterday.

At the meeting which was reported to have ended at 1:22 am this morning, it was revealed that majority of the governors in attendance had rejected the choice of Mohammed Wakil by the President and his wife, Patience lamenting on his alleged inability to carry people along when he was a principal officer of the House.

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[Photo] Benue State Governor Serves As Best Man For Cook

Peter Anyiman an indigene of Benue State was lucky enough to have his State Governor as his best man at his wedding.  The Governor said Mr Peter is a very diligent man who deserves to be honoured. According to him, Mr Peter who is a cook, serving Catholic Priest, Rev. Father Michael Tumba in Abuja  had demonstrated a true commitment to his duties for 18 years and deserved to be honoured. Just like a best man would do, he helped the groom to adjust his tie and also cleaned his face at intervals.

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Teacher Arraigned For ‘Impersonating’ Lagos State Governor’s Wife “Dame Abimbola Fashola”

A 53- year-old teacher on Grade Level 10, Asogbon Victoria Abosede, was Thursday, arraigned before Lagos Chief Magistrate’s Court One, sitting in Ikeja, for allegedly impersonating the first lady of Lagos State, Dame Abimbola Fashola.

The defendant was said to have sent text messages between June and July to the Chairman of Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area of Lagos by falsely presenting herself as first lady of Lagos State and obtained N100, 000 from the chairman.

The defendant who is facing a 10-count charge of impersonation and fraud, preferred against her by the Lagos State government, was docked before Chief Magistrate Eniola Fabamwo.

Soldiers Take Over Rivers State Assembly

A detachment of soldiers has taken over the Rivers House of Assembly following the fracas that erupted there on Tuesday and continued today. The soldiers took over when two opposing youth groups numbering over 2,000, some pro-Governor Chibuike Amaechi, some against, attempted to storm the Assembly this morning.

They had disparate missions: to either prevent the five renegade lawmakers from sitting or to aid them. There was a clash between the youths and one was reportedly shot. No one knows who actually fired the shot.

The pro-Amaechi group, which is under the auspices of Ikwerre Youth Movement, IYM, was this morning led by Tony Okocha, the Chief of Staff, while the other group of youths under the aegis of Grassroots Democratic Initiative, GDI, is loyal to Nyesom Wike, the Minister of State for Education.

[Video] Mayhem Breaks In Rivers State Assembly [Comprehensive]

The battle between the Pro and Anti Rivers state governor in the state Assembly went bloody on Tuesday [July 9]. A group of five anti Ameachi lawmakers reportedly toppled the twenty-five pro Ameachi and purportedly impeached the house speaker. Symbol of authority "Mace" was completely broken, house leader sustained serious injury while computer systems were seen destroyed. TVC NEWS Kelechi Emekalam reports from the scene of the political mayhem.