PDP Board of Trustees appoints ex-Minister, Haliru Mohammed, Acting Chairman Of BOT

The Board of Trustees of Nigeria’s ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has appointed a former acting national Chairman of the party, and ex-defence minister, Haliru Mohammed, as its acting Chairman.

Mr. Mohammed’s nomination was endorsed Monday night by the PDP’s BoT at a meeting at the Aso Rock presidential villa, Abuja.

Mr. Mohammed emerged against widespread belief that President Goodluck Jonathan would be assuming the position as he leaves office Friday.

(Must Read) Why is China ignoring Nigerian Crude But Preferred Angola's Product?

Nigeria and Angola, both situated in West Africa, are the two biggest producers in the region, but the crudes from these two countries have treaded divergent paths in the past year, despite a lot of similarities.

Nigeria produces just over 2 million barrels of per day of crude oil that is largely light and sweet. This crude is largely low in sulfur and yields a generous amount of diesel, jet fuel and gasoline, which are the profit-making products for global refineries.

Why My Church Members Stripped During Service – South African pastor

Congregants in a church in South Africa started to undress in church as self proclaimed prophet Penuel Mnguni of the End Times Disciples Ministries in Soshanguve extension 13, Tshwane preached.

He said God placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden with no clothes on, and because they had faith in the Lord, they didn’t even know they were undressed.

VIDEO: Fuel Tankers Leaving Ifeanyi Ubah's Capital Oil Depot In Apapa To Distribute Fuel

Capital Oil and Gas Industries Limited, said it is releasing about 13 million litres on Sunday night, approximately 400 trucks of petroleum products including premium motor spirit, popularly called petrol, to ease the scourge of the endemic fuel scarcity that Nigeria had been plunged into. Additional 53 million litres will also be released in a few days, making a total of 70 million litres from Capital oil.

Ireland Becomes First Country In The World To legalise Gay Marriage By Popular Vote

Irish voters have decisively voted in favour of marriage equality, making Ireland the first country to do so through the ballot box. 

Only one of the 43 constituencies voted against the proposal – Roscommon-South Leitrim – while the yes vote exceeded 70% in many parts of Dublin. 

MTN Nigeria , Beat Radio F.M, Warns That Diesel Shortage Could Soon Jeopardize Their Business

MTN Nigeria is telling the general public that the ongoing fuel scarcity in the country could hamper service delivery. It made this announcement via its official Twitter account.

The statement warned of imminent network degradation if it does not manage to procure diesel supplies within the the next 24 hours.”MTN’s available reserves of diesel are running low and the company must source for a significant quantity of diesel in the near future to prevent a shut down of services across Nigeria”, the statement read.

Kenyan Lawyer Offers Obama 50 Cows, 70 Sheep & 30 Goats To Marry His Daughter Malia

His dream is to marry one of Obama’s daughters, Malia, and is ready to pay 50 cows, 70 sheep and 30 goats as bride price.

Speaking to The Nairobian, Kiprono, who hit the headlines when he moved to court seeking to have William Ruto sworn in as president when Uhuru travelled to The Hague for his ICC case, said he is ready to meet Obama to discuss the matter when the US president visits in July. “I got interested in her in 2008.

President-Elect Muhammed Buhari Meet UK Prime Minister David Cameron In London

President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari held a meeting with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron in Downing Street, central London on May 23, 2015.

It will be recalled that Buhari, on Friday, May 22, left the country for Britain on a private visit.

See more photos from the visit after the cut

What Makes Arochukwu Long Juju Unique

  

Journalist Okorie Uguru recently visited the famous Arochukwu shrine and  below is his experience narrated in his own words


Getting to Arochukwu town is like a trip to the land of the spirits where one has to pass through the proverbial seven rivers and seven hills.

Although less than  100 kilometres from the Abia State capital, getting to Arochukwu from Umuahia can take between three to four hours. This is simply as a result of a bad road.  From Umuahia to Ohafia, the road is bad, especially through Bende. From Ohafia to Arochukwu, after the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Army Cantonment Ohafia, the road becomes hell.

I advised my son to marry a foreigner— Oshiomhole’s mother -Hajia Aishetu

Governor Adams Oshiomole  shunned the idea of marrying Nigerian woman in order not to create crisis in his family.

 His mother, Hajia Aishetu told Vanguard that “I supported him to marry a foreigner so that the relationship between my son and his children will remain cordial. Our Nigerian women will go and destroy the family just because they want property. “ That was the main reason I supported him to marry a foreigner when he told me about it. So I am happy about it. Besides, the new wife is a very good woman. She behaves like Comrades late wife. Very accommodating, understanding and hard working. And you know my son travels a lot as a governor. He needs a woman who understands his work and that is the kind of wife he married.

MUST READ: How I Will Choose My Ministers -- Muhammadu Buhari

President-elect Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed the ministerial lists in circulation on the social media as fake because his ministers will not emerge the way the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) picked members of its Federal Executive Council (FEC) in the last 16 years. Buhari made this known in an exclusive interview he granted senior editors of Daily Trust at his country home in Daura, Katsina State on Tuesday.

GEJ trekkers arrive Otuoke, receive royal welcome (PHOTOS)

A certain young man, John Oladele Nihi, who has embarked on a trek from Abuja on the 4th of May to honour the outgoing president, Goodluck Jonathan has now arrived his destination, Otuoke.

Touted as the first Twitter Reality Show, Nihi made great use of the social media platform, providing us with constant updates on his progress in the journey and posting pictorial evidence to show the world that he was actually walking to Otuoke.

Tension grips Kano metropolis as Muslim youths burn court over alleged blasphemous comment

Hundreds of Muslim youths on Friday morning burnt a Sharia court situated at Rijiyar Lemo area and took to the streets protesting an alleged blasphemous comment by a sect member of Tijjaniyya, Malam Abdul Nyass.

The youths marched from various parts of the state holding placards condemning the statement made by the sect member against the holy prophet Muhammad.

Anarchy in Ekiti state: Hausa Men Set Ado-Ekiti Main Market OJA OBA On Fire(Photos)

A portion of Ado Ekiti Main Market was set on fire yesterday by people suspected to be from the Hausa community who have been having issues with some other members of the community. 

This is reportedly a reprisal attack after the Hausa community was attacked by mask-wearing hoodlums on Wednesday 

. Many shops were burnt down and millions lost in property and goods.

See more photos from the site below 

Edwin Clark Loses Grandson

The deceased 

Obaro Okorodudu, grandson of former Federal Commissioner for Information and South South leader, Chief Edwin Clark, is dead, aged 27.

Chief Clark, who announced this in a statement yesterday, said Obaro was a final year medical student in the United States of America.

The bereaved grandfather