Leader of the ACN and former governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu got the shocker of his life after he was publicly humiliated by Kogi Senator and former President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Senator Smart Adeyemi who asked him at a party in Dubai why he would serve a man who truncated democracy! Tinubu was stunned at the effrontery of Adeyemi as was the audience. Tinubu, along with controversial former minister of the Federal Capital Teritorry, Nasir Elrufai, immediately left the hall after the incident apparently angered that Adeyemi put Tinubu on the spot.
 
A large number of the who is who in the Nigerian socio-political and economic strata had stormed the City of Dubai in the UAE for the society wedding of the son of oil mogul, Chief Jide Omokore, Tosin and his heartthrob, Faisal, daughter of Ambassador Azeez Musa.
 
There were no fewer than 20 senators on hand, including Senate spokesman, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Senator Smart Adeyemi, Senators Magareth Okadigbo, Zainab Kure, Gbenga Ashafa, Olugbenga Onaolapo Obadara, Boluwaji Kunlere, Anthony Adeniyi, Clever Ikisikpo, Aisha Jummai Alhassan, Esther Nenadi Usman, Olubunmi Adetunmbi and a former member of the upper chamber, Senator Joseph Akaagerger. Add a comment

2015: We’ll drag Buhari into race –CPC

The acting chairman of Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Katsina State chapter and former gubernatorial candidate of the party in the state, Hon. Faruk Adamu Aliyu, yesterday declared that northerners would force former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, to contest the Presidency again in 2015.

Aliyu who was speaking as ‘Guest of the Week’ on a Kaduna-based radio, ‘Liberty FM’ noted that though Buhari could decline to contest the next presidential election, his supporters would pressure him to the extent of making him change his mind.

Aliyu, a former Minority Leader in the House of Representatives, averred that at the moment, no one has the qualities of Buhari “to rescue the nation.” According to him, “we wanted an alliance or merger because of the Presidency, because ACN does not need CPC or ANPP to win gubernatorial election in the South-West of the country; they already have their governors. Add a comment

Hassan Rouhani wins Iran presidential election

Reformist-backed cleric Hassan Rouhani has won Iran's presidential election, securing just over 50% of the vote and so avoiding the need for a run-off.

Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf was well behind in second place.

Turnout was estimated at 72.2% among the 50 million Iranians who were eligible to vote to choose a successor to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is scheduled to ratify the vote on 3 August.

The new president will then take the oath in parliament.

Surge of support

The winning candidate needed more than 50% of all ballots cast, including invalid ones, to avoid a run-off.

Voting was extended by five hours on Friday evening to allow more people to cast their ballots. Add a comment

Nigeria and Pakistan Top List of Heaviest Visitors to Gay Porn Site    

Nigeria and Pakistan are two of the planet's most anti-gay countries, so why are residents of both nations searching for so much gay porn?

As eagle-eyed Alex Park pointed out in a recent Mother Jones post, Pakistan is, according to Google Trends, "by volume the world leader for Google searches of the terms 'shemale sex,' 'teen anal sex,' and 'man f-cking man.'"

Both Pakistan and Nigeria rank in the top five for Google searches of the term "gay sex pics" and "anal sex pics." Kenya, another vehemently anti-gay nation, ranked first for both searches.

Boko Haram Member's Father Hands Him Over to JTF in Maiduguri

A 60-year old Maiduguri based businessman, Friday, turned in his son, a member of the deadly Boko Haram sect, to the Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Restore Order.

It was gathered from a source within the family that the son before departing from the family house few days ago had threatened to kill his father.

But to everyone’s surprise the son returned home some days later, pleading with his father to give him refuge from the soldiers, who have started a clampdown on the sect.

The source said the son "after confessing all his crimes, including how he participated in killing of people and looting of banks to his father, the old man decided that it was against his conscience to keep a killer-son in his home, so decided to turn him in." Add a comment

APC Now Has 23 Governors Says Lie Mohammed

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the National Publicity Secretary of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), says 23 governors are already in the fold of the All Progressive Congress (APC).

Mohammed spoke in Lagos at the 7th Town Hall Meeting of Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, representing Lagos Central.

He said 12 more governors had signified interest to join the APC in addition to the 11 already in the fold.

“The 12 governors will make their declarations after the party has been registered, possibly in two weeks time. Add a comment