Dallas Prophet cartoon attack: Suspected gunmen 'named'

Authorities have identified the suspected gunmen who attacked an event in Dallas exhibiting cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, US media say.

Officials have named them as Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi, according to the New York Times and the Washington Post newspapers.

Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, disowned Ekiti APC Youths Congress (EAYC)

The Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, Femi Ogundare, has disowned Ekiti APC Youths Congress (EAYC) that criticised APC lawmakers for not attending a peace meeting called by Chief Afe Babalola, saying the group does not exist within the party structure.

He described the group as a creation of Governor Ayodele Fayose’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, who he alleged had been using the group as authentic APC group opposed to all actions taken so far by the party in the last few months.

Ministerial List: APC govs submit names

Submission of names for ministerial slots in the incoming government has begun in earnest, Olajuwon Obalola's blog  learnt on Monday.

The process, it was learnt, followed a directive by the president-elect, General Mohammadu Buhari to the governors on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC to forward the names of candidates.

Three names from each states are to be submitted.

Fayose: Omirin asks court to drop anti-impeachment suit

Embattled Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Mr Adewale Omirin, has challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop 19 Ekiti State Lawmakers belonging to All Progressives Congress, APC, from impeaching the Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose.

Omirin has therefore asked Justice Evoh Chukwu to hands-off the anti-impeachment suit that was lodged before the court by seven seven members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Ekiti State House of Assembly‎.

‎The plaintiffs in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/3612015, are the seven- Dele Olugbemi Joseph, Ajibola Samuel Oyedele, Israel Olowo, Hon. Alex Ade Ojo, Adeyinka Adeloye, Adunni Modupe Olayinka and Ayoka Fatunmbi.

NNPC resumes oil search in Chad Basin

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it was set to resume oil search in the Chad Basin following the remarkable improvement in the security situation in the North-Eastern Nigeria.

This is contained in a statement by Mr Ohi Alegbe, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the NNPC, on Monday in Abuja.

The statement said the Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Joseph Dawha, made the announcement at the 21st Annual General Meeting of Integrated Data Services Nigeria Limited (IDSL).

BREAKING NEWS: Niger govt. sack political appointees

The Niger State government has announced the termination of the appointment of political appointees and dissolution of State Boards with effect from May 1.

A statement issued on Monday in Minna by Alhaji Saidu Kpaki, Secretary to the state government, said the measure was aimed at ensuring smooth transition and proper handing over to the new administration.

House of Representatives summoned the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina.

The House of Representatives on Monday summoned the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, for failing to appear in respect of an ongoing investigation into alleged rice import duty evasion by some importers in the country.

 

Some of the importers allegedly exceeded their import quota, but reportedly did not pay duties of over N3.5bn under a Federal Government import policy targeted at encouraging local production of rice.

Gov. Uduaghan dedicates Silver Bird Award to wife, people of Delta

Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta has said that he was leaving behind a legacy of peace as he bows out from office on May 29.

Uduaghan, who was conferred with the “Silverbird 2014 Man of the Year Award’’ on Sunday in Lagos, dedicated the award to his wife and the good people of Delta.

The 10th edition of the award, which held at the Expo Hall of the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, was well attended by many notable personalities from all walks of life in the nation.

Guessing Time: World awaits name of Britain’s baby princess

Royal watchers around the world waited to discover the name of the two-day-old British princess born to Prince William and his wife Kate, which could be announced on today.

Gun salutes at Hyde Park and Tower Bridge will also celebrate the birth, after senior members of the royal family visited the couple’s Kensington Palace residence to see the baby.

Speculation over what name might be given to the princess, who is fourth in line to the throne after her nearly two-year-old big brother Prince George, has heated up in recent days.

Why Professionalism, Ethics Should Guide Election Coverage, By Stakeholders.

TO ensure professionalism and ethical issues are taken very serious before, during and after election, stakeholders have suggested that a larger forum comprising Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Nigerian Press Council (NPC), National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON), Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) and other relevant bodies to carry out a wider post mortem on the performance of the media in an holistic manner.

This was contained in the communiqué issued at the end of seminar to assess media coverage of the 2015 general election where the consensus was that the media did not exhibit enough level of professionalism.

New NGE’s team.

L-R, Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Lateef Ibirogba; Vice-President elect, Prof. Yemi Osibajo; President NGE, Mr. Femi Adesina and Lanre Idowu at the NGE convention held on April 25, in Lagos

 

 

 

 

One of the major activities at the 2015 Biennial Convention of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) held in Lagos last week was the election of executive members to pilot the activities of the association.

Police kill two gunmen at US Mohammed cartoon event

Police shot dead two gunmen Sunday outside a Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest in Texas attended by Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders, authorities said.

While no immediate claim of responsibility was made, similar depictions of the Prophet Mohammed prompted a shooting at French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in January that killed 12 people.