BUHARI, SARAKI STRIKE DEAL OVER $29.9b LOAN REQUEST...READ IT ALL ON TAFIA WORLD

        

President Muhammadu Buhari and Senate  President Bukola Saraki may have made up on the $29.9billion loan approval which the executive is seeking from the Senate, The Nation learnt last night.
Buhari and Saraki are understood to have met three times on the issue in the last few days since the Senate turned down the request last week.
Saraki has already admitted that the loan request may be re-presented by the executive.
This, the Presidency may do later this week, sources said yesterday.
But there is a caveat: the Senate may refer the request to its Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, headed by Mallam Shehu Sani.
The Senate hinged its rejection of the loan request last week to inadequate information by the Presidency.
The loan is expected to be used for the provision of  key infrastructure.
The Nation  gathered that during the interactive sessions between...read it here...

EDO APGA CRISIS DEEPENS...READ IT ALL ON TAFIA WORLD

            

The crisis rocking the Edo state Chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has deepened following decision of the state party executives to withdraw support for the party’s governorship candidate, Osaro Onaiwu.
This is coming three days after National Chairman of the party, Mr. Victor Oye, suspended the entire Edo state executives of the party for alleged anti-party activities.
But the suspended party executives in a press statement issued in Benin yesterday said actions, inactions and omissions of Onaiwu amounted to anti-party activities.
The statement signed by the party’s state chairman, Godfrey Ehizokhale Ehimhen and State secretary, Aifuobhokhan Emmanuel, said they have not...read it here...

EID-El-KABIR: EDO APGA GUBER CANDIDATE SUES FOR PEACE, SACRIFIES...READ IT ALL ON TAFIA WORLD

 

The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2016 Governorship Election in Edo State, Earl Osaro Onaiwu has called on Muslims in the State to pray for the emancipation of Edo State from the scourge of bad leadership that has affected its progress since 1999.
The governorship candidate made the call in a Sallah message signed by one of his media aides, Christopher Okagbare to mark this year’s Eid-El-Kabir celebraions across the state.
He said Edo State has been plagued with the menace of self serving leaders which has plunged the state into a critical economic situation.
He called on the...read it here...

CURRUPTION:25 JONATHAN'S EX-MINISTERS,AIDES UNDER PROBE...READ IT ALL ON TAFIA WORLD

At least 25 persons who served as ministers, aides or advisers to former President Goodluck Jonathan are being either investigated or prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission.

Apart from ministers and aides, Jonathan’s wife, Patience, and his cousin, Azibaola Robert, who is the Managing Director of OnePlus Holdings, are also under probe for an alleged $20m and $40m fraud respectively.

Also, over 15 heads of agencies and heads of military establishments who served under...read it here...

AFTERMATH OF ADULT VIDEO SCANDAL:FAMILY DECLARES BEAUTY QUEEN MISSING...READ IT ALL ON TAFIA WORLD

 

 
When Chidinma Okeke, a 19-year-old student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka won Miss Anambra Beauty Pageant organised by the Anambra Broadcasting Service, in 2015, little did she or anyone else know that her reign as a beauty queen would record a sad end.
The 300-level student of Medical Laboratory who hails from Ogboji community in Orumba South council area of Anambra State had been enjoying the benefits of her position until 11th day of October, 2016 when she was...read it here...

DG PDP GOV’S FORUM RESIGNS, DECAMPS TO APGA...READ IT ALL ON TAFIA WORLD

 

The Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDPGF), Earl Osaro Onaiwu, who resigned his appointment on Monday, has joined the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
Onaiwu, who picked APGA’s expression of interest and nomination forms on Tuesday, said he decided to change his tent because “APGA doesn’t have scandal.‎ PDP ruled Edo State between1999 and 2007. APC is the party in government and the people of Edo are now saying ‘don’t take us back to Egypt.’”

In a letter to...read it here...

SHEHU SHAGARI’S GRANDDAUGHTER SET TO WED NAMADI SAMBO’S RELATIVES...READ IT ALL ON TAFIA WORLD

Reports has it that Nana Shagari the granddaughter of former Nigerian President, Shehu Shagari, is set to marry groom-to-be is Saleh Lukat, former Vice -President, Namadi Sambo’s in-law.

Photographer George Okoro took their pre-wedding pictures and revealed he will cover their wedding in...read it here...

BUHARI, KWANKWASO IN CLOSED-DOOR MEETING...READ IT ALL ON TAFIA WORLD

A former governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Friday visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Buhari and Kwankwaso held a closed-door meeting inside the president's office.

This was after they had joined other Muslim faithful in observing jumaat prayer at the State House mosque.

Our correspondent reports that this was about the first time Kwankwaso would hold such a private meeting with President Buhari in Aso Rock.

There was no official communication from the Presidency on what Buhari and Kwankwaso discussed.

The former governor left the Presidential Villa without addressing State House correspondents.

There had been reports of a feud between...read it here...