PDP, AD, SDP form opposition forum...Read It All On Tafia World

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party and several other political parties have agreed constitute a broad based political opposition, known as United Forum of Democrats.

The group disclosed this in a resolution signed by Prof. Jerry Gana on Thursday in Abuja after its Wednesday’s meeting.
According to the resolution the forum is made up of of the leadership of PDP, People’s Redemption Party (PRP), Social Democratic Party (PDP), Alliance for Democracy (AD), Accord Party, among other political parties.
It stated that the...read it here...

Trump Says lsreal Settlement Growth not 'Good For Peace'...Read It All On Tafia World

A picture shows a general view of a construction site in a new housing project in the Israeli settlement of Nili, near the West Bank city of Ramallah.AFP/Gil Cohen-Maget

US President Donald Trump does not believe Israeli settlement growth in Palestinian territories is“good for peace”, he told a paper Friday, in his most direct comments on the matter since inauguration.

In the interview published in Hebrew by the Israel Hayom newspaper, Trump also said he was thinking “seriously” about moving the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, a move fiercely opposed by...read it here...

Lawyer wants hawking banned nationwide...ReadIt All OnTafia World

A girl hawks groundnuts arranged on a tray along a road in Nigeria's southwest city of Osogbo.

An Ilorin based lawyer, Mr. Tunde Jimoh, has called on the Federal Government to impose a ban on hawking by children nationwide.
Jimoh, who made the call in Ilorin on Friday, said government must protect the children to safeguard their future.
He said that hawking has ruined the lives of promising Nigerian children, with many of them lured into different negative acts beyond their mental scope.
According to him, hawking has also caused set back to the lives of many teenagers who are lured into prostitution, abusing hard drugs and other vices.
He said, “Many young girls are being raped and boys are being lured into armed robbery, which have had negative impact on their lives.
“Hawking should never be encouraged in Nigeria, hawking has done more harm than good to the future of Nigerian teenagers.”
The legal practitioner urged parents to stop sending their children to hawk on the street, so as to save their dignity and insure their future.
Jimoh advised that seminars be organised for parents to sensitise them on the dangers inherent in allowing children to hawk on the street.

Al-Makura commends FG’s mass housing initiative...Read It All On Tafia World

The Nasarawa State governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, has commended the Federal Government’s mass housing initiative which is aimed at providing affordable houses for citizens.

He made the commendation, when he visited the site earmarked for the Federal Government’s Mass Housing Scheme in the Unguwar Rere village of Lafia.
He said the efforts of the...read it here...

President Buhari is Nigeria’s most credible brand – Onyeama...Read It All TafiaWorld

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama, says that President Muhammadu Buhari is the ‘strongest brand’ the country currently has to improve on its credibility.

Onyeama made this known when he addressed newsmen in Eke, Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, on Thursday.
According to him, the credibility of the nation has relatively improved since the inception of Buhari’s administration.
He, however, said that the improvement was basically because of the reputation of the president.
The minister said that the international...read it here...

Edo election tribunal orders ballots recount in court...Read It All On Tafia World

The petitioners had named INEC, Obaseki and the APC as first, second and third respondents respectively in the petition.

INEC had declared Obaseki winner of the Edo governorship election after he polled 319,483 votes to defeat Ize-Iyamu, his closest rival, who scored 250,000 votes
At the resumed hearing, Mr Ahmed Salman, INEC administrative officer, on the subpoena, produced bags of “Ghana must go’ in court containing used ballot papers for Egor, Akoko-Edo, Etsako-East and Estako-West, respectively.
The petitioners’ counsel, Mr Yusuf Ali, SAN, then made an oral application for the recounting of the papers in court before their admissibility.
But Mr Onyinye Anunonye, Mr Ken Mozia and Mr Rotimi Ogunesho, all SANs, and counsel to INEC, Obaseki and APC, respectively opposed...read it here...

Frozen account: Ozekhome kicks, says Fayose paid me N75m as legal fees...Read It All On Tafia World

 ABUJA – Constitutional lawyer and human rights activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has vowed to drag the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for alleging that N75million found in his frozen bank account was proceeds of crime. In a statement on Tuesday, Ozekhome, explained that the money which was freezed on the order of Justice Abdulazeez Anka of the Federal High Court in Lagos, was part payment for professional services he rendered to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State. Mike Ozekhome (SAN) He described insinuation by the anti-graft agency that the fund was proceed of money laundering, as “an invidious lie from the pit of hell”. The statement read: “It is with rude shock and personal sense of consternation that my attention has just been drawn to online publications with numerous calls from Nigerians, that my account containing N75 million domiciled with GTBank has been temporarily frozen, allegedly based on an ex-parte order obtained by the EFCC from the Honourable Justice Abdulazeez Anka of the Federal High Court, Lagos. “It is alleged that the said sum of N75 million is ‘’suspected’’ to be the proceeds of crime or that it is from...read it here...

Jewish/Igbo relationship: Jewish scientists storm Nnewi to conduct DNA test...Read It All On Tafia

Ikedife Hospital located along Igwe Orizu Road, Otolo-Nnewi, Anambra State is playing host to Jewish scientists, who are in Nnewi to conduct Deoxyribonucleic Acid, DNA, test on interested citizens there to determine the Jewish relationship with Igbos. Hundreds of people trooped out in their numbers, yesterday, to participate in DNA test to ascertain the validity of the claims that the Igbo migrated from that part of the world. As early as 7.00 am people had started arriving from every part of Igboland to take part in the cell screening exercise, while a few policemen were seen in the hospital premises to ensure a hitch free DNA exercise. hospital corridor Former President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr Dozie Ikedife, and owner of...read it here...