Jonathan Dissolves Cabinet Today

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) will be formally dissolved today ahead of Friday’s swearing in of president-elect Muhammadu Buhari who will form his own cabinet after he assumes power.

The session will be presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan. He is expected to present a speech highlighting his achievements since he was sworn in as president on May 29, 2011.

Ministers are also expected to speak. on their experience as members of the FEC under President Jonathan. The meeting commences at 11:00am.

Embrace Peace, Stop Treasonable Comments Against Buhari – Ex-Militants Tell Asari Dokubo

Leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, NDPVF, Mujahid Asari Dokubo on Monday received flaks ‎over his utterances against the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari and the country in general.

The President of the National Coalition of Niger Delta Ex-Agitators (NCNDE-A), ‘General’ Israel Akpodoro, expressed worry over the incessant attacks and vituperations from Dokubo on national issues saying, those threats issued by him were “empty, bear-footed and treasonable”.

Addressing a meeting of the Coalition in Ughelli, Delta State, Akpodoro argued that no section of the country wields the power to hold others to ransom.

It would be recalled that Dokubo, while speaking at the commemoration of the late Adaka Boro, in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital recently, reportedly said he was ready to‎ take on the federal government if the interest of the region was not favourably considered by the incoming All Progressives Congress-led administration.

Bitter Kola Cure For Ebola, Study Still Ongoing - Iwu

Renowned Professor of Pharmacognosy, Maurice Iwu, yesterday, reiterated that a compound in garcinia kola also known as bitter kola, is a possible cure for the Ebola Virus Disease, saying that the study is however, in progress.

The former INEC Chairman explained that kola is an anti-viral product but much more importantly an anti-inflammatory agent, adding that anti-malaria drugs like Artemisinin and others are from a similar plant.

He stated this at a pre-summit briefing for the press and stakeholders for the 3rd Annual Clinical Trials Summit, by the Association of Good Clinical Practice in Nigeria (AGCPN), in collaboration with the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Ministry of Defence Health Implementation Programme, held in Abuja.

EKITI CRISIS: Ayo Fayose And Omirin In Peace Talk?

What seems to be the end of the political war between the Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose and the embattled Speaker of the State, Rt. Hon. Adewale Omirin came on Monday as they held a closed door meeting at Sun View Hotel, Alagbaka in Akure, the Ondo State Capital.

In the meeting which lasted for several hours, Fayose came with other executive members of his cabinet, while Omirin was accompanied by four other All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers.

However, Governor Fayose and Hon Omirin refused to answer questions from anxious reporters at the end of the meeting, insisting that “we are not going to answer question, but only make statement.”

The Governor asked whether Omirin was willing to answer questions from Journalists, but the speaker also replied that “no sir, we will just make statement.”

Real Madrid And Carlo Ancelotti Part Ways

Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has admitted that his future may lie away from the Santiago Bernabeu, after the club was dumped out of the Champions League.

The European champions could only draw 1-1 at home against Juventus, after losing 2-1 in the first leg.

Madrid failed to take full advantage of their superior possession and missed several opportunities, but Ancelotti insists he is satisfied with how his team played.

FUEL CRISIS: Capital Oil To Release 13 million Litres Of Fuel Tonight

Ifeanyi Ubah, an ally of President Goodluck Jonathan and founder of the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) is set to assuage the pains of Nigerians as fuel scarcity bites harder.

Ubah’s Capital Oil and Gas released a statement on Sunday saying it was releasing 13 million litres of petroleum products to ease the fuel scarcity that has almost crippled the country. The company said it will release more during the coming days.

Full statement of Capital Oil and Gas

On Saturday 16th May 2015, we received an SMS ordering the suspension of loading activities in all depots from Monday 18th May 2015. We later realized that this directive was as a result of unpaid funds owed to transporters by oil marketers who in turn are owed by the Federal Government.

TRANSITION COMMITTEE REPORT: FG Not Cooperating - Buhari

The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday expressed regret that the federal government did not seem to appreciate his intention of setting up the Transition Committee and the terms of reference given to it. According to him, this is because of the refusal of the government to provide the committee with the needed information to carry out its duty.

Speaking at the Defence House, while receiving the interim report of the APC Transition Committee led by Ahmed Joda, Buhari said he was disappointed that “the incoming government was being misunderstood”.

LA LIGA TITLE: Barcelona And Real Madrid Win Because No Competition - Jose Mourinho (See My Opinion Below)

Jose Mourinho has insisted that Real Madrid and Barcelona can stroll to the Spanish league title by only trying in "four or five matches".

The Chelsea manager won one Liga title and a Copa del Rey in his three years in charge of Madrid, during which time he took the side to the Champions League semi-finals three times in a row.

Mourinho, though, insists it is too easy to win La Liga for the top two teams in Spain, adding that they might not be able to dominate the English Premier League in the way they do their own top flight.

"I was in Spain, but I didn’t enjoy it,” he told talkSPORT.

“I won a title with a record in Spain with 100 points and 121 goals, but we only played three or four matches all season.

“I lost a title with 92 points, but again we played only four or five matches in the season.

“You feel the pressure that you have to win every match because if you don’t you will not be champions. But it is a big, big gap between the giants and the others.

“In matches in other countries you can win matches when you are resting. In Spain and in Italy, I won lots of matches resting. Games in which you can think about the European game coming up and where you can rest players.

EKITI KIDNAPPINGS: Fayose Should Take The Blame - Falana

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State should take the blame for the rising wave of kidnappings in the state, human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has said.

The rights activist, who is from the state, was reacting to Fayose’s SOS letter to the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase.

According to a statement he issued on Sunday, Mr. Falana said Governor Fayose must desist from providing official cover for armed gangs to curb kidnapping cases in the state.

He noted that the armed thugs had in connivance with the state government occupied and shut the House of Assembly since November 2014 in a bid to forestall any plans by the All Progressives Congress lawmakers to impeach Mr. Fayose.

XENOPHOBIA: South Africa Repatriates 5,645 Foreigners

South Africa has repatriated 5,645 foreigners since the end of xenophobic attacks in late April, the government said on Sunday.

A Minister in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe, who said this in a statement, added that the foreigners chose to leave South Africa voluntarily.

Malawians made up the bulk of the foreigners, numbering 3,506, followed by Zimbabweans (1,440) Mozambicans (682), while Tanzanians had (17).

Mr. Radebe said the repatriation process started soon after the latest spate of xenophobic violence ended in April.
“The Department of Social Development continues to work closely with other relevant departments, as well as civil society organisations to provide support to displaced foreign nationals,” Mr. Radebe said.

Oshiomhole Weds Cape Verde Model Today

President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari and his wife Aisha are expected in Edo State today for the wedding between Governor Adams Oshiomhole and Lara Fortes, at his country home in Iyamho, Etsako West Local Government Area of the state.

The governor had lost his wife, Clara Oshiomole to cancer in 2010 and has remained unmarried since then, focusing on the development of Edo State despite pressure from family, friends and even traditional rulers, including the Benin monarch, Oba of Benin to take another wife.