It’s official! Actress, Bukky Wright joins political race in Ogun

The league of actors turned politicians have been swelled by Nollywood actress, Bukky Wright who’s said to be running for a position in the House of Representatives representing Abeokuta South Federal Constituency, under the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Wright joins other celebrities like Dayo Adeneye, 9ice, Kate Hendshaw, Tony Tetuila, Desmond Elliot and others who have opted to try their hands in the game of politics. The more the merrier – that’s what they say. Check out her campaign poster below: Ogun State ex-governor, Olusegun Osoba is the de facto leader of the SDP in the state after dumping the All Progressives Congress (APC) several weeks ago. The SDP is gaining momentum in the South west state but it is yet to be seen how much harm they can do in Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s political stronghold.

Turk Asks Court To Reinstate Him PDP Chairman

Abuja - The immediate past Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Bamanga Tukur, has began a legal battle to reclaim his seat and preside over the affairs of the party until 2016., reports Premium Times. Tuku on Thursday approached the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja seeking an order to recognise him as the chairman of the party. He is also seeking an order of the court empowering him to preside over the forthcoming national convention of the party. He noted that was forced to resign his post as the national chairman of the party in order for the seven defected governors to come back to the party. Also read: Tukur resigns as PDP chairman Tukur’s position was contained in a counter- claim he filed at the registry of the court in response to a suit instituted by House of Representatives aspirant in Adamawa State, Aliyu Abuba Gurin, seeking to unseat the present national chairman of the party, Adamu Mu’azu and also stop the party’s planned delegates convention.

PDP Calls For Full lnvestigation Of Fracas in National Assembly

Abuja - The National Working Committee (NWC), of the PDP has called on the Inspector General of Police to investigate the circumstances that lead to the fracas at the National Assembly on Nov. 20. The call is contained in a statement issued by Mr Olisa Metuh, the party`s National Publicity Secretary in Abuja on Friday. The statement said the call had become necessary in the light of accusations and counter accusations over the unfortunate incident that led to the shutdown of the National Assembly. It charged the Inspector General of Police to unravel the fact of the incident within the next 72 hours. According to the statement, the sanctity of the National Assembly as an arm of government and citadel of democracy must be upheld at all times. "The matter should not be shrouded in controversy, sinister plots and mundane accusations”. Also read: PDP absolves self from National Assembly crisis It, however, acknowledged that security agencies, within their constitutional powers, could search individuals due to the country`s security challenges. This, it said, was to ensure that only responsible and duly accredited persons entered the National Assembly complex. "The PDP is known for its unwavering stand in upholding the tenets of democracy. Our stand for justice, fairness, and equity at all times remains undiluted. "In the same vein, President Jonathan has been very humble and forthright in upholding these principles and rights of citizens’’, it said. According to it, President Jonathan had instituted free, fair and credible elections and remains unwavering that his ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian. "We therefore believe that there is no need to shroud the development in controversy. "In this regard, we call for a full investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident within the next 72 hours. "Nigerians deserve to know the truth at all times”, the statement stressed. - NAN

Why Tambuwal Dumped PDP

Since the speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal whose middle name simply means the’ Guardian of the Fate’ emerged the first among equals in the 7th Assembly on June 6, 2011, he had a game plan as to how to checkmate the onslaught of his party, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. His game plan finally came to bear last Tuesday when he red carded the party on whose back he clinched the speaker-ship of the House. His reasoning was simple, since he was not the anointed candidate of his party and he knew the antics of PDP, he carefully waited for the dying days of the 7th Assembly to drop his masterstroke via his decampment to the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, In the first place, it was the APC that ensured he won. Hon Mulikat Akande-Adeola, the PDP preferred candidate for the office of the Speaker failed on June 6, 2011 House of Representatives election. APC lawmakers ensured his victory with the support of some PDP legislators. There and then, Tambuwal knew where he should pledge his allegiance and this he covertly and overtly applied until last Tuesday. He kept his friends and political acolytes on their toes as to where his allegiance lay all these while. He knew from day one that if he faltered the fire works of the PDP would be too explosive for him to handle. He knew what happened to his predecessors that dared PDP. They went into political oblivion and remained politically irrelevant. And he accommodated genuine fears that he would face the same music if he remained in PDP. Re-election was almost uncertain and his political future remained bleak with PDP. He decided to join APC on whose platform he could run for the office of governor of Sokoto State or run for re-election back to the House. Tambuwal, on his own, became his own pathfinder which endeared him to the hearts of his fellow lawmakers who at a time saw him as one rare gem that has come to right the wrongs of the past. His leadership style was embedded in the doctrine of humility which was one rare ingredient that his predecessors could not exhibit as speakers.

Another Military Officer Announces Self As Burkina Faso's Head Of State

Another military officer, Col. Isaac Zida, former
Presidential Guard to ousted President Blaise
Compaore, has announced he was assuming
responsibility as the country’s Head of State.
Burkina Faso’s local media quoted Zida as
making the declaration in Ouagadougou during a
broadcast over a private television station on
Saturday.
The announcement is coming barely 24 hours
after Burkina Faso’s Army chief, Gen. Nabéré
Traore declared himself as the Head of State
following Compaore’s resignation.
“I have now assumed the responsibilities of Head
of State to ensure the continuity of the state
pending the collective agreement of our people for
a peaceful transition.
“I assure the entire nation that former President
Blaise Compaore, who resigned on Friday, is safe
and secure’’, he was quoted as saying.
Compaore-led government came under attack
following parliament’s planned amendment of
Article 37 of the country’s constitution.
Thousands of Burkinabes stormed the streets of
major cities protesting against the planned
amendment and setting the National Assembly
ablaze in the process.
The protesters feared that the amendment was
planned to pave the way for Compaore to stay in
office beyond 2015.
Reports say that some sections of the country
were opposed to Traore’s emergence as the head
of state following his closeness to Compaore.
It will be recalled that Compaore, who spent 27
years in office, was billed to vacate it in 2015
after a presidential election.
Compaore came into power in a 1987 coup
against the then President, Thomas Sankara.

Lil Wayne Starting To Age.

US rapper and business mogul, Lil Wayne has been doing drugs for a while now and it looks like they are starting to who up in his face. The rapper stepped out yesterday looking like the ugliest thing on earth. Wayne's just 32 but he looks older than Santa Clause.

Tina Knowles, Beyonce's Mother, Now Engaged To Boyfriend

A report on Friday is saying Beyonce’s mother, Tina Knowles, just got engaged to her longtime boyfriend Richard Lawson.
Knowles, a fashion designer, divorced husband of 20 years Matthew Knowles a few years ago.
Gossip site MediaTakeOut.com reported that a “person close to Tina told us that Tina and Richard were engaged earlier this week.”
She’s been dating Lawson, an actor, for about a 18 months.