Abuja Media Circle

Serious political battle is brewing in Adamawa State. The intrigues in the State governorship by-election took a new turn on Saturday as the PDP screening committee disqualified the acting governor of the state, Ahmadu Finitiri, from participating in primaries scheduled for September 6. This was disclosed by the screening committee chairman, ex-deputy Senate president Ibrahim Mantu, after the five-man committee grilled all 14 aspirants, preparatory to the scheduled party primaries on September 6 and the October 11 governorship by-election. Addressing newsmen after the committee finished a nine-hour screening exercise for all PDP aspirants, Mantu said the acting governor was disqualified because his candidature violated section 191, subsections (2) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The section does not allow him to transmute from acting governor to substantive governor. It reads: “The Deputy Governor of a State shall hold the office of Governor of the State if the o...

According to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, 15 of the Chibok girls, who managed to escape from the Boko Haram den, have now been admitted into AUN Academy on a scholarship.

President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to perform the ground breaking Ceremony of the additional 2.5 Million Metric Tons Per Anum Cement Line at United Cement( UNICEM)plant at Mfamonsing. Akampa Local Government Area of Cross River State. According to the information gathered by  walebabacfr.com ,the President visit which is expected to be on Tuesday 2nd September 2014 which be hosted by Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State.The Cement plant will provide further employment to the people of Cross River State and Beyond in realiasation of the president Transformation Agenda Liyel Imoke -Cross River State Governor