Abuja Media Circle

House Committee  Members this afternoon walked out on the Inspector general of police, Sulaiman Abba, after he refused to address Speaker Aminu Tambuwal properly when he appeared before the House of Representatives Police Committee today after several days of ignoring their invitation According to  Sahara Reporters ; while trying to explain why his men invaded the National Assembly last week, the IGP said 'they had credible intelligence that some thugs had planned on causing mayhem at the resumed sitting of the house." Now here's where it gets interesting...lol. The IGP said 'one Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal led a group of thugs to overpower the security at the  first gate . A move he claimed led the police to lock down the second gate and fire a canister of teargas.  His reference to the “Speaker of the House as “one Alhaji Tambuwal” made the committee members mad. Continue... They asked the IGP to properly address the speaker of the house accordin...

Psquare and the rest of the okoye family are presently in shock of the The death of their father, Mazi Moses Okoye who slumped in the Omole, Ikeja, Lagos home of his son. According to Encomium, just before the septugenarian’s tragic death, he was clad in only singlet and boxers, watching cable television (Africa Magic) with some visitors until about 10 pm 2 days ago (Monday, November 24, 2014) when he disengage d to his bedroom where he suddenly collapsed. He was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, but he unfortunately gave up before doctors attended to him. The Jos (Plateau state)-based Pa Okoye, who left Jos for Lagos some two weeks ago for a knee surgery, normally had respiratory (breathing) issues, which many believe might have led to his death. He had an appointment with his doctor yesterday (Tuesday, November 25, 2014) over his recent knee surgery. Before his death, he had sat upon a thriving ‘pure water’ and bakery business in Jos. And only two years ago, Pa Oko...

Prof. Wole Soyinka at a press conference tagged “Beyond Ebola and Beyond Reign of the Silent Killer” held at the June 12 Cultural Centre, in Abeokuta, Ogun state today revealed that he lived with prostrate cancer for 10 months. According to him, he only disclosed this so that people can go for medical check up regularly to detect any disease early enough. “In November, last year, I discovered that I had cancer and I have been treating it. I finished treatment on October 28 and that’s why I’ve come out to tell you this. Many people start looking at you as if you are a ghost; No! It’s not a death sentence and it is curable. I have undergone the treatment and I even have a certificate and medal to show for it, but I don’t normally wear decorations. “I want to use myself to encourage others to take whatever test available to them in our limited circumstances here and more importantly to encourage those who are in charge of our health to take the cancer menace seriously,” Soyinka...

While speaking at the presentation of two books on Wednesday in Abuja, the traditional ruler of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu as said many people in the State are praying against PDP ruling the State in 2015. He also stated that it was his prayer that the Peoples  Democratic Party  won’t rule as well. “We are praying that the PDP will not rule Lagos State. The gods and ancestors in Lagos will not allow the PDP to rule Lagos,” he said jokingly while addressing guests at the  occasion .