Ibinabo should cover her face in shame –Emeka Ike

Ike, Ibinabo and Arinze

Emeka Ike is really over the moon as his case with Actors Guild of Nigeria took a positive turn when the court upturned Ibinabo Fiberesima’s election as the AGN president few days ago.

Speaking exclusively to Saturday Punch earlier in the week, Ike said Ibinabo should cover her face in shame for deceiving Nigerians.

He said, “The court judgement is victory for the Nigerian judiciary and Nigeria as a whole. It is a victory for the young and the oppressed in Nigeria and it shows that our justice system is still very tenable. The truth was known at the end of the day and nobody was able to cover it up.”

When informed about Ibinabo’s reported intention to appeal the ruling, Ike said, “It is her right to appeal any judgement she feels does not favour her.

Jonathan assigns portfolio to Obanikoro, seven others

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday inaugurated the eight new ministers recently confirmed by the Senate before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting.

The President thereafter assigned portfolios to them as follows: Senator Patricia Akwashiki (Information); Prof. Nicholas Ada (State, Foreign Affairs I); Senator Musiliu Obanikoro (State, Foreign Affairs II); Col. Augustine Akobundu (retd.), (State, Defence); Mr. Fidelis Nwankwo (State, Health); Mrs. Hauwa Bappa (State, Niger Delta Affairs); Mr. Kenneth Kobani (State, Industry, Trade and Investment); and Senator Joel Ikenya (Labour and Productivity).

The President also named the Minister of State, Health, Khaliru Alhassan, as the Minister of Health. Alhassan has been acting as Supervising Minister of Health since Prof. Onyebuchi Ckukwu resigned in 2014.

Also inaugurated on Wednesday were a Commissioner for the Federal Civil Service Commission, representing Plateau, Benue and Nasarawa states, Dr. Jonah Madugu, and a Commissioner for National Population Commission, Mrs. Abimbola Salu-Hundeyi, from Lagos State.

APC Presidential ticket: Tinubu stepped down for my husband for the sake of Nigeria - Aisha Buhari

APC Presidential ticket: Tinubu stepped down for my husband for the sake of Nigeria - Aisha Buhari

Aisha Buhari, wife of the APC Presidential candidate, Gen. Buhari says former Lagos state Governor and one of APC's chieftains, Bola Tinubu jettisoned his personal interest and allowed her husband run as president for the sake of Nigeria. She said this at the 14th town hall meeting of the Lagos Central senatorial district hosted by Sen. Remi Tinubu (APC senatorial candidate in Lagos yesterday March 18th.

"My husband, General Muhammadu Buhari has been contesting presidential elections for over a decade now, but this particular election is unique because our leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu jettisoned his personal interest for the sake of Nigeria.” she said

I trust Buhari but doubt his environment – Bakare

Pastor Tunde Bakare

The General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, on Tuesday said that he trusted the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) but not the credibility of “his environment”.

“Yes I trust Buhari and this is because I have worked closely with him but I doubt his environment. The Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress, which one is really clean? Only God can give us true leaders,” Bakare said.

The pastor spoke while addressing Christians at the annual Lenten lecture of the Island Club in Lagos.

“I believe in contact without contamination,” he said.