Nigeria: Ekiti State Ex-Chairman of PDP defects to APC: The Nation

Former two-term State Chairman of PDP in Ekiti State, Chief Ropo Adesanya, at the weekend defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC)‎ in Ijan-Ekiti, Gbonyin Local Government of the state.
At a ceremony held at Ijan Ward secretariat were hundreds of his supporters were received to the party by the Ekiti South Senatorial Chairm‎an of APC, Mr Kayode Babade, in company of other party leaders across the state.

Sharks FC sacks coach:The Nation

he management of Sharks FC on Monday sacked the club’s chief coach, Daboere Dokubo, due to strings of bad results in the ongoing Nigeria Professional football league.

Nigeria-Saraki to Boko Haram: Accept Buhari’s offer of negotiation, stop wasting lives

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has condemned in strong terms Sunday’s bomb attack on innocent worshippers at a church in Potiskum , Yobe state.

“My heart is with individuals and families who were directly or indirectly affected by this ungodly, sadistic and evil act,” Saraki said in a statement from his Media Office in Abuja.

Saraki added: “Sending Nigerians to their untimely grave can never be the solution to any religious, political or economic grievances.

“Besides, the Federal Government has demonstrated enough political will to engage any group in dialogue aimed at bringing these vicious and sad attacks to a final stop.

Nigeria: (APC ) led government plans to arrest the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC ) led government plans to arrest the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.

Senator Ike Ekweremadu

The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, on Sunday while addressing a press conference in Abuja, said the plan is that, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase, has invited senator Ekweremadu to the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Monday after which he would be detained.

Switching to the drachma will be a nightmare for Greece Read more:businessinsider.com

Switching back to the drachma would be chaotic if Greece has to ditch euros.
The country will hold a crucial referendum on Sunday. Millions of citizens will vote "Yes" or "No"

on whether their government should accept a set of conditions that would unlock a fresh bailout program from euro-area creditors, and inject cash into the economy.
A "No" vote would leave Greece without emergency funding, the inability to continue to pay pensions, and could lead to further defaults down the road.
It could also mean ditching the euro as a currency and going back to the drachma.
A Bloomberg report on Saturday notes that recent instances where countries adopted new currencies (like the launch of physical euros in 2002) took several years of planning, and the support of the majority of citizens.
These two things aren't guaranteed for Greece.
The government has said it would retain the euro in the event of a "No" vote. But as Bloomberg notes, Greece's banking system relies on support from the European Central Bank that could be removed if the country votes "No."
And so, if Greece votes to reject creditors' proposals, it may be forced to revert to its old currency.
In an interview on Australian public radio Thursday, Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis said the country "smashed the printing presses" when it joined the euro.
This was to demonstrate that the newly formed monetary union was permanent and not an experiment.
Bloomberg reports that the government still has a press in Athens that prints euros. But switching to a new currency could take anywhere between six months and two years.
Apart from the logistical challenges, the drachma would likely start out very weak against the euro and other major currencies.
A report by Greece's Kathimerini newspaper on Saturday indicates that interest in Bitcoin has surged to hedge against a weak drachma in the event of a switch.
And so, while the government is advocating a "No" vote with Greece remaining in the euro, the economic realities of that decision may mean the drachma makes a painful comeback.
Head over to Bloomberg for the full story »

SEE ALSO: Yanis Varoufakis: Europe can't afford to let Athens go under

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Donald Trump is on an absolute roll after wild week filled with Twitter fights and heated debates about rape :businessinsider.com

It'd be hard to argue that real-estate developer Donald Trump hasn't disrupted the 2016 presidential race, two weeks after his entry — and this week's string of events proves this in remarkable clarity. 
Notably, a new CNN poll had

Trump rocketing up to 12% among GOP voters nationally, putting him behind only former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R). Many other surveys have also placed Trump near the top of the pack, including in the early-voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire.

What's stunning about the CNN poll is that Trump was only at 3% when CNN last surveyed voters in May. And his support, along with Bush's, appears to have exacted a toll on other contenders: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) both saw their percentages tumble to just 6%:


And though polls have shown Trump is unpopular among the broader Republican electorate — suggesting

Nigeria:Buhari,APC leaders fails to Reaolve Chrisis

APC leaders during the NEC meeting

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the APC, which met in Abuja on July 3, had mandated the party’s 22 governors to meet with the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in an attempt to resolve the difference between the party’s contestant groups.

The Rochas Okorocha-led PGF met for the first time with conflict party members in the National Assembly in Abuja on Friday.

Nigeria:Bus driver beaten and injured by policeman along Lekki Toll Gate (photos)

The driver pictured above bleeding, hit and scratched the car of a police man named Azeez Adebayo, who rather than do things the proper way, came down from his car and attacked the man. The bus driver was later rescued and given quick first aid treatment. More pictures after the cut...

Love emerges winner of the African Diva reality TV show Season 1

After 13 weeks of an entertaining and drilling episodes with 22 contestants, the African diva reality tv show season 1 has come to an end. Love Egbule emerged winner of the show. The contestants completed the final task to decide who would earn the title of the African diva and emerge winner of the African Diva Reality Tv Show season 1.

Tiwa Savage's Husband Teebillz Carries Their Unborn Child

Tiwa Savage and hubby Tunji Balogun are expecting their first baby together any moment from now

 

Recently, Tiwa posted a romantic couple picture that just had a baby and maintaining a steady look on the baby with reads, This Could Be Us But Am Still Pregnant.