President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he is in no hurry to appoint ministers to his cabinet over two weeks after he took oath of office, despite anxiety among Nigerians to that effect. The President made his position known in an exclusive interview with ARISE News, a THISDAY sister television network on Sunday night after the dinner held for the ... Read More »
The Police in Yobe State, on Monday confirmed the death of nine persons in twin bomb explosions which rocked Potiskum, the commercial nerve center of the State. Mr Toyin Gbadegeshin, the Police Public Relations Officer, in Yobe, confirmed the explosions to the News Agency of Nigeria in Potiskum. Gbadegeshin said one of the bombers targeted the vigilante office, killing seven ... Read More »
Parents in Borno on Monday appealed to the State Government to re-open Public Secondary Schools closed in March 2014, following suspected Boko Haram attacks in schools in neighbouring Yobe. A cross section of parents who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri expressed concern over the continued closure of the schools. Malam Modu Fallata, a parent who resides ... Read More »
Dear Friends and Comrades, Regretfully, I am unable to be with you tomorrow morning. However, I extend a warm embrace to you in your resolve to keep within Nigeria’s short memory the events that have been central to the attainment of our democracy – warts and all – enjoyed today by you and me. June 12 remains the true Democracy ... Read More »
By Kola Popson Following the emergence of Hon. Yakubu Dogara as the Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Naijajottestgist decided to undergo an investigative journalism to ascertain those members of the House, who were the brains behind the defeat of Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, and it is a shocking revelation that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s son in-law, Hon. Oyetunde Oladimeji ... Read More »
St. Ives Communications unveiled name for Nigeria’s first radio station for women and their families in London, UK. At an evening with guests in Mayfair London, Toun Okewale Sonaiya, a director of St. Ives Communications said after carefully collating the name choice and comments of every one that suggested a name; WFM was chosen. WFM according to various comments is ... Read More »
By Elvis Ezeani Osun state is on the verge of economic collapse and blames are still being traded about who caused the quagmire there. Workers of Osun state are almost dying of hunger and other related causes and young Nigerians who should champion real change are finding it convenient to still take sides for or against Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola. The ... Read More »
Excellency President Robert Mugabe, Chairman of the Union, Excellency President Jacob Zuma, our Host, Excellencies fellow Presidents and Heads of Government Excellency Mr. Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellency Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the AU Commission, Excellencies, Heads of Delegation, Invited Guests, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen 1. Please permit me to join previous speakers in ... Read More »
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday paid tribute to the Chairman of Vanguard Media Limited and veteran journalist, Chief Sam Amuka-Pemu, who turned 80 on Saturday. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Habib Aruna, the Governor conveyed warm felicitations saying that Amuka-Pemu has contributed largely to the upliftment of the profession of journalism in ... Read More »
By Kola Popson It was a joyous moment for Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki and his ardent supporters as he was elected unopposed on Tuesday 9th of June, 2015 as the new Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The position of the Senate President, N0 3 citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is one that many of the ... Read More »
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