In his characteristic bluntness, Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has interpreted the outcome of the recently concluded presidential election as a stark choice between a failed president and a former military dictator; saying president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari was the better of the two evils as the incumbent president Goodluck Jonathan had been an unmitigated disaster and failure. Defending his support for ... Read More »
All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, in partnership with the Africa Union Commission, AUC, will open submission of entries for this year’s edition of the continental awards on Monday, May 18, 2015. Music professionals of African origin including artistes, songwriters, video directors, music/entertainment journalists and music producers resident on the continent or abroad are eligible to enter in any of the ... Read More »
The House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected a motion seeking the removal of the tainted fuel subsidy regime by the incoming Gen. Muhammadu Buhari administration. The motion entitled: “The recurring crisis of fuel subsidy”, was sponsored by Hon. Sunday Karimi (Kogi/PDP) . Karimi called for a “permanent solution” to the lingering nationwide fuel scarcities while urging the Buhari administration to ... Read More »
The leadership of the Niger State House of Assembly has been impeached. Among those impeached were the Speaker, Barrister Adamu Usman; and his deputy, Hon. Abdulrahaman Bala Gambo from Borgu. The state has been in political turmoil since Tuesday morning with moves by 21 out of the state’s 27 lawmakers to impeach the Governor, Dr. Babangida Aliyu. More details in ... Read More »
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, said he still wants to buy English Premier League soccer team Arsenal even after he was rebuffed by its owners in 2010. Nigeria’s Dangote, an Arsenal fan worth $15.7 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, discussed buying a stake in the club five years ago before talks with the owners fell through, he said. ... Read More »
By Kola Popson One of the contenders for the Speaker of the 8th Nigerian House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has taken his lobbying to state caucuses of the House on Monday for the sole purpose of wooing more lawmakers to his side. It was reliably gathered that Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, the current Minority Leaders for the lower chamber of ... Read More »
The Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, has sacked all political appointees and dissolved boards of all government agencies in the state. In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Ndako Idris Kpaki, on Monday, Aliyu asked all categories of officers who have not served up to two years to return vehicles in their possession. The statement ... Read More »
There was drama on Tuesday morning at the premises of the Niger State House of Assembly as members broke the lock on the gate used by the Police to prevent them from sitting to commence impeachment proceedings against the Governor Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu. The members, who are 21 in number, out of the 27-member Assembly, already formed over the two-third ... Read More »
By Kola Popson The National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Adamu Muazu, has debunked the claim by the PDP governors that he betrayed President Jonathan, noting that he tried his best to support President Goodluck Jonathan in the presidential election. Reacting to reports calling for his sack by some PDP governors, the PDP National Chairman noted on ... Read More »
Out-going President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has been accused of setting traps for the incoming Government of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) by embarking on unnecessary last-minute appointments as well as the removal and immediate replacement of heads of strategic government parastatals. The allegation was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Port Harcourt by the Rivers State Chapter of ... Read More »
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