My attention has been drawn to a completely false, provocative and malicious publication and article on the above subject by impersonators using my name. The said publication, which suggest that Mr. Umana Okon Umana the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State is seeking to change the Chairman of the Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election ... Read More »
Category Archives: Politics
No One Has Betrayed Me – Amaechi
Former Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has dismissed as total fabrication and evil, a recent statement that was clandestinely circulated on the social media, saying he was bitter and felt betrayed by both President Muhammadu Buhari and a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Bola Tinubu over the recent appointments made by the president. ... Read More »
For The Records! TEXT OF LECTURE DELIVERED BY MR BABATUNDE FASHOLA AT THE 16TH MIKE OKONKWO ANNUAL LECTURE
“The Nigerian Political Class and the Citizens Quest For Good Governance” The first place to start is to express gratitude to our host, The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM) for providing this platform to commemorate the birthday of the presiding Bishop of TREM. This is the 16th in the series of the Annual lectures and very many pre eminent speakers have ... Read More »
Gov. Oshiomhole Sacks 4 Commissioners
Kola Popson Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has relieved four of his commissioners of their duties as members of Edo State Executive Council. The information, which was contained in a press statement issued and signed on Wednesday by Prince Kassim Afegbua, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Governor Oshiomhole, indicated that Lucky James of Ministry of Local Government ... Read More »
El Rufai Abolishes Payments of Admission Forms’ Fees In Kaduna
The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El Rufai yesterday announced the abolition of fees paid for admission forms and their processing by applicants seeking admission into tertiary institutions owned by Kaduna state. The State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Shehu Usman-Adamu, who spoke to journalists shortly after the cabinet meeting at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna on behalf of the ... Read More »
Buhari’s 100 Days: Beyond The Peoples’ Expectation – By Nasir Sa’id Adhama
As the Muhammadu Buhari presidency clocks 100 days in office, it is interesting to note that the actions of the government which is yet to appoint ministers and other top officials of government is no longer the focus of negative criticism by Nigerians who think and expect that things should be done differently from the way President Buhari has chosen. ... Read More »
Buhari Orders Review of Nigeria’s Foreign Missions
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to review the size and number of Nigeria’s foreign missions abroad. The Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Amb. Paul Bulus Lolo, spoke with State House correspondents after making presentation to President Buhari on the ministry’s activities. According to him, Nigeria needs to review the number of its present 119 ... Read More »
Buhari’s appointments are not lopsided says Jonathan’s former-aide, Omokiri
Former Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on New Media, Reno Omokri on Tuesday made a case for Buhari over the president’s alleged lopsided appointments saying appointments should be made on merit and not sectional interests. Omokiri made the statement in his article titled As Buhari blazes the trail for merit. Read his full article Recently there was a big ... Read More »
NIS APPOINTS NEW PRO
The new management of the Nigeria immigration Service on Tuesday in Abuja announced Deputy Comptroller Ekpedeme King as the new spokesperson for the Service. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that King is to take over from Assistant Comptroller, Chukuemeka Obua, who had been redeployed to the Lagos Command. Until his deployment, King was the second-in-command at the Murtala Mohammed ... Read More »
MY CABINET WILL BE NAMED THIS MONTH, PRESIDENT BUHARI ASSURES NIGERIANS
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Aburi, Ghana reassured Nigerians and the international community that he will name his cabinet before the end of the month. President Buhari gave the assurance at a joint press conference with President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana. “After I was sworn-in, I said I will have my cabinet in September. I expect that Nigerians should ... Read More »