By Abdul Gafaar Bello – The newly-elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has appointed an ex-colleague in the lower Federal legislative chamber, Hon. Jerry Manwe as his Chief of Staff (COS). The appointment which was made public Monday, was stated in a letter signed by Dogara, dated June 15, 2015, with reference number, NASS/SPK/MGT/VOL.I/002 and ... Read More »
The All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State has expelled two and suspended seven of its leaders for anti-party activities. The two expelled members were former Chairman of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Perekeme Kpodo and a stalwart of the party, Mr. Sunday Oputu. Those suspended were Mr. Godwin Sidi, Fred Akamu, Rosemary Okeazi, Chief Livinus Opratapu, Harrow Zuokumo, ... Read More »
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was not well informed on Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode’s declaration of assets. Mr Joe Igbokwe, the Publicity Secretary of APC, in a statement in Lagos, described the demands of PDP as ‘uncoordinated thought’. The Lagos State Chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, had ... Read More »
The crisis in the All Prog re s s ives Congress (APC) over its loss of the National Assembly leadership positions is set to worsen as party leaders are spoiling for a war with the National Chairman, Chief John Odigie- Oyegun, on the matter. Odigie-Oyegun, in what amounted to a volteface by the APC had, last Friday, said the party ... Read More »
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has signed for four bills into law with a pledge to redouble efforts to improve the welfare of the people despite the downturn in the national economy. The new laws are: A Law to Amend The Environmental Sanitation Law, A Law to Repeal the Kwara State Transport Corporation, A Law to Amend the ... Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Our attention has been drawn to the statement by a group in our dear state, Kwara, condemning and even threatening the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed, over the statement he issued on behalf of the party in the aftermath of the recent elections into the leadership positions of the National Assembly. We are ... 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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