REBUILDING THE NATION: LESSONS FROM OTHER LANDS They say lightning does not strike in the same place twice. For the sake of all of us, I sincerely hope that this saying holds true for Nigerians. Whilst thanking my hosts, the Leadership newspaper, for inviting me to speak at this event to celebrate General Yakubu Gowon, a patriot and public servant ... Read More »
The Presidential bid of the All Progressives Congress chieftain, Major-General Mahammadu Buhari gathered momentum in Lagos Sunday as he paid a visit to the State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, to deliver a special invitation to the formal declaration of his intention to contest the nation’s 2015 Presidential Election. Gen. Buhari, who arrived the Lagos House, Marina, in company with ... Read More »
to me Ekiti State Governor-Elect, Mr Ayo Fayose, has cried out against moves by the outgoing government to secure a fresh N1 billion loan from First City Monument Bank barely four days to the end of its tenure. In a letter with reference number OGE/EK/ADM/ 094 dated October 10, 2014 and signed by the Chairman, Ekiti State Transition Committee, Chief ... Read More »
10 assassinated under Fayemi, says PDP…faults E-11’s claims The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has faulted the claims by a group, the E-11, that there was more violence during the first term of the Governor-Elect, Mr Ayo Fayose, than during the period of the outgoing governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi. The party, which spoke in Ado-Ekiti through the State ... Read More »
Son to late head of state General Murtala Muhammed, Abba Risqua Murtala has yesterday formally declared his intention to run in the 2015 gubernatorial race in Kano, under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Risqua was a former special advisor for foreign affairs to President Olusegun Obasanjo. Murtala made the declaration while addressing newsmen during the official commissioning ... Read More »
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has come down hard on the State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for disgracing the State in the Federal Capital, Abuja. Rivers APC made the condemnation while reacting to the unruly behaviour of Rivers State PDP leaders who engaged in a show of shame at the PDP National ... Read More »
Governor Bala Ngillari of Adamawa State on Friday swore-in Justice Ishaya Banu as the new Acting Chief Judge of the state. Ngillari said the Judiciary arm of government remained the only system that had continued to maintain its integrity as it strives to strengthen democracy in the country. “Judiciary, as you know, is the last hope of the masses as ... Read More »
Contrary to insinuations in some quarters that President Goodluck Jonathan ordered the closure of courts in Ekiti State, the state’s chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said the continued closure is as a result of the ongoing strike embarked upon by public servants in the state over unpaid salaries and allowances. The NLC was reacting to a statement ... Read More »
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the barricading of the Ekiti State High Court complex in Ado-Ekiti by security forces because of an alleged bomb threat to the premises. It has, therefore, demanded immediate reopening of the courts for work to resume there. The state high court premises have been sealed up since hoodlums allegedly beat up some judges ... Read More »
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, Thursday threw more light on the idea behind his administration’s innovative initiative, “A Day Without Horn In Lagos” coming up on October 15, 2014, describing it as a step towards sensitizing residents to the harmful effects of noise pollution. Speaking at the State’s first “Lagos Drivers’ Appreciation Day” held at the Lagos Chamber ... Read More »
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