¨Ijaw leader and former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has upbraided the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, describing him as someone that is afraid of his identity. Clark also accused Tinubu of denying the Yorubas of their political identity with the formation of the APC. In a letter addressed to Tinubu by ... Read More »
The Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, on Monday (yesterday) in Abeokuta declared ‘war’ on journalists in the state. Journalists, who had waited for over an hour at the Gateway Hall venue of the meeting between the governor, National Assembly members and other stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress (APC) were taken aback when Amosun told the newsmen that he had ... Read More »
A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, may have hit it big with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as his quantitysurveying firm has landed a multi billion-naira contract with the apex bank. El-Rufai joined critics of the Federal Government shortly after he left the economic team of Ex President Olusegun Obasanjo and his exit ... Read More »
The Council of State meeting, the first in 2014, has commenced at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. It is being presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan. Conspicuously absent at the meeting are former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State and Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State. Ajimobi was sited at the meeting ... Read More »
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Monday said the newly launched Lagos Home Ownership Mortgage Scheme (Lagos HOMS) would remain open to review and suggestions from stakeholders until all the challenges that may arise as it goes public are resolved adding that it is the only way to get the best out of the scheme for the good of ... Read More »
Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has expressed outrage at the brutal killing of Mr Toyin Obadina, who until his death was the Assistant Editor of Newswatch newspaper. The governor described the death as most cruel giving that the late editor was killed by so called armed robbers, despite having cooperated and willingly surrendering valuables in his possession. “This is ... Read More »
The unity among members of the Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was reaffirmed today in Abeokuta as party faithful led by the state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun and National Assembly members from the state attended the stakeholders’ meeting on the party registration exercise due to commence on Wednesday. The event gave the lie to the rumours ... Read More »
GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State on Monday swore-in a new head for the State’s Civil Service, Mr. Paul Evuarherhe, with a charge on Civil Servants and Public Office holders to be dedicated to their duties and render selfless service. Dr. Uduaghan commending the new head of service on his deserved appointment, challenged him to help in ensuring that the ... Read More »
The Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Mr Aminu Tambuwal, says there is nothing wrong with the recent wave of party members’ defection to other parties. In the last two months, over 42 lawmakers in Nigeria’s National Assembly – the Senate and the House of Representatives – defected to various parties. A large number of the defected lawmakers joined ... Read More »
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