NATIONAL Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Ahmed Muazu, yesterday, apologized publicly to the five governors, lawmakers and other stakeholders who dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress, APC, saying the party was sorry over what happened. Jonathan-wth-the-G5-governorsMuazu also pleaded with the G5 governors to return to PDP in the spirit of patriotism, against the backdrop that ... Read More »
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Green Economy Experts Laud Uduaghan’s leading Role on Climate Change in Africa
Experts on Green Economy have commended Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan for the leading role he is playing on climate change in Africa and for the concrete measures his administration have put in place in promoting a low carbon economy. Governor Uduaghan has also promised to deploy the policies and programmes the State Government has put in place in ... Read More »
Governor Fashola Dragged to court for failing to release information on 90m dollars world bank Aid for Education
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, SAN has been dragged before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over alleged failure to release information and documents relating to spending in public schools in the state, the last five years. In a suit filed by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), the group was asking the court for a declaration that by ... Read More »
OGUN CRISIS: Open letter to Senator Ibikunle Amosun, by Ogun State APC NASS members
21January 2014. His Excellency, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, Governor, Ogun State, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Your Excellency, Your open letter to our colleague, Senator Olugbenga Obadara in the January, 20th. 2014 edition of The Nation newspaper refers. You wrote to us, no doubt about that, as there were almost 10 different references to a perceived group Obadara belongs to. Unfortunately, ... Read More »
Nigeria will start exporting cars soon —Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday expressed the belief that with the measures put in place by his administration, especially the new National Automotive Industry Policy; the country would soon be exporting cars to other countries. Jonathan spoke at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, while granting audience to a delegation of the business community from Anambra State led by Governor Peter Obi. ... Read More »
IKUFORIJI LAUDS LASU STUDENTS UNION FOR ACHIEVING E-VOTING
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Adeyemi Ikuforiji has commended the Lagos State University Students Union (LASUSU) for achieving e-voting to determine its leadership of the institution in the just concluded Students’ Union elections held at the Ojo and other satellite campuses of the University. Hon Ikuforiji stated this while presenting gifts and cash prizes ... Read More »
Gusau, Obanikoro, Boni Haruna make Jonathan’s ministerial list
President Goodluck Jonathan has sent the names of 12 would-be ministers to the Senate for confirmation. Top on the list of would-be ministers are former National Security Adviser, retired General Mohammed Aliyu Gusau; Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Ghana, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro; and a former Governor of Adamawa State, Boni Haruna. Aliyu is the representative of Zamfara State, while Obanikoro is ... Read More »
FASHOLA’S AIDE DIES IN HOME ACCIDENT
The unfortunate and sudden death of Mr. Arowora Habeeb an aide to the Executive Governor of Lagos state. Gov Babatunde Fashola happened as a result of the burns he sustained from a cooking gas explosion in his kitchen.It was said that the house help forgot to turn the gas cooker off properly after using it.On getting home, Mr. Habeeb went ... Read More »
FULL TEXT OF OPEYEMI BAMIDELE SPEECH
I speak on behalf of the leadership and entire members of Ekiti Bibiire Coalition in expressing our heartfelt condolences to the people of Ekiti State at home and in diaspora over the cold blooded murder of a very promising member of our coalition, late Foluso Ogundare, a native of this dynamic town of Emure Ekiti and, no doubt, a potential ... Read More »
Early Detection Saved Me From Breast Cancer – Mrs Fashola
Wife of Lagos State Governor, Dame Abimbola Fashola, has said early detection saved her from killer breast cancer, urging women to take advantage of the ongoing cancer screening in the state to know their status. Fashola said this at a ceremony to flag off the first round of the Integrated Statewide Wellness Health Week, at Rauf Aregbesola Hospital in Mosan ... Read More »