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 »
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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 »
APC Considers Kwankwaso/ Fashola ticket for 2015 Presidential election
STRONG indications from Abuja emerged yesterday that following yesterday’s defection of some governors in the G7 group and Abubakar Kawu Baraje led defunct splinter group of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the All Progressive Congress, APC, – arrangements were being made by the opposition to have governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State and Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State to ... Read More »
CBN Donates N10bn Intervention Fund to Usman Danfodio Varsity
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),Monday donated the sum of N10 billion as intervention fund to the Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto to build infrastructure, capacity and manpower development. The CBN Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, disclosed this yesterday during a meeting with the management of the institution at the main campus of the university in Sokoto. He described the N10 ... Read More »
Okupe Is A Monkey -Rotimi Amaechi
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, has likened Dr. Doyin Okupe, senior special assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on public affairs, to a monkey dancing to crave the attention of its master. Gov. Amaechi made this statement in Port Harcourt on Monday while reacting to comments Okupe made in a live radio programme in Abuja last Saturday. While reacting through ... Read More »
Patience Cries out Rotimi Amanechi and wife refuse to pay me condolence Visit over my mom’s death
This is the release as issued by Dame Patience Jonathan press Aide OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA PRESS RELEASE Leave Me Out of Rivers State Politics – First Lady The attention of the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has been drawn to reports carried in some sections of the media alleging that top officials of the ... Read More »