President Goodluck Jonathan has fired Alhaji Ahmed Gulak as his Special Adviser (Political). A statement issued by the President’s spokesman Dr Reuben Abati says the termination is with immediate effect. The statement further stated that, “a replacement for Alhaji Gulak will be announced in due course.” more soon
Oyewale Oyelola National Chairman, Labour Party and delegate in the ongoing national conference, Dan Nwanyanwu has advised Nigeria youths participate in politics and understudy old people to gain political experience to perform effective in Nigeria politics. Nwanyanwu made this call in his chat with Newsmen on youth participation in Abuja. “You cannot do anything without […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The Police Affairs Minister, Alhaji Abdul Jelili Adesiyan, has condoled with the Vice President, Namadi Sambo, over the death of his immediate younger brother, Sabo. The deceased who was a pilot, died on Sunday in a ghastly motor accident on the Abuja Airport Road. The Minister in a press statement signed by […]
Kayode Adelowokan The federal government of Nigeria has banned government protocol officials, aides of dignitaries, protocol officers of private companies, unauthorized uniformed and un-uniformed military and security officials from restricted areas of the five international airports The Special adviser to the president on performance monitoring and evaluation, Professor Sylvester Monye, said this on Monday at […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday called on the security agencies to interrogate the National Leader of the All Progressve Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu for making a ‘reckless’ statement. The PDP, in a statement stated that Tinubu on April 23 during his investiture as the Chancellor, […]
Ayo Balogun The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has returned its Interim State Chairman, Chief Henry Ajomale as the substantive chairman of the party in the state. Ajomale, alongside 34 other executives of the party, were elected through an affirmative voice-votes from the 2,105 accredited delegates for the party’s congress held at […]
The Nasarawa Police Command on Sunday confirmed that five persons died in the renewed communal crisis in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Umar Ismaila, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lafia. He said that the crisis broke out between the Eggon and Gwandara ethnic groups over […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The police in Abia state, Friday gunned down 2 notorious armed robbery and kidnap suspects who leads a robbery gang that have been terrorizing residents of the commercial city of Aba. The criminals, identified as Christian Anorue and Africa were arrested along Ngwa road, Aba by policemen attached to the Ndiegoro Division […]
Three female suspects who specialises in stealing and trafficking of children from Anambra state to other parts of Nigeria on Friday met their waterloo, as they were arrested by the police in Okpoko, Onitsha. Those arrested includes Mrs. Ogochukwu Nwapka, Christina Egbo, and Angelina Opeke. They were picked up by the police attached to Okpoko […]
Oyewale Oyelola Delegate and member of Committee on Economic, Trade and Investment at the ongoing National Conference, Mahmoud Ottoman has called for economic reforms that would address the issue of unemployment in the country. Mahmoud said this while speaking with Journalists on the ongoing National Conference in Lagos on Friday. He said,”We need to get […]
Kayode Adelowokan Anxiety has continued to grow from stakeholders in the Nigeria aviation industry over the recent proposed merger of the industry’s agencies in order to reduce cost and for effective management. The Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), the National Union Of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and the National Association Of […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday grants Lagos State’s request for a stay of execution of its earlier judgment delivered in respect of the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge. It would be recalled that the Federal High Court had on March 27, 2014 delivered a judgment in the case instituted by […]
The World Bank has earmarked a $300 million to support youths empowerment intervention in Nigeria under the bank’s Youth Empowerment Social Support Operation (YESSO) The World Bank Task Team Leader for YESSO, Professor Foluso Okunmadewa disclosed this at the Training the Trainers Programme on Community Based Targeting and Unified Registry of Beneficiaries of the scheme […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki There was a mild drama Thursday at the Ebonyi state Government Guest House Abakaliki, venue of a press conference put together by the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), as a factional chairman of the organisation, Mr Peter Olisaemeka, disrupted the meeting aimed at endorsing President Goodluck Jonathan for 2015. Olisaemeka, who […]
…Gives Military Ultimatum to Rescue Abducted Chibok Students Oyewale Oyelola Chairman, Northern Governors Forum who doubles as Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu has warned governors and other political figures to stop making utterances that could worsen the level of insecurity in Nigeria. Governor Babangida Aliyu said this while addressing media after the expanded National Security […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to cancel the political rally being planned for him by the Adamawa PDP for Tuesday, saying the President cannot and should not be celebrating when over 200 school girls are missing. ”We hope and pray that our daughters are released safely even […]
Mona Ogbeidi The Nigerian Senate President David Mark has frown at the abduction of female students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok describing it as embarrassing and sacrilegious. Through a statement released to Newsmen by the Chief Press Secretary to the President of the Senate, Paul Mumeh, the Senate President, David Mark pleaded with their […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos Two youth group under the aegis of, Youth Adolescent Reflection and Action Centre (YARAC) and Youth Network for Peace and Good Governance have called on President Goodluck Jonathan to as a matter of urgency sack the Chief of Defence staff and Director General State Security Service (SSS) in their failure to curtail […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a loan of $152.12 million and a grant of $385,000 from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the support of the agricultural transformation agenda of the Goodluck Jonathan administration. The minister of Agriculture, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said this after the council’s meeting that many financial […]
Kayode Adelowokan As the effort of the Federal Government of Nigeria to increase its power generation, the government said the power generation is coming up again with the current generated megawatts (mw) hitting over 4,000 as at Tuesday. The Ministry of Power attributes the development to reduction in system collapses, as well as improvement in […]
