Rivers State Dispute Not A Threat To Nigeria’s Democracy, Says Presidency...
The Presidency has dismissed insinuations that the crisis in Rivers State poses a threat to the nation’s democracy, saying “Nigeria remains peaceful and is not and cannot in any way be threatened by...
View ArticleLamido, Kwankwaso, Nine Other Govs Missing At PDP Govs’ Forum
About 11 governors were yesterday conspicuously missing at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum meeting, which held in Abuja. The meeting, called by chairman of the Forum and governor of...
View ArticleConstitution Amendment: Reps Okay LG Autonomy, Remove Immunity For President,...
After waiting for more than two hours for engineers of NIGCOMSAT to install their electronic voting devices to no avail, the House of Representatives on Wednesday manually voted to pass 85 (exclusive...
View ArticlePresidency: Lamido, Nyako, Others Agenda To Bury PDP’ll Fail •Says Real...
The Presidency, yesterday, dismissed as empty threat the recent pronouncement by five northern Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors to bury the party, if they their moves to save the party from the...
View ArticleREPORT: Nigerian Ministers Receive Higher Salaries Than Counterparts In US,...
Nigerian ministers receive higher salaries and allowances than their counterparts in Britain, United States, South Africa and other stronger economies, relative to the country’s wealth, an...
View ArticleJonathan Warns MDAs Against Contract Augmentation Above 15% At FEC Meeting
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday warned Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) against the augmentation or variation of contracts beyond 15 per cent of their original costs. The Minister...
View ArticleSenate Indicts President Jonathan, Wife In Rivers Crisis
The Senate considered and adopted a report at plenary declared yesterday over the crisis at the Rivers State House of Assembly on July 9, 2013. The lawmakers described the crisis as the expression of...
View ArticleNGF Election: Defiant Amaechi Boasts, ‘I Didn’t Need President’s Approval To...
Defiant Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has dismissed insinuations that he went against the advice of the Presidency and ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to contest the chairmanship of the...
View ArticleSouth West PDP Lifts Fayose, Others Suspension By Ekiti Chapter
The South-West zone of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday lifted the suspension order placed on former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose and some executive members of the party, who were...
View ArticleMy Mother-In-Law’s Death A Trauma For Us, Says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has described his late mother-in-law as a woman with rare attributes, who was always willing to share whatever she had, no matter how little with everyone. Mr. Jonathan said...
View ArticleFive Northern Govs Don’t Mean Well For PDP, Nigeria – Presidency
The presidency, yesterday, continued its attack on the five northern governors, who have embarked on a series of consultations on how to bring an end to the internal wrangling in the ruling Peoples...
View Article2013 Budget Amendment Bill: Presidency Commends NASS For Passage, Promises...
The Presidency has hailed the National Assembly for doing a good job with the passage of 2013 Appropriation amendment Bill describing it as victory for constructive dialogue. According to the...
View ArticleAnambra Guber: ‘My Purpose’s To Make You Smile’, Ngige Says As He Donates...
Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) chieftain and leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the South-East Zone, Senator Chris Ngige, has said “there is no big deal about being a governor again.”...
View ArticleKalu: Nobody Has The Right To Stop Obasanjo As Leader Of AU Election Mission
Despite the seeming frosty relationship between him and former President Olusegun Obasanjo, a member of the African Union (AU) Election Observer Mission for the general election in Zimbabwe and former...
View ArticleJonathan Mourns Passing Of Veteran Journalist ‘Allah De’
President Goodluck Jonathan has mourned the passing of veteran journalist, Alhaji Alade Odunewu. Odunewu, popularly known as ‘Allah De’, who died at the age of 85 years old, was also a public affairs...
View ArticleACN, LP Control Of South-West States Tragic, Tukur Laments •Kick Starts Plan...
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur on Thursday decried the control of South-West states by the opposition and has vowed to reclaim the states for the ruling...
View ArticleNigeria’s Stability Depends On Stability Within PDP – Gov. Dickson
Bayelsa State Governor and Chairman of the newly inaugurated National Reconciliation Committee of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Seriake Dickson, on Thursday, stated that the stability...
View ArticlePresidency Insists Nigeria Cannot Move Forward Without Removal Of Fuel Subsidy
The Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, on Friday said that the quick passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) would create an enabling environment for the...
View ArticleACN Condoles With First Lady On Mum’s Death
The opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has joined other Nigerians in commiserating with the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dame Patience Jonathan, on the passing of her mother,...
View ArticleJonathan’s An Ingrate, Says Nyako •It’s A Lie, You’re The One Who Is...
Adamawa State Governor, Vice Admiral Murtala Nyako (rtd), has taken his war of words with the Presidency and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to another level as he accused President Goodluck Jonathan of...
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