President Goodluck Jonathan as appointed Prof. Taoheed Adedoja, a former Minister of Sports and Special duties as the Chairman and Pro-Chancellor of Federal University, Dutse in Jigawa State. Adedoja, while addressing newsmen in Ibadan on Friday, said that he gave glory to God for the new
Come May 29, the country would witness the change of leadership baton from President Goodluck Jonathan to President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari(rtd), following the latter’s victory at the last presidential election on March 28. Definitely, one of the most looked-out for indicators to the seriousness or otherwise of the new administration in confronting the country’s
Chief of Army Staff (CAOS), Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah, on Thursday, reiterated the military’s determination to end insurgency in the country. Gen. Minimah made this vow at the commissioning of the newly refurbished 81 Division Officers’ Mess built by the General Officer Commanding (GOC), Major General Tamunomeibi Dibi.He said, “Never again will Nigeria walk this
The Chairman of Bassa Local Government Area, in Plateau State, Mr. David Racha, has praised the administration of the out-going President Goodluck Jonathan and Governor Jonah Jang on the transformation programme of their administrations in the areas of infrastructure, human capacity-building, saying that Nigeria had profited from them. He was of the view that politicians
A human rights group in Nigeria, Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ), has flayed the state governors that were still owing their workers between six and ten months’ salary, saying that such a situation was unjust. It declared that the Federal Government, under the President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, have pad the monthly allocation […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the President Goodluck Jonathan administration of plotting to hinder a smooth handover of power on May 29. The APC claimed that the PDP-led government was not ready to fully cooperate with the incoming government, despite its public posturing in that regard. In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday […]
The on-going crisis rocking the Adamawa State House of Assembly, has degenerated to setting up of a committee that will investigate the reasons why the faction, led by Hon. Jerry Kundisi, has to shift their loyalty against the faction led by Hon. Umaru Ahmadu Fintiri. Hon Wilbina Jackson, who was appointed on Thursday to head […]
Elder statesman, Sir Olaniwun Ajayi is one of the few surviving close associates of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. At 90, he is still saddened about the events in Nigeria particularly about the inability to achieve the dreams of the founding fathers. In this interview with POLITICAL EDITOR, AKINJIDE AKINTOLA, he regrets and he […]
Social media is indeed intriguing in many ways and at the same token exciting. Social media is like an open school whereby the good, the bad and the ugly hibernate and cohabit with each competing to outdo each other in mischief and virtues. For contemporary Nigerians the social media has become one forum whereby persons […]
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa has had telephonic discussions with Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa. In a statement by the South African presidency, the two Presidents reaffirmed the warm and cordial relations between South Africa and Nigeria and pledged that the two countries will continue to work together […]
As the jostle for positions in the incoming dispensation hots up, south west leaders have been giving reasons why the zone deserves better treatment than what obtained in the outgoing administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. This development, sources close to the party is what is delaying the announcement of the zoning arrangement of the All […]
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday sacked the managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Malam Habib Abdullahi. A terse press statement by the Presidency Spokesman, Reuben Abati announcing Abdullahi’s sack did not state any reason reason for the action. The statement, however, said President Jonathan has approved the appointment of Alhaji Sanusi
All is not well within the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) as a Senator under the platform of the party on Wednesday alleged that ranking members of the party at the federal and state levels actively worked in tandem with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure victory for president-elect Muhammadu Buhari over President […]
As the crisis rocking the Unity Party of Nigeria ( UPN) lingers on, some factional members of the party, under the leadership of Chairman, Okuwa Bankole has called for immediate prosecution of Frederick Fasehun, who according to them had seized to be the party’s National Chairman. In a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday […]
The Federal Government has approved two new private universities for the country at the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting, presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan. One of the new universities is Edwin Clark University, located in Kiagbodo, Delta State. The university belongs to the Ijaw leader and former Federal Commissioner of Information, Chief Edwin Clark.
Nigeria’s President elect, Mohammadu Buhari, has inaugurated a 19 member transition committee to interface with a similar committee set up by President Goodluck Jonathan. Buhari inaugurated his transition committee on Wednesday Details later…
The Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, Prof. Rufai Ahmed Alkali, has described the outcome of the 2015 general election, in which the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, lost to the All Progressives Congress (APC), as a temporary setback, stressing that it was not the end of the party. Alkali, who stated this, […]
President Goodluck Jonathan and other prominent Nigerians have been honoured by the Federal Government through the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration by naming major streets in Asokoro Extension, Guzape, Wupa, Wuye and Maitama Extension districts after them. FCT Minister, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, who disclosed this on Monday, during the FCT Executive
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday reacted to reports attributed to President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, that he (Buhari) would re-visit the alleged missing $20bn after the inauguration of his administration. Jonathan insisted that his administration had nothing to hide on the alleged unremitted money. Accordingly, he ordered the relevant agencies of government to
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday relieved the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Dr. Femi Thomas, of his appointment with immediate effect. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the President also approved the appointment of Mr. Olufemi Akingbade as Acting Executive
