by Akan Ido There was an uneasy calm among ministers as President Goodluck Jonathan sent an invitation to some of their colleagues for consultation. Reports say the ministers, who were not in the FCT, Abuja, were recalled for consultations with the president on Monday. There has been fear among ministers since the president wielded the... Read More
President Goodluck Jonathan today wielded the big stick by sacking the Minister of Youth Development, Inuwa Abdulkadir. The directive was contained in a statement released from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim but failed to give reasons for the decision. The statement which was signed by... Read More
Secretary to the Federal Government, Anyim Pius Anyim, has stated that contrary to the claims by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Federal Government has demonstrated commitment to the implementation of the 2009 FG/ASUU agreement. In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Sam Nwaobasi, he said the Federal Government was... Read More
by Japheth Omojuwa They are forced to live in the shadows of the successes of the 2nd term performances of the Obasanjo years when Nasir El-Rufai and Oby Ezekwesili made huge differences. Now some ministers have to litter the city with billboards just to get the people to know they are indeed still around. In... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo In the news yesterday was an official statement issued by the Presidency that President Goodluck Jonathan did not sign a single-term agreement with any individual or group. The Presidency maintains that Nigeria’s number one citizen did not make any such promises or sign any such agreement contrary to reports that have continued... Read More
by Isi Esene After so much ruckus in the polity where the interim leader of the newly registered All Progressives Congress (APC), Bisi Akande referred to President Goodluck Jonathan as a “kindergaten leader”, presidential handlers have gone all out to defend the achievements of the president saying the APC is crying wolf where there is... Read More
by Isi Esene The First Lady, Patience Jonathan has made public her reasons for not taking time to exchange pleasantries with the Rivers State deputy Governor, Tele Ikuru, at the Port Harcourt Airport during the weekend. She explained that the Rivers State governor refused to send a delegation to commiserate with her on the death... Read More
by Isi Esene The Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi has replied statements attributed to the senior special assistant to the president on Public Affairs, Dr. Okupe, describing him as a tyrant. Amaechi, who released a statement through his Chief Press Secretary, David Iyofor, said statements like those made by Okupe will not help President Goodluck Jonathan’s... Read More
First Lady Patience Jonathan yesterday arrived in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on a three-day visit. Mrs Jonathan is believed to be in her home state to prepare for the funeral of her mother, Madam Charity Oba, who died in a car crash last month. Her visit to Port Harcourt in June generated some... Read More
by Isi Esene The state of emergency declared by the federal government against the dreaded Islamic militant sect, Boko Haram has reached another level as President Goodluck Jonathan takes actions to further boost the military presence in the North-east of the country where the insurgents operate. Reports say the president is set to establish a... Read More
by Isi Esene There seems to be no end in sight in the crises rocking the Peoples Democratic Party as peace parleys among warring governors appear to be yielding no fruit. Reports say following former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s meeting with pro-Amaechi governors who met him in Abuja recently, the overwhelming expectation was for the Rivers... Read More
by Olusegun Dada The Presidency and his attack dogs should focus on reducing poverty, fighting malnutrition, insecurity and unemployment in the less than two years it has left in the presidency rather than distract the in-coming government. For a while now, I have noticed with disgust, the level at which the current occupant of Nigeria’s highest... Read More
by Isi Esene The Presidency has taken exception to statements made by leaders of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) describing it as not only rude, but also false. In a statement released today and signed by the president’s special adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati saying Bisi Akande, the APC Interim Chairman “has... Read More
by Debo Adejugbe It is actually obvious that the blokes at the Presidency are very slow. In its editorial titled “Jonathan and the Chinese bear hug” on July 25, 2013, The Punch newspaper analyzed the recent loan agreement sealed between the Presidency and the Chinese government. Securing a loan in itself is not a problem,... Read More
by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed his condolences over the death of Governor Babatunde Fashola’s father who died earlier today. The elder Fashola, Ibrahim Ademola Fashola died at the age of 79 after a brief illness. Read excerpts of the president’s message below: On behalf of himself, his family, the Federal Government and... Read More
Nkiru Mokwe, the wife of the proprietor of Upper Class Hotel where two human heads were allegeedly found by the police has raised an alarm over the safety of her husband. She said her husband, who ran the hotel located in Onitsha, Anambra state was set up appealing to President Goodluck Jonathan and Senate President... Read More
by Akan Ido Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi has shed more light into the political friction between him and the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. Amaechi who continued to profess his respect for the president and the first lady said the misunderstanding arose when he opted to provide a conducive learning environment for the children of... Read More
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