Jonathan is doing his best, says Gowon; US warns of possible Boko Haram attack in Lagos & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo Jonathan is doing his best, says Gowon A former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has urged Nigerians to support the Federal Government in its bid to tackle security challenges in the country. Rtd Gen. Gowon made the call late on Friday in Lagos while speaking with newsmen after chairing a dinner and... Read More

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May 2, 2014

Jonathan summons security chiefs over Nyanya bomb blast

by Akan Ido A security meeting summoning the security chiefs has been called by President Jonathan following yesterday’s bomb blast at Nyanya. This information was given by the President’s Spokesman, Reuben Abati via his twitter page, saying that “the meeting is on-going at the Villa”. The blast on Thursday had killed about 17 people and left scores injured... Read More

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May 2, 2014

Bayo Oluwasanmi: As Boko Haram takes over the reins of government

by Bayo Oluwasanmi When the Boko Haramists come, Mr. Jonathan handles the danger as he has handled so many decisions before: lackadaisical and wimpy. And so his administration limps on forever to meet force with force with the Boko Harams. My piece today contains a “classified ad.” Nigerians are looking for a certain kind... Read More

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May 1, 2014

Demola Rewaju: By sacking Gulak, Jonathan has lost a dependable ally

by Demola Rewaju Gulak has claimed that he was sacked because he is interested in contesting for the seat of goofy Adamawa state Governor Murtala Nyako but if that were true, he should have been asked to tender his resignation instead of being sacked outright and dropped like a bad egg. The announcement via twitter... Read More

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April 30, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls: David Mark leads 21 others to meet Jonathan tonight

by Oge Okonkwo The senate president, David Mark and 21 other senators are to meet with President Goodluck Jonathan on the abduction of 234 girls by suspected Boko Haram insurgents on April 14, in Chibok, Borno state. Senator Mark, who announced this meeting during Wednesday’s plenary, said the meeting scheduled for today is aimed at finding ways to... Read More

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April 26, 2014

30 killed in Nasarawa clash, Jonathan declares Boko Haram will pay for Abuja bomb blast victims & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo 30 killed in Nasarawa’s Eggon-Gwandara ethnic clash According to online media platform, SaharaReporters, about 30 people have reportedly been killed in a fierce ethnic clash that occurred today in Nasarawa state. A senior security officer said that the clash, is between Eggon ethnic and their Gwandara counterpart. Several other people, according to the officer sustained... Read More

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April 24, 2014

APC tells Jonathan to cancel rallies, parties until abducted girls are rescued, Security meeting condemns Nyako & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo APC tells Jonathan to cancel rallies, parties until kidnapped girls are found President Goodluck Jonathan has been urged by the All Progressives Congress (APC) 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... Read More

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April 24, 2014

Oritsejafor, Sultan attend Jonathan’s security meeting with governors

by Zara Mustapha The National Security Council meeting which was called by the President Goodluck Jonathan to tackle the security challenges in parts of the country and was postponed yesterday by the presidency is currently underway at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting started at about 12.10 pm with the arrival of the President and was... Read More

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April 23, 2014

Lagos CP says no Boko Haram attack in the state, Jonathan commends Buhari & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo Lagos CP says no Boko Haram attack in the state Lagos state Commissioner of Police, Umaru Manko, on Wednesday debunked the rumour that that Boko Haram had attacked some people in the state. Briefing newsmen on the purported attack by the deadly Islamic sect. , Mr.Manko made the announcement stressing that Lagos was... Read More

April 23, 2014

Collins Uma: We will not infringe upon Nyako’s rights to associate with pigs (Y! FrontPage)

by Collins Uma The PDP, through the non-existent Wendell Simlin and its spokesperson, Olisa Metuh, started this mudslinging. We have a choice to join them in that gutter or not. Nyako chose to join them. We will not infringe upon his rights to association, with pigs. On a good day, Admiral Murtala Nyako should be... Read More

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April 16, 2014

Cheta Nwanze: When the Boko Haram bombs finally hit home

by Cheta Nwanze So sad for Nigeria. I wish we can all just unite and be our brother’s keeper. These guys are just few, they can’t be terrorizing us all in the name of whatever they are fighting for which is baseless as far as I am concerned. “To educate a man, is to educate... Read More

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April 14, 2014

Cheta Nwanze: Sacking the entire police force won’t be such a bad idea

by Cheta Nwanze A few minutes ago, a bomb went off at the Municipal Bus Terminal in Nyanya, Abuja. There have been many casualties. May God rest the dead. Sometime last week, Georgia’s former Prez, Mikheil Saakashvili was in Lagos to talk down on us about economic success. One of the things he mentioned, was... Read More

April 13, 2014

Cheta Nwanze: Yesterday I slept with NEPA… and she was good

by Cheta Nwanze I’d have made a comment about the toothless bulldog, but the last time I did, not a few, err, toothless bulldogs sent an awful lot of barks in my direction. So I’ll pass. I slept with NEPA for the first time in a long time yesterday, and she was ridiculously good. But not... Read More

April 13, 2014

Jonathan’s frank advice for daughter, UTME holds in Yobe amidst tight security & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo Jonathan’s frank advice for daughter, husband President Goodluck Jonathan freely doled out advice to his newly married daughter, Faith and her husband, Godswill Edward to try and solve their marital problems by themselves and not to rely on him and other family members. He gave the advice while speaking at the wedding reception of the... Read More

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April 8, 2014

Jonathan reveals why he can’t celebrate Nigeria becoming Africa’s largest economy, MEND says kidnap of E.K Clark’s son was ‘fake’ & other important news you need to know today

by Oge Okonkwo Jonathan reveals why he cannot celebrate Nigeria becoming the largest economy President Goodluck Jonathan has said there will be no celebration of any kind over the recent feat of Nigeria as the largest economy in Africa and 26th in the world. Jonathan said, although, the latest development calls for celebration but he will not... Read More

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April 2, 2014

Jonathan calls on world leaders to fish out Boko Haram sponsors, Oshiomhole says no test, no pay for teachers in Edo & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo Oshiomhole says no test, no pay for teachers in Edo Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole says any teacher in public school who has not undergone the assessment test for teachers will cease to be on the government’s payroll. Oshiomhole made the announcement on Wednesday in Benin when he received the report of... Read More

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March 31, 2014

Jonathan for EU-Africa summit in Brussels, NANS protest LASU fees in Lagos & other important news you need to know today

by Oge Okonkwo Jonathan for EU-Africa summit in Brussels President Goodluck Jonathan is scheduled to travel to Brussels on Tuesday April 1, as the head of Nigeria’s delegation to the Fourth European Union-Africa Summit scheduled to open in the Belgian capital on April 2, 2014. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the... Read More

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March 25, 2014

NNPC denies chartering jet for Alison-Madueke’s use, Jonathan’s 75 per cent voting rule splits confab & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo NNPC denies chartering of jet for exclusive use of Petroleum Minister Recent reports which said that a chartered aircraft for the personal use of the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke was gotten by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has been denied by the management. The Corporation denied the reports in a... Read More

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March 24, 2014

UN queries Jonathan over poor electricity supply in Nigeria

by Oge Okonkwo A ‘Joint Letter of Concern’ which was written by the United Nations and sent to the government of President Goodluck Jonathan has been published. In the letter, the UN expressed its concerns that “access to electricity (and regularity of supply) is a significant problem in Nigeria,”, raising eight questions for the government to... Read More

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March 23, 2014

Jonathan arrives Netherlands for nuclear summit, 20 killed in market explosion & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo Boko Haram: 20 killed in market bomb No fewer than 20 people have been killed by suspected Boko Haram insurgents during the weekend when a bomb detonated in Bama, Borno State in a crowded market place. Although no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, security officials say the style of killing... Read More

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March 10, 2014

Opinion: Are Nigerians really tired of bad governance?

by Umar Yakubu Thoughts around security, national budget, state of the economy are not debated. Instead, you will read a lot of name-calling and exchange of insults. Ironically, that’s what constitutes present day Nigeria as these social forums comprise of Nigerians from all walks of life. Nigerians are not bothered, nor complaining, nor tired or... Read More

March 6, 2014

Okey Ndibe: A national insult rejected

by Okey Ndibe How did we quickly forget that Abacha’s looting of public funds from the vaults of the Central Bank of Nigeria was a patriotic act? Or that he gave his cronies licenses to import toxic fuel into Nigeria because he so fiercely loved Nigerians and fervently desired their development? Or that Babangida’s annulment... Read More

March 4, 2014

Insecurity: Fresh Boko Haram attack leaves ‘many’ dead in Borno

by Adeola Balogun There seems to be no end in sight to the current violence in the North-East as yet another massacre is said to have occurred in Borno yesterday night. The extent of the damage and the number of casualties after the attack on Jakana Village in the Kaga Local Government Area of the... Read More

March 4, 2014

Opinion: Nigeria’s centenary and the urgency of now

by Jaye Gaskia And whereas Lugard may have made a mistake in the course of promoting the selfish interests of British colonialism 100 years ago in 1914; the real challenge, the real problem lies with the gluttonously selfish ruling class, whose collective misadventures in ruling over us has combined to convert the selfish act of... Read More

March 3, 2014

How Saraki got blacklisted by Pres. Jonathan, Amaechi says why he shunned Nigeria’s centenary celebrations & other important news you need to know today

by Oge Okonkwo Bukola Saraki reveals how he entered President Jonathan’s black book. In an interview with Premium Times newspapers, a former Governor of Kwara State and senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Bukola Saraki speaks on why he defected from the PDP to the APC, the politics of his defection in the Senate, the crisis in... Read More

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