Today’s Daily Brief: APC divided, Buhari confused, and more

So still on the NASS issue, it’s like everything is working against Femi Gbajabiamila as some major stakeholders in the All Progressive Congress (APC) are opposing him from emerging as house majority leader. Gbajabiamila who lost the position of speaker of the house to Yakubu Dogara, career seems to be on the balance, because as... Read More

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June 15, 2015

Buhari may pick ministers from outside the party – APC Chairman

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, John Oyegun, says that non-members of the party could possibly serve as Ministers in the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari. Oyegun said to journalists in Abuja on Monday, June 15, that the background of ministerial candidates does not matter as long as the person is capable of delivering and serving... Read More

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June 15, 2015

“I don’t know why people are anxious for ministers” – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari, can’t come to the terms with the fact that Nigerians are particularly in a hurry for him to appoint ministers. In an interview with ARISE TV, the President blamed the delay in appointing ministers on the lateness in getting handover notes from former President Jonathan’s transition committee. Buhari said: “I don’t know why people are... Read More

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June 14, 2015

This is why Buhari is yet to announce his ministers

President Muhammadu Buhari, has been accused of not hitting the ground running as he promised, owing to his delay in choosing people who will make up his cabinet. However, his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Garba Shehu, has revealed to Sahara TV, that the immediate past administration’s uncooperative attitude during the transition period and its lateness in turning... Read More

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May 30, 2015

Buhari hasn’t ‘banned anyone from travelling abroad’

by Kolapo Olapoju President Muhammadu Buhari has not issued any order restricting officials of past administrations as well as ministers from traveling out of the country by the new government. A statement issued on Saturday, May 30, by Garba Shehu, head of Buhari’s media team from Aso Villa, gave clarification on the matter. According to the... Read More

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October 22, 2014

GEJ shuffles his cabinet | Who has moved where?

by Laila Ibrahim President Goodluck Jonathan has carried out a minor reshuffle in his cabinet following the resignation of seven ministers, who left to pursue political ambitions. Last week seven ministers including: Health’s, Onyebuchi Chukwu, State Niger Delta, Darius Ishaqu, State Trade and Investment, Samuel Ortom, State Education, Nyesom Wike, Information, Labaran Maku, Labour, Emeka... Read More

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October 15, 2014

“Kiss and make up” – President Jonathan urges Perm. secretaries and Ministers to work in harmony

by Laila Ibrahim President Goodluck Jonathan has complained about an existing non cordial working relationship between ministers and permanent secretaries in the federal civil service. The President stated this on Wednesday, while swearing in six new federal permanent secretaries prior to the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the Council Chamber of... Read More

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August 10, 2014

Ebola: Fear grips Aso Rock | Read why

by Kolapo Olapoju Apparently, there are thousands of bats flying around the Presidential villa! During the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, 6 August, a drama of sorts played out as the Ebola virus disease was the main topic of discussion. In the absence of President Goodluck Jonathan,... Read More

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June 4, 2014

Jonathan appoints Shekarau, 3 others as ministers, Scores dead as armed gunmen raid 4 Borno villages & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo Jonathan appoints Shekarau, three others as ministers Almost two months after President Goodluck Jonathan attended a rally in Kano to welcome Ibrahim Shekarau to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the president has nominated him a minister. The nomination, among the four sent to the Senate, would have to be confirmed by the... Read More

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March 5, 2014

BREAKING: Jonathan sacks sports minister, Bolaji Abdullahi

by Akan Ido In a surprising move, President Goodlcuk Jonathan today announced the sack of Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the minister of youth and sports. He has subsequently directed Dr.Tamuno Danagogo to take charge of the ministry with immediate effect. Danagogo is one of the eleven newly sworn in ministers. The president assigned roles to the... Read More

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February 16, 2014

Opinion: Fallacy of division and corrupt Nigerian Ministers

by Adeolu Ademoyo So it is silly that when the story of Mrs. Stella Oduah’s corruption broke religion and ethnicity were deployed in her defense. Last week four Nigerian ministers were relieved of their services. Some of them had been pointedly accused of corruption. They are Stella Oduah (Aviation), Godsday Orubebe (Niger Delta Affairs), Caleb... Read More

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January 12, 2014

Jonathan to reshuffle cabinet, only 4 current ministers may remain

by ‘Jola Sotubo The impending cabinet reshuffle by President Goodluck Jonathan, a continuation of what was started last year, will be a sweeping one, sources have said. The new list of ministerial nominees is said to be ready for Senate approval and only 4 current ministers might be retained. The new development will see even... Read More

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October 26, 2013

SNAPSHOT: Jonathan kneels as CAN President leads special prayers for him in Israel

by Oge Okonkwo President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan who has been away from the country to Israel on a pilgrimage and official state visit has been criticized because his entourage included the aviation minister, Stella Oduah and the state resources spent on Christian pilgrimage may have been a unnecessary expense. Despite the criticisms, the president’s... Read More

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October 9, 2013

Opinion: Jonathan and the Ministers of Rome

by Emma Okocha Ashiru, wearing the signature bow-tie strings of Bolaji Akinyemi, did not understand the main planks of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy. Unable to advise the Presidency on the repercussions of an Abuja red carpet reception for Al Bashir, the Sudanese, Butcher of Darfur, we knew his days were numbered. The United Nations has over... Read More

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September 17, 2013

Ocheorome Nnanna: Weep not, dear minister

by Ocheorome Nnanna …He took his cabinet on an inspection of projects. Thereafter, he invited them to lunch. After a sumptuous meal accompanied with hefty swilling of choice drinks, he calmly informed them that their services were no longer required. There is a touch of cruelty developing among political chief executives in Nigeria. I am... Read More

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September 14, 2013

Sacked ministers: Lobbyists storm Aso Rock

Two days after President Goodluck Jonathan sacked nine of his ministers, some leaders of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party PDP), business moguls and traditional rulers yesterday stormed Aso Rock, the seat of power, putting their cronies forward for the vacant offices. On Wednesday, the president dropped the minsters of foreign affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru; education,... Read More

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September 12, 2013

Revealed: Why Jonathan sacked nine ministers (READ)

by ‘Jola Sotubo The nation is still reeling from the news of the sack of nine ministers in the first major cabinet reshuffle since the beginning of the Jonathan administration. (Pres. Jonathan sacks education, foreign affairs ministers, and 7 others) President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday sacked nine ministers with no warning and no explanation. However, an... Read More

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August 28, 2013

Panic as President Jonathan invites ministers, queries NPC chairman, Odimegwu

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

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August 21, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Princess Stella Oduah – One thing to thank Jonathan for (Y! FrontPage)

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

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August 19, 2013

Photo of the Day: Quick, get your catapult, ‘Operation kill your enemies’ has begun

by Akan Ido Dealing with your spiritual enemies has never been so easy, all you need to do – according to the above church banner – is to engage an ‘Operation kill your enemies’ strategy. We’re not sure if the Christian ministers are suggesting one uses a catapult to engage our enemies – after all,... Read More

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July 27, 2013

Opinion: Child marriage and the hypocrisy of ‘progressives’

by Adekoya Boladale Who are the Yerimanians? These are men and women… who are psychologically traumatized due to excessive exposure to corruption, overdosed with geometric fraud and enslaved by impurity to such an extent that they lust after babies and infants. Let me start by commending men and women, old and young, able-bodied and physically... Read More

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January 10, 2013

Perform now or resign – GEJ reads (another) riot act to ministers

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday expressed his administration’s intention to deliver on his 2011 campaign promises this year by giving members of his cabinet the option to either perform or resign. Sources say the president did not mince words in telling members of his cabinet to accelerate development in their ministries to satisfy... Read More

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October 1, 2012

How security vote is tearing apart FCT ministers

by Stanley Azuakola What President Jonathan joined together, reports have emerged that the security vote is trying to put asunder. The minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Administration, Senator Bala Mohammed and minister of State for FCT, Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide, are reportedly on a collision course over the security vote allocated to that ministry.... Read More

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May 28, 2012

Too Funny: It’s hard to say amen? Jonathan, ministers quiet when reverend prays against corruption at Democracy Day service

by Tolu Orekoya A congregation made up of top government officials, failed to respond to Most Reverend Peter Akinola’s prayer to end corruption in the government during an interdenominational church service at the Ecumenical Centre in Abuja, on Sunday, May 28, 2012. Instead the Reverend was met with dead silence as he prayed that corrupt members of... Read More

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