Governor Adams Oshiomhole has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to jettison his second term ambition and do what the late President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela did and earn the respect of all Nigerians and Africans.
Speaking in Benin City, Friday, during a visit by residents and various associations in Egor Local Government Area to thank the Governor for the construction and dualisation of the Upper Siluko road in the state capital, Oshiomhole said President Jonathan should go beyond empty jingles and truly emulate President Mandela who spent only a single term but impacted on the lives of all South Africans.
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President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday said there was no truth in the claim by a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, that he offered the former Lagos State governor the opportunity to serve as Vice President in a proposed Interim National Government.
Jonathan, who spoke with State House correspondents in Abuja through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, described Tinubu’s claim as absurd and ridiculous.
Punch
The Presidency on Friday described as irresponsible and unintelligent the statement credited to Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State to the effect that the robbery incident that occurred on Thursday in Lekki, Lagos, succeeded due to the presence of President Goodluck Jonathan in the state on the day.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, made the Presidency’s position known in an interview with State House correspondents in Abuja.
Three policemen and a fish seller were said to have been killed on Thursday by a gang of robbers, who stormed the FCMB on Admiralty Way in Lekki, Lagos State.
Fashola was alleged to have claimed that all the policemen, who should have been responsible for security in the state, had been deployed to provide security for Jonathan during the incident, where the bandits, numbering 13, reportedly shot sporadically for about 30 minutes.
Punch
As opposed to the claim by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Goodluck Jonathan has admitted that he did not have a telephone conversation with King Mohammed VI of Morocco.
Jonathan revealed on Friday, March 13, that he also never informed anyone that he spoke with the Moroccan king.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had initially issued a statement, claiming that the President spoke with the Moroccan king, however, officials of the kingdom refuted the claims, after which their ambassador was recalled from Nigeria.
YNaija
Troops fighting against the Boko Haram Terrorists in Nigeria’s north-east have discovered a Bomb Making factory in Yobe
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) used by terrorists were found in the factory.
In a Statement on Friday, the spokesman for the military, Major General Chris Olukolade, said the discovery was made during ongoing cordon and search by troops in Buni Yadi, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State.
He said a large quantity of IEDs, including those commonly used by suicide bombers, were recovered from the site.
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