Presidential Inauguration: Jonathan, Buhari Nominees Meet
In preparation for the May 29 handover and Presidential Inauguration, a joint committee of the outgoing and incoming government met on Thursday to discuss issues that will ensure a smooth transition. The committee is co-chaired by the Secretary to the…
US Vice President Urges Jonathan To Play Global Leadership Role
United States Vice President, Senator Joe Biden has urged outgoing Nigeria’s President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan to take up international leadership role. Biden who spoke to Jonathan on Monday commended him for his leadership in ensuring Nigeria’s recent elections were peaceful…
Why Jonathan Sacked IG-P Suleiman Abba
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Alhaji Suleiman Abba, who was a former Aide-De-Camp (ADC) to the wife of a former military Head of State, Mrs Maryam Abacha, was sacked on Tuesday by outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan, four years before he…
Nigeria Appoint Stephen Keshi For Third Time
After days of delays, Stephen Keshi has been reappointed as Nigeria’s senior team coach for the third time after signing a two-year contract on Tuesday. The Street Reporters had reported that the contract would be renewed last Friday. BBC Sports…
Igbuya Deserves To Emerge Speaker, Okpe Leaders Insist
Political leaders in Okpe, Delta State of Nigeria on Tuesday, in recognition of the contributions of the Majority Leader of Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Monday Ovwigho Igbuya to the progress of the kingdom, described him as a distinguished…
Jonathan Sacks IG Suleiman Abba
Nigeria’s President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has sacked the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Suleiman Abba and appointed Solomon Arase. The appointment was with immediate effect. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati in a…
I Didn’t Walk Out Customs, NSCDC Bosses – Buhari
President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, has disociated nhinself from media reports that he walked out some government officials, who had come to lobby him in order to keep their jobs, from his Daura, Katsina State, residence. Buhari refuted the report that went viral on social media via a…
BREAKING: Fayose Dedicates Supreme Court Victory to God, Ekiti People
Ekiti State Governor, Peter Ayodele Fayose, has dedicated his victory on Tuesday at the Supreme Court to God and Ekiti people for their resilience and love for him. Fayose in a statement in reaction to the judgment said: “I want…
Anniversary: Buhari Backtracks On Chibok Girls Rescue
Ten days to presidential election, precisely on March 18, 2015, Nigeria’s President-Elect, General Mohammadu Buhari promised to rescue schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok village in Borno State by Boko Haram fundamentalists. He made the promise at a town hall meeting Abuja,…
I’ll Have No Sectional Agenda, Okowa Tells Deltans
Delta State Governor-elect, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has assured the people of the state of keeping the promises he made during his campaign by ensuring that his administration operates on a progressive and all-inclusive template that has no sectional agenda. Senator…
(PHOTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iwuala, Shekarau, Spotted With APC Leaders
The Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was spotted at the airport in the early hours of Monday laughing and talking with APC leaders, Senator Kabiru Gaya and Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso….
