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Governors, ministers in fresh private jet deals

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines Monday, March 17th, 2014

Political office holders in the country, especially governors and ministers have embraced a new way of flying in state-of-the-art private jets to destinations within the country and overseas without necessarily owning them, findings have shown. The new private jet ownership model called time-share lease, which is fast gaining ground among the political elites, has […]

Governors hold emergency meeting Monday over Sanusi’s sack

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Governors Friday, February 21st, 2014

IIorin – Alhaji Yusuf Kawu, the Secretary of Kwara Chapter of Arewa Consultative Forum, has called for the development of a regional economic agenda for states in the North. He said that this would be enable states in the region to articulate their vision for the development of the region. Daibu made this call in […]

Northern govs meet over oil exploration

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines Sunday, February 9th, 2014

Niger State Governor, Dr. Babangida Aliyu | credits: File copy WITH the planned meeting of 13 northern states which fall under the region’s sedimentary basin, the North is set to start oil and gas exploration activities. The Niger State Governor, who is also the Chairman of the Northern State Governors Forum, Aliyu Babangida, will […]

Jonathan, Muazu meet PDP govs

Posted by admin Governors, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday, February 4th, 2014

President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Adamu Muazu, on Tuesday met behind closed doors with state governors elected on the party’s platform. The meeting was held inside the President’s office shortly after the Council of State meeting attended by the governors alongside their colleagues from other parties. Muazu […]

APC govs reject INEC timetable

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Governors, Party Politics Saturday, February 1st, 2014

INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega Governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have kicked against the sequence of elections in the timetable by the Independent National Electoral Commission, for the 2015 elections. The state chief executives, who registered their displeasure with the timetable, said they were against the proposed plan to conduct […]

Governors treat Jonathan like their houseboy — Jeremiah Useni

Posted by admin General Politics, Governors, Latest Politics, Top Stories Sunday, January 26th, 2014

Jeremiah Useni The Chairman, Board of Trustees, Arewa Consultative Forum, and former FCT Minister, Lt.Gen Jeremiah Useni (retd.) tells ADELANI ADEPEGBA that the proposed national conference is a waste of time and that northern agitators should allow President Goodluck Jonathan contest in 2015 It’s been some time since we heard your voice in the […]

Defected PDP governors can’t be leaders in their states

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014

Former Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau | credits: www.nigeriavotes2011.com A former Governor of Kano State and a leader of the All Progressives Congress, Ibrahim Shekarau, said on Tuesday in Kaduna that there was no ‘agreement’ between the five Peoples Democratic Party governors that defected to the APC and his party to make them leaders of […]

Govs shun Lagos airport presidential wing

Posted by admin Governors Sunday, January 12th, 2014

Murtala Muhammed International Airport State governors and other Very Important Personalities who are by law allowed to pass through the Presidential Wing of the nation’s flagship airport, the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, have abandoned the facility, investigation has shown. Sources at the Presidential Wing told SUNDAY PUNCH on Friday that majority of the VIPs, […]

Obasanjo’s letter: PDP members urge govs to speak out

Posted by admin Governors, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday, December 17th, 2013

Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo Peoples Democratic Party supporters in the North-West on Monday urged the party’s governors to speak up on the issues raised by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in his letter to President Goodluck Jonathan. The supporters, under the aegis of the North-West Solidarity Forum, said the PDP governors’ continued silence on […]

Oshiomhole expresses worry over corruption

Posted by admin Edo, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, State News Monday, December 16th, 2013

Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole has said he is surprised that no one is in jail over corruption in Nigeria. The governor, who was guest lecturer at the 2013 convocation ceremony of Benson Idahosa University, in his paper titled, “Education and National Development,” said instances of corrupt practices abound, yet […]