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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
-Punch The Senate President David Mark has described Nelson Mandela as one of the greatest Africans that ever lived. Reacting to the news of his death on Friday, Mark said Mandela was a selfless leader who devoted his entire life to the emancipation of his people and by extension African people. He […]
Chief Tony Anenih The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Tony Anenih, has described the defection of five governors of the party to the opposition All Progressives Congress as a sad development. He, however, urged party loyalists across the nation not to panic over the governors’ […]
Rebel governors The seven aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party have announced their decision to merge with the All Progressives Congress. The governors, at the meeting they had with the leadership of the APC in Abuja on Tuesday, said their decision was aimed at rescuing the country. A former Acting National Chairman of the […]
In an effort aimed at finding a lasting solution to the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, President Goodluck Jonathan is to meet with the seven aggrieved governors from the party on Sunday. Already, sources close to the governors said a letter had been sent to them concerning the meeting. The letter was said to […]
Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi The Presidency insisted on Sunday that it did not recognise Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi as the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, hence the absence of President Goodluck Jonathan at the retreat organised by the Amaechi-led faction of the Forum in Sokoto. Jonathan was billed to […]
By SINA OLAYINKA and SEYE OJO The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has directed its operatives to henceforth lead the convoy of cars in governors’ entourage as part of measures to curb the excesses of the drivers. The directive followed last Tuesday’s fatal auto crash involving the convoy of Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada, which […]
Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime | credits: File copy The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Friday commenced hearing in a suit seeking to remove Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State from office. In the appeal, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Chief Alexander Obiechina, is challenging the refusal of […]
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