Patience Jonathan makes case for girl-child university education

BY DAYO ADESULU, AMAKA ABAYOMI & LAJU ARENYEKA First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan has said that Nigerians must ensure that a significant percentage of the country’s young people, especially girls, should acquire university education. “There is a popular saying that if you educate a man, you educate a person, but if you educate a woman, […]

Atiku, Amaechi, others reject Jonathan’s ultimatum to return to PDP

    -Tribune THE possibility of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and governors who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) returning to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as requested by President Goodluck Jonathan is zero, the spokesman of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) has said. Addressing a PDP grand rally in Owerri, […]

Jonathan issues ultimatum to PDP defectors

  President Goodluck Jonathan | credits: File copy President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday said politicians who want to defect to the  Peoples Democratic Party should do so within a few days or be ready to queue behind wards heads when they finally do so. He insisted that the PDP was a party to beat, and […]

Jonathan must go by 2017 – Usman, SAN

…Even if he wins 2015 poll Yunus Ustaz Usman is a Kaduna-based  Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). He is also the Chairman, Legal Committee and member of National Council on Privatisation. In this exclusive interview with ABDULGAFAR ALABELEWE, the learned SAN condemned criticisms of  the Supreme Court, saying that, if not for the Supreme Court, […]

North lagging behind in devt says Arewa Forum (This must be breaking news)

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 […]

Diezani Alison-Madueke should also be fired – APC senators

By INNOCENT ANABA, JOHNBOSCO AGBAKWURU, Abuja, REACTIONS have continued to trail the recent suspension of the Governor of Central Bank, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Senate has declared the suspension of the CBN boss by President Goodluck Jonathan as illegal and unconstitutional. Meanwhile, the Federal High Court, sitting […]

Jonathan Appoints New Executive Secretary For PPPRA

president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr. Farouk A. Ahmed  as Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) with immediate effect. Mr. Ahmed will take over from the incumbent Executive Secretary, Mr. Reginald C. Stanley who is retiring after 35 years in service. The incoming Executive Secretary, who hails from […]

Lamido’s Suspension Done in Bad Faith –CNPP

IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has picked holes on the suspension of the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, describing it as a selective witch- hunt Reacting to the development Thursday via a press statement issued by its publicity secretary Mr. Osita Okechukwu, made available to newsmen in […]

Okonjo-Iweala Denies News of Her Purported Resignation

The Minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the Economy Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has denied the news of her purported resignation making the rounds on the web. The minister in a statement issued by her Special adviser, Paul Nwachukw said: “It has come to our attention that a story is circulating online about the purported […]

Shettima visits Jonathan, blasts Okupe

Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima | credits: www.bornostate.gov.ng For the second time in about 48 hours, Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State on Wednesday met with President Goodluck Jonathan over Boko Haram attacks in his state. Shettima told State House correspondents that he was at the Presidential Villa to update Jonathan on a fresh attack […]

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