Tunde Thompson One of the two journalists jailed under the Decree 4 of 1984, Mr. Tunde Thompson, tells FRIDAY OLOKOR the circumstances surrounding his imprisonment and his relationship with the President-elect, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd) What were the circumstances that led to your imprisonment under the Decree 4 of 1984 during the military […]
Deserted Aso Villa car park | credits: olalekan Adetayo OLALEKAN ADETAYO writes of the change in the fortunes of the Presidential Villa since President Goodluck Jonathan lost his re-election bid in the last general election Some people call it the Presidential Villa. Others refer to it as State House while to many more; […]
Former military head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon A former military head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, says the leader of the defunct Biafra, the late Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, underestimated him by thinking that he (Gowon) would never go to war. Gowon, who led Nigerian forces to defeat Ojukwu’s army during the Nigerian civil war from […]
President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari President-elect Muhammadu Buhari has accused the outgoing Goodluck Jonathan government of not giving him “tips” on how to kick-start his administration on May 29. He spoke on Thursday when a committee from the Centre for Human Security of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, presented a five-point policy document to him at the […]
Chukwuma Bamidele Azikiwe, the first son of pioneer President of Nigeria, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, is feared dead. A family source who pleaded not to be named said he passed on at Bromeo Hospital on Sunday at the age of 75. It was gathered that he had been battling protracted respiratory related ailment for some years […]
President Goodluck Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan | credits: File copy President Goodluck Jonathan has given an insight into the fate that awaits him and his ministers after May 29, saying he believes they will be persecuted. He stated on Sunday during a thanksgiving and farewell service organised in his honour at the Cathedral Church of […]
Entrance to Buhari’s house SHOLA JAMES was at Daura, Katsina State where Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s modest apartment sits with others Daura is a very important town not only to Katsina State but to the entire Hausa race. The town carved another niche for itself recently: it is the hometown of the President-elect, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo The Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation has sacked its London-based Chief Executive Officer, Anne Welsh, following video evidence allegedly showing that she had been involved in money laundering activities for many years. It was learnt that Welsh, a former investment banker, met the former president during a conference in Brussels, Belgium in […]
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday met separately with two leading pastors in the country based in Ogun State. Jonathan met with the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye; and the Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide a.k.a Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo. The headquarters of Winners Chapel […]
President Goodluck Jonathan | credits: File photo The father of a 26-year-old pregnant woman, who was murdered in the Arepo area of Ogun State last week, has blamed President Goodluck Jonathan for the incident. Mr. Babafemi Ojo, whose daughter Damilola Fajana, was killed on April 28, said this in a statement on Monday. Ojo […]
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