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Tambuwal: How money, text messages failed PDP

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Top Stories Sunday, June 12th, 2011

Fresh facts emerged yesterday on the election of the Speaker, House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (Sokoto, North-west) last Monday in Abuja. Members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House, who shunned all entreaties and threats to respect the zoning arrangement in the election of the Speaker have revealed how they were […]

Jonathan’s 45-Minute Meeting With Obama

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, Presidency, Top Stories Saturday, June 11th, 2011

As part of his scheduled assignments in the United States this week, President Goodluck Jonathan had a 45-minutes’ meeting with US President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington DC, early yesterday, appealing to the American government to help in the HIV/AIDS scourge in Nigeria. Stressing his earlier presentation at the United Nations General […]

Bankole pleads not guilty to fraud charges

Posted by admin House, Legislature, National Politics, Top Stories Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

ABUJA, Nigeria — A top Nigerian politician on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to charges that he defrauded the state of more than $1.7 million in the latest scandal to have enmeshed the National Assembly in Africa’s most populous country. Former House of Representatives speaker Dimeji Bankole appeared at the Abuja Federal High Court to deny […]

Bankole faces 16-count charge, to be arraigned today

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, House, Legislature, Top Stories Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, filed a 16-count criminal charge against the embattled former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. He is to be arraigned before Justice Donatus Okorowa, of the Federal High Court 7, Abuja by 9.00a.m today. The prosecuting counsel, Mr. […]

Reps reverse decision on female speaker, elect Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (Sokoto)

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Top Stories Monday, June 6th, 2011

Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (PDP) Sokoto state has emerged as the new speaker of the 7th session of the House of Representatives of Nigeria. He defeated Hon. Mulikat Akande-Adeola who is popularly tagged as the candidate of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP and the presidency. Tambuwal was a deputy chief whip in the 6th […]

Obama to receive Jonathan in White House

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Top Stories Sunday, June 5th, 2011

PRESIDENCY has announced that the United States President, Barack Obama, would receive Nigerian President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, at the White House in Washington DC on June 8 at 4:40 pm local time. According to a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday, Jonathan, who is billed to arrive New York to participate in a high-level Summit […]

Bayelsans Protest Poor Performance By Allison-Madueke’s – Ask Jonathan not to reappoint her as Petroleum Minister

Posted by admin Oil Politics, Top Stories, Women Politics Friday, June 3rd, 2011

Criticisms have continued to trail the poor performance of Mrs Dezani Allison- Madueke as the immediate past Minister of the petroleum ministry even as report reaching African Examiner indicates that the former minister is making frantic efforts to get reappointed. Sources say that Mrs Madueke’s sin was her deliberate usurpation of the functions and authorities […]

Ex-ministers lobby Jonathan for reappointment

Posted by admin Education, Ministries, Top Stories, Women Politics Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

There were indications on Tuesday that President Goodluck Jonathan was under pressure from many members of the cabinet, which he dissolved on Monday. THE PUNCH learnt of this just as Jonathan held a closed door meeting with the former ministers and senior aides at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Investigations showed that many of the ex-ministers […]

Report or be declared wanted, EFCC tells indicted govs

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Governors, Top Stories Monday, May 30th, 2011

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has started inviting some of the governors whose immunity expired on Sunday as new helmsmen took over the administration of their states. Also, some of them, believed to have fled the country, and who do not honour the commission’s invitation will be declared wanted promptly. Meantime, the commission has […]

I’ll not let you down, says Jonathan

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Top Stories Sunday, May 29th, 2011

WITH more than 40 world leaders and five former Nigerian presidents and heads of state to witness his inauguration for a four year term as Nigerian president, Dr Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, yesterday, sealed a pact with Nigerians promising to turn their dreams into reality while declaring that the years of locust and cankerworm are […]