A former Chief Whip, Kwara House of Assembly, Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, on Monday said the results of the 2015 general elections would mark the end of Saraki’s hegemony in the state politics. . Oyedepo, who is also a staunch member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made the observation in an interview in Ilorin. . He said that the party had become “a unity rally“ and indivisible entity to flush out the long reign of Saraki in the state. . Oyedepo described the dream of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to perpetrate itself in power in Kwara as a “dream…
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President Goodluck Jonathan has noted that Sanusi Lamido Sanusi is still the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The president made the disclosure during the presidential media chat on Monday, stressing that he was only suspended to give room for investigation into the allegation of financial recklessness levelled against him. . He assured that Sanusi will be restored to his position if he is not guilty at the end of the investigation.
The Northern States Governors Forum has paid tribute to the first Executive President of Nigeria, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, who turns 89 on Tuesday, describing him as “a statesman of uncommon pedigree’’. . The forum’s Chairman, Gov. Babangida Aliyu of Niger, said in Minna on Monday that Shagari played politics without bitterness and placed topmost premium on the values and virtues of constitutional democracy. . “Shagari’s politics eschews bitterness. Even opponents concede that he is a disciplined man, whose life symbolises a rejection of the corrupting influences that distract the commitment of some leaders.’’ . The forum said in a statement…
President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulate former President Shehu Shagari, who will turn 89 on Tuesday. . In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, said Jonathan personally wrote the congratulatory message to the former president. . He said Jonathan in the letter, praised shagari’s continued dedication to the unity and well-being of the nation. . “On behalf of the government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and on my own behalf, I write to felicitate with you as you celebrate your 89th birthday anniversary. . “May Almighty Allah ceaselessly prosper you…
The peace of Otuoke, hometown of President Goodluck Jonathan in Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State was Sunday night violated by gunmen who abducted a prominent chief of the community said to be a cousin to President Goodluck Jonathan. . We learnt that the victim, identified as Chief Inengite Nitabai, aged 70 was kidnapped at about 9pm by ten heavily armed men. . The kidnapped Chief is described as the traditional head of the compound from which the President hails from, according to a community source. . “Nitabai is the cousin of President Goodluck Jonathan, and was kidnapped from…
Austin Avuru, MD/CEO Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, says the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) will herald a new vista of opportunity in the offshore industry as the introduction of both “fiscal and non-fiscal enablers in the Petroleum Industry Bill could add significant value to the economics of offshore investments such that PIB only erodes between 10 -15% of the remaining value of existing and new offshore investments in Nigeria.” . Avuru made the declaration during his presentation at the IP Week, London 2014. . Avuru, who spoke on the theme, “Petroleum Industry Bill: Increasing Investment Opportunities in…
The immediate past Minister of Police Affairs, Retired Navy Capt. Caleb Olubolade, on Saturday declared his intention to run for Ekiti governorship election. . Reports also have it that Olubolade declared in Ado Ekiti at a reception in his honour by members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Ekiti chapter. . It can also be reported that Olubolade resigned his position as the Minister of Police Affairs to vie for the governorship position. . He said that he would not borrow money from the capital market to finance the state if elected. . He also said that his administration would…
The Suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, may be prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged acts of financial recklessness under his administration as. the CBN boss. . According to sources close to the Presidency, it was disclosed that Sanusi may be invited this week for questioning on the allegations against him. . President Goodluck Jonathan had last Thursday suspended Sanusi as the CBN Governor and appointed the most senior Deputy Governor of the bank, Sarah Alade, as acting Governor of the bank until the conclusion of ongoing investigations…
Apparently disturbed by the growing attacks infringing on sthe ecurity of lives in the country, Sen. Gyang Pwajok has called for a tactical change that would tackle the roots, rather than the symptoms of the violence. . “The Federal Government must change tactics since the current efforts have not eliminated the violence. We must explore workable devices that will be more efficient because the situation is still bad,’’ Pwajok said on Sunday. . Pwajok, who represents crisis-ridden Plateau North, said in Jos, that the old approach over time had been to chase the attackers who could run to their hide-out,…
President Goodluck Jonathan will respond to questions from a panel of journalists and media executives on current national issues and developments in another edition of the Presidential Media Chat. . According to Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), the chat will be broadcast live on Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) and the Voice of Nigeria (VON) at 7pm, tomorrow. . What questions are you expecting the President to be asked tomorrow?
Nigeria has sealed a portion of its northeastern border with Cameroon to block the movement of insurgents and other criminal groups, the military said Sunday. . The closure has been imposed in Adamawa state, one of three states in the northeast placed under emergency rule in May following waves of attacks by Boko Haram Islamists. . The military has launched a major offensive in the area aimed at crushing the Islamist uprising, which has killed thousands since 2009. . Nigeria claims that the Islamists have set up bases in sparsely populated areas of its northeastern neighbours — Cameroon, Chad and…
As the clock ticks towards the 2015 general elections, a group under the aegis of the Advance Nigeria Group, ANG, has called on the Senate President, David Mark to join the 2015 presidential race. . Addressing journalist in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, the Coordinator General of the ANG, Barry Idoga Odeh said the call was premised on the fact that “Mark is a politician with immense wealth of experience that can be used to advance the growth and stability of the country. . According of Odeh, “we are ready to mobilize Nigerians for the candidature of David Mark if…
Dr Paul Ezeonu, the Chief Medical Director, Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (FETHA), says the institution embarked on mass recruitment of staff to meet the healthcare needs of the people in Ebonyi. . Ezeonu disclosed the recruitment to the Correspondent Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Sunday in Abakaliki that the staff would work in rural areas. . He spoke when members of the chapel visited him, noting that posting the staff to rural areas would reduce the mortality and morbidity cases. . “We employed an outpost programme with some missionary hospitals, such as the Mile 4 Hospital,…
Nigeria’s former Central Bank chief, Lamido Sanusi on Sunday described the president who ousted him as a simple man trying to do well who has been undermined by incompetent and fraudulent aides. . Sanusi was suspended by President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday over alleged financial misconduct, a move seen by many analysts as politically motivated. . Sanusi has accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) of misappropriating $20 billion (14.5 billion euros), allegations that earned him powerful enemies across the government. . In an interview with AFP in Lagos, Sanusi said many of the people advising Jonathan are sycophants who…
GOVERNOR Chibuike Amaechi has condemned the suspension of the governor Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Malam Sanusi Lamido, saying that the action was unconstitutional. . Amaechi who spoke Sunday at Christ Church, Port Harcourt said the President lacked the powers to suspend a CBN governor. . “You can imagine how President Jonathan announced the sudden removal (suspension) of the CBN Governor. . He does not have such powers. He knows that nothing will happen that was why he took that action. So, I think the preachers should begin to preach what we called the liberation theology. You (church leaders) are…
EFFORTS to build a consensus on fiscal federalism will take the centre stage in Yenagoa the Bayelsa State capital when apex ethnic nationalities brainstorm to formulate an agenda for the forthcoming national conference. . The apex nationalities coming together for this purpose are the Odua People Congress, Afenifere, Ohaneze Ndi Igbo, Itsekiri National Congress, Middle belt Congress, Urhobo Progressive Union, who have been invited to attend the Ijaw National Congress International day which is marking its annual celebration in Yenagoa today. . It was learnt that President Goodluck Jonathan has been invited as the special guest of honour while General…
Kano Emirate Council has condemned the suspension of Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi from the position of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor. . The Emirate council in a statement Friday signed by Walin Kano, Alhaji Mahe Bashir said “We viewed Mr. President action as a deliberate witch-hunt of the governor for doing his job by letting Nigerians to know the alleged fraud going at the petroleum industry and to divert people attention from this monumental fraud”. . The statement noted that ” As the President suspended the governor without a recall to the rule of law, We believed it was…
The National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, South East zone, Col Austin Akobundu (rtd) has said that the rally scheduled to hold today provide an opportunity for the reclamation of Imo State which was lost to All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA in 2011. . In a statement in Enugu, yesterday, Akobundu said that the PDP rally in Owerri and the president’s visit “are enough signs to the Rochas Okorocha’s government that the game is over for him and that his ragtag APC government should leave the stage for a people oriented party.” . The PDP chieftain welcomed…
THE Urhobo Council of Bishops and Elders (UCBE) has condemned the practice of ritual killings and sales of human parts in some parts of the country, describing it as barbaric and inhuman. . The group, in a statement by its Chairman, Rt. Rev Vincent Muoghereh and Secretary, Rt. Rev I.A Obie, said: “when the children are delivered, prospective customers pay for the babies and take these babies for whatever purpose for their purchase. We have degenerated to a level lower than animals, too bad.” . Lamenting that “baby factories are reported all over the country where young girls are camped…
A 50-year-old secondary school teacher, Mosumade Olusola, appeared in an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly damaging a motorcycle belonging to one Akinde Solomon. . The prosecutor, Insp. Abiodun Fagboyinbo, told the court that the accused committed the offence on Feb. 17 at Capital Hotel in Osogbo. . Fagboyinbo said the accused pushed the complainant’s motorcycle from where it was packed into a gutter, damaging it in the process. . He said the offence was contrary to and punishable under Section 451 of the Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol.11 Laws of Osun 2003. . The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to…