Jonathan in Delta, assures Nigerians of peace, security
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has assured Nigerians that his administration would not compromise the restoration of peace and security in all parts of the country.
APC Senators raise alarm over alleged presidency plot to send Jega on retirement leave
BY Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Joseph Erunke ABUJA—-THE All Progressives Congress, APC, Senators yesterday raised the alarm over the alleged plot by the presidency to send Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega on compulsory retirement leave. The APC Senators claimed that they received information from a credible source to the effect that […]
I’m not wishing Buhari dead, but he’s too old to govern – Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose, has again reiterated that he had nothing personal against nor wishing any harm done to the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate,Major General Mohammadu Buhari (rtd) and that Obasanjo insisted that Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua must be the president in 2006 because he preferred him
2015 budget: N5.9bn can’t fuel police vehicles in 3 months – IGP
INSPECTOR-General of Police, IGP, Suleiman Abba yesterday lamented that the N5,895,797,734 budgeted for all subheads in the Overhead Cost for Police Formations and Commands in the 2015 budget was not enough to provide minimal fueling and maintenance cost for police operational vehicles for three months.
Jonathan visits recaptured Adamawa towns from Boko Haram
President Goodluck Jonathan made a brief visit to Adamawa State yesterday to see for himself some of the recaptured towns from Boko Harm in the state.
‘Buhari’s Chatham speech full of lies’
Move on Nigeria, a civic action and pressure group promoting democracy, good governance and transformation agenda, has described the lecture delivered by General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) at Chatham House, yesterday, as windy and full of lies.
Read Buhari’s Speech at Chatham House
Permit me to start by thanking Chatham House for the invitation to talk about this important topic at this crucial time. When speaking about Nigeria overseas, I normally prefer to be my country’s public relations and marketing officer, extolling her virtues and hoping to attract investments and tourists. But as we all know, Nigeria is now battling with many challenges, and if I refer to them, I do so only to impress on our friends in the United Kingdom that we are quite aware of our shortcomings and are doing our best to address them.
Buhari at Chatham House: Why I want to be President – Buhari
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), yesterday, in London gave reasons why he wants to be president after he left office as military Head of State.
PDP don’t tell you about change because we aren’t bus conductors that ask for change – First Lady
OREROKPE—The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has charged women in the country to vote for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stressing that any woman who votes for All Progressives Congress, APC, is an enemy of herself.
Corpse of kidnapped medical doctor found in Port Harcourt
PORT HARCOURT—Rivers State Police Command, yesterday, confirmed the discovery of the corpse of Dr. Samson Okpara, who was kidnapped last week in a cassava farm at Borokiri area of Port Harcourt.
6 INEC staff arrested over missing PVCs
No fewer than six staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abia State are now helping the police in their investigation over the discovery of scores of permanent voters’ card, PVC, in the house of a criminal suspect in Isiala Ngwa South of the state.
