‘We will strike powerfully if you attack us’ – Israel’s Netanyahu tells Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Tuesday to strike powerfully against Iran if Tehran carried out a new attack on his country.
PDP suspends Amaechi’s loyalists
The political forces against Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State cut sharper, yesterday, after 27 lawmakers loyal to the governor out of 32 in the State House of Assembly were suspended by the new leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PPD in the state. Their seats were immediately declared vacant.
FG orders sack of 20,000 PHCN workers
THE Federal Government has ordered the retrenchment of no fewer than 20,000 workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, ahead of takeover by successful bidders of its assets.
How aviation authorities grounded Amaechi, Tambuwal at Akure airport – Rivers govt
Rivers State government,yesterday, alleged that an aircraft, scheduled to fly Governor Rotimi Amaechi and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, among others, out of Akure, Ondo State, was grounded by the aviation authorities on spurious grounds.
Stop governors before they ruin Nigeria – Jubril Aminu
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Senator Jubril Aminu, yesterday, pleaded with the Presidency and patriotic Nigerians to restrain governors from ruining the country.
Aminu, who spoke in an exclusive interview with Sunday Vanguard, accused the governors of arrogating to themselves roles that were not in the Constitution thereby conferring illegal advantage on themselves to the detriment of majority of Nigerians.
Jonathan has justified his mandate – Okupe
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, says President Goodluck Jonathan has justified the mandate given to him by the electorate in the 2011 general elections.
