BARELY few hours after he swore-in his new cabinet, the Acting President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Tuesday fired the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC), Alhaji Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo.

The new ministers appointed by Acting President Goodluck Jonathan were sworn in today (Tuesday) with the controversial former Minister of Information, Prof. Dora Akunyili retaining leadership of her former ministry.  Others are Mrs. Deziani Madueke- Petroleum; Bala Mohammed- FCT;  Orubebe- Niger Delta and Adetokunbo Kayode- Defeance. See part of full list below and details later: […]

The Action Congress, AC, has blamed the sudden death of Alhaji Abubakar Rimi on the rising insecurity in the country, saying the best tribute that can be paid to him is for governments at all levels to ensure the security of lives and property.

THERE were strong indications that despite the fury caused by the controversial meeting between the ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua and some Islamic clerics, Acting President Goodluck Jonathan who is yet to see Yar’Adua, has no plan to disgrace Yar’Adua from office.

In shah Allah, (by God’s grace), this will be the last time I will embark on night journey as long as I live.’ These were the last words of the late Second Republic governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abubakar Rimi, after an encounter with bandits on Sunday night at Darki and Gadar Janna, 50 kilometres to Kano city.