Edwin Clark retires from partisan politics @ 88
Former Federal Commissioner for Information and South South leader, Chief Edwin Clark, on Wednesday, disclosed that he was saying farewell to partisan politics, just as he said that with this move, he would no longer be a member of any registered political party, but would now play the role of an Elder Statesman, who would be a father to all.
No, Mr President, Legislators – Sovereignty belongs to the People!
AND just like that, President Goodluck Jonathan took the wind out of his own sails! With his Independence Day announcement, and subsequent empanelling of a National Conference Advisory Committee, his floundering presidential ship of state seemed set to sail out of troubled waters. I was, and remain, cautiously optimistic about his decision to convene a national conference.
FMBN and the housing sector reforms
In the order of importance, housing comes third after food and air. Most governments in the modern times have been evaluated by their scorecards in these sectors.
This conspicuous outrage
This conspicuous outrage at Goodluck Jonathan’s alleged weakness and or ineffectuality calls to mind Shakespeare’s line “methinks thou dost protest too much”.
Jonathan leaves for Addis Ababa
President Goodluck Jonathan will begin a two-day official visit to Addis Ababa on Friday to participate in an Extraordinary Session of the African Union’s Assembly of Heads of State and Government.
Jonathan approves funds for Nigeria’s contingent to Ethiopia
The Minister of Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, on Friday said that President Goodluck Jonathan had approved funds for a large contingent of Nigerian fans to attend the qualifying match against Ethiopia.
Insurgency: Taming inter-agency rivalry
While President Goodluck Jonathan was calling for a stronger global consensus and determination to end the scourge of terrorism in faraway New York an unfortunate event had just occurred in Apo area of Abuja, over an alleged exchange of gun shots between security officers and Boko Haram members.
I’ve conducted credible elections in 2011, committed to same in 2015 – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated the commitment of his administration to hold credible, free and fair elections in the country by 2015.
Why Goodluck Jonathan must run for a second-term
There is a lot of irritating noise coming especially from the North-West concerning the need for the presidency to return to the North in 2015. This should be discarded as sound and fury signifying nothing.
Jonathan calls for global efforts to eradicate terrorism
President Goodluck Jonathan Monday in New York called for a stronger global consensus and determination to end the scourge of terrorism as quickly as possible.
Who is now the President?
Last month, this column dealt exhaustively on the case of the screening of primary school teachers in Edo State. At the peak of an encounter between one of the teachers and the State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the latter asked: “Who is now the teacher?” The former responded: “You are the one, sir”.
