Day: October 30, 2014

Tambuwal No More Speaker—Police

The Nigeria Police has given reason for withdrawing security personnel attached to Speaker of House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, who defected from the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, on Tuesday to the All Progressives Congress, APC, a major opposition party in Nigeria. Barely 48 hours after Tambuwal’s defection, his security aides were redeployed by the Federal…

Jonathan, Sanusi In Secret Meeting

President Goodluck Jonathan has held a closed-door meeting with the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. The secret meeting took place at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday. Both parties are meeting again for the second time after President Jonathan suspended Sanusi as Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in February 2014. They…

Adetu Leaves Guinness Nigeria As MD Amid Poor Performance

Managing Director of Guinness Nigeria Plc, Seni Adetu, has been asked to step down from his exalted office at the end of October 2014. He will formalise his exit at the next Board meeting of the company in November, Punch reports. Adetu is leaving as MD of Guinness Nigeria following decline in the profit of…

Jonathan Buys PDP Presidential Nomination Form

On Thursday, October 30, 2014, President Goodluck Jonathan purchased his presidential nomination form ahead of the 2015 general election in Nigeria. Jonathan obtained the form at the Wadata Plaza Secretariat of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in Abuja, after he had told his party that he would be contesting in the polls. His formal declaration…

FG Withdraws Tambuwal’s Security Aides

Security details attached to Speaker of House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, have been withdrawn. This is coming barely 48 hours after the Speaker formally announced his defection from the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, to the opposition, the All Progressives Congress, APC. This is also coming barely 24 hours after his former party asked him to…