Category: National/Politics

Jonathan Should Be Ready For Defeat—Rivers APC

By Nwaorgu Faustinus The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, said that its presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, has all it takes to convincingly win the March 28 presidential election. Rivers APC Chairman, Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, said in a statement he issued on Monday in Port Harcourt that, “Whatever doubt that might have…

Senate To Screen Obanikoro, 7 Others Today

The Nigerian Senate will on Wednesday (today) screen the eight ministerial nominees for possible confirmation as Ministers as requested by President Goodluck Jonathan. Former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro is among the nominees to appear before the lawmakers. There have been calls from some quarters that Obanikoro’s nomination should be rejected by…

Police Make Changes To Formations

Authorities of the Nigeria Police Force have effected some changes to formations in the Force, which they claimed were aimed at reflecting current realities. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Force spokesman, Emmanuel Ojukwu, the changes, approved by the IGP, Suleiman Abba, became necessary in “furtherance of the transformation and re-positioning of the…

Jonathan Commissions Power Plant In Ogun

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday inaugurated the 750 MW power plant in Olorunsogo in Ifo local government area of Ogun State. The President said this was in fulfilment of one of his promises in 2011 to improve the power sector in the country. He explained that the project gulped a whooping sum of $650 million,…

Ekiti Tape Authentic, But Not For Rigging—Fani-Kayode

Spokesman of President Goodluck Jonathan campaign team, Femi Fani-Kayode, has told newsmen that the controversial audio tape alleging the rigging of the 2014 gubernatorial election in Ekiti State is authentic and not fabricated as claimed by the President. The former Aviation Minister made this disclosure at a press conference in Abuja recently. Fani-Kayode said after…