Following a directive by the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, to its members willing to contest in the 2015 general elections to get their nomination forms before deadline, President Goodluck Jonathan has finally informed his party leaders of his intention to buy the presidential nomination form of the party. Punch reports that the President told his…
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Patience Jonathan At War With Dickson, Resigns As Perm Sec
Dame Patience Jonathan has resigned her appointment as Permanent Secretary in the Bayelsa State Ministry of Education over an alleged rift with the state governor, Seriake Dickson. Mrs Jonathan is the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan and was one of the 17 Permanent Secretaries appointed in 2012 by Dickson. Her appointment was then greeted with…
Boko Haram Abducts 60 Women
Suspected members of the terrorists group called Boko Haram have kidnapped about 60 women, reports say. The women were seized from two villages in Adamawa State some days after the Nigerian government claimed it reached a ceasefire deal with the Islamic militant group. It was reported that the women were abducted in Madagali few days…
Senator Obadara Calls Journalists Thieves At Kano Event
An embarrassing moment reared its ugly head on Wednesday in Kano when some reporters were locked in a room following a missing mobile phone belonging to Senator Gbenga Obadara. The lawmaker from Ogun State in the upper chamber of the National Assembly under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, had visited the headquarters…
Jonathan Reshuffles Cabinet
Following the resignation of seven Ministers from his government, President Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday, reshuffled his cabinet to fill the vacant positions left by the departing Ministers. The President restructured his administration at the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. With the reorganisation, the Minister of Defence, Aliyu Guasu, will…
NASS Approves Local Governments Autonomy
Full autonomy has been granted to local government councils across Nigeria. This includes full financial and administrative controls of their territories. This was done by the National Assembly after amending Section 124 of the 1999 Constitution. The amendment was one of the 22 other sections approved by the lower chamber of the National Assembly last…
APC Backs Wike’s Directive To Vote Out PDP, Jonathan
Education Minister, Nyesom Wike, has been commended by the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State for his purported call to the people of Aluu in voting out President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in 2015. According to the state Publicity Secretary, Chris Finebone, Wike’s call “is not surprising following recent heightened…
Jonathan Will Lose In 2015 If…
Story by Nwaorgu Faustinus Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan not to contest in the 2015 polls if he does not want to be disgraced by being voted out of office by Nigerians. The party warned that Jonathan will lose if he allows himself to be deceived…
WHO Declares Nigeria Ebola Free
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has pronounced Nigeria an Ebola free country. This pronouncement was made in Abuja at a press conference on Tuesday by the body’s representative, Rui Gama Vaz. Vaz commended Nigeria for winning the battle against the deadly disease, which has claimed thousands of lives. WHO said over 4000 people have been…
Jonathan, PDP Govs In Closed Door Meeting
It was learnt by Aproko247 that governors of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, met President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday night in Abuja to discuss some party issues. Our correspondent gathered that the meeting took place at the First Lady Conference Room at the Presidential Villa. The meeting was held behind closed door and ended in…