The Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters and National Coordinator, Goodluck Support Group, GSG, Ahmed Gulak has dispelled fears that Nigeria is in political crises. He maintained that President Goodluck Jonathan was focused on delivering on his transformation agenda and was not in any way distracted. Speaking while inaugurating the United States of America chapter of the GSG on Friday in New York, Gulak stated that while the President has not decided to seek re-election, he has constitutional right to contest the second term. He disclosed that the present task of the GSG is to propagate the transformation…
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Presidency on Sunday denied an online report that President Goodluck Jonathan is in New York for the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly with a 600-man delegation, saying it is far from the truth. A statement by Presidential, Media Adviser, Dr Reuben Abati reads, “We have noted with regret the continuation today by Saharareporters.com of its usual scurrilous and baseless attacks on the Jonathan Administration with publication of a false claim that the President is leading a 600-man delegation to the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. While we trust that discerning members…
By: Gracious Akujobi Nigeria’s Super Falcons fell 2-0 in the first of the two friendly matches scheduled with world champions, Japan. Playing before a capacity crowd at the Nagasaki Sports and Recreation Sports Club, the Japanese scored in the 36th minute through Yuki Ogimi and Kawasumi added a second goal in the 53rd minute. Sasaki Norio called up a total of 41 players for the encounter and he hopes it would be an opportunity to assess the players he would be using when Japan gets its campaign underway at the Asian cup. Super Falcons will depart Nagasaki Monday as…
Dear Mr. President, I write to you on behalf of my Party, Peoples Democratic Movement, and on behalf of the multitude of Nigerians who do not have a voice in how your government frames the foreign policy agenda of our country. We believe you have the best interest of Nigeria at heart in its relations with the world powers but we also believe your government needs help if it is to recover the disappearing stature of Nigeria as a leading player in world affairs and a leader in the African continent. Since you took over the mantle of leadership in…
By : Gracious Akujobi Super Eagles and Chelsea FC midfielder, John Mikel Obi recorded his first premiership goal when he scored his side’s second goal as they defeated London neighbors Fulham 2-0 in an English premiership match on Saturday. Mikel scored his first goal after 185 games in 7 seasons in his first ever premiership goal for the London club. He has scored in a cup game for his team but was yet to score a league goal until now and this goal will give Mikel and his team mates the confidence they need for the season. Mikel’s last…
Whether you’ve been dating someone for a while or it’s your first online date, part of what makes dating so exciting is the possibility, if ever so slight, that you might end up in bed together. However, just because you can doesn’t necessarily mean you should. Ladies, here are six ways to tell that you should sleep with him…or not. 1. You’re extremely physically attracted to him. Let’s just get this out of the way, shall we? There is simply no point in sleeping with someone if you aren’t intensely physically attracted to them. Your first sexual experience together should…
A senior figure in the Somali militant group al-Shabab has told the BBC it carried out a deadly attack on a shopping centre in neighbouring Kenya. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said 39 people had been killed, including members of his family, and 150 injured. The operation to secure the mall and catch the gunmen was ongoing, he said in a national TV address. | Al-Shabab, which has links to al-Qaeda, said the attack was in response to Kenya’s presence in Somalia. There are about 4,000 Kenyan troops in southern Somalia, where they have been fighting the militants since 2011. Al-Shabab’s…
Eleven people have died in a gun battle inside a Nairobi shopping centre, says a senior Kenyan security official. Mutea Iringo blamed “armed criminals” and said police were in control of a “very serious situation”. Officers are going shop to shop to secure the area. The Kenyan Red Cross says 30 died. Eyewitnesses saw armed men in black entering the Westgate shopping centre on Saturday afternoon. The Somali militant group al-Shabab had threatened to strike the centre. Al-Shabab has carried out a string of attacks in Kenya since 2011, when Kenyan troops moved into southern Somalia to fight the militants…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says only an independent investigation by Nigeria’s parliament, the judiciary or civil society will unravel the facts behind the killing of nine citizens with 16 others injured in the reported shooting incident in the neighborhood of the Apo legislative quarters of Abuja, the Federal Capital. Since the incident took place in the early morning hours of Friday, there have been conflicting reports concerning the shoot-out with the State Security Service (SSS) claiming that they had a confrontation with the insurgent group, Boko Haram, while independent sources are indicating that the victims were economic migrants squatting…
A group championing the need for the Governors Sule Lamido of Jigawa and Rivers’ Rotimi Amaechi to run for the offices of President and Vice President respectively in 2015 has urged the duo to declare in earnest. The Coordinator of the group-Lamido/Amaechi Campaign Organization, Bilya Mohammed Lawal, in a statement enjoined Nigerians to support them whenever they declare. He stated that the country requires ‘true servant-leaders’ at this point of its history, saying only Lamido and Amaechi fit that description. Lawal expressed delight at the emergence of the Kaduna state chapter of the New PDP led by Yaro Makama Rigachikum,…