By: Sunday Oyewole Following allegation that the Presidency has earmarked huge sum to influence members of the House of Representatives to move for the impeachment of Speaker Aminu Tambuwal, the Abubakar Baraje-led New PDP has warned seriously against this. The splinter group of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) posited that the plot if carried out, could plunge the country into avoidable chaos. According to the nPDP’s National publicity Secretary, Chukwuemeka Eze, the plan is to impeach the Speaker and some Principal Officer who are alleged to have soft spot for the nPDP with a view to eventually endorse President…
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Fellow Nigerians, you will all agree with me that the only business of politicians in Nigeria is about winning elections, by hook and by crook, in order to settle down pretty to the business of unprecedented looting and wasting of the people’s commonwealth and resources. The biggest scam in the land is the unproductive governance that makes it possible for a certified and certificated pauper of yesterday to gain instant access to power and wealth as soon as he wins or rigs himself into office. This is why elections have become matters of life and death in Nigeria and nothing…
The Financial Services sector led the activity chart 1.105 billion shares valued at N6.652 billion traded in 13,369 deals last week on the floor of the Nigeria Stock exchange. A turnover of 1.514 billion shares worth N12.062 billion in 24,983 deals were traded in contrast to a total of 1.071 billion shares valued at N13.139 billion that exchanged hands last week in 23,190 deals. Thus financial services sector contributed 72.95%, 55.14% and 53.51% to the total equity turnover volume, value and number of deals respectively. The Conglomerates sector followed with a turnover of 224.979 million shares worth N810.381 million in…
Barely a week after he sacked nine ministers, President Goodluck Jonathan again on Friday sacked two Special Advisers. Those relieved of their appointments are Joy Emordi, Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters and Dr Tunji Olagunju, Special Adviser on NEPHAD. “President Goodluck Jonathan has relieved Mrs. Joy Emordi of her appointment as Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters with immediate effect. “The President has similarly terminated the appointment of Dr. Tunji Olagunju as his Special Adviser on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). “President Jonathan thanks Mrs. Emordi and Dr. Olagunju for their services and wishes…
By: Gracious Akujobi Nigeria’s Head Coach, Stephen Keshi has named a list of 23 players to battle for shirts ahead of the first leg of the 2014 FIFA World Cup final elimination fixture against Ethiopia’s Walya Antelopes in Addis Ababa. The African champions take on the Antelopes inside the National Stadium, Addis Ababa on Saturday, 12th October, 2013. Both teams will clash in the return match at the U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar on Saturday, 16th November. Headlining the list are stand-in skipper Vincent Enyeama, England-based midfielders Mikel Obi and Victor Moses, and forwards Brown Ideye and Emmanuel Emenike. Keshi has…
President Goodluck Jonathan will fly to New York on Saturday to participate in the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly which is expected to focus on identifying parameters for the post-2015 global development agenda. President Jonathan, who is also scheduled to meet with President Barack Obama of the United States in New York, will join other world leaders for high-level discussions on ways and means of building on the progress made thus far towards achieving the millennium development goals that were agreed in the year 2000. The President and members of his delegation will participate in other high-level…
Security forces in the early hours of Friday engaged in a gun duel with men suspected to be members of the dreaded Islamist sect, Boko Haram, killing no fewer than seven in the process and injuring several others. The spokesperson for the State security service (SSS), Marylin Ogar, who confirmed this development said the security personnel acted on an information supplied by two Boko Haram members- Kamal Abdullahi and Mohammed Adamu who had earlier been arrested for terrorists activities. According to Ogar, the two men led security team to a building behind Apo Legislative quarters in Abuja, where arms were…
11th Dul-Qadar 1434AH (13/09 /2013) In life there are varied reasons for man doing what he is doing. Man is not in the habit of just doing anything for the fun of it. He is a creature of need. As an individual, he is an incomplete entity. If not for anything, loneliness, boredom, unexplained cold or tiredness are the primary symptom of a lonely adult. In other words, there is need for companionship which is better achieved in Marriage. Children in marriage happens to be the icing on the cake, it drives out loneliness from the home, however, there…
By: Bolaji Oyegunle, London Super Eagles and Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi has stated that anybody can beat Chelsea at the moment. The midfielder delivered his damning verdict after his side’s shock 2-1 Champions League defeat at home to Basel on Wednesday. Mikel said there could be more losses in store for the 2012 Champions League winners if they repeat their awful showing against Basel. “With the calibre of players we have here I don’t think we should be afraid of anyone. “But if we play the way we did on Wednesday, we have a chance…
President Goodluck Jonathan and his Bamanga Tukur-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party may be heading for further isolation, as another five incumbent governors of the party may soon dump them for the Abubakar Baraje faction, otherwise known as New PDP (nPDP). The five governors, who are drawn from two geo-political zones in the North and South, are said to be upset by alleged continuous manipulations in the party by the Presidency and the chairman, thereby alienating them from the mainstream. Besides, Vanguard learnt that the affected governors maintained that there was no justification to support Jonathan’s second term bid…