Ahead of Anambra state Gubernatorial election, the National Working Committee Thursday held a meeting with stakeholders in the state PDP as part of preparations for the November 16th Governorship election in the state . The stakeholders were drawn from all known groups and tendencies within the party in the state. After exhaustive deliberations, the meeting resolved as follows: That all members of Anambra State PDP will work in unity to ensure victory for the Party in the forthcoming Governorship election in Anambra State. That all those who have cases in court shall withdraw such cases failing which the party will…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP ) has described the attempt by the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) to distance itself and its leader, Mohammadu Buhari from a heavily indicting statement by Buhari’s spokesman, Yinka Odumakin that the leadership and governors of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) a key partner in the opposition merger are corrupt as another clear example that the opposition in the country is a “whitewashed tomb.’ “This damming verdict did not come from our great party neither did it emanate from one of the fractious, ever disagreeing opposition outside the merger camp. It came from the…
Hate him or like him, Mohammed Bello Adoke, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, is one public office holder who does not play with his official duties because according to those who know and indeed work in the Federal Ministry of Justice, this Kogi state -born versatile Lawyer does not allow any file to last over twenty four hours on his table before attending to the issues disclosed in those files. Those who have had dealings to meet with him in his Abuja office say that he is such a diligent officer…
Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said that the root cause of the crisis rocking Rivers state should be traced to President Goodluck Jonathan’s bedroom. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed on Thursday, the party said the revelation by the First Lady that the crisis started four years ago when Governor Rotimi Amaechi demolished part of Okrika is a pointer that the Presidency has a hand in the lingering crisis. ”This revelation is a mortal blow to all those who have been struggling to distance the President and the First Lady from the Rivers crisis. It also shows…
President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday commissioned the Nigerian Football House, named Sunday Dankaro House. The ceremony which was performed by Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo on behalf of the President, held at Package B, of the National Stadium Complex, Abuja. President Jonathan, who said the edifice represents a bold step into the future of Nigerian football, added that it marked a significant millstone in football development and administration in the country, particularly as it was just “coming soon after the outstanding performance of our Super Eagles at the AFCON 2013, and our resurgence in several categories of football.” The President while…
The 43rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government opened in Abuja on Wednesday 7th July 2013 with the regional leaders calling for international support to see through ongoing political transitions in Mali and Guinea Bissau, following security and political crises in both countries. Host President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria set the tone in his opening remarks by recalling progress made by ECOWAS in collaboration with the international community in resolving the crises. He then appealed for intensified assistance to bridge the financial gap of US$25 million for the provision of critical logistical support particularly air assets and deployment of international and…
Disturbed by the increasing rate of pipeline vandalism and oil theft in the Niger Delta, the National Economic Council (NEC) has approved 21 years imprisonment without option of fine for pipeline vandals as an interim measure. Consequently, the Council also constituted a Legal Task Force headed by the Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke to commence immediate prosecution of about 500 people that have been arrested for pipeline vandalism. Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, who chairs the committee on oil theft, briefed State House correspondents on Thursday. The National Economic Council (NEC), which comprises of the 36…
Nelson Mandela is spending his 95th birthday in hospital in Pretoria, as events take place around the world and in South Africa in his honour. South Africans are being urged to match the former president and anti-apartheid leader’s 67 years of public service with 67 minutes of charitable acts. Mr Mandela, who is in critical but stable condition with a recurring lung infection, entered hospital on 8 June. “We are proud to call this international icon our own as South Africans and wish him good health,” Mr Zuma said in a statement. “We thank all our people for supporting Madiba…
Apparently in the spirit of reconciliation, Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos state is seeking to withdraw the suit he instituted against Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau state in the heat of the crisis rocking the Nigeria’s Governors Forum (NGF). Consequently, he has applied through his lead counsel, Prof Yemi Osibajo to an Abuja high court to allow him withdraw the legal action against Governor Jang who is regarded as a factional chairman of the NGF. Mr. Tayo Oyetibo, counsel to Governor Jang however opposed this, saying it was too late in the day for the Lagos state governor to…
Determined to key Delta state into the Green Economy Initiatives of international agencies, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan is putting in place a legal framework to sustain climate change. The Governor dropped the hint in Asaba at a stakeholder’s forum on Territorial Approach To Climate Change (TACC) with the theme, “Delta Beyond Oil-Opportunities In Climate Change”. He said that putting up proper legal structures would ensure that government would be properly guided to continue with efforts to make the environment friendly and enable the state government access funds from international agencies to develop quick-win projects to reduce the effect of climate change…