Prior to the date for the Election, the ominous signs of an election that was pre-determined to favour specific interests against the run of the electorate support were already clear
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This directive was handed over by the supervising minister for Education, Nyesom Wike while addressing newsmen in Abuja
On October 24, the PDP leadership inaugurated a seven-man committee to ensure discipline among party members across the federation. The committee is headed by a second Republic Minister, Umaru Dikko
Stadium supervisor Andres Sanchez and a representative of Odebrecht, the building company, paid tribute to the victims at a news conference in the canteen
Dabiri-Erewa was accompanied on the visit by two members of the committee, Ajibola Famurewa and Umaru Shidanfi, consular officers of the Nigerian Embassy, and executives of the Nigerian Union in South Africa
Briefing State House correspondents after the weekly FEC meeting, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said the consultant would plug several of the leakages experienced in the tax collection system and boost national non-oil revenue
The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, who disclosed this after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday, said the approval was sequel to a memo presented by the President
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Wednesday said the ongoing strike by university lecturers would be suspended within 24 hours
It will be recalled that Court of Appeal recently reinstated Oyinlola has the duly elected National Secretary of the ruling party. But, rather than complying with the court’s directive, the National Working Committee (NWC) presided over by Bamanga Tukur announced the indefinite suspension of Oyinlola alongside Abubakar Baraje, Sam Sam Jaja and Ibrahim Kazaure
Others were former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Masari; Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi; National Secretary of the PDP, Olagunsoye Oyinlola; former Abia governor, Ogbonnaya Onu; former PDP vice chairman, Sam Jaja; Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed; and Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu
Welcoming the diplomatic representatives to Nigeria, President Jonathan urged them to do their best to further strengthen the existing cordial relations between Nigeria and their respective countries
However, two of the G7 Governors, Babangida Aliyu of Niger and Sule Lamido of Jigawa, have since dissociated themselves from the merger decision, saying they are still members of PDP
The leadership of the new PDP entered into a meeting with the leadership of the APC on Tuesday morning and by 11.45am, the meeting which started by 9.30 am ended with an announcement that the nPDP has merged with the APC
Governors Rotimi Amaechi- Rivers, Abdulfatah Ahmed- Kwara, Muazu Babangida Aliyu- Niger, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso- Kano, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko- Sokoto, Sule Lamido- Jigawa and Murtala Nyako- Adamawa, are members of the new PDP that is challenging the leadership of Bamanga Tukur
Ovie betrayed emotions as tears rolled down his cheeks as he was narrated how Elizabeth died and the investigation process, which has been surrounded by controversies, foul play and allegations
As a corporate player, developmental economist, marketing expert and politician, l do not hesitate to handle this discourse from a first principle approach by giving a historical, geographical, socio-political and economic perspectives of Ijebu/Remo nation like a process flow chart in order to lead us to the titled topic discourse
The President, who arrived from the United Kingdom, where he attended the meeting of the Honourary International Investors Council, said that he has fully recovered and was set to resume work on Monday
However, he could not attend the opening session of the meeting as he suddenly became indisposed and had to receive medical attention
Umar said that the names and identity of the affected Nigerians had been dispatched to the Foreign Ministry in Abuja
One thing though, it is in the interest of patriarchal and oligarchic social order to stage theatrical interventions instead of genuine national soul searching. It is in the habit of cabalist hierarchical efficiency to undertake campaign of public diplomacy which does no more than imitate the voices of popular aspiration but in the end it will not foster that epochal disturbance that will redirect the course of our history. In this mad, bad and bastardised time, it is rather essential to study official rhetoric either emanating from Jonathan or Dr. Doyin Okupe, Dr. Reuben Abati and Reno Omokri, all spokespersons of the President