“President Jonathan also commiserates with officers and men of the Nigerian Navy which Vice Admiral Akhigbe once led as Chief of Naval Staff, as well as the government and people of his home state, Edo on the passage of the very courageous officer who patriotically served his nation to the best of his God-given abilities through-out a most distinguished career in the Nigerian Armed Forces
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“leaders and followers make each other to advance to a higher level of moral and motivation.” He goes further to say that such leaders possess the strength to inspire followers to change expectations, perceptions, and motivations and work towards common goals
There has been public outcry over the manner the procurement of the cars was done just as it is believed that the price was grossly inflated
President Jonathan will be accompanied to Addis Ababa by Senator Emmanuel Paulker; the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke; and the Minister of State (Foreign Affairs), Dr. Nurudeen Mohammed
“He has approved funds for the NFA to ensure that large contingents of Nigerian fans are taken to Ethiopia for the game.
“Everyone who witnessed AFCON 2013 knows how vociferous Ethiopian fans could be
On the morality of the alleged promise made by Jonathan not to seek re-election in 2015, Arise, who had earlier appeared on a Channels Television programme where he maintained the same stand, said: “The beauty of democracy itself is that there is always two sides to a coin
Represented by Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State, Jonathan said the quick dispensation of justice would help rekindle the confidence of litigants and the general public in the judiciary
According to him, the opening of the political space for more Nigerians anywhere in the world to participate was responsible for the political vibrancy without any crackdown on political opponents or restriction of freedom to hold political opinions
Speaking in Asaba, Delta State in the office of Dr. Festus Okubor, the Chief of Staff to Governor of Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, the leader of the delegation and President of the group, Prince Daniel Ekiugbo, said Ameachi’s alignment with the G7 proponents of the new Peoples Democratic Party speaks volume of his inordinate desire for power
The splinter PDP said that the advice had become necessary following the uncovering of a plot to massively bribe House of Representatives members with a view to getting them pass a Vote of Confidence on President Jonathan and then quickly follow it up with the impeachment of Speaker Aminu Tambuwal and some other principal officers for their alleged sympathy to the Baraje-led PDP National Executive Committee
The statement, by Jerry Needam, the Special Adviser on Media to the state Chairman of the PDP, Felix Obuah, said Amaechi should have the boldness to pull out of the negotiations instead of deceiving and betraying the processes and the genuine intentions of Jonathan and the PDP
“As they mourn however, President Jonathan believes that they can take solace in the knowledge that Dr. Agagu has left behind a legacy of notable achievements in his illustrious public service career at the state and federal levels which will stand to his eternal credit and honour
In his remarks, President Jonathan congratulated Blessing for doing the country proud in Moscow, saying his government would continue to support sports men and women
He said International Organisations should be seen as agents for the resolution of crisis in countries across the world and should not be seen as contributing to problems of nations
The convention was necessitated by the July 25 ruling of an Abuja High Court, which declared the March 2012 National Convention of the party a nullity.
We are consistently adapting our security architecture to deal with terrorism, which has become a challenge to the whole world
The appointees include Alhaji Ibrahim Buba as chairman of the News Agency of Nigeria while A.J. Turner and Felix Chukwu are to serve as the Chairmen of Universal Basic Education and the Federal Road Safety Commission respectively
He said: “The way Anyaoku has carried himself in the international arena did not only give him dignity, but also gave Nigeria a good image
Malian Interim President, Prof Diongunda Traore, personally conferred the Dignity of the Highest Cross of the National Honour of Mali on President Jonathan on Thursday, at a brief ceremony held at the Council Chamber, State House, Abuja
The party said: “In the true character of this presidency, its
increasingly irreverent and undignified spokesman failed to respond to
the issues raised by Chief Akande, and instead chose to haul abuses
at a man who is old enough to be his father. Such irresponsible act
does no credit to the spokesman or the president he is serving, and
Nigerians will definitely not forget such crudity in a hurry