Contrary to insinuation that immediate past minister of Niger Delta Affairs and self styled man of God, Godsdey Orubebe resigned to pursue his gubernatorial ambition in Delta State, sources within the presidency has revealed to us why Orubebe was sacked. According to our reliable sources, Orubebe has been having a running battle with the President…
The recent sack of four ministers may just be part of a deal President Goodluck Jonathan has entered into in his re-election project, Daily Sun can now reveal. Jonathan had, on Wednesday, fired Princess Stella Oduah, Minister of Aviation; Elder Godsday Orubebe, Minister of Niger Delta; Caleb Olubolade, Minister of Police Affairs and Yerima Ngama, Minister…
Abuja — PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan explained, yesterday, that the former chairman of the National Population Commission, NPC, Chief Festus Odimegwu was relieved of his appointment because of certain statements he made, which brought credibility problem to the commission. The president, who disclosed this while swearing in the chairman and two commissioners of the National Population Commission;…
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has said that the North would not support autonomy for ethnic nationalities during the proposed National Conference in the country. ACF, however, expressed support for devolution of power from the centre to the states in such a way that ”the centre is strong enough to keep the country one, but,…
Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, has suspended the state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Nma Onyechere, with immediate effect for physically assaulting a serving Commissioner in the Local Government Service Commission, Chief Emeka Okoronkwo. The Senior Special Assistant, SSA, to the governor on Media, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo, who confirmed this development…
* If during the tenure of Oduah, 2,000 people were employed, 95 per cent of those numbers were from the south east of Nigeria Barely 24 hours after the removal of Stella Oduah as the minister of aviation by President Goodluck Jonathan, a union leader and an expert in the sector have called for the…
*No money is missing — NNPC boss*$20bn not accounted for, Sanusi insists*Subsidy: We need legal interpretation — Alison-Madueke ABUJA—The Federal Government is to hire independent forensic auditors to examine the books of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, with a view to ascertaining whether or not it has failed to remit oil revenues to the…
SOME Nigerian soldiers, yesterday, fired indiscriminately into the air to protest the killing
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has said that the North would not support autonomy for ethnic nationalities during the proposed National Conference in the country. ACF, however, expressed support for devolution of power from the centre to the states in such a way that ”the centre is strong enough to keep the country one, but,…
Abducts 25 ladies, scores missing… Survivors, officials recount attackFrom TIMOTHY OLANREWAJU, MaiduguriKonduga, a serene community in Borno Central again witnessed another violence on Tuesday evening as suspected Boko Haram insurgents stormed the town, killing at least 51 people.Residents and local officials said all the dead were buried yesterday. Many are still missing even as the…