The Presidency insisted on Sunday that it did not recognise Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi as the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, hence the absence of President Goodluck Jonathan at the retreat organised by the Amaechi-led faction of the Forum in Sokoto. Jonathan was billed to deliver the keynote address at the retreat where…
All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Anambra State governorship election, Senator Chris Ngige,
ENUGU—Igbo leaders met in Enugu, yesterday, to articulate common position for the South-East geo-political zone for the proposed National Dialogue. The meeting held at Zodiac Hotels Enugu for over four hours was attended by Professor Ben Nwabueze, Mrs. Uche Azikiwe, Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, Senator Anyim Ude, Chief Dozie Ikedife, Prof. Elochukwu Amucheazi, Chief Nduka Eya,…
Six years after taking over the mantle of leadership of the once agrarian Bauchi State, Governor Isa Yuguda has brought in a lot of positive changes to the state and given it a notch in terms of development projects. But as his tenure draws to an end in 2015, the governor, in this interview, maintains…
Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, is alleging the disappearance of $5 billion from the Excess Crude Account and asked for explanations from relevant government agencies. The Rivers State governor spoke at a retreat organised by the NGF at Giginya Hotel, Sokoto and attended by many governors. Besides about 15 governors…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned that it will not accept the results of today’s governorship election in Anambra State unless there is voting in all local governments areas, especially in the party’s strongholds of Idemili North and South, as well as Awka South. In a statement issued in Lagos by its Interim National…
TWENTY Boko Haram terrorists and a soldier died during a gun battle between the two parties in Gwoza, Borno State, on Friday night, the military has said. The latest development was made known in a statement by the spokesperson for the 7 Division of the Nigeria Army, Maiduguri, Muhamad Dole. According to Dole, the soldiers…
The prediction of a landslide victory by the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in today’s governorship
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arrested two sons of Jigawa Governor, Alh. Sule Lamido in Kano for alleged N10 billion money laundering. The two-Aminu Lamido and Mustapha Lamido-were flown to Abuja in the early hours of Friday by the operatives of the commission. Following his arrest on December 11, 2012, on his way…
Boko Haram fighters train with al-Qaeda’s North African branch in northern Mali, France’s Foreign Minister said yesterday. Citing documents recovered in the remote Ifoghas mountains in northern Mali, following the French intervention earlier this year, Laurent Fabius said Boko Haram’s presence there demonstrated the interconnection of jihadist groups in Africa. “This is a source of…