The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, yesterday called the bluffs of the Governor Rotimi Amaechi-led Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, saying she is not accountable to state governors, but to President Goodluck Jonathan. It will be recalled that the Amaechi-led NGF on Tuesday called for Okonjo-Iweala’s resignation for…
There seems to be no end in sight to the crisis rocking the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, as the Abubakar Baraje- led faction yesterday denied reaching any agreement with President Goodluck Jonathan on the 2015 presidential election. Chairman, PDP Governors’ Forum, Godswill Akpabio, had on Monday claimed that the seven aggrieved PDP governors had dropped…
A dreaded and ‘most wanted’ kidnap kingpin in Delta State who doubles as leader of the new Liberation Movement of the Urhobo People (LIMUP) today gave President Goodluck Jonathan a stunning 60-day ultimatum to address the sufferings of the Urhobo as well as grant amnesty to kidnappers or face attacks on oil facilities in the…
The Senate President, David Mark, yesterday said that the upper house would support a conference of Nigeria’s ethnic nationalities, “called to foster frank and open discussions of the national questions.” Mark, in a welcome address to mark the resumption of the Senate from its 2013 annual vacation, however, opposed the convocation of a sovereign national…
The House of Representatives erupted into chaos yesterday as the visit of the Alhaji Kawu Baraje-led New People’s Democratic Party, nPDP, National Working Committee, NWC, and the dissenting seven governors ended in fisticuffs. The fight erupted among the pro-Baraje and pro-Tukur members of the House. The National Chairman of the ‘old PDP’, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur,…
SENATE President, David Mark, yesterday, directed security agencies to track down those beating the drums of war towards the 2015 general election, saying such actions were treasonable and should be treated seriously. Mark, in a speech delivered at the resumption of the Senate from a two- month recess, said it was disheartening that politicians with…
Members of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum have called on the Minister of Finance, who is also the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to resign her appointment if she knew she would not be able to adhere strictly with the Appropriation Act 2013. They said the non-compliance with the revenue projections of the…
No fewer than 40 soldiers of the Nigerian Army were feared killed in a Boko Haram ambush in the north of Borno State. A highly placed military source told our correspondent on Tuesday that about 65 others were missing as a result of the attack by the Islamic militants. Investigations revealed that the insurgents attacked…
The Army yesterday confirmed that it had killed a top Boko Haram commander, Abba Boroma, on whose head it had earlier placed a bounty of N10m. Intelligence sources said Boroma was responsible for series of attacks on military and police formations. He is also linked to the killings of students in the North-East zone. In…
Twenty-four hours after doling out N1.5bn to mission primary schools in Anambra State, Governor Peter Obi yesterday splashed N2bn on the public schools