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- 14 Jun 2021
CBN now “Father Christmas” - PDP Governors
Governors of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the opposition party, on Monday said that some government agencies and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) were operating outside the law that established…
- 20 May 2015
PDP, APC Govs Unite Against Jonathan, Asks FG to Account for $20Bn Oil Money
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has asked , Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, coordinating minister of the Economy and minister of Finance, to account for $20 billion oil revenue. The governors insisted…
- 17 Sept 2014
Lamido Absent as PDP Govs Endorse Jonathan as Sole Candidate
Sule Lamido, governor of Jigawa state and a presidential aspirant, was absent yesterday as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan as sole candidate…
- 6 Feb 2017
I Will be President of Nigeria – Fayose
Mr Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti State governor and chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors’ forum, has declared that he will one day become the president of Nigeria . He said the revelation…
- 28 Oct 2013
Na’Abba, Others Make Ministerial List
President Goodluck Jonathan is set to send fresh list of ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and clearance. The nominees are to fill the 10 vacant slots in the 42-member Federal…
- 27 May 2017
El-Rufai, an “Incurable Liar”- GEJ
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described Governor Nasir el-Rufai as a big liar, urging Nigerians not to take him seriously. Jonathan said this in a statement by his media aide, Ikechukwu Eze,…
- 30 Oct 2014
Pres. Jonathan Claims Receipt of N100.5m Donations to Buy PDP Form
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday claimed he had received a total of N100.5 million donations and pledges from persons, groups and communities who offered to assist him to pay for the Peoples…
- 27 Jul 2015
Oshiomhole Accuses Jonathan’s Minister of Stealing $6Bn
Adams Oshiomhole, Edo State Governor, has said that a Unired States senior official said one minister under Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government of former President Goodluck Jonathan stole as…
- 26 Sept 2015
Buhari Rejects Ministerial Nominees from States
Governors and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) should expect the shock of their lives as President Muhammadu Buhari prepares to unveil members of his much expected cabinet with several…
- 18 Nov 2013
Oppositions Ask FG to Account for Missing $5Bn
Opposition parties have challenged the federal government to account for the $5 billion, which has reportedly disappeared from the nation’s Excess Crude Account (ECA) The New Peoples Democratic Party…
- 28 Feb 2015
Tinubu Plans to Take over as President if APC Wins-PDP
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation (PDPPCO), yesterday alleged that Bola Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos State, and a national leader of the All Progressives Congress…
- 14 Apr 2015
List of Biggest Political Casualties of the General Elections
The April 11 Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections have come and gone, bringing to an end over 12 months of rigorous electioneering and scheming. Winners have emerged and the also-rans are…
- 26 Aug 2015
Saraki to Deliver Keynote at UN Int’l Youth Day In Lagos
RISE Networks, Nigeria's leading social enterprise with a deliberate interest and passion for Youth and Education Development has announced the Nigerian Commemoration of the 2015 Edition of the…
- 4 Mar 2015
No Plans to Sack Jega- Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has restated that he has no plan to sack Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), ahead of the March 28 and April 11 elections.…