The City Reporters As the stage is finally set for President Goodluck Jonathan to officially declare his intention to seek re-election, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) cannot use Nigeria’s security challenges to stampede the president out of office. “We are running a democracy and […]
Agency Report The Federal Government on Monday in Abuja urged Nigerians to take pride in their nationality and discourage overlap between politics and religion. The Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Prof. Rufai Alkali, said this at an inter-faith rally held at the Goodluck Support Group (GSG) headquarters to pray for President Goodluck […]
The City Reporters Angry residents of Lagos State who were unable to get their permanent voters cards (PVC) from the Independent National electoral Commission (INEC) have warned the Professor Attahiru Jega led body they would resist any attempt to “play the script” of President Goodluck Jonathan in the state. Protesters stormed the Lagos office of […]
By Rotimi Akinola As the battle for Nigeria’s highest political office intensifies, we must all take a step away from the prevalent smoke screen of the current political maneuvers, gimmicks, tricks and rhetoric to critically assess the nature of our political landscape and the choices we have to make not only for our own sakes, […]
The City Reporters Although one of the 13 applets found in the National e-ID Card has travel functionality for certain types of travels, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said the card will not supplant the function of the international passport as a necessary travelling document. “The Commission cannot be canvassing the use of […]
International Media Report Nigeria’s government will take loans of $945 million (about N156 billion) from the International Development Association, an arm of the World Bank, to improve irrigation farming and flood prevention, its Junior Minister of Finance said on Thursday. Bashir Yuguda said in a statement that $495 million (about N81 billion) of the amount […]
The City Reporters Although it has admitted the exit of former governor of Ogun State Olusegun Osoba from its camp is shocking, the All Progressives Congress (APC) said the defection of the key politician cannot hold the party to ransom. ”Every member of our party is important to its overall success, but none is more […]
The City Reporters President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Ayo Oritsejafor has said Boko Haram’s insurgency is not just a political war on President Goodluck Jonathan but a religious onslaught by Islamic extremists against Nigerian Christians. “They have taken over Mubi in Adamawa state which is dominated by Christians. Somebody will now tell […]
The City Reporters The Arewa Youths Forum (AYF) has urged the political big wigs in the northern part of Nigeria to quit their infighting and instead channel their energy towards waging a united war against Boko Haram which is rampaging the country’s northeast. The AYF said it was now more important for politicians to lay […]
The City Reporters Following calls by Bola Tinubu for the resignation of President Goodluck Jonathan over the state of insecurity in the country, the Presidency has directed the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) king maker back to the history books to state anywhere in the past where any leader stepped down from their mandate in times […]