The Presidency has described as “silly” and “outright lie” the lead report in today’s edition of Daily Trust that President Goodluck Jonathan is set to relocate some key government ministries to Lagos. The newspaper had in the story said this is to decongest Abuja. But in a swift reaction to the story contained in a [...]
President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians not to see the 2011 elections was not about his candidature alone, but about the future of the country. Jonathan who was speaking at a fund raiser organised by his 2011 presidential campaign organisation therefore task Nigerians to move beyond the limitations of sectional and parochial interests in order [...]
Governors elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP early this morning announced the removal of Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara State as the Chairman of the highly influential Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF. He has been replaced by Otunba Gbenga Daniel, the governor of Ogun State. The NGF is an association of the 36 [...]
Since I wrote “Poor healthcare system: Nigeria ’s moral indifference” in 2005 detailing staggering inadequacies in healthcare system in Nigeria , little or no improvement has been witnessed in the healthcare sector. People in Nigeria continue to experience avoidable deaths; they continue to die of treatable illness. It is rather absurd! The healthcare crisis in [...]
Ekiti state Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has dissolved the 16 local government councils in the state. The dissolution which was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, (SSG) Alhaji (DR) Gani Owolabi explained that the action was taken sequel to the ruling of Ado Ekiti High Court presided over by [...]
The battle for the soul of the Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the forthcoming 2011 general elections which started in February with a controversial state congress shifted to Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, this morning as a member of the Board of Trustees, Chief Lekan Balogun dragged the party [...]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), on Thursday commiserated with his Ekiti State counterpart, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, over the passing on of the State’s Deputy Speaker, Hon. Saliu Adeoti, describing the death as shocking. Reacting to the news of the death of the Deputy Speaker who passed on at the University Teaching Hospital, Ibadan, [...]
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