Tag: resignation
Jonathan’s chief of staff quits for politics
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigerian Presidency has confirmed that Chief Mike Oghiadome, the Chief of Staff to President Goodluck Jonathan has…
UK minister quits over illegal immigrant
Britain’s immigration minister resigned on Saturday after it emerged he had employed a cleaner who was in the country illegally,…
APC broom sweeps out Kano House of Assembly speaker
The political re-alignment sweeping through Nigeria has swept out of office, the Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly. Alhaji…
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Jonathan announces Tukur’s resignation
President Goodluck Jonathan has dramatically announced the resignation of Alhaji Bamanga Tukur at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP National Executive…
Tukur: I am still the PDP Chairman
Embattled National Chairman of PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, on Wednesday said he had not resigned his position as reported in…
Breaking News: Tukur, PDP chairman resigns
Chairman of Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, may have lost his spirited battle to retain his position. The…
Ex-Central African leader lands in Benin for exile
The former Central African Republic president Michel Djotodia on Saturday arrived in Benin, after resigning under pressure for his failure…
Obasanjo fires another letter, quits PDP
Former Nigerian leader, Olusegun Obasanjo has penned another letter, this time to Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, the National chairman of the…
Maltreatment: Caverton Helicopters Expatriate Manager Resigns
Surendra Bhagwandass, an expatriate and a manager at Caverton Helicopters, a company that has contracts spanning from SHELL to TOTAL,…
Energy Minister to resign in Philippine over power supply
In some countries, ministers quit over failure to do public duty; in Nigeria they stay put in office, even if…
South Africa’s powerful union wants Zuma to quit
The influential National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), on Wednesday in Boksburg near Johannesburg called for the resignation…
Tukur: I will not quit as PDP chairman
PDP National Chairman Bamanga Tukur says he will not resign his position as the party leader. Tukur stated this in…
Chad’s PM Quits
Chad’s Prime Minister Joseph Djimrangar Dadnadji has resigned along with his cabinet, a day before legislators from his own ruling…
Commissioner resigns in Kano over APC romance
Kano state governor, Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso’s speculated plan to join the All Progressives Congress (APC), has created some slight…
Odimegwu quits as census chairman
Ayorinde Oluokun/ Abuja Eze Festus Odimegwu, the Chairman of National Population Commission, NPC has resigned after a brief tenure marked…
Football: Angola national coach quits
Uruguayan Gustavo Ferrin has quit as Angola coach after a string of disappointing results, the national football federation confirmed Sunday.…
Hungary coach quits after Dutch disgrace of team
Hungarian national team coach Sandor Egervari resigned late Friday after his side’s record 8-1 defeat away to the Netherlands in…
Liberian leader’s son resigns as state oil firm head
The son of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has resigned as chairman of the state oil company, she said in…
‘New PDP’ treasurer crosses back to Tukur-PDP
The National Treasurer of the `New’ Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Tanko Isiaku Gwamna, has resigned from the faction’s National…
Libya’s deputy PM resigns
Libya’s deputy prime minister Awadh al-Barassi announced his resignation late on Saturday, slamming the government as “dysfunctional” and unable to…
Jamaican football chiefs quit after doping disgrace
Jamaican Football Federation technical director Alfredo Montesso and national under-20 coach Luciano Gama resigned Thursday in the wake of a…
Nigeria: Minister of state for health quits
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday in Abuja accepted the voluntary resignation of Dr Ali Pate as Minister of State…
Hiddink Resigns, Set To Take Over Barcelona
Guus Hiddink is set to take over as Barcelona manager after resigning his post at Anzhi Makhachkhala. The Russian side…
Airtel’s Chief Marketing Officer, Olu Akanmu Quits
Olu Akanmu, Chief Marketing Officer, Airtel Limited, has resigned his appointment with the company. A statement released by the telecommunication…
Governor Amaechi’s Aide Resigns
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The political crisis in Rivers State has taken another dimension with the Special Assistant to Governor Amaechi…
Syria: Assad won’t quit yet
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad insisted he will not resign before the end of his mandate in 2014 as a car…
Cop in Pistorius murder case quits
South African detective Hilton Botha said Thursday his resignation from the police force was not due to the bungled investigations…
Pope Benedict XVl hours away from abdication
Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday vowed “unconditional obedience” to his successor on his historic final day as leader of the…
Pope Benedict admits a stormy reign as he bows out
Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday admitted “stormy waters” during his papacy as he gave his farewell speech in St Peter’s…
Pope Benedict bids farewell eve of departure
VATICAN CITY(AFP) – Pope Benedict XVI toured St Peter’s Square in his popemobile one last time Wednesday at the start…