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Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe has insisted that despite widespread reports of his sack by President Goodluck Jonathan, he voluntarily resigned to pursue other political interests. Until he left office on Wednesday afternoon, Orubebe — alongside Minister of Petroleum resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke — was the longest-serving minister in Jonathan’s cabinet. “For […]

The sleepy town of Epe, Lagos State has recently become very important in the scheme to get a possible replacement for Governor of the state, Babatunde Fashola. This follows rumours of an unwritten agreement of zoning the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2015 governorship election in Lagos to the area. Like […]

The Federal House of Representatives has mandated some of its committees to investigate the alleged exclusion of Imo, Abia and Akwa Ibom States from the Shell Live Wire Nigeria Programme. Shell Live Wire programme is a corporate social responsibility programme being carried out yearly in the Niger Delta region by the Shell Petroleum Development Company […]

Former member of the Federal House of Representatives, Otunba Dino Melaye has praised the sack of Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah and Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, describing it as vindication of his previous campaigns against the two.  Melaye, who was speaking for his civil rights group, the Anti-Corruption Network (ACN), also described […]

During Wednesday’s plenary session, members of the Federal House of Representatives passed the 2014 budget proposal through the second reading after heated debate. Leading the debate on the bill, Mulikat Adeola-Akande, the house leader, emphasised the need to expedite action on the consideration of the bill. In his contribution, John Enoh, chairman of the House Committee […]

The Senate on Wednesday conducted what was supposed to be a screening for six ministerial nominees of President Goodluck Jonathan, but it turned out a bow-and-go affair. The six nominees screened are Senator Musiliu Obanikoro (Lagos), Hon. Mohammed Wakil (Borno), Ambassador Aminu Wali (Kano), Mrs. Akon Etim Eyakenyi (Akwa Ibom), Mrs. Lawrencia Labaran Mallam (Kaduna) […]

The Nigerian Army has announced the redeployment of 36 major-generals and 52 brigadier-generals. Nineteen colonels similarly got posted to other places of assignment. The affected officers include Brigadier Gen. A.B. Omozoje, who is now to heads the Guards Brigade; Brigadier Gen. A.O. Folorunsho, who is to move to 81 Division; Brigadier Gen. B.A. Akinroluyo, who goes […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday denied the allegation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that it induced federal legislators to join the ruling party. In a statement released in Lagos on Wednesday, National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh, described the allegation as an attempt by the opposition to taint the […]

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday fired Stella Oduah, the embattled Minister of Aviation, the Minister of Police Affairs, Caleb Olubolade; Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe; and the Minister of State for Finance, Yerima Ngana. www.www.aso.rocks search engine learnt that while Orubebe, Odua Ngama were asked to resign over various issues. Olubolade resigned to pursue […]

When Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was appointed the CBN Governor, he hit the ground running on a very good footing. However his recent self-righteous outrage against the NNPC in a careless and incoherent manner is beginning to raise questions about the true motive of his recent tirade. It is certainly worrying that the agency charged with […]

President Goodluck Jonathan has promised to address age-old constraints that have persistently limited manufacturing, particularly by building industrial infrastructure, prioritizing power for industrial use, reducing borrowing costs and mobilizing funding for the real sector.   Speaking at the formal launch of the Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP) — which he described as government’s flagship programme to […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday evening accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of tempting members of the National Assembly and others who had decamped from the PDP with foreign currencies to get them back. The opposition party said this after losing five members of the House of Representatives that had earlier defected from […]