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TENURE EXTENSION: APC GOVS BACK BUHARI – “WE WILL ABIDE BY PARTY’S CONSTITUTION”

April 4, 2018 Amurun KelvinLeave a Comment

Twenty-four hours after the meeting of All Progressive Congress (APC) governors with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja ended in stalemate, five of them met again with a resolve to abide by the party’s constitution. The five governors, who are also staunch supporters of the president and his call for fresh party elections, are Abdulaziz Yari […]

NNPC to complete Escravos Lagos gas pipeline by year end

October 2, 2016 Amurun KelvinLeave a Comment

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has declared its readiness to complete the ongoing Escravos to Lagos Pipeline System 2 (ELPS-2) project in the last quarter of this year. A statement signed by the corporation’s Group General Manager Public Affairs, Mallam Garuba Deen Muhammad, quoted the Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru, as saying that […]

Nigeria is now a divided country due to the activities of armed groups – Obasanjo

August 16, 2016August 16, 2016 Amurun KelvinLeave a Comment

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday lamented the continued threats of disintegration resulting from the activities of armed groups in the different regions of the country. Mr. Obasanjo said Nigeria has never been as divided in history, except for the country’s civil war period between 1967 and 1970. He spoke at the maiden edition of […]

State Governors lack vision, they are “parasites”, and depend solely on Federation Accounts – Ogun State Gov.

July 20, 2016July 20, 2016 Amurun KelvinLeave a Comment

State Governors are responsible for Nigeria’s economic problems due to their poor leadership, lack of vision and creativity, says Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State. Amosun said the nation’s present economic crisis was traceable to the inability of the 36 states’ governors of the federation to evolve workable policies to address the challenges facing their […]

Why APC Governors will not Publicly Declare Assets

September 12, 2015 Leave a Comment

Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have said they will not follow the example laid by President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo in declaring their assets publicly. The governors, who spoke to Saturday PUNCH, said it is not compulsory for them to declare their assets publicly and that they would […]