"Students Should March To Aso Rock If ASUU Does Not Resume Today" - Tinubu

At a dinner organized by the All Progressive Congress, APC,  yesterday, its national leader, Bola Tinubu, has called on Nigerian students to take to the streets in support of ASUU. However, pundits are wondering why he is making this call at a time when the dispute is almost being resolved after a 13 hour meeting between President Jonathan and ASUU this past Monday.

It is suspected that Tinubu does not want the strike to end. This is even as Fulani Cattle Rearers under the umbrella of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Rearers Association have threatened to stop the sale of beef to markets nationwide if ASUU strike continues. It is instructive to note that former head of state, Muhammadu Buhari, who is a member of the APC, is a former  chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Rearers Association.

See Photos of Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah’s, Controversial $1.6mBullet Proof BMW Cars

Interior view of Stella Oduah’s armoured BMW car. More pics below

Jonathan Tells Nigerians: Don’t Call Me Commander-In-Chief Of The Armed Forces

In what is a clear departure from the norm, the presidency has ordered all government functionaries to desist from addressing President Goodluck Jonathan as the “Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria” at non-military functions.

The directive is contained in a strongly worded October 14 circular, No SGF/OP/1/S.3/X/664, by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Anyim.

Former Rivers Speaker, Tonye Harry Dies

Reports reaching Gist Empeor show that former Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Tonye Harry is dead.

Tonye Harry is a strong ally of Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and also a serving member of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

Information available to GistEmperor indicates that the member representing Degema Constituency

President Goodluck Jonathan's Independence Day Address

FELLOW NIGERIANS,

1. Today marks 53 years of our Independence as a nation. First and foremost, I would like to say congratulations to us all. Through thick and thin, we have built this country together. Through triumphs and trials, we have developed a Nigerian identity in our own way.

2. In truth, Nigeria is still a work in progress and we are challenged everyday to keep building in spite of the various obstacles that we face. Our strength has been in our diversity. If we look back over the years, we can say confidently that there is every reason to celebrate.

Jonathan should ensure I’m not killed — Amaechi

The Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Saturday raised the alarm over his safety and pleaded with President Goodluck Jonathan, to ensure that he is not killed.

Amaechi said this in an interview with Sahara TV, which was monitored by one of our correspondents.

The governor, who narrated his ordeal in hands of the police and aviation authorities since he fell out with the President, said he felt unsafe.

“I don’t have an aide de camp. I don’t have a chief security officer. They’ve withdrawn so many policemen. They’ve withdrawn all policemen from the commissioners. I feel unsafe. I just know that they want to kill me. Beg Mr. President to ensure that I’m not killed because I’m sure they are planning towards that.”

UNBELIEVABLE! See President Obama's Son Out Of Wedlock

 I don't know how true this, but i read it on OLUFAMOUS.COM, so hold him responsible if there is any wahala=>
. . . . .Reports has it that the first family has turned more than a few heads at this week’s Democratic National Convention, where the president, as he greets delegates and waves to crowds of supporters, is often accompanied not only by his wife and two daughters, but also his rarely seen 19-year-old son, Luther.

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Ibori Tried To Bribe Me With $15 Million, Nuhu Ribadu Tells London Court

Desperate to halt a probe into his finances, Nigerian governor James Ibori tried to bribe former anti-corruption boss Nuhu Ribadu in 2007 with $15 million in cash in a bag so heavy one man alone could not lift it, Ribadu told a London court on Thursday.

Ribadu said he pretended to take the bribe because he wanted the cash as evidence to use against Ibori in a prosecution, but rather than keep the money for himself he had it taken straight to the Central Bank of Nigeria to be kept safe in a vault.

Ribadu told the court that about $1 billion flowed from federal government accounts into Delta State coffers during Ibori’s eight years in power, and he estimated Ibori had stolen or wasted more than half of that amount.

The charges to which Ibori pleaded guilty amount to the theft of about $80 million, but British prosecutors say that was only part of his total booty, which was kept hidden via a complex web of shell companies, offshore accounts and front men.

Jubril Aminu says Obasanjo & Atiku are finished politically

Prof. Jubril Aminu is a founding member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He was also at different times the Minister of Education and Petroleum Resources. He was equally a senator. In this interview, he speaks on the PDP crisis, saying the attempt by former Vice President  Atiku Abubakar and some governors to break away from the mainstream PDP is borne out of the need to remain politically relevant.

According to him, President Goodluck Jonathan should concentrate on delivering on the mandate given to  him by Nigerians and worry  less about  second term, which, he says,  the president would get  on a platter, if Nigerians see him as performing.

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Minister - Abuja Was Not Designed for Poor and Middle Class Citizens

The big housing and transport crises in Abuja is as a result of wrongful building process of Nigeria’s capital city, Minister of State Niger Delta Affairs, Darius Dickson Ishaku, said in Abuja on September 12, 2013, Thursday.

Jonathan Sacks Minister of Education, Foreign Affairs, 7 Others

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday took one of the actions that many have been expecting from him for some time now. He fired a total of nine ministers from his cabinet. The ministers are:

Minister of State Defence, Olushola Obada, Minister of National Planning, Shamsudeen Usman, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Olugbenga Ashiru, Minister of Education, Prof Ruqayyatu Rufai. Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ama Pepple.