The friendship between Carter and Obasanjo became so warm that they corresponded almost on a monthly basis, with the American leader regularly sounding out his Nigerian counterpart on almost every matter important to his administration in relation to African countries. Obasanjo, a fiery pan-Africanist, pulled no punches as he tackled Carter on American policies on the explosive political situations … Read more
A former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He announced his resignation from the opposition party in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the PDP in Obosi Ward, Anambra State, on Friday. Mr Chidoka served as Nigeria’s minister of aviation from 2014 to 2015 under … Read more
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas over “the failure to end the apparently unlawful practice by the National Assembly of fixing its allowances and running costs, and the failure to account for the monthly … Read more
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State is his dancing partner. Mr Obasanjo made the remark at the inauguration of a VIP lodge in Osun Government House on Sunday in Osogbo, the state capital He, however, told Mr Adeleke, who is usually referred to as the “dancing governor”, to focus on … Read more
Having lost some family members to the dangerous cancer disease, renowned Nigerian broadcaster, Bimbo Oloyede, has reeled out her plans to dedicate her 70th birthday to raising a minimum of N100 million in support of cancer patients in the country, and research works on the dreaded disease. Towards achieving the set target, Mrs Oloyede said … Read more
