PDP chiefs may be expelled over Jonathan’s defeat

The Peoples Democratic Party has begun reviewing its performance in the March 28 presidential election with a view to arriving at what caused the defeat of President Goodluck Jonathan.

It was gathered in Abuja on Sunday night   that top members of the party were of the opinion that some of them in the National Working Committee and National Executive Committee, especially those from the North, covertly played roles that contributed to Jonathan’s loss.

A leader of the party said   that such members also connived with the All Progressives Congress to ensure that Jonathan was beaten at the polls.

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APC Fear of controversial As Obasanjo Visit President-Elect Buhari over Ministerial List

APC Fear of controversial As Obasanjo Visit President-Elect Buhari over Ministerial List


Obasanjo Visit President-Elect Buhari

 The ex-president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo met with the winner of the presidential poll General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) as he arrived in Abuja yesterday, April 20

 There were reports that the president-elect came to the Federal State Capital to formally present to Nigerians names of members of the transition committee at a party event to be organised in Abuja.

The committee will work with an equivalent committee from the outgoing administration of the current president, Goodluck Jonathan.

The two, Obasanjo and Buhari, had earlier met in Lagos, where they had a closed-door meeting after General’s victory in the March 28 presidential poll.

The former president recently publicly endorsed Buhari for the presidency after falling out with the incumbent and outgoing president of Nigeria. But later Obasanjo denied supporting Buhari as he said he just wanted a strong leader for Nigeria.

After the meeting the president-elect spoke behind closed-doors with the president of Cote D’voire, Allassane Quattara.

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Jobs Vacancies - Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) 2015 Recruitment

Employer: Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT)

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Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) - Applications are invited from suitable qualified candidates to fill the under listed vacant position in the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT):

Job Title: Confidential Secretary
Entry Point: CONPSS 08

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Xenophobic attacks: Protests target S-African business outfits

Angry Nigerians, yesterday, stormed the South African High Commission in Abuja, threatening to shut down South African companies in Nigeria over xenophobic attacks against foreigners in South Africa, including Nigerians.

 According to the Nigerian Consul-General in South Africa, Ambassador Uche Ajulu-Okeke, the loss by Nigerians in the attacks included looted shops, burnt shops, two burnt mechanic shops, 11 burnt cars and two stolen cars among others.

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Buhari to resume search for oil along Chad Basin

Buhari has Pledge in ending the B'Haram insurgency and search for oil along the Chad Basin

 

The President-elect General Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday, said his incoming administration will accord priority to ending the Boko Haram insurgency and bring stability in the north east geopolitical zone, focus on re-activating the Lake Chad and deploy

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Impeachment: Fear grips Ekiti as schools, offices remain shut

Okada riders and members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, yesterday, besieged the Ekiti State House of Assembly to stop the 19 APC lawmakers from impeaching the state governor, Ayo Fayose.

The State House of Assembly remained under lock and key yesterday, even as the 19 All Progressives Congress, APC, lawmakers  failed to resume at the House as earlier promised

However, most primary and secondary schools both private and public, whose pupils were expected to resume for a new term, could not do so yesterday due to the fear of possible crisis in the state.

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