Nigeria Governor's Forum Elects New Leader Today

Three serving governors, Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State and Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfra State are the leading contenders for the chairmanship race of the Nigeria Governors Forum.

According to PM News, the election of the crisis-ridden forum is likely to hold today in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.

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PDP Men Will Derail Your Government - Cleric Urges

Dr. Stephen Mamza, the Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese, has urged the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, not to consider nominating defectors as ministers in the incoming administration.

The bishop stated that the members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who recently deserted to the APC would derail the government.

The cleric made the appeal during a lecture at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church Bekaji, Yola.

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I was flown out for surgery during campaigns says Patience Jonathan

Wife of the President,   Patience Jonathan, on Sunday disclosed that she battled with another round of ill-health   during the re-election campaigns of her husband, President Goodluck Jonathan.

Mrs Jonathan, who was flown abroad about two years ago on health grounds, said the latest   was so severe   that she had to be sneaked out of the country to Germany in January for a   major surgery.

She spoke during a farewell service in honour of the Jonathan family at the Aso Villa Chapel.

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Nigeria is broke, Amaechi insists

The Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has again declared that Nigeria is broke and blamed the inability of the state and others to pay workers’ salaries and pensions on the nation’s current poor financial condition.

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We’re open to merger, says PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party has said that it is not contemplating a change of identity, noting that the vision of its founding fathers remains timeless. 

The party also said it was open to merging with other political parties and associations that shared its ideals.

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Jonathan: We’ve done things we shouldn’t have done

Outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan has asked for forgiveness from Nigerians hurt directly or indirectly by his actions during his tenure as Vice- President, acting President and President.

He explained to worshippers at a farewell service organised   in his honour   at the Aso Villa Chapel in Abuja on Sunday, that those actions were not deliberately done.

Jonathan pointed out that there were times one would take a decision in the best interest of all but friends and associates might not understand why.

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