Ekwueme: Nigeria Has Lost A Patriot, Fine Gentleman- APC

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 20th November 2017

The governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has joined other notable Nigerians to mourn the death of Nigeria’s former vice president, Dr Alex Ekwueme at 85. In a statement released and signed by the party’s National…

Dr Alex Ekwueme:Life and Times (1932-2017)

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 20th November 2017

Dr. Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme GCON, was born October 21, 1932. He became the first elected Vice-President of Nigeria, in office from 1979 to 1983. Personal life He is the Ide of the Oko kingdom in…

Ex-Vice President Alex Ekwueme Is Dead

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 20th November 2017

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Dr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme is dead. A statement from his family signed by his brother and the traditional ruler of Oko in Anambra State, Igwe Laz Ekwueme said that he…

Restructuring: Southern Senators plan confab

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 19th November 2017

THE Southern Senators Forum (SSF) under the leadership of Senator Hope Uzodinma is a retreat to discuss issues of restructuring and the national question, the senator said in a statement on Sunday. The Senator in…

Bilyamin Bello, son of ex-PDP chair killed by his wife, buried

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 19th November 2017

Bilyamin Bello, 35, son of Haliru Bello, a former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party was buried today according to Islamic rites in Abuja, after prayers at the National Mosque. His death was not natural,…

2018 budget: NASS to battle Buhari over N2.005trn deficit

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 19th November 2017

WITH members of the National Assembly ready to commence debate on the N8.6 trillion 2018 budget proposal, the perennial executive/legislative battle is sure to be triggered again. Nigerian Tribune gathered from legislative sources in Abuja…

FG earns N69bn from solid minerals – NEITI

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 19th November 2017

The Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, (NEITI) said Nigeria exported solid minerals worth 9.733 million dollars and earned N69.2 billion from the sector in 2015. NEITI, on its latest independent audit report of the solid…

Obiano re-elected Anambra governor by a landslide

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 19th November 2017

Willie Obiano has been declared the winner of Anambra state governorship election. The incumbent governor won all the 21 local government areas of the state, based on the results announced on Sunday at the collation…

WHAT JUST HAPPENED IN ZIMBABWE?

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 19th November 2017

November 6: After a campaign of public insults against Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mugabe fires his longtime deputy, later accusing him of plotting to take power via witchcraft. Mnangagwa flees the country. November 13: Army…

Mugabe REFUSES to step down

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 19th November 2017

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe improbably clung to power on Sunday night during a rambling speech in the capital Harare. Reading from a prepared script which he stumbled over several times, the 93-year-old dictator announced a…