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ABUJA — The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said yesterday that despite the economic challenges the country is facing, the Jonathan administration is leaving some solid economic legacies for the incoming Buhari government. Insisting that “the allegations that the economy is in ruins are absolutely untrue,” the minister warned those she claimed were …

President Goodluck Jonathan has given an insight into the fate that awaits him and his ministers after May 29, saying he believes they will be persecuted. He stated on Sunday during a thanksgiving and farewell service organised in his honour at the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Life Camp, Gwarinpa, Abuja that the persecution would happen because of the “ …

The Speaker, House of Representatives and Governor-elect of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwa, on Sunday, said that the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, would not discharge his duties based on party affiliation. Tambuwal, who was reacting to statements that the former military Head of State would only focus his attention on the All Progressives Congress, on whose platform he was elected, said …

By Alltimepost.com. WASHINGTON – “When your children leave, a part of your heart leaves,” said Sherry Warner, a mother whose daughter and son-in-law are serving in the United States Army at a White House event honoring military mothers on Friday. So it was particularly special, Warner said, for the White House to honor military mothers during a special Mother’s Day …

Abuja – The European Union (EU) on Saturday urged the President-elect, retired Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that Nigerians enjoyed the democracy dividends. The EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr Michel Arrion, made the call at the Europe Day 2015 in Abuja. Arrion explained that democracy meant nothing to the common man except it led to the improvement in …

Some senators-elect have supported the call for the cut in salaries and allowances of the National Assembly members. The lawmakers, in separate interviews on Friday, said that such reduction must be extended to all tiers and arms of government. The Senator-elect for Ekiti North Senatorial District, Mr. Duro Faseyi, expressed support for reduction in cost of governance. Faseyi, in a …

Though he belongs to the Board of Trustees of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the euphoria from the party’s victory at the last general elections is not lost on him to close his eyes on key issues the incoming government should do to be different from the outgoing People’s Democratic Party, PDP. To this end, Chief Sam Nkire, former a …

In one of the most keenly contested general elections in British history, four Nigerians won seats to the revered parliament, making it the first time such feat would be recorded Against all odds, David Cameron has won his re-election bid in one of the fiercest polls in British history. Cameron, Prime Minister of Britain, led the Conservatives to almost a …

David Cameron has promised to lead a government for “one nation” and make “Great Britain greater” as he returned to Downing Street as prime minister. Speaking outside No 10 after visiting Buckingham Palace, he said the UK was “on the brink of something special”. The Conservatives have 330 seats – four more than needed for a Commons majority – their …

ABUJA– AHEAD of the formal handing over to the President- Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, retd, May 29, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday begs the incoming Administration not to abandon the on going projects especially the Light Rail project in the nation’s capital city, Abuja. President Jonathan admitted yesterday that the Federal Government was owing Julius Berger and other Construction firms presently …