DEFECTION: JONATHAN, TAMBUWAL RESOLVES FEUD

The political enmity between President Goodluck Jonathan and the speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, following the latter’s defection from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, may have been resolved.
Tambuwal told his fellow lawmakers at plenary yesterday that his defection was because of his political future and the political developments in his home state of Sokoto. But since then, there has been no love lost between the lower chamber of the Legislature led by Tambuwal and the Executive under Jonathan.

The Runway has taken my business to the next level — CD Bajola

Adebambo Emuleomo is the Creative Director and organiser of Lekki Fashion week, as well as the Creative Director, Bajola fabrics and leathers.
She holds a BSC in Psychology and a masters degree in Information Systems, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom- a trained IT specialist.
women-in-business-pixHer contributions in the sector have not gone unnoticed as she has won several awards such as Fashion Icon of the year! Although her husband gave her the initial start-up capital to establish her business, she has taken the lace fabric business to a whole new level in Nigeria.
In this interview with Esther Onyegbula she talks about how she channelled her passion into business, went into lace fabric importation and sales, the journey so far, challenges and the future.
Genesis

Why Jonathan candidature offers stability

It was an emphatic “Yes” that the Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, received in the early hours of Thursday, December 11, 2014, from more than the required two-thirds of the delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who had gathered at the Eagle Square Abuja, to ratify his candidature as PDP’s flag bearer in the February 14, 2015 presidential elections.
Free from the adversarial politics and rancorous spirits all too evident across the channel in the opposition party’s convention in Lagos, delegates of the ruling PDP were indeed in convivial mood – with hugs, laughter and backslaps as they voted and confirmed President Jonathan as their presidential candidate in the forthcoming general elections.
Just like all good stories, the matter that started with an overwhelming endorsement of President Jonathan by virtually all the major organs of the PDP as the party’s flag bearer in 2015, ended on a joyous note.

NIMASA vows to rid Nigeria of sea pirates, kidnappers

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, yesterday restated its determination to rid the nation’s maritime space of pirates and kidnappers.
The Director General of the agency, Mr Ziakede Akpobolokemi, stated this during his end-of-the-year news conference in Lagos.
According to him, the agency has taken pro-active steps ahead of pirates within the areas and with a promise to continue to frustrate kidnappers in their evil acts.
He said: “If I tell you in the last one month plus, the number of attacks we have foiled in Lagos area and the number of pirates in our custody, it will be alarming; none of them succeeded.”
“Some of them, we have handed them over to the Navy to help us and working with them and civil defense for prosecution; and some of the vessels are in our custody.

How Corrupt is Nigeria?

How corrupt is the government of President Goodluck Jonathan? The answer may vary depending on who is interpreting the latest global corruption index from Transparency International.
According to Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2014, Nigeria is up eight places to 136 out of 175 countries ranked by the index.
The government has unsurprisingly interpreted this to mean that Nigeria is “winning the war on corruption under President Goodluck Jonathan’s watch.”
The government has also said in a rather celebratory tone that, “It may not be immediately apparent to those who do not understand the dynamics of applying creative techniques in upturning an age-old habit that has cost this country a lot in terms of financial resources; but to those like the officials in Transparency International knowledgeable in the nuances of fighting corruption, a lot of grounds have been covered.”

Over 1m IT professionals needed to tackle cyber threat — Cisco

As systems, applications and personal networks become increasingly vulnerable to cyber-attack, up-to-date cybersecurity defences are crucial to the health and reliability of the digital systems.
This development, experts warn must be addressed head-on otherwise no success story will be recorded in the fight against cyber security challenges.
While unprecedented growth of malicious traffic continues to cause more harm than good to both organizations and service providers around the world, latest Cisco 2014 annual security report has revealed shortage of over one million security professionals across the globe in 2014 to tackle the growing security threats.

Primaries crisis : PDP reps, Jonathan, Mu’azu meet

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday met behind closed-doors with some members of the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.The PUNCH learnt that the meeting was part of the troubleshooting efforts aimed at resolving the post-primaries crisis in the party.It was further learnt that the meeting was also meant to stave off the impeachment moves against the President by some aggrieved lawmakers...

Go, Keshi Go! Amodu opens exit door for embattled coach

Newly appointed technical director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Shuaibu Amodu has told the out-of-contract chief coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi to honourably resign whatever working relationship he has with the NFF so as to give the country the opportunity to reposition its football.
Speaking to journalists in Abuja yesterday, Amodu said his position on the matter was anchored on the fact that ‘a coach is as good as his last game’ hence the former national team captain having failed to qualify the country for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has no business hanging onto the job.

Ogun APC picks Onanuga as Amosun’s running mate

 The All progressives Congress, APC, in Ogun State, yesterday, announced a Deputy Director in Lagos State’s  Ministry of Environment, Mrs.Yetunde Onanuga, as the running mate for its governorship candidate in the state, Governor Ibikunle Amosun.
Apparently, Onanuga will serve out what is left of Amosun’s first term as the deputy governor as incumbent, Prince Segun Adesegun, has fallen out irredeemably with the governor and has pitched his tent with  the Social Democratic Party, SDP.
State Chairman of the party, Chief Roqib Adeniji announced Onanuga, 54, as the running mate to the leaders and members of the party during a stakeholders meeting held in Abeokuta. He said the choice of Onanuga was carefully made by the party.

Sahara Reporters: Tinubu threatens legal action, wants to become Buhari’s running mate

National leader of the All Progressives Congress and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has denied allegations raised by online journal, Sahara Reporters in its report titled: “Threat of perjury trial: How Jonathan Blackmailed Bola Tinubu before 2011 Presidential election”, threatening legal action if the publishers fail to issue a retraction.
Tinubu Media Organisation has also confirmed his interest in the Vice President slot of his party.
Tinubusahara TinubusaharaA human rights lawyer and activist, Olatunji Abayomi, has demanded a retraction arguing that the report is not only false, but defamatory.
“We demand a statement acknowledging your error of trying to damage our client’s reputation as well as a statement regretting the same.