SIMON KOLAWOLE LIVE: All the President’s Enemies

Simon Kolawole Live!: By Simon Kolawole, Email: simon.kolawole@thisdaylive.com

Does President Goodluck Jonathan sleep at night? Does he not have nightmares? Does he not wake up midnight, sweating and screaming? I have had to wonder at times - given the groundswell of opposition against him. On a daily basis, opposition keeps landing body blows on him. Opposition from within and without. If I were Jonathan, I would feel intimidated. He once described himself as the most criticised president in history. I don’t know about that. We are in the age of the social media where citizens’ messages are neither censored nor limited by time and space; the loudness and speed of travel of their voice is electronically accelerated and amplified, unlike in the past when citizens simply gathered around vendors’ stands to analyse and criticise their leaders.

Its RECYCLING TIME AGAIN AS JONATHAN APPOINTS TUKUR CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL RAILWAY CORPORATION

Alhaji Bamanga Tukur

The Federal Government has once again proven that the era of recycling old and over used products will never end, Barely days after the former National PDP Chairman, Bamanga Tukur was kicked out, the President, Goodluck Jonthan has appointed him the chairman of the. national Railway Corporation. By this action, all those who think the railways would be reactivated better have a rethink cos they are on a long thing. As far as I am concerned, the railway revival is DEAD ON ARRIVAL cos the Tukur we know would never amount to any good there. 

In Search of LifeLine for Goodness

Goodness 

 He was born with a defective intestine which has sentenced him to a life of passing out wastes from the stomach instead of the normal physiological path for five years. but with corrective surgery, baby Goodness would go back to normal life and live like other children, writes Chiemelie Ezeobi

For most people, little thought is given to bowel control and movement as it’s just a natural phenomenon that takes place after digestion. However normal that is for others, the same does not apply to 5-year-old Goodness. But that was not always the case for him.

When his mother, Florence Nkemachor, noticed the signs of pregnancy in 2008, like any new mother, she battled with morning sickness and other effects associated with pregnancy and took them in her stride.

Ouch That Gotta Hurt!: SOUL E SAYS Affair With Queen Ure Was a Misadventure

HIGHLY TALENTED SINGER, SOUL E, COURTED SUCH INFAMY THAT LASTED WHILE HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH OLDER LOVER, QUEEN URE, BLOSSOMED. LIKE STAR-CROSSED LOVERS, THE OLD FLAME WENT OUT TOO SOON AND THE YOUNG MAN IS TAKING A SECOND SHOT AT MARRIAGE. SOUL E SPEAKS TO LANRE ODUKOYA of THISDAY NEWSPAPERS ABOUT HIS MUSIC, REGRETS AND MORE

LIFE IN NEW MARRIAGE…

It is a beautiful thing. Marriage comes with responsibility. So many things change about a man’s life. Human beings respect the marriage union. When a young person is married, he becomes a man. So, I am excited. I am married to a wonderful woman who understands me. I call her my best friend before I call her my wife.

Jonathan Sacks Service Chief, Retains Badeh

Badeh 

President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked all the military Service Chiefs except the immediate past Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Alex Badeh who  was appointed the New Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).

According to the statement by the Special Adviser (Media & Publicity) to the President, Dr. Reuben Abati, which also appeared in his twitter handle, all the other Service Chiefs were dropped,  including the Admiral Ola Sa'ad Ibrahim, Lt-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, and Vice Admiral Joseph Ezeoba as the CDS, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) respectively .

He said Jonathan exercises the powers conferred on him by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria approved the following changes in the nation’s Military High Command, adding that Air Marshal Alex Badeh takes over from Admiral Ola Sa’ad Ibrahim as Chief of Defence Staff while Major-General Kenneth Tobiah Jacob Minimah takes over from Lt.-General Azubike O. Ihejirika as Chief of Army Staff.

He added that, 

“Rear Admiral Usman O. Jibrin takes over from Vice Admiral Dele Joseph Ezeoba as Chief of Naval Staff; and Air Vice Marshal Adesola Nunayon Amosu takes over from Air Marshal Badeh as Chief of Air Staff.

Tukur Lays Resignation Rumour to Rest, Finally Resigns as PDP Chairman

Alhaji Bamanga Tukur

After a protracted battle, the embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur,  has finally resigned. He was said to have handed over his letter of resignation to President Goodluck Jonathan.

EXCLUSIVE: Dame Jonathan Shops for Tukur's Replacement

Although the tension was yet to drain, the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan aka Mama Peace has already begun the search to replace former PDP National Chairman, Bamanga Tukur. According to impeccable villa sources, the Dame has put her sights on Minister of Transport, Idris Umar from Gombe although the President was said to have his eyes on former Bauchi Governor, Dr. Muazu Adamu.

Finally, Tukur Bows to Pressure to Avoid Impeachment

Alhaji Bamanga Tukur

Bowing to intense pressure, the embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur,  has finally resigned to avoid impeachment. He was said to have handed over his letter of resignation to the leader of the party, President Goodluck Jonathan.

EXCLUSIVE: IG Institutes Crack Team to Investigate Alleged Attack on Senator Magnus Abe

 The  Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered a full-scale investigation into the incident and who shot Senator Magnus Abe  with rubber bullets.  Last Sunday, Abe was  allegedly shot by a yet-to-be identified policeman, prompting the IG to institute a crack team to investigate the incident.

 In a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Frank Mba, the IG said a special team of investigators from the Force Criminal and Investigation Department has been assigned investigation.

EXCLUSIVE: Police arrest 40 Nigerians for document fraud

The Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Milverton, Ikoyi,  under the command of Commissioner of Police Tunde Ogunsakin, has arrested 40 Nigerians for forging statement of accounts and faking of travelling documents.

The  SFU said the arrests were made possible by a written request received from the Consulate General of Italy in Lagos to carry out all needed investigations on the 40 suspects who submitted fake and forged documents to Italian Embassy in a bid to travel out of the country.