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U.S. Advises Rwandan President To Step Down After Tenure Expiration In 2017

                              

U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, says Washington expects Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, to set an example for the region and step down at the end of his second term in office in 2017.
She told reporters on Wednesday that “President Kagame has an opportunity to set an example for a region in which leaders seem too tempted to view themselves as indispensable to their own countries’ trajectories.
“We really do expect President Kagame to follow through on the commitments that he has made many times in the past to allow the next generation of leaders to come forward.
“We expect Kagame to step down at the end of his term in 2017.’’
In November, Rwandan Senate approved a draft constitution to

Nigeria Has Become A Police State – Fani-Kayode

                         

Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode on Wednesday, in a statement issued, raised an alarm over the safety of former Director General, State Security Services, Col Kayode Are whom he said was under attack from some gunmen suspected to be security operatives.
Are who served under former President Olusegun Obasanjo was the acting National Security Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan.
According to Fani-Kayode, Are told him on Wednesday that his house was under siege and that gunshots were being fired at him and his family in the evening.
His words: “I have just spoken to Colonel Kayode Are, the former D-G of SSS during President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration and the

Goodluck Jonathan @ 58: Top 58 Quotes Of The Ex-president Nigerians Can Never Forget

                                      
                                                              Goodluck Jonathan

Today is the former president Goodluck Jonathan’s 58th birthday.
On November 20, 1957, Lawrence and Eunice Jonathan brought forth baby Jonathan into the world and he was named Goodluck. He was born in Otuoke, Bayelsa state.
The former president, who came from a humble background, joined politics in 1998 and was voted deputy governor of Bayelsa state in 1999. He held that post until 2006, when he

Ministers And Their Portfolios

                                             
At last, we have got our ministers, and they have got their portfolios. In the next two or three weeks, I hope, boards of agencies will be constituted and ambassadors nominated. Any shortcomings of the Buhari administration can now be excused; the four-month wait was worth it.
My opinion on the quality of people appointed ministers? Favourable. Each is

President Buhari Appoints New Permanent Secretaries.

President Buhari Appoints New Perm Secs. Hours After Retiring `17: Find Full List Here

                                     
                                                  President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service.
The appointment is coming after the retirement of 17 Perm Secs earlier on Tuesday.
A statement by Special Adviser to the President of Media, Femi Adesina said that those who were not retired were redeployed.
Below is the full list of the new appointees.