BusinessDayFEC purchase boats to tackle oil theftBusinessDayThe Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved contract for the purchase of six security speed boats to fight piracy and criminality in the nation's waterways. Minister of Infor…

IBTimes.co.ukDeath Toll Rises to 27 in Nigeria as Boko Haram Gunmen and Police ClashIBTimes.co.ukBoko Haram is suspected to be behind the latest attacks on security forces in northern parts of Nigeria. By Geetha Pillai: Subscribe to Geetha's RSS fe…

Osun DefenderFire Guts NIMASA BuildingOsun DefenderThe Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) building located on Burma Road Apapa, Lagos was engulfed by fire earlier this morning Wednesday, June 27. Though the cause of the fire is…

Osun DefenderGunmen Kill Security Agents, Civilians In Kano – Police CommissionerOsun DefenderThe Kano State Police Command has said a total of 45 persons have been killed by unknown gunmen in the state in the last six months. The State Commissioner …

ACN Governors Recommend Akeredolu For Ondo Governorship ElectionsOsun DefenderAction Congress of Nigeria (ACN) governors yesterday promised to support the candidature of the former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President Rotimi Akeredolu in the Octobe…

Leadership NewspapersVideo of Corpses Creates Tension in KadunaAllAfrica.comBy Ismail Mudashir, 28 June 2012 Kaduna — A one-minute video clip showing security personnel offloading hundreds of corpses onto an open field is creating tension among resid…

Leadership NewspapersVideo of Corpses Creates Tension in KadunaAllAfrica.comBy Ismail Mudashir, 28 June 2012 Kaduna — A one-minute video clip showing security personnel offloading hundreds of corpses onto an open field is creating tension among resid…

Robbers kill police inspector, two civiliansThe Nation NewspaperBy Fanen Ihyongo, Jalingo 1 minute ago Three persons, including an inspector of police, were killed on Tuesday night when suspected robbers invaded and attacked police stations and banks i…

Leadership Newspapers31556 Foreigners Refused Entry To Nigeria From January To MayBernamaABUJA, June 28 (Bernama) — Some 31556 foreigners were denied entry into Nigeria between January and May this year, Xinhua news agency reported. A spokesperson for…

CHANNELSSecurity forces kill 17 suspects in gun battlesThe Nation NewspaperBy Kolade Adeyemi, Kano 3 minutes ago A suspect arrested after the bank robbery in Wukari, Taraba State…on Tuesday. Story on Page 57 All was quiet yesterday in Kano where secu…

Leadership NewspapersNational Dialogue: Yakasai, Graham Douglas, Attah Meet In LagosLeadership NewspapersPresidential Adviser to former President Shehu Shagari, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai joined scores of other prominent Nigerians who met in Lagos and calle…

Obasanjo Blames Foreigners For Corruption In NigeriaLeadership NewspapersFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo has attributed the rising scourge of corruption in the country to the activities of foreign multi-nationals and individuals whom he accused of e…

Independent Online17 gunmen, one policeman killed •As JTF, sect engage in gun duel in KanoNigerian TribuneTHE Joint Task Force (JTF), in Kano on Tuesday engaged some gunmen in a fierce battle, killing 17 of them. Three of the gunmen were also arreste…

Bauchi gets N6b internal revenueThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Bauchi State Board of Internal Revenue has generated about N6 billion from May 2011 to date just as it has implemented an electronic tax payers' registration system in the state. The Chairman …

Police broker peace in Delta community's chieftaincy crisisThe Guardian NigeriaNORMALCY seems to be gradually returning to Abavo community in Ika-South Council of Delta State after a four-day orgy of violence between the feuding factions in the tow…

Leadership NewspapersNigerian aircraft accident: Dana Air contacted 118 victims' familiesAVIONEWS(WAPA) – Dana Air communicated today it has so far made contact with the families of 118 victims of the Abuja-bound MD-83 aircraft which crashed in Lag…

CHANNELSThird Mainland bridge remains open throughout repairsBusinessDayThe Lagos state government has announced that the third mainland bridge will not be closed. The state government in a press conference on Wednesday said that vehicles will be diver…

Leadership NewspapersAmended Constituion: Nigerians Must Take Charge Of Their DestinyP.M. NewsBy Babatunde Fashola The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (CFRN) is the basic law that lays down the nature and structure of governance i…

Independent Online18 killed in Nigeria clashesIndependent OnlineBy SAPA AP File picture – Muslim men pray for peace and for people who lost their lives during the recent attacks, at a mosque in Kano, Nigeria. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) Gun battles after …

Leadership NewspapersNDLEA Arrests 80 Suspects, Seizes 4 Tonnes Of Indian Hemp In OgunLeadership NewspapersThe Ogun Command of Nigeria Drug Law enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested 80 suspects over allegations drug trafficking and possessions. T…

Leadership NewspapersMixed feelings over NUC's suspension of part-time studies in varsitiesThe Nation NewspaperBy Agency Report 9 hours 30 minutes ago MIXED REACTIONS yesterday greeted the suspension of part time academic activities in Nigerian uni…

CHANNELSIbadan electrocution: PHCN staff flee over youths' threatCHANNELSStaff of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) on Tuesday fled their office in the Apata area of Ibadan, Oyo state, following the death of seven people, including a preg…

BusinessDayConstant power supply for Ondo residentsBusinessDayThe Ondo State government is working on generating its own electricity, to address the epileptic power supply. The state in its power project is using the gas resources found on its coastlin…

Leadership NewspapersSola Saraki Alive – AideLeadership NewspapersThe Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, debunked the rumour of the death of the Second Republic Senate leader, Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki. Also, the …

CHANNELSReps Task FG To DiversifyLeadership NewspapersThe House of Representatives yesterday urged the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency make adequate provision for agriculture as well as revamp Nigeria's manufacturing sector if the coun…

First Lady bags Africa's Tourism Ambassador AwardBusinessDayThe Wife of the President, Dame Patience Jonathan, has received the Tourism Ambassador for Africa award from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). The award was presented …

Akolade Arowolo Accused Of Stabbing Wife Titi Arowolo To Death Slumps In CourtNigerian BulletinAkolade Arowolo, accused of stabbing his wife Titilayo Arowolo to death last year slumped in the court yesterday in the process of giving a document to his c…

Nigerian ObserverFull StoryNigerian ObserverBy ALFRED ILENRE By EKAIWE IGINUA OSEMWEKHA By Obuseh Jude By EMMANUELLA ANOLIAN By EJIRO BARRETT From all indications, Nigeria may finally be on the right track to solving its perennial terrorism problem. Th…

CHANNELSMaina vows to open up on pensions scamsThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Chairman of the Presidential Task Team on Pension Reforms, Alhaji Abdulrasheed Maina, yesterday vowed to open a can of worms by the time he decided to speak on the allegations of fr…

Osun DefenderNigeria's Olusegun Obasanjo: Fighting corruption is not a one-night affairThe GuardianAt 75 and given to offering Yoruba proverbs to illustrate complex points, Olusegun Obasanjo, the man who led Nigeria once as a general and once as a …

CHANNELSOGSIEC insists on council polls as parties' factions bickerThe Guardian NigeriaDESPITE fears that the forthcoming local council elections in the state may not hold as scheduled, the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) insis…

CHANNELSGuns boom in Kano, YobeThe Nation NewspaperGuns boomed again in Kano, the North's commercial engine-room, and Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, last night. Improvised Explosive Devices (IEAs) were set off in attacks on a police station and …

51 political parties sue INEC over de-registration threatThe Nation NewspaperBy Kamarudeen Ogundele, Abuja 4 hours 38 minutes ago Fifty-one political parties have sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over threat to de-register them…

Police arrest suspected killer of DIG NingiThe Nation NewspaperBy Kolade Adeyemi, Kano 12 hours 37 minutes ago The police in Kano yesterday said they arrested the suspected killer of a retired Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Alhaji Saleh Abub…

CHANNELSI'll ensure even development of Edo – AirhiavbereNigerian TribuneGovernorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Major General Charles Ehigie Airhiavbere (retd), featured on the “Edo Decides 2012” Live intervi…

Court blocks Nigeria president from renaming megacity's flagship universityWashington PostLAGOS, Nigeria — A Nigerian court has blocked the renaming of Nigeria's largest city's flagship university, a move that had caused days of student p…

BusinessDaySalaries of Federal lawmakers to be made publicBusinessDayThe National Assembly has been ordered to disclose, in 14 days, details of the salary, emoluments, and allowances received by its members between 2007 and 2011. Justice BB Aliyu of th…

CHANNELS22 year-old Nigerian breaks academic record at John Hopkins UniversityCHANNELS22 year-old Emmanuel Ohuabunwa has emerged as the best graduating student in the John Hopkins University, USA with a grade point of 3.98 out of 4.0 in Neurosciences. …

BusinessDayDickson warns petroleum dealers against unwholesome practicesBusinessDayGovernor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has warned marketers of petroleum products in the state to desist from exploiting the people through unwholesome practices. Dickson g…

Osun DefenderPolice Quiz Farouk AgainAllAfrica.comBy Misbahu Bashir, 26 June 2012 Former chairman of the House of Representatives ad hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy Probe, Farouk Lawan, was yesterday questioned for the second time on allegation that he r…

CHANNELSUniversity Commission suspends part-time programmesCHANNELSThe National Universities Commission (NUC) on Monday announced the suspension of all part-time programmes run by universities in the country. The Executive Secretary of the commission, …

Osun DefenderCourt Restrains Jonathan From Renaming UNILAGAllAfrica.comBy Mohammed Shosanya, 25 June 2012 Lagos — The attempt by President Goodluck Jonathan to rename University of Lagos, UNILAG, to Moshood Abiola University, MAU, Monday suffered a s…

CHANNELSGovs seek intervention fund for securityThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) has urged the Federal Government to grant a special security intervention fund to states to enable them contain the myriad crises they are faced …

The Guardian NigeriaMore security changes coming, says JonathanThe Guardian NigeriaHe made the observation in Uyo while opening a Senate Retreat holding at Le Meridian Hotel and Golf Resort, in Akwa Ibom State. The theme of the retreat is, “The Natio…

BusinessDayMimiko's mega school is world-class achievement – FGNigerian TribuneThe Caring Heart Mega School initiated by the Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has been described by the Federal Government as a world-class achievement. The Min…

Nigeria IntelN/Delta amnesty saved Nigeria N6trn in 2011 – KukuNigerian TribuneTHE Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta and Chief Executive of the Federal Government Amnesty Programme for Niger Delta Ex-agitators, Honourable Ki…

BusinessDayBoko Haram reinforces governors' insistence on state policeBusinessDayThe demand for state controlled police forces ,long dismissed by successive federal administrations, is growing exponentially, following the stepping up of bombing and…

ACN stalwart killed in OgunNigerian TribuneA chieftain of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, Mr Solomon Ogunbele, had been reportedly killed by unknown persons on Sunday night. The deceased, Nigerian Tri…

Leadership NewspapersKaduna relaxes curfewThe Nation NewspaperBy Tony Akowe, Kaduna 7 hours 45 minutes ago Kaduna State Government yesterday relaxed the eight-day curfew it imposed on the state, following an outbreak of violence after bomb explosions r…

CHANNELSNine injured as explosion rocks BauchiThe Nation NewspaperBy Austine Tsenzughul, Bauchi 18 hours 8 minutes ago Nine persons were on Sunday night injured in an explosion that rocked Bayan-Gari, a popular area in the Bauchi metropolis. The Secret…

CHANNELSKaduna state govt relaxes 24 hour curfewCHANNELSThe Kaduna state government has relaxed the 24 hour curfew imposed on the state to 20 hours in some parts of the state, while others have varying times. A statement signed by the senior special as…

WorldStageGovernor rules out compensation for victims of Kaduna crisisWorldStageBy Victor Iluyemi Abuja (WorldStage Newsonline)– Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State has ruled out the issue of compensation for victims of socio-political unrest in t…

WorldStageFashola to public officers: Share your experience for public goodWorldStageBy Staff Reporter WorldStage Newsonline– Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Monday received the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon E…

WorldStageCourt restrains FG from renaming UNILAG after AbiolaWorldStageBy Benson Akomo Lagos (WorldStage Newsonline)– Justice Steven Adah of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikeja on Monday granted an interim order restraining the Federal Government…

CHANNELSGovernors demand Special Security Intervention FundCHANNELSWith the unabated violence and insecurity in some states across the country, the Nigerian Governors Forum has called for the creation of a Special Security Intervention Fund to assist a…

CHANNELSSteer Clear Of Oduduwa Lands; OPC Warns Boko Haram.Osun DefenderThe Oodua People's Congress (OPC) yesterday warned Boko Haram insurgents to steer clear of Yorubaland. Dr. Frederick Fasehun, Founder and President of the Congress (OPC), said,…

Leadership NewspapersWhy I sacked Azazi, Bello -Leadership NewspapersJonathan also opened up on why he removed his former national security adviser, General Andrew Azazi, and erstwhile defence minister, Dr Halliru Bello, saying the changes became neces…

Nigerian TribuneWho Cleanses Nigeria's 'House Of Dregs'?P.M. NewsBy Gbenga Kayode Nigeria's House of Representatives' 'Integrity Group' anchorman fell flat on the proverbial banana peel, cautiously veiled with a juicy US$3 m…

BusinessDayCan PDP, ACN upstage Mimiko in Ondo?BusinessDayOn October 20, 2012, going by the timetable released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), gubernatorial election will be holding in Ondo State. Olusegun Mimiko, a Labour Part…

Leadership NewspapersChristians Offer Prayers for Peace in KadunaAllAfrica.comChristians in Kaduna State yesterday offered special prayers in churches for the restoration of peace and normalcy in the state. It was gathered that churches in the state of…

CHANNELSNigeria says it needs new anti-terrorism tacticsAngolaPressAbuja – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Sunday he sacked his defence minister and national security adviser last week because the government needed new anti-terrorism tacti…

Nigerian army kills six pirates in the southAgenzia Giornalistica Italia(AGI) Abuja – The Nigerian army killed six pirates in the southern federal state of Bayelsa in the Niger Delta. The Joint Task Force (JTF), a unit that includes the best divisions …

CHANNELS2015 elections not my priority – Jonat…BusinessDayPresident Goodluck Jonathan says his pre-occupation is how to face the challenges of governance and not the 2015 elections. He said at a media chat in Abuja on Sunday that it was too early i…

Nigerian TribuneSegun Olusola: Rain Of Tributes As Night Falls On Veteran Broadcaster, Culture …The Guardian NigeriaTHE entire art and diplomatic community has been plunged into mourning since Thursday when news of Chief Segun Olusola's death fil…

Nigerian TribuneSegun Olusola: Rain Of Tributes As Night Falls On Veteran Broadcaster, Culture …The Guardian NigeriaTHE entire art and diplomatic community has been plunged into mourning since Thursday when news of Chief Segun Olusola's death fil…

Is This Desperation? Nigerian Woman Inserts 1kg of Cocaine into Private PartBella NaijaBy Adeola Adeyemo Almost every day, I read of some interesting ways people use to traffic drugs; inserting drugs into the hair, swallowing drugs, mixing it with food…

Ebonyi women protest suspension of female legislator for alleged drunkenness …The Guardian NigeriaABAKALIKI, the Ebonyi State capital, at the weekend, virtually came to a halt when over 50 women from Ivo Local Council stormed the city to vent their a…

WorldStage'Transformation agenda not for president, vice president alone'Nigerian TribunePRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has urged all Nigerians to see the process of the transformation of the country as a project for all rather than just for himse…

Pension scam: FG beefs up security around investigatorNigerian TribuneThe Federal Government has advised security beef up around the chairman of the Presidential Task Team on Pension Reform, Abdulrasheed Maina. This action by the government, at the wee…

Tribune now northerners' delight —Zamfara SSGNigerian TribuneTHE Zamfara State Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Hassan Ato, has said the Nigerian Tribune has won the hearts of northerners in recent times, with the way and manner it…

Man caught trying to vandalise MTN mastThe Nation NewspaperBy Austine Tsenzughul 10 hours 42 minutes ago A 30-year-old man was last Saturday caught while trying to vandalise a Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN) mast at Bayara, a suburb of Bauchi. …

Leadership NewspapersChurch Services Held Under Tight Security in KanoTHISDAY LiveBy Ibrahim Shuaibu Hundreds of Christians in Kano have attended church services amidst tight security provided by the Joint Military Task Force (JTF). The presence of the…

BBC NewsNigeria unrest: Inmates escape in Damaturu jail attackBBC NewsForty prisoners have escaped from a jail in the northern Nigerian town of Damaturu after it was stormed by a group of armed men, police say. Yobe state police commissioner Patrick Eg…

Family of Six Killed in JosAllAfrica.comBy Taye Obateru, 23 June 2012 A family of six including a six month old child and a 70-year old grandmother were yesterday brutally murdered by gunmen at Kumpun village in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau S…

Leadership NewspapersAchebe Drums Support For Obi, Says Onitsha Now BetterThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, at the weekend, commended Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State on what he described as the governor's “tremendous…

Nigerian TribuneI have unfinished business in Edo —OshiomholeThe Nation NewspaperBy Our Reporter 18 hours 52 minutes ago Ahead of next month's Edo State governorship election, Governor Adams Oshiomhole, in this interview, spoke on his achievement…

CHANNELSNSA, Defence Minister DroppedThe Guardian NigeriaPRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday, removed Gen. Andrew Owoye Azazi as the National Security Adviser (NSA). In his place, he named Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.) as the new NSA. The Minister of Defe…

CHANNELSHow Boko Haram kingpin Bama died 24 hours after gun duelThe Nation NewspaperBy Yusuf Alli, Managing Editor, Northern Operation 23/06/2012 02:04:00 Details of the capture of Boko Haram high ranking operative, Bama, in Damaturu, Yobe State, emerg…

Osun DefenderHis death, a colossal loss –AregbesolaThe Nation NewspaperBy Adesoji Adeniyi, Osogbo 19 hours 52 minutes ago The Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has described the death of former Nigerian Ambassador to Ethiopia, Chief Segun …

Etsu Nupe Tasks Govts On Budgets For Education SectorThe Guardian NigeriaNIGERIA'S hopes of attaining greatness will remain a mirage as long as governments at different levels continue to draw up their yearly budgets, paying scant heed to the needs…

Leadership NewspapersCalm Returns To Kaduna, As Residents Besiege MarketsThe Guardian NigeriaCALM gradually returned to Kaduna State yesterday, as several Muslims took advantage of the review of the 24-hour curfew to observe the Juma'at prayers in …

BusinessDayMurtala Muhammed Foundation donates computers to Ekiti schoolsThe Nation NewspaperBy Sulaiman Salawudeen, Ado-Ekiti 18 hours 55 minutes ago The vision of the Dr. Kayode Fayemi-led administration in repositioning education to meet the global …

Leadership Newspapers… Sambo denies calling for emergency ruleThe Nation NewspaperScores of Kaduna residents and visitors caught up in the ongoing violence fled the state on Friday after government relaxed the curfew by four hours to enable Muslims o…

Probe of Dana crash a blood assignment, says man who lost wifeThe Nation NewspaperBy Onyedi Ojiabor 1 hour ago People watched as a crane removed wreckage from the site of a plane crash at Iju-Ishaga neighbourhood, Lagos. Photo:Reuters It was another da…

Leadership NewspapersCurfew: Kaduna Residents Replenish StocksLeadership NewspapersResidents of Kaduna metropolis Friday rushed to the market to replenish their foodstuff and other essential items, following the relaxing of the 24-hour curfew in the st…

Leadership NewspapersNDLEA arrests 149 suspected drug traffickers in JigawaThe Guardian NigeriaTHE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Jigawa State Command, has disclosed that it arrested 149 suspects with 79.718kg of cannabis sativa, psychot…

Nigerian BulletinPolice quiz Lawan today as search for $620000 bribe continuesThe Guardian NigeriaSUSPENSE and curiosity were palpable at the House of Representatives and the Force Headquarters, Abuja yesterday as the two institutions continued their s…

BusinessDayPolice quiz Lawan today as search for $620000 bribe continuesThe Guardian NigeriaSUSPENSE and curiosity were palpable at the House of Representatives and the Force Headquarters, Abuja yesterday as the two institutions continued their search …

Braithwaite, Ciroma, Falae, others to meet over confabThe Guardian NigeriaEMINENT national leaders under the aegis of the National Summit Group (NSG) are set for the inauguration of the national steering committee of the proposed people's national …

Leadership NewspapersEkiti gets first family courtThe Guardian NigeriaWIFE of Ekiti State Governor, Bisi Fayemi, has lauded the inauguration of the first family court in the state as a new accomplishment by the government in its concerted efforts to en…

Leadership NewspapersKwara Suspends Employments Over Alleged Discovery of Ghost WorkersAllAfrica.comBy Mustafa Abubakar, 22 June 2012 Ilorin — The Kwara State government yesterday said that recruitment of staff in local government areas and the State…

CHANNELSRio+20: Jonathan reaffirms commitment to drive poverty out of NigeriaCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan has reaffirmed his administration's commitment to creation of wealth to help Nigerians rise out of poverty, with a focus on sustainable…

Leadership NewspapersDana Crash Public Hearing – Minister Denies Knowledge of Demuren's SuspensionAllAfrica.comBy Ademola Adebayo, 21 June 2012 There was confusion at the ongoing public hearing into the DANA Air plane crash today, as the minister o…

Leadership NewspapersJTF Arrests Top Boko Haram MemberAllAfrica.comTop Boko Haram commander, Habib Bama (AKA Habib Bama, Shuaibu Bama, and Habib Mamman) has been arrested by the JTF in Damaturu, Yobe state. Credible sources say he was arrested at a mar…

BusinessDaySenate Orders Sack, Arrest And Prosecution Of Chairman Pension Task Team …Nigerian BulletinFollowing the massive embezzlement and misappropriation of funds in the pension scheme, the Senate has ordered the sack, arrest and prosecution of t…

JTF Parades Seven Suspects Over Biu Church AttackAllAfrica.comBy Ndahi Marama, 22 June 2012 Maiduguri — Joint Task Force, JTF, otherwise known as Operation Restore Order in Borno State, yesterday, paraded seven suspected gunmen who were said to have …

JTF Parades Seven Suspects Over Biu Church AttackAllAfrica.comBy Ndahi Marama, 22 June 2012 Maiduguri — Joint Task Force, JTF, otherwise known as Operation Restore Order in Borno State, yesterday, paraded seven suspected gunmen who were said to have …

CHANNELSN58b pensions fund records missingThe Nation NewspaperBy Onyedi Ojiabor, Assistant Editor 12 hours 19 minutes ago The Senate yesterday began the consideration of the report of its Joint Committee on Pensions Administration and concluded that al…

CHANNELSWe Have The Power To SummonLeadership NewspapersThe House of Representatives has faulted claims by analysts that they lack the constitutional power to summon President Goodluck Jonathan to the National Assembly, and added they relied on the pro…

Leadership NewspapersWe Have The Power To SummonLeadership NewspapersThe House of Representatives has faulted claims by analysts that they lack the constitutional power to summon President Goodluck Jonathan to the National Assembly, and added they reli…