Acting president dissolves cabinetNigeria's acting president, Goodluck Jonathan, dissolved the cabinet Wednesday, purging top officials loyal to the nation's ill president in his first major act since taking over the oil-rich young democracy's highest office more than a month ago.The cabinet had remained stocked with loyalists of President Umaru Yar'Adua, a Muslim from the country's north, but so
Nigeria's acting president, Goodluck Jonathan, has dissolved the country's cabinet, government sources say.Mr Jonathan became acting president in February amid the continuing illness of President Umaru Yar'Adua.Mr Yar'Adua went to Saudi Arabia for treatment in November last year and, despite returning to Nigeria recently, has not been seen in public.The cabinet was picked by Mr Yar'Adua and corre
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria's acting president dissolved the Cabinet Wednesday more than a month after taking over the highest office in Africa's most populous nation, the country's information minister said. The acting president gives no reason for the dissolution, Dora Akunyili told reporters Wednesday. There is no vacuum in the government as permanent secretaries will take charge. Akunyili
ABUJA – Nigeria's 36 state governors on Tuesday pledged their support for the country's acting President Goodluck Jonathan, but dismissed suggestions that ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua should resign.Jonathan was installed as acting president on February 9 through a resolution of the parliament to fill a leadership vacuum created by the long absence of Yar'Adua from the country because of
BRU.S LS – The European Union on Monday welcomed President Umaru Yar'Adua's return to Nigeria, while urging acting leader Goodluck Jonathan to foster stability . The European Union welcomes news of the return of President Yar'Adua to Abuja.The EU extends its best wishes to the president, a spokesman for EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said.Yar'Adua arrived back in Nigeria last
LAGOS, Nigeria – A high-profile Nigerian government minister on Sunday accused people surrounding the country's ailing president of sneaking him back into the oil-rich nation for their own gain after his lengthy hospitalization abroad.Information Minister Dora Akunyili also told the Nigerian newspaper ThisDay that no one has seen President Umaru Yar'Adua besides his wife and few other trust
Britain on Friday threw its weight behind Nigeria's acting president after the surprise return from a hospital abroad by ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua sparked fears of a fresh leadership crisis.Yar'Adua discreetly arrived in Nigeria on Wednesday, throwing the country into confusion and reviving concerns of a leadership squabble just two weeks after his vice-president Goodluck Jonathan was insta
LAGOS, Nigeria – Britain's top diplomat in Nigeria said Friday that his country supported the work of Acting President Goodluck Jonathan after the sudden return of the oil-rich nation's long absent and ailing president.A statement issued by High Commissioner Bob Dewar also said it was important for Nigeria to offer a clarification on leadership after the surprise arrival of President Umar
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