"Then when it made the announcement, it was largely a very political type of cabinet, and investors were hoping for something more technocratic to deal with the crisis at hand," he said.
Shehu Sani, a socio-political commentator, has said rumours of opposition parties planning to merge into one mega party is good for Nigeria's democracy.
Africa richest man and billionaire businessman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has declared that he has no interest in politics, advising that politicians and political parties should leave him alone and stop dropping his name.
In a recent encounter with newsmen, he stated that he didn't have faith in the Nigerian political system. He said, "I think Banky W and other entertainers running for political offices have a stronger belief in the system than I do.
Gwen Tagharha, an advocate of formal education for youths as a great step towards restructuring the human minds will be slugging it out at the primaries with political jugernauts at the grassroots level under the banner of the People's Democratic
Other candidates for the PDP national chairman are a former governorship candidate of the PDP for Lagos state in 2015, Jimi Agbaje; a former governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel; a former minister of education and a professor of political science
Tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia boiled over as Somalia made an aggressive play against its fellow East African member. On Thursday Somalia drove out the Ethiopian ambassador to Mogadishu. This is following suspicion of Ethiopian interference in the domestic
Inset: Donald Trump and Theresa May (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Donald Trump will visit the UK in July, according to multiple reports. Previous reports of Trump's plans to visit the UK have been met with heavy criticism and the threat of widespread protests.