Jonathan sacks Ministers

Amid the crisis in Nigeria's ruling party - Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) which has led to a major split of the party;  President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked nine ministers in his first major cabinet reshuffle.

Jonathan removed the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Education, Science and Technology, Housing and Urban Development, National Planning, and Environment. The junior "Ministers of State" for Power, Agriculture and Defence were also dismissed.

"He said he needed to inject new blood for more service delivery, hence the need to adjust his cabinet," Information Minister - Labaran Maku said. Maku denied Jonathan was using the reshuffle to bring more of his core supporters into his cabinet.