Following the commotion in the Gombe State House of Assembly which resulted in the whisking away of the House Mace Thursday afternoon, four APC members have been suspended for their culpability in the incident. The House also called on the Police to fish out the culprits and get back the …
Read More »President Buhari receives in audience Bayelsa Governor; Denies substituting members of APC Convention Planning Sub Committees
The Presidency has denied substituting members of the APC Convention Planning Sub Committees, insisting that President Muhammadu Buhari’s position remains that he will not interfere in party affairs or matters before the law courts. A statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) said, in full: …
Read More »House of Representatives backs Buhari, step down Nigerian Peace Corps Bill
By Taiye Agabje The House of Representatives, on Thursday, voted against the Bill for an Act to Establish the Nigerian Peace Corps. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that President Muhammadu Buhari had declined to sign the controversial Nigerian Peace Corps (Establishment Bill) 2017 recently passed by the National …
Read More »Buhari asks Senate to confirm Smith PSC Chairman
By Cecilia Ijuo President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday nominated a former Inspector-General of Police, Mr Musiliu Smith, as Chairman of Police Service Commission (PSC). In a letter to the Senate on the nomination, which was read at plenary by President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, Buhari also requested the …
Read More »Forex: CBN floods market with $100m … To get tough with erring banks … To pump more forex into market
In an apparent move to safeguard the interest of customers seeking to purchase foreign exchange for personal obligations and checkmate any attempt at causing panic in the market, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday, May 24, 2018, released the sum of $100 million into the Nigerian Forex market. …
Read More »Breaking news: Commotion in Gombe State House of Assembly as APC members whisk away Mace
A move to impeach the minority leader of the Gombe State House of Assembly, Ahmed Usman Haruna, Gombe North State Constituency, caused physical confrontation among members of the House resulting in the whisking away of the Mace, the Assembly’s symbol of authority. Our reporter who arrived the scene when the …
Read More »President Buhari receives Ambassadors of Gambia, Congo at State House; Economy: Facts are stubborn – Presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari has received letters of Credence from the incoming Ambassador of the Republic of The Gambia to Nigeria, H.E Amadou S.O Taal and his wife, Mrs Satang Taal and the new Ambassador of the Republic of Congo to Nigeria, Mr Jacques Obindza during a brief ceremony at the …
Read More »Bauchi Deputy Governor resigns; Governor accepts resignation; Politicians express mixed feelings
By Mohammed Ahmed Kaigama Bauchi State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Nuhu Gadado on Wednesday tendered his resignation letter. In a swift reaction, Gov. Mohammed Abubakar accepted the resignation of Gidado, describing his tenure as “meritorious” and therefore deserving of “commendation”. In a statement issued on his behalf by Mr Ali M. …
Read More »Kaduna senators caution banks against granting loan to state govt
By Cecilia Ijuo The three senators representing Kaduna State in the National Assembly have advised local and foreign banks against granting loan to Kaduna State Government. The senators, Shehu Sani, Suleiman Hunkuyi and Danjuma La’ah, made the call in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. They said that information …
Read More »JOHESSU gives Buhari reasons to sack Health Minister; Calls for urgent presidential inter
The lingering rift between the Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole and the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), took a twist as the unions are calling for the immediate sack of the Minister for unfair treatment over their plight. Rising from it’s Northeast zonal consultative forum meeting in Gombe Wednesday, …
Read More »President Buhari presides over Federal Executive Council Meeting in State House
President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday, presided over Federal Executive Council Meeting in State House. Pictures show some members of the Council at the meeting.
Read More »Senate invasion: Ndume denies aiding hoodlums to steal mace
A senator of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ali Ndume has denied having a hand in last month’s invasion of the Senate by hoodlums. Ndume was alleged to have directed a sergeant-at-arms on duty on the day of the invasion not to touch the mace, thereby allowing the thugs have …
Read More »Oshiomhole in closed-door meeting with APC senators
The immediate past governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, is currently in a closed-door meeting with senators of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The meeting, which journalists are denied access to, started around 3:30 p.m. Mr Oshiomole’s visit to the senators may not be unconnected with his ambition to …
Read More »President Buhari to take actions on IGP/Saraki issue, others – Senate Leader
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari would soon take appropriate actions aimed at addressing the `not too cordial’ relationship between the National Assembly and the Executive arm of government. Senate Leader Ahmad Lawan revealed this on Tuesday when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the closed door …
Read More »Obasanjo replies Buhari on $16bn power projects : EFCC, NASS records exonerate me of wrong doing
By Olawale Jokotoye Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Tuesday that the National Assembly had absolved him of any wrong doing in the 16 billion dollars power projects executed by his administration between 1999 and 2007. According to his media aide, Mr Kehinde Akinyemi, the former president had addressed …
Read More »Police refused protection for public procession, says Catholic Diocese of Minna
The Catholic Diocese of Minna said on Tuesday that security operatives refused to guarantee security for its participation in the public peaceful nationwide protest against the incessant killings in the country by armed militiamen. The Catholic Bishop of Minna Diocese, the Most Rev. Martins Uzoukwu, made this known in Minna …
Read More »Killings: Onaiyekan calls for peace among Nigerians
By Jessica Dogo The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, on Tuesday in Abuja called on Nigerians to exercise patience irrespective of the barbaric killings by herdsmen in the country. Onaiyekan made the call in an interview with newsmen following the nationwide peaceful protest by the Catholics and …
Read More »El-Rufa’i doles out vehicles to Kaduna Second Class Chiefs
By Hussaina Yakubu Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State Tuesday presented official vehicles to nine Second Class Chiefs in the state. El-Rufai who was represented by his Deputy, Mr Bala Bantex at the presentation of the vehicles in Kaduna, said the gesture was in recognition of their support for security …
Read More »Army kills 68 bandits, recover 17 motorcycles in Zamfara
By Ishaq Zaki The Nigerian Army says it has killed 68 bandits, arrested six suspected kidnappers and recovered 17 motorcycles in Zamfara from April to date. The Brigade Commander, 1 Army Brigade Command Sokoto, Brig.-Gen. Udeagbala Kennedy disclosed this while handing over the six suspected kidnappers to the state Commissioner …
Read More »Gov. Ahmed appoints new aides
By Abiodun Esan Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has approved the appointments of 10 new Special Advisers four Senior Special Assistants (SSA) and eight Special Assistants. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Isiaka Gold, made this known in a statement in Ilorin on Tuesday. He said …
Read More »President Buhari receives leadership of the Senate; Zamfara Governor
President Buhari slams Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan administrations; Hails Abacha
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said those who mismanaged Nigeria’s economy in the past, through fraudulent electricity projects and misuse of revenue earnings from oil, had no love for the country. Receiving members of the Buhari Support Organisations (BSO) led by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali, …
Read More »Nestle shareholders laud N21.79bn dividend for 2017
By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Nestle Nigeria Plc shareholders on Tuesday approved a final dividend of N21.79 billion recommended by the company for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2017. The shareholders gave the approval at the company’s 49th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …
Read More »EXPOSED: Abuja village where newborn twins are hanged ‘because they are evil’
Were it not for an unexpected stroke of luck, a set of twins would, by now, have been hanged to death in Kaida Village, Gwagwalada, on the outskirts of Abuja. However, the arrival of humanitarian workers 24 hours before their scheduled death left them a survival window that their mother …
Read More »Gov. Wike says Super Eagles will have an outstanding World Cup
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that Nigeria has every reason to be optimistic that the Super Eagles will be outstanding at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Speaking during the Sun Newspaper World Cup Seminar in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, Governor Wike said the Super Eagles has …
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