Anxiety As Senate Suspends Further Ministerial Nominees Screening
Tension mounts as the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has further delayed the slow efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari to form his cabinet, four months after assuming office, by suspending ongoing screening on would-be ministers. The Senate on…
Senate Confirms 18 Ministerial Nominees
After a rigorous screening exercise, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Wednesday approved 18 ministerial nominees to be appointed Ministers by President Muhammadu Buhari. They did this through a voice vote which saw the lawmakers agreeing with…
Fresh Maiduguri Bomb Blasts Kill 20, Many Injured As Residents Arrest Suspected Boko Haram Bomber in Birnin Kebbi
Fresh multiple explosions, which hit Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Tuesday, killed no fewer than 20 persons and left many others injured. This came even as vigilante Birnin Kebbi residents apprehended a man suspected to be a member of…
Senate Begins Ministerial Nominees’ Confirmation, Refuses to Uphold ‘Bow and Go’ Tradition
The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Tuesday began confirmation of Ministerial nominees against its tradition of ‘bow and go’ for those who have served in legislative capacity before their nomination for ministerial appointment. At the plenary is…
Senate in Closed-Door Session, Unveils Second Ministerial List
Nigerian Senate at about 10:35am on Tuesday resolved to go into a closed-door section in order to, among other things, meet and determine the order for the ministerial nominees that “will be invited in; to decide who comes in first,…
How Falae Abduction was Planned At a Wedding – Suspect
A kidnap suspect, one Abdullahi Usman (AKA Kadiri) on Monday gave a racy narration of how he helped to pinpoint Chief Olu Falae, “a big man who goes to his farm in Toyota Hilux van”, who could be kidnapped to…
Protesting Members Storm APC Secretariat in Bayelsa
The entrance to Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, was on Tuesday barricaded by some protesting party faithfuls. The party supporters were demanding that the APC State chairman, Tiwe Oruminighe, should emerge as the running…
Full Names Of 7 Judges Suspended in Ghana Over Corruption
The President of Ghana has suspended seven of the 12 High Court judges caught on video allegedly receiving bribes to pervert justice. A statement signed by the Judicial Secretary, Alex Opoku Acheampong and issued in Accra said Vice-President Kwesi Amissah…
Buhari Must Appear For Screening To Appoint Himself Petroleum Minister — Senate
The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria may be heading for a rowdy session on Tuesday as the legislative House is expected to unveil the ministerial list sent by President Muhammadu Buhari on September 30 as indications of what…
Shettima Nominates Mamman Durkwa as Borno Deputy Governor
Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima has nominated the immediate past Commissioner, Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Youths Empowerment, Alhaji Usman Mamman Durkwa for the position of Deputy Governor of Borno State. The nomination follows the death of Alhaji Zannah Umar…
You Are Crooks – Presidency Replies Critics of Buhari for Appointing Himself Petroleum Minister
The Presidency has said those attacking President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing himself the Minister of Petroleum Resources, saying that he had not broken the law. Recall that Buhari had in an interview last week during his visit to New York…
