President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has concluded plans to inaugurate the National Economic Council (NEC), with the ceremony expected to hold on Monday in the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa. The NEC serves as an advisory body to the President on economic matters and is made of the 36 State Governors and select members of the Federal Executive Council. According to ... Read More »
The Presidency last night berated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for awarding poor marks to President Muhammadu Buhari and calling for prayers to enable his administration take off. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said, “It is amusing to read what the National Publicity Secretary of the defeated Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, considers ... Read More »
The Youths for Human Rights Protection and Transparency Initiative (YARPTI) is sad to note that In the midst of abundant human and natural resources, the vast majority of Imo working masses and the youths live in abject poverty. It is no secret to us that the politician responsible for this embarrassing state of absurdity in Imo State is the “profit ... Read More »
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Friday, June 26, 2015 turned down the bail application of Emmanuel Okoyomon, a former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company, NSPM, whose extradition is being sought by the United Kingdom government over his alleged role in the bribery allegation involving officials of Central Bank of Nigeria , ... Read More »
Commotion enveloped the premises of the Ade Maternity Home, Sagamu, on Saturday as scores of grieving students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University(OOU) forcefully removed the corpses of their collegues from the hospital’s morgue. we gathered that the angry students threatened to make the hospital uncomfortable should it insist on collecting N20,000 per corpse before the dead students would be released ... Read More »
The president of the Senate, Abubakar Bukola Saraki has described the emergence of Senator Ike Ekweremadu as the deputy Senate president of the 8th Senate as painful and regrettable, saying no true party member would want to share his position with a member of other parties. Blaming the absence of some All Progressives Congress (APC) senators at the inauguration session ... Read More »
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday joined Muslim faithful for the Jumat service inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. That was the first time a Jumat service will be held in the premises. All former Muslim Presidents and Vice Presidents have been taking part in the services at the National Mosque, Abuja. Since his inauguration on May 29, Buhari had taken part ... Read More »
Report from Office of Head of the Civil Service of the Federation indicated that President Muhammadu Buhari has dissolved the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) with immediate effect. Details later. Read More »
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has sent a message of condolence to the former Speaker of the Assembly, Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora, over the death of his (Mamora’s) mother. Senator Mamora’s mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Mamora, died on Wednesday, 17th June, 2015 at the age of 93. Rt. Hon. Obasa, in a statement by ... Read More »
Kola Popson The Senate President the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Bukola Saraki has leaked the letter he wrote to the Chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun in response to the previous Chief Oyegun’s letter to him on the appointment of Principal officers of the Senate. The letter, which was written on the headed paper of the ... Read More »
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