The Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity) to President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, has explained why the ministerial list of President Buhari is not out yet. Shehu, who was responding to a question on national television last night on the seeming delay in the announcement of the President’s cabinet, said the ministerial appointees would be subject to the approval of ... Read More »
Emir of Borgu Dr. Halliru Dantoro in an interview with Thisday says he endowned Bola Ahmed Tinubu the title “Jagaban”, meaning “Leader of warriors”. “I knew Bola Ahmed Tinubu when we were at the National Assembly as senators. He belonged to a different party (SDP) while I was in NRC. But we had a common interest when it came to ... Read More »
Following an appeal by the 36 state governors seeking President Muhammadu Buhari’s intervention over the inability of some states to pay workers’ salaries, the President has agreed to meet with governors tomorrow. This is just as the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has advised affected states to explore available avenues to alleviate the plights of the workers. The meeting between ... Read More »
Governor Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa State says his administration has concluded arrangement to empower 8,610 widows across the state. Badaru made this known on Monday in an interview with newsmen in Dutse, the state capital. He said between 25 and 30 widows would be selected from each of the 287 wards in the state to benefit from the programme. Badaru ... Read More »
A total of 22 cars have allegedly been recovered from the wives of the immediate past governor of Bauchi state, Isa Yuguda, by the transition committee set up by the state’s new governor, Mohammed Abubakar. Chairman of the transition committee, Senator Mohammed Mohammed made this known while addressing newsmen at the State Government House in Bauchi yesterday June 18th. “We ... Read More »
Facts have emerged showing why Senate President Bukola Saraki led a delegation of Senators to meet former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his hilltop mansion, Abeokuta, Ogun state on Friday. A source close to the meeting told PREMIUM TIMES that the Senate President was in Abeokuta to beg Mr. Obasanjo to reconcile him with President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the ... Read More »
Ekiti state government will be sending youths to Aba, Abia State and Onitsha, Anambra State for stomach infrastructure. VANGUARD reports that the disclosure was made by Hon. (Dr.) STB Omotoso, member Ekiti State House of Assembly. He said the youths will be sent to Aba and Onitsha for apprenticeship under the state’s stomach infrastructure programme. He said, ”Stomach infrastructure is ... Read More »
By FCC Jones Former Governor of Imo State and topmost statesman, Chief Ikedi Ohakim has left the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to his house in Asokoro. The eminent technocrat, industrialist and leader of the IGBO Conversational GROUP – ICG, spent less than five hours with the anti-graft Agency, before he was left to go home. Chief ... Read More »
By Kola Popson The Police has allegedly invaded the premises of the former Rivers State Commissioner for Information in the administration of Rotimi Amaechi, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari on the order of the incumbent governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike . Explaining her experience on this ugly incidence, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari noted on her Facebook timeline how her house has ... Read More »
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