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Photos: Saraki receives ministerial list

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, September 30th, 2015

The President of the Senata, Abubakar Bukola Saraki received the document containing President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees from the Chief of Staff to Mr. President, Abba Kyari (with cap), and the Special Adviser to Mr. President on National Assembly (Senate) Sen. Ita Enang. LEwp_posts

Judge withdraws from Saraki’s case over negative reports

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, September 30th, 2015

Justice R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja has remitted Senate President Bukola Saraki’s case to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mahmud Mohammed, for reassigning to another judge. The judge, in returning the case file to the CJN on Wednesday, cited “negative reports” on the case as informing his decision.wp_posts

Buhari likes Fulani herdsmen – Fani-Kayode

Posted by admin General Politics, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency, Top Stories Wednesday, September 30th, 2015

Femi Fani-Kayode | credits: Photo file A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, says President Muhammadu Buhari, who is a Fulani man, is sympathetic towards Fulani herdsmen. The former minister said this in a Facebook post titled, ‘Herdsmen from hell’ while reacting to the abduction of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, […]

Kwara locks out workers for lateness

Posted by admin Headlines, Kwara, State News Wednesday, September 30th, 2015

Starnded workers | credits: Success Nwogu No fewer than 85 workers and visitors were locked out at the Governor’s Office in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday. The governor’s office complex is made up of offices of workers under the office of the Secretary to the State Government, the Head of Service, the Ministry of […]

Dangote bags Clinton’s business leadership award

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Wednesday, September 30th, 2015

President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote The President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has been honoured with the 2015 Clinton Global Citizen Award for leadership in the private sector for his contributions to the development of the African society and the world at large. According to a statement by the group, the award ceremony was […]

Buyers stop loading Nigerian crude

Posted by admin Headlines, Oil Politics Wednesday, September 30th, 2015

Group Managing Director, NNPC, Dr. Emmanuel Kachikwu The measures introduced by the Federal Government to monitor crude transit and check oil theft are said to be threatening income lifeline, compounding the damage the crude price fall has done to Nigeria’s finances, access to dollars and imports. Oil traders and shipping brokers said a newly […]

Senate in rowdy session as 83 members back Saraki

Posted by admin General Politics, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, September 30th, 2015

Senate President, Bukola Saraki THE Senate, expectedly, had a stormy session on Tuesday as some members of the upper legislative chamber protested the passing of vote of confidence in the Senate president, Olusola Saraki, by 83 senators. Tuesday was the Senate’s first plenary since the arraignment of Saraki by the Code of Conduct Bureau […]

I will be petroleum minister, says Buhari (Is Diezani Allison-Madueke not available?)

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Oil Politics Wednesday, September 30th, 2015

President Muhammadu Buhari As the nation awaits President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial list, the President on Tuesday said he would head the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. Buhari dropped the hint in one of the interviews he granted one of the foreign media in his hotel shortly before departing New York. The President was in New York […]

Opinion: Buhari is not a Nigerian

Posted by admin Headlines, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency Saturday, September 26th, 2015

Kayode Soremekun aertisement TOP HEADLINES As I contemplate the Nigerian condition or non-condition, I continue to marvel at contemporary happenings. The nirvana is certainly not here yet. Still, it is possible to discern new ozone in public life. Suddenly, public officials are more responsive. The refineries appear to be working. […]

‘PG Arab states to blame for potential Morsi execution’

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, September 26th, 2015

A leading figure of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood movement has condemned the position of certain Arab states of the Persian Gulf on the potential execution of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi. Yehia Hamed, who worked as investment minister in Morsi’s administration, and was the youngest minister in his democratically elected government, specifically pointed fingers at Saudi Arabia, a […]