Mr Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation, on Wednesday returned to his familiar turf with happy workers of the ministry celebrating his return to a ministry he headed from 2015 to May this year. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the minister, along with the Minister of State (Transportation),Continue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday swore in the 43 appointed ministers at the Federal Executive Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari who announced the portfolio of each minister shortly after they were sworn in, urged them to direct all memos to his Chief of Staff Abba Kyari. The president retainedContinue Reading
The embattled Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, on Wednesday made a surprise appearance at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Presidency is billed to inaugurate new cabinet today. Oyo-Ita arrived the forecourt of the State House in her official SUV around 9.45am. She had walked straightContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has made its final submissions in the petition by Atiku Abubakar and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and prayed the court to dismiss the petition. INEC’s lawyer, Yunus Usman (SAN) while adopting his clients’ final addresses before the Presidential Election Petition CourtContinue Reading
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, has insisted that he will not support any candidate outside his Restoration Team on the platform of the PDP for the November 16, governorship election in the state. The PDP governorship primary in the state has been fixed for September 3. There wereContinue Reading
The PDP has urged the APC to stop what it termed “shadow-boxing” and address the failures of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government. The PDP said the APC should assist President Buhari in providing answers to the alleged failures of his government, including “the crippling economy and the erosion of nationalContinue Reading
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has summoned an emergency security meeting after the attack on the convoy of the Deputy Governor of the state, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe, which led to the death of five people. A statement by Yakubu Lamai, Director General (Press) to the Governor, said the GovernorContinue Reading
Chief of Staff to the immediate past Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Samuel Olakunle Ojo, has debunked claim that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, raided his house alongside his former boss, Akinwunmi Ambode, over alleged N9.9 billion fraud. Ojo added that he was neither involved in any fraudContinue Reading
South-East Governors have issued a stern warning to Nnamdi Kanu, Leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over his threats to attack them and other South-East leaders abroad. The Governors, in a statement on Tuesday night,said should Kanu make his threat real, they would by all means repatriateContinue Reading
The Kano State Government has said it is planing to convert five forests to grazing reserves for herdsmen in the state. Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State announced this on Tuesday while speaking with journalists in Abuja, NAN reports. Ganduje said that his administration had inaugurated a technical committee onContinue Reading
