Barely less than 24hours to the inauguration of new administration, Governor Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa State has dissolved the state executive council and all other political appointments. This was disclosed by the state Commissioner of Information, Youth, Sports and Culture, Bala Ibrahim Mamsa, while briefing newsmen in Government House Dutse.Continue Reading
A Bill, which will clip the wings of anti-graft agencies by establishing a new agency, is in the works, The Nationhas learnt. The bill is seeking to establish the Proceeds of Crimes Recovery and Management Agency (POCA), which will strip the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and six other agenciesContinue Reading
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom yesterday dissolved the Benue State Executive Council. Ortom announced the dissolution during the Valedictory Session of the State Executive Council meeting held at the EXCO Hall of the Benue Peoples House Makurdi, the state capital. He used the occasion to appreciate members ofContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday went down memory lane, reviewing his career in the military and said it was hellish even as he recounted that he lived through the momentous events, particularly in 1966, which witnessed coups, counter-coups and later a civil war. The president spoke during a pre-recorded interview airedContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari hosted on Monday broke his fast with traditional rulers, including Muhammadu Sanusi, emir of Kano. The traditional leaders who joined the president in the Ramadan breakfast were Sa’ad Abubakar, sultan of Sokoto; Adeyeye Ogunwusi. Others were Yahaya Abubakar, the Etsu Nupe, James Ayatse, the Tor Tiv, and otherContinue Reading
Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has promised to use the upgraded Emirates in the state to improve and consolidate the prevailing security situation in the state. He stated this yesterday during the security awareness seminar (Phase 1) with the theme, “join us in securing Kano State” in KarayeContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo received their asset declaration forms from the Code of Conduct Bureau on Monday, about 24 hours to the deadline on the submission of their declared assets. The Chairman of the CCB, Prof. Muhammed Isah, presented the forms to Buhari and Osinbajo at aContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has said he rated the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara very low in terms of patriotism. Buhari, who said he passed a vote of no confidence on the leadership of the National Assembly, said they hurt Nigerians by delayingContinue Reading
Nigerian born Yemi Adenuga on Monday became the first black woman to be elected to Meath County Council in Dublin, Ireland. “It is an exciting time for migrants in this community,” she said after she was declared winner of the election. “I am so happy for young people of ethnicContinue Reading
The Federal Government on Monday fulfilled a 25 –year pledge to former Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles, Clemens Westerhof. At an impressive ceremony inside the conference room of the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Abuja, Minister, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) said the occasion was a furtherContinue Reading
