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Ministerial List: Nothing To Be Excited About — PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party says it has noted the list of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees as announced by the Senate on Tuesday. The party said “by a mere look at the list, one can tell that there is nothing to be excited about, especially considering the length of time it took the President to […]

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Breaking: Fashola, Fayemi, Amaechi, Ngige, 17 others make ministerial list

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday announced the 21 ministerial nominees contained in the list sent to him by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday,  September 30. Saraki who read the list around 10:45am  after opening the sealed envelope, said the list contained the first batch of nominees and that the subsequent names according to the […]

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You lack capacity to rule Nigeria well, Igbo Diaspora group tells Buhari

Igbo World Assembly (IWA) yesterday said President Muhammadu Buhari has given himself away as a leader who cannot rule the country effectively. The group made this assertion during its 9th World Assembly Convention as part of activities to mark the annual Igbo Day in Enugu on Monday. The group reiterated that the Buhari  presidency has […]

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Ministers will be useless in Buhari’s government – PDP

The national leadership of the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, has alleged that ministers will be useless in President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. The party said the disposition of the President was not to appoint aides, but to run the government as a sole administrator. It alleged that this was the reason why President […]

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We won’t abandon Saraki, We are behind him – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party has said that the Senate president, Bukola Saraki, is fit for the office he is occupying; hence it is not considering any candidate to replace him. The PDP denied reports that it was already looking for a senator from the opposition party to replace Saraki, who is currently under pressure to […]

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Ministerial list: Buhari dumps 73 nominees from states

Governors and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) should expect the shock of their lives as Presi­dent Muhammadu Buhari prepares to unveil members of his much expected cabinet with several of the over 73 nom­inees submitted from across the states conspicuously missing from the list. Saturday Sun gathered that governors from APC-controlled states and […]

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SARAKI: Government can’t overlook some things – Bola Tinubu

Apparently reacting to the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu yesterday said the present administration cannot overlook certain things in its fight against corruption. Tinubu, speaking after activities for the Eid-il-Kabir celebration at Dodan Barracks, […]

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How I died, resurrected and returned from the land of the dead — Ex-Governor Akpabio

Former governor of Akwa Ibom State,  has spoken publicly about the trauma he went through after the road crash in Abuja involving his car and a vehicle belonging to the United States Embassy in Nigeria. Mr. Akpabio, while addressing a large crowd of Akwa Ibom people, who gathered Wednesday at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, […]

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Those angry I am Senate President behind my trial – Saraki

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who pleaded not guilty to a 13-count charge of corruption and false declaration of asset at the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja on Tuesday, has said that he is being tried for alleged corruption because he is the senate president. Mr. Saraki, who was granted bail on self-recognition after […]

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Saraki surrenders, agrees to appear before Code of Conduct Tribunal

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has released a statement, announcing his decision to attend his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal Tuesday. Read full statement by Mr. Saraki’s media office below. The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki will appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal tomorrow Tuesday 22nd of September 2015. […]

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I am not involved in Saraki’s ordeal – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday denied instigating the ongoing corruption trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Mr. Saraki is being prosecuted at the Code of Conduct Tribunal for alleged false declaration of asset. His associates have alleged the trial is politically motivated. Explaining the president’s stance on the trial, Mr. Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, […]

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Why I snubbed Code of Conduct Tribunal — Saraki

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has explained his decision to stay away from the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Friday, and has criticised the court’s decision to order his arrest. The chairman of the tribunal, Danladi Umar, issued a bench warrant against Mr. Saraki for not appearing to face a 13-count charge of corruption, brushing […]

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Rivers Governorship Polls: Cult groups, thugs worked for PDP— SSS officer reveals

An officer of the State Security Service, Godwin Mba, has revealed that cult groups and thugs spearheaded the violence and carnage that characterised the April 11 governorship election in Rivers State. Mr. Mba, who led SSS’ detectives on election duty to Andoni Local Government Area, told the Rivers State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja […]

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Ministerial list: Tinubu, Akande meet Buhari after Obasanjo’s visit

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and a former Governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande, held a secret meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday. The visit came less than 24 hours after former President Olusegun Obasanjo met with Buhari. Addressing State House correspondents after […]

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Irate Oshiomhole tears Orubebe apart, says he is a perpetual noise maker & deserves to rot in jail

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Wednesday said former Minister of the Niger Delta, Godsday Orubebe is afraid of President Muhammadu Buhari’s planned probe of several billions of naira squandered on the East-West road and on the Amnesty programme under his watch as Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs. The governor said that fear […]

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APC, PDP senators team up against Saraki over EFCC probe…

A group of senators of the All Progressives Congress, under the aegis of Unity Forum, have risen against the decision of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to investigate the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, over alleged diversion of N1 trillion recovered by the commission. The APC […]

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Say what you like about me, I’ll support Buhari – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that President Muhammadu Buhari remains the best alternative to provide the necessary change in Nigeria. Mr. Obasanjo made this known on Saturday while hosting the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, at his residence in Abeokuta. He said irrespective of people’s view about him, he would continue […]

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Buhari won’t probe Tinubu, Fashola because a jail bird like Bode George wants him to – APC

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has‎ told the People Democratic Party chieftain in the state, Bode George, to steer away from politics after the latter’s defeat at the last general election. In a statement issued Thursday in response to Mr. George’s call for President Muhammadu Buhari to probe Bola Tinubu and […]

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