Here are some of the highlights from the first day of the ministerial screening by the Nigerian Senate. Kayode Fayemi Former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi challenged anyone to produce an invoice of 50 million naira bed he was accused of buying in the state house during his tenure.”I challenge anyone to bring an…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has withdrawn the name of immediate past Deputy Governor of Niger State, Ahmed Musa Ibeto from the list of ministerial nominees. According to Vanguard, the President sent a letter to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, notifying him of the withdrawal of Ibeto and the letter will be read at the floor of…
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has called on Nigerians to desist from panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as fuel, stating that it has about 23 days of product supply in all its depots across the country. Reacting to the resurgence of fuel queues in some cities across the country, the…
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The Senate will resume the screening of ministerial nominees on Wednesday with the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, the distinguished alumnus of the University of Nigeria (UNN) and Harvard University, tipped to be the star attraction. Kachikwu is appearing on the same day controversial nominees like, the…
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It was quite a frenzy and lots of fusson the floor of the Senate as the National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Party (APC) and one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s 10 ministerial nominees to be screened today, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, appeared before the Senators. His emergence sparked off a mild drama, as Senators,…
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Chairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, has sued the Daily Sun Newspapers for N1 billion over an alleged defamatory story published against him. According to the statement of claim filed at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja through Festus Keyamo, his counsel, the plaintiff is claiming the sum of…
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While Senate President Bukola Saraki was engrossed on the floor of the Senate carrying out legislative activities, the National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State upheld his election as Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District in the upper legislative house on Tuesday. Leave your views in comments…
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Senator Udo Udoma is the first ministerial nominee of President Buhari, to be screened today, Tuesday the 13th at the Senate. The former lawmaker who represented Akwa-Ibom South constituency from 1999 to 2007 in the upper legislative chamber was asked a few question and told to “take a bow and go”. Udoma expressed his surprise at…
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Mr. Gabriel Suswam, the immediate past Governor of Benue State, is presently in the net of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of graft perpetrated during his tenure. According to ThisDay, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren – the EFCC spokesperson, confirmed that Suswan honoured the commission’s invitation and was being questioned at the commission’s…
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12 days after the first list was sent to the lawmakers, President Muhammadu Buhari, sent the second list of ministerial nominees to Senate President Bukola Saraki, who will begin screening of the nominees today. The Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abba Kyari accompanied by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National…
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