The Senate will next week Wednesday decide the procedure for screening ministerial nominees submitted to it by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senate, however, assured Nigerians that the screening of ministerial nominees would not be held up by unnecessary delays. The Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, stated this on Thursday in Abuja, Ndume said that the screening by the Senate would be thorough just as the nomination process adopted by the Presidency was. He said, “The communication from Mr. President, which contains the list of the ministerial nominees and which remained sealed as I am talking to you, will be opened by…
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Nigerians have been urged to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in achieving success, growth and sustainable development. The immediate past governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, made this call in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday night, through his Media Office, to mark the nation’s independence anniversary. The ex-governor also expressed the need for unity and patriotism, adding that such qualities were needed to tackle the challenges facing the nation. Amaechi described the President Buhari-led administration as promising and maintained that the government would achieve its objectives with the support of Nigerians. He said, “Our problems as…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised Nigerians not to accept in its entirety the ministerial list circulating around in the media, but be patient for the official announcement of the names of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees by the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, when it resumes for plenary, after its Independence Anniversary recess. APC National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said whatever names currently published in the media, no matter how authoritative, are mere speculations and should not be accepted as the names sent by the President to the Senate. “Unfortunately, the Senate is yet to…
Lagos State Government has shut Hongxing Steel Company Limited, a Chinese company based in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government for safety violations. The state government issued the stop-work order following the death of a casual worker, Mr. Emeka Umoh who sustained severe burns after liquefied iron spilled on him on September 23, 2015. According to Vanguard, the worker died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, where he was rushed to for treatment by the management. Director General of the Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC), Mr. Fouad Oki, in a statement after visiting the company, said that the company failed to adhere…
The Nigerian Army has given reasons why it will not be rushed into embarking on a rescue mission for the Chibok girls, who were abducted from their school in Borno State, April 2014. The Acting Director, Defence Information, at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, Col. Rabe Abubakar, who said this at a press conference in Lagos on Thursday, noted that while it was of utmost concern to the military to rescue the schoolgirls, the operation required, demanded adequate patience and planning. He noted that recent efforts by the military in the rescue of over 200 women and children held captive by Boko Haram…
Al Jazeera has obtained footage of Nigerian soldiers being trained in civilian clothes and bathroom slippers at the Nigeria Army Training Centre, Kontagora, in Niger State. The photos, taken by a man claiming to be a soldier of the Nigerian Army, has again brought to the fore issues of poor training of troops sent to the theatre of operations against Boko Haram in the Northeast. Speaking under the condition of anonymity, the soldier, who was one of the over 3,000 soldiers recently reinstated back into the Nigeria Army on the orders of President Muhammadu Buhari, said the troops captured in…
The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode has reiterated his administration’s commitment to using sports as a veritable tool to take the youths off the streets and provide them with a means of livelihood. He also plans to use it to boost tourism in the state. “I am committed to continue in the tradition of what has been done. I am also committed to make sure that I improve upon it and to let you quickly know that I would love to have this as part of the tourism calendar in the state. Not a mistake that I have a…
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has announced the successful conversion of 196 regular police officers into Mobile Police Commanders to bolster the combat capabilities of the police officers cadre. A statement Wednesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Olabisi Kolawole, said 196 police officers were trained in intensive combat operations. The statement disclosed the mobile police commanders were also trained on ethics, personnel management, musketry, human rights, fire arms laws and regulations aimed at equipping them to become efficient Unit Commanders. According to Kolawole, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), IGP Solomon Arase at the…
A police prosecutor, Nasiru Yusuf, on Wednesday told an Ilorin magistrates’ court that the police was prosecuting eight persons for their involvement in pelting “very important personalities” at Ilorin eid ground on September 24. The accused persons are Aliyu Immam, 24, Sheu Ibrahim, 23, AbdulKadri Sharafadeen, 25, Yusuf Olayinka, 26, Mohammed Abiola, 27, Ayo Giwa, 65, Zakariyau Abubakar, 50, and Kareem Ajape, 35. The suspects are facing a charge of disturbing religious assembly, contrary to Section 212 of the Penal Code Law. The prosecutor, Nasiru Yusuf, told the court that the accused threw stones at the “very important personalities”, which…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused some governors of diverting the bailout funds from the Federal Government meant to pay workers’ salaries and pensions, into fixed deposit accounts for personal gains. NLC President Ayuba Wabba made the allegation in his message to Nigerians for Nigeria’s 55th Independence anniversary. According to him, such action was unacceptable and would be resisted. Wabba said that the NLC was already working with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to track such funds and take appropriate actions. He hailed the National Council of State and President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) for paying…
Less than 24 hours after the Chairman, Senate Committee on Business and Rules, Senator Babajide Omowarare (APC-Osun East) withdrew his assent to the vote of confidence passed on the leadership of the Senate by 83 Senators, another Senator, Sabo Mohammed Nakudu (APC-Jigawa Southwest), has also withdrawn his endorsement. According to Nakudu, he was not consulted before his name was included in the list of senators who signed vote of confidence on the Senator Bukola Saraki-led Senate on Tuesday. The Senators had passed a vote of confidence on Saraki, who is currently standing trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, amid…
Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja, who heard Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki’s ex parte application to stop his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), has withdrawn from the case. The judge today remitted Saraki’s case to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mahmud Mohammed, for reassigning to another judge, citing “negative reports” on the case. “While it is not my intention to join issues with the authors of the said publication, I strongly feel that the records should be set straight,” said Mohammed. “In the first instance, I have never made any restraining order against…
A political advocacy group, Bayo Ojo Frontiers has thrown its weight behind the nomination of Chief Christopher Adebayo Ojo as ministerial nominee. According to the group, the choice underlines the determination of President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) to work with the best hands to fix Nigeria. Speaking during an interactive session with press men in Lokoja, the spokesman for the group, Comrade Isa Ojonimi said Chief Bayo Ojo is one of the legion of intellectuals that have made Kogi proud over the years. “During the Obasanjo Presidency, Chief Adebayo Ojo who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria was instrumental to the…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has reiterated the military’s determination to end Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria by December. “I want to reassure Nigerians that Nigerian Army is ever determined to succeed in meeting up with the set deadline of defeating Boko Haram terrorists by the end of this year,” a statement issued by the acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in Abuja on Wednesday. The statement said the Army chief had defied the public holidays to embark on operational and morale boosting trips to troops under Nigerian 3 Division and 7 Division…
Former Spokesperson, People’s Democratic Party’s Presidential Campaign Organisation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode on Wednesday said he stood by his call for a ban to be placed on the activities of Fulani herdsmen in the south west despite the criticism of the Chairman, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Professor Chidi Odinkalu, who described Fani-Kayode’s statement as a hate speech. In a new statement, the former Minister of Aviation noted that he was throwing his weight behind Afenifere that called for the ban of herdsmen in the South West. He said that the ban should not be restricted to only a zone, but…
Moses Siasia on Wednesday emerged the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) in the forthcoming December 5 governorship election in Bayelsa state. The 35-year old entrepreneur won the party’s primary held at Atlantic Choice Hotel, Yenegoa. Siasia dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in August, noting that young people have no future in the party. On winning the PDM ticket, Siasia pledged to liberate the state from the shackles of oppression, debt and inept leadership. He promised to create thousands of jobs for youths in the state and also make education attractive. Siasia reiterated his commitment to pursuing the…
Adorable photos of Dr Sid of his daughter spending time together. His wife Simi Esiri shared the photos and wrote “18h simi_esiri@iamdrsid You’re trying to do my job better than me abi? Lol #whenyourhusbandtakesover#daddyslittleprincess#cantgetenoughofthesetwo#blessedtohavethem Source: LIB
The legend has tongues wagging after she was spotted in Los Angeles with a noticeable bulge… May be she had a lot to eat.. I don’t believe she is pregnant at. Besides, she is 71, so it’s no big deal. See some shocked responses below: