Nigerian Hottest and Political News from DailyTrust [May ‘11 Series]

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President Goodluck Jonathan has invited his main challenger and presidential candidate of Congress for Progressive Congress (CPC), General Muhammadu Buhari as well as candidates of other political parties to his presidential inauguration billed for Sunday, May 29 at the Eagle Square, Abuja.

Source: Jonathan invites Buhari to presidential inauguration

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A fire outbreak at the National Headquarter of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was yesterday averted.

Source: Staff rally to put off fire in Jega's office

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Soldiers attached to 242 Recce Battalion at Ibereko, a small suburb of Badagry in Lagos State went on a rampage yesterday and killed 14 people including the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), and his Divisional Crime Officer (DCO). The DPO was identified as CSP Samson Salisu while the DCO was identified as DSP Samuel.

Source: Soldiers kill DPO, 6 other cops in Lagos

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The Senate yesterday approved the appointment of the Chairman and members of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) with Alhaji Muhammad Bello returning for a second term as chairman of the commission.  

Source: Senate approves NAHCON officials

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The 2011 Appropriation amendment bill passed by the National Assembly provides among several other things about N100 billion for settlement of ex-militants in the Niger Delta.  

Source: FG to spend N100bn on ex-militants

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Frequent change of ministers and their portfolios is detrimental to national development and service delivery and the current crop of ministers may be retained for many years in order to address this problem, President Goodluck Jonathan said in Abuja yesterday. He spoke approvingly of the Saudi Arabian and old Soviet practice where some ministers were in office for 30 to 40 years.  

Source: Ministers:Jonathan mulls Saudi, Soviet models

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Rising from its Annual General Meeting in Lagos yesterday, the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) called on President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to sign the Freedom of Information Bill before his inauguration for a new presidential term on Sunday.  

Source: NPAN wants FoI bill signed

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The Senate yesterday expressed support for the new retail cash policy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) aimed at improving cash management and banking efficiency in the country. They however called for an upward review of the minimum cash withdrawal.  

Source: Senate backs CBN on new cash policy

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THE outfit called the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) is a waste of tax payers' resources, and unconstitutional and a clear demonstration of lack of accountability in the presidential system of government, a legal luminary and immediate past president of the Court of Appeal, Justice Umaru Abdullahi has said.

Source: 'Govs' forum a waste, unconstitutional'

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President Goodluck Jonathan took the oath of office for a  fresh four year term yesterday with a note of warning that his new administration would not allow anyone exploit differences in creed or tongue to instigate disunity among Nigerians, saying that the determination to be united remained "unshakable."

Source: Jonathan: Transformation begins from now