Buhari Nominates 43 Ministers.
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday sent the list of 43 ministerial nominees for screening and confirmation as ministers to the National Assembly. Some of the names on the list include former Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio, Buhari campaign spokesperson, Festus Keyamo, and Senator Gbemisola Saraki. The list received by the senate came almost two […]
NOUN VC APPOINTS MAGU, GUSAU FACILITATORS IN THE UNIVERSITY
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) says it will collaborate with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to fight cyber crime. Towards this end, Vice-chancellor NOUN Prof. Abdalla Uba Adamu has Appointed the EFCC Chairman Ibrahim Magu and his Director Organizational support Dr. Aminu Gusau as course writers and Facilitators to help the […]
Sen. Sani Berates Northern Leaders Over Failure of Nigeria
Worried about the problem of insecurity, high rate of poverty and educational backwardness in the north ,Senator Shehu Sani declared that northern leaders have failed despite opportunities of office to develop the region and its people. He also blamed the problems of insecurity , poverty and tensions stirred up across the country on failure of […]
A WORD FOR BISHOP MATTHEW HASSAN KUKAH
By Femi Fani Kayode “The Fulani are slaughtering thousands of Igbo,Yoruba and other southerners all over the south. Is it so difficult to accept that the Nigerian people are fed up with the barbaric tendencies of the Fulani..?” A WORD FOR BISHOP MATTHEW HASSAN KUKAH “If it is Fulani today, yesterday it was the Igbos”- […]
Jaba LGA Chairman marks 100 days in office
…. Bags best performing chairman award. By Peter Jatau, Tunga Nok, Kaduna, North central Nigeria Citizen’s Right & Leadership Awareness Initiative has identified Hon. Benjamin Jock, chairman Jaba local government council as the best performing chairman in 100 days after swearing-in in Kaduna state. When presenting the Merit Award the representative of the Country Director […]
A “Technically” Incompetent Chief Justice of Nigeria
Notes From Atlanta A “Technically” Incompetent Chief Justice of Nigeria By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. A trending video clip of the senate confirmation hearing of Chief Justice of Nigeria Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad which shows him betraying mortifying ignorance of the meaning of the term “technicality” aggrandizes the point I made in my April 20, 2019 […]
Edo Assembly Crisis: I refused to share state money with godfathers was my offence – Obaseki
In what looks like a swipe at his predecessor Adams Oshiomhole, Edo governor Godwin Obaseki said the crisis rocking the state House of Assembly was because he refused to share public funds with some self-styledgodfathers. The governor, addressing a Benin delegation that visited his Abuja home, said the crisis that trailed the inauguration of the state assembly […]
2019 Presidential Election Petition Tribunal
Summary of July 19, 2019 Proceedings Friday July 19, 2019, was the Last day for the PDP and Atiku/Obi to prove its case as agreed by both the petitioners and respondents. Within the last 10 days, the PDP and Atiku/Obi presented 57 witnesses and several documents as evidences to the tribunal to show substantially that […]
Edo 2020: Esan Agenda And The Cry For Equity, Fairness
By Bobmanuel Umoru It is no longer news that the good people of Edo State are full of expectations as the 2020 gubernatorial election draws closer and the Independent National Electoral Commission is also expected to be preparing the ground for a free fair and credible electioneering process. The State just like others, has three […]
If Bayelsa has three senators as Kano, Nigeria’s Constitution is fair –Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the 1999 Constitution as fair to all segments of the country. To justify his position, Buhari cited the fact that each of the 36 states must have a minister representing it in the cabinet. He also noted that it was for the same reason that Bayelsa, a small state with […]