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President Buhari has sacked two Ministers from his Cabinet. The sacked Ministers are Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman and Minister of Agriculture & Rural Development, Alh. Muhammad Sabo Nanono. count | 102

Nigeria’s leading newspaper, ThePunch has announced it will henceforth prefix President Muhammadu Buhari’s name with his rank as a military dictator in the 80s in all its publications. It said this is in protest of the stark disregard to the rule of law that has become the mark of his administration. In an editorial entitled […]

July 21, 2020 The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has directed the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio to publish the names of lawmakers taking contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission within 48 hours or risks the full wrath of the House. The Speaker directed the Clerk of the […]

BREAKING: Reps regazette Peace Corps, Electoral Act, other Bills By Yemi Itodo  The Nigerian House of Representatives, on Wednesday, reintroduced a Bill for an Act to establish Nigerian Peace Corps, which was recently rejected by President Muhammad Buhari.  Spokesman of the House, Hon. Abdulrazak Namdas, had Wednesday last week, informed National Assembly Correspondents that, the […]

Members of the Senate at the plenary today criticised the 2018 Appropriation Bill presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. At the resumption of Legislative proceedings, Senators complained that 2018 Budget is filled with inaccuracies, budget padding and inconsistencies. The Senate is maintaining that it cannot complete work on the 2018 budget in […]

The Senate has confirmed Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem as the President of the Court of Appeal. The confirmation of the nominee followed the presentation and consideration of the screening report of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters. Senator Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele is the chairman of the Committee. President Muhammadu Buhari […]

The Senate has said it has been vindicated on the rejection of the appointment of Mr. Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Aliyu Sabi-Abdullahi, who briefed journalists in Abuja on Thursday, announced that a Federal High Court had ruled […]