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2019: I’ll not be your candidate, Babangida tells PDP
• Turns down invite to party’s rebranding confab • Nnamani seeks clarification By Iheanacho Nwosu FORMER military president, Gen Ibrahim Babangida has described as ridiculous, rumours of plans by the...
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We failed Nigerians -PDP
• Says fielding Jonathan was a mistake From Taiwo Amodu, Abuja AHEAD of its national conference scheduled to commence tomorrow, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pleaded for forgiveness from...
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2 groups petition House over CCT chair’s alleged fraud, abuse
From Kemi Yesufu and Fred Itua, Abuja THE House of Representatives yesterday received two petitions against the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Mr. Danladi Yakunu Umar, over alleged...
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Clock ticks for Gbajabiamila
• We’ll resist move to sack House Leader, say loyalists From Fred Itua and Kemi Yesufu THE face-off over the alleged lopsided composition of committees in the House of Representatives deepened...
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Buhari cuts federal ministries from 42 to 25
•Merges Information, Culture, Works and Housing ministries, others By Moshood Adebayo IN a move calculated to shock and surprise, President Muhammadu Buhari, last night, reduced federal ministries from...
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Why Buhari retired 17 perm secs
.. Appoints 18, redeploys 36 By Moshood Adebayo and Juliana Taiwo- Obalonye, Abuja THERE was a shake up in the federal civil service yesterday as President Muhammadu Buhari retired 17 permanent...
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Buhari inaugurates new ministers
After five months without ministers, President Muhammadu Buhari has finally inaugurated 36 ministers that were recently screened and cleared by the Senate. The 36 ministers were also given their...
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Buhari appoints Buhari as Petrol Minister
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari swore in his 36-member cabinet and appointed himself as the head of powerful Petroleum Ministry on Wednesday, after running the government for more than five months...
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I’ll expose fraud under Igbinedion -Oshiomhole
Says, I’ll eliminate godfatherism in Edo From Tony Osauzo, Benin EDO State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday threatened to take all the files containing alleged fraud perpetrated by the former...
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New EFCC chairman blows hot
Assumes office, declares: I’ll fight corruption to standstill ACTING Chairman of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu sounded tough on Wednesday on assumption of office....
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5 killed, vehicles, property destroyed in Warri cult clash
From Emmanuel Ogoigbe Warri NO fewer than five people were killed and scores of vehicles set ablaze during a violent clash between two cult groups of Igbudu and Agbassa in Warri, Delta State....
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Mass demotion coming in Customs –Ali
From Desmond Mgboh, Kano COMPTROLLER General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col Hammed Ali (retd), yesterday, pledged to review all cases of irregular promotions among officers, admitting that some...
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Fr Mbaka angry
… Enemies want to cause rift between Buhari and I, he says From Chidi Nnadi, Enugu FEW days after the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari visited the Catholic Adoration Ministry Enugu, its...
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Fashola: President’s super minister
Newspoint • Issues that dog the portfolios By Iheanacho Nwosu THE wait is over. President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday assigned portfolios to the 36 ministers, ending weeks of suspense and...
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MINISTERS AND THEIR PORTFOLIOS
NAME STATE MINISTRY 1.President Muhammadu Buhari Kastina Petroleum Kayode Fayemi Ekiti Solid Minerals Rotimi Amaechi Rivers...
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Assignment of portfolios: Buhari springs surprises
From Juliana Taiwo- Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari, at the swearing of ministers yesterday, sprang surprises as he assigned the newly created Ministry of Power, Works and Housing to...
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Get down to work, Buhari charges new ministers
…Scraps special duties, police affairs ministries, others From Juliana Taiwo- Obalonye, Abuja PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari swore in 36 new ministers yesterday, with a charge that they should get to work...
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BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court restrains CCT over Saraki
The Supreme Court has suspended proceedings at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) pending the conclusion of an appeal filed by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki at the Apex Court. Earlier on, the...
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Pro-Biafra protest: Police dock 8 persons
(PORT HARCOURT) Police have arraigned eight persons, including a female, before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for alleged involvement in the Tuesday, protest march by...
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Heads may roll in Umahi’s cabinet
… As governor threatens to sack commissioners From Emmanuel Uzor, Abakaliki There is uncertainty hovering around some commissioners in Governor Dave Umahi’s cabinet following a recent ultimatum and...
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