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✍ �A discourse on Nigeria democracy brewed between I and a colleague at work some weeks back where we discussed on corruption among other things holding Nigeria back. I was not surprised when he said he prefer a military government that abhor indiscipline and can bypass the law of the land to nail corrupt individuals that have formed a parallel government (cabals) and hold the country as ra nsom for their own selfish political and economic aggrandizement to the modern slavery being parkaged as democracy. ✍ �I partially concurred with him because the constitution and rule of law that this corrupt individuals always use as a shield to perpetrate their sinister activities has been turned to a cobweb that can only hold light objects (commonmen) while it breaks the moment it sight heavy objects (cabals). ✍ �Yes! I have written series of articles to criticise Buhari failing administration but have never for once chastise him for undermining the rule of law (even though he has disobe...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, illegally hired at least 396 more than the number approved by the Federal Character Commission, in a highly secretive process that benefitted relatives of President Muhammadu Buhari and ministers in his cabinet, PREMIUM TIMES can confirm today. Although the Commission granted waiver for 513 people to be employed without advertisement as required by law, PREMIUM TIMES learnt that CBN raised the number to 909. Many beneficiaries of the crooked process were family members of senior government officials, serving and past. The acting FCC chairman, Shettima Abba, said in a response to PREMIUM TIMES’ enquiry that the waiver granted the CBN was for the recruitment of specific number employees. Controversy over the recruitment scandal, first exposed by the news website, Sahara Reporters, has compelled the Character Commission to drastically review the number of employment opportunities for which government agencies could be granted ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally announced the long-awaited portfolios of ministers, who were sworn in on Wednesday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Buhari named himself Minister of Petroleum, while Ibe Kachikwu (Delta State) was named Minister of State (Petroleum). See full list of their Portfolios: 1. Chris Ngige – (Anambra) Minister of Labour & Employment 2. Kayode Fayemi- (Ekiti) Minister of Solid Minerals 3. Rotimi Amaechi – (Rivers) Minister of Transportation 4. Babatunde Fashola -(Lagos) Minister of Power, Works and Housing 5. Abdulrahman Dambazau- (Kano) Minister of Interior 6. Aisha Alhassan – (Taraba) Minister of Women Affairs 7. Ogbonaya Onu- (Ebonyi) Minister of Science and Technology 8. Kemi Adeosun – (Ogun) Minister of Finance 9. Abubakar Malami – (Kebbi) 10. Sen Hadi Sirika – (Katsina) Minister of State Aviation 11. Barr. Adebayo Shittu – (Oyo) 12. Suleiman Adam – (Jigawa) 13. Solomon Dalong – (Plateau) Minister for Youth and Sports 14. Ibe Kachik...

The speculation spreading around assigned some portfolios to the confirmed ministers of the federal republic.. Below are the lists Agric and Natural Resources Audu Ogbeh (Benue) Agric and Natgural Resources Geoffrey Onyema (Enugu) Attorney General, James Ocholi (Kogi) Aviation Sen Hadi Sirika (Katsina) Defence Abdulrahman Dambazau(Kano) Defence (State) Dan Ali (Zamfara) Education . Isaac Adewole (Osun) FCT (State) Solomon Dalong (Plateau) Federal Capital Territory Abubakar Bawa Bwari (Niger) Finance Okechukwu Enelamah (Abia) Finance (State) Kemi Adeosun (Ogun) Foreign Affairs . Kayode Fayemi- (Ekiti) Foreign Affairs (State) Adamu Adamu (Bauchi) Health Osagie Ehanire (Edo) Information, Communication Technology Lai Mohammed (Kwara) Interior Cladius Omoleye Daramola (Ondo) Labour Prof Anthony Onwuka (Imo) Mines and Steel Development Abubakar Malami (Kebbi) National Planning Amina Mohammed (Gombe) Niger Delta Affairs Rotimi Amaechi Niger Delta Affairs (State) Pasto...

The House of Representatives speaker, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has started the process to reduce the number of standing committees in the legislature in order to streamline operational cost. The number of standing committees in the House, which presently stands at 91, is to be trimmed to 75 in the aftermath of the cost-saving restructuring. A source familiar with the process said, “I think at the end of the whole thing, we may have like 75 standing committees. At least I’m sure the media and public affairs may be merged with information and national orientation.” Some other committees likely to be merged are the finance and appropriation committees; the committees on Army, Air force and Navy may be merged with defence, while the committee on special duties is likely to be joined with environment. The committee on industries may be joined with the committee on commerce while works may be merged with housing and urban development, it was gathered. Advertisement Speaking on the ...

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, today assured the citizen for their continuous supports in bringing his promises to fulfillment in his Eid-el-Fitr message to Nigerian. Buhari acknowledged the expectations of the citizens on his campaign promises but urged them to be patient with his administration as he is working meticulously and whole-heartedly to bring a positive change the citizens yearn for. Read the full statement below: Fellow Compatriots, “I greet and felicitate with you all, especially our citizens of the Islamic faith on this auspicious occasion of the 2015 Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. “I congratulate all those who have successfully completed the Ramadan fast in keeping with the injunction of our Creator. “Although we have come to the end of this year’s month of Ramadan, I believe that a greater acceptance by Nigerians of its key lessons of self-denial and sacrifice will serve our dear country well as we strive to overcome ou...

The former National Leader of the All Progessives Congress, Bisi Akande, has blamed the current crisis rocking the National Assembly on the some norther leaders and corrupt oil businessmen who sponsored the Senate President and the Speaker to their seats as against the party candidates According to the statement made available to journalists on Sunday said “Most Northern elite, the Nigerian oil subsidy barons and other business cartels, who never liked Buhari’s anti-corruption political stance, are quickly backing-up the rebellion against APC with strong support” Read the full statement below: “Some times in 2013, the Action Congress OF Nigeria (ACN), All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) resolved to merge and set up a merger committee to work out the modality for glueing together as one political party under one name, one constitution and one manifesto. “A splinter of the All Pr...

One Comrade (Engr) Igbini Odafe Emmanuel has applied for the nomination as ministerial under the Buhari administration through an advertisement on the page of national dailies. In the application published by Vanguard has it that Igbini hails from Delta state and has work in various parastatals and agencies in Nigeria including the Direct Labour Agency (DLA) in Asaba, Delta state. He was the first and only nigerian to voluntarily submit to efcc and icpc for probe - a governorship candidate, peoples redemption party (prp), delta state Snapshot of his application is below

President of the 8th Senate Assembly, Bukola Saraki, has assured Nigerians that the Senate would work toward ensuring the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law. He said that the Senate would continue to embrace dialogue to fast-track easy passage of the Bill. The Senate President made this promise while hosting the Managing Director, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Mr Osagie Okunbor and his team in his office in Abuja. In his statement, "we have to engage discussion and dialogue.   ``We can break the jinx which can only be achieved devoid of politics. PIB is a priority in this Senate."  More so, he said that the Senate would collaborate with oil companies and other stakeholders in finding lasting solution to environmental hazard, gas flaring and remuneration to host communities and all aggrieved parties. Earlier, Okunbor said that he was in the Senate to congratulation Saraki on his successful election. He solicited the support ...

 The Osun state governor has accused Ben Murray Bruce, PDP Central Senatorial District in Bayelsa, playing with the suffering of goverment workers by donating his wardrobe allowance for the Osun state workers. According to the statement released by the Director Bureau of Communication and Strategy Office of the Governor Osogbo, Semiu Okanlawon, "It is saddening and tragic that Mr. Murray Bruce whom many had accorded a lot of respect is too early in the day joining the fray of politicisation and trivialising the salary issue affecting more than half of the stars of the federation in this ridiculous manner." Ben Bruce, on Wednesday, tweet that he plans to donate his wardrobe allowance from the Upper Chamber to the worker who were owed 7 months salary in Osun State. In is tweet “‎I, Ben Murray Bruce, will not sit down idly, while my fellow citizens die because salaries have not been paid. As a first step, I am immediately donating my wardrobe allowance to u...

Alhaji Atiku Abubarka pays courtesy visit to President Mohammodu Buhari at the Defence House Abuja. These are the photos taken at tweeted by the former vice president @atiku with @Garshehu. The reasons for the visit was however not disclosed

                             by Bayo Azeez The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that they cannot fulfill their campaign promises in Nigeria as the Pro-PDP Senators have hijacked the National Assembly seats. This was made known today by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Lai Mohammed, in an interview on Channels TV Breakfast show. Lai Mohammed lamented that it would be difficult for the Executives to carry out their developmental plans and policies, which Nigerians have given them the mandate through the General Elections, under the current Pro-PDP senate caucus. According to him, “APC can’t fulfill it campaign promises anymore because it didn’t get the Senate President and Speaker that it wanted. "What we have in the Senate now is the Pro-PDP senates which are not in the interest of our party....

Kaduna state governor, Nasir El Rufai has restructured the state ministries, downsizing it from 19 to 13. This development was contained in a statement released by his media aide, Samaila Aruwan.  According to the statement, the reduction is being carried out to cut the cost of running the various ministries. "Accordingly, the Kaduna State government has announced the restructuring of its ministries from 19 to 13. This is intended to cut costs, spur efficiency and improve service delivery,” the statement read. It also added in the statement that the Ministry of Information has been decentralized. Every Ministry in the state is now to have a Public Relations officer whose responsibility it will be to inform residents of the state about the developments in their various ministries. Governor El-Rufai in the statement stated that the Commissioners that will be appointed for the ministries will have a certain number of aides they will work with. The statement also added ...

Senator Bola Tinubu was not dumbfounded over Bukola Saraki’s winning of the post of the President of the Senate. The events at the National Assembly has left the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders speechless. As He, with others APC leaders, left the International Conference Centre in Abuja where they were supposed to have a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, they could not comment on what have happened at the National Assembly. The Asiwaju of Lagos said that he had not comment nor reaction concerning the issue while leaving venue for the proposed meeting with the President.  “I have no comment, I have no reaction,” the APC National leadwr said. APC National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, added: “We just watched it (on TV) but we will address you when the whole situation has been re-examined.” Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was reportedly absent at the meeting scheduled to renew peace among the groups in the leadership struggle of the 8th Nation...

The National Assembly, on Wednesday, passed 46 bill into law in session that was less than 5 hours. The bill was earlier passed by the lower chamber to the Senate for scrutiny. It was learnt that entire Senate session lasted less than five hours, the lawmakers used about 10 minutes to pass the bills. According to source, the decision followed a motion moved by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Business, Ita Enang (APC-Akwa Ibom North-East) and supported by eight others. The Senate equally approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to appoint 15 special advisers. Mr. Enang, in a motion, calledfor the suspension of Order 79 (1) of the Senate Standing Order, which stipulates that all bills should go through first, second and third readings before passage. The passage of the bills led to a rowdy session, as some senators objected to the procedure adopted. Reacting to the objection, the President of the Senate, David Mark, asked those opposed to the passage to pre...

President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate for approval to appoint 15 advisers. According to Premium Times, the letter was read in the Senate on Tuesday by the Senate president, David Mark. It was Mr. Buhari’s first correspondence to the National Assembly since assuming office Friday. The appointments would be the second for the new president who only named his spokespersons and chief of protocol on Sunday. Mr. Buhari has not given a hint of those he would name as advisers or ministers. Earlier, the Senate had congratulated Mr. Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and all the 29 governors who were sworn in on Saturday. In his remarks, Mr. Mark urged the President and all the governors to observe the rule of law as they go about administering the country.

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have failed to declare their asset publicly as done by the Late former president Umaru Musa Yar’adua Though, the duo have proclaimed their assets before the Code of Conduct Bureau as required by the Constitution but failed to make the contents public. According to the head of Buhari’s media team, Garba Shehu, in a statement on Saturday, said the President and the Vice President submitted their assets declaration forms separately on Thursday. Shehu added that the CCB, through its Chairman, Sam Saba, on Friday acknowledged the receipt of the forms but failed to disclose the content of the assets declaration form In his statement, he said, “ By declaring their assets, President Buhari and Vice President Osinbajo may have not only fulfilled the requirements of the Nigerian Constitution, but also fulfilled the first of their many campaign promises. “ While seeking election into the highest office in t...