Nigerians on Twitter have been reacting to the reported resignation of the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun. While some applauded her action and called it a dignified step, considering her lingering National Youth Service Corps certificate scandal, others are calling for her arrest and a refund of salaries received while in office. Adeosun reportedly […]
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The People’s Trust, PT, a new mega party nationally led by legal icon and human rights advocate, Dr Olisa Agbakoba SAN and the son of former Prime minister, Dr Abduljalil Tafawa Balewa, along with 30 other political parties in Lagos State, has offered its 2019 Governorship ticket in Lagos to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. Ambode, according […]
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The new director-general of Department of State Services(DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi, reported for work on Friday at the headquarters to take control of the secret agency. Peter Afunanya, spokesman of the agency said Bichi addressed the management and called for members’ support. “While calling for stronger ties among the staff, he pledged to work with […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari was on Friday at the Presidential Villa, conferred with a chieftaincy title, `Menedolenu’ of Ogoni by the traditional ruler of Ogoni land, His Royal Majesty, King G.N.K Gininwa . The conferment was the highlight of a visit to Buhari by a delegation of the leaders of Ogoni land led by Gininwa. Speaking […]
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An All Progressives Congress, APC governorship aspirant in Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday said he did not believe the national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, would ask him to backpedal on his ambition. He made the statement during an interactive session with newsmen in Lagos. A reporter had asked him whether […]
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Embattled Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has finally resigned after much pressure. Although no official statement has been released on the issue, reliable sources confirmed her resignation on Friday. The 51-year-old former minister is reported to have resigned following pressure arising from her allegedly questionable NYSC discharge certificate. In November 2015, Adeosun was appointed […]
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The Managing Director of News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Mr Bayo Onanuga, says the anti-corruption crusade being championed by President Muhammadu Buhari is real and yielding results. He made the observation during the sixthth Parliamentary Lecture of the National Association of Oyo Students (NAOS) on Friday at Atiba University in Oyo, Oyo State. He said […]
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Restructuring of Nigeria into a true and balanced federation, where justice prevails, was in the front burner on Thursday as Ondo State former Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, declared his wish to contest next year’s presidential election on the platform of the Labour Party, LP. In his declaration speech which was entitled “Because We Care,” he […]
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Nigerians have taken to various social media to criticise Thursday’s appointment of Yusuf Magaji Bichi as the new Director-General of the Department of State Service, DSS. Bichi who is from the northern region of the country, has undergone training in intelligence processing analysis, agent handling recruitment and intelligence processing in the UK, as well as […]
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The Southern and Middle Belt Leadership Forum, SMBLF, said President Muhammadu Buhari has exposed his rabid nepotism with the replacement of acting Director-General, Department of State Services, DSS, Mathew Seyeifa with Yusuf Bichi, a Kano indigene. In their statement which was titled “Appointment of new DG-DSS: Buhari’s vote-of-no-confidence in One Nigeria,” the forum said the […]
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