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Adamu The senate has screened ministerial nominee, Adamu Adamu from Bauchi state. He is a trained Accountant and a veteran journalist. He promised to make National interest his guidance. After answering a few questions, he was asked to take a bow and go." Classicfans News

President of the Ijaw Youth Council IYC, Udengs Eradiri has asked the antigraft agencies to leave embattled former petroleum minister, Dieziani Alison Madueke alone and focus on other governors who have been accused of stealing from their state treasuries.Dieziani is facing money laundering charges in the UK. In a media parley over the weekend, Udeng said that the recent arrest of Dieziani by the British police has shown that president Buhari's anti-corruption campaign is targeted at the Ijaws.“The UK government should stay away from Diezani. This was how they muscled up and now (Diepreiye) Alamieyeseigha is dead. Now they have started with Diezani. They should leave Ijaw People alone. Are there no other governors that have stolen? Go to UK, almost all the streets are owned by northerners who stole Nigeria money. As far as we are concerned, the anti-corruption fight is a fight against the Ijaw people. So why are they just on Goodluck Jonathan’s men, just to demonise Goodluck. As ...

Moveon Nigeria, a political and civic-action group, has urged the Senate to confirm former Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State asminister, noting that Amaechi merited his appointment given the active role he played in the emergence of the new dispensation.The group, in a statement in Abuja by its national coordinator, Mr. Clem Aguiyi, said: “Former Governor Amaechi worked tirelesslyfor this era including taking some personal risks. During the period we were opposed to each other and luckily for him his side won the election. If the President needs him as part of the cabinet’s team, his nomination should be allowed to go through. I don’t think President Buhari should be denied any tool he needs to work or be given an excuse to fail"

Lagos state Governor Akinwunmi Ambode hosted the British Minister of State for Foreign Commonwealth Affairs and DFID, Mr. GrantShapps and the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Ray Kyles, where he explained the readiness of the state to partner with them in the area of power supply.Governor Ambode, who spoke at the Lagos House, lauded the intervention of the UK DFID through solar related energy in the state, expressing optimism that it would prove a viable energy alternative to more rural areas in the state.Mr. Shapps noted that the economic possibilities that abound in the state coupled with its population make it one to reckon with.He said:“There are a lot of exciting opportunities and that is why I’m so pleased to be with you and to make use of these opportunities.”He also talked about his administration’s commitment to work with investors to provide power supply to various communities.Governor Ambode who praised DFID for the benefits it has provided the state recen...

ABUJA – There was commotion at the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, Saturday, as supporters of Governor Nyesom Wike, foiled an attempt by‎ armed operatives of the Department of State Security, DSS, to arrest one of the witnesses ‎that testified before the court.‎Over 15 operatives of the DSS, stormed the tribunal which is conducting its proceeding inside the premises of an Abuja High Court at Apo around 11:30am Saturday.While some of them positioned themselves at the entrance to the court, others mounted sentry at strategic positions within the high court premises.Though the unusual presence of the armed operatives hyped tension within the court, people quickly rationalised that maybe they were brought to secure the proceeding of the tribunal in view of the multiple bomb blasts that rocked different parts of Abuja the previous night.However, their mission became obvious immediately the first witness that testified before the ...

Nigeria’s Amirul Hajj and Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, on Friday night said Nigerians will no longer participate in the stoning of devil ritual, except they get accommodation close to Jamrat, where the exercise will take place.The Emir’s reaction followed the recent stampede in Saudi Arabia that killed several pilgrims, including about 70 Nigerians.He also reiterated his earlier position that blacks, particularly Nigerians were not responsible for the stampede.The Emir, who quoted several verses of the Qur’an, said refusal to perform the stoning of devil ritual does not in any way invalidate one’s pilgrimage.He said, “During the era of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), he permitted pilgrims who came on camels to stay in Makkah after Arafat, instead of staying in Mina and sleepingat Muzdalifa.“So, if the Prophet can give such grace to some people, just to protect their animals, why didn’t our scholars educate our people properlyto avoid this un...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday condemned the latest terror attacks in Abuja, Maiduguri and Yola.In a statement he personally signed, Buhari observed that the Friday attacks in the three cities were apparently timed to coincide with Independence Day celebrations when Nigerians should be rejoicing.The President commiserated with the families of the dead and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.He said he had instructed security forces and other local authorities to maintain extra vigilance to forestall future attacks.The President said his government was determined to stamp out the Boko Haram sect and bring all sponsors to justice.Buhari said, “These cowardly attacks expose the real face of the planners and perpetrators ofthese crimes.“What quarrel do they have with the good people of Nyanya motor park? What issue do they have with innocent people in market placesin Maiduguri, Yola and Kuje?“It is clear this battle is not ideological. It is between the f...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has said his administration will continue to improve on the achievements in the judicial sector and ensure that judges, magistrates and the courts in the state work in a conducive atmosphere.The governor, who spoke on Friday at the 2015/2016 Legal Year Dinner at the Nigeria LawSchool, Lagos, reiterated the important role the judiciary plays as the last hope of the common man.He said the Lagos State Judiciary had been the pioneer of judicial sector reforms in the country from 1999, when Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, was Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of the state.He said his predecessor in office, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, also followed suit by initiating and implementing far reaching reforms which went a long way to improve on the justice delivery system.Ambode added, “It was these reforms that gave birth to the Office of Public Defender, Citizens Mediation Centre, Public Advisory Centre, the Multi-Door Court House Sys...

The Imo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Governor Rochas Okorocha of attempting todrive the state to irredeemable indebtedness.In a statement signed by its publicity secretary, Kizito Onuoha, the PDP criticized the governor for applying for another N20 billion loan after he just received over N26 billion bailout funds from the federal government.Okoroca had made the request for the loan through a letter to the Federal Ministry of Finance, DMO/PMD/241//T/7, dated August 25, 2015, and signed by A. M. Daniel-Nwaobis, the permanent secretary, ministry of finance.The Federal Ministry ofFinance had granted the request of the governor.The PDP described Governor Okorocha’s move as a deliberate and calculated attempt tofurther bankrupt the state, Daily Sun reports.According to the PDP, despite receiving N26 billion bailout funds, the Imo state government was still owing some workers their salary arrears and pensioners were still being owed up to 29 months. Okoroch...