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The United Kingdom has had 76 former Prime Ministers so far, according to the government website. Mr. Boris Johnson, who took office on Wednesday, is the 77th British PM. Out of these, 93-year-old British Queen Elizabeth II has worked with 13 PMs in the course of her 66-year-and-still-counting reign, with the newly inaugurated Boris Johnson as the 14th one she will …

The newly sworn-in Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, says his administration will focus on fighting corruption in the judiciary. “Anybody who is not satisfied with the job and he wants money, the judiciary or judicial line is not a place for money-making,” Mr Muhammad said. Earlier on Wednesday, PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Muhammad was sworn by President Muhammadu Buhari at …

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Mr Boris Johnson as new British Prime Minister, while felicitating with Mrs Theresa May for providing visionary leadership for the country. In a goodwill message signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, President said, “In Nigeria, we respect the choice of British people and we are …

Boris Johnson’s girlfriend, Carrie Symonds, looked on as the former mayor of London entered his Downing Street headquarters for the first time as prime minister — but it remains unclear if she will be moving in too. Twice-married Johnson, 55 — confirmed as the country’s new premier by Queen Elizabeth II after becoming the ruling Conservatives’ leader Tuesday — is …

The Senate President on Wednesday asked the immediate past Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, at the ministerial screening, not to answer any questions but “take a bow”. Lawan said Amaechi, being a former Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, was a lawmaker and thus should be protected from questioning. Incidentally, Amaechi was grilled by the 8th Senate led by …

The Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to appoint 15 Special Advisers. The approval comes exactly five days after the House of Representatives approved the same request. The president, via a letter on July 11, informed the Upper Chamber of his intention to appoint 15 special advisers. Upon taking the executive communication at plenary which was the first order of the day, the lawmakers …

The Senate has decided to postpone its annual recess in order to screen President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees. The lawmakers had planned to embark on the vacation on Thursday. The recess usually lasts for about seven weeks. The decision to postpone the recess was reached after the upper chamber received the list of ministerial nominees. The Senate’s acting spokesperson, Adedayo Adeyeye, …

Second Republic Presidential Adviser, Tanko Yakasai, has faulted the list of cabinet ministers released Tuesday by President Muhammadu Buhari, describing it as an affront on the anti-Corruption war of the administration. In his response to the list yesterday, Yakassai also added that the fact that many of the nominees were part of the last cabinet makes the delay in appointing …

…Describes ministerial list as waste of time The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tuesday described the ministerial list submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly as uninspiring and waste of time, saying that he (Buhari) picked incompetent individuals as his cabinet members. The party equally opined that those who made list are incompetent individuals that failed in their erstwhile …

The Senate on Tuesday went in an emergency closed session a few minutes after the plenary was declared open by the President of the Senate,  Ahmed Lawan, with an opening prayer.  The executive session may not be unconnected with the ministerial nominees’ list which the President has reportedly sent to the Senate