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The Senate on Thursday screened additional six  ministerial nominees, bringing to 16 the total number of nominees screened so far by the upper legislative chamber in the last 24 hours. It had on Wednesday screened 10 nominees from the 43 names forwarded to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday. Those screened by the Senate before it went on …

President Muhammadu Buhari will Friday depart Abuja for Monrovia, Liberia to attend the 172nd Independence anniversary celebrations of the country. Presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement, saidapart from attending the event as special guest of honour at the event, the president will also be conferred with the award of “The Grand Cordon of the Knighthood of Venerable Order …

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila Thursday announced chairman and deputy chairmen of 102 Standing Committees of the House. Some of the members known to be allies to the Speaker clinched most significant committees. They included Hon. Muktar Batara who the chairmanship of the Committee on Appropriations and Hon James Faleke who was named Chairman for Finance. …

His maiden speech Wednesday outside the premier’s 10 Downing Street office was a statement of intent about his premiership. It sought to change the mood around Brexit, chart the path to an October 31 departure from the EU and address the divisions in Britain that led to the 2016 Brexit vote. Here is a breakdown of Johnson’s speech: – Brexit …

The Police Command in Edo State in conjunction with other security agencies in the state, on Wednesday, stormed a suspected kidnappers’ den along the Benin-Ore highway to ensure the safety of travellers along the road. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed DanMallam, led some senior and junior officers of the command in the joint …

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 …