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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

*Adesina commends police for ‘proper handling’ of Shiite clash The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, says the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government refused to obey Justice Gabriel Kolawole’s order on the release of the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem el-Zakzakky, because it appealed the ruling. Adesina said this during an …

Full list below President Muhammadu Buhari has finally sent his list of ministerial nominees to the Senate. This was made known by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, who read out the president’s letter at plenary on Tuesday. The president appointed 43 ministers. Among the appointees are former Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio, senior lawyer Festus Keyamo, ex-Benue governor George …

President Muhammadu Buhari is considering the proscription of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), PREMIUM TIMES has learnt from security and administration sources. The proscription, which is likely to come in form of an executive order, is expected to be made public between tonight and tomorrow, PREMIUM TIMES learnt. An emergency meeting of security chiefs held at the State House …

Protesting members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria have shot dead a senior police officer, DCP Umar, who was in charge of Operations at the Federal Capital Territory Police Command. Umar was reportedly gunned down as he tried to pacify the rampaging Shi’ite members who disrupted commercial activities and vehicular movement during their protest at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, today. …

Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has criticised the House of Representatives over its interference in the Edo State House of Assembly crisis. The state Assembly had been inaugurated in controversial circumstances on June 17 after nine out of 24 members-elect elected Frank Okiye as Speaker at 9 pm. The House of Representatives, acting on a motion moved by a member …