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A week of national mourning began in Benin Republic, on Thursday, for former military ruler and civilian president, Mathieu Kerekou, after his death aged 82. The green, red and yellow national flag was lowered to half-mast across the west African country as political figures led tributes. One of the world’s longest-serving political leaders, Kerekou was dubbed “The Chameleon” for his …

WITH the clearing of some ministerial nominees by the Senate yesterday, a full component of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘Change’ team is almost ready. Expectedly, if the Senate ends the screening tomorrow, the President would have no hitches in swearing-in the ministers immediately or at the most next week, to accelerate the change agenda. Indeed, the incoming ministers have a number …

President Muhammadu Buhari has withdrawn the name of immediate past Deputy Governor of Niger State, Ahmed Musa Ibeto from the list of ministerial nominees sent to the Senate. It was learned that the President sent a letter to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki on the removal. Vanguard can also exclusively report that Buhari’s letter will be read at the floor …

ABUJA —THE Senate, yesterday, screened 10 of President Muhammadu Buhari’s 37 ministerial nominees in an exercise that was both colourful and dramatic. The exercise also raised the issue of thoroughness as some of the nominees were hardly grilled as expected. The exercise, which started after Senate President Bukola Saraki read out the names of the 16 nominees on the second …

By Alltimepost.com Former Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has advised Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State to concentrate on completing on-going projects before the end of his tenure in November 2016. He also advised him to resist the temptation of initiating new development projects in Edo State, unless they are very critical to the well-being of the people. Fashola …

ABUJA— PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday sent the second list of ministerial nominees to Senate President Bukola Saraki. This is coming 12 days after the first list was sent to the lawmakers, who will begin screening of the nominees today. The second batch of nominees was submitted to the Senate President by the Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abba …

There is an indication that the Presidency has reversed itself on the petroleum ministerial position. petbuhariThe portfolio will now have no minister, while a ministerial nominee in the person of Emmanuel Kachikwu, current Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, would be Minister of State for Petroleum Resources. This indication was given by the presidential spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, …

THINGS have not been going according to plan for President Buhari. For the last four months since his famous victory, the president has been engaged with a battle royal with the very people who put him in power. In order to win the election, Buhari had to form an alliance with wily politicians of the old-school; men seasoned at getting …

By Oladipo Airenakho Benin-based lawyer and civil society activist, Barrister Abraham Oviawe, has urged the Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole to take an overall critical look at why almost all local government chairmen in the state owe their workers months of salary arrears. Barrister Oviawe spoke recently in Benin in reaction to the state government’s suspension of four …

President Muhammadu Buhari will leave the post of petroleum minister vacant after signaling that he would take the position, according to his media spokesman. “He can’t be president and oil minister at the same time,” Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the president on media and publicity, told Bloomberg by phone on Monday from Abuja. “He will supervise the ministry, so …