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President Muhammadu Buhari revealed during an exclusive in-person interview with SaharaTV his feelings about Senate President Bukola Saraki and his ongoing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal for false declaration of assets. President Buhari, speaking with SaharaTV correspondent Adeola Fayehun, also addressed upcoming prosecutions of corrupt public officials and his ministerial appointees. President Buhari told SaharaTV that his government is …

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday received the ministerial nominees list at about 4:56pm from the Presidency but said the content of the presidential communication would be read on Tuesday. The Senate had adjourned plenary at 2:00pm on Wednesday till Tuesday, October 6. Sources said 21 names were contained in the list. The Chief of Staff to the President, Abba …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday afternoon returned to Abuja from New York, US, where he had gone to attend the 70th UN General Assembly. Buhari, who addressed the Assembly on Monday, equally met notable work leaders, attended sessions on anti-terror initiatives and pleaded with world leaders for support on his anti-graft war. Details later…

Former Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State who was declared the winner of the disputed All Progressives Congress governorship primary last week has accepted the cancellation of the exercise by the leadership of the party. His campaign team, however, boasted that he would win the next primary. The Timipre Sylva Campaign Organisation described the invalidation of the primary as unfortunate. …

WASHINGTON — United States Defense Secretary, Mr. Ashton Carter on Tuesday directed his staff to “open lines of communication with Russia on de-confliction” of air operations in Syria, the Pentagon press secretary said. Peter Cook said on Tuesday that the United States and Russia have a common interest in fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Syria. …

As the nation awaits President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial list, the President on Tuesday said he would head the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. Buhari dropped the hint in one of the interviews he granted one of the foreign media in his hotel shortly before departing New York. The President was in New York to participate in the 70th United Nations General …

The Senators has passed a vote of confidence on Saraki who was arraigned and docked by the Code of Conduct Tribunal on a 13 count charges involving false assets declaration. The Senate which met today, Tuesday, passed the vote of confidence on Saraki amidst rowdy session. Similarly, Senate expects ministerial list from the president as speculations become high as for …

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen: Seventy years after the founding of the United Nations, it is worth reflecting on what, together, the members of this body have helped to achieve. Out of the ashes of the Second World War, having witnessed the unthinkable power of the atomic age, the United States has worked with many …

ABUJA — IT is certain that the list of ministers is ready, and President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the prized document should be submitted immediately to the Senate, which resumes from its six-week break, today. The list was said to contain the names of people like former Rivers State Governor, Mr Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi; a former president of the …

The list of ministers to be appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari is ready. The Senate may get a letter from the President requesting the confirmation of the nominees on Tuesday or Wednesday. It will be recalled that Buhari who was inaugurated as President on May 29 had promised to name members of his cabinet in September. He had at different …