The Senate President Bukola Saraki Wednesday received the Ministerial list from President Muhammadu Buhari, just as the names would be forwarded in batches. It was gathered that instead of thirty – six names, President Buhari sent twenty – one names as Ministerial nominees to the Senate President, with plans to […]
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Gamaliel Onosode is dead
Onsode Foremost technocrat and boardroom Czar, Deacon Gamaliel Onosode, 82, is dead. Onosode died Tuesday morning at Gold Cross Hospital, Ikoyi Lagos at about 8:15am after a protracted illness. Onosode was flown home yesterday from London. He was (born 22 May 1933) (Died 29 September 2015) is a Nigerian technocrat, […]
Why Buhari missed UN’s Boko Haram meeting – Presidency
The Presidency has maintained President Muhammadu Buhari is fully committed to improve national security and succour for Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs. The Vanguard reported that this was contained in a statement by Garba Shehu, SSA to the President (Media & Publicity) in reaction to the earlier report that Buhari and […]
An eye witness report on Hajj stampede
Leave a comment Chuks Udo Okonta This report was written on the Facebook page of a Nigerian currently attending the Hajj in Saudi where about 717 muslim faithfuls were killed yesterday in a stampede. A few steps to d gate, noticed the Saudi police trying to close d gate. Doubled […]
Olu Falae freed
The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olu Falae, has been rescued from his captors four days after he was kidnapped at his farm in Akure. Premium Times reported that the Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, Wole Ogodo, who confirmed his release on Thursday, however declined to […]
Hoodlums attack Saraki, disrupt Eid el-Kabir prayers in Ilorin
Hoodlums who disguised as worshippers on Thursday disrupted the Eid el-kabir prayers in Ilorin and attacked Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki, with stones and sachet water, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. The situation also prevented the Chief Imam from delivering his annual sermon just as the emir also abandoned […]
Death toll rises to 717 in Saudi Hajj stampede
At least 717 people have been killed in a stampede at the annual Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia’s civil defence directorate said, as the death toll continued to rise. The directorate said at least 863 other pilgrims were injured in Thursday’s stampede, which took place in Mina, on the outskirts of […]
WHO welcomes appointment of Chair-elect of Gavi Board Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Statement by WHO Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan 22 September 2015 WHO welcomes the appointment of the Chair-elect of the Board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. She will take up the position of Chair from January 2016. Dr Okonjo-Iweala is a renowned development economist and former Nigerian Finance […]
Buhari approves N70m for Independence celebrations
Worried by the dwindling revenues of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari approved only N70million for this year’s Independence celebrations. Addressing journalists on Tuesday, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal who was represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of […]
Soludo, Fayemi visit Buhari’s CoS ahead of ministerial appointments
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Charles Soludo, and former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, were yesterday sighted at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, filling visitors’ forms on their way to the office of Alhaji Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. The Vanguard […]
