The Senate has received the list of ministerial nominees from President Muhammadu Buhari, Aproko247 has confirmed. Senate President, Bukola Saraki, confirmed getting the much awaited list from the Chief of Staff to President Buhari, Abba Kyari, and his Special Adviser on National Assembly (Senate) Senator Ita Enang, on behalf of the upper chamber of the…
Day: September 30, 2015
Buhari To Address Nation October 1
President Muhammadu Buhari, will address Nigerians on Thursday, October 1, 2015, his spokesman, Femi Adesina, has said. A statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the Presidency disclosed that Buhari will address the nation in a “nationwide broadcast as part of the programme of activities to mark Nigeria’s 55th Independence Anniversary.” Adesina said the “broadcast…
Judge Withdraws From Saraki’s Case
The Federal High Court judge handling case of the Senate President, Justice R. Mohammed, has dispatched the case file to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mahmud Mohammed. This is to enable the CJN to reassign the matter to another judge. According to Justice Mohammed, he is withdrawing from the case due to negative reports from…
UNILAG Carnival Holds Today
The 10th Annual Africarribean Carnival organised by the Department of Creative Arts of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, holds Wednesday, September 30, 2015. The event takes place at the school’s Sports Complex and several fun-seekers are already at the school to partake in the programme. The carnival kicks off by 11am with the road walk…
Okotie Praises Nigeria At 55
Chairman of the Fresh Democratic Party, FRESH, Rev Chris Okotie has urged Nigerians to redouble their efforts to develop the country. The man of God, in a statement issued from his media office in Lagos to mark the nation’s 55th Independence anniversary, lamented that most of Nigeria’s peer nations have left the country behind because…