Jonathan to Buhari: If you probe me, probe Obasanjo, Abdulsalami, others too

President Goodluck Jonathan has advised the incoming president, Muhammadu Buhari, not to single his administration out for probe.

He said if Mr. Buhari must investigate him and his administration, he should do the same for the past governments.

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Buhari Strike Again - Moves To Reduce Cost Of Governance

Buhari Moves To Reduce Cost Of Governance

A report on Guardian newspaper claims that the incoming administration of Muhammadu Buhari, will likely stick to just 19 ministers in its cabinet.

The report also stated  that most of the ministers that will be appointed will be ministers of state in contrast to what is obtainable in the current administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.

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Your Tenure Was A Disaster- Oshiomhole To Okonjo-Iweala

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, has accused the minister of finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, of engaging in last minute policy activism to save her from the incoming administration of Muhammadu Buhari.

In a detailed article titled: ‘Economy: Okonjo-Iweala’s Hidden Figures’ , published on Sahara Reporters, the governor faulted the minister of finance for mismanaging the country’s economy.

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Dismissed Soldier Reveals Shocking Maltreatment In Nigerian Army

A Nigerian soldier has revealed the maltreatment he’s got after being sacked by the Nigerian army.

Agunloye Sunday said the accusations against him and 199 others were “untrue, false and malicious” and that the arms given for them were outdated.

He said: “The bombs given to us were made since 1964 they were expired, so we could not use them.”

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Court Decides On Suit Seeking To Stop GMB Inauguration

The plaintiff in the case seeking to stop Muhammadu Buhari’s inauguration failed to appear in court so the suit suffered set back.

But when the case came up yesterday, the Philip Ekpo, lawyer of the civil society organization, the complainant in the matter,was absent in court.

Another case seeking to stop swearing-in of the governor-elect of Cross Rivers state, Professor Ben Ayade also was sitting yesterday, May 26.

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UEFA Europa League Final: Sevilla Win Europa League

Sevilla has won the 2015 UEFA Europa League Final. The competition is the 44th season of Europe’s secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA and the sixth season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.

The match was played at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland between Ukrainian side Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and the 2014 winners, Spanish side Sevilla.

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Nebo Tasks Buhari On Power Sector

Despite fuel crisis, that crippling Nigeria for more than a month, the minister of power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, has said that the outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan fulfilled power promises.

He insisted that the situation could get better in the near future if the new administration would tackle the issues of pipeline vandalism and adopt renewable energy to generate more power.

During the 2011 presidential campaigns, Jonathan made a flock of promises, comprising provision of steady power supply, increasing the hope of Nigerians, who have for years been groping in darkness.

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PDP Sacks Jonathan’s Aides, Associates

The Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, has expelled some associates and aides of President Goodluck Jonathan, over alleged anti-party activities.

The party in a statement through Serena Dokubo-Spiff , the state acing chairman on Tuesday, May 26, said the decision was reached after the members were discovered to have worked against the interest of the party in the 2015 general elections.

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Certificate saga: Group Wants Court To Stop Buhari’s Inauguration

Group Wants Court To stop CJN from swearing in Buhari as President

A group, Advocacy for Societal Rights Advancement and Development Initiative,   has instituted a fresh suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to stop the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, from swearing the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday.

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fuel scarcity has open door for Buhari || How the country will be held to ransom without Fuel

As Nigeria gradually pulls back from the brink of the ‘Petrocalypse‘, it is just the latest example of why the petroleum sector of one of the world’s biggest exporters needs urgent reform.

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Read What Jonathan Tells Buhari - He Must Not Probe Me Alone, He Should Also Probe…

Buhari Must Not Probe Me Alone, He Should Also Probe… Read What Jonathan Tells Buhari

President Goodluck Jonathan has advised the incoming president, Muhammadu Buhari, not to single his administration out for probe. He said if Mr. Buhari must investigate him and his administration, he should do the same for the past governments.

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NDLEA VS Kashamu SENATE-ELECT: Court Bars NDLEA, Others From Arresting Kashamu

NDLEA VS Kashamu SENATE-ELECT: Court Bars NDLEA, Others From Arresting Kashamu

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday restrained security agencies in Nigeria from arresting and transporting the Senator-elect for Ogun East Senatorial District, Mr. Buruji Kashamu, to the United States to stand trial on drug-trafficking offences.

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SHOCKING! Ministerial List Update: Buhari Considers Only 19 For Ministerial Appointments

Ministerial List Update: Buhari Considers Only 19 For Ministerial Appointments

President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari may pruned down the number of ministries from the present 31 to 19.The move is part of measures to reduce the cost of governance in the country.

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Fuel Scarcity: Ex-Governor Slams President Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has continued to face the heat following the fuel crisis that has grounded the nation’s economy.

Adding his voice to the bandwagon of critics, a former governor of Ekiti State, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, has expressed his disgust for the outgoing president.

According to him, Jonathan’s silence on the recent fuel shortage stamps the fact that another 4 years would have been too disastrous for the nation if he had won the March 28 election, Daily Sun reports.

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Buruji Kashamu Faces Another Case In Court

Senator-elect Buruji Kashamu, who is involved in the controversy over extradition to the US in connection with drug-related offences, is facing more trouble.

This time the politician has been accused of forging documents for a landed property worth billions of Naira in Ajah area, Lagos state, PM News reports.

Family of late Chief Ambali Bakare accused the politician of illegal purchase.

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Read How Jonathan, David Mark And Aminu Tambuwal Settle Their Dispute

President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Assembly have finally settled their dispute over the ongoing constitution amendment process.

This followed a directive by a seven-man panel of the Supreme Court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, on Monday, asking lawyers to both parties to broker a settlement talk between their clients.

The court had then adjourned till Wednesday for report of settlement.

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Political Appointments: New Director Of Sports Appointed

The leadership crisis rocking the National Institute for Sports has further deepened as some members of the Academic Staff Union of the institution have kicked against the appointment of Dr. Eke Chukwudi as the new Director.

The NIS has yet to emerge from the controversy surrounding the exit of erstwhile Director, Dr. Sunny Ikhioya, who was accused of gross misconduct, and the plight of some senior staff lecturers, who have not been promoted for 12 years.

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Eight ‘Secrets’ You Need To Know About Buhari And Obasanjo

A few days ago Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s newly elected President to be sworn in on May 29, snubbed and rejected a lavish convoy of cars—including the ultimate vehicle among the power establishment, the Rolls Royce. Instead, President-Elect Buhari chose a more modest Toyota Camry to make his appointments.

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BREAKING News: APC Chieftain Dies In A Car Accident

Reports are reaching us that Ime Umanah, a popular businessman and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom state, has died.

According to unconfirmed reports, Umanah died in a car accident in Owerri, the capital of Imo state.

Expressing his condolences to the family of the deceased and the people of the state, Atuekong Don Etiebet, the former petroleum minister, said that Umanah’s death was a big loss to Akwa Ibom state and to Nigeria.

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Vacancy - African Alliance Insurance Plc Is Currently Accepting CV's...

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Keyamo Withdraws From Sylva's Case Based On GMB's Order

Popular human rights lawyer, Festus Keyemo, has without any concrete reason withdrawn as the prosecution counsel in the corruption case leveled against the former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

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One Day Before Inauguration Jonathan Signs SIX Bills Into Law

Basically one day before the power handover to Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, President Goodluck Jonathan passes six bills into law.

Reuben Abati, the presidential spokesman, has on on Wednesday, taken to Twitter to provide the updates on GEJ’s current activity in the office.

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One Day To Go: Jonathan Sends National Confab Report To Senate

The report of the 2014 National Conference, Confab has just been forwarded by President Goodluck Jonathan to the National Assembly.

The report was forwarded on May 27, Wednesday for consideration and necessary legislative actions by the Senate, Vanguard reports.

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NDLEA defies court order, remains in Kashamu’s home

The battle of wits between the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the embattled senator-elect for Ogun-East senatorial district, Mr. Buruji Kashamu, continued on Tuesday with the anti-narcotic agency defying an order of a Lagos Federal High Court barring it from arresting the politician.

The court headed by Justice Ibrahim Buba gave a ruling on Tuesday afternoon ordering the more than 50 operatives of the NDLEA who had laid siege to the Lekki Phase 1 home of the Peoples Democratic Party chieftain since Saturday to vacate the duplex immediately.

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Rivers killings: Amaechi, Wike in war of words

The feud between the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, and the Governor-elect, Chief Nyesom Wike, reached a boiling point on Tuesday when the former accused the latter of being responsible for the deaths recorded in the state during the 2015 general elections.

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BAD NEWS: Again B’Haram Storms Kills 43

Boko Haram militants have killed at least 43 people in a five-hour assault on the town of Gubio in Borno State, witnesses told Reuters on Tuesday.

Thousands of people have been killed and several millions displaced in a six-year Boko Haram insurgency that once saw the group control an area the size of Belgium.

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External Vacancies Announcement At VaUnited Nations Office On Drugs and Crime

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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Nigeria announces the following vacancies:

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Oil Subsidy Scam: How I arrived at $32bn figure – Saraki

Former governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki, who claimed Monday, that Nigeria was spending $32 billion on non-existing oil subsidy operators, has explained that he arrived at the figure from the monthly and yearly payments to the operators by the Petroleum Product Pricing and Regulatory Agency, PPPRA.

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Jonathan to formally dissolve FEC today

In preparation for its final handing over formalities to the incoming administration, the Federal Executive Council, FEC, will be formally dissolved today.

The session which will be presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to witness a formal speech by the President, highlighting his achievements while in office since May 29, 2011.

Ministers are also expected to make speeches on their experience as members of the council under President Jonathan.

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UPDATED: AIT’s Defence To Tinubu’s Libel Case Tomorrow Will…

In its defence in the libel suit filed by APC leader, Bola Tinubu, Africa Independent Television, will say in court, that it was only doing its job when it aired the contentious documentary and also that none of the details in it were false.

Tinubu had filed a suit alleging that AIT impugned him with a documentary tagged “The Lion of Bourdillon,” which was repeatedly aired ahead of the 2015 general elections.

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BoT Chairman: Jonathan Decided To Abandon PDP To Their Fate

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, turned down a proposal by members of the Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to take over the position of the chairman of the board.

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Vacancy - Registry Clerk Needed At United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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The United Nations Development Programme (Nigeria)on behalf of the UN Common Services announces the following vacancy:

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Vacancy - Registry Clerk
Level of Post: G3

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'No Child In Nigeria Will Be Left Out Of My Husband's Plan' — Aisha Buhari

The incoming First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has assured Nigerians that the government of the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, is committed to the development of children in every geopolitical zone of the country.

Mrs. Buhari appealed to Nigerians in a statement issued on May 27, Wednesday, to mark the International Children’s Day, Premium Times reports.

She stressed that education would be one of the main focuses of the incoming government of the All Progressives Congress.

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SHOCKING NEWS!!! Group Files Sue To Stop Buhari's May 29 Inauguration

Just as everything seems to be ready for Muhammadu Buhari’s May 29 inauguration, a Nigerian initiative calls Abuja Federal High Court to stop the process.

Advocacy for Societal Rights Advancement and Development Initiative on May 26 filed a suit to stop Mahmud Mohammed, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, from swearing the president-elect, the Punch reports.

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Finally!! Vice President Sambo Submits Handover Notes To Buhari’s — Lo Ba Tan!!

The transition committee of the Federal Government headed by Vice President Namadi Sambo has finally submitted the outgoing government’s handover notes to the transition committee of the incoming government, headed by a former permanent secretary, Ahmed Joda.

President-elect Muhammadu Buhari and his party, All Progressive Congress, APC, had complained about the failure of the present government to brief them, ahead of a formal transfer of power on Friday.

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ADB Presidency: House of Reps Drum Support For Buhari’s Candidate To Emerge As The NEXT PRESIDENT Of The African…

The House of Representatives on Tuesday drummed support for the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, to emerge as the President of the African Development Bank.

Lawmakers urged the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, and member countries of the Economic Community of West African States to push for the success of Adesina.

A motion, seeking support for Adesina, was moved by a member from Kano State, Mr. Munir Dan-Agundi.

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Amaechi Under Fire For Daring Wike

The incumbent governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has come under intense criticism for threatening to expose the alleged corrupt activities of the governor-elect, Chief Nyesom Wike, if the latter decides to probe his administration.

Rotimi Amaechi claims that there was no election in Rivers during the presidential and the gubernatorial poll.

Rotimi issued this threats at a gathering with friends in a get-together to mark his 50th birthday in Port Harcourt, on Tuesday, May 26.

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