Speaker Dogara Nominates Chief of Staff

One more former member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) joins the leadership of the National Assembly as Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has nominated Jerry Manwe as his Chief of Staff.

A letter of nomination sent to the Clerk National Assembly and signed by Dogara.

Manwe, a loyal member of the PDP for years, surprisingly left then ruling party for the the Social Democratic Party in January 2015.

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Ministerial List: Nigerians React To Buhari's Comment

In a recent interview President Muhammadu Buhari dropped a controversial phrase about the yet to be announced ministerial list.

“I don’t know why people are so anxious for the ministers. But eventually we will have them.”

Numerous lists enumerating the likely, alleged and potential candidates have been circulating in the media. Which means Nigerians are really “anxious”

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Nigerians Will Abuse Buhari If....— Kukah

Since Mohammadu Buhari took over on May 29, 2015, as president, he has been showered with suggestions on how best he can change the country.

Mathew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese has also joined the train.

By his antecedents, he is an anti-corruption crusader. He is renowned for not mincing words.

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Buhari plans Cameroon trip for Boko Haram force

President Muhammadu Buhari is planning to visit Cameroon to cement a regional fighting force against Boko Haram, he told AFP on Monday.

Buhari met his counterparts from Niger, Chad and Benin at a summit in Abuja last week but Cameroon's leader Paul Biya was noticeably absent and represented by his defence minister.

The two countries have long had strained ties, in part over a bitter territorial dispute but also after Boko Haram mounted cross-border raids into northeast Nigeria from Cameroon's far north.

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Boko Haram Reportedly Attacks Chad Police Academy

Bomb blast on Police Academy, intelligence offices in Chad kills many »

At least one suicide bomber who is considered to be Boko Haram member attacked the Police Headquarters in the capital of Nigeria’s neighbour Chad, N’Djamena.

Reports also say that one of bombers attacked the police academy where a graduation ceremony was going on. At least 30 cadets were reportedly killed.

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Bishop Kukah Tells Buhari What To Do With Confab Report

Matthew Kukah, a renowned cleric and Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to abandon the report of the national conference.

Speaking with newsmen in Sokoto, the cleric noted that though the national confab was viewed as a political gimmick by former President Goodluck Jonathan, the report could resolve some national issues.

According to Daily Post report, he also urged Buhari to give the report to relevant government agencies in order to explore possible areas suitable for implementation.

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