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Buhari Relocates Defence Headquarter To Borno

Nigeria new president and the Commander-In-Chief of the Arm Force of Federal Republic of Nigeria. Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the relocation of Defence Headquarter from Abuja to Maduguri the State headquarter of Borno State in his quest to reposition the military and to combat the insurgent in the North East. The president made this known while delivering his inaugural speech immediately after he was sworn-in as the President of Federal Republic of Nigeria. Detail later

PDP Leader Tony Anenih, Gov. Suswam, Aganga flee Nigeria over fear of probe

A Nigerian minister, Segun Aganga, PDP chieftain, Tony Anenih and the Governor of Benue state, Gabriel Suswam today departed Nigeria on a British Airways flight out of the Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport apparently to avoid getting caught. The three were last seen boarding the BA flight scheduled for an 8:00am departure to London. SaharaReporters learnt that more party officials and President Goodluck Jonathan’s aides, ministers and several appointees have either fled or planning to flee the country afraid that incoming President Muhammad Buhari will probe the administration of Mr. Jonathan and jail those found guilty of corruption. Last week, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-madueke traveled on the same flight with Buhari to London, while on the six hour trip she made several attempt to start a conversation with Mr. Buhari, but the 72-old winner of Nigeria’s presidential election known for his no-nonsense stance on corruption rebuffed

BREAKING: Buhari/Osinbajo sworn-in | Congratulation Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari just sworn in by Chief justice of Nigeria, Mahmud Mohammed. The president and his Vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo took oath of Office and Allegiance Prof. Osinbajo was first to take his oaths, followed by the President, Muhammadu Buhari At exactly 10:45 A.M. Friday, May 29, Muhammadu Buhari mounted the podium to take his oath of office and that of allegiance, effectively becoming President of Nigeria, Africa’s largest democracy. That moment also ended the reign of Goodluck Jonathan as leader of the most populous black nation on earth. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was the first to be sworn in in a ceremony conducted by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, assisted by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court. Shortly after Mr. Buhari was sworn in, the outgoing president congratulated him and presented to him copies of the Nigerian Constitution, and the National and Armed Forces Flag. Messrs Buhari and Osinbajo of the All Progressives Congress were el

BUHARI Considers Only 19 Ministries; May Announce Some Personal Aides Before Friday

AS part of measures to reduce the cost of governance, the incoming administration of Muhammadu Buhari may retain only 19 ministries from the present 31. Consequently, most of the candidates being considered for the federal executive council (FEC) will end up as ministers of state, after all. Besides, the president-elect is said to be considering the feasibility of announcing his Chief of Staff, Principal Secretary and a handful of Special Advisers before Friday so that there can be some semi-official interface between the outgoing government and the incoming one in the context of handing over of tangible assets in the State House. The Guardian was told last night that there is one mind in all policy advisory committee members that the number of the ministries should be pruned to about twenty as part of over-all strategy to reduce high cost of governance in Abuja. It was learned that the cost-of-governance-reduction strategy is not by intuition or a flash in the pan as variou

Supreme Court Judgement: Aregbesola Crushes Omisore

The supreme court today affirmed governor Rauf Aregbesola as the duly elected governor of the in the last August 9, 2014 governorship election held in the state of Osun. The court dismisses the appeal brought before it by the candidate of People Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyiola Omisore challenging the election result that returned the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. Justice John Fabiyi who led the seven man panel while delivering his judgement upheld the judgment of the Appeal Court in Akure and the Osun State governorship election tribunal. The Appeal court and the election tribunal had both affirmed Aregbesola’s victory. According to Daily Post, in the lead judgment read by Justice C.C. Nweze, six of the seven issues brought before the court were resolved in favour of the Osun governor while one was against him. He said all the justices thereafter unanimously decided that the appeal lacked merit and was bound to be dismissed. 

Exclusive! Aregbesola’s New Cabinet Taking Shape; Likely Members Unveiled

 That Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola is yet to appoint his commissioners and other members of the state Executive Council expected to assist him in office for the next four years should not spring surprise to many especially the citizens of the state.  Governor Aregbesola, sworn-in last November for a second term in office after defeating his major opponent from the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Otunba Iyiola Omisore had in his first regime introduced an unusual style of governance as he governed the state for almost a year without constituting the executive council.  At the expiration of Aregbesola’s first tenure on November 26, 2014, he had dissolved the executive council to pave way for his assumption of office for the second term, as the constitution provided. But the question on the lips of many is whether Governor Aregbesola would adopt his first tenure style of delaying the composition of members of his cabinet for a very long time or not.  The governor h