The council chamber of the Presidential Villa was more or less deserted Wednesday as 22 of 36 ministers were absent at the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. At the meeting which started…
What Nigerians are saying as Buhari appoints new DG, SSS (PremiumTimes)
Some Nigerians on Twitter have reacted to the appointment of Yusuf Bichi as the new Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS). Bichi was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday. According to a statement by Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu,…
Ogoni clean-up to commence in October —FG (Vanguard)
The Federal Government said that the clean-up of Ogoni impacted communities would commence fully in October, this year. Minister of Environment, Ibrahim Jibril disclosed this in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, yesterday, at a pre-contract awarding meeting organised by Hydrocarbon Pollution…
Osinbajo inaugurates disbursement of capital to 2million traders
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday began the disbursement of start-up capital for 39,000 petty traders in the Federal Capital Territory. The disbursement is part of the current administration’s drive to empower over two million petty traders across the country…
Buhari is power drunk- Atiku (Punch)
A former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed the fear that the 2019 presidential election may not be free with President Muhammadu Buhari, a retired military man, now leading the country. He said unlike former President Goodluck Jonathan, who was in…
Atiku, Osinbajo ‘fight’ over restructuring
Nigeria’s former vice president Atiku Abubakar and Vice present Yemi Osinbajo have been on the issue of restructuring for a while now since the later reportedly spoke in the U.S. about restructuring not being Nigeria’s major problem. In response, Atiku said…
Yoruba elders kick over Osinbajo’s anti-restructuring comment (Punch)
The Yoruba Council of Elders has knocked Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for his view on restructuring. Although Kunle Olajide, the Secretary-General of YCE, described Osinbajo as a good ambassador of the Yoruba, he said the VP goofed on his position…
Girl arrested for allegedly drugging okada rider, snatching motorcycle (Punch) *Cult members protesting associate’s death, kill police sergeant (Punch)
Girl arrested for allegedly drugging okada rider, snatching motorcycle (Punch) The Police Command in Katsina State has announced the arrest of a 19-year-old girl, Zinatu Abubakar, who allegedly drugged a commercial motorcycle operator and attempted to snatch his motorcycle. A statement…
Nigeria needs effective resource management, not restructuring to move forward- Osinbajo
Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s vice president has stated that the country needs better management of resources and meeting the citizens’ to move forward. This is, in contrast, to call from different quarters for simple geographical restructuring of the country as a…
Jonathan’s administration outperformed Buhari administration – Reno (Vanguard)
Reno Omokri aide to the former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that Jonathan’s administration outperformed the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. He also called the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo liar for saying that President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has done more in…
