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Buhari belongs to somebody

​ An online news portal Premium times published on the 28th of April 2017 a report detailing a strange recruitment exercise by the Department of State Security Services.The agency had commissioned 479 cadet officers after their passing-out parade in Lagos on March 5, 2017, after  a nine-month training programme under the agency’s Basic Course 29/2016/17. The listing of those recruited...

$5.8bn loan request: Senate moves against FG

$5.8bn loan request: Senate moves against FG​ The $5.851billion China Exim Bank loan request submitted to the Senate on April 26, 2017, may be stalled, following protests by South East senators, over the alleged exclusion of their zone from the nationwide railway modernisation project.According to a motion tagged, “Outright Omission of Eastern Corridor Rail Line in the request for approval of...

Sagay, CACOL, SERAP Attack Saraki For Condemning EFCC, ICPC

​ The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN); and two civil society organisations – the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders and the Social-Economic Accountability Rights Project – have knocked Saraki for criticising the government’s anti-corruption fight, describing it as “inappropriate”.The groups pointed out that Saraki was also part of the Federal Government that he criticised. The...

Senate summons Amaechi over ‘exclusion of eastern rail lines’ from upgrade

Senate summons Amaechi over ‘exclusion of eastern rail lines’ from upgrade ​ The senate has summoned Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transport, to explain why the eastern corridor of the country’s rail lines was excluded from the proposed loan from the China Exim bank . President Muhammadu Buhari had in April sent a letter to national assembly seeking the approval of the lawmakers...

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE!!! Tragic End!!! Acting President Osinbajo In The Dark, As Buhari’s Phone No Longer Rings.

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE!!! Tragic End!!! Acting President Osinbajo In The Dark, As Buhari’s Phone No Longer Rings. ​ President Muhamamdu Buhari’s emergency medical vacation to the United Kingdom, UK, on penultimate Sunday, has been turned into a suspense-packed story, Post-Nigeria gathered. The suspense got to a feverish pitch on Monday night, as there was not yet an official report, or communication on how...

Senate summons Amaechi over ‘exclusion of eastern rail lines’ from upgrade

Senate summons Amaechi over ‘exclusion of eastern rail lines’ from upgrade ​ The senate has summoned Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transport, to explain why the eastern corridor of the country’s rail lines was excluded from the proposed loan from the China Exim bank . President Muhammadu Buhari had in April sent a letter to national assembly seeking the approval of the lawmakers...

Court asked to nullify 2015 election, FEC

​ Court asked to nullify 2015 election, FEC A Federal High Court in Abuja has been asked to nullify the 2015 presidential election largely won by the all Progressive Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on the ground of violation of campaign expenses limit during the poll. The court was also asked to order President Muhammadu Buhari who won...

We are yet to get 2017 budget details: presidency

​ The presidency has not received the details of the 2017 Appropriation Bill which was passed into law by the National Assembly on Thursday.The Senior Special Assistant to the Acting President on Media and Publicity , Mr . Laolu Akande, confirmed this to our correspondent on Friday , 24 hours after the bill was passed. “ The long and short of...

Saraki and others rubbish Buhari’s anti corruption mission.

Saraki, Dogara Fault Buhari’s Anti-Corruption War? uncova.comTuesday, May 16, 2017 07:52From some unusual quarters came a biting criticism of Federal Government’s anti-corruption war.Senate President Bukola Saraki said the war should focus on prevention, and not punishment.Speaker Yakubu Dogara said only strong institutions could ensure a successful anti-graft war.But the National Assembly has been criticised for not doing enough, legally, to fight...

Fayose remove PDP logo from House and Office..

Fayose Begins Campaign For 2018 Governorship Election Under AD , Removes PDP Name & Logo From Billboard & Office ​  Fayose Running For Reelection In 2018 Governorship Election Under Alliance For Democracy (AD Party), Removes PDP Name And Logo From Campaign Billboard & Office Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has started campaigning for his reelection in the upcoming govenrorship election in Ekiti...