President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed Mr Ade Ipaye as Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Office of the Vice President, says. Akande, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said that Ipaye was a former Attorney-General and …
Read More »Full list of ministers and their portfolios
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday assigned portfolios to the newly sworn-in ministers. The full list is below: Dr. Ikechukwu Ogah (Abia State) -Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development 2. Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa State) -Minister of the Federal Capital Territory 3. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom State)- Minister of Niger …
Read More »Presidential Retreat Day II: Again, Head of Service is Absent
President Muhammadu Buhari is presiding over the second day of the retreat for ministers designate coordinated by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in Abuja. But as it happened on the first day of the retreat on Monday, the Head of Civil Service of the …
Read More »9.92bn Fraud: EFCC Raids Ambode’s Residence in Epe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today (Tuesday) morning raided the residence of former Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, located at Oloja Estate, Papa, Epe, Lagos over alleged N9.92 billion fraud. It was revealed that the operatives of the anti-graft agency entered into Ambode’s residence at about 9:00 …
Read More »Fiscal Transparency: What US said about Buhari led FG
The United States Department of State has said that Nigeria made no significant progress in fiscal transparency. Fiscal transparency refers to the publication of information on how governments raise, spend, and manage public resources. More specifically, it means publication of high quality information on how governments raise taxes, borrow, spend, …
Read More »Politics: Edafeghwara is the “PATH” to a transformed Delta
Ahead the 2023 General elections, a Group known as “Emerging Dream Of A Positive Delta” has called on Engr. Omovigho Edafeghwara to make himself available to serve the good people of Delta State as Governor come 2023. This was contained in a communique signed by its Director, Efe Oghorobada and …
Read More »Group accuse Alaibe, others of plotting to cause mayhem over PDP primary’
A group sympathetic to the Peoples Democratic Party, the Association of Concerned Bayelsa Professionals, has accused some aspirants of the PDP in Bayelsa State of planning to cause mayhem in the state ahead of the party’s primary on September 3. The group, led by Chief Jasper Timiebi, in a statement …
Read More »Delta civil service commission to make provision for nursing Mothers
Nkem Ukuofu, Chairman, Delta state Civil Service Commission, has said that the commission would provide creche facilities within the ministries to enable nursing mothers to take care of their babies. Okwuofu stated this on Thursday in Asaba during a routine inspection exercise at the Directorate of Sustainable Development Goals. She …
Read More »Governance: Okowa swears in Mofe Pirah as 25th commissioner
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Thursday swore in Mr Mofe Pirah as the 25th commissioner in his cabinet haven previously sworn in 24 commissioners on July 30. The swearing-in of Pirah the number of commissioners drawn from the 25 Local Government Areas of the state was now 25 with …
Read More »Wasteful, irrelevant visits to Aso Villa
Since President Muhammadu Buhari was re-elected for a second and last term, he has been playing host to groups generally known as traditional rulers, campaign organisations, political associates, business groups and special interest groups, lobbyists, attention seekers and political jobbers. Just about everyone with some access wants to be seen …
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