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The Nigerian Senate yesterday suspended further con firmation of nominees as the row between the Acting President, and the National Assembly regarding the confirmation of nominees is deteriorating. The lawmakers asked Osinbajo to immediately withdraw his earlier remarks that the Senate lacks the power to confirm nominees of the president. Disagreements between the executive and legislature have almost become a permanent feature in the ongoing dispensation where , incidentally, the APC-led Federal Government also controls the National Assembly. The inability of the two arms to strike consensus most time on…

The remains of elder statesman and  Nigeria’s former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Alhaji Maitama Sule, were committed to mother earth yesterday amidst tears. A host of eminent Nigerians and leaders stormed the ancient city of Kano to pay their last respects and witness the interment of the erudite politician, who died in Cairo, Egypt, aged 87, on Monday. Funeral of the elder statesman, Late Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Sule (Dan Masanin Kano), in Kano yesterday Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, and Senate President, Bukola Saraki, led…

The arrest of a former Governor of Jigawa, Sen. Saminu Turaki has been confirmed by the spokesman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Wilson Uwujaren. A source disclosed that Turaki was picked up at the venue of the public presentation of a book on Brigadier Zakariya Maimalari, the first regular combatant officer in the Nigerian Army. The ex-governor, who was in office between 1999 and 2007, was declared wanted by the agency in 2014 after allegedly failing to present himself for trial since 2011. He faces a…

Former Senate Majority Leader, Ali Ndume has been acquitted by a Federal High Court of Abuja division yesterday, of the four-count charge of terrorism brought against him by the Federal Government in November 2011. Ndume who represents Borno South senatorial district, was discharged by Justice Gabriel Kolawole since no prima facie case was established against him.Kolawole, while ruling on the no case submission filed by Ndume, held that the prosecution failed to link the defendant with the alleged crime of hoarding information on terrorism activities and sponsoring the Boko Haram…

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and leading industrialist, has adviced the committee set up by the Kano State House of Assembly to probe a bribery allegation against its former speaker not to waste their time, the allegation is all falsehood. Dangote Group spokesman, Mr. Tony Chiejina said the allegation has no foundation whatsoever and is an ‘outright falsehood”. On 17 June, an online portal, DailyNigerian.com, ostensibly fishing for traffic first published the unsubstantiated allegation that Dangote gave the former Kano Assembly Speaker, Alhaji Kabiru Rurum N100 million to kill…

Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti State Governor, has said that the hurried trip to London by First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari was a confirmation that President Muhammadu Buhari’s health had deteriorated, saying that “It is six days since I addressed the press and today, I still insist that the President is indeed on life-support.” Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka said the governor, who addressed some journalists in Lagos on Monday, insisted that “The worsen condition of the President’s health necessitated the hurried trip of…

The electronic auction of seized goods has commenced by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Monday. This was made known by the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd). Ali, who unveiled the e-auction platform in Abuja, stated that the system would confer the seal of transparency on the auctioning of goods seized by the NCS. However, under the arrangement, only interested members of the public with Tax Identification Number (TIN) from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) are eligible to bid in the e-auction process . The platform,…