The Senate president, Bukola Saraki has confirmed that he has received the ministerial list from President Muhammadu Buhari. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Senate president Saraki receiving the ministerial list The list has now been officially submitted to the Senate. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Saraki receives the list The list was conveyed by chief of staff, Alhaji Abba Kyari and Sen. Ita Inang, the senior special assistant to the president on National Assembly matters (Senate). Share on Facebook Share on Twitter...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS Onetime presidential candidate, Chief Olu Falae, who was kidinapped on Monday September 21st by suspected fulani herdsmen and released on Thursday September 24th, has confirmed that a ransom was paid by his family members for his release.    Speaking to journalists at his home in Akure, Ondo state today Sept. 28th, Falae said his abductors threatened to kill him on Wednesday September 23rd at about 3pm if the ransom was not paid but thankfully 20 minutes to 3pm, his abductors came...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS 13-year-old Harendra Singh Chauhan got a check for 500,000 rupees (approximately $7,500) from the Uttar Pradesh government after a photo of him studying on the ground outside the Noida City Centre metro station in Noida, India, went viral on Facebook. Harendra was photographed outside the metro station with his notebooks and a scale where he was studying and at the same time weighing passers-by to make small money. The post was shared by Vikas Sharda, who called on people at the...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS 12-year-old Elijah Zachary Lamaiyan Sime, a student at Lamaiyan Academy in Nairobi received a standing ovation from hundreds of delegates after delivering the opening remarks at a United Nations conference on Aids on Sunday. "We are children, we have rights, we have a future,". Elijah told the UN event on Ending AIDS by 2030 that was co-chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta. "Presidents, thank you for making the promise to end Aids by 2030. Please keep your promise," he said. Elijah added...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS Every Catholic Priest who sexually abuses children will be punished henceforth. This is according to Pope Francis, who, on Monday, admitted that Catholic Church hierarchies tried to cover up for priests with sex crime tendencies. Pope Francis encouraged officials not to issue marriage licenses to gay couples According to a report on Vanguard, the Pope who spoke to reporters on the return flight from Philadelphia to Rome, at the end of his pilgrimage to Cuba and the United States, noted that abusing children...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS Boko Haram attacks render 800, 000 people homeless in two months A spike in violence by Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria has forced almost 800,000 people to flee their homes since June, and stretched humanitarian efforts to breaking point, aid agencies said on Friday. More than 2.1 million people – or 300,000 households – have been uprooted in northern Nigeria since Boko Haram launched an uprising in 2009, according to data from the International Organization for Migration. Boko Haram has...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS The former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, who is now the Chairman, Governing Council, Plateau State University (PLASU), Bokkos on Thursday assumed work by inspecting some projects and presiding over the council’s meeting in Bokkos, near Jos. The projects inspected by the former INEC boss shortly after inauguration by Governor Simon Lalong, include the N114 million TETFund Lecture Halls, the N72 million Entrepreneurship Centre and the N69 million 250-capacity theatre. Jega, who expressed gratitude to...CONTINUE READING

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SHARE THIS   A report on Sahara Reporters claim that the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs, Abdullahi Dikko Inde, has submitted his resignation letter to President Muhammadu Buhari.  Quoting sources in the presidency, the report said Dikko indicated his willingness to leave his present position on August 18, 2015. Interestingly, the Customs boss tenure will come to an end in two years time. It is however unclear why he has decided to vacate his office.  " height="400" id="irc_mi" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZvyeF9GRAemCS3yDlYQ3sbXTtsj86DGq-dAkuka_fhYD4irIiucM6-IZGjg2cKaVPcMVAGReisSjqOqmPVDhr-KDT9LKvoZuIxutYOLYRjFd7zLHHWLoY4GQaMCi4aVDqgjX-LGVvG4/s400/konga.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px;" width="400">...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS Amaechi also said that under the regime of former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, subsidy payments amounted to N300 billion but they rose to N1.9 trillion during Jonathan’s administration. Former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi has said that ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan picked a quarrel with him because he refused to support an increase in subsidy payments Amaechi also said that under the regime of former President,Olusegun Obasanjo, subsidy payments amounted to N300 billion but they rose to N1.9 trillion during Jonathan’s administration. play Rotimi Amaechi The former...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS News reaching Pulse says that there are indications that the President will implement the recommendation. Recently, President Buhari's transition committee, headed byAhmed Joda recommended that the number of ministries should be reduced. play Presidents Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria and Boni Yayi of Benin Republic during a motorcade on Saturday, August 1, 2015 News reaching Pulse says that there are indications that the President will implement the recommendation. Sources say this is why the President is taking his time, to appoint ministers. play President Buhari in Benin...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS Erstwhile First Lady, Turai Yar’Adua, on Saturday paid a surprise visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo in his residence at Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Information gathered shows that Mrs. Yar’Adua was escorted to the former president’s residence by businessman Kenny Martins. She met privately with Mr. Obasanjo for more than an hour before departing in a convoy of three cars. A source squealed that, ”She specifically intimated the former President of the ongoing probe of one of her daughters, Zainab, by...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS Category: Big StoryPublished on Sunday, 02 August 2015 05:01Written by Fidelis Mac-Leva, Muideen Olaniyi, Hamza Idris, Ibraheem Hamza, Adelanwa Bamgboye, Saawua Terzungwe & Nuruddeen Oyewole (Lagos) Alhaji Bamanga Tukur View Comments For about two decades they bestrode the Nigerian political landscape as movers and shakers within the umbrella of the now ousted Peoples Democratic Party, calling the shots at will. But now that things have fallen apart for the PDP and the center appears shaky, many of them seem to have gone...CONTINUE READING