President Buhari is on a visit to Ogun state to celebrate the state's 40th anniversary. On his arrival to the state this evening, he was received by the state governor, Ibikunle Amosun and APC chieftains including Bola Tinubu ( i know that this is a stupid question but those Bola Tinubu has a private jet?) and Bisi Akande. Continue to see more photos... (more…)
President Buhari received the US Secretary of Commerce Ms. Penny Pritzker at the State house today January 26th. Ms Pritzker said she was directed by President Obama to lead a 10-man American business men and women team to Nigeria to seek ways the two countries can partner. (more…)
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Charles Soludo, has said former President Goodluck Jonathan ran the apex bank like the former Uganda dictator, Idi-Amin. Speaking in an interview in the current Business Edition of The Interview, Soludo described the recent revelations from the arms deal scandal as startling. He said the Central bank under the last administration was “the ATM of the Presidency,”. “Imagine a scenario where a president can order the CBN to create an intervention fund for national stability and CBN literally ‘prints’ say, N3 trillion, and dole
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday night arrested a former military governor of Kaduna State under military regime of General Sani Abacha ,and APC chieftain, Lawal Jafaru Isa. Premium Times reports ,Mr. Isa is the first chieftain of the APC arrested by the EFCC regarding the $2.1 billion arms purchase scandal. Mr. Isa, a close friend of the embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki and a close political associate of President Muhammadu Buhari, was arrested at his Abuja residence located at Ajayi Crowther Street, Asokoro. (mor
Buhari withdraws 2016 Budget from National Assembly Indication has emerged that the 2016 Budget presented to the joint session of the National Assembly by President Mohammadu Buhari on December 22, 2015 has been withdrawn. Sources said the budget was withdrawn by the President to allow for reduction in allocations for some ministries, agencies and parastatals, especially the presidency. The budget is to be represented ‘codedly’ to the National Assembly by the end of this month. (more…)
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