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Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi Emerges Ohanaeze Igbo Man Of The Year

Nigeria’s Minister of Transport, Chibuike Amaechi has won the 2015 Igbo Man of the Year Award. How is that possible? National Secretary of the Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, who disclosed this to journalists at a press briefing on Thursday, said “the former Governor of Rivers State from the Ikwerre sub Igbo clan won the award after a stiff poll organised by the OYC.”  While disclosing that the award will officially be conferred on Hon Amaechi on Saturday, 30th January, 2015 at Nike Lake Hotel, Enugu, he stated that the Deputy Senate President,

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UPDATED: Senate announces ministerial nominees, says screening starts Oct. 13

The Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, has read out the ministerial list complied by President Muhammadu Buhari. The names which are causing outrage on social media in Nigeria, read out by Saraki were Abubakar Malami, Abdurahman Dambazzau, Aisha Alhassan, Lai Mohammed, Adebayo Shittu, Babatunde Raji Fashola, Udo Udoma and Ibrahim Jibril. The Senate President, however, said the screening of the nominees will start on October 13. The full list is below. (more…)