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The Senate today, October 27, conducted another round of ministerial screening as six nominees answered question raised on the floor of the House.  A little drama took centre stage at the last ministerial screening exercise after former governor of Rivers state  Rotimi Amaechi kept PDP senators mum as he answered questions . In a similar vein, there was a mild drama today when one of the ministerial nominees, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani responsed to a question where he was asked if he has worked with any PDP senators. Usani’s response:  “God Forbid”,  was however greeted with extreme repugnance among the PDP senators. But the ministerial nominee was quick to tender an apology for his remark. In all, 31 ministerial nominees have been screened while 18 have been confirmed as ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The 18 confirmed ministers are: Udoma Udo Udoma (Akwa Ibom state), Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti state), Audu Ogbeh (Benue state), Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi state), Osag

The Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho looks set to kiss his job goodbye should his team suffer another defeat on Sunday,November 1,numerous English media are reporting Mourinho’s Chelsea will welcome Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool on Sunday, with both managers chasing 3 points to ease pressure from fans and the media. Mourinho will be looking to get back to winning ways and record a 4 th  win of the season while Klopp will be looking to get a first win since his move to Merseyside. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Whatsapp Jurgen Klopp and Jose Mourinho Although the Stamford Bridge club insisted the Mourinho still enjoyed their support despite a fifth league defeat of the season against West Ham on Saturday, October 24, it is believed that the team’s board members are said to be increasingly concerned about the conduct of the Blues boss, following his dismissal at West Ham. The club owner Roman Abramovich is worried about the club’s performances and could decide

Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola has announced Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi as the new Ooni of Ife. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Whatsapp Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi This is coming barely three months after the death of Oba Okunade Sijuwade. Prince Ogunwusi is from the Giesi ruling house and he is the 51st Ooni of Ile-Ife. In a press statement by the state governor, the kingmakers of Ife had done all the necessary pre-requisites and communicated the choice of Prince Ogunwusi to his office for approval. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Whatsapp Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Therefore, Ogunwusi takes over from Oba Sijuade, who died on July 28, 2015 in a London hospital. See statement below: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Whatsapp The new Ooni of Ife is a 40-year old real estate entrepreneur. He attended The Polytechnic, Ibadan, where he obtained a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accountan

Police have warned two pro-Biafran groups in Anambra State to cease operations or face arrest The police said the warning was issued to check the rampage of the members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in various parts of Anambra state. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Hassan Karma, issued the warning on Friday, insisting that the groups have been banned by the State government. Members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra and the Indigenous People of Biafra demonstrate with different placards Narrating the activities of the group, Mr Karma said they had  staged a protest and blocked the Federal Highway  and also held a priest hostage and demanded prayers. “The government has made it very clear that the activities of IPOB and MASSOB is banned in Anambra. “Traditional rulers have come out and disassociated themselves from it. They said that they

The controversy over the screening of Rotimi Amaechi deepened yesterday, October 22, as the exercise left senators belonging to the Peoples Democratic Party members alleging betrayal. The Punch reports that the PDP senators alleged that senators belonging to the All Progressives Congress (APC) betrayed the agreement they had not to screen the former governor of Rivers state given the report of the panel that investigated the petitions against him Before the plenary began, the Senate had met in closed-door session when Sam Anyanwu, chairman of the ethics, privileges and public petitions committee, laid the report of his committee regarding the nomination of Amaechi on the mace table. A PDP senator who spoke on condition of anonymity said: “During the closed session, chairman of the ethics committee, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, briefed us on the report and indicated that the committee reported that the issue regarding Amaechi’s petition was in court and that the Senate should suspend acti

Gideon Samani, the presidential aide, has given some insight into President Muhammadu Buhari’s attitude to women and the low number of female ministers. Samani revealed that Buhari did not include many women in his ministerial list because he is “very shy dealing with the opposite sex”. The presidential aide added that the president was used to interacting with men, but noted quickly that the matter of gender inequality would be addressed by Buhari. His statement is contrary to that of a ministerial appointee from Kogi state, James Ocholi, who in defence of the low representation of female nominees told the Senate on October 22 that Buhari had brought women into prominence, including the late Prof. Dora Akunyili. Samani said: “If you are close to Mr. President, you will know that he has the interest of the nation as his uppermost priority.  He did not intentionally marginalise women. “It is just that Mr. President is shy with women. He has been interacting mostly with men. I

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Waka music Originator, Queen Salawa Abeeni was involved in a major accident over the weekend. The fuji star who was quite popular in the 80’s and 90’s had at an accident at the City People Fashion Awards, which took place on Sunday, 18th of October 2015 at The New Westown Banquets, Ikeja. Sources said she arrived the venue and prepared to alight from her vehicle when she suddenly missed her footstep resulting to a high impact fall to the ground. She was reportedly rushed to one Triumph hospital on unity road, Ikeja for swift treatment. GoldmyneTV paid a visit to her at the hospital and were informed by the Doctors on duty about the stability of her health and they said she is out of danger and would be discharged soon. Salawa Abeeni began her professional career in waka music when she released her debut album, Late General Murtala Ramat Mohammed , in 1976, on Leader Records. It became the first recording by a female artist to sell over a million copies in Nigeria.

Check out below top quotes of Amaechi during the screening: 1. “We must improve on the Social Rights of the people; if you have peace you’ll have investors.” 2. “I have never collected bribe in my life.” 3. “If they send a girl to you to do something for her and you sleep with the girl, you are corrupt.” 4. “Corruption is difficult to define.” 5. “If we keep to rule of law and keep away impunity, government will function.” 6. “I was born to fight for my rights.” 7. “Whether I become minister or not, it will be on record that I once attend the Senate screening.” In the end, Amaechi left the chamber to shouts of ‘We don win’ by his numerous supporters in the lobby of the Senate. 20 ministerial nominees have been screened since the exercise started two weeks ago.

Rotimi Amaechi has been approved as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria after being screened by the Nigerian Senate. The former Rivers governor and director general of the 2015 All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign organisation, was approved after a series of questions had been asked by senators. There was mild drama at the beginning of the session as the minority leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus had no questions for the nominee, and this was immediately corroborated by the Senate leader, Ali Ndume, who asked Amaechi to take a bow and go. But other senators disagreed with him, stating that they would ask him questions irrespective of what the PDP caucus had stated. The Senate president, Bukola Saraki, ruled that the nominee be given the same preferential treatment given to other former legislators, but the senators insisted on asking questions. The former governor was, however, approved after a series of

Rotimi Amaechi, the ex-governor of Rivers state, may finally be screened as President Muhammadu Bihari’s nominee today, October 22. Amaechi arrives National Assembly After a series of postponement owing to a petition supposing corruption, Amaechi’s name is number one on the screening list for Thursday. They just concluded their executive session and we are now back inside. Amaechi is first on line today The Cable reports that other appointees on the Senate order paper for screening are Heineken Lokpobiri, Cladius Omoyele Daramola, Adewole Isaac Folorunso, Baba Shehuri Mustapha and Ocholi Enojo James. List of those to be screened today. READ ALSO: Constitution Says Amaechi Can Become Minister Without Screening While, the list can be changed, Amaechi has been spotted at the senate in the company of Dakuku Peterside. Ex-governor had been excluded from screening a number of times mainly owing to “internal politics” and the fiasco of the senate committee on ethics, privileges and p

One person has been confirmed dead while others were injured during a stampede that occurred at a crusade by Nigerian pastor, Suleiman Johnson which held at the Reunification Stadium in Bepanda, Douala in Cameroon yesterday October 20th. According to reports, the roof of the stadium caved in immediately after the crusade ended which caused panic. People began rushing and pushing themselves. Those who were injured are receiving medical attention in various hospitals.

The Abuja Appeal court has indefinitely postponed ruling on the case between the Senate president Bukola Saraki and the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The court gave no reason for adjournment and to communicate a new date to all parties at a later date. In September, Saraki had approached the appeal court seeking to stop his trial for supposed false declaration of assets at the CCT. The Senate president was arraigned on September 22, after he tried ineffectively to use the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal to thwart his arraignment. Saraki was scheduled to return to the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Wednesday to face federal prosecutors who maintain that they have overwhelming evidence against him. The CCT has slammed a 13-count charge of corruption on Bukola Saraki.

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