Day: November 15, 2017

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said one of his greatest wishes on his 57th birthday was to have woken up in the morning to receive a congratulatory message from President Muhammadu Buhari or read such message in the media. He said he expected the president as the father of the nation to call him first as a governor and a leading opposition figure. Fayose spoke to journalists at the Government’s House in Ado-Ekiti. “My wishes on my 57th birthday as Ayo Fayose are many but one of them which…

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Welcome to a new Legislative Day in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Senate President, Bukola Saraki took the official prayer and led the Chambers into today’s proceedings at 10:53am.   Senator Abu Ibrahim moved for the approval of the votes and proceedings of Tuesday, 14th November 2017, Senator Sam Anyanwu seconded.   *ANNOUNCEMENTS* The senate president, Bukola Saraki read a letter of appreciation from Senator Danjuma Goje, thanking his colleagues for their support throughout the burial ceremony of his late wife.   The senate president welcomed guests…

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The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) Rev. Tor Uja has said that the Commission would produce a specially printed Pilgrim’s Bible for the 2018 pilgrimage exercise. He made this known in his office during the Security training and orientation of Security Personnel, Staff and Stakeholders that will participate in the 2017 Christian Pilgrimage exercise to Israel, Rome and Greece. According to him “I have notice that most pilgrims who embark on pilgrimage do not always have a bible” and thus the Commission would partner the Bible Society…

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The Senate, on Wednesday, called for the implementation of the one per cent clause in the 2014 National Health Act, aimed at ensuring that one percent of the Consolidated Revenue Fund is devoted to restoring and revitalizing the nation’s health sector. The demand came during the consideration of a Motion sponsored by Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (Kano Central), on the alarming upsurge of Malaria in the country, with the Senate observing that 97% of Nigeria is at risk of malaria while the disease accounts for 60 percent of out-patient visits…

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Pope Francis has blessed the @Lamborghini donated to him by the luxury sports car maker. The car will be auctioned off with the proceeds going to charity.

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has accused Farida Waziri, former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), of lying against him. Waziri was chairman of the anti-graft agency during Jonathan’s time in office. Over the weekend, she alleged that her refusal to back down from the probe of one of the masterminds of the fuel subsidy scam earned her a dismissal by Jonathan. Reacting, Jonathan charged her to reveal the identity of whom she claimed to have been sacked for investigating. Writing on his Twitter handle on Wednesday, Jonathan…

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Zimbabwe’s military was in control of the country on Wednesday as President Robert Mugabe said he was under house arrest, although generals denied staging a coup. Mugabe’s decades-long grip on power appeared to be fading as military vehicles blocked roads outside the parliament in Harare and senior soldiers delivered a late-night television address to the nation. “The president… and his family are safe and sound and their security is guaranteed,” Major General Sibusiso Moyo said, slowly reading out a statement. “We are only targeting criminals around him who are committing…

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The recent development in Zimbabwe is “a matter of concern” for the European Union, European Commission spokeswoman, Catherine Ray, said on Wednesday in Brussels. “We call on all the relevant players to move from confrontation to dialogue with the aim to a peaceful crisis resolution,’’ Ms. Ray said. She also stressed that “fundamental rights” of citizens and the country’s “constitutional order and democratic governance” needed to be upheld. Also reacting, Germany called for all sides to show restraint in Zimbabwe after the military seized power, saying it is targeting “criminals”…

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