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Former Lagos state governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, while undergoing the ministerial screening at the red chambers on Wednesday spoke about reports which alleged that he funded the development of a website with N72m. Sen. Abaribe had asked him if he built a website with N72m, and what his concept of loyalty is following his perceived help in becoming Lagos state governor. "As governor of Lagos, I didn't sign cheques. None of my commissioners signed cheques. I didn't sit in awards of contracts. There is a tenders board," he said. "The unfortunate thing about money is that it always raises suspicion, even among brothers. In all, nobody has said I have personally enriched myself. Speaking about loyalty later on, Fashola said "the concept of loyalty is a very strange concept. May our loyalty never be tested. If your loyalty is tested, you might end up taking bullet for your own children." "In public life, I have remained loyal to cause...

Yes after waiting for a long period of time, President Muhammadu Buhari has done it in his own way by release the full list of ministers to the House of Assembly for screening. According to Sahara Reporters report, the 21-member President Muhammadu Buhari's ministerial nominees submitted to the National Assembly yesterday are as follows: 1. Dr Chris Ngige (Anambra) 2. Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti) 3. Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers) 4. Babatunde Fashola (Lagos) 5. Abdurrahman Dambazau (rtd) (Kano) 6. Aisha AlHassan (Taraba) 7. Ogbonaya Onu (Abia) 8. Kemi Adeosun (Ogun) 9. Abubakar Malami SAN (Kebbi) 10. Senator Sirika Hadi (Katsina) 11. Barrister Adebayo Shittu (Oyo) 12. Sulaiman Adamu (Jigawa) 13. Solomon Dalong (Plateau) 14. Ibe Kachikwu (Delta) 15. Osagie Ehanire (Edo 17. Udoma Udo-Udoma (Akwa Ibom) 18. Ahmed Isa Ibeto (Niger) 19. Ibrahim Jibril 20. Audu Ogbeh (Benue) 21. Amina Mohammed (Kaduna) Please note that Benuefamily.com at this moment cannot independently ...

In Nigeria, many people had been in the puzzle as to how and what President Buhari did so different that quietly improved the power situation which has plague the country since 1960. While some people linking the positive incidence to that of the past GEJ administration, others said it was the fear of the new administration that shape things in other. So the question now is How did the new Buhari/Osinbajo government suddenly improve the power situation in Nigeria literally overnight? Read the full story below. Apart from Asari-Dokubo and the people of Borno, most Nigerians have celebrated stretches of uninterrupted power like never before. My niece and nephew were overheard arguing on if it had been a full 24 hours of uninterrupted light. One said it was, the other said it was over 20 hours but not 24. In the past they barely had 20 hours of light per week. It's been so across Nigeria, an unexplained miracle of the new "change" government. Some die-hard Jonathani...

Did anyone of you here in Nigerian notice this developments so far without the president choosing his ministers yet? It makes me begin to think that the Ministers are actually the problem of Nigeria. Everyone has expected President Buhari to select his ministerial list by now and set it to the House of Assembly for ratification but nevertheless, everything has been moving fine even without the President ministers. They say Slow but steady Or slow but surely is the best way to move forward and President Buhari seems to be doing all these without ministers. Do we really need them? Here are the few developments we are experiencing currently in Nigeria without ministers. Without Power Minister: - Electricity supply has greatly improved Without Petroleum Minister: - refineries are almost fully revamped, to commence production within a month. - Disappearance of fuel queues without oil marketers holding country to ransom. - Stoppage of phantom fuel subsidy payments to the cabal, & ...

EID-EL-FITR MESSAGE TO THE NATION FROM MUHAMMADU BUHARI, GCFR, PRESIDENT, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, JULY 16, 2015 Fellow Compatriots, I greet and felicitate with you all, especially our citizens of the Islamic faith on this auspicious occasion of the 2015 Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. I congratulate all those who have successfully completed the Ramadan fast in keeping with the injunction of our Creator. Although we have come to the end of this year’s month of Ramadan, I believe that a greater acceptance by Nigerians of its key lessons of self-denial and sacrifice will serve our dear country well as we strive to overcome our present challenges, undo the damage done by years of bad governance and accelerate the pace of national development. Reviewing our dire circumstances and the many missed opportunities of the past, some commentators and observers have said that this is Nigeria’s last chance to get its act together and finally begin to ful...

President Muhammadu Buhari has given insight into what he would discuss with his American counterpart during his four-day visit to the U.S. next week. In a statement through his spokesperson, Femi Adesina, on Wednesday, Mr. Buhari said his talks with Mr. Obama would centre on security, war against terrorism, as well as trade and economic relations. Mr. Buhari will depart Abuja Sunday for Washington DC and would during his visit “hold high-level talks with President Barack Obama and other senior officials of the United States government”. According to Mr. Adesina, “topmost on the agenda of President Buhari’s talks with President Obama and United States Government officials will be measures to strengthen and intensify bilateral and international cooperation against terrorism in Nigeria and West-Africa”. President Buhari will arrive on Sunday and would meet with President Obama at the White House on Monday, July 20. The Nigerian president “will later hold further discu...

After the appointment of new Service Chiefs on Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari said that he never knew any of the chiefs before he appointed them. What the President is trying to say is that, he does not have any personal attachment with them before calling them forward to serve their country. The president revealed this while briefing the newly appointed service chiefs shortly after the announcement of their appointment at the State House in Abuja.

The Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole has revealed the huge amount of dollars former Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala illegally withdrew from the federation account for former President Goodluck Jonathan's re-election. The Governor of Edo said the Minister of Finance withdrew $1 billion from the Federation account and never accounted for it.