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WHY MAGU CAN’T BE EFCC CHAIRMAN — SENATE

The Senate yesterday refused to confirm Ibrahim Magu as substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, upon a security report by the Department of State Services, DSS, sparking a verbal backlash from supporters of Magu. The 14-paragraph confidential report said that Magu has failed the integrity test and that if confirmed, he […]
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We have enough evidence against SGF – Saraki

Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday said incriminating evidence against the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal on contract scandal at the Presidential Initiative on North East (PINE) would be forwarded to President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senate ad-hoc committee on mounting humanitarian crisis in the North-east chaired by Senator
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BREAKING: SENATE REJECTS MAGU AS EFCC CHAIRMAN

The Senate has rejected Ibrahim Magu’s nomination as Chairman of the EFCC. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, who addressed journalists after a closed-door session on Thursday, said the rejection was based on “security report.” He said the rejection would be communicated to President Muhammadu Buhari to take further action. Details later…
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President Buhari decorates ADC, PAF commander

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the leadership of the Nigerian military for the intellectual transformation of the officer corps. The president made the commendation at the decoration of two senior officers, including his Aide-De-Camp (ADC), at the State House, Abuja, on Wednesday. The newly-promoted officers include Air Vice Marshal Sadiq Kaita, the Commander of
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BUHARI PRESENTS N7.298TN 2017 BUDGET

President Muhammadu Buhari has presented a N7.298 trillion 2017 budget. Buhari while presenting the budget at the Senate on Wednesday said that “We will continue to fortify our defence spending till all our enemies within and without are subdued.” He said, “The people who voted for us are waiting for us to change the course […]
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Senators call for the resignation and prosecution of SGF, Babachir Lawal, over his alleged involvmnet in IDP contract fraud

The senate today received the Interim Report of The Ad-Hoc Committee on Mounting Humanitarian Crisis in the North East. In the report, the committee indicted the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, of awarding contracts to a company which he has links to. Babachir is in charge of the Presidential Initiative on […]
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BREAKING!!! $29.9b Borrowing: Buhari will go Ahead Despite Senate’s Rejection – Presidency

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang has explained that President Buhari will go ahead with the $29.9billion borrowing plans despite Senate’s rejection. Giving clarification on Senate’s stance, Ita Enang explained that the Senate needed some information that were strategic to the borrowing plans which the