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Jonathan drops Oduah, Olubolade, Orubebe, Ngana

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday dropped four ministers from his cabinet.

The ministers are the Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, Minister of State for Finance, Yerima Ngama, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe and Minister of Police Affairs, Caleb Olubolade.

Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President ...

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Senate confirms Obanikoro as minister

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Senator Musiliu Obanikoro as a minister.

The confirmation followed a brief speech by Obanikoro after which the Senate asked him to take a bow and go.

Obanikoro would represent Lagos State in the Federal Executive Council (FEC) after a formal swearing in by President Goodluck Jonathan.

While Hon. Mohammed Wakil has also ...

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Senate: Attempt to declare Saraki, Abe's seats vacant fails

Attempts to declare the seats of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senators who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) vacant failed on Wednesday in the Senate.

Senator Ita Enang (Akwa Ibom North East) through a Point of Order, asked the Senate President to declare the seats of 11 PDP Senators who wrote the Senate to announce their defection to ...

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Reps to investigate cash- for - defection allegation

The House of Representatives on Wednesday commenced investigation into the allegation of cash- for- defection leveled against the Presidency and five members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that defected to the Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday.

The APC through its interim spokesman, Lai Mohammed, has alleged that members of the House of Representatives were offered millions of dollars ...

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Ajudua wants Bamaiyi arraigned for money laundering

Fraud suspect, Fred Ajudua, on Wednesday urged a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, to order the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arraign a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi, (rtd) for money laundering.

Ajudua made this request in an application filed by his counsel Olalekan Ojo before the court presided by Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye.

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