NAMES OF THOSE WHO MADE 2ND MINISTERIAL LIST

Heineken Lokpobiri, former speaker of the Bayelsa house of assembly and two-time senator, has made the list of the second batch of ministerial nominees submitted to the senate on Monday by President Muhammadu Buhari, TheCable can report.

Also on the list which contains not-too-familiar names are: James Ocholi (SAN, pictured), who recently contested for the APC governorship ticket in Kogi state but lost to Abubakar Audu; Anthony Anwuka, a professor of education administration who was secretary to the government of Imo state; and Isaac Adewole, a professor of obstetrics and gynaecology.

Others are Dan Ali, a brigadier-general who was

"WE KIDNAPPED FALAE TO GET MONEY TO CELEBRATE SALLAH" - SUSPECTS

‘We Kidnapped Falae To Get Money To Celebrate Salah’ -Suspects

The Department of State Security Service (DSS) paraded the two suspected kidnappers of Olu Falae in front of the press today. The two kidnappers, Abdullahi Usman and Babawuro Kato, confessed to their crime saying they did it to have money to celebrate Salah.

The suspects made their statements while answering questions from journalists at a press conference in the DSS Headquarters.

According to Abdullahi Usman, he initiated the plan for money to celebrate Salah, but regretted that one of his other accomplices

10 MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN NIGERIA 2015 - T.I.N MAGAZINE

10] Goodluck Jonathan



Jonathan

Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, GCFR, BNER, GCON was President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. He served as Vice-President of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010.

Even though the president was defeated in the 2015 elections

NIGERIA HAS NO OFFICIAL RELIGION - PRESIDENT BUHARI

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that Nigeria is a secular state, and its citizens are free to hold on any religious belief.

The president made the declaration Sunday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, at the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria.

Buhari, represented by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, acknowledged the fact that the Catholic Bishops Conferences were crucial, and commended the Catholic Church for its humanitarian works in the internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in the North Eastern part of the country.

”The business of the state is to protect the lives, livelihood and properties of all Nigerians regardless of religion, ethnicity or political affiliation. There shall be no state religion,

ICPC RETURNS N924M STOLEN FUNDS TO MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT

ABUJA – The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Monday returned the sum of N924m stolen fund diverted from the desertification project to the Federal Ministry of Environment.

Also, over N56m recovered from the N103m meant for feeding of students in three federal colleges were returned to the school principals.

Speaking at a brief ceremony for the Release of Recovered Fund, in Abuja, the Chairman of ICPC, Bar. Ekpo Nta promised to recover all government money diverted, calling for the peoples’ cooperation.

He said that “investigations continue and recoveries are on going with the cooperation of the suspect.”

Detail later

LACASERA SHUTS DOWN OPERATIONS; SACKS ALL STAFF

Scores of angry workers of La Casera Company Plc staged a protest, on Monday, in Lagos after about 700 workers received their sack letters, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported.

The workers said they are protesting because the company’s management responded to their

CBN EXPECTS 100% COMPLIANCE ON TSA AS DEADLINE ENDS TODAY

The Central Bank of Nigeria said on Monday it expects that all federal Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) would have complied with the Treasury Single Account Policy of government at the expiration deadline ends today.

The CBN is also insisting that it would severely sanction banks which fail to move all government monies in their vaults to its custody in line with the Treasury Single Account (TSA) before the end of today.

This is observed as Deposit Money Bank commence massive downsizing of staff

ECHOCHO CONCEDES AS WADA WINS PRIMARY ELECTION

One of the leading governorship aspirants on the platform of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, Alhaji Jibrin Isa Echocho, monday conceded victory to Governor Idris Wada.

Isa, who was previously tipped to get the PDP ticket from the incumbent Governor Wada, moved to the governor and embraced him when votes from 16 out of the 21 local government areas of the state were already counted, to congratulate him before leaving the Lokoja Township Stadium venue of the Kogi State PDP primaries.

The renowned banker turned politician, who

FRUSTRATION, ANGER IN APC OVER BUHARI’S MINISTERIAL LIST - DAILY INDEPENDENT

The mood at the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday was that of disappointment, frustration and anger, following the news that President Muhammadu Buhari had sent the names of certain persons to be appointed ministers to the Department of State Services (DSS) and were already being screened.

The supposed nominations had generated heated discussions among top party chieftains and staff at the national secretariat yesterday, even as some National Working Committee (NWC) members were locked in a meeting with governorship aspirants from Bayelsa

EL-RUFAI ADMITS SPIRITUAL ATTACK - THE SUN

...As Jimi Lawal opens up

From ISMAIL OMIPIDAN, Kaduna

GOVERNOR Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai of Ka- duna State yesterday disclosed what looked like an admittance that he was indeed attacked spiritually.

He was speaking on the incident for the first time while addressing a workers’ rally in Kaduna.

El-Rufai, had shortly after superintending over the Kogi State All Progressives Congress (APC), governorship primary election, “disappeared” for about 10 days.

But his deputy, Barnabas Bala Bantex, told a gathering last Sunday in Southern Kaduna, where he had gone to