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THE Vice-president-elect, Kashim Shettima, has dismissed alleged plot by the incoming administration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to Islamise Nigeria. He said the president-elect, who has not Islamised his family, cannot Islamize Nigeria. Shettima stated this while speaking at the inauguration lecture of the incoming government in Abuja on Saturday. Recall …

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari will make a farewell broadcast as President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces on Sunday, May 28, at 7 am. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Saturday. Adesina urged, “Television, radio stations and …

Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi, on Saturday, sacked 17 Permanent Secretaries, who superintended various ministries in the state, until Friday. The Permanent Secretaries’ sack came two days before the handover of power to the incoming administration which will be led by the All Progressives Congress’ Hon. Francis Nwifuru. Umahi announced …

The supreme court has dismissed the suit seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima as presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A five-member panel of the supreme court held on Friday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lacked the locus standi to institute the …

President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima have been conferred with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic(GCFR) and Grand Commander of Order of the Niger(GCON) respectively.   The investiture is ongoing at the State House Conference Center in Abuja. The event is part of …

Former British Prime Minister, Sir Tony Blair, has expressed his readiness to support the incoming administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to succeed in office. Blair gave the commitment on Tuesday when he visited the president-elect at the Defence House, Abuja.   He said the Tony Blair Institute for Global …

Traditional rulers in Nigeria under the aegis, Yoruba Obas Forum has stressed the need for the incoming administration to grant constitutional role for monarchs in line with the 1969 constitution. This as the group which consists of monarchs in the South-West and North-Central disclosed that nothing should stop the May …

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has accused his predecessors of allegedly stealing billions of naira from the state coffers to build mansions in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. He challenged them to come and swear publicly with Holy Qur’an if they did not siphon public funds during their administrations. El-Rufai …

The Supreme Court has adjourned until May 26 to deliver judgment in a case by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking the disqualification of President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, the vice-president-elect. The PDP had urged the apex court to reverse the Court of Appeal judgment, led by Justice …

…As Minister Bags Traditional Title THE Federal Government has launched an additional Passport Front Office in Auchi, Edo State, as part of it’s effort towards effective service delivery to Nigerians. This is just as it promised to launch a home delivery service of passport. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf …