SAN urges president-elect to re-invent anti-corruption agencies
Prof Yemi Akinseye, a Senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), on Thursday urged the President-elect, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, to re-invent the anti-corruption agencies to ensure speedy and effective results in his anti-corruption programme. Akinseye, in an interview with pressmen in Abuja also stressed the need to re-inventf revenue generating institutions.
3, 000 couples married off in mass weddings in 4 states
More than 3, 000 couples were married off in various mass weddings held in four states of the North West within the last three years.
PDP, Govs, Senators- Elect, Reps- Elect, others meet next week
NATIONAL leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP will next week hold a marathon meeting with all its governors, governors- elect, all the Senators, Senators- Elect, that of the House of Representatives and all the candidates who participated in the March 28 and April 11 general elections.
Jonathan to formally hand over to Buhari May 28
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan will perform the formal handing over to the incoming administration of the president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari on May 28th
Minister of Information, Senator Patricia Akwashiki who disclosed this yesterday to State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting said the president has therefore given all ministers with request for approvals from his office May 13 deadline to forward such requests to his office.
Girl behind kidnap of 3 Orekoya children arrested – Police
The Lagos State, Commissioner of Police, Mr Kayde Aderanti, on Thursday confirmed the arrest of the lady behind the kidnap of the three Orekoya children in Lagos.
INEC boss decries huge cost of organising elections in Nigeria
A Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) National Commissioner, Professor Lai Olurode has decried the huge amount spend in organising elections in the country, saying America does not spend as much as an average legislator spends in this country.
