Sen. Bukola Saraki on Tuesday pledged the commitment of the Upper House to making laws that would boost the economy, following his unanimous election as the President of the 8th Senate.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has congratulated the newly elected leaders of the National Assembly, admonishing them to see their elections beyond the narrow interests of respective political parties.

“To know a person to a very high degree,you need to know what pleases them, so you can learn to do it, and what makes them sad, so you can avoid it.

England FA chairman, Greg Dyke has repeatedly said that the bid for the hosting rights to the 2022 World Cup should be re-opened if there was evidence that corrupt practices facilitated Qatar’s successful bid.

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that though he would have preferred that the process of electing the leaders as initiated and concluded by the All Progressives Congress (APC) had been followed, he was ready to work with the leadership of the National Assembly that emerged on Tuesday.

Fifteen people were killed when Boko Haram attacked a remote village in northeast Nigeria, opening fire and burning homes to the ground, three residents told AFP on Tuesday.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as totally unacceptable and the highest level of indiscipline and treachery the conduct of Tuesday’s inauguration of the National Assembly that led to the emergence of Senator Bukola Saraki and Hon Yakubu Dogara as Senate President.and Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively.

Sen. Theodore Orji (PDP-Abia) has ascribed the emergence of Sen. Bukola Saraki as the President of the Senate as a proof that politics is all about negotiation and not war. Orji, who spoke to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday after the adjournment of the first session of the 8th Senate, said that with negotiation, things work out better. He expressed confidence that the new Senate President would stabilise the Red Chamber just like former Senate president David Mark had done.

The G7 group of industrialised nations has resolved to support President Muhammadu Buhari, the Senior Special Assistant to the Presidia on Media, Malam Garba Shehu, has said in a statement. Shehu said the group made the promise when the president met with the G7 leaders on Monday. He said the group took the step in acknowledgment of the manner in which Buhari emerged as president and the tremendous challenges facing the administration, especially in its efforts to combat Boko Haram.

Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State has reduced the number of ministries in the state from 19 to 13 for effective service delivery. The information is contained in a statement issued by Samuel Aruwan, the Special Assistant (Media and Publicity), to the governor in Kaduna on Tuesday. The statement added that the governor also reduced the number of commissioners to be appointed to 13. “Accordingly, the Kaduna State Government has announced the restructuring of its ministries from 19 to 13.