CURRENT AFFAIRS: Ex-Vice President Namadi Sambo Hospitalized In US For Knee Surgery

Information reaching us disclosed that former Vice President Namadi Sambo has been hospitalized in the US for knee surgery since leaving office

POLITICS: Buhari To Appoint New NNPC GMD To Replace Kachikwu

President Muhammadu Buhari will appoint a new group managing director for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) if Ibe Kachikwu’s ministerial nomination is approved by the senate, TheCable understands.Kachikwu, who was appointed GMD only in August, was nominated as minister by Buhari in what insiders described as a “soft landing” arrangement for the former executive vice chairman and general counsel of Exxon Mobil (Africa). Buhari, presidential

POLITICS: Senate President To Open Another Batch Of Ministerial List Tomorrow

President of the Senate,Senator Bukola Saraki will tomorrow open another batch of ministerial list which was submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari for screening and confirmation. Sen. Ita Enang, Senior Special Adviser (SSA) to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), confirmed the submission of the list to the senate. Mr Yusuph Olaniyonu, Special Adviser on Media to the President of the Senate, also confirmed that the upper legislative

POLITICS: Confusion as Buhari Disagrees with Auditor General over Lake Chad Report

 President Mohammadu Buhari and Auditor General of the Federation, AGF, Samuel Ukura on Monday disagreed over the environmental audit reports on the drying-up of the Lake Chad.While the president noted that the report did not take into account the feasibility study conducted by a team under the tenure of former President Olusegun Obasabjo which cost Nigeria $5 million, the AGF insisted that that was outside his supervision, saying that Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) has that responsibility. But the president insisted that the AGF should give relevant explanations of the omission.

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: Gambian President Gives Nollywood Stars Plots Of Land for FREE

The President of the Gambia Prof Dr Sheik AJ Jammeh on Saturday 11th October presented plots of land to some top Nollywood stars and Ghanaian Actress Jackie Appiah. Speaking through his vice president Dr Mrs Isatou Njie - Saidy who represented him at the presentation held at the Presidential palace in Banjul. The President said as part of his belief in pan africanism, our values and heritage which Nollywood has helped to showcase on the world stage.