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Magu remains acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and cannot be removed by anybody. Ibrahim Magu The  Acting President Yemi Osinbajo fired back at the Senate yesterday. The declaration was an apparent response to the lawmakers who had on Tuesday warned that any further move from him to undermine the powers of the legislative arm of government will amount to crossing the red line. The Red Chamber relied on a comment made by acting president some months ago to suspend further confirmation of appointees of the president. The lawmakers chided the executive arm of government for refusing to strictly adhere to legislative decisions in particular and the 1999 constitution (as amended) in general. But speaking in Kaduna yesterday while commissioning a zonal office of the EFCC, the acting president who was represented by the governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, described Magu as a “nightmare for corrupt people”. The governor...

“We know they are not ready, but they are ready to rig the election. They just want to sit down somewhere and write the results and we are also planning how to counter that. We are very, very ready to win that election. The party Chairman, Chief Segun Adewale, who addressed journalists at the PDP secretariat at Sogunle, Ikeja alongside the secretary, Mr Jide Ladeinde, affirmed that the PDP was very ready for the council election, saying that it was very obvious that the APC was not so ready. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Lagos chapter has insisted that the upcoming local government election holding on Jul 22, 2017 in all the 20 local governments and 37 local council development areas (LCDAs) in the state must come up, saying the exercise must not be postponed irrespective of the intra crisis within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Aggrieved APC aspirants to the councillorship and chairmanship posts together with their supporters across the state are curren...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a former Acting Vice-Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Prof. Anthony Elujoba before

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday apprend an Assistant Director with the National Examination Council, Muhammadu Umar, before

Islamic cleric Sakariyau Abdul Rofiu disclose how him and other two cult crew  Ibrahim Ayuba and

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), plans to build standard rehabilitation centre in the Federal Capital Territory to tackle drug abuse among children and youths, its Chairman, Col. Muhammad Abdallah (RTD), has said.  Col. Muhammad Abdallah  made the announcement in Abuja on Tuesday at the celebration of the 2017 UN Day against Drug Menace and Illicit Trafficking. The theme of the event was “Listen first: Listening To Children And Youth Is The First step to help them grown healthy and safe.” The chairman noted that construction of the centre became imperative to rehabilitate misguided youths.  “At the moment there is no single standard rehabilitation centre in Nigeria, even as the youths make up between 60 per cent and 70 per cent of our population and constitute the vulnerable group.  “After falling needlessly by the wayside, the youths must be rehabilitated and re-integrated into the larger society. “It is to fill this yawn...

The Acting President Yemi Osinbajo risks being impeached if the executive fails to carry out the decisions of the Senators as the Senate has asked him to as a matter of urgency withdraw his statement that the National Assembly lacks the powers to confirm nominations from the President on Tuesday. Senate has also vowed to suspend all issues relating to confirmation from the Executive until such matters of confirmation as contained in the constitution were strictly adhered to, just as it urged the Acting President to respect the constitution of the land. And also asked the Acting President Osinbajo to respect rejections of nominees by the Senate. Resolutions of the Senate were sequel to a point of Order raised by Senator Ahmed Sani, APC, Zamfara West that a letter from Acting President Osinbajo on the appointment of Lanre Gbajabiamila as the Director General, National Lottery Commission.  Senate President Bukola Saraki read the letter from the Acting President, Senat...