President Buhari Signs Not-Too-Young-To-Run Bill into Law

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President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Not-Too-Young-To-Run Bill into law.

The Bill was signed into law at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, barely two days after President Buhari had promised to do so.

This promise was made by the president in his Democracy Day speech on Tuesday.

The law reduces the age qualification for president from 40 to 30; governor from 35 to 30; senator from 35 to 30; House of Representatives membership from 30 to 25 and State House of Assembly membership from 30 to 25.

Hey guys, knot your ties and wear you hats, dust your voters card. It is time to vote some oldies out of office.

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M.I slams Fani Kayode

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Fani's statement reads...

“The abduction of Chief Olu Falae is not only unacceptable but it also an exceptionally dangerous development. I say this because he is not only an elder-statesman of our country but he is also one of the most revered leaders of Afenifere and the south-west.

“We cannot sit by idly and watch our leaders and elders being endangered, shamed and humiliated in this way. It is the governments job to keep us all safe and secure and they are failing in that duty. I call on the President and our security agencies to effect the expeditious and immediate release of Chief Olu Falae.
“They must rescue him from these vagabonds and vandals as soon as possible before things get out of hand. Let it be clearly understood that if anything happens to him and if he doesn’t come home hale and hearty we will hold the Federal Government responsible and there will be consequences. Those that are in power would do well to take what I have said very seriously.”

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The union’s Secretary-General, Mr. Bashir Lawal, in Lagos State, on Wednesday, said that the existing N18,000 minimum wage was too little to meet the socio-economic demands of workers.

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APC Vows to Release “Shocking Revelations” about former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.

The tussle between the ruling All Progressives Congress and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party has been heated as APC vows to reveal irregularities in President Goodluck Jonathan's administration.

Former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

 National publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Lai Mohammed on Sunday, July 12, released a statement in which he vowed that the party would disclose “shocking revelations” about ex president Goodluck Jonathan‘s administration.

 

• Again, Presidency accuses PDP of falsehood 

  

According to The Cable, the statement contains accusations made by APC against PDP.

N2bn #Fraud: Oronsaye’s #Trial Begins October 28

 Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on July 13, 2015 fixed the trial of a former Head of Service, HoS, Stephen Oronsaye, and two others who were brought before it by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a 24-count charge bordering on stealing and obtaining money by false pretence for October 28, 29; November 3, 5 and December 2, 2015 respectively.

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EFCC Reveals that Two Witnesses To Testify Against Nyako Die Mysteriously

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The EFCC, via a counter-affidavit that was deposed to by one of its lead Detectives, Adekunle Christopher Odofin, ‎said that the witnesses, Ma’aji Mohammed Iro and Abdulmalik Dalhatu were found dead not too long after they came to its office and ‎testified against the accused former governor.

 

President Muhammadu Buhari fires Nigeria's Service Chiefs...Approves others...

President Muhammadu Buhari has fired Nigeria's Service Chiefs comprising of Chief of Defence, and the heads of Army, Navy and the Air Force.

President Buhari and Vice to recieve 50% of actual salary

 
The presidency announced today that President Buhari and VP Osinbajo have decided to take a pay cut. They will now only receive 50% of what GEJ and Sambo received during their administration.

“I write to forward the completed IPPIS registration form of Mr. President and to draw your kind attention to Mr. President’s directive that only 50% of his salary be paid to him,”

The Permanent Secretary of the State House, Nebolisa Emodi wrote to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation yesterday. Osinbajo also agreed to take a pay cut. Buhari will now receive 50% of his annual N14, 058,820.00.


The president's annual salary is revealed to be  about N40m.

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We may negotiate with Boko Haram - Buhari

The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Friday, disclosed in an interview with the BBC, that the Federal Government has said that it is open to negotiations with the Boko Haram sect in order to find a lasting solution to the security crisis in the country, if the group is willing.

 

In the interview, Adesina said the Federal Government was not ruling out negotiations with the sect if it would put an end to the activities of the group, stating that the insurgents had attacked so many villages and killed scores of people.

When BBC asked if the Federal Government was considering negotiations with the insurgent group, Adesina said:

“If they are willing, why not? You know attempts have been made for negotiations in the past and they didn’t work. Every reasonable person would want to see the end to this insurgency. So if they are willing, why not? You can’t rule that out.”

 

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“These were very vicious attacks. People were killed in scores and it’s so sad,” he said.

 

The President had during his inauguration speech said he had launched a strategy to deal with the sect by relocating the military headquarters to Maiduguri, Borno State.

 

When asked if this would work, Adesina replied:

“This is going to work. There are machineries being put in place. It’s going to work. The recent killings by the sect were meant to break our resolve, to weaken it, but that will stop. It remains a priority to him (Buhari) to deal with the group.

“You will notice that his first two weeks of administration were dedicated to tackling the insurgency. He visited Chad and Niger Republics and the following week, the Presidents of those countries also visited him in Abuja.

“The President of Benin Republic and the Defence Minister of Cameroon visited him; machinery is being put in place and once we’re through, we will see the end of the group. The target time for the deployment of the multinational force is July ending; that is in a couple of weeks.”