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President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, assured that his government will give serious attention to the provision of critical infrastructure and stabilization of the economy as well as the political environment in the second term. President Buhari stated this when he received the Special Envoy of the President of Republic of Congo at the presidential villa, Abuja. Mr Jean Claude Gakosso, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Congolese in Diaspora conveyed a special message on behalf of President Denis Sassou Nguesso to President Buhari. The President said “Stability is critical, if a country would manage its resources effectively. I am aware of the…

The Senate, Thursday, lampooned the Federal Government over what it described as the poor implementation of the 2018 budget, noting that Nigerians were not feeling the impact of government because of the failure of the executive to adequately fund the budget. The Senate also blamed the government for not releasing adequate funds that would enable the federal agencies to execute developmental projects. Speaking to Journalists Thursday, in Abuja shortly after the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed appeared before the Senate Committee Chairman on Information, Senator Suleiman Adokwe (PDP, Nasarawa South), said: Before the budget defence exercise, we have done a…

The United States of America recognition of Golan Heights as an occupied territory of Israel Monday sparked global condemnations and criticisms. President Donald Trump, Monday, officially recognised Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, seized from Syria in 1967, in a move hailed as “historic” by Israel’s prime minister. Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces an election next month, was by Mr Trump’s side as he signed the proclamation. Israel annexed the Golan Heights in 1981, in a move that is not recognised internationally. A spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday he was “clear that the status of…

Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel and Moses Ekpo, the deputy governor on Thursday, March 28, received Certificates of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The duo who were re-elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP during the March 9 Governorship election collected their certificates from Mike Igini, the Akwa Ibom resident electoral commissioner at INEC headquarters along Udo Udoma Avenue, Uyo. Emmanuel and Ekpo were earlier elected in 2015 for a four-year mandate which will expire on May 28, 2019. In addition, the 25 members-elect of the yet-to-be inaugurated seventh Akwa Ibom State House of…

Bayern Munich have signed Atletico Madrid defender, Lucas Hernandez on a five-year deal worth a club record 80m euros (£68 million). The 23-year-old, who won the 2018 World Cup with France, will join the Bundesliga leaders on July 1. During his medical at Bayern, doctors discovered Hernandez had damaged a ligament in his right knee and he subsequently had surgery on Wednesday. “This is a really important day in my footballing career,” Hernandez said. “Bayern Munich is one of the best clubs in Europe and the world. I’m proud to be able to fight for all possible titles with Bayern.”…

“Those that are not satisfied with their buttocks must beware. Vanity upon vanity!” is an alarm Femi Fani-Kayode is raising over tragedy befalling celebrities and young girls who go for buttock enlargement. According to abnews247, Onwuzuligbo Nneka Miriam, winner of the 2013 Face of Democracy Transformation, was confirmed dead on February 3, 2019 after unsuccessful buttocks enlargement surgery. It was alleged that one Dr. Anu, an American Surgeon based in Lagos, had carried out buttocks enlargement surgery on Miriam who slumped into a coma from December 30, 2018. In his Twitter handle on Wednesday, Fani-Kayode, a one-time Minister of Aviation…

Manchester United has appointed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as its new permanent manager after a successful spell as temporary boss. The club legend had initially taken over until the summer, replacing Jose Mourinho in December after a series of poor results and uninspiring performances. But with the Norwegian at the helm, United has experienced an upturn in form. Solskjaer was unbeaten in his first 11 games in charge and his side produced a historic display to beat Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League Round of 16. In his 19 games in charge, United has won 14, drawn two and lost…

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, Wednesday, ordered substituted service of the petition challenging the outcome of the February 23 presidential election, on President Muhammadu Buhari. The tribunal ordered that copies of all the legal processes should be served on Buhari through any senior officer at the national headquarters of his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abuja. The order followed an ex-parte application by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Atiku and the PDP had applied to be allowed to serve the petition on Buhari via substituted means, decrying that…

Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has alleged that some influential people working closely with the Federal Government are mounting serious pressure on its leadership to pay a congratulatory visit to President Muhammadu Buhari, following the outcome of the last month’s presidential election. A source in CAN’s national executive body, who confided in Vanguard, said that the pressure has now assumed the form of a subtle blackmail against its leaders. He said, “We have seen how they are polarising the Church so that it cannot act as a body. The Bible says the house divided against itself cannot stand. This is…

The Federal Government, Wednesday, set up a committee to harmonise oil and gas revenue and production data, government earnings from all sectors of the economy, among other critical data, across all the ministries, departments and agencies of government. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the committee, tagged the ‘Nigerian Petroleum Fiscal Consistency Network,’ Mr. Tim Okon, Technical Adviser to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources on Petroleum Fiscal Strategy, said the committee is saddled with the responsibility of ensuring that policy makers have access to consistent set of data to reach enlightened decision. Okon said the petroleum fiscal consistency…