Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has dissolved the State Executive Council. The Chief of Staff to the governor and Senior Special Assistant (Protocol), have also been relieved of their office. Kelvin Ebiri, the special assistant to the governor on media, who announced this in a statement on Tuesday, said the dissolution of the cabinet…
There are strong indications that President Muhammadu Buhari may reshuffle his cabinet anytime soon. Nigerian Pilot reports that the President is under immense pressure to take this step due to “reports of feud among his appointees, non-performance of many of them and allegations of corrupt practices against some of his aides and cabinet members.” The…
On Tuesday, the Senate screened 10 ministerial nominees sent to red chambers by President Muhammadu Buhari for confirmation. Immediately after members of the upper legislative chambers returned from a closed-session on Tuesday morning, they commenced the exercise, which lasted over five hours. Kayode Fayemi and Abdulrahman Dambazau were among the nominees quizzed with the longest…