On Friday, June 24, 2016, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, summoned top commanders of the service to the Army headquarters for an emergency security meeting. This, Aproko247 gathered, was due to the recent allegation that some top officers of the military was planning to overthrow the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.…
The Secretary to Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal; and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, have been asked to appear before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs over omissions and irregularities in ambassadorial nomination. The Senate gave this directive on Wednesday following a Point of Order raised by Joshua Dariye at plenary…
Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has been ordered to appear before the Senate to explain what is happening to the country’s economy. Also asked to come for questioning is the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele. The lawmakers, at the plenary on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, expressed their displeasure with the…
The Director-General of the Department of State Service, DSS, Lawal Daura, has been directed to appear before the House of Representatives within 48 hours. Daura was summoned for him to explain why his men invaded the Ekiti House of Assembly last Friday. The summon followed the unanimous adoption of a motion under matters of urgent…
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been directed to appear before the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating the Refined Product Exchange Agreement/Crude Oil Swap between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation/Petroleum Pipelines Marketing Companies (NNPC/PPMC) and some oil companies during her tenure. The lawmakers want Diezani to explain her role in…