Thursday, January 25, 2018
Saraki's Impeachment; Those Behind It
The Minister of Transportation and Former Governor of Rivers State Rt Hon Rotimi Chubuike Amaechi is leading a plot to remove Bukola Saraki as the President of the senate. Amaechi who recently was reappointed to head the Buhari Campaign Organisation(BCO) for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 "which presidency has denied" has met Four Senators opposed to the Leadership of Senate President Bukola Saraki.
Senate gives NNPC 7 days to end fuel crisis
The Senate on Thursday urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to, within seven days end lingering scarcity of petrol and clear queues in filling stations across the country. This followed a unanimous adoption of report of the Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) on the fuel crisis in the country, at plenary.
Lassa Fever kills 3 persons, 7 others quarantined
Fear has gripped residents of Owerri,the Imo state capital, as three persons have been confirmed dead from the dreaded Lassa Fever virus while seven others have been quarantined. Confirming the incident yesterday to Daily Sun, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Angela Uwakwem, said that the three victims died of the virus after the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Owerri referred them to another health institution for possible cure.