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The president is in Katsina state, he is not on leave, yet the Federal Government sent a delegation from Abuja on Sunday to ‘commiserate’ with the Katsina State government. I do not know if you also find that very awkward. Is that how it is done? What is happening? I know there are persons in […]
Continue ReadingThe Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev Matthew Hassan Kukah has lost his mother, Mrs. Janet Abashen Hauwa Kukah. She died at the age of 86, in the early hours of Friday in Kaduna, Nigeria. Mama Fada, as the deceased was fondly called, reportedly died surrounded by her immediate family members. Mama Kukah was said […]
Continue ReadingSight, the king of the five senses, is superior to touch, taste, hearing and smell. But sight is inferior to insight. I contemplated this truth last week when I interrogated the essence of a man whom life blinded with a vicious uppercut. But, instead of lying floored on his back in defeat, he rose up […]
Continue ReadingAn elder stateman and founding member of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has joined those demanding for the sack of the current Service Chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari. Yakasai, former Liaison Officer to ex-President Shehu Shagari, said the current Service Chiefs have run out of ideas on how to resolve the current issue […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari, has condemned the terrorists killing of the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Lawan Andimi, describing it as cruel, inhuman and deliberately provocative. Buhari stated this in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement by President, Media Forum, of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim Musa, the members have told President Muhammadu Buhari and Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to watch their backs as the day of reckoning was nearer than they ever thought. The group called on the international community to intervene in the […]
Continue ReadingIn a letter addressed to President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, re-sent the $29.96bn 2016-2018 external borrowing plan to the Senate for its consideration and approval. The letter reads: “Request for the National Assembly to reconsider and approve the Federal Government’s 2016 and 2018 External Borrowing Plan. “Pursuant to section 21 […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has come down heavily on the members of the Senate and the House of Reps. He said that the over N1 trillion spent on the constituency projects of National Assembly members in the last 10 years has produced no results. Buhari said that data collected from Nigerians in rural communities showed […]
Continue ReadingNigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, said that a significant proportion of Nigeria’s prosperity today is concentrated in the hands of a few people. He said those few people are currently living primarily in four or five states and the Federal Capital Territory. President Buhari said this at the opening session of the 25th Nigerian […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Minister, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode wonders why Nigerians are more concerned about the fate of Tacha after her disqualification from the Big Brother house than they are about the sorry plight President Buhari has put them in.
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Sunday for New York, United States to participate in the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA74) which opened on Tuesday, September 17. A statement signed and released on Thursday by Femi Adesina said that the President’s participation at this year’s gathering of world leaders is […]
Continue ReadingPan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere has told the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, take decisive actions in protecting lives and property of Nigerians in South Africa. Afenifere’s reaction came on the heels of the recent Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other African nationals in South Africa, where lives and property worth millions […]
Continue ReadingPolitical bigwigs from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) were on Monday absent from the 80th birthday celebration of the first National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, held in Benin, Edo State, Nigeria. On the contrary, the National Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, and the Edo State […]
Continue ReadingNigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari today hosted traditional rulers from the Southwest geo-political zone in the state house, Abuja. The monarchs were led by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. Oba Ogunwusi had visited the President in Abuja earlier this month to discuss the prevailing insecurity in the Southwest region. At the meeting, the Ooni […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Aviation Minister, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode clashed with Dele Momodu over the latter’s comment, calling President Buhari the ‘father of the nation’. The Publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, in a tweet which was a response to the ‘explosion’ in different parts of the country, stated that only President Buhari can stop the killings […]
Continue ReadingNobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has warned the Federal Government against the proposed establishment of Ruga settlements across the country for herdsmen. He warned that the move, if not checked will set the country on fire. Speaking in Lagos on Tuesday at the launch of United Nations’ Solutions 17 SDG programme, Soyinka berated the federal […]
Continue ReadingOver 48,000 Nigerians on social media have voted President Muhammadu Buhari as the worst president Nigeria has ever had since the return to democracy in 1999. SaharaReporters had organized online polls on Facebook and Twitter asking Nigerians on the social media to select their worst president the country has ever had. Twitter had the three […]
Continue ReadingProtesters under the aegis of Concerned APC National Stakeholders (CANS) have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack some of his trusted allies described as cabal. These photos show the scores of protesters at Defense House on Monday who asked Buhari to take full control of government. Photo: Daily Trust
Continue ReadingEx-president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and rights activist, Olisa Agbakoba SAN, has told President Muhammadu Buhari to divide the country into eight regional structures. Agbakoba, one of the greatest heroes of democracy in Nigeria, noted that there are so many unclear issues in Nigeria about how people of the country want to organize […]
Continue ReadingComrade and former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has described the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, as a hypocrite, adding that President Muhammadu Buhari will soon taste the poisonous venom of the governor. In a post on his Facebook page, the former lawmaker stressed that the governor was known for betraying those who helped him ascend […]
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