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Here we go again. On Tuesday, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) issued a statement asking President Muhammadu Buhari to “seriously consider” resigning over the pervasive insecurity in the land. Several parts of the north have been experiencing devastating terror attacks, communal killings and kidnappings. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has resumed its campaign of […]
Continue ReadingCatholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has heavily criticised Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, over insecurity, corruption and division in Nigeria. Kukah made his complaints known in his Easter Message on Sunday titled, ‘To mend a broken nation: The Easter metaphor’. According to the bishop, every aspect of life in Nigeria has been […]
Continue ReadingFormer governor of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye; and former governor Jolly Nyame of Taraba State, who were both serving prison time for stealing N1.16bn and N1.6bn respectively, have been pardoned by the federal government of Muhammadu Buhari. The former Governors made the list of convicts (159 convicts) who were pardoned by President Muhammadu Buhari […]
Continue ReadingA notable group, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), on Tuesday asked the President, Muhammadu Buhari, to “resign immediately” over failure in providing security for Nigerians. In a statement, the group made the demand through its spokesperson, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed. According to him, it is disappointing that after about seven years of being in office, Buhari […]
Continue ReadingPrior to the July 11, 2007 coordinated bombing of commuter trains in India’s largest city of Mumbai, Indians, like Nigerians, were wrapped in the shawls of their innocence and naivety. On that day, terrorists violently yanked off the terror purity shawls off India’s face. In a matter of minutes, multiple explosive devices were detonated in […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has commissioned the Dangote Fertiliser Plant in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State, Nigeria. Buhari inaugurated the multi-billion dollar facility on Tuesday at an event well attended by many political, traditional, and religious leaders, as well as key members of the private sector from various parts of the country. They include […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commissioned a new terminal at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. The new MMIA Terminal is expected to handle 20 million passengers a year. It comprises of a four-storey Main Terminal Building, three-storey Finger Building, two-storey Cargo Terminal Building, 82,925sqm apron, and external and ancillary works. The […]
Continue ReadingThe moment I saw a woman sashaying across the stage during the inauguration of Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, I knew something was out of place. I did not know it was outgoing first lady Ebele Obiano, let alone that she was about to set for herself a new standard in public humiliation. In moments, […]
Continue ReadingNigerian vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo may have told President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to contest the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for next year’s election. Daily Trust reported on Monday, quoting sources, that Osinbajo approached the president to inform him of his desire to inherit his position at the end […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate on Wednesday rejected President Buhari’s request for the upper house to delete the clause in the newly-signed electoral act that in his opinion disenfranchises political appointees. During the signing of the bill on February 25, President Buhari had criticized the section, which he said “constitutes a disenfranchisement of serving political office holders.” Section […]
Continue ReadingThough it looks harmless, political cartooning can be nerve-racking, provoking the bile of political office holders and triggering a huge political umbrage in the process. In February, 2021, an award-winning political cartoonist with the Daily Trust newspaper, Bulama Mustapha, sketched a cartoon flake of a framed photograph sitting majestically on Nigeria’s Aso Rock presidential seat. […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday afternoon March 6, departed Nigeria for the UK for his routine medical checkup. He is expected back to the country in the next two weeks. Recall that a statement released about six days ago by the special adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina stated […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after attending the United Nations Environmental Programme in Nairobi, Kenya. His return Friday March 4 afternoon goes contrary to the plan contained in an earlier press statement from the presidency where it was stated that the President would proceed to London for a medical check-up after his […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari will proceed to London, the United Kingdom, for routine medical checkup that will last for a maximum of two weeks. A statement released by the special adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, says the president will depart Abuja on Tuesday, March 1st to participate in the […]
Continue ReadingFinally, at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Friday, the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022 into law. Nigerian Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo; President of Nigerian Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of Nigerian House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, were present to witness the signing […]
Continue ReadingThe APC was birthed out of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s resilient appetite for presidential power. Its victory in the 2015 presidential election was a product of both his regional cultic followership and a nationwide rejection of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan’s bumbling presidency. Seven years afterwards, Buhari’s appetite for apex power has been fulfilled and arguably squandered. His […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has departed Nigeria on Tuesday afternoon for the European Union-African Union (EU-AU) summit in Brussels, Belgium. According to a statement by Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, the summit which will take place from February 17 to February 18, will have participants deliberate on […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court, on Friday, declared that the Executive Order 10 (EO10) on the funding of State Judiciary and Legislature, was unlawful and unconstitutional. Back in 2020, it was reported that 36 state governments filed a suit against the Federal Government over the funding of superior courts created by Section 6 of the constitution. The […]
Continue ReadingThe Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill has been transmitted by the Clerk to the Nigerian National Assembly, Arch. Olatunde Amos Ojo, to President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent. The reworked bill was transmitted to the president on Monday January 31, according to a statement by Senator Babajide Omoware, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday morning, departed Nigeria for Gambia where he will be attending the second-term inauguration of President Adama Barrow holding today January 19. He left via the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The President will be accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama; National Security Adviser, Maj-Gen Babagana […]
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