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‘I suddenly remembered why I fell in love with the President’, By Femi Adesina

June 4, 2021Bode DoluLeave a Comment

President Muhammadu Buhari spoke on Tuesday, warning troublemakers in the country that the picnic was over, and the next day, I saw this comment online from a Buharist, as lovers and admirers of the President are known: “I just finished watching the President on TV reading the riot act to troublemakers, and I couldn’t be […]

Any Day, Any Time, Atiku Will Make A Far Better President Than Buhari, By Femi Aribisala

October 10, 2018Bode DoluLeave a Comment

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dodged a bullet; a bomb even with the conduct of its presidential primaries a few days ago. This was conducted in a calm, serene and collected manner. There were no riots. No bombs went off to mark the process as “do or die.” Nobody got killed, maimed or injured. The […]

Nigerians on Twitter picked a president between Buhari and Saraki (See the result)

September 12, 2018Bode DoluLeave a Comment

This table shows that 25,206 Nigerians voted on Twitter to choose a president between Buhari and Saraki. You can see the percentage. Looks like 2019 is going to be a tough race.

Nigerian President, govs, LG spend N241bn unaudited security votes annually – TI says

September 6, 2018Bode Dolu1 Comment

Transparency International (TI) has said that the offices of Nigerian President, 36 governors and 774 local government chairmen in Nigeria, spend unaudited $670m (N241bn) yearly on security votes. African Director for TI’s Defence and Security Programme, Christina Hildrew, made the disclosure at an event organised by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre in Abuja on […]

Security votes to President, governors illegal –Tanko Yakassai

August 30, 2018Bode DoluLeave a Comment

One of Nigeria’s elder statesmen, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai has described the release of special funds to the President and the 36 states governors as security votes as unconstitutional. He said, the idea of security votes contradicts the provision of the constitution because the power to appropriate funds for the security of the federation has already […]

Rule of Law: The President got it wrong, By Reuben Abati

August 28, 2018Bode Dolu1 Comment

It is unfortunate that the most important statement made so far at the on-going Annual Conference of the Nigeria Bar Association, an outright derogation of the supremacy of the rule of law, has not yet generated any coherent response from either the Bar or the Bench. President Muhammadu Buhari was guest of honour on Sunday at the NBA Conference […]

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