President Muhammadu Buhari says opposition cannot distract his administration from the good work it is doing for the benefit and development of Nigeria.He said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has the full understanding of Nigeria’s challenges and is encouraged by the support of Nigerians in addressing them.Buhari said this when he received some governors of the party accompanied by [...]
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Do public officials owe the public full disclosures about their health status? Does the age of a political leader really matter when it comes to the leader performing his/her statutory duties?Answers to the above questions have never been straightforward even in countries like the USA and the UK where the public’s right to know can sometimes verge on intrusions into [...]
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has taunted President Muhammadu Buhari over the comment that the president is fit for another term because he trekked a distance of 800 meters in Daura, Katsina state, on Tuesday.The issue of Buhari's health has generated controversy, with some of his critics asking the president not to seek another term based on his health condition.Last year, [...]
“Baba is back, we thank God”“You have started your mischief again. Baba said he will be back in two weeks, and he is back, so what is special about that?”“You know sometimes when the President goes to London like that, we may then be told that his doctors have advised that he should spend another week or more. But we [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja for Daura, his hometown in Katsina state, on Monday evening.Boss Mustapha, secretary to government of the federation and Babagana Monguno, national security adviser, were with Buhari as of the time he left the presidential villa.Buhari returned to the country on Saturday after a 10-day vacation in the UK.Here are some pictures:[...]
Junaid Mohammed, a lawmaker in the second republic, says some of President Muhammadu Buhari's kinsmen want him to reinstate Lawal Daura, former director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS).Daura, who was sacked following the DSS blockade at the national assembly, is from the president's home state of Katsina.In an interview with PUNCH, Mohammed said: "There is an ethnic attempt by those [...]
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has described the current administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari as a government of liars.The former vice-president said this on Thursday while addressing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in Enugu state.The presidential aspirant said the All Progressives Congress (APC) promised three million jobs annually but the country has been recording job losses, leading to the "worst [...]
While the remote and immediate causes for last week’s decisive sacking of MrLawal Daura as the Director-General of the Department of State Services remain a guess, it is unarguably the most inspiring action by the Muhammadu Buhari administration in a long while.And following it up this Tuesday with the literal disbandment of the infamous Special Anti-Robbery Squad, was a bonus [...]
Patrick Lumumba, director of Kenya School of Laws, says Nigeria must improve its healthcare system to discourage President Muhammadu Buhari from going abroad on medical vacation.Lumumba said this on Wednesday while speaking at Summit Of The Alternatives (SOTA) in Abuja. The professor spoke to the audience via Skype.Buhari is currently on a 10-day vacation in the UK.The former director of Kenya's [...]
Senate President Bukola Saraki is considering running against President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.Saraki, who had earlier hinted at running for the highest office in the land, told Bloomberg in an interview that he had been consulting widely.In the last one week, the senate President has visited ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and former military President Ibrahim Babangida.Saraki said he would need to win the [...]
Femi Adesina, spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari, says his principal thought deeply before announcing his second term bid.Adesina said this in a statement on Tuesday while reacting to a newspaper report entitled "Pressure mounts on Buhari not to seek re-election".The reported said countries such as European Union, US, UK and Saudi Arabia were mounting pressure on Buhari not to run [...]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Lawal Gumau, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of the bye-election in Bauchi south senatorial district.Gumau, a member of the house of representatives, made the headlines after he said his sole mission at the senate is to make President Muhammadu Buhari head of the country for life.While speaking at the close [...]
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says if elected president, he will sign an undertaking to serve for just a term.Abubakar said this in an interview with THISDAY.The former vice-president said his case would not be like President Muhammadu Buhari who allegedly reneged on his promise to serve for one term."If I am elected as the president in 2019, I give [...]
Tam David-West, former minister of petroleum resources and an ally of President Muhammadu Buhari, says the president's mistakes are haunting his government.In an interview with The Guardian, he said Buhari made a mistake in the first four months of his administration with the people he surrounded himself with and are working against him.David-West said that the economy is not doing well [...]
In 1961, while delivering his inaugural address, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, spoke about every African dictator -- in advance. Though his words were targeted at the communists of his time, his timeless metaphor speaks to all dictators, and of course Nigeria's current crop of rulers.JFK, as he was fondly known, said: “Those who [...]
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have blocked all the entrances into the national assembly.The operatives are turning away cars of lawmakers and one of those that have been prevented from gaining entry into the national assembly is Rafiu Ibrahim, senator representing Kwara south.A legislative source told TheCable that Ahmad Lawan, senate leader, and some senators elected on [...]
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