Top dignitaries and Some governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and some government officials have visited President Muhammadu Buhari in Saudi Arabia to update him on developments in the country, including the conclusion of supplementary elections. President Buhari, on his fifth day of the official visit to Saudi Arabia,...
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that he will leave office in 2023. The President said he is determined to help strengthen the electoral process both in Nigeria and across the region. He stated this in his New Year letter to Nigerians, which was released by the Presidency on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. “I will...
By Olawale Olaleye There are too many things to take away from Saturday’s elections in Bayelsa and Kogi States. Bayelsa, as we all knew, had just the governorship election, while Kogi dealt with both the governorship and a rerun in one of the senatorial districts. So, the stakes were high and understandably so in the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Sarah Omotunde Alade, as Special Adviser to the President on Finance and the Economy, domiciled in the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning. This information is contained in a statement by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja...
By Olawale Olaleye It was one of my unusual days yesterday, when I had to struggle with mood to get in the right work mindset. This seldom happens to me and whenever it does, I just have to come up with an idea that would help knock me in the ideal work mode. It could...
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration’s attention is increasingly being focused on cyber-crimes and the abuse of technology through hate speech and other divisive material being propagated on social media. The Nigerian leader made this known when he addressed the nation via a broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 59th Independence Anniversary in Abuja on Tuesday. The...
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the national female basketball team, D’Tigress, for an impressive outing at the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2019 in Dakar, Senegal, that saw the Nigerian ladies retaining the African title. The Nigerian ladies defeated their counterparts and host nation Senegal 60-55 to win their fourth title. Buhari in a statement issued on...
Dear President and General Buhari, OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT, GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI I am constrained to write to you this open letter. I decided to make it an open letter because the issue is very weighty and must be greatly worrisome to all concerned Nigerians and that means all right-thinking Nigerians and those resident in...
BY DAYO DA’SILVA Yes! No one wants to die in Nigeria, whether rich or poor, not even the old and elderly. This reflects much in our timid and fragile life in which we all have become victims of our precarious society. I am not saying people want to die in other countries, but the Nigerian...
OLAJIDE OSOBA, ABEOKUTA President Mohammadu Buhari has said that the Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has saved enough resources to put in place infrastructure that will last for years in Ogun State , adding that his foot print will remain permanent in State. He also said that Amosun has really prepared himself for the...