Muhammadu Buhari has sought the support of traditional rulers in Oyo State to transform the state of the nation. His words, “I am here to thank you for the support I have enjoyed from you all. In all my attempts to become president, I visited the 774 local governments in Nigeria and sought their understanding. I am here to remind you to reflect on the condition we met the country, where we are today and what we have achieved. You can see the effort we have made so far. We brought the roads and railways back to work. The PDP…
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Aisha Buhari has denied condemning the recent suspension of former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen. Mrs Buhari in a statement through her Director, Information, Mr Suleiman Haruna, on Sunday in Abuja, described the news was not true. After taking a note on the post being circulated social media saying she condemned the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, she issued a statement. Her words, “It is important to inform Nigerians that I did not made any public statements on the matter and therefore the commentary is untrue and fake. This is highly condemnable and we therefore advise…
Mrs. Jennifer Atiku Abubakar, the wife of the PDP presidential candidate recently led women to pray for God’s intervention in the affairs of Nigeria. She begged the women to defend the nation’s democracy, through prayers and balloting, come February 16. Her words, “It is not an easy journey. They will try to derail us. They will try to make us afraid; they will try to confuse us. But in all these, we should not be afraid. God is our guiding light. He will show us the way.” Wife of Delta governor, Mrs. Edith Okowa also said that women in Delta…
Maj.Gen Adeyemi Yekini has denied media reports that herdsmen murdered 15 Benue indigenes in another attack on communities in the state. Major Adeyemi has come out to deny any killings of that sort. His words, “The headquarters of OPWS, wish to state that the force did not receive any report of a single killing or even injury inflicted by armed herdsmen on anybody in any part of Benue state in the past several months. OPWS has troops in all the areas mentioned including Makurdi and there is no way up to 15 people would be killed without our troops being…
Diaspora volunteer group for President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election has said the achievements of the present administration are underrated. Mr Ade Omole, Convener of the group and All Progressives Congress Party (APC) United Kingdom, said this recently. He stated the achievements of the President Buhari-led administration in all sectors and said they were gigantic but had not been given adequate publicity. This, he said, was the reason the PMB UK Volunteer Group was initiated to embark on market to market campaigns to enlighten traders and especially those at the grassroots on the achievements of the Buhari administration He said beyond sensitising…
Atiku Abubakar has vowed to take care of servicemen if he is elected president in 2019. According to Daily Post, he said, “Since the First World War, Nigeria has lost many souls in defense of the country and various peacekeeping efforts. “We are gathered here in Akure to join others in remembrance of these fallen heroes and pray for the sustenance of their respective families. “As we remember those who have laid their lives in defense of their fatherland, I commit myself to make sure our servicemen are given the best in terms of condition of service when in office…
President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed reports about him shielding his associates in the acclaimed anti-corruption war of the administration as he charged state governors to keep their stand on opening up old grazing routes to improve the curbing of the clashes between herdsmen and farmers. Buhari also asked Nigerians to present evidence to the anti-corruption agencies as he rubbished insinuations by Ahmed that there was evidence brought before the National Assembly. In his explanations, he said the government could not keep its eyes closed if people make wrong declarations, an insinuation the moderator quickly asked him if he referred to…
Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Federal Government’s battle against corruption is still on and that all monies given back to government by those who stole from public treasury will be duly utilised to develop the country. The vice president said that the federal government had been able to shield means of looting the nation`s treasury through the Treasury Single Account (TSA). He noted that all returned looted funds would be used pumped back into the economy, saying that, in the case of properties, ones there was a final forfeiture, such property (asset) become the property of the state unless…
Peter Obi has pledged to resign if he is elected and unable to add value in government alongside Atiku Abubakar. Obi said that he was quite shocked that Atiku chose him, because he was not close friends with the former vice president of Nigeria. “I am not that close to Atiku. I’m not one of those who knows him very well. It’s less than one year since I got familiar with him. His choosing me is courageous. “If we get elected and it doesn’t work out between me and Atiku, I go home. I wasn’t born a governor or vice…
Samuel Ortom has advised the Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) to concentrate on the protection of lives and properties of Nigerians till the end of its tenure on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Governor Ortom said this while reaching to the attack on the family house of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, in Kwara State. In a statement by his spokesman, Terver Akase, the Governor called the attack on the family house of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, in Kwara State, shameful, terrible and tension-triggerin Kwara State and the country at large. “He says the use of thugs backed by…
The presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Prof. Kingsely Moghalu has condemned the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen. On Friday, January 25, 2019, President Buhari announced the suspension of the CJN, who has been accused of failing to declare his assets. Moghalu, in a statement issued to newsmen, described the President’s action as a threat to Nigeria’s democracy. The statement reads: “President Muhammadu Buhari set aside the constitution by “suspending” the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen. This action is a serious threat to Nigeria’s democracy and a gross violation of…
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, says it would be impossible to rig an election in Nigeria without the approval of the President, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agents. Frank stated this while reacting to an announcement of by the governments of the United Kingdom and the United State of America to deny anyone who disrupts the 2019 general election visa into both countries. In a statement on Friday, January 25, 2019, Frank urged UK and US governments to “hold” President Buhari and the INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, responsible if the…
Oby Ezekwesili has reacted to the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen. Onnoghen was suspended on Friday, January 25, 2019, following allegations that he failed to declare his assets. Ezekwesili, in a statement issued on Twitter, accused President Buhari of abusing the principle of separation of power. She also called on the President to reverse the suspension, which she described as a constitutional violation. The statement reads: “Unconstitutional action! You, Mr President @Mbuhari are a grave danger to our fragile Democracy. What happened to the Constitutional provision 292 on Discipline of Judges? Nigerians will not allow…
Former presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Oby Ezekwesili, has accused the party of playing politics with a transactional mindset that betrays her own personal values. Her decision didn’t go down well with the party as its National Chairman, Ganiyu Galadima, has accused her of dishonesty. Galadima said the former minister was using the party’s platform to negotiate for the position of Minister of Finance with the opposition. Galadima, who was also Ezekwesili’s running mate, further announced that the ACPN will now back President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for re-election at next…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has reacted to the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen. President Buhari suspended the embattled CJN on Friday, January 25, 2019, following allegations that he failed to declare his assets. Dogara, who described the President’s action is unconstitutional, added that Nigeria’s democracy is on fire. The Speaker said Buhari has issued a notice that Nigeria has entered full blown dictatorship by suspending Onnoghen. “With the unconstitutional suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) by President Muhammadu Buhari, the world has been served with notice that Nigeria…
Atiku Abubakar has described the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen. His words, ““The purported suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria by President Muhammadu Buhari, is an anti-democratic act which I reject in its entirety and call on Justice Onnoghen and the judiciary to resist with every legal and constitutional means that they can muster. “This brazen dictatorial act is the latest action in the ongoing rape of our nation’s hard earned democracy by those who dined with anti-democratic forces, & is symptomatic of the increasing desperation that @MBuhari the cabal pulling the strings have…
Mr Sullivan Chime says the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will have the final say on the zone that gets the president in 2023. The former governor said that the appropriate organ of the party would make the decision at the appropriate time. He said that the party was currently preoccupied with the reelection of Buhari. Chime allayed the fears in certain quarters that the South West was positioning to usurp the chance of the South East to produce the president in 2023. His words. “At the appropriate time the party will take a final decision. However, we…
The Anambra Government has disassociated itself from a purported communiqu by Ohaneze Ndigbo endorsing the candidacy of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for the Feb. 16 presidential election. Abubakar is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)s presidential candidate in the February 16 election. Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu, the Secretary to Anambra Government (SSG), made the disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen in Enugu. Chukwulobelu declared that the contents of the communique did not reflect the Anambra Governments position. His words, “We have read bits of the communiqu purportedly issued by the Ohaneze leadership. We regret that they do not reflect the position…
Chieftains of Ohaneze Ndigbo are split over the purported endorsement of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Abubakar Atiku by the organisation. It would be recalled that an arm of the organisation known as Ime Obi arising from its meeting on Thursday, declared support for Atiku on the grounds that he was running with an Igbo man, Mr Peter Obi. This endorsement is in clear contrast of earlier stance of the Igbo apex socio-cultural organisation of not endorsing any of the presidential candidates. However, a former Secretary General of the organisation, Chief Obiora Ozobu, described the move…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lauded the decision of Ohaneze Ndigbo to endorse the Atiku-Obi presidential ticket. Mr Oseloka Obaze, Chairman of the Atiku/Obi Presidential Campaign Council, Anambra chapter made the commendation in Awka on Friday. Ohaneze, the Igbo Socio-Cultural organisation announced its endorsement of the PDP presidential flag bearers after a meeting held in Enugu on Thursday. Obaze described the position as “most profound, constructive and courageous decision.” The endorsement is historical and seminal gesture will serve Nigeria well,” he said. Ohaneze had in a communique said its decision to adopt Atiku/Obi followed a critical and dispassionate appraisal…