Buhari Should Not Embarrass Himself By Turning Down Invitation He had Accepted – Falana

Human Rights Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to turn around in turning down the invitation to address the joint National Assembly on the state of insecurity in the country. Falana, on Wednesday, faulted the claim of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), that the National Assembly had no power to summon the President over the rising insecurity in the country....

JUST IN: Buhari Cancels Plan To Appear Before National Assembly Over Insecurity

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent ____ President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled the plan to appear before the National Assembly on Thursday to address the security crisis across the federation. TVC News has received a statement from the Chief Whip of the House, Muhammed Monguno, that the President has changed his mind. He said it was widely believed that Buhari had changed his mind because of allegations that he would be abused by lawmakers from the People’s Democratic Party...

Buhari Swears in INEC Boss, Yakubu, for Second Term

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore-in Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for the second and final five-year term in office. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the swearing-in ceremony took place just before the commencement of the weekly virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council, (FEC), in the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Senate had on Dec. 1, confirmed the nomination of Yakubu for re- appointment as...

Goodluck Jonathan, the Caliphate Ritual-Cow and Ayo Oritsejafor Metaphor

President Goodluck Jonathan was a very fine gentleman in politics, broad-minded and slow to judgment. But that he was naive and an utter stranger to the realities and responsibilities of his time at the detriment of those whose political future depended mostly on his exalted position cannot be disputed.—Dr. Nwankwo Tony Nwaezeigwe “Mr President you are finished,” said Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor to President Goodluck Jonathan. And President Jonathan responded: “You said what?” And Pastor Ayo...

Lai Mohammed Condemns Nigeria’s Inclusion in U.S Religious Freedom Blacklist

The minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed has condemned the inclusion of Nigeria in the United States religious freedom blacklist. In a statement released on Tuesday, Mohammed stated that Nigeria does not have a policy of religious persecution. “Nigeria does not engage in religious freedom violation, neither does it have a policy of religious persecution. Victims of insecurity and terrorism in the country are adherents of Christianity, Islam and other religions,’’ said Mohammed. According...

Anambra Assembly Passes 2021 Appropriation into Law

Anambra State House of Assembly has today passed the 2021 Anambra State Appropriation Bill into law. The Anambra State Appropriation Bill was presented to the Assembly by Governor Willie Obiano exactly one month and four days ago, during which occasion the members assured the governor of speedy action to ensure timely passage into law. Therefore, for many observers, this is a promise kept. A Budget size of N143, 661, 871, 651 for the services of...

OPINION: What Does Restructuring Really Mean?

By Ebuka Onyekwelu Since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999, various forms of agitations expressing the desires of the people of Nigeria for some structural reforms have become the mainstay of Nigeria’s democratic experience, up till date, after twenty-one long years. Conversations on resource control, propriety of state police, devolution of power, return to regionalism, local government creation, are some of the most vexatious and hotly debated areas requiring reforms. These ultimately entail constitutional...

OPINION: Kwankwasiyya Myopic Allegation on Sell of Public Properties in Kano

By Abba Dukawa ____ Funny enough, the Kwankwasiyya movement still  not realized that the movement is a paper tiger and has crumbled like a pack of cards.   Recently, the  movement in its desperate moved to remain relevant in the polity of the day  accused Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of illegally selling public properties to cronies and family members. This is nothing but  laughable threats that they would not fold arms and allow public assets to...

Bauchi Speaker Denies Defection Rumours, Says His Loyalty is Still In-tact in APC

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent ______ Amid defections and political realignment sweeping in some states ahead of 2023, Speaker Bauchi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abubakar Suleiman, has denied  rumours being peddled  that he has perfected plans to defect from the All Progressives Congress, APC. In a statement on Monday by his spokesperson Abdul Burra, the Speaker was quoted as saying that he had no plan to jettison his party, the APC. According to...

I Will Decline to Return as APC Chairman – Oshiomhole

The former National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has distanced himself from the fresh suit instituted by the former National Vice Chairman (South South), Hilliard Eta, who recently challenged the dissolution of the National Working Committee that was chaired by Oshiomhole. This was contained in a statement that the former Edo Governor signed on Monday. The statement is titled, ‘My Position Has Not Changed.’ The former chairman made it known that he...

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