Appellate Court Judgment: PDP Governors Congratulate Diri

The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum has congratulated Gov. Duoye Diri of Bayelsa State over the Court of Appeal judgment in his favour. The appeal court set aside the judgment of the Bayelsa State Election Tribunal which nullified his election. Chairman of the PDP Governor’s Forum, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, congratulated Diri in a statement issued by the Director-General of the Forum, C.I.D. Maduabum, in Abuja on Friday. Tambuwal said that the news...

Respect Merit Over Federal Character – Sanusi Tells Nigerians

Former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has asked Nigerians to respect merit and competence over the tradition of federal character. Sanusi advised that Nigerian should respect merit and performance rather than the doctrine of the federal character. He added that the doctrine has made things worst for the country. Sanusi said this on Thursday at The Platform, an annual conference organized by the Covenant Christian Centre in Lagos in commemoration of the 60th Independence...

Fashola Urges Nigerians to Pay Attention to Who is Governor, Local Government Chairman than President

The Nigeria Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has urged Nigerians to pay more attention to who is governor, who is local government chairman than who is president. The Minister gave this advice on Thursday while speaking at The Platform, an annual conference organized by Covenant Christian Centre in Lagos. The virtual event was hosted by Poju Oyemade, it was to commemorate the country’s 60th Independence Anniversary. The former Governor of Lagos State...

Independence : Bishop Mamza, Adamawa CAN Chair Fire Salvos , Says Nigeria Most Divided Under Buhari

By Ibrahim  Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The Catholic Bishop of Yola  Diocese and chairman Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), in Adamawa State  Rev. Dr. Stephen Dami Mamza, has spite fire alleging that Nigeria has never been divided like it is under the current leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari. Mamza,  accused  that the insensitivity of the Buhari led the government to maintain religious and ethnic balance in its appointments” has further widened the gulp of suspicion between...

COVID-19: Trump to be Treated in Military Hospital

U.S. President Donald Trump is moving to a military hospital for treatment after being diagnosed with COVID-19, the White House said on Friday, as his administration and election campaign scrambled to adjust to an extraordinary twist in his turbulent presidency. Trump, 74, will be moved to a special suite at Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre in Bethesda, Maryland, for the next few days as a precautionary measure, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said....

How to Build Better Militaries in Africa: Lessons from Niger

In August, jihadists in Niger killed six French aid workers and two Nigeriens just outside of the capital, Niamey. Terrorist attacks have increased by 250 percent over the last two years in Africa’s Sahel region, according to the State Department. To help counter the threat of terrorism and build the capacity of African militaries, the U.S. government spends over $1.5 billion a year on security assistance to the African continent. Does this support work? Reliable security cooperation and assistance data are...

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally submitted the petroleum industry bill (PIB), which seek to scrap two major petroleum regulatory agency to the national assembly for consideration and passage. The proposed bill seeks to scrap the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPR) and establish the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited after all the assets and liabilities of the NNPC have been identified by the ministers of petroleum resources and finance. “The...

Northern and Southern Representatives only Seek Personal Gain – Sanusi

The former emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi has said representatives of the country’s geopolitical zones are only interested in enriching their pockets. He pointed out that politicians who refer to themselves as advocates of the southern and northerner citizens only seek personal gain. The former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), who spoke at The Platform, an annual conference organised by Covenant Christian Centre in Lagos, on Thursday stated that Nigerian elites are the...

Nigeria at 60: to be or Not to be?

Aside from the ruling class in the north, south, west, and east of the country, nobody else is benefitting from the country. ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Sixty years is too long, but apparently, too short a time within which Nigeria can decide the identity it wants to take on. For six decades after Nigeria’s independence, basic questions of nationhood remain unanswered; Nigeria is yet to resolve issues surrounding its identity. Most recently, the recurrent question remains if...

Nigeria at 60: President Buhari’s Independence Day Address

INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTIETH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, THURSDAY 1ST OCTOBER 2020 Fellow Nigerians:        I speak to you today as your President and fellow citizen on this epoch occasion of our country’s 60th independence Anniversary. As President, I wish to renew my appreciation to Nigerians for entrusting me with your hopes and aspirations for a better and greater Nigeria. 2. Today, it is...

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