Monthly Archives: September 2019

Sowore: You should give priority to national interest, analyst cautions court

Mr Ishmael Rufus, a Public Affairs Analyst has cautioned the judiciary on sacrificing national interest on the altar of freedom of expression. Rufus, while briefing newsmen on Sunday in Abuja, insisted that the judiciary must give priority to national security interest in considering bail for capital offence suspects. He said he was speaking against the background of the recent bail ...

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Osinbajo is innocent, he will overcome his present political travails- Bakare

The general overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Tunde Bakare, has said that Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo will overcome his present travails in the presidency. The VP recently denied claims made by a former APC official, Timi Frank that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) provided N90billion as campaign funds for Mr Osinbajo during the 2019 elections. Daily Post reports ...

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Aisha Buhari’s long absence not because of alleged ‘infighting’ in Aso Rock- Spokesman

The Presidency says the absence of the First Lady, Aisha Buhari’s in the country for about two months was not because of alleged ‘infighting’ in the Presidential Villa. Debunking the widespread speculations, Aisha’s Spokesman, Suleiman Haruna, said the First Lady has the freedom to travel to wherever she wanted. Aisha has not returned to the country since she went in ...

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April Journey: I am not mandated by constitution to hand over power to Osinbajo, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he is not mandated by the constitution  to hand over power to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as regards his private visit to the United Kingdom from April 25 to May 5, 2019. Buhari said there was no constitutional requirement for him to do so for trips less than 21 days. He stated this in ...

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Kogi Guber Race: Miyetti Allah endorses Gov Yahaya Bello for second term

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has endorsed incubent Governor Yahaya Bello as its candidate for second term in the forthcoming November16 governorship election in the state. The National Organising Secretary of the group, Alhaji Aliyu Saleh, who made the declaration at a news conference in Lokoja on Saturday, directed Fulanis in the state to immediately embark ...

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Lagos youths too lazy, always throng our house to demand Asiwaju’s “free money”- Remi Tinubu

Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, a current Senator of the Federal Republic and wife of a former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said youths of today are lazy and not ready to work. She said most of the youths in Lagos would come to her husband’s house, claiming “they want to enjoy Asiwaju’s money.” She, however, expressed displeasure that “most ...

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Buhari returns to Nigeria after UN Assembly

President Muhammadu Buhari is back to Abuja after his engagements at the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA74), in New York, USA, on Saturday morning, a day ahead of schedule. The president was initially scheduled to return to Abuja on Sunday morning at about 7.00a.m. However, the presidential aircraft carrying the president, his aides and some members ...

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Political interventions must reduce in budgetary process- Lawan

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, says political interventions must reduce in the budgetary process. Speaking through his Special Adviser (Media), Ola Awoniyi, Lawan also said that Nigeria should have a budget reform that would include a law on timely budget passage. He spoke on “Reforming the Budget Cycle: A First Step in Our Journey to the Next Level” at ...

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Sowore vs FG: 50 CLOs call on UN, AU to help secure Sowore’s release

Fifty civil society organisations have appealed to the United Nations and the African Union to intervene in the case involving Omoyele Sowore and Federal Government and help secure the release of AAC Presidential candidate. The 50 CSOs which called for the SaharaReporters publisher’s release included the Amnesty International, Media Rights Agenda, All Workers’ Convergence, Afrika Movement for Freedom and Justice, ...

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Guber Polls: 201,143 PVCs yet to be collected in Bayelsa, Kogi- INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said that 201,143 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have yet to be collected in Kogi and Bayelsa as at Sept. 20. The commission this disclosed on Thursday in a progress report on PVC collection, which it started on Sept. 2, ahead of Nov. 16 governorship elections in the two states. The breakdown of the figure ...

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