JUNE 12: BEYOND PROTEST & AGITATION
June 12th 1993 remains a day to always remember in the history of Nigeria not necessarily because of the annulled election nor the election itself but rather because it was that day after the Nigeria Civil war that Nigerians defiled ethnic, religious and tribal sentiment to make a decision. However, what the aftermath of that […]
SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF COMMEMORATION AND CELEBRATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY ON 12TH JUNE, 2021
Fellow Nigerians, I join you all today to commemorate and celebrate our Democracy Day. It is a celebration of freedom and a victory for one people, one country and one Nigeria. As with all democracies we will always be going through improvement processes in our desire to reach the goal of a mature democracy, a […]
Making Sense of Buhari’s Nonsense Now Senseless.
By Farooq A. Kperogi (Twitter: @farooqkperogi) As I pointed out in my Facebook and Twitter status updates in the aftermath of Muhammadu Buhari’s June 10 interview with Arise TV, Buhari’s thought-processes, whenever they’re publicly expressed, are often so devoid of basic rhyme and reason that to even try to make sense of them is a […]
Insecurity: North Senators concerned, works out solution, says Wamakko
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto NORTHERN Senators have expressed deep concerns over the growing security challenges affecting the peace and survival of people in the region and other parts of the country. Speaking on the sidelines following a meeting held by the senators over the disturbing and alarming situation , Chairman of the Forum , Senator […]
Buhari removes acting NBC chief amidst moves to stifle freedom of expression
President Buhari also appointed a new man to In the midst of the furore surrounding the ban on Twitter and other moves to regulate social media, President Muhammadu Buhari has declined to appoint Armstrong Idachaba as the substantive Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). Mr Idachaba was appointed acting Director-General of the commission, replacing Modibbo Kawu, […]
Committee for the Goodness of Nigeria (CGN) meets … Members keep mum on deliberations
Twenty hours after eminent Nigerians met under the aegis of Committee for the Goodness of Nigeria (CGN), the outcome of their deliberations remained shrouded in secrecy. Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo who was the convener of the Coalition spoke with journalists on Friday in Abuja but was not forthcoming on the resolutions of the CGN. […]
Nigeria’s situation unpalatable, disintegration not the solution – Obasanji
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says it is “almost idiotic” to push for Nigeria’s disintegration at a period that Africa gears towards political, social and economic reintegration. He said this in Abeokuta, Ogun State, at the luncheon and investiture of Kehinde Isijola as the new chairman of Nigerian Institution of Surveyor (NIS), Ogun State chapter, on […]