The State of the Nation. Nigerian of today is at the brink of disintegration . An air of melancholy has surrounded the entire country. The situation is far worst than the darkest days of the maximum ruler ( Late General Sanni Abacha). I recalled in 2014 how majority of the population were deceived into believing
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday collected the All Progressives Congress expression of interest and nomination forms donated to him by a group of Nigerians. The group, NCAN, had last week announced it bought the N45 million form for the incumbent president. The form was presented to Mr Buhari at the State House, Abuja on Tuesday.
The Kano state police have arrested the administrator and members of a WhatsApp group for allegedly circulating fake news. The group was accused of spreading the picture of a woman who was accused of trafficking children in Kano. According to PRNigeria, Magaji Musa, Kano police spokesperson, said the suspects were arrested after the woman issued
Amnesty International says the delay of the federal government to make public a report by a presidential panel on the alleged excesses of the army is an affront on citizens who are victims. In June 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari set up the Presidential Investigative Panel to Review Compliance of the Armed Forces with Human Rights
By Benson Amukpo The current spate of defections of Nigeria politicians from one political cartel to the other is, in my opinion, borne out of political expediency and survival instinct. As a matter of fact, this generation of politicians are driven by self-aggrandizement rather than political ideologies. The truth is that the current political elites
President Muhammadu Buhari has declined assent to the electoral act amendment bill, 2018. This was disclosed by the senior special assistant to the president on electoral matters (senate), Senator Ita Enang. Enang said the president’s decision had been communicated to the leadership of the national assembly via a letter. “His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR,
MINISTER of state for petroleum resources,Ibe Kachikwu, says China has an edge over the US and UK in Africa because it is providing what Africa needs. Kachikwu made this comment on the sidelines of the ongoing 2018 Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). “They are active in Liberia, Ghana, Angola. They are throwing money where their
Four commercial banks donated a total of N980 million to the Nigerian Police Force in 2017 to support its activities, with the banks incurring the wrath of their shareholders. Checks by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) indicated that the banks were United Bank of Africa (UBA), Guaranty Trust Bank, FCMB Group and Fidelity Bank.
THE President, Enough is Enough Nigeria Reload, Mr Adeshina George Ayodele, has commended the National President a of Non-Governmental Organisation and democracy group, the National Movement for Positive Change (NMPC), Barrister Niyi Aborisade, for his effort in creating awareness on voting power and political development in Nigeria. Ayodele said Aborisade, against all odds has brazen