“I, again, appeal to all Nigerians to avoid reckless statements or actions against our fellow countrymen. We should all resolve to live in peace and unity in our great country, which is the envy of many less endowed nations.
“Happy Eid-el-Fitr.”
We had to begin this week’s round up of quotes with our absentee President, Muhammadu Buhari’s address to Nigerians on the occasion of today’s Eid-l-Fitr, the Islamic celebration of the end of the Ramadan month of fasting. The statement was delivered through his media aide, Garba Shehu.
Now to everything else:
“INEC would go ahead to conduct the referendum in so far as INEC is able to verify or ascertain the genuineness of the signatures. Every lawmaker that had faced the issue of recall in the past, from Plateau, Jigawa to Abia, ran to the courts but such actions never stopped the Commission from going ahead with the referendum”
A source from the legal unit of INEC who spoke to Vanguard Newspapers said in response to Senator Dino Melaye‘s protest suit over his ongoing recall.
Wizkid, has been officially congratulated as the winner of the 2017 BET Award for the Best International Act category. Wizkid won the same award last year.
“Make the planet great again”. “With President Macron, a great leader”.
Arnold Schwarzengger, governor of California and the the French President, Emmanuel Macron recorded a video of themselves in France throwing subtle jabs at President Donald Trump over his decision to withdraw America from the Paris Climate Change Agreement.
“The people that were mentioned in the song are socialites. And if he has any proof otherwise, he can report them to the EFCC”
Singer 9ice finally responded in detail to the ongoing Falz Vs Nice controversy that started when a video of Falz advising Nigerian entertainers to stop glamorising fraudulent lifestyles was released.
When you hear a person say that my tribe has been marginalized usually what he is saying is “appoint me“. The ethnic card is an effective bargaining tool.
There are too many amazing quotes to remember from Professor Osinbajo’s message to a graduating military class on Friday. We’ll let you pick the rest.
“The man who is giving quit notice does not live in the north; he lives in Lagos. I am saying this, Shettima Yerima lives in Lagos. He is a Lagos man. So to live in Lagos and be giving quit notice is not the answer.”
In classic word-is-enough-for-the-wise style, Femi Falana offered his view on the silliness of the “pan-northern” group’s quit notice to Igbos.
“Those who are running commentary on the ruling by the Tribunal and criticizing it are those who are not even familiar with the case and the details coming out of the trial… That is why Dr. Saraki continues to wonder how desperate some people in government and their collaborators outside have become to pull him down at all cost and by all means up to the point that they do not care if they destroy the institution of the judiciary in the process.”
Senate President Bukola Saraki offered his two cents on the frenzy over his acquittal and the notice of appeal filed by the FG against it.
“But if Wike does not close his mouth and talk about my wife anymore, I will bring out his wife. My wife will never do such, we don’t do family business. I care about transparency. My wife is a trader. She buys and sells and Wike knows that.”
The battle between Rotimi Amaechi and Nyesom Wike did not end last week, and judging by this statement from the transportation minister, it does not look like it’s about to end.
“Just out: The Obama Administration knew far in advance of November 8th about election meddling by Russia. Did nothing about it. WHY?”
Of course, Donald Trump tweeted this week. And yes, he’s still shaken up by the Russian investigations.
