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May 21, 2016

5 reasons why Buhari should fire the Minister of Justice

As the government of Muhammadu Buhari is about to clock one year in office, his strengths, weaknesses and shortcomings as well as that of his appointed officers would be thoroughly and vigorously reviewed by all and sundry. The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) , a civil rights group has taken upon itself the onus of reviewing... Read More
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May 21, 2016

Group petitions Buhari to immediately fire AGF

A civil rights group, the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has written President Muhammadu Buhari asking him to immediately relieve the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Malami Abubakar of his duty. This, the group noted would save the Presidency and the country from further embarrassment and criticism. CACOL, in the letter addressed to... Read More
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May 20, 2016

“His blockos are still PDP” | 7 nasty insults Shehu Sani threw at Governor El Rufai

It is no new news that Governor of Kano state, Nasir El Rufai and Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani despite being members of the same All Progressives Congress (APC) are sworn enemies with endless personal attacks in between them. The latest person to fire his weapon of words in the cold war between the two... Read More
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May 20, 2016

Shehu Sani calls APC’s bluff, describes El Rufai as a ‘rotten egg’

Human right activist and Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has dared the Kano state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). His dare comes after he was threatened with expulsion by the party for speaking against President Muhammadu Buhari’s oil subsidy removal policy yesterday. Shehu Sani has always been at loggerheads with the governor of... Read More
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May 20, 2016

Where is the ‘mother of all protests’ Dino Melaye promised in 7 days?

From his stand against the removal of subsidy in 2012, his famous fist fight at the House of Representatives in 2014 which left his clothes in shreds to his unflinching support of the embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki even when it looked like the senate president was losing the battle, Dino Melaye sure looks like... Read More
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May 19, 2016

This is why FG will not let Dasuki go

The Federal Government has revealed the reason why former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki is still in the custody of the Department of State Services. The government made this known at the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS court in Abuja on Thurdsday through T.D. Kabiru, a legal representative of the government who argued against the... Read More
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May 19, 2016

‘We’ll continue to fight’ | NLC threatens FG despite failed strike

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed to keep resisting the hike of petrol price from N86 to N145 despite some of the failures its planned nationwide strike action suffered on Wednesday. The President of NLC, Ayuba Wabba, speaking on the second day of the strike noted that the Union had not received any invitation... Read More
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May 19, 2016

‘Amina Ali must go back to school’ – President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, expressed his resolve to ensure that Amina Ali, the recently found 19-year-old abducted Chibok girl, continues her education. This was contained in a statement issued by the Presidency after Amina and her baby were received at the presidential villa, Abuja. While reiterating his determination to find the remaining Chibok girls,... Read More
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May 19, 2016

Opinion: Not on fuel subsidy, Buhari!

“The royalists of the economic order have conceded that political freedom was the business of government, but they have maintained that economic slavery was nobody’s business.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936  President Buhari was in faraway London to attend an Anti-Corruption Summit when the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, made a statement that Nigeria and... Read More
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May 19, 2016

‘You can’t kill the innocent and shout Allahu Akbar’ -Buhari

President Buhari, on Wednesday, said corruption is the main reason why the Nigerian Military has been unable to defeat Boko Haram terrorist. The President said this when he received Egypt’s Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmed El-Tayeb. He noted that the image of the military was greatly tarnished when it lost 14 local government to the... Read More
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May 19, 2016

New militant group wants Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu and Dasuki released in 2 weeks or else…

The Niger Delta Avengers apparently are not the only group angry at President Muhammadu Buhari and threatening to destroy pipelines and shut down Niger Delta operations. A new group, Egbesu Mightier Fraternity yesterday issued a 2-weeks ultimatum to the Federal Government to release leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu and embattled former... Read More
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May 19, 2016

How the FG won the communication war and defeated the NLC

It would appear that every Nigerian except the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) knew that Nigeria is having serious economic difficulties. This fore knowledge of the severity of our economic situation is probably the main reason why the federal government is winning this war of wits -or whatever it is- with the NLC. A careful observation... Read More
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May 18, 2016

Fashola explains why Dangote cement is getting tax incentives from FG (TWEETS)

At the conclusion of the Federal Executive Council meeting today, Ministers Babatunde Fashola, Lai Mohammed, Chris Ngige and Abubakar Malami faced a bank of microphones to give updates on the issues discussed in the meeting. The official Twitter handle of the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock gave a breakdown of the matters discussed at the press... Read More
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May 18, 2016

Opinion: Why Nigerians need to support President Buhari in these hard times

by Kolawole Omole I think as Nigerians, we have to be honest with ourselves about the true state of our economy. President Buhari met an economy that was already in comatose. Civil servants were owed salaries, Federal Government was indebted to petroleum marketers, power supply was epileptic, North East was ravaged by insecurity and the... Read More
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May 18, 2016

Nigerian Twitter blasts government over 9-page 2016 budget

The Presidency signed the 2016 budget into law on May 6, 2016 in the presence of the embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; the Minister of Budget and Planning, Udoma Udoma among others. From the submission of the budget in December 2015 till the eventual signing in May... Read More
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May 18, 2016

PDP challenges Buhari to investigate his own campaign funds

Even though the the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is facing tumultuous times, it has congregated to face a common opponent- the All Progressives Congress. The national executive committee (NEC) of the PDP has dared President Muhammadu Buhari to focus the searchlight of his war against corruption on the source of fund of his political campaign... Read More
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May 17, 2016

‘Corruption has federal character, each ethnic group is well represented’ -Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the increase in fuel price was a difficult decision for President Muhammadu Buhari. According to a statement by Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant-Media & Publicity to the Office of the Vice President, Osinbajo said this at the public presentation of Anatomy of Corruption in Nigeria: Issues, Challenges... Read More
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May 16, 2016

Billionaire Orji Uzor Kalu arraigned in court for stealing N5.6bn (PHOTOS)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) wants Orji Uzor Kalu to give account of an alleged misappropriation of N5.6billion wile he was governor of Abia state between 1999 and 2007. The EFCC, after conducting their investigations into the alleged misappropriation of funds, had charged the former governor to court. See photos from his appearance in... Read More
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May 16, 2016

President Buhari and Governor Wike in private talks- did they discuss Amaechi?

Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers and bitter rival of the Minister of Transport, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi had a short private meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, May 16 at the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock. According to Punch, Wike arrived the Presidential Villa around 2pm for the said meeting. Wike and Amaechi have... Read More
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May 16, 2016

Dear presidential media team, this tweet is for you

Roses are red, violets are blue. Infographics are nice but we'd like the full budget too. — Luxx (@luxxfnbr) May 16, 2016 She couldn’t have said it any better. The president’s team has shared inforgraphics and summaries about the finally-approved 2016 budget. Considering the messy drama that surrounded the submission, the ‘stealing’ and eventual signing... Read More
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May 16, 2016

Opinion: Feyi Fawehinmi reviews Buhari’s one year of handling the economy

by Feyi Fawehinmi *This is the third of a 3-part series Let us first set out the marking scheme. Anti-corruption carries 15 marks. Security carries 15 marks. The Economy carries 70 marks. To pass this exam, you must score 40 marks at least. Yes, because a bad economy cannot reduce corruption or insecurity — it must necessarily... Read More
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May 16, 2016

Opinion: Feyi Fawehinmi reviews Buhari’s one-year record on corruption

*This is the first of a three-part series. Is Nigeria fantastically corrupt or not? If you disagree, I invite you to perform a simple brain exercise — name one type of corruption you’ve heard of in any other country in the world that has not happened or cannot happen in Nigeria. David Cameron’s comments were undiplomatic (although... Read More
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May 16, 2016

Meet Mamman Daura, the guy they call our ‘unofficial Vice President’

An online news portal, SaharaReporters, tweeted this: It went viral, with many believing it and others questioning the veracity of the tweet. This particular question has been out there for a while now. Many have speculated and assumed but there’s little information to rely on. But because we are doubting Thomases, we decided to do... Read More
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