Opinion: An open letter to President Buhari

Buhari, Jonathan, Jega named Leadership persons of the year (PHOTOS)

President Muhammadu Buhari was one Thursday named Leadership Newspaper’s person of the year. Immediate past president Goodluck Jonathan, and immediate past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega were also named persons of the year for 2015. Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara was named Politician of the... Read More

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Governors shared oil funds because Jonathan mismanaged it – Amaechi

Minister of Transport Rotimi Amaechi says governors demanded that the Excess Crude Account (ECA) be shared because former President Goodluck Jonathan mismanaged it. Amaechi, who spoke on One on One, an interview programme on NTA, on Wednesday, said statements by former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala that governors lacked the political will to save was... Read More

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The YNaija Tracklist: Buhari in possession of letters implicating Jonathan for corruption | Buhari should address recession and stop complaining – Fayose | Norwegian Prime Minister caught playing Pokemon Go in parliament

From the papers this morning – a Tracklst. Buhari in possession of letters implicating Jonathan for corruption – YNaija Buhari should address recession and stop complaining – Fayose – YNaija Sambisa the only remaining base of Boko Haram – Miltary – YNaija I don’t understand how Ize-Iyamu got more than 50,000 votes – Oshiomhole – YNaija N1.7trn bad... Read More

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. Buhari in possession of letters implicating Jonathan for corruption President Muhammadu Buhari has in his possession letters written by former President Goodluck Jonathan requesting for “off-budget funds”. This startling revelation is contained in Buhari’s authorised biography, ‘Muhammadu Buhari: The Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria’, written by... Read More

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Buhari in possession of letters implicating Jonathan for corruption

President Muhammadu Buhari has in his possession letters written by former President Goodluck Jonathan requesting for “off-budget funds”. This startling revelation is contained in Buhari’s authorised biography, ‘Muhammadu Buhari: The Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria’, written by Prof. John Paden and presented to the public on Monday. An online dictionary defines “off-budget funds” as funds not... Read More

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October 5, 2016

Opinion: Another electoral reform committee? Not again!

by Jide Ojo From the blues came the information that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari had identified 24 Nigerians to be led by a former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, to embark on another voyage of electoral reforms. A statement released to the press on Sunday, October 2, 2016 by Salihu Isah on behalf of... Read More

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October 4, 2016

BREAKING: Jonathan’s Minsiter of Environment, Laurentia Laraba kidnapped

A former Minister of Environment Laurentia Laraba Mallam under former President Goodluck Jonathan has been kidnapped. According to The Leadership, she was kidnapped on Monday night alongside her 73-year old husband Mr Pius in Jere, area of Kagarko local government in Kaduna State. The couple were kidnapped while on their way to Abuja from Kaduna. The kidnappers... Read More

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October 3, 2016

Timipre Sylva recovers 48 houses from EFCC

Ex-governor of Bayelsa state Timipre Sylva has recovered 48 houses seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), The Punch reports. The properties were seized by the commission and sealed following an allegation of N19bn fraud. The properties are located in choice areas in Abuja such as Wuse II and Maitama. At one of the... Read More

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October 1, 2016

No, Tolu Ogunlesi is neither Reuben Abati nor Reno Omokri

Tolu Ogunlesi came on to his Twitter page to air his opinion on the state of the economy and how Nigerians are simply getting it wrong with the direction the narrative of their complaints take. The timing was wrong. On the eve of Independence Day, Nigerians are more in tune with their pain, more upset... Read More

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September 30, 2016

Recession: Obasanjo, Yar’adua, Jonathan deserve to be blamed – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says past administrations in the country since the restoration of democracy in 1999 deserved to be blamed for the country’s woes. He said this on Thursday night at the Presidential Villa during a public presentation of a pictorial book titled, “Buhari: A New Beginning” and Conversation themed: “Creative Youth as Drivers of the... Read More

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September 27, 2016

Moses Ochonu: The futility of relitigating March 2015

Why are some people, including my friend, Pa Ikhide, going off on those who supported Buhari’s election as though they, those who opposed Buhari, had a crystal ball and could see that Buhari would be a disappointment? Look, none of us, Buhari supporters or opposition, knew for sure what a president Buhari would do, how... Read More

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September 26, 2016

Buhari lied, Nigeria had infrastructural achievements in my time – Jonathan

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan on Monday denied claims by President Muhammadu Buhari that there were no infrastructures in place when he took over government. Buhari had said he inherited “no light, bad roads and no railway” while speaking with Nigerians in the United States last week. He said, “We got into trouble as a country... Read More

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September 26, 2016

We inherited N1.5trn road contract debt – Fashola

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing Babtunde Raji Fashola says the Buhari administration inherited a debt of N1.5 billion for road contracts from the Goodluck Jonathan administration, The Punch reports. Fasholasaid this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday by his Special Adviser, Communications, Mr. Hakeem Bello. He said, “We have to build roads that evacuate our... Read More

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September 24, 2016

Because Reno Omokri just can’t stop, he came up with #16MonthsofAPCV16YearsofPDP

For those who don’t know, Reno Omokri was former President Goodluck Jonathan’s social media aide. That administration is over and we are in a new dispensation but Reno Omokri is still actively performing social media duties on behalf of his former boss and their party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Indeed, eyes have not seen... Read More

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September 23, 2016

Moses Ochonu: Bring back corruption – A critique of neoliberal anti-corruption rhetoric

Nigeria is gripped by the familiar anxieties of an economy in distress. This escalating crisis has demystified a president once thought capable of astute, if not magical, economic management. In their desperation for respite, many Nigerians are now paradoxically yearning for the corruption that they and their leaders blame for their economic woes. But theirs... Read More

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September 23, 2016

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM XIX: The men from Hong

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram. But we have largely only heard a single story. Sending a reporter across 7 cities, we tell a more complete story – personal tales of... Read More

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September 23, 2016

EFCC’s persecution of Jonathan’s family is a witch-hunt – IYC

The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide (IYC) on Thursday said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was witch hunting, while claiming to be persecuting ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and his family. The President of IYC, Udengs Eradiri said the EFCC should follow due process in its investigation, while speaking at a news conference in Bayelsa State.... Read More

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September 18, 2016

Recession: Buhari should emulate Obasanjo by seeking advice from Okonjo-Iweala – Iwuanyanwu

An elder statesman, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to emulate former President Olusegun Obasanjo by seeking economic advice from a former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in order to rescue the country from recession. He made the remark in Owerri, the Imo State capital when he received members of the African Youth Parliament from... Read More

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September 16, 2016

Opinion: Buhari, Do not throw the broom at us

by Kelechukwu Uzoka Where did we go wrong Nigerians? Where? The All Progressive Congress made all the promises and not me. The APC, and not me, have always been the proponents of the ‘Change’ mantra, so why should PMB tell me to change? Besides what do I need to change in me? Should I go from... Read More

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September 15, 2016

Nigerians didn’t vote you to blame previous administration – Kukah tells Buhari

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to stop blaming the past administration for the country’s challenges but do what Nigerians voted him for. Kukah said this at a dinner organised by the Ondo State Government after the 2016 Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria held in Akure, the... Read More

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September 14, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories to monitor today Ijaw leaders reject Clark’s N’Delta dialogue team The Delta State Forum of Ijaw elders has rejected the choice of Chief Edwin Clark to lead peace talks with the Federal Government. 2. No decision has been made to embark on strike- ASUU Contrary to media reports, the Academic Staff... Read More

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September 14, 2016

FG not probing ex-President Jonathan, Patience – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday said the Federal Government, under President Muhammadu Buhari, is not investigating former President, Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Dame Patience. He said this while speaking to journalists in Oro, Kwara State. The minister said it would be wrong to assume that the Federal Government... Read More

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September 13, 2016

Jonathan visits Babangida, Abdulsalami in Minna (PHOTOS)

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to former Head of states, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and General Abdulsalami Abubakar in Minna. Jonathan on his official Twitter account said his visit is in line with his commitment to strengthen unity in the country. He said, “As I visit my elder brothers and predecessors... Read More