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November 1, 2017

President Buhari hints at a possible shake-up of the FEC

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday mentioned a possible shake-up of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), which will be expanded with the appointment of more ministers, The Nation reports. More supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are also to be brought into the government with the constitution of the boards of government agencies, he added.... Read More
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October 31, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Handover Lawal, Oke to EFCC, ICPC, SERAP tells Buhari

After a long wait that spans over eight months, President Muhammadu Buhari finally taken the bull by the horn as he terminated the appointment of his former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engr. Babachir David Lawal and the former Director General National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ayo Oke. Albeit belated, the decision was applauded by... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
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budge, senate
October 24, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Senator Shehu Sani has the perfect analogy for Maina’s reinstatement

From the Twitter fingers that brought you the animal farm analogy for Nigeria’s political situation months ago comes another thought-provoking breakdown of this administration’s latest undoing, this time using football. The referee ruled that Mainaldo's goal was offside;that was after the spectators protested.The linesmen blaming each other. — Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) October 24, 2017... Read More
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October 22, 2017

Okorocha’s love for erections, Kaduna teachers hold prayer and fasting session | 5 most cringeworthy news stories from last week

(ˈkrɪndʒwəːði)   We bring you a roundup of some of the most popular yet totally cringeworthy stories that made the rounds last week – all the things your regular newsmakers said or did that made for the biggest and most awkward moments. Rochas Okorocha = Insanity Don’t blame anyone for calling a 55-year-old man mad... Read More
Thinking Through
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October 21, 2017

Farooq Kperogi: World Bank, Buhari, and Presidential Subnationalism

by Farooq A. Kperogi   World Bank president Jim Yong Kim, in a news conference on October 12, reported President Muhammadu Buhari as having said the World Bank should “shift our focus to the northern regions of Nigeria.” Several commentators, particularly from the South, said the revelation provided evidence of the president’s prejudicial northern sub-nationalism.... Read More
Opinion
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October 19, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Chris Ngwodo, Demola Olarewaju, President Buhari and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today:... Read More
Opinion
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October 19, 2017

Air Force deploys fighter aircraft, troops to put an to end to violence in Plateau

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed its troops and fighter aircraft including the L-39ZA aircraft and the EC-135 attack helicopter to Jos, Plateau, to join the military efforts in curtailing the herdsmen’s killings in the state. This deployment was announced on Thursday by the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, who... Read More
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October 14, 2017

21,870 Kaduna teachers fail primary 4 test | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

$5.5 billion – President Buhari wrote to the Senate seeking approval for an external loan worth this amount. The fund will be channelled towards funding capital projects in the 2017 budget. 21,780 – About this number of primary school teachers in Kaduna took a primary 4 test and failed. N2.1 billion – An interim report... Read More
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October 6, 2017

Top government officials are “stealing” to aid Buhari’s second term – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Thursday, alleged that top government officials are “stealing” public funds so as to aid President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 campaign. The PDP specifically pointed to the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, and the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Maikanti Baru as being involved. ‎Addressing... Read More
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September 30, 2017

Dele Momodu: How President Buhari should prepare for 2019 elections

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, let me say exciting times are here again. You may ask what is so exciting about this period with our myriad of problems? Please, allow me to put it this way. Politicians are like students while the voters are their teachers. Every now and then the chickens come home to... Read More
Opinion
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September 28, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Jibrin has been on suspension for one year but when will 180 legislative days elapse?

On this day in 2016, Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin, the lawmaker representing Kiru/Bebeji constituency in the House of Representatives, was served a 180-day suspension as punishment for dragging the House through mud with accusations and counter accusations in a widely-publicised budget padding scandal. Hon Jibrin served as the House of Reps Committee on Appropriation but was... Read More
The Legislative Blog
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September 25, 2017

IPOB declared terrorist group; Trump the Golden Goliath; NFL bends the knee | These are last week’s winners and losers

From the president who is taking ginormous Ls from footballers in his country to Africa’s President Buhari and to Lagos state’s government’s inability to keep truck drivers away from major roads, here are the winners and losers from last week’s biggest newsmakers. WINNERS President Muhammadu Buhari However a fraction of Nigerians felt about it, President... Read More
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September 18, 2017

This is what President Buhari is doing at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly

by Alexander O. Onukwue President Muhammadu Buhari is now in New York, attending the United Nations General Assembly. According to a state house statement signed by the President’s special adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, “the high point of the President’s visit will be his participation in the General Debate during which he will... Read More
Story of the day
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September 17, 2017

21,084 policemen deployed for Anambra election; 1,100 firearms seized | The 5 numbers that mattered last week

N19.63 trillion – According to the latest debt statistics published by the Debt Management Office, Nigeria’s total debt has risen to this amount, as of June 2017. The report adds that the 36 states of the federation as well as the Federal Capital Territory have borrowed about N7.51 trillion in the last two years. N700... Read More
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September 16, 2017

UPDATE: Southeast governors ban IPOB, urge President Buhari to withdraw troops

The Southeast Governors Forum having  announced the proscription of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), in all the five states of the zone, also appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw soldiers while the police carry out their constitutional duty of securing lives and property. Highlights: The Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State,... Read More
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September 13, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Is President Buhari uniting or dividing Nigeria?

A Facebook user posted this on her timeline yesterday September 12, 2017: “Niger Delta – Operation Crocodile Smile Boko Haram – Operation Lafiya Dole IPOB – Operation Python Dance II Fulani Herdsmen – Nothing And someone will say we are one Nigeria” This sarcastic information passed a detailed message on the fragmentation of Nigeria’s unity.... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
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Election
September 13, 2017

Reuben Abati: Dear President Buhari, what about these unseen threats to your presidency?

by Reuben Abati   Mama Taraba is Senator Aisha Alhassan, the current Minister of Women Affairs in the Muhammadu Buhari cabinet, and arguably the most influential female politician in Taraba state today. She did something shocking and unusual in Nigerian politics during the last Eid-el-Kabir holidays. While paying homage to former Vice President Alhaji Atiku... Read More
Opinion
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September 3, 2017

The Buhari-led administration is quite ‘responsible’ – Lauretta Onochie

The special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on social media, Lauretta Onochie Saturday, described the present administration as a responsible government – considering it meets communities at their various point of needs. Lauretta made this known in one of her tweets on Enugu/Onitsha expressway; a dual carriage road that was under rehabilitation in 2016. Muhammadu... Read More
The News Blog
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September 1, 2017

President Buhari urges corps members to continue to promote national unity

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has described the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) as a tool for national development and challenged corps members to promote national unity in their various areas of primary assignments. Buhari spoke on Friday in Daura, when he received some members of the NYSC at his residence, who paid him sallah homage.... Read More
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August 31, 2017

This administration will not rest until we see the Nigeria of our dreams – Buhari

Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari Thursday, said his administration “would not rest on his oars until Nigerians see the country of their dream. Buhari made the promise in his Eid-el-Kabir message to Nigerians which he personally signed. “Once again, I assure you that this administration, which has made the security, economic well-being and prosperity of all... Read More
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August 31, 2017

FG set to link Nigeria’s 36 states with rail – Amaechi

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said that the Federal Government would ensure that the entire country is connected by rail. Amaechi made this declaration when he delivered a keynote address at the 2017 15th National Council on Transportation, in Sokoto on Wednesday. “The President called two of us, myself and my Colleagues in... Read More
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August 29, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] Lauretta Onochie is mad again

According to Ayo Sogunro, “everything in Nigeria is going to kill you”. Being conceived here, being born here, the State-inflicted ignorance, insecurity, Boko Haram, the dearth of dedicated governance and worst of all, the people who seem to always have something to say – “everything in this country is out to kill you” and Ayo... Read More
The Presidential Blog
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August 28, 2017

Governor Fayose, Mayweather/McGregor, JAMB | Here are last week’s winners and losers

From the world of sports to entertainment to politics and to Nigeria’s villa of rodents, here are last week’s winners and losers: WINNERS Floyd Mayweather The 40-year-old champion walked out of retirement to take on newcomer, Conor McGregor at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night. At the 65th second of the 10th... Read More
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August 22, 2017

15 questions that crossed our minds while reading Garba Shehu’s rat infestation tale

There is an unbelievable story making the rounds in Nigeria right now. We have tried to analyse the situation, tried to make sense of it but we have failed woefully. Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu put out a statement earlier on Tuesday saying that President Buhari will be working from home because his office has been... Read More
Thinking Through
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August 22, 2017

Femi Adesina explains why President Buhari is “working from home”

President Muhammadu Buhari‘s Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said reports saying the President is “working from home” was only misinterpreted. In a video published on Twitter by the Presidency, Mr Adesina said the office only “needs some renovation because 103 days of absence affected it, there was some deterioration there… there is an... Read More
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August 21, 2017

What President Buhari missed, what he should expect and what we want from him

by Wareez Odunayo   After 103 days in London, President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria on August 19, 2017. Buhari in his regular kaftan disembarked unaided from the Presidential aircraft, NAF 001 around 4.48pm at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. He was received by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and... Read More
Thinking Through
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August 21, 2017

“We refuse to be second class citizens” – Femi Fani-Kayode reacts to Buhari’s return

The Director of Media and Publicity in Goodluck Jonathan’s government, Femi Fani-Kayode in his reaction to President Muhammadu Buhari’s return has highlighted that the President made no attempt to “calm the troubled waters”. Fani-Kayode was referring to the spate of hate speeches and quit notices given by certain groups from all over the country. Read... Read More
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