They are planning to hang me: Buhari speaks up again

by Lekan Olanrewaju As if being told to visit the zoo wasn’t bad enough, former Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari may now be in danger of being arrested. Well, if we’re to believe his own suspicions, that is. Speaking through Buba Galadima, the National Secretary for his party, the CPC, in an interview yesterday, he stated that he was... Read More

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May 15, 2012

Yes ke, but our president is a “Fashion Icon”: Pick your favourite outfit!

by Hauwa Gambo Reuben Abati told us in no uncertain terms that President Goodluck Jonathan is not in any way “colourless” and that he is in fact a “fashion icon”. Well, we went out to do the leg work, and here are some examples of our dapper president rocking his iconic thing. Em, hello GQ... Read More

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May 15, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: President Jonathan is a fashion icon – Reuben Abati

by Lekan Olanrewaju Detractors of President Jonathan may need to sit down and re-evaluate their criticisms, it would seem. In a recent interview with Tribune, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity describes critics of Jonathan’s administration as “mischievous” and goes on to share how the notion of the President’s lack of charisma is proven... Read More

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April 16, 2012

You Heard The Man: “This is my first term,” says President Jonathan

by Hauwa Gambo President Goodluck Jonathan has asked an Abuja High Court to dismiss a suit which seeks to stop him from contesting the 2015 presidential elections based on the fact that he is already in his second term in office, having taken the Oath of Office of President twice. The suit was filed by... Read More

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April 5, 2012

ACN refuses to back down – Accuses President of “the worst form of crudity”

by Hauwa Gambo Yesterday, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) called for President Goodluck Jonathan to be impeached by the National Assembly over what it referred to as the “soliciting of bribes” over the church donated by a government contractor to the president’s community. The Presidency immediately retorted, ridiculing the party and referring to the... Read More

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February 16, 2012

Dele Momodu talks to ‘Yomi Kazeem: On Abati’s apology, Ribadu’s appointment and Boko Haram

Last week following my piece-Abati, how low can you go? , I got a call from former Presidential aspirant and Publisher of Ovation Magazine, Chief Dele Momodu. His reason was to explain some of his ideas which I had termed as being ‘not always practical’. While I thought that seeking to explain his ideas to... Read More

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January 9, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: President Jonathan is not in South Africa

by Hauwa Gambo Dr Reuben Abati, the Presidential special adviser on Media and Publicity, has denied rumours that President Goodluck Jonathan travelled out of the country to South Africa. He insisted that the President has been in Nigeria, and today has been very busy attending to matters of state. President According to a recent statment,... Read More

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November 23, 2011

So long, ma'am! GEJ replaces EFCC chair Farida Waziri with Ibrahim Lamorde

by ‘Ifreke Inyang Reuben Abati, spokesperson to the Nigerian president, has announced that Farida Waziri, the Chair of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC) has been “relieved” of her appointment by President Goodluck Jonathan. The agency’s deputy, Ibrahim Lamurde, has been appointed as the acting chairman. Abati did not state the president’s reason... Read More

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