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November 25, 2020

1984 may not be the past yet and the Buhari administration reminds us

“Contrary to Buharists and the government itself, Nigeria has not experienced any significant changes in the national economy. Inflation rates have spiked, poverty is now the new normal, unemployment has reached devastating stages…” Corruption has always been General Muhammadu Buhari’s anthem. ‘They are corrupt’ is the refrain and he has been singing this, months after... Read More

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December 30, 2018

The Late 5: NCAA sanctions 4 operators; JTB says taxpayers has increased from 20 million | Other top stories

These are the stories that drove conversation today. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says it has sanctioned four operators for violating the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (NigCARs). General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA, Sam Adurogboye, who made the disclosure Sunday in Lagos, said that those sanctioned included both scheduled and non-scheduled operators. He, however, did not name... Read More

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December 30, 2018

The Big 5: Jonathan offered me $5m in 2014 – Hamzat; Obasanjo says Igbos should be given a chance at the centre | Other top stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured an interim order to seize the $2.8 million which its operatives recently intercepted at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu. The anti-graft agency has also retrieved documents on foreign transactions from the Enugu branch of Union... Read More

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December 29, 2018

Suspected killers of former CDS, Alex Badeh nabbed; Buhari slams wife again over statement on cabal frustating his govt | Other top stories this week

These were the stories that drove the conversation this week: Nigeria’s first Executive President, Alhaji Shehu Usman Shagari, passed on at the age of 93. The information was made known by Bello Shagari, grandson to the late statesman, who said he died late Friday at the National Hospital, Abuja after a brief illness. Two suspects have been... Read More

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December 28, 2018

Just In: Nigeria’s first elected President, Shehu Shagari is dead

Nigeria’s first Executive President, Alhaji Shehu Usman Shagari GCFR, has passed on at the age of 93. According to a tweet by Bello Shagari, grandson to the late statesman, he died late Friday at the National Hospital, Abuja after a brief illness. I regret announcing the death of my grandfather, H.E Alhaji Shehu Shagari, who died... Read More

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October 27, 2017

Obasanjo attacks Shagari over Nigeria’s low rice production

A Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday, criticised the regime of Second Republic President, Shehu Shagari, for allegedly scuttling the progress made by the country to be self-sufficient in rice production, Guardian reports. Highlights: Obasanjo recalled that in 1979 when he handed over power as military Head of State, the country was almost achieving self- sufficiency in... Read More

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I don’t hate the North like people believe – Nnamdi Kanu

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu has said he does not hate the North as widely believed. In an interview with The Sun, Kanu said he loves former Presidents Shehu Shagari and late Umaru Yar’Adua than Nnamdi Azikwe. He described both northern leaders as unique, stating that Shagari built the Port Hacourt expressway... Read More

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YNaija Editorial: It’s time for Obasanjo to become a true statesman

Yesterday, former President Olusegun Obasanjo celebrated his 80th birthday party with pomp and pageantry, including the opening of his presidential library, the first of its kind in Africa albeit a decade after the construction started. Indeed, the history of Nigeria cannot be even remotely complete without talking about President Obasanjo, who is Nigeria’s longest-serving leader... Read More

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Shehu Shagari visits the man who overthrew his government (See Photos)

by Panshak Ibrahim He may have overthrown his government after a coup in 1983,- but that didn’t stop former President, Shehu Shagari from visiting President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari. On Monday, May 11, Shagari paid a visit to Buhari to congratulate him on his victory at the 2015 presidential election. Buhari succeeded the democratic government of Shagari in a military... Read More

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This is what Shagari was doing when people were reporting his death

by Kolapo Olapoju Former President Shehu Shagari, who recently celebrated his 90th, was apparently on his farm on Sunday, March 22, when the media was rife with reports that he was dead. According to a report by TheCable, Shagari was in his farm in his village of Shagari, in Sokoto state. TheCable quoted sources from... Read More

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Simon Kolawole: Why we need more entrepreneurs like Dangote in Nigeria

by Simon Kolawole I’ve always maintained that if Nigerian entrepreneurs had half of Dangote’s acumen and Nigeria-focused mentality, we would be far better off. I know many Nigerian billionaires who enjoy government patronage but would rather invest their wealth in South Africa, Ghana and Luxembourg. I was but a tiny primary school boy in the... Read More

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Just in case you’re wondering, Gen. Buhari is now meeting with former Pres. Shagari in Sokoto (See Photos)

by Akan Ido by Akan Ido No, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari is presently not among the All Progressives Congress (APC) members doing the 1-million man march in Lagos but he’s sure flashing million dollar smiles as he pays former President Shehu Shagari a visit in Sokoto. Buhari who returned from the United... Read More

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January 21, 2015

My father does not support any candidate – Shehu Shagari’s son declares

by James Sambo The family of erstwhile president, Shehu Shagari, has released a statement refuting recent reports that his father endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan. According to one of the sons, Muhammad Bala Shagari, the reports are “nothing but a blatant lie”, owing to the fact that the former leader is not affiliated to any political party... Read More

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November 4, 2014

Obasanjo blames Babangida, Abacha, Buhari, Jonathan, others for power sector decay

by Kolapo Olapoju Erstwhile President and former Head of state, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has held liable the administrations which succeeded him, as being responsible for the comatose state of the power sector. Obasanjo was speaking about his first time as leader of Nigeria, when he served as Military Head of state between 1976 and 1979.... Read More

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‘Fake food’: How far can ‘Genetically Modified Produce’ go in Nigeria?

by Adedayo Ademuwagun Nigeria presently imports rice, wheat and certain other foods to make up for inadequate local production, and according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, Nigeria is the second largest importer of rice in the world. To curb this, this year the government banned rice importation through land borders and hiked tariff rates... Read More

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: Jonathan wants $1billion to tackle Boko Haram

by Kolapo Olapoju President Goodluck Jonathan says he needs at least $1 billion to fight the Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram. Jonathan sent a letter to the National Assembly on Wednesday, July 16, requesting that the lawmakers urgently approve an external loan of $1 billion to be used for acquiring equipment and to facilitate training... Read More

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Kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls will be home soon – FG

by Kolapo Olapoju Eighty five days after their daring kidnap, the Council of State, made up of former Heads of State have promised Nigerians that the abducted girls from Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, would be released soon. The girls who were taken from their school on April 14 by members of Islamic terrorist organization,... Read More

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Alkasim Abdulkadir: Between our hypocrisy and their Hippocratic Oath (Y! FrontPage)

by Alkasim Abdulkadir …as citizens we also deserve the right to be treated according to the Hippocratic Oath that doctors have sworn too. The rise of medical negligence has caused so much pain and terminated the lives of Nigerians. “Health services are in shambles as our hospitals are reduced to mere consulting clinics without drugs,... Read More

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Akin Osuntokun: In Nigeria, dictatorship dies hard

by Akin Osuntokun There is a sense in which the failure of President Shehu Shagari and the relative success of President Obasanjo can be explained in terms of their individual capacity for dictatorship or ‘discipline’. As it is often the case with presidents seeking reelection, the expected 2015 presidential election will be designated as a... Read More

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December 9, 2013

“Shame on you”: Facebook users bash PDP for comparing founding members to Mandela (READ)

by Oke Efagene The ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has come under fire for its recent claims which rubbed off many respondents as inappropriate. The party attracted public outrage for comparing its founding members to Nelson Mandela, the late anti-apartheid leader. The Party argued on its Facebook page that just as Mandela fought and won... Read More

September 17, 2013

IBB reportedly drops presidential ambition

by Akan Ido Former president of Nigeria, Ibrahim Babangida has announced that his days of seeking votes in presidential elections are over. Babangida said this in Sokoto yesterday while inaugurating a Modern Agricultural Skills Acquisition Centre at Milgoma, Bodinga Local Government Area. The former president said he intends to emulate the likes of Aliyu Wamakko in kick-starting the revival... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Opinion: It’s time for Jonathan to look back in history and act

by Adisa Adeleye The unfolding drama to me as a layman is this: If Northern soldiers could topple Shagari (a Northerner), what stops the Northern civilians (governors) from shaking the Southern President (Dr Jonathan) politically, especially now that the PDP is generally judged to be performing below expectation. After the assassination of General Murtala Mohammed,... Read More

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Opinion: Dikko, Dickson and the ‘judases’ in the PDP

by Uche Igwe As an aside, who are those supporting President Jonathan with political permutations and strategies? Do they really love him and have interest in his political progress? Must they continue to crown him King of ethnic politics in a country as ethnically diverse as Nigeria? “They should allow him (President Goodluck Jonathan) to... Read More

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Opinion: Umaru Dikko, nostalgia and PDP’s politics

by Is’haq Modibbo Kawu But for now, it will be interesting to see how much discipline Alhaji Umaru Dikko can knock into the undisciplined political mob that constitutes the PDP. A week can be a very long time in politics. This is even truer within the pressure cooker ambiance of Nigerian politics. Two events this... Read More

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Debo Adejugbe: Election petitions – Contradictions worth revisiting (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe To say the conduct of elections in Nigeria is nothing near the ideal case is stating the obvious (including the phantomly rigged 2011 election); but the handling of election petitions makes a redress impossible most times. There is always a burden of expectation attached to history. In our case in Nigeria, we tend to misconstrue... Read More

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Debo Adejugbe: Nigeria’s politics of revenue sharing (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe How is the present revenue accrued to the various federating units deployed? Has it, in all honesty, led to a better standard of living for the populace? In recent times, there have been calls for a review of Nigeria’s revenue sharing formula which according to the proponents, lopsidedly allocates more money to... Read More

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“The governors are against all of us…” – Jubril Aminu speaks out

Jubril Aminu’s name rings a bell within and outside Nigeria. The reason is simple: he has served for over 40 years in many strategic positions in Nigeria and abroad, making history in many instances. Although he studied medicine and rose to the zenith of the profession as a professor, Aminu has repeatedly been saddled with... Read More

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Opinion: Kickout siddon look – our mumu don do

by Tunji Ariyomo The position of the president of a nation is no joke. Nigeria got it wrong this far because that position has been treated as a huge joke. For the title of this article, I decided to partly ride piggyback on that famous question by Sonala Olumhense – Your Mumu Don Do? My... Read More

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Simon Kolawole: Repent… for the end is nigh!

by Simon Kolawole The end of oil boom seems nigh, expect things change rapidly. We are faced with the prospects of low investment, depleting reserves, global production glut, reduced exports and sustained drop in crude oil prices. Our leaders, especially the president and the governors, must repent. Let me scare you a bit – crude... Read More

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August 12, 2012

“The very corrupt women should not discourage us” – Nigeria’s first female minster says it’s time for a female president

by Adeniyi Abdul Is Nigeria ready for a female president? Ambassador Ebun Oyagbola, who happens to be Nigeria’s first female minister, certainly thinks it’s time. Speaking yesterday in Abuja at a workshop on “Effective Leadership Through Attitudinal Healing” organized by the Centre for Attitudinal Healing, Oyagbola pointed to herself as an example of how women... Read More

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