The Senate on Tuesday took a new action by going into a closed session to take a position on President Muhammdu Buhari refusal to assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill. Senate President Ahmad Lawan arrived the Chambers, took the opening prayers at 10.42am and announced that the upper chamber would go into a closed…
President Muhammadu Buhari has explained why he declined assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021. In a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan after the 30-day window for him to assent the bill elapsed over the weekend, the President stated that the prevailing situation in the country would not allow…
Senator Samuel Anyanwu, on Monday, expressed regret over the lingering security challenges in the country, especially, the South East geopolitical zone, advising Nigerians not to lose hope. The Senator, who represented Imo East at the 8th Senate, assured Nigerians of PDP’s readiness to rescue and rebuild the nation when it takes over power. He said…
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that the country has been stabilized at the most difficult of times due to President Muhammadu Buhari’s wisdom. Speaking at a programme in commemoration of Buhari’s 79th birthday anniversary, in Ilorin, Kwara state’s capital on Saturday December 18, Lai stated that the Nigerian leader’s achievements…
Reno Omokri stated that the president of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has borrowed money more than all the 14 Nigerian Presidents before him combined. Sharing a collage photo of President Buhari and Nigeria’s past leaders, Reno wrote on Instagram; “Many Nigerians are blissfully unaware of how indebted their country has become under Muhammadu Buhari. Let…
Elder statesman and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has insisted that the South-East geopolitical zone must produce the next president of Nigeria. He said this when a presidential aspirant, Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, visited him on Friday. Clark encouraged Anyim to work hard with other leaders across the country…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has described his principal as a stingy but generous man. He stated this in a statement made by him on Friday titled “Buhari at 79: Lessons, we’ve learnt from him.”Adesina said Buhari does not throw money at things or allow misappropriation of public funds…
Chief Bisi Akande, a former Osun State Governor and first National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has taken a swipe at Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo. Akande in his recently released book, “My Participations,” described the Patriotism of the Ex-President as fake, adding that he has never seen anything genuine about Obasanjo. He…
Ahmad Lawan, the President of the Senate has described President Buhari’s leadership as a blessing to Nigeria while stating that he cares about the unity and security of the nation. Lawan said this in a statement by his spokesman, Ola Awoniyi, while congratulating the President who turns 79 on Friday, December 17. The statement read;…
A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George has tackled Ex-Governor of Osun State, Bisi Akande over his controversial book. George said Akande should withdraw his recently released book and apologise to Yoruba elders. George who warned Akande “not to set his house on fire because of Tinubu’s ambition”, averred that the former…