Again, In this long, searing and poignant article released today, Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka takes the present administration to the cleaners. He deconstructs the Buhari government—from a subtle reference to a presidential spokesman as ‘Garble megaphone’ to whole passages decrying the appeasement of killers, nothing is left standing. We reproduce the entire piece here: Between … Read more
Asks the former president to get involved in solving nation’s problems The Presidency has implored former President Olusegun Obasanjo to eschew his hatred towards the current administration and join it to achieve its aim of making Nigeria a prosperous country. The presidency made the call against the backdrop of Obasanjo’s remark at an interactive session … Read more
The country is fast moving to the precipice, says Obasanjo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has yet again berates the current administration over its handling and management of the country’s affairs. Obasanjo is a vociferous critic if the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari whom he had written a series of letters to express his concerns. The … Read more
The Pan Yoruba Leadership Forum, Yoruba Ronu, has admonished President Muhammadu Buhari to concentrate on fulfilling his campaign promises and stop indulging in self-adulation. The group said this while reacting to the recent retreat that President Muhammadu Buhari had with principal state officials in which he gave his administration pass mark. The forum in a … Read more
President also access the havoc wreaked by the recent floods President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday reiterated the commitment of his administration towards ensuring that the country attain food sufficiency. The president gave the assurance while presiding over the National Food Security Council Meeting at the Council Chambers, State House, Abuja. At least six state governors, … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his new development plan will lift about one hundred million Nigerians out of poverty by 2030. Buhari who inaugurated the National Steering Committee to oversee the development of the Nigeria Agenda 2050 and Medium-Term National Development Plan (MTNDP) to succeed Vision 20:2020 and the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan … Read more
Activities at the party are flagrant disregard for CBN acts and NCDC guidelines Many Nigerians have expressed their disgust at the actions of the first family during wedding ceremony of one President Muhammadu Buhari daughters over the weekend. Hanan and Turad, son of a former lawmaker, Mohammed Sani Sha’aban, got married at the Aso Rock … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration has done so much for so many with so little. The president said this at the closing ceremony of the one-year ministerial performance review retreat in Abuja on Tuesday. Buhari asked the “Nigerian elites” to judge him fairly, and that ministers should vehemently defend the government. He said his … Read more
First republic politicians are the best – Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed his response to President Donald Trump over the American leader’s allegation that is administration sanctioned the killing of Christians. Buhari had met with Trump in Washington on April 30, 2018, to discuss the fight against insurgency, economic growth, and other issues. Buhari … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said Nigerian elites should judge his administration with fairness. The President was speaking at the closing of the first-year ministerial performance review retreat held in Abuja. “I want the Nigerian elites, please encourage them, to judge us fairly,” Buhari said, arguing that his administration has done more for the country … Read more
Federal Government of Nigeria said its no more going to be releasing guiding price bands for the sale of petrol at filling stations. It disclosed this in Abuja through the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, adding that based on this, the downstream arm of the oil and gas sector had been fully deregulated. Responding to … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to expect a further increase in the price of petrol, saying people would pay more as soon as the price of crude oil in the international market recovers. Buhari who was represented by the Vice-President, stated these at the First Year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat at State House … Read more
Civil Society Organisation, CSO, has requested President Muhammadu Buhari to freeze the account of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. Johnson Kolawale, the Head, Directorate of Research, Strategy, and Programme, who made the call at a news conference on Monday in Abuja, added that the president should also suspend all further spending in the commission. … Read more
Presidency says past administrations lacked the courage to take unpopular decisions. The presidency on Saturday said posterity will be kind to President Muhammadu Buhari as he would be remembered for having the courage to take decisive actions and bold steps that are motivated by pure altruism and greater good of all. The senior special assistant … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Monday for Niamey, Niger Republic to participate in the 57th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. The one-day summit, according to the President’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement in Abuja on Sunday will deliberate on the Special Report on COVID-19 … Read more
By Simon Kolawole You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose. Former governor of New York, Mario Matthew Cuomo, now of blessed memory, said those immortal words 35 years ago. Poetry is relatively short and flowery; prose is much longer and less flowery. Yoruba would render the same thing Cuomo said as “enu dun r’ofo” … Read more
By Fredrick Nwabufo Just yesterday — March 10, 2010 – Nigerians bent the capricious hand of kismet; they rose against the pirating of the presidency. Nigerian libertarians, in their hundreds, converged on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and marched to the residence of authority, demanding the actuation of the ‘’doctrine of necessity’’. The ailing Umaru … Read more
Buhari commends the good work Akeredolu is doing Ondo people appreciate his good work The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the party will certainly emerge victorious in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo state. The party said the achievement of the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, will earn him a reelection. Addressing reporters after meeting … Read more
Adesina compares Obasanjo to America and some other world powers. President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, says only his boss have the temerity to stand up to former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, and live to tell the story. In a piece titled ‘Buhari Applause for Akinwumi Adesina’ on Tuesday, Adesina likened … Read more
The federal government no longer determines petrol price Deregulation of sector has been politicised The federal government has absolved president Muhammadu Buhari of any blame that characterised the aftermath of the increment in petrol prices. Minister of state for petroleum resources, Timipre Sylva, says the power to determine the price of premium motor spirit (PMS), … Read more