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Nobody is linking Tinubu’s ticket to Oduduwa struggle or Atiku with Fulani Herdsmen menace – Abaribe slams those linking Obi with IPOB and Igbo presidency
A former Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has faulted those linking the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi to Igbo presidency and Biafra agitation. Speaking during a virtual town hall meeting organized by Ikengaonline, Abaribe wondered why the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu has not been referred to as “Yoruba presidency” and that of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, as Fulani presidency. According to him, Obi should be seen as an individual pursuing his constitutionally-guaranteed rights. He said: ”It’s unfortunate that Peter Obi’s emergence which is now a silver lining has come with complications.…
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Buhari can go on leave and allow somebody else rule Nigeria – Kadaria Ahmed
Media Personality and Chief Executive Officer of RadioNow, Kadaria Ahmed has said that President Muhammadu Buhari should take a sick leave and allow someone else to take charge of affairs of the country. Reacting to the controversy that trailed her article which criticized BBC documentary on Zamfara banditry in an interview with Arise TV on Wedneday August 3, the media personality said her concerns over the documentary was not intended to excuse the government on its responsibility of safeguarding the lives and property. Ahmed said; “I think Nigerians ought to tell their politicians that it is time to have a bipartisan approach to insecurity,…
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Pres Buhari approved 10 cars at a value of N1.15Bn for the Govt of Niger Republic to enhance their capacity to protect their country and Nigeria – F.G defends its decision to procure vehicles for another sovereign nation
The Federal Government has defended President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to approve N1.145 billion for the purchase of vehicles for the Republic of Niger. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, spoke on the matter while fielding questions after the Federal Executive Council ( FEC) meeting presided over by the President at the State House, Abuja. “Let me just say that overtime, Nigeria has had to support its neighbours, especially the immediate neighbours to enhance their capacity to secure their countries as it relates to us. This is not the first time that Nigeria had assisted Niger Republic, Cameroon or…
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You cannot blame Tinubu for the outcome of the present administration – Oshiomhole
Adams Oshiomhole, former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu cannot be blamed for the outcome of the present administration as he wasn’t part of the government. He disclosed this during an interview with Arise TV on Wednesday. According to him, even though the former lagos state Governor co-founded the party he never participated in Government and so should not be blamed for the outcome. He said: “I think in appropriating or apportioning blame or crediting people, you will look at their role. It is a fact that Tinubu himself co-founded…
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Insecurity: Security Outfit personnel committing suicide by facing bandits and terrorists with cutlass and dane guns – Femi Falana laments Outfits ban on gun use
Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana has lamented the spate of insecurity in the country. He said the federal government in spite of the decentralization of Police power is not doing enough to protect citizens. He said even with the unconstitutional creation of security outfits, they are still not allowed to bear arms Falana stated this in a paper titled Good Governance or Misgovernance: The Contract Called Democracy, and delivered yesterday at the 50th anniversary interactive session held by the Abeokuta Club in Abeokuta, Ogun State. He wondered how the personnel of the security outfits are expected to carry out their…
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FG purchase N1.4 billion worth of vehicles for Niger Republic
The Federal Government has purchased vehicles worth N1.4 billion to help Niger tackle insecurity. This was according to a statement by Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed while speaking with statehouse correspondence after the Federal Executive Council meeting today August 3. She said providing intervention to the neighboring Niger Republic is the prerogative of President Muhammadu Buhari who approved the purchase. According to her, the president has the right to make his own assessment of situations and give directives accordingly. She added that the financial support, which is primarily for the purpose of enhancing capacity to protect…
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Buhari is weak, his appointees ignore him without consequences – Tanko Yakasai
Salihu Tanko Yakasai, a former media aide to Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has described President Muhammadu Buhari as weak. He said this following the unresolved issue of the Federal Government with the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU. Yakasai in a tweet he shared said the President’s appointees ignore his directives without consequences “I’ve never seen a weak president like @MBuhari. He gives directives to his appointees and they ignore it without consequences. “He gave 2 weeks ultimatum for ASUU strike to be resolved, nobody took him seriously & the time has elapsed. Shamefully embarrassing to say the least!,…
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2023: We might make the same mistake with Obi – Jaruma
Popular Aphrodisiac seller, Jaruma has said that Presidential candidate of Labour Party Peter Obi might be a mistake considering the trust of the citizens for the current administration and where it has led the country In a video she posted online, the businesswoman said the same mistake Nigerians made with Buhari might repeat itself if they elect Peter Obi. According to her, the people do not know who to trust. She said; “Do you all know the biggest problem we are facing right, the biggest problem is that we don’t know the person we can trust, have you forgotten so…
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Deborah Samuel: “No issues are beyond resolution” – Tambuwal says as Shehu Shagari College of Education set to reopen
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has received the report from a committee set up by the state government to investigate the 12 May students unrest at the Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE) that saw the death of Deborah Samuel. Deborah Samuel was stoned and burnt to death by a mob in the college premises over alleged blasphemy. The governor said having received the recommendation of the committee and heard from the several stakeholders and leaders in the state on the need for the college to reopen, his administration will look into the possibility of doing so. He directed the…
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These Governors want a failure to give us another failure for another Eight years – Wole Soyinka speaks on Buhari choosing his successor
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka has described as a breach of democratic contract the decision for President Muhammadu Buhari to choose his successor. Soyinka made the call during an interactive session organized to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Abeokuta Club on Tuesday, August 2. He noted that the President should be impeached He threw a question to the gathering whether the President should be impeached or not and majority of the people who comprised members of the club and other dignitaries raised their hands to that effect. He said; “Very often, the grounds for breach of contract, I think we all agree,…
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I was shot on my stomach in captivity, I still have bullet inside me – Freed Kaduna train passenger
Sidi Aminu Sharif, one of the freed passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna train has narrated his four months ordeal in captivity. He disclosed that he was accidentally shot by the terrorists on their 85th day in the den. He shared this at the Kaduna office of Tukur Mamu, Kaduna-based publisher who facilitated the release of some of the train passengers. The victim said efforts made by the terrorists’ doctor to remove the bullets were unsuccessful. He expressed that now that he is free, he would seek proper medical attention “I am one of the passengers of the train that was attacked in…
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BREAKING: Bandits release four more Kaduna-Abuja train victims
The abductors of Kaduna-Abuja rail passengers on Tuesday have released four more captives. Over 60 passengers were abducted by Bandits on March 28, 2022, after killing 14 and wounding several others.The abducted passengers have since been released in batches. A family source of one of the victims shared that among those released on Tuesday, included Professor Mustapha Umar Imam, a medical doctor at the Usman Dan Fodio University Teaching Hospital (UDUS), Sokoto. Imam was reportedly shot while in captivity. Others that were release are Akibu Lawal, Abubakar Ahmed Rufai, Muktar Shuaibu, and Sidi Aminu Sharif.
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