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Buhari receives leader of Tijaniyya sect in Aso Villa (Photos)
The President, Major General Muhammdu Buhari (retd.), has received the leader of the Tijaniyya sect, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi at the State House in Abuja on Thursday. Photos from their meeting were shared on Facebook by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina with the caption; “President Buhari receives Renowned Islamic Scholar and Leader of Tijaniyya Sect Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi in State House on 19th Aug 2021″.
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Lai Mohammed too ignorant to be Information minister – Adeyanju speaks on regulation of social media
Deji Adeyanju, popular rights activist has described Information Minister, Lai Mohammed as too Ignorant to be the Information Minister. He made the remark while berating the Minister for insisting on government’s regulation of social media space. Mohammed had vowed not to rest until the social media space in Nigeria is regulated. The minister spoke in response to reports that he sneaked out to the United States, US, to meet with the management of Twitter over…
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Bandits: Do something beyond refusing to eat – Omokri mocks Buhari over Katsina attack
Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has mocked President Muhammadu Buhari’s countenance over the killing of some Muslims in Katsina State. Omokri said Buhari should do something beyond refusing to eat. He wondered if the president allegedly rigged himself into power to opt for hunger strike amid bandits attacks. In a tweet, Omokri wrote: “Bandits killed 7 soldiers in Katsina. I hope General Buhari will do something about this beyond refusing to…
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We won’t rest until social media is regulated otherwise nobody will survive it – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal government will not rest until social media platforms are regulated. The minister said this in an interview with NAN in Washington while reacting to media reports that claimed he sneaked out of Nigeria to the US to meet with Twitter operators to resolve the ban on the micro-blogging site in Nigeria. “Can a minister sneak out of Nigeria without people knowing? When you…
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I’ve been battling diabetes for 35 years – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that he has been battling diabetes for the past 35 years. He said diabetes is not a killer disease. He also told children to abstain from consuming sugar, foods with carbohydrates and always take their insulin injection in order to manage the disease well. Obasanjo made this known while speaking at the closing ceremony of the Ogun State Diabetes Youth Development Camp, held in Abeokuta, Ogun state on Wednesday August 18. He…
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Bisi Alimi shares dream of owning a Gay Club in Mushin someday
Gayrights activist, Bisi Alimi, says he dreams of owning a gay club in Mushin, a community in Lagos state. Bisi in a post he shared via his Instastories expressed confidence in his dream as he believes that one day he will own a gay club named “Gay Lagos”
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Petroleum Industry Act will bring real and lasting benefits – Buhari tells host communities
Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to host communities to accept the controversial provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). He says it will bring real and lasting benefits. In his speech on Wednesday August 18, Buhari said the PIA will create a regulatory environment that would ensure efficiency and accountability across the oil and gas value chain and reposition NNPC to a commercially driven National Petroleum Company that is accountable to the Federation. The bill has…
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2023 presidency: Youths must take power, older politicians have failed – Dokubo
Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force, NDPSF, Asari Dokubo has said the youths in Nigeria must step forward and take power from the older generation. Asari made the remark while supporting a comment by former military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, IBB, who had recently listed qualities the next president of Nigeria should possess. He said the next President should be within 60 years of age, have friends everywhere, well-versed with economics…
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2023: ”Any group of persons who loves fairness, equity and our national unity will not support a northern candidate for now”- Doyin Okupe
Former Presidential aide, Doyin Okupe, has expressed that the love for fairness, equity, and national unity will not see the support of a northern presidential candidate. Okupe in a statement released on Tuesday, August 17 cautioned the Opposition party, The People’s Democratic party PDP against Fielding a northern candidate Okupe said the North has the numbers to win Presidency at will, but political concessions are what has always been employed in Nigeria at moments of…
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We too should buy guns and protect ourselves – Governor Masari tells Katsina residents
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina has told residents of the state to take up arms to protect their community against bandits terrorizing them. He said this when he paid a condolence and sympathy visit to families of 10 persons who were killed after being hit by a Nigeria Customs vehicle. Masari who admitted that prayers are important also stated that it is morally wrong for people not to make any attempt to defend themselves against…
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Buhari couldn’t eat food after Muslim travellers were killed in Jos – Isa Pantami
Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari could not eat food after learning that Muslim travellers were killed in Jos, Plateau state’s capital. The minister made the disclosure during a special visit to the Islamic cleric to convey the president’s condolences where he revealed the countenance of the President. He said; “The president had since directed that the perpetrators of the attack be fished out and prosecuted. He…
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”Those who believe that the Christian holy center is in Jerusalem are not Christians” – Daddy Freeze
Controversial On-air-personality, Daddy Freeze has opined that those who believe that the Christian holy center is Jerusalem are not Christians. Freeze said this while reacting to a tweet by a lady who expressed her displeasure at Africans looking outside of their continent for holy centers when other continents have theirs within. He also quoted a verse in the bible that explained that a true worshipper can worship God from anywhere as long as it is…
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