Category: Politics

President Muhamamdu Buhari on Monday promised that his administration would ensure the safe return of all those abducted by the Boko Haram sect, including the 110 students of the Government Science and Technical College in Dapchi, Yobe State. Buhari made the promise at the Presidential Villa, Abuja while receiving three University of Maiduguri lecturers, one policewoman and nine other women rescued from the insurgents. In a series of messages he posted on his Twitter handle, @MBuhari, the President said he assured his guests that nobody would be left behind in…

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has restated the Federal Government’s commitment to the freedom of the press, saying the media has nothing to fear from the present administration. The Minister stated this in Abuja on Thursday when he received a delegation from the International Press Institute (IPI) on a courtesy visit to his office. “The media has nothing to fear from the government. But on the contrary, we are the ones that cannot sleep with our eyes closed because of the media,” he said. Mr. Mohammed, who…

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President Muhammadu Buhari, Saturday assured Nigerians that his government was working hard to reduce the rate of unemployment in the country. Buhari, who was represented by Deputy Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Chinedu Mafiano, spoke at the 22nd convocation ceremony of the university of Abuja on Saturday. The General Superintendent, Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi was awarded an Honourable doctorate degree along with the late Ahmadu Bello University’s historian, Dr. Yusuf Bala Usman and Alhj. Dikko Aliyu, for their contributions to nation building. Kumuyi ( Doctor…

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Former Minister of Health, Prof A.B.C. Nwosu, has described Igbos as lazy thinkers, who are acting strangely ahead of the 2019 general elections. According to him, Igbo were thinking that by merely supporting President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019, they will automatically become President in 2023. Nwosu maintained that it would be difficult for an Igboman to emerge as President in 2023, because, “The Igbo are acting very strangely on 2019. “They are some lazy thinkers, who think that if you let the present order continue, and after four years, you…

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Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai has sued the senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial zone, Shehu Sani, before the state high court. The governor is seeking N500m damages from the senator for each of the four alleged offences, one of which is defamation of character. The total damages being sought amounts to N2bn. El-Rufai was at the state high court to file the suit on Friday. The governor said he sought compensation for the injury allegedly suffered as a result of “the malicious statements” made by Senator Sani through the mass…

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The Federal Government on Thursday threatened to withdraw funding for the suspended N120bn Bonny-Bodo road project as a result of lack of cooperation by host communities meant to benefit from the project in the Niger Delta. It called on leaders of the affected communities to unite, adding that the fund released for the project by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company might be refunded if the host communities failed to agree on specified terms. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, gave the warning to leaders of the…

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kaduna zonal office,has recovered N102 million diverted from the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) in Kebbi. A statement by the spokesman of the commission,Mr Wilson Uwujaren,said the funds were diverted by beneficiaries of the Central Bank of Nigeria Anchor Borrowers Programme,disbursed by BOA. Uwujaren said so far a total of N297 million had been recovered by the commission in favour of BOA in Kaduna and Kebbi states. The Head of Operations of the Kaduna office, Ibrahim Bappa,formally presented a bank draft for the N102…

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Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has accused the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun of erecting barriers to peace in the ruling party. Tinubu in a letter dated February 21, 2018, specifically accused the national chairman of festering the crises through unilateral decisions regarding the crises in the Kogi, Kaduna and Adamawa chapters of the party. Meanwhile, the APC National Working Committee, NWC has constituted a team of national officers to investigate the fresh rumpus in the Kaduna State chapter of the party which led to the…

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Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari yesterday said the state was in need of additional 13,000 teachers to bridge the gap with educationally advantaged states in the country. Besides, the governor who disclosed that the state has a deficit of 16,000 classes lamented that the number was a major factor to realising the goal of having at least 50 pupils per class. Masari who stated this while receiving World Bank officials led by its task team leader, Dr. Olatunde Adekola in his office said he inherited the problem from his…

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Prof. Attahiru Jega, the immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, has faulted the reorder of 2019 elections by the National Assembly. Jega made his position known at an event organised by the Youth Initiative for Advocacy Growth and Development in Abuja on Thursday. Speaking at the event with the theme, ‘Is Nigeria’s Democracy Under Threat?’ Jega said the National Assembly’s action undermined the independence of INEC. He added that several sections of the 1999 Constitution clearly state that the power to organise and set the date for…

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