Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says President Muhammadu has to honour the invitation of the national assembly. The house of representatives had passed a resolution summoning the president over the rising insecurity in the country. The president was expected to appear before the lawmakers on Thursday but Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the
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Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders in the country to explore other options in the effort to bring the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast to an end. Sule made the call on Saturday in Maiduguri when he led a delegation from the state on a condolence
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The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, on Monday said that there are some evil forces fighting against the country under President Muhammadu Buhari and they are some of the people closest to the President. Tambuwal said this when he was paid a visit by Shehu of Bama, Umar Ibn Shehu Kyari Ibn Umar Elkanemi,
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Well known constitutional lawyer and human rights activist, Mike Ozekhome has said the position of prominent leaders on the recent disbandment of the Special Anti- Robbery Squad, SARS, by the federal government has again validates the need to urgently restructure the country. He said that in a restructured Nigeria, each regional government would have the
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Northern leaders have called for the restructuring of the Nigeria to 12 state-structure, devolution of powers and 100 per cent resource with suspicion and cautious optimism. The Northern leaders made this call during a courtesy visit to PAN-Niger Delta Forum, (PANDEF), umbrella group of monarchs, leaders and stakeholders of the coastal states of Niger-Delta. The
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki, have lent their voices to the call for the restructuring of the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad SARS. Atiku in a post shared on his Facebook page, said the police unit which was created to confront violent crimes such as armed robbery and kidnapping,
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Founder and General Overseer of Salvation Ministries, Pastor David Ibiyeomie, has been under attack for cursing and threatening controversial OAP, Daddy Freeze. Daddy Freeze, famous for criticising pastors in Nigeria, on his Instagram page, had attacked Bishop David Oyedepo of Winners Chapel for saying women should submit to their husbands. According to Ibiyeomie, “He cannot
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Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has said he would not support any northerner for the position of president in 2023. He said this on Saturday in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service as published by The Cable. The idea of zoning the presidential seat, according to what he said, is necessarily not constitutional, but is based on
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has rejected the revised broadcast code put together by the federal government. In a statement by its national spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, the opposition party described the amended broadcast code as another draconian measure to muzzle the media and suppress free speech in Nigeria. It also maintained that the rules was
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The presidency has distanced itself from Mamman Daura’s remarks in which he kicked against the adoption of rotational presidency in the country come 2023. Daura, while speaking with BBC Hausa on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, had said that the 2023 presidency should be based on competence and qualification, not on tribe and regional interest. According
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Leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has said that God has revealed to him the person to emerge as the winner of the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State. The incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki, who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the candidate of the All Progressives
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Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has stated that embattled Ibrahim Magu could return as the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), if he is cleared of all allegations against him. Just recently, Magu was suspended from the position and the agency’s Director of Operations, Mohammed Umar, was on Wednesday appointed to
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The 2019 Presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party, YPP, Professor Kingsley Moghalu, has received backlash from Nigerians on social media for using the phrase, ‘Nigerian Igbo’ to address the Igbos. In a series of tweets on Saturday night, Moghalu said, “Nigerian Igbo complain about political ‘marginalization.’ While true because of the civil war, and
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By: Isaac Ojo The Chairman Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC) of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) Nnewi an interview with journalists says Covid 19 is an unfortunate and bizarre public health emergency that took the world unnoticed. The excerpt: Can we meet you sir? My name is Dr Ugboaja Joseph, an Obstetrician & Gynaecologist by
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The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu today said he has not yet taken a decision to run for president in 2023 contrary to speculations, stating that he was more worried about the health and economic challenges facing the country at the moment. In a statement he released on Saturday afternoon,
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