The Chief Medical Director of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra State, Dr Joseph Ugboaja and the entire hospital management will never forget in a hurry, Saturday, May 28, 2023. That was the day President Muhammadu Buhari honoured Dr Ugboaja with Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON). Dr Ugboaja, among other
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Halt Tinubu’s inauguration to avert looming crisis – DAP candidate tells Buhari
Candidate of Democratic Alternative Party (DAP) in the just concluded 2023 presidential election and an investor in agricultural supplements, Mr Victor Okechukwu Vishnay has called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to inaugurate Bola Tinubu come May 29 for the interest of peace and stability of the country. He declared that February 25, 2023 presidential election was poorly
Read moreBuhari lacks moral to speak on economic integration of African countries – Analyst
A public policy analyst, Polycarp Onwubiko has described as deceptive and balderdash President Muhammadu Buhari’s call for the economic integration of African countries. He queried the moral template of the outgoing president to speak about economic integration of African countries while he literally destroyed virtually all the sectors of the economy of Nigeria in his
Read moreCLO slams Buhari, says administration worst in nation’s democratic history
…says the only thing that has improved significantly under this administration in the last seven and half years is the health of President Buhari Nigeria’s foremost human rights and pro-democracy organisation, the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has flayed President Muhammadu Buhari led administration, describing it as the worst in Nigeria’s democratic history. The Southeast Zone
Read moreEx-Aviation Minister not happy with FG even in death – IPOB
…says the former Aviation Minister was the only living icon that fought for the independence of Nigeria in 1960 Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that late first Aviation Minister, Chief Dr. Amaechi Mbazuruike is not happy with the federal government for ignoring his appeal for the release of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
Read more2023 General Elections: Group calls for removal of INEC chairman
‘The group also demanded the arrest and prosecution of the INEC chairman’ A Northern group, Arewa Citizens’ Watch for Good Governance, has called for the removal of the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, ahead of the 2023 general elections in the country. The group said they would petition
Read moreCSOs seek Buhari, others’ support for flood victims
‘The flood water emanates and surges from Cameroon’ Anambra Civil Society Network (ACSONET) a foremost platform for Citizens and Non State Actors’ stakeholders, has empathized with communities and citizens affected by the current flooding, as a result of persistent rainfalls. Comrade Azor who is also, a member of the governing Board of Anambra State Waste
Read moreASUU strike: President Buhari approves establishment of 33 private universities
The National Universities Commission on Friday revealed that a total of 33 private universities were approved by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari within 16 months. The period under review is January 2021 and April 2022. Sources claimed that while 21 of the private universities were approved in 2021; 12 were approved during the present
Read moreBuhari is God’s punishment for Nigeria, former Ambassador declares
The former Nigerian Ambassador to the Philippines, Yemi Farounbi has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari is God’s punishment for Nigeria. Farounbi who is a veteran broadcast journalist also said he was not surprised that this is happening because Nigerians were warned during the 2014/2015 presidential campaign about President Buhari’s past. Farounbi explained that imprisonment of
Read moreBuhari reappoints Joseph as NAIC MD
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mrs. Folashade Joseph as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) for another term of four years. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, confirmed Joseph’s appointment in a letter made available to journalists on Thursday. The reappointment, according to
Read moreFEC Approves N117.661bn For Roads, Bridges And Others
The 26th Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a total sum of N117.661 billion for roads and bridges that cut across ten States. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, while briefing State House reporters on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after the meeting, said
Read moreAddress the nation now – Archbishop Ibezim tells Buhari
Archbishop Ecclesiastical Province of the Niger, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Reverend Alexander Chibuzor Ibezim has called on President Mohammadu Buhari to urgently address the nation on the ongoing EndSARS protests which has turned bloody. He frowned at the shooting of protesters, insisting it was not the best option and not at the interest
Read more#EndSARS: Rights group condemns Edo jailbreak, urges Buhari to set up enquiry panel
The Human Rights, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders’ Foundation (HURIDE) has comdemned the recent coordinated jailbreak in two Benin prisons in Edo State and wanton destruction of lives and property across the country by suspected hoodlums who infiltrated the #EndSARS protesters. The group in a statement signed by its Chairman, Board or Trustees (BOT), Dede
Read more#EndSARS: Hasting implementation of five-point demands of Nigerian youths – Senate tells FG
The Nigerian Senate has urged the Federal Government to hasting the implementation of the demands of #EndSARS protesters. The Spokesperson for the Senate, Senator Ajibola Basiru, disclosed this on Friday night. The Senate made the call following the approval of the five-point demands of the protesters by the Presidential Panel on the Reform of the
Read moreCAN rejects nomination of Onochie as INEC Commissioner
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed great dissatisfaction with the nomination of a presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie, as a member of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by President Muhammadu Buhari. CAN in a statement issued on Thursday by its President, Samson Ayokunle described Buhari’s action as an executive recklessness, a dirty slap
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