Former Governor of Osun state and ex-interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, yesterday narrated how Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, as he then was, the presidential candidate of the party at the time, promised to pick Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as his running mate in the 2015 election. Chronicling the events that led to the eventual selection of Professor Yemi Osinbajo Akande, in his autobiography, “My Participations”, published by Gaskia Media Limited, disclosed how Buhari who was then under pressure to drop the former Lagos governor, later reneged on the agreement. In the book which was launched…
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Gunmen have killed the traditional ruler of the Atta ancient kingdom in the Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, Edwin Azike, who was kidnapped last Thursday. The Imo state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Command Micheal Abattam confirmed this to newsmen in Owerri, on Friday. The police said: “Yes, the man was killed and his body found in a car. The investigation has commenced getting the full details.” It was gathered from the community that the tension has enveloped the area as villagers in fear of not knowing the next line of action. However, a source close to the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the management of the National Human Rights Commission of his continuous support in its efforts to get closer to the people in order to assuage their grievances. The President spoke Friday at State House, Abuja when he received in audience the Governing Council of the Commission. “I am very pleased that you have the facilities throughout the country. This is very good and I am pleased with the way you approach your work; and the way you are on the ground. “I will try and see the minister working with you and find out within…
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians and the international community of free and fair elections in 2023 general elections, and peaceful transfer of power. In his remark at a Virtual Summit for Democracy organized by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Buhari said necessary mechanisms will be strengthened to ensure that Nigeria witnesses another peaceful transfer of power. “As we countdown to our next general elections in 2023, we remain committed to putting in place and strengthening all necessary mechanisms to ensure that Nigeria will not only record another peaceful transfer of power to an elected democratic government,…
Let’s go down memory lane. In May, 2016, President Muhammadu Buhari had led the Nigerian delegation to London to attend the global anti-corruption summit being hosted by the then British Prime Minister, David Cameron. We arrived London to the storm of reactions accompanying comments Cameron had made in a private conversation with the Queen of England, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, in which he described Nigeria as “fantastically corrupt” alongside some other countries. The PM did not know that his unofficial comments were being picked by a nearby television microphone. The development played out while we were airborne…
Following the criticism that greeted recent high wave of terrorists attacks in the northern part of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, dispatched a high-level delegation, made up of the heads of the nation’s intelligence and security services to Sokoto and Katsina States. According to a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media an Publicity – Garba Shehu, Buhari is expecting an immediate situation report and recommendations on actions to follow to effectively deal with the worrying situation. The delegation led by the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (Rtd) is made up of…
The office of head of the civil service of the federation has denied issuing a circular stating that December salaries of federal civil servants would be delay due to administrative bottlenecks. In a disclaimer statement issued by its Director of Communications, AbdulGaniyu Aminu, OHCSF described the news as fake and unfortunate. OHCSF said the news was published by some newspapers without verification. The statement noted the said signatory to the circular, one Dr. S.A. Adegoke is not a staff of the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation as there is no record of such an officer in…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has congratulated Dr. Azeezat Yishawu on her emergence as the Speaker of the Nigerian Youth Parliament. She emerged as the speaker of the fifth Nigerian Youth Parliament at an election held at the Senate wing of the National Assembly in Abuja on Wednesday. Azeezat Yishawu, who hails from Lagos State, emerged as the Speaker of the Nigerian Youth Parliament after the election conducted among all the 109 youth parliamentarians representing the 3 senatorial districts of the 36 states in Nigeria at the National Assembly. The speaker said the emergence of…
Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Simon Asamber Lough, the Head of Chambers, Legal Section of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has been conferred with the prestigious and covetous rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). The elevation of the Officer is on the heels of his outstanding contribution to the development of law in Nigeria, in addition to his enviable feats in the legal profession. He was sworn in today, 8th December, 2021 by the Chief Justice of Nigeria following recommendations and approval by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC). ACP Simon Lough, a Police prosecutor par excellence, was appointed…
The Managing Director of Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Bello Hassan, has explained that the Corporation has paid a cumulative of N101.76 billion to over 535, 815 insured depositors of liquidated banks. Hassan, who was represented by the Zonal Director, Shehu Usman, at the NDIC special day at the 42nd Kano International Trade Fair, said part of the organisation’s assignment was to protect depositors’ money. He said a total sum of N101. 666 billion had been paid as liquidation dividends to 1, 955 creditors and shareholders of 18 liquidated banks. “The Corporation declared full payment of insured and uninsured sums…