President Muhammadu Buhari declared, yesterday, that he was not caged by any group or individuals and that he was in firm control of the presidency and the country. The President was reacting to assertion by Col. Tony Nyiam (rtd), who in an exclusive interview with a national daily yesterday stated that President Buhari was […]
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Jonathan Cost Us 2015 Elections – PDP
July 12, 2015 
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Feeling empty and, perhaps, reminiscing the days when it wielded unimaginable powers at the centre and in several states, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said former President Goodluck Jonathan caused its failure at the last general elections. Assessing events leading to, during and after the elections, on Saturday, even as the report of the Senator […]
Continue reading After rejecting Jonathan, Nigerians deserve Boko Haram bombings – Fani-Kayode
July 8, 2015 6 Comments
A former Minister of Aviation, and spokesperson of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has said that Nigerians asked for the recent upsurge in Boko Haram attacks by refusing to renew Mr. Jonathan’s mandate, instead voting in Muhammadu Buhari as president. He said Nigerians were warned about the dangers ahead should they oust […]
Continue reading I’ve no Northern agenda – Buhari
July 6, 2015 2 Comments
Following criticisms that trailed the appointments made so far by President Muhammadu Buhari which many argued were lopsided in favour of the north, the president, yesterday, dismissed insinuations that he was implementing a northern agenda in his appointments. It will be recalled that President Buhari since taking over the reins of power on May 29 […]
Continue reading PDP insists on removal of INEC chair, says Zakari in “strong relationship” with Buhari
July 4, 2015 0 Comments
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says it will continue to demand the removal of the Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Amina Zakari, as resolved in its 403rd National Working Committee, NWC, meeting, despite unwarranted attacks on its officials by the Presidency. The party said it is privy to the fact that […]
Continue reading Appointments: Pandemonium as Buhari favours Northerners, 8 out of 9 appointments made so far…
July 4, 2015 3 Comments
Nigerians especially those from the Southern part of the country on Friday, expressed concern over the appointments made so far by President Muhammadu Buhari. They said the appointments were lopsided and not in the best interest of the country. President Buhari is from Katsina State, Senate President Bukola Saraki and House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu […]
Continue reading APC Crisis: Tinubu, Akande boycott party’s National Executive Committee meeting
July 4, 2015 1 Comment
Some leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, including a former governor of Lagos State, Ahmed Tinubu, and the party’s former interim chairman, Bisi Akande, boycotted the party’s meeting Friday, raising concerns the party may be nowhere near resolving a leadership crisis that has nearly derailed its new government. Messrs Tinubu and Akande, amongst […]
Continue reading “What ever your personal interests, put them in your pocket, let APC work” – Buhari tells Senators, Reps
July 3, 2015 0 Comments
President Muhammadu Buhari has told the All Progressives Congress lawmakers in the National Assembly to accept the party’s supremacy in the interest of democracy. In his opening remarks at the ongoing meeting of the National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abuja, Buhari charged members to put whatever interest they have in […]
Continue reading NASS leadership: Tinubu, others offered us deals – PDP
July 3, 2015 1 Comment
Fresh facts have emerged on the horse-trading and trade-off that led to the emergence of Senator Bukola Saraki, Ike Ekweremadu and Yakubu Dogara as Senate President, Deputy Senate president and Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively. A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee, Olisa Metuh, in an exclusive interview with […]
Continue reading INEC Chair: Buhari defends choice of Zakari, disparages PDP
July 2, 2015 0 Comments
President Muhammadu Buhari has defended his choice of Amina Zakari as the acting chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, after the opposition Peoples Democratic Party demanded a reversal of the appointment. The PDP had said that the appointment smacked of nepotism and accused Mrs. Zakari of demonstrating bias towards the APC in the […]
Continue readingOn 30-day Assessment: Buhari replies PDP, says he’s cleaning party’s filth
June 29, 2015 0 Comments
President Muhammadu Buhari has defended his performance in the last 30 days, dismissing an assessment by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party that the president failed in his first month in office. The party had said in a statement Sunday that since Mr. Buhari took power, Nigeria has been in a motion without movement. The party […]
Continue reading I remain loyal but my hands are tied – Saraki writes to APC
June 26, 2015 0 Comments
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has written a letter to the All Progressives Congress (APC) explaining why he went against the party’s wishes in the appointment of leaders. In the letter, which was signed by Saraki and dated Thursday, June 25, 2015, the Senate President explained that the APC’s letter on who to nominate came after […]
Continue reading Why we can’t release details of Buhari, Osinbajo’s assets – CCB
June 20, 2015 0 Comments
The Code of Conduct Bureau will not make public the details of assets declared by President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo due to limitations in federal laws covering such release, the office has said. There has been controversy over the release of the details of the president and vice president’s assets since their […]
Continue reading What Saraki told Obasanjo during closed-door meeting today
June 19, 2015 1 Comment
Facts have emerged showing why Senate President Bukola Saraki led a delegation of Senators to meet former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his hilltop mansion, Abeokuta, Ogun state on Friday. A source close to the meeting told PREMIUM TIMES that the Senate President was in Abeokuta to beg Mr. Obasanjo to reconcile him with President Muhammadu […]
Continue reading Murray-Bruce donates wardrobe allowance to unpaid workers in Osun State and widows
June 18, 2015 0 Comments
A senator from Bayelsa State, Ben Murray-Bruce, has donated his wardrobe allowance to workers in Osun State, whose salaries have not been paid in the last eight months. Murray-Bruce, on his Twitter handle, said “I, Ben Murray Bruce, will not sit down idle, while my fellow citizens die because salaries have not been paid. “I […]
Continue reading Like good wine, President Buhari to get better with age, presidency says
June 18, 2015 0 Comments
The presidency has issued a statement in reaction to reports quoting President Muhammadu Buhari as saying his age would limit his performance as Nigeria’s leader. In a statement Wednesday, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said the president’s statement in Johannesburg was misinterpreted. “As the saying goes, “old wines are […]
Continue reading Those who accused me of locking them up, I was locked up for three and half years too, so what? – Buhari
June 17, 2015 1 Comment
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday broke his silence on why he didn’t join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) when he made up his mind to play partisan politics. He spoke on the reasons he opted for the opposition parties when Nigeria returned to democratic rule in 1999. President Buhari spoke to reporters in Johannesburg, South […]
Continue reading Old age will limit my performance – Buhari
June 17, 2015 2 Comments
President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that his age would limit his performance as the President of the country. Buhari, who was a military governor at 33 and Head of State at the age of 40, said he would have loved being a President when he was at a younger age . He will be 73 […]
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