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Senate President Bukola Saraki says the Buhari-led administration would have silenced him if he had any skeleton in his cupboard. Saraki who fell out with the Buhari-led government following his emergence as Senate President in 2015, said this when he paid a visit to Muftau Gbadamosi, olofa of Offa, at his palace on Sunday. According to Saraki, if not for God, he ''will not be standing today.” “ If I have skeleton in my cupboard, this government would have silenced me and forced me to drop the campaign. But for God and the support of the people I would not be standing today. They didn’t want to honor our agreement. We all laboured and what they couldn’t get in three times they got it and we demanded that they give to Kwara what we deserve. “APC leaders in Kwara can’t access President Buhari for anything. They will first have to go and submit their request to Lagos and it is only when Lagos is satisfied with the request that it will be forwarded to Buhari who may o

Few weeks to the presidential election, President Buhari today had a closed door meeting with controversial Catholic Priest and Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Fr Mbaka arrived the Presidential Villa in a BMW car maroon colour, and was ushered into President Buhari's office where the meeting held.  He left the Villa before journalists could ask him any questions.

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has resolved that all its members should boycott the courts nationwide for two days (Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 January 2019) to protest the "constitutional infractions in the suspension of Walter Onnoghen as Chief Justice of Nigeria".   The body reached the decision on Monday at an emergency meeting of its National Executive Committee (NEC) held at the NBA Auditorium, NBA House, Plot 1101 Muhamadu Buhari Way, Cadastral Zone A00 Central Area, Abuja.   Attendance at the NEC meeting was limited only to Statutory NEC members, who are national officers, past presidents, past general secretaries, branch chairmen, branch secretaries, branch NEC representatives and chairmen and secretaries of sections.   As all Nigerian lawyers are automatic members of the NBA, the resolution means all lawyers anywhere in the country will be absent in court for two days.   President Buhari suspended Onnoghen as the CJN on Friday and swore in

Embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen who was suspended by President Buhari last Friday, has debunked the rumour gaining traction online on Monday that he has resigned.   Onnoghen, who President Buhari replaced with the next most senior Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Tanko Mohammed, as Acting CJN, debunked the rumour in a statement on Monday.     The statement was signed by his media aide, Awassam Bassey, who described the CJN’s rumoured resignation as  “fake news circulated by mischief makers.”  “Mischief makers are still circulating this fake news. Once again, no truth in it whatsoever. The Hon CJN, Hon Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, GCON, has not resigned,” Bassey said. The rumour came less than 24 hours to the emergency meeting summoned by the National Judicial Council to deliberate on Onnoghen’s suspension and Muhammad’s emergence as the Acting CJN.

Bashir El-Rufai, son of Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, had  posted a photo on Twitter last Sunday,  to celebrate Enugu state governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, for respecting President Buhari despite their different political and ethnic class. In his tweet, Bashir referred to Enugu state as the Home of the Great Ojukwu. A Twitter user who is from the South East corrected him, howbeit disrespectully, that Enugu state is not the home of Ojukwu. Bashir found his comment disrespectful and the war of words ensued to the point that Bashir described the late  Biafran leader, Odumegwu Ojukwu as a failed hero. Read their exchange below.

The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ FCT, has expressed profound sadness over the death of three of its members; Grace Nwodo (Madam Waka), Chris Edoga and Olajide Fashikun. A statement signed by its secretary of council, Ochiaka Ugwu, quoted the chairman of council, Emmanuel Ogbeche, as saying that the death of Nwodo, Edoga and Fashikun, have left huge vacuums that will not be easily filled. According to the statement, Grace Nwodo who was known as ‘MADAM WAKA’ until her death in auto accident last month, was a staff of Multimesh Broadcasting Company (MBC), operators of LOVE FM 104.5 & CROWTHER RADIO and anchor of the popular MADAM WAKA on the station. Chris Edoga, a sports reporter with Federal Radio of Nigeria, was hurt in his home in Gwagwalada, Abuja few hours after leaving office last Tuesday January 22nd and later died in the hospital on Friday Janaury 25th. Fashikun, a sports writer and athlete, Fashikun was the publisher of GongNews, an online newspaper. He died o

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, is currently trending on Nigerian twitter. Osinbajo had been scheduled as a guest on Rubbin Minds hosted by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu today Sunday, January 27th. Osinbajo was expected to be interviewed on a wide range of burning national issues. However, minutes into the show, Ebuka announced that the Vice President regretably wasn't going to make the show. ''Due to some matters arising, our proposed guest  @ProfOsinbajo , will no longer be appearing on  #RubbinMinds today. Sincere apologies to our viewers. We will keep everyone posted on any future updates'' Ebuka tweeted Laolu Akande, the spokesperson of the Vice President, also tweeted that his principal would not be appearing on Rubbin Minds because of campaign exigencies. “Sincere apologies that VP Osinbajo cant make ‘Rubbing Minds’ this afternoon on Channels TV. Being a live programme, the exigencies of campaign timing make it impossible for VP to appear on show as schedule

President Buhari's senior media aide, Garba Shehu was a guest on Channels TV tonight where he spoke on the recent suspension of the chief justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen. According to him,  'It's a settled matter. I am not even sure that investigation is warranted in this circumstance, because there's an admission'. Garba Shehu went on to say,  'our laws should be allowed to work, the President acted upon the directive by a court of law recognized by our own constitution, therefore, the President has done no wrong'. It’s wrong to see this (Onnoghen's Suspension) as political intimidation of anyone. The President needs not to intimidate anyone because in any case, he has no case before any judge. Nigerians are just concerned that President Buhari is not doing this (Onnoghen's Suspension) in a very nice way. Are we concerned about nicety or doing the right thing? Those people who are saying that we are drifting into dictatorship,

The Inspector General of Police, Ag IGP Mohammed Adamu has called on all Nigerians currently in unlawful possession of such weapons to immediately ensure a voluntary return of the weapons to Police Station or Public Armoury nearest to them. His directive is based on intelligence indicating the presence of huge quantity of arms in unlawful possession of some Nigerians owing to the desperation of some citizens to acquire more arms, and the continued proliferation of illicit weapons in the polity, with the attendant negative and security implications. In a statement signed by the force PRO, Frank Mba,   'the Inspector General of Police has also, with immediate effect, placed an embargo on the issuance of New Licences for designated arms throughout the country'. The IGP advises Nigerians to take advantage of the "voluntary arms return window" and do the right thing as there will be dire consequences for defaulters and those who fail to heed the call. M

Lawyer and Humanrights activist, Femi Falana, has asked suspended Chief Justice of Niferia CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, to resign honorably after his suspension must have been lifted by President Buhari. Onnoghen who admitted in his letter to the Code of Conduct Tribunal that he forgot to declare some of his assets after he assumed office in March 2017, was suspended by President Buhari on Friday January 25th. Speaking on Channels TV yesterday January 27th, Falana said “The government should as a matter of urgency, lift the suspension on the Chief Justice since the Chief Justice as so much to on his own admitted that he did not declare his assets, he should do the needful by calling it quits”. He added that after the suspension has been lifted, Justice Onnoghen should quit the bench because he has already admitted that he failed in his duty to declare his asset as required by the constitution. The Senior Advocate further argued it was wrong for President Buhari to h

Lawyer and Humanrights activist, Femi Falana, has asked suspended Chief Justice of Niferia CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, to resign honorably after his suspension must have been lifted by President Buhari. Onnoghen who admitted in his letter to the Code of Conduct Tribunal that he forgot to declare some of his assets after he assumed office in March 2017, was suspended by President Buhari on Friday January 25th. Speaking on Channels TV yesterday January 27th, Falana said “The government should as a matter of urgency, lift the suspension on the Chief Justice since the Chief Justice as so much to on his own admitted that he did not declare his assets, he should do the needful by calling it quits”. He added that after the suspension has been lifted, Justice Onnoghen should quit the bench because he has already admitted that he failed in his duty to declare his asset as required by the constitution. The Senior Advocate further argued it was wrong for President Buhari to h

Press statement from PDP below.. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the party’s Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) reject the plans by President Muhammadu Buhari to increase the rate of Value Added Tax (VAT) as well as to impose other stringent taxes on goods and services being used by Nigerians. The Party and its campaign say such a plan is cruel, anti-people and further exposes President Buhari as uncaring and insensitive to the plight of Nigerians, who are already overburdened and groaning under the economic hardship occasioned by his harsh policies and incompetence in office. President Buhari is aware that the increase in taxes directly results in increase in the costs of common goods and services on which families depend for survival, yet he is imposing them on the system. It is indeed heartrending that at a time other leaders all over the world are seeking ways to lift burdens off the shoulders of their citizens, President Buhari is rather planning to put

President Buhari's media aide, Bashir Ahmad shared the photo above with a caption that reads, 'So damn pure. It can only be Buhari!'. Then Twitter user @nafeezi replied saying,   'the boy is an Almajiri, who Buhari could not give good education. Who is starving in a damn hungry nation. Whose future is bleak But callous Buharists asked the boy to kiss the picture of his own oppressor, for them to score cheap political point Heartless'. Whose side are you on?

The Akwa Ibom state police command today paraded a fake police officer of the rank of assistant commissioner of police ACP). The state police commissioner, Musa Kimo who paraded the suspect alongside 213 other criminals, said the fake police officer identified as Kingsley Udoyen of No.3 stadium road, in Abak council area of the state, had defrauded and threatened unsuspecting members of the public. The CP mentioned that one English pistol without magazine and ammunition, portraits of chief superintendent of police and Assistant Commissioner of police, three pairs of uniform, police belt, fake police identity cards as well as other documents were recovered from the suspect. Speaking to newsmen, the fake police officer said ”It started when I lost my job. I was with the police in Alagbon as a superintendent of police. I was dismissed in 2007 because of the illegal job I went for. I left Lagos in 2008 and went to Calabar where I met Glory Etim, my girlfriend. She is the on

The love between Davido and Chioma is waxing stronger by the day. This evening, Chioma shared some loved up photos they took in London last week on her IG page. Davido who is madly in love with her, took to her comment section to declare her the love of his life. See their exchange below..

President Buhari commissioned the Zik Mausoleum in honour of Late Dr Nnamdi Azikwe in Onitsha Anambra State today January 24th.  The project initi­ated the Sani Abacha regime shortly after the death of Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, the first President of Nigeria. The project was in recogni­tion of Azikiwe's immense contributions to national development and the country’s independence.

Today, President Buhari commissioned the Centre of Excellence University of Nigeria Enugu Campus facilitated by Central Bank of Nigeria. The President is pictured here with VC UNN Prof. B.C. Ozumba, Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele and Minister of Labour Chris Ngige.

President Buhari has told Igbo leaders complaining about marginalisation not to do so as he has been fair in the appointments he has made so far in his administration. The president said this yesterday January 24th in Anambra state where he went for his presidential campaign. Igbo leaders have over the years complained about the South East getting the least number of appointments since the Buhari-led government started. Responding to this allegation when he paid a courtesy visit to the Obi of Onitsha, the president said about five members of the federal executive cabinet are from the region. “I think I tried to be fair. And you can ask these ministers. I never asked them how are they running their parastatals, the boards. I appointed them and I trust them. I allow them work. I don’t have to tell you what noise the other states are making especially when compared to the votes I got in 2015. So, I think I try to be fair. I think I tried to be fair. And you can ask these

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Osun says it seized 73 bags of cannabis in Osogbo in a mop-up ahead of the 2019 general elections. The seized cannabis weighs nearly 700kg, all confiscated within the capital Osogbo.   The Osun State Commander of the NDLEA, Samuel Egbeola said, “ the mop-up exercise is targeted at dislodging black spots across the state where illicit drugs are likely to be abused, which will in turn ensure a peaceful and secure environment for the conduct of the forthcoming General Elections.”   He said this will go a long way in preventing individual with tendencies of using illicit drugs during elections.  This is to undermine the sanctity of the 2019 General Elections.  The NDLEA boss said one male suspect was arrested in connection with the seizure and that the suspect was providing useful information on the activities of other illicit drug dealers.