New Year message: I know Nigerians are in pains — Buhari

Says 2016 is year of change By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor & Joseph Erunke ABUJA — Taking note of the hard times in the land, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said  becoming president had not removed him from the pains of the people, promising that 2016 would be the beginning of the change in the country. […]

No ban on Hijab by Muslim women – Presidency

The Presidency has dismissed the insinuations that the Federal Government had banned the use of Hijab, the Muslim women’s dressing symbol of modesty. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Malam Garba Shehu. Giving a clarification on the pronouncement […]

Buhari urged to extend anti-graft crusade to past leaders

By Festus Ahon & Ochuko Akuopha ASABA—ANGLICAN Bishop of Western Izon Diocese,Delta State, Rt. Rev. Edafe Emamezi, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to extend the anti- graft crusade in the country to all corrupt past political office holders that are alive for it to yield the desired result. Speaking in his homily, yesterday  at the […]

Confess your sins to Buhari, Sagay tells Jonathan (And to whom shall Buhari confess his own sins?)

Former President Goodluck Jonathan Eniola Akinkuotu The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee on Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), has advised former President Goodluck Jonathan to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari and confess all he knows about the $2bn arms scandal. Sagay told our correspondent during an interview that if Jonathan could provide adequate information, he would […]

Why Buhari is trusted in Yorubaland — Gen Diya

Nigeria may have problems producing Buhari’s successor Lieutenant General Donaldson Oladipo Diya (Retd) was Chief of General Staff, CGS, during the military regime of late General Sani Abacha (1993 – 1997). Earlier he served under the military regime of General Muhammadu Buhari as Military Governor of Ogun State between January 1984 and August 1985. Born […]

Why I’ll continue to oppose Buhari, APC — Gov FAYOSE (Because you have nothing to do in Ekiti to have that much time to oppose Buhari)

GOVERNOR Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, in this encounter, bares his mind on the setting up of a military panel headed by Maj-Gen Adeniyi Oyebade to look into the roles of the military in the June 21 governorship election in Ekiti among other burning national issues. Excerpts: By Dapo Akinrefon His take on the Military […]

Democracy has come to stay in Africa – Buhari

By Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed happiness over the sustenance of democratic rule on the African continent. The President stated this, Monday, at the inauguration of President Alpha Conde’s of Guinea Conakry for the  second term in office. Represented by his Vice, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, President Buhari said with the conduct […]

Electing a Dictator- A Major Drawback for Nigeria’s Democracy – -By Lloyd Ukwu

By Lloyd Ukwu Washington DC, USA | November 26, 2015 – Prelude: The problem with dictatorship is that it usually lacks the capacity and patience to understand the meaning of the rule of law and due process. Both doctrines are often slow and therefore require patience. Dictators don’t have patience, they want it here, now […]

The ‘Tyranny’ of Buhari’s Body Language – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | November 26, 2015 – Buhari’s body language has been credited with all the promising signs in the government: we are told that electricity supply has improved, not because of any new investment in the sector but because people understand from the president’s body language that there will […]

Buhari leaves for Malta, to participate in CHOGM

By Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA-President Mohammadu Buhari is due to leave Abuja on Thursday for Malta Island to participate in the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which begins on Friday. The president is expected to joined about 51 Heads of State and Governments under former British colony to deliberate on Commonwealth on new commonwealth initiatives […]

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