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Buhari, Gowon, Obasanjo, other former leaders meet

Buhari, Gowon, Obasanjo, Other Former Leaders Meet

October 23, 2020 7:06 am

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is currently meeting some former Nigerian leaders.

Although the agenda of the meeting is not made public, issues bordering on the current security situation in the country are believed to top the agenda.

While Buhari is presiding from the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, some former Nigerian leaders are participating virtually.

Those participating virtually include General Yakubu Gowon (retd.); former President Olusegun Obasanjo; Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.); former President Goodluck Jonathan and Chief Ernest Shonekan.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo;  National Security …

Amotekun: Only criminals, With Hidden Agenda Are Jittery

January 10, 2020 11:12 am
A security expert, Dr Kazeem Idowu, has berated antagonists of the security arrangement in the South West, tagged: ‘South West Security Network ( Operation Amotekun), insisting that only criminally-minded people would criticize such initiative.

Idowu opined that the present security challenges in Nigeria should ordinarily elicit proactive measures and creative steps from any serious government towards curtailing the menace before becoming endemic.

The security expert , in a press statement he sent to NAN on Friday, argued that the only way insecurity could be effectively tackled in Nigeria is through organized community policing system such as ” Operation Amotekun”.

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Buhari: Falana Makes Revelation On ‘Third Term Agenda’

December 22, 2019 12:11 pm

Legal luminary, Femi Falana, has alleged that there was a third term agenda for President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Senior Advocate of Nigeria stated that soon, Nigerians will start seeing manifestations of the ‘plot’.

He spoke in reaction to a suit by a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the National Assembly should amend the constitution to allow Buhari to contest again.

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Falana told Sunday Tribune: “I hope Nigerians have not forgotten that when the Babangida-led junta was going to extend its tenure, we had the …

Group Sets 2020 Agenda For FG, States

December 18, 2019 5:49 am

Reduction in cost of living, improving compliance to regulations and entrenching transparency in the management of public affairs, are part of major issues Nigerians expect government at all levels to address in 2020.

At the Fifth Regulatory Conversation organised by the Convention on Businesses Integrity (CBi) with the theme: “National Integrity Barometer: A Roadmap for 2020,” participants from both public and private sector, said those issues were critical to the development and stability of the country.

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The programme was in partial fulfilment of the CBi’s initiatives under the …

Islamisation, Fulanisation Agenda Going On In Nigeria – FFK

December 12, 2019 7:29 am

The former Minister of Aviation, Nigeria, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has taken to his verified Facebook page today to shed light on the disguised Islamization-Fulanization scheme being nurtured by the powers that be in the Nigerian Government.

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“Sharia law should be taught in Nigerian schools with Arabic language”- Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammed, Chief Justice of Nigeria.”

“And some still say there is no Islamisation agenda? Who has bewitched the Nigerian people?”

“Africans do not need visas to come to Nigeria anymore”- President Muhammadu Buhari.”

“And some still say there is no Fulanisation …

Jonathan And APC, Fealty To Buhari And Survivalist Agenda

December 3, 2019 9:28 am

Who does not love Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan? Yes, there are some who do not (the number is growing in recent times), but then, Jonathan is Nigeria’s Obama. Many accord him – despite, true, one or two flaws here and there – the “Hero of Democracy” title in Nigeria, same way they do Barrack. He did not fight the loss in 2015, you saw his human side every time when he talked about his handicaps, we saw the Boko Haram insurgency hurt him, he wrote several books we all love even though the much anticipated book had fall short …

Elumelu: Africa’s Devt Agenda Must Prioritise Job Creation

November 20, 2019 6:59 am

The founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Chairman, United Bank for Africa Group (UBA), Mr. Tony Elumelu, has proposed job creation for the youth, inclusive growth, and gender diversity as priority areas for Africa’s development agenda as well as to achieve peace and stability on the continent.

According to a statement, Elumelu, who is also the founder of Heirs Holdings, made the remark while speaking on a high-level panel with the President of Senegal, Macky Sall and the President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. Other speakers on the panel included Florence Parly, Defence Minister of France; and Pierre Buyoya former …

Senate

2023: Third Term Agenda Re-Emerges In Senate

November 18, 2019 12:07 pm

The Senate has dismissed claims that it has introduced moves to elongate the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari. It said such claims were unfounded and untrue.

It said the hate speech Bill which is being tied to the move, is not meant to cage Nigerians and pave the way for President Buhari to run for another term in office.

The Bill tagged: “National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speeches”, scaled first reading on the floor of the Senate last week. The Bill is sponsored by Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, who doubles as Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate.

Acting spokesman, …

Oil, Iran Top Agenda As Putin Visits Saudi Arabia

Oil, Iran Top Agenda As Putin Visits Saudi Arabia

October 14, 2019 2:19 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, where he was set to seal oil agreements and try to use his influence to defuse tensions boiling in the Gulf.

King Salman and his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, welcomed Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at Al-Yamama Palace in Riyadh with full military honours.

Putin’s visit follows attacks on Saudi oil installations that Riyadh and Washington have blamed on Moscow ally Tehran.

Oil will be “the main topic of discussion”, Russian political analyst Fydor Lukyanov said, as a deal between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting …

Kuje residents set agenda for new council boss

March 27, 2019 9:41 am

Some residents of Kuje Area Council, FCT, have urged the new Chairman of the council, Mr Abdullahi Sabo, to focus on addressing challenges bothering on infrastructure, education and environment for the development of the area.

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