My Dear Compatriots, I have found it necessary to address you today, on the state of the nation and to render account on the efforts of our administration to sustain and strengthen our economy, enhance the fight against corruption and sustain our gains in the fight against terrorism and
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By Ukpono Ukpong President Muhammadu Buhari says the degenerate welfare and working conditions of the nation’s judiciary, are “serious and would be treated as such,” even as he cautioned on the dire state of the country’s economy “currently battling insecurity, corruption and economic challenges,” aggravated by the COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. Speaking Thursday […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government holds Nigerians in the diaspora in high esteem due to their immense contributions to national development. Buhari, who was represented by the Chief of Staff (CoS), Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, made this known on Monday at the National Diaspora Day 2022 celebration in Abuja. The National Diaspora Day is […]
By Ukpono Ukpong President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday departed Abuja for Kigali, Rwanda, to attend the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), being held from June 20 to 26, 2022. At CHOGM 2022, the President will join other leaders to participate in discussions focused on the progress and prosperity of the more than 2 billion […]
By Ukpono Ukpong President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the security agencies to ensure that the all hostages of the Kaduna train attack are brought home alive. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement issued yesterday said that the President has directed urgency in dealing with kidnapped […]
By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives has stepped down a motion on need to invoke section 58 (5) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to pass the amendment to the Electoral Act, 2022, providing for statutory delegates’ participation in nomination of candidates for elections. This followed the intervention of Ahmed […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday asked the All Progressives Congress to unite behind its presidential flagbearer in the 2023 elections, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The President made the comment in a congratulatory statement signed by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, DailyTimes gathered. He said: “Having emerged victorious he has our full and unwavering support. “Now our party
By Tunde Opalana & Ukpono Ukpong The Presidency has warned against any knee-jerk reactions, the creation of panic, disruption of lives and livelihoods, or even retaliatory violence following the viral videos of the alleged killings of non-indigenes by the Eastern Security Network (ESN) and its mother terrorist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). This […]
By Ukpono Ukpong .Says seven years investment in Air Force justified President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked security agencies to achieve a secure and prosperous Nigeria. Buhari gave the charge in his address at the ceremonial parade to commemorate the Nigerian Air Force 58th anniversary in Kano. He lauded the Nigerian Air Force for living up […]
The Nigerian government has alerted the general public to heightened security activities preparatory to the country’s 61st Independence anniversary. This was contained in a statement released in Abuja on Friday and signed by Segun Adeyemi, Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. The Minister advised residents of the […]
*Tells gov to ignore it as ploy to distract LASG, Ndigbo not agents of destruction *We’ll continue on path of progress, security, state’s helmsman pledges Ohanaeze Ndigbo has advised Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to ignore the allegation that members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) are plotting to attack Lagos, noting that it is a […]
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has debunked reports of an explosion at Kainji Dam in Niger State. The Director-General, NIHSA, Clement Nze, on Monday, September 14, stated that the agency investigated the claim and found out that it was false. NIHSA described the report as fake, urging the public to disregard the claims made […]
Nigeria born lawyer and author, Reno Omokri on Monday called out Nigeria’s after the $9000 fund raised for disqualified BBN housemate, Erica. READ ALSO: Your side chick is your death partner – Reno Omokri He wrote “In 3 hours, Nigerians raised $9000 for #BBNaija’s Erica. In one week, the same Nigerians have not been able […]
Nigerian actress Kate Henshaw has cleared the air after an allegation that celebrities are been paid to say COVID-19 is real, sprung up. READ ALSO: Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde tests positive for COVID-19 The 42-year-old took to her Twitter page to announce she had recently gone for her COVID test and realised it was as painful as […]
With Nigeria’s foreign debt aggravated hitting about $23 billion, former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has demanded an apology on behalf of several million Nigerians from President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement from his media office on Sunday and monitored by Daily Times, he said, “Now, we all […]
President Muhmmadu Buhari has described the passing of elder statesman and leader of the Yoruba sociocultural group, Afenifere, Pa Ayorinde Fasanmi, as a great loss to the nation. The President said the late Pa Fasanmi served as a moral compass for the nation across administrations, noting that in his many counsels and well-considered opinions. The […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the naming of some railway stations along Lagos-Ibadan and Itakpe, Ajaokuta, Aladja, Warri corridors after some deserving Nigerians, Daily Times gathered. This was disclosed through a statement by the ministry of transportation’s Director of Press, Eric Ojiekwe on July 27. The statement noted that the deserving citizens have
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday ordered that a 50-year-old traditional medicine practitioner, Felix Okon, who allegedly defiled his two daughters, be remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Service, pending legal advice. Chief Magistrate P.E. Nwaka, who did not take the plea of Okon ordered that the case file be returned to the Director […]
Delta state Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling sacking Bayelsa Governor-elect, David Lyon and his running mate, Sen. Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo. The court ruled that Degi-Eremienyo presented forged educational certificates, including those of primary, secondary and tertiary schools to the
Flights resumed at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen Airport on Thursday after a passenger plane skidded off a runway and broke apart as it landed in bad weather. State News Agency Anadolu, reported that the airport on Istanbul’s Asian side was open and Pegasus Airlines, whose plane crashed, said its flights would continue as scheduled. Saudi Arabia […]