As the race for the Senate Presidency hots up, a group of ranking senators-elect has called on the in-coming administration of Muhammudu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to abide by its change mantra and allow due process to be followed in electing the principal officers for the apex legislative chamber. The ranking senators-elect […]
As we move closer to handover day to a brand new Federal Government of Nigeria on 29 May 2015, with a mixture of optimism and trepidation, if Nigerians think that the problems that have besieged and dragged Nigeria down for several decades are going to disappear with a wave of a magic wand,we have another […]
Corruption in the Nigeria has become so endemic that the task and effort to fight it may become too enormous for the in-coming administration of the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to tackle effectively. Dr. Olapade Agoro, Founder and former Presidential Candidate of the National Action Counciln (NAC), stated this in […]
A pressure group, Nsukka Vanguard of Hope (NVH), on Monday, appealed to President-Elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari to halt the continued marginalisation of Nsukka people by appointing one of their sons or daughters as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in his in-coming government. Speaking to journalists in Abuja, the Chairman and Secretary of […]
Following the unprecedented damage done to the Nigerian nation by its past leaders via corruption, political and religious bigotry, the Arewa community in Delta State, at the weekend, urged Nigerians at home and in diaspora not to expect 100 percent change from the President elect, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari . The Secretary General of the body, […]
In what appears a valedictory session of sort, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was among former Nigeria leaders that attended Tuesday’s Council of State meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. It is the last meeting that will be presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan whose term expires on May 29 having failed to get re-elected […]
A Civil Rights Group, Transparency Coalition of Nigeria (TCN) has called on the President-elect, General Mohammed Buhari, to insulate the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from being manipulated by politicians to witch-hunt perceived enemies when he assumed office. In a statement issued by its Secretary General, Mr. Peter Gimba, in Abuja, on Tuesday, the […]
Less than 17 days to hand over government to the All Progressives Congress (APC), a Catholic priest in Edo state, Rev father Isaac Bossey has cautioned President –elect, major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) to be wary of people around him. According to him, such persons close to the out-going President Goodluck Jonathan were those that […]
The president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, has sent a goodwill message to David Cameron, the Prime Minister of Britain, congratulating him on his victory in the just concluded elections in his country. In a statement released in Abuja on Saturday, May 9, General Buhari said he looked forward to collaborating with the British government led by […]
The Federal Government on Wednesday urged the incoming administration of Gen Muhammadu Buhari to avoid reversing the extant privatization policy in the power sector. Speaking to State House Correspondents against the backdrop of suggestions to that effect, the Minister of Power, Prof Chinedu Nebo said the policy was implemented in the overall interest of the […]
The incoming administration of General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) has been called upon by the Albino Foundation, Ekiti State chapter, to place high premium on how to maintain an egalitarian society that would prevent discrimination against albinos in the country. The body also called on the National Assembly to enact a law that would banish all […]
The All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Rivers State, has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of setting traps for the in-coming administration of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), by embarking upon ‘unnecessary last-minute appointments’ as well as the removal and immediate replacement of heads of strategic government parastatals. It made the accusation, on Tuesday, in a statement issued […]
The All Progressives Congress governors on Tuesday disclosed their displeasure over the state of Nigerian economy. They made this known when they met with the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, at the Defence House, Abuja. Speaking with newsmen after the meeting, the Chairman of the APC Governors forum and governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, said, the […]
Expectations and suggestions for the incoming government of General Muhammed Buhari (rtd) continues to swell, as experts from different sectors across Nigeria are putting forward blueprints on how to revamp and consolidate critical sector of the country’s economy. Meanwhile, the Nigeria Insurance Industry over the years have been struggling to catch up with countries like […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Nigerians to disregard the wild speculations making the rounds concerning the appointment of ministers and the zoning of offices under the incoming Buhari Administration. In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said there was no truth to […]
The other day, I casually and light-heartedly sounded out a colleague at work, a well-educated Nigerian, just like me, of Yoruba extraction, what he thought of Buhari’s victory in the Nigerian presidential election. And before I could finish the question a seemingly hackneyed answer popped right of his lips as if a kindergarten regurgitating some […]
A Fulani community leader, Alhaji Dodo Oroji, has appealed to the incoming administration of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd) to address the problems of grazing reserves and stop cattle rustling in order to save Fulani herdsmen in the country. Oroji made the appeal in an interview on Monday, in Kaduna. He said it was important to […]
Buhari cannot ignore confab recommendations, must restructure Nigeria- Uranta Executive Secretary, Nigeria National Summit Group (NNSG), Mr. Tony Uranta, in this interview praised President Goodluck Jonathan for accepting the result of the presidential election and sets agenda for the President–elect, General Muhammadu Buhari among other salient issues. Deputy Political Editor, Jonathan Eze reports. What are […]