On this 25th anniversary of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, adjudged the freest and fairest in the history of Nigeria, and which was annulled by the military in a streak of authoritarian madness, the scars are still deep and…
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Abiola’s Investiture ongoing as PDP slams presidency for politicizing honour
Buhari had shocked the nation with the news of his award of the highest honour in the land, Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR), reserved for serving and former heads of state, to Abiola, signifying the president’s recognition of…
Senate unraveled high level of corruption in government – Saraki
In a statement issued yesterday from Saudi Arabia where he is on lesser hajj, Saraki emphasised that “we exposed high level corruption in the management of the North-east relief efforts and passed the North East Commission Bill which has now…
You are suffering from a chronic case of inferiority complex – Jonathan’s ex-aide tells Buhari
Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s Special Assistant on New Media, Reno Omokri, Monday came down hard on President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as a leader suffering from “a chronic case of inferiority complex”. Omokri, who was reacting to the comments by…
Obasanjo, a spent Political Force
President Muhammadu Buhari’s symbolic ‘victory’ with the declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day, and the posthumous conferment of award on the acclaimed winner of the June 12 Presidential election, Moshood Abiola, appears short-lived, as former President Olusegun Obasanjo has once again ‘spoiled’ the…
FG replies Obasanjo: we will not be distracted by frivolous allegations from any quarter
The Nigerian government has reacted to an allegation by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that the Buhari administration was plotting his arrest on false charges. The former leader made the allegation on Friday in a statement by his aide. He said…
June 12 : Buhari invites major stakeholders to Abiola’s posthumous investiture
President Muhammadu Buhari has invited the major stakeholders in the struggle for the revalidation of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election to the posthumous investiture of the acclaimed winner of the election, Chief Moshood Abiola, as the Grand Commander…
[In retrospect] Offa robberies: Residents stage counter protest
Some residents of Offa in the Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State on Tuesday staged another protest to counter the Monday protest against the invitation of the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, by the police. The police on Sunday…
2 more “Saraki good Boys” arrested – Police
Two more suspected armed robbers arrested in connection with the high-casualty attack on banks in Offa, kwara State, in April, have implicated Senate President Bukola Saraki in their confessional statements. Jimoh Moshood, Force Public Relations Officer, said this in Abuja…
Enemy of Democracy: IGP drags Saraki, Senate to court
Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, yesterday, dragged the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, and the Senate before the Federal High Court in Abuja for declaring him an enemy of democracy. Specifically, the IGP, in his suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/554/2018, prayed…