Category: Politics
Mixed reactions from lawyers over Buhari’s right to honour Abiola
The move by president Buhari to honour late Chief MKO Abiola, winner of the annulled June 12 1993 elections, with the highest honour of the land, GCFR [...]
GCFR award to Abiola illegal – Ex-CJN, Belgore
The award of Nigeria’s highest national honour to late Moshood Abiola has been declared illegal by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Alfa Belgore. Preside [...]
Buhari honours Abiola with GCFR, names June 12 as Democracy Day
President Muhammadu Buhari in a surprise move declared June 12 Nigeria’s Democracy Day and also awarded Nigeria’s highest honour, Grand Commander of [...]
“Ekiti not suspending anti-grazing law”, Fayose replies defense minister who wants law suspended
Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has said that the call made by Mansur Dan Ali, minister of defence, that states should suspend the implementat [...]
“Expect war if you try to impeach Buhari” House of Reps member, Kazaure
A House of Representatives member, Muhammadu Kazaure, representing Jigawa under the platform of APC, has disassociated himself from National Assembly’ [...]
National Assembly vows to impeach Buhari unless 10 conditions are met
Rising from their joint closed-door session that lasted over four hours on Tuesday, the lawmakers resolved to invoke their legislative powers and impe [...]
Bauchi gov, Abubakar nominates Chief of Staff as deputy governor
Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State has nominated his Chief of Staff, Audu Sule, as the deputy governor. Umar Sade, state Commissioner for Info [...]
CAN calls for cancellation of police recruitment exams
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called for the cancellation of the Nigerian Police recruitment exams conducted by the Joint Admission a [...]
Excerpts of President Buhari’s Democracy Day speech
As part of the things he said in his Democracy Day speech, President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he will sign the ‘Not Too Young to Run’ bill into [...]
Atiku names Gbenga Daniel as his 2019 presidential campaign DG
As the 2019 general election draws closer, former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has appointed former governor of Ogun, Chief Gbenga Daniel, a [...]