The Majority Leader of the 8th Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and his counterpart in the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Tuesday emerged as the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively. Both Lawan and Gbajabiamila are members of the ruling All Progressives Congress. In the Senate, Lawan polled 79 votes to […]
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By Jide Ojo WITH a consensus unknown in the past, Nigerians will today rise to uphold the sacredness of June 12 as an essential milestone in the democratic history of the country. For the first time, the country will, with one accord, mark the date as a public holiday, instead of the past practice where […]
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President Buhari, his wife, Aisha with other Foreign Leaders and Dignitaries at the Democracy Day Dinner/Gala Night, at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. Photo: State House President Muhammadu Buhari played host to visiting world leaders at a dinner last night in Abuja, ahead of the country’s Democracy Day, which is being marked today. The […]
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May 29 does not carry the weight of significance that June 12 carries in the country’s democratic sojourn, according to All Progressives Congress, APC National Leader, Senator Bola Tinubu . He said this in a statement titled ‘June 12: The Truth that Sets Democracy Free in Our Land’, released by his Media Adviser, Mr Tunde […]
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By Kayode Oseni There is so much talk about detoxification methods and gadgets these days that it looks as if the body is totally helpless in carrying out this very important self cleansing function. The truth is that our bodies are loaded with enormous toxins in this modern age as a result of our wrong […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday night said the election of Senator Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila as the Senate president and speaker of the House of Representatives marked a departure from the “duplicity and perfidy of the immediate past”. Both Lawan and Gbajabiamila were supported by the presidency and the leadership of the ruling All Progressives […]
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By Kayode Oseni We will continue to have problems with what to eat or not eat for as long as we rely only on scientists or ‘nutritional experts’ to tell us what our bodies need. We all need to remember that each one of us is blessed with a unique blood radiation, and it is […]
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• NADECO, Afenifere want Abiola declared president-elect• Only Federal Government can determine that, says Tinubu• Posthumous privileges no longer necessary, Osoba insists As Nigeria prepares to formally mark June 12 as the Democracy Day, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday assented to a bill nullifying May 29 previously set aside as a public holiday for the celebration. […]
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The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Tuesday fixed Thursday for hearing of the Peoples Democratic Party and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s application for access to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s electronic server. The PDP’s presidential candidate in the February 23, 2019 election and his party are challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari and his All […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday prayed the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to dismiss petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar against his February 23 re-election. Buhari made the prayer through his Counsel, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, in a motion adopted and argued on Tuesday before Justice Mohammed Garba-led […]
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