Leke Baiyewu examines how the National Assembly succumbed to external forces, making the parliament to backtrack from its initial move to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill Since the 9th National Assembly was inaugurated on June 11, 2019, the federal parliament has been repeatedly criticised as a rubber stamp of the […]
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A former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar has declared that Nigeria needs a younger and vibrant leadership to make it a greater place. Abdulsalami pledged to support the ambition of Barrister Adewole Adebayo, the presidential aspirant under the platform of Mega Party Movement for the 2023 general election. General Abubakar, who spoke when the […]
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The Federal Government is not ‘sleepwalking into disaster’, the Presidency said yesterday in a reaction to an article by Financial Times. Presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu in a statement condemned the writer for describing Nigerian government as “a government sleepwalking into disaster”. The report claimed that President “Buhari has overseen two terms of economic slump, rising […]
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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, shares his thoughts with Leke Baiyewu on the reforms being proposed by the House of Representatives for the judiciary The House is seeking to prevent the courts from interfering with matters under the consideration of the National Assembly. Does this conform to the principle of checks and […]
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Political leaders comprising former and incumbent governors, ex-senators as well as business leaders met in a seminar in Lagos on Saturday to discuss issues bordering on the state of the nation. While the highlight of the seminar tagged ‘2022 Group of Eminent Nigerians on Way Forward’ held at Eko Hotel was not made public, It […]
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Over 90 delegates from across state endorse him By Banji Ayoola The presidential campaign of the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo was formally unveiled and launched on Saturday in Akure, the Ondo State capital, where 90 delegates from across the state’s 18 Local Government Areas on behalf of their people at the grassroots endorsed his […]
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By Banji Ayoola A geophysicist and lecturer in the Department of Physics and Electronics at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State , AAUA, Mr. Samuel Sedara, has called on the Federal Government to harness the potential of geothermal energy resources at Ikogosi in Ekiti State and across Nigeria. In a statement titled “Ikogosi Geothermal […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja pledged his commitment to hand over a strong repositioned agriculture-led, diversified home-grown economy, stable democracy and revamped armed and security forces to the next administration. Speaking at a dinner in honour of the 2022 Committee of Business, Political, Media and Civil Society Leaders, the President said he was […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of former Head of the Interim National Government (ING) Chief Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan, GCFR, saying the deceased displayed real sense of patriotism. The President, who also conveyed his commiseration to the widow of the former Head of States, Mrs. Margaret Shonekan, the Shonekan family, the […]
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Launches fist edition of compendium of excellent Nigerians Okays establishment of Nigerian Diaspora Investment Trust Fund President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the establishment of the Nigerian Diaspora Investment Trust Fund (NDITF), a private sector investment window with Nigerians in the Diaspora to support direct investments in the country. He gave the approval at the presentation […]
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