Bakare blames Nigeria’s woes on corrupt leaders

Citadel Global Community Church Senior Pastor Tunde Bakare, has regretted that corrupt leaders have steered the country to its current state. Bakare, who contested with President Muhammadu Buhari as running mate in the 2011, claimed the President never listened to his ideas on how to move the country forward. The cleric, who spoke with BBC […]

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Partisan politics not in my plan now, says Mimiko

Partisan politics is out of the plan of the immediate former Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, for now, he has declared. He made this declaration while debunking an alleged move to decamp into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as being circulated by some media platform, describing the development plan as “a piece of […]

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Buhari presides over police council meeting

President Muhammadu Buhari is presiding over the Police Council meeting in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Those in attendance of the meeting include Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; Chairman of the Governors’ Forum Kayode Fayemi and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha. Others physically attending the meeting are Chief of Staff to the President, […]

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‘I suddenly remembered why I fell in love with the President’

By Femi Adesina President Muhammadu Buhari spoke on Tuesday, warning troublemakers in the country that the picnic was over, and the next day, I saw this comment online from a Buharist, as lovers and admirers of the President are known: “I just finished watching the President on TV reading the riot act to troublemakers, and […]

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Nigeria needs a leader with iron fist like Buhari, says Femi Adesina

Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has stated the nation needs an iron fist leader like his principal. Such a leader like Buhari, he said, will be able to whip into line those misbehaving in any part of the country. In his weekly article titled ‘ I suddenly remembered […]

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Senate says no as campaigners demand new constitution

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan Group insists only fresh statutes will end nation’s challenges Oba of Benin canvasses roles for traditional rulers 36 states’ speakers seek review of impeachment procedures Delta, Bayelsa, Edo seek devolution of power, others Agitations for a totally new constitution to pave way for total reform of the country’s ailing […]

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70% of govt agencies host data abroad despite $220m local infrastructure

Apart from capital flight, situation does not guarantee data security, says Adegbiji IXPN saves operators $40m yearly from capital flight Stakeholders want govt to increase local hosting by 30% in two years With as much as $220 million investments in about 11 data centre operations in Nigeria, utilisation of this huge infrastructure is still below […]

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Democracy fails to stimulate growth, experts lament

Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Capital market experts have rated the country’s democratic regime as one that has failed to create a competitive edge for the domestic investment market. Assessing Nigeria’s unbroken democracy since 1999, the stakeholders argued that the era delivered less than expected in terms of stimulating growth. They said the application of democratic […]

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Lawan, Ayade, Ganduje explain rising insecurity

APC tells police: Rise up to challenge How kidnappers evade tracking, by NCC Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade, yesterday identified why insecurity is rising in the country. Also yesterday, Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje called on the military to urgently flush out bandits gathering in a forest near the […]

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