Month: June 2019

Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, yesterday celebrated Democracy Day with Oscar De Larenta dress, a gold embroidered drop-waist gown, which was listed on the website of Oscar De Larenta at the rate of $12,690 as at October 2014. The First Lady looked absolutely regal when she visited the venue of Democracy day dinner with the…

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday, swore in a 12-member ad hoc committee to liaise with the management of the National Assembly on housekeeping issues The committee, which has as Chairman, Senator Abubakar Kyari, is expected to work out the allocation of seats in the chamber as well as the allocation of…

The majority of Nigerian senators Thursday voted against a motion to debate President Muhammadu Buhari’s Democracy Day speech in plenary. The motion to scrutinise the speech was moved by Istifanus Gyang (Plateau-PDP). Coming under Order 52 of the Senate standing order, Mr Gyang asked his colleagues, through the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, to grant him…

Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the ruling party has no reason not to deliver on its electoral promises. Oshiomhole was speaking on Tuesday following the emergence of the party’s preferred candidates as winners of the national assembly leadership poll. The candidates anointed by the party and President Muhammadu Buhari…

The price of imported goods including used vehicles popularly known as “Tokunbo” may come down as Federal Government of Nigeria is set to relax the ban on importation of vehicles through the land border. The government had in January 2017 ordered a ban on importation of vehicles through the land borders. The restriction on the…

The State Security Service on Wednesday announced a nationwide crackdown on individuals allegedly caught posting inciting materials on the Internet, in a move that could provoke fresh debates about the potency of Nigerian Constitution’s free speech safeguards. The SSS said it had recently observed that some social media users were skewing Nigeria’s history to promote…

ADDRESS BY H.E PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI AT THE 2019 NATIONAL DEMOCRACY DAY AT THE EAGLE SQUARE, ABUJA 12TH JUNE 2019 Protocols All Praise is due to GOD Almighty Who spared our lives to be present at this great occasion. We give thanks also that the democratic process has been further entrenched and strengthened. 2. Twenty…

Newly elected Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, kneeling to greet President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, has led to reactions from Twitter users, the Punch has reported. The verified Twitter handle of the Federal Government, @AsoRock, shared photos of the visit of the elected leaders of the ninth National Assembly to President Buhari on Tuesday…

The Federal Government has said it will henceforth insist on enforcement of sanctions by professional bodies against lawyers, bankers and brokers indicted for corruption. President Muhammadu Buhari said this in Abuja on Tuesday during the Democracy Day anti-corruption summit titled, ‘Curbing electoral spending: A panacea for public corruption,’ organised by the Economic and Financial Crimes…

Ekweremadu, Saraki fingered in the plans that scuttled Ali Ndume’s ambition of becoming Senate President  Yesterday, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was inaugurated with the election of the Senate president and Deputy Senate President.  Following the election conducted by the clerk of the National Assembly at the red chamber, Senator Ahmed Lawan,…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the President Buhari-led government is driving Nigeria towards “disaster and instability”. Obasanjo said this in an exclusive interview with Premium Times at his Ibogun Olaogun ancestral home in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, last month. The former president fell apart with Buhari ahead of the 2019…

— Says It Doesn’t Take Decades To Fight Corruption Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, says President Muhammadu Buhari and other African leaders must refocus their efforts and passion on creating value, wealth and should stop fighting corruption endlessly. Speaking at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) summit in Abuja, Kagame congratulated Buhari on his victory…