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The immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki has expressed gratitude to teeming well-wishers and other Nigerians who prayed and stood by him during his travails while he was in detention. He was released Tuesday evening by the Federal Government after spending four years in the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS) despite court orders granting him bails. The ex-NSA noted that he is now willing and ready to attend court sessions in continuation of his trial, in order to prove his innocence, saying that he stopped appearing in court as a protest against the…
By Harry Awurumibe, State House, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has again stressed that his administration will use the nation’s resources judiciously to build public infrastructure. The President made this promise this Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja during the Christmas Homage by the residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja led by the Minister, Mallam Bello Mohammed. An elated President Buhari thanked Nigerians and FCT residents for their support and visit at this period. But he regretted that dwindling oil revenue and mismanagement of the nation’s resources by past regimes have slowed down the pace of development of the…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday declared 2019 as a very successful year for the nation, thanking Nigerians for believing in him and supporting his administration to take Nigeria to the Next Level. The president stated this when he received residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) led by the Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, during the traditional Christmas Day homage, at the State House, Abuja. ‘‘We thank God. It has been a very successful year, relative to the composition of this country, both politically and ethnically,’’ he said. The president told the delegation, comprising religious, traditional and political leaders as well…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has said that he would not be too proud to reverse himself anytime he found it necessary as according to him, only God is infallible. Governor Makinde, who joined the congregation at the Oja’ba Central Mosque for a special prayer to commemorate his 52nd birthday, said that his government would always be open to corrections. “We don’t know it all. If people tell us what we need to do, we will act. I am not proud to the extent that I can’t reverse myself, because I know that pride comes before a fall,” the Governor…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) youths, under the aegis of PDP South-South Youth Vanguard, has appealed to the governors under the platform of the party to call River state governor, Nyesom Wike to order. The call is coming against the backdrop of the rift between Wike and Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson. Wike and Dickson have been on each other’s throat in the past few days over the Soku oil wells returned to Rivers State by the Federal High Court in Abuja. Wike had, however, rejected the PDP’s decision to intervene in the matter, insisting that Dickson must resign so…
President Muhammadu Buhari has described Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State as “a skilled politician, a party builder and a man who works for the success of our party”. Buhari’s congratulatory message was conveyed through a statement by Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on Wednesday. While felicitating with Ganduje on his 70th anniversary, Buhari said: “The Kano State Governor is one of the most patient and calculable politicians I have ever met in my life. ”Ganduje is also a committed party man who has worked tirelessly for its success.” The president…
By Adeyemi Okediran On Dec 20th 2019, concerned minds in the U. S. have made their grievances known through a letter written to the Attorney General. The letter became written to demonstrate their displeasure concerning the detainment of Mr Omoyele Sowore. “Honorable Minister Abubakar Malami Minister of Justice and Honorable Attorney general, Federal Secretariat Complex, Abuja Federal Republic of Nigeria Dear Mr. Attorney General: We write to you concerning Mr. Omoyele Sowore, a New Jersey resident, who was arrested on August 3 and charged with treason, cash laundering and cyberstalking related to his call for demonstrations. We are deeply worried…
The Defence Headquarters has dismissed the allegation of embezzlement in the military by a whistleblower claiming underpayment of soldiers as provided in the Manual of Financial Administration for the Armed Forces of Nigeria (MAFA) 2017. The Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Tuesday, said that the MAFA document had not been activated for implementation. According to him, the DHQ wishes to clarify that the insinuation that personnel of the Armed Forces is under remunerated as against the provisions of MAFA 2017 is unfounded and untrue. “Contrary to the claims made by the Twitter handle @…
By Wole Oye, ABUJA Nigerian Government Tuesday, said that it may appeal the bail granted a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki and the convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore and to follow the judicial process to the Supreme Court. Senior Presidential Media Aide, Garba Shehu, dropped this hint in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday while reacting to the presidential directive on the release of Dasuki and Sowore. Recall that the Federal Government had earlier in the day through AGF Malami, ordered the immediate release of Sowore, who is also the publisher of Sahara Reporters and former NSA…
Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa has approved the appointment of 12 Permanent Secretaries (PSs) to fill existing vacancies in the State Civil Service. The State Head of the Civil Service (HoS) Alhaji Hussaini Kila, made this known in a statement in Dutse on Tuesday. Kila said the appointees were Directors that were elevated to the position of permanent secretaries. He said the appointment of the new permanent secretaries was based on merit, competence, and personal integrity. The HoS added that the appointment was in line with the principle of justice as each of the three senatorial zones has equal representation…