The Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, also known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has said the days of President Muhammadu Buhari are numbered in Nigeria Oyedepo, lamenting the state of the nation, described Buhari as a bad leader, adding that his government is the worst in the...
The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday urged the leadership of the National Assembly to resist all pressures to pass the anti-social media bill, which it said is anti-people and unconstitutional. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement called on Nigerians, including the media, organized civil society and...
The Kano State Government has given reasons for the dethronement of the Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi II. Among the reasons stated were alleged insubordination, refusal to attend official meetings and breach of Kano Emirate Law. The Kano government made this known in a press statement signed by Secretary to the...
The Kano State Government led by Abdullahi Ganduje has announced the sacking of the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II. The Director-General, Media and Communications, Kano State Government, Salihu Yakasai, said this on his official Twitter handle, @Dawisu, on Monday. “The Kano State Executive Council has unanimously approved the dethronement of...
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has announced a second confirmed case of Coronavirus in Nigeria. The victim had contact with the Italian that brought coronavirus to Nigeria. The victim was said to be one of those under isolation. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed this in a tweet on Monday. NCDC...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Sunday rallied support for women empowerment, girl child education, and equal opportunity for all genders. "I join the rest of the world to commemorate the International Women’s Day," the Governor said in a statement by his spokesman Rafiu Ajakaye. The statement is in commemoration of...
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed an application by a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Maurice Iwu, seeking the transfer of his N1.23bn fraud trial from Lagos to Abuja. The judge, in a ruling on Friday, said the application lacked...
President Muhammadu Buhari has informed the nation that the challenges faced by the nation is higher than our national income. He said this is a major challenge that must be overcome as a nation if we are to make progress. The President added that although the government has been challenged on...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday unfolded plans to kick start electronic voting with the 2023 general elections. Its chairman, Prof. Mahmud Yakubu, said should the Electoral Act is amended, based on its proposals, the 2019 elections would be the last mainly manually conducted election. He spoke in Lagos...
The Senate on Wednesday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s $22,798,446,773.00 external loan request. Buhari had requested for the loan to fund critical infrastructure projects under the 2016 – 2018 External Borrowing Plan. The process of approving the loan by Senators however led to vehement disagreements in the upper chamber. While some Senators supported...