President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Wudil, Kano State, warned the police to desist from acts which tend to bring the community in conflict with them. The President said unprofessional conducts such as illegal detentions, extrajudicial killings, torture and violation of…
Full text of 2019 Budget by President Muhammadu Buhari on December 19, 2018
LONG READ It is my pleasure to present the 2019 Budget Proposals to this Joint Session of the National Assembly. This being my last budget speech to the 8th National Assembly, I will review economic developments over the past three…
Fighting corruption is not an economic policy – Peter Obi
The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has advised that fighting corruption should not be regarded as an economic policy, arguing that once strong institutions are built, that it will automatically put a wedge…
Finally: Atiku heads to America (The Cable)
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has finally been issued a visa to the United States, TheCable can report. A family source disclosed this to TheCable on Saturday and confirmed that the former vice-president has left…
PMB to GEJ: Stop playing the ostrich
The Presidency has rejected what it describes as former president, Goodluck Jonathan’s astonishing claim that there is more corruption in the country compared to when he left office. “This is absolutely untrue,” said a statement by Special Adviser to the…
We said it!!! Atiku picks Peter Obi as running mate
Weeks before the PDP primaries that produced Atiku Abubakar as presidential candidate, thisislagos.ng gave reasons why Atiku would pick Petet Obi and what an Atiku/Obi Ticket will mean for Nigeria. The reasons are reproduced below: Thisislagos tells you why an…
Atiku shares his thoughts on Battling Corruption & Ensuring Accountability (#Time2Atikulate series)
Atiku Abubakar has described corruption and lack of public sector accountability as a huge scourge in Nigeria. The PDP presidential front runner said “in our fight against corruption our target will be to beat Botswana which is rated as the…
Buhari said Abacha never stole, so what loot is HSBC keeping?
President Buhari launched a scathing attack on Saturday September 15, 2018 against HSBC through his aide, Garba Shehu. In a statement signed by Garba Shehu, the presidency described the global financial giant as a “bank that soiled its hand with…
Abeg, shut up and return our money- Buhari shades HSBC
The Presidency has launched a scathing attack on global financial giant HSBC over their advisory regarding the 2019 election. The bank is alleged to have issued a stinging projection that if Buhari is re-elected for a second term Nigeria “raises…
5 key issues Kabiru Tanimu Turaki will tackle as President
As the field widens and the battle hots up in the lead up to picking a PDP flag bearer, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former minister is looking increasingly like the man to beat. Focused and determined,…