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,…
Buhari vows to jail more ‘thieves’ “
President Muhammadu Buhari has once again announced his commitment in fighting corruption in the country by jailing treasury looters who plunged Nigeria into its current economic crisis. The President made the reassurance on Saturday, shortly after he arrived Abuja, Nigeria’s…
Corruption threatens petroleum sector, economy– Osinbajo
Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s acting President, Friday attributed the woes in the petroleum sector, and entire economy to corruption, insisting that it was ready to take the fight against corruption further in ensuring a safe business environment for investors. This came…
Executive Order 6: Buhari acquires a big stick against corruption -Garba Shehu
Nigeria’s widespread corruption, which has been eating the eco-system like termites, met an audacious response from President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday afternoon with the signing of a new Executive Order No.6 on preservation of assets connected with corruption. President Buhari…
Full text of President Buhari’s Democracy Day speech
My Dear Nigerians! Today marks the 19th year of our nascent democracy and the third Anniversary of this administration. I am thankful to Almighty God for bringing us thus far. This administration came at a time that Nigerians needed Change,…
The real price of “Changing the Change” – Garba Shehu
Top opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members have been granting press interviews and addressing zonal political rallies talking about “Changing the Change” in next year’s general elections, without defining what exactly that means. As the governing All Progressives Congress (APC)…
