Artisans and entrepreneurs in Damaturu have pledged to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election in 2019 due to the completion of the 330KVA transmission line in the area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the completion of the transmission line…
Super Eagles’ll perform poorly unless… — Cleric (Vanguard)
Founder of the Glory Church of Christ, Benin City, Edo State, Apostle Tommy Yisa Aika, has prophesied that henceforth the Super Eagles will flounder in their matches unless something is done urgently to appease him as football administrators and the…
Ezekwesili urges deregulation of oil sector (Guardian)
The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has called for the deregulation of the oil sector to boost the country’s economy. She, however, alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to sign the Petroleum…
We’ve delivered on roads, power, housing – Fashola (New Telegraph)
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has declared that his ministry has delivered visible and qualitative achievements to Nigerians since his appointment in November 2015. Fashola said the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has brought abandoned…
Buhari’s Paris comments an insult to Nigeria, says Fani-Kayode (Guardian)
President Muhammadu Buhari delivers an address on “Illicit Financial Flows & Corruption: The Challenge of Global Governance”, at the opening ceremony of the Paris Peace Forum held at the Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris on Sunday, November 11, 2018.…
Paris Peace Forum: Full text of President Buhari’s speech in France (DailyPost)
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in Paris, France for the first edition of the Paris Peace Forum. The Nigerian leader spoke yesterday on “Illicit financial flows (IFFs) and corruption: the challenge of global governance.” Here is the full text of…
We are returning Nigeria’s cotton industry to the ‘good old days’ – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday, in Abuja, pledged the commitment of his administration to revive the ‘good old days’ when the cotton and textile industry employed hundreds of thousands of Nigerians. Receiving the CEO of Vlisco Group, David Suddens, at the…
Alleged N33bn fraud: Reps demand NEMA DG’s sacking, accuse Osinbajo of illegal approval (Punch)
The House of Representatives has indicted the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Mr Mustapha Maihaja, over alleged embezzlement of funds in excess of N33bn under his watch. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo was also indicted for allegedly approving N5.8bn North-East…
Okupe joins Buhari’s campaign team (Guardian)
The first son of the People’s Democratic Party chief and former spokesman to two Nigerian presidents has formally joined president Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign team of ahead of the 2019 general election. Ditan Okupe, whose father Doyin Okupe served both former…
2019 poll: Buhari vows harsh verdict for Atiku (Nation) * DSS arrests IS bomb expert, 10 kidnappers (Punch)
2019 poll: Buhari vows harsh verdict for Atiku (Nation) The proposed N30,000 minimum wage seems to have become a campaign issue ahead of next year’s election. To the Presidency, the controversy over President Muhammadu Buhari’s position on what the least…