Year: 2018

Osinbajo escapes Death following chopper’s emergency landing

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A chopper that was to convey Vice-President Yemi Osibanjo from the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College, Gwagwalada in Abuja, was forced to land, few seconds after take off on Thursday. Osinbajo was in the school for the graduation ceremony of Senior Division Course 1/2018 participants. The chopper had earlier taken the Vice President to the college for the ceremony. The Nation reports that while taking off, it could not ascend beyond the tree level, before it emitted thick smoke and landed on the same spots few seconds after take…

President Buhari Orders Immediate Gazzette of Honours to Abiola, Fawehinmi, Kingibe

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Following his declaration yesterday that henceforth, June 12 be observed as Democracy Day in Nigeria and that some heroes of democracy be given national honours, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami to take immediate steps to publish the Presidential Order in the Federal Gazette as follows: Chief MKO Abiola – Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (Posthumous) Ambassador Baba Gana Kingibe – Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger Chief Gani Fawehinmi -Grand Commander of the Order of…

Buhari appoints Ambode into FG’s delegation to World Cup

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Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode as a member of the Federal Government delegation to the 2018 FIFA World Cup starting in Russia from June 14. Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Solomon Dalung, who said this when he led a delegation from the International Paralympics Committee on a courtesy visit to Governor Ambode at Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja on Thursday, said the appointment was in recognition of the massive investment and commitment to sports development which the Governor had exhibited in the…

Firdaus: Court adjourns ruling till June 29

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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned ruling of joiner in the case involving coalition of lawyers seeking to stop the House of Representatives from holding public hearing on the denial of call to bar of Firdaus Amasa Abdulsalam based on her adorning Hijab.   The Presiding judge, Chikere having listened to the counsel to the coalition of lawyers, Barr. Sunday Akanni in Abuja on Thursday, who insisted that the House of Representatives has no such powers to conduct public hearing on issue bordering on fundamental rights.  …

National Honours: President Buhari’s Action Smacks of Desperation, Hypocrisy, says PDP

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said the national honour proposed to be conferred on the acclaimed winner of June 12, 1993, Chief MKO Abiola, by President Muhammadu Buhari,was smacks of hypocrisy and political desperation ahead of 2019 presidential election.   PDP declared that President Buhari’s action merely sought to use the name and person of Chief Abiola to gain a political capital and not out of genuine reverence and recognition for him.   The party recalled that President Buhari, who was serving in the military administration of General Sani Abacha…

BREAKING: Buhari Declares June 12 Democracy Day, confers GCFR award on Abiola

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Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday announced that Democracy Day will henceforth be celebrated on June 12 of each year. The president said after due consultations, the Federal Government has decided that henceforth, June 12 would be celebrated as Democracy Day. A statement signed by the president said for 18 years, Nigerians had been celebrating May 29 as Democracy Day, saying that was the date when for the second time in Nigeria’s history, an elected administration took over from a military government, adding that the first time was October 21,…

Final Lists Of The 23 World Cup Teams — Who’s In, Who’s Out

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With the FIFA deadline for submission of final team list now passed, all participating teams have released their 23-man squads for the World Cup spectacle scheduled to kick off in Russia on June 14. Interestingly, while the stage is set for the biggest players in the world representing their teams, some big names will be missing from the train to Russia. They include Manchester City wonder kid Leroy Sane of Germany, Radja Naingollan of Belgium who has gone on to announce his retirement from international football, Chelsea’s trio of Cesc…

Threat to impeach Buhari: “Excercise in Futility”, NASS Group

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The Parliamentary Support Group of the Senate and House of Representatives has condemned the resolution passed in a joint Executive session of the National Assembly held today where the threat to sack President Muhammadu Buhari led government was raised .   The group maintained that the impeachment threat was an exercise in futility as the members of the group are ready bayle ready for any opposition to President Buhari led government.   The group alleged that almost all the members and senators that spoke at the Executive session were of…

The Road To Babylon By Reuben Abati

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Nigeria is on the road to Babylon: a place of confusion. Three years ago, the people were convinced that they had found a messiah who will lead them to the Promised Land, and meet all their expectations. Today, everyone is speaking in different tongues; “turning and turning in the widening gyre…the falcon cannot hear the falconer… things fall apart; the centre cannot hold/Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world/The blood-doomed tide is loosed, and everywhere/the ceremony of innocence is drowned…surely, some revelation is at hand…” But just may be, there…

MINNA JAILBREAK: Gov Sani-Bello Tasks Prison Personnel on Commitment To Duty …Pledges To Partner FG on Prisons In Niger State

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Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello on Monday described as unfortunate the jailbreak at Minna Mediun Prison yard by some armed bandicts. He attributed the cause of the incident to inadequate manpower and attitude to work by some prison personnel.   The Governor said this shortly after inspecting the prison facility in company of Minister of Interior, General Adulrahman Bello Dambazau (rtd), Deputy Governor, Alhaji Mohammed Ahmed Ketso and Comptroller General of Prison, Ja’afaru Ahmed.   Governor Sani-Bello pledged to partner with Federal Government and the Nigeria prison authorities to…