Tag: President Muhammadu Buhari

Petroleum Industry Bill: What it meant for Nigeria. By Hon Abdullahi Mahmud Gaya

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Before PIB was tabled before the National Assembly in 2007, Nigeria does not have a comprehensive law for the administration of the sector but has about 16 Petroleum Acts many of which overlapped in functions and responsibilities. The Nation’s oil industry is being governed by laws enacted more than 50 years ago which has extremely not conversant with current oil and gas reality. Even though a splinter Bill named the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB), was passed in 2018 by the 8th National Assembly, but failed to receive the prerequisite…

Language that bandits understand By Mahmud Jega

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Just like when he used the uncommon phrase “dots in a circle,” President Muhammadu Buhari has popularized another phrased this year, which is speaking to criminals and other enemies of the state “in a language that they understand.” Many Nigerians scoffed at this latter phrase, saying it was an empty boast and that the president had no aces up his long shadda sleeve in dealing with insurgents, bandits, kidnappers and secessionists. Until IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu was seized by Nigeria’s intelligence agents from the streets of an as yet unknown…

FG mourns Sound Sultan, condoles with family

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has expressed shock and saddeness over the untimely demise of the popular singer, rapper and songwriter Sound Sultan (Olanrewaju Fasasi). In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday, the Minister described Sound Sultan’s death as a great loss not just to his family and the Creative Industry, but to Nigeria as a whole. He expressed his condolences to the family, friends and fans of the departed Artiste. ”Our prayers and thoughts are with his wife, children and indeed his entire family…

NIDCOM @ 2 : BEYOND EXPECTATIONS BY ABDUR-RAHMAN BALOGUN

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The month of May can aptly be described as Diaspora month in Nigeria. This, apart from July 25, designated as National Diaspora Day by the Federal Government, was the month when the dream of most fundamentals of diaspora was birthed.   It was in May 19, 2019, the hitherto office of Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora Affairs and the occupier, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa transmuted to Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) following the Senate approval and her confirmation as the Chairman/CEO of the new Commission.   It was…

2023 Election: Muhammadu Buhari; Tinubu’s Burden And APC Quagmire, By Bolaji O. Akinyemi

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Our democracy is practiced on political party basis, our constitution has no recognition for individual candidacy, had it, Muhammadu Buhari would have successfully become the President without much ado. He is no doubt a political phenomenon, his cult like followership in the North is an undeniable proof of this. The constancy of his 11 million votes in 2003, 2007, 2011 established one thing; those 11 million people were not voting for his political parties, but for Muhammadu Buhari. Democracy is a game played in numbers, it therefore made a lot…

FG declares May 3 public holiday to mark 2021 Workers’ Day celebration

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The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 3, 2021, public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers Day Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerian workers for witnessing this year’s celebration. He commended them for their patience, understanding and support in driving the policies and programmes of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration in its determination to move the country to the next level of socio-economic development. Aregbesola called for more dedication and patriotism from all Nigerian…

Let All Play That Game! By Olawale Olaleye

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I think I understand better now why the North is famed as the smartest, albeit politically. There’s nothing esoteric about their model. The standout, curiously, is their consistency. And until we see the sense in that nonsense model – stop being over-righteous and desist from pulling down our own, then, the north would remain a frontrunner in the annals of our body polity. Nothing, however, makes more lucid this assertion than the Isa Pantami tragedy. The north, its leadership, opinion moulders and their ruling class didn’t just rise stoutly in…

A Scattered Family Can’t Fix Nigeria – Nigerians React To Buhari’s Absence At Aisha’s Book Launch

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Across-section of Nigerians have taken to social media to comment on the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari at the launch of a book written in honour of his wife and First Lady, Aisha Buhari. Prominent Nigerians were at the launch of the book, “Aisha Buhari, Being Different”, which held at the Conference Centre in Aso Rock on Thursday. Buhari, who is currently in London for a medical check-up, was represented by his Chief of Staff, Prof Ibrahim Gambari. This, however, left many tongues wagging. Below are some reactions as compiled…

2023: I foresee danger — Buba Galadima

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Alhaji Buba Galadima is a renowned political figure in the North. In this interview culled from Sunday Sun, he barred his mind on the knotty issuer of banditry, politics behind government’s response to it, as well as other sundry issues.   A lot of issues are now being raised about the rising level of banditry, kidnapping and other forms of criminalities especially in the Northwest. What are your thoughts about these? My thought is what you know already. You see people being killed every day and security forces are unable to do…

In defense of Salihu Tanko Yakasai By Dr. Sule Ya’u Sule

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Let’s get one thing clear from the beginning. I think Salihu Tanko Yakasai’s arrest is an overreaction. You can say overzealous. You can also say it is not lifted from President Muhammadu Buhari’s Playbook. Who else has been arrested for criticising this President? If this is a localised reaction, those who arrested Salihu for asking the President to resign if he cannot stem the rising insecurity did the President’s reputation as a democrat more harm than good. There is nothing new in the call. Numerous groups, including the opposition PDP,…