A Nigerian former state governor was on Monday found guilty and sentenced to five years in jail for corruption, marking one of the first high-profile convictions in President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-graft war. James Bala Ngilari was convicted of breaching due process in the award of a 167.8-million naira ($527,000, 497,000 euros) contract for the procurement … Read more
The Senate, yesterday, alerted the nation to the fact that corrupt politicians now hide stolen money in caskets and uncompleted buildings in remote villages. The revelation came as the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly commenced probe of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, over allegation of unremitted fuel subsidy funds to the tune of N5.1 … Read more
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has extolled the current Nigerian leader, Muhammadu Buhari, saying the latter has not disappointed him since assuming office in 2015—despite the challenges facing the Nigerian economy. “Whatever anybody says, President Buhari has not disappointed me from what I know of him,” said Obasanjo in a recent interview at his hilltop … Read more
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has extolled the current Nigerian leader, Muhammadu Buhari, saying the latter has not disappointed him since assuming office in 2015—despite the challenges facing the Nigerian economy. “Whatever anybody says, President Buhari has not disappointed me from what I know of him,” said Obasanjo in a recent interview at his hilltop … Read more
The Nigerian government is either confused about its meaning or has decided to redefine it. The Nigerian government may have succeeded in redefining the word ‘healthy’. According to Oxford Dictionary, ‘healthy’ means: ‘In a good physical or mental condition; in good health.’ But the Nigerian government is either confused about its meaning or has decided … Read more
The leader of Nigeria’s Senate on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari was well after visiting him in London, trying to dispel rumours about the state of his health. Bukola Saraki on Wednesday travelled to the British capital with the majority leader in the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and the speaker of the lower House of Representatives, … Read more
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s office has shared two pictures of him on social media, in a move seen by some as aimed at “dampening speculation” that he might be seriously ill in London. Buhari, 74, wrote to the country’s National Assembly early this week “informing them of his desire to extend his leave [in London] … Read more
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who is in Britain for health checks, has asked parliament to extend his medical leave. Mr Buhari left Nigeria two weeks ago and had been expected to return to Abuja today. In a statement, his office said he’d been advised by doctors to complete and await the results of a series … Read more
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has asked parliament to extend his medical leave, deepening suspicions that his health is far worse than officials are publicly admitting. The 74-year-old, who had been dogged by speculation about whether he was physically fit for office even before he took power in May 2015, had been due to return to … Read more
Abuja (AFP) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is “hale and hearty”, his government said Thursday, denying rumours in the press and on social media that he was seriously ill or even dead. Last week, the 74-year-old went to London for “routine medical check-ups” — the second such trip this year, the presidency said. But rumours … Read more
Politics they say is dirty, but it is not so when played by people with honest and caring heart; that is the story of Hon. Danlami Mohammed Kurfi. He is a name that rings a loud resounding bell in the high society, an individual with a rising profile and cerebral exploits that command respect on … Read more
Nigeria’s government has failed to pay the country’s ex-leaders their monthly salaries and allowances since January because of a cash crisis, government secretary Babachir Lawal has said. He made the disclosure during a meeting with group of senators, raising questions about whether the government was in breach of the constitution which guarantees ex-leaders salaries for … Read more
Head and Spiritual Leader of INRI Evangelical and Spiritual Church, Oke Afa, Isolo, Lagos, Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele, is prominent among members of the Lord’s Vineyard who have predicted positively for the love of country and the world in general. The just concluded American presidential election has lent credence to the accuracy of his predictions. … Read more
Gunmen have killed 36 gold miners in north-west Nigeria, police say. The attackers overran a mining camp in the Maru district of Zamfara state, in the latest in a series of similar raids in the region. The gunmen’s motive is unclear. Zamfara governor Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar called the attack an “act of terrorism”. In July … Read more
Gunmen have killed 36 gold miners in north-east Nigeria, police say. The attackers overran a mining camp in the Maru district of Zamfara state, in the latest in a series of similar raids in the region. The gunmen’s motive is unclear. Zamfara governor Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar called the attack an “act of terrorism”. In July … Read more
Buhari and the many battles of his 46 nominated non-career envoys This is not the best of time for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as it strives to deflect bashings from the opposition amidst wrangling within its ranks. Governors and senators elected on the platform of the APC, including those presumed to be close … Read more
Buhari and the many battles of his 46 nominated non-career envoy This is not the best of time for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as it strives to deflect bashings from the opposition amidst wrangling within its ranks. Governors and senators elected on the platform of the APC, including those presumed to be close … Read more
It is evidently unfortunate that certain sections of the media – print, social, broadcast – have been collaborative in fostering media trials of those accused of corruption rather than following through to ensure trials and conviction of those who looted our commonwealth. It is like some of them are on the payroll of Buhari Administration … Read more
The Senate, yesterday, unanimously, threw out President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for external loan of $29.96 billion to execute key infrastructural projects across the country between 2016 and 2018 because the letter conveying it was not accompanied by a borrowing plan. The Senate did not even discuss the request as it died immediately it was mentioned … Read more
In September, 2016, Civil Society and Media practitioners in Nigeria gathered in Enugu to review the country’s anti-corruption war. The meeting, supported by the Justice for All of the British Council was attended by about fifty Civil Society and Media practitioners interested in the anti-corruption war. Top on the agenda were the several cases involving … Read more