Don’t Kill Nigerians With Fuel Subsidy, Kill Corruption Instead – Bakare
The Pastor of Latter Rain Assembly, Tunde Bakare, has asked the Federal Government not to kill Nigerians. Speaking on The Platform, a special programme to commemorate Nigeria’s Independence Day anniversary, the cleric asked the government to murder corruption instead. “Don’t kill Nigerians, kill corruption because we knew that the subsidy being paid is going into private pockets,” he said. Bakare recalled that...
Why Buhari Allows Us To Take Loans – Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said President Muhammadu Buhari has approved for Nigeria to take loans. Amaechi stated this during a special 60th Independence Anniversary programme on Channels Television on Thursday. According to the former Governor of Rivers State, the loans are meant for infrastructural development in several parts of the country. “The President (Muhammadu Buhari) allows us to borrow....
Buhari Making It Difficult For Nigerians To Celebrate Diversity – Kukah
The cleric spoke at The Platform, an annual conference organised by Covenant Christian Centre in Lagos, on Thursday. The virtual event hosted by Poju Oyemade, its convener, was to commemorate the nation’s 60th independence anniversary. Kukah faulted the current composition of the Nigerian leadership with Muslims occupying leading positions across various political institutions. He said the current arrangement where the president, those...
Buhari’s 600 Road Projects Is A Record – Garba Shehu
As we mark the 60th Anniversary Day, the record-setting, mega roadways infrastructure development projects by the Buhari administration numbering up to 600 that are undergoing major upgradation or rehabilitation call for public attention and appreciation. The size and magnitude of the road projects notwithstanding, the clamour by Nigerians for more motorable roads is not abating, and neither is the President...
Nigeria @60: The Leaders Of Tomorrow; 2023 Elections In Purview
I have taken today, October 1st 2020 to get the youths busy thinking and talking in a new direction. This day on history, holds the freedom of Nigerians from their colonial masters. As ancient as this history holds, we still seem to yearn for another colonial masters, for life then, as told by our aged compatriots was far better...
I’ll Only Return To South-East if Nigeria Splits – Onyeka Onwenu
Nigeria’s music legend, Onyeka Onwenu, has warned against division in the country, saying that “Nigeria’s unity is not negotiable”. Onwenu, however, said if the country breaks up, she would prefer to return to the South-East. She said this during a virtual pre-book launch briefing ahead of the release of her memoir ‘My Father’s Daughter’, billed for October 1. The music icon called...
Yoruba’ll Be In War For 100 Years If Nigeria Splits – Akande
Chief Bisi Akande, a former governor of Osun and pioneer Interim Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), has appealed to those agitating for Nigeria’s break-up to bury such thought. Akande made the appeal on Monday in Ibadan during the inauguration of a project owned by Chief Adebayo Adelabu, a former CBN deputy governor and APC governorship candidate in the...
“I Fought Corruption Headlong As A Military Leader” – Buhari
For Nigeria to successfully win the war against corruption, all sectors must collaborate better in a bid to end the menace that has hindered the country from making progress and becoming a greater nation that would be the envy of Africa and the world. President Muhammadu Buhari made the assertion yesterday while restating his administration’s commitment to end corruption in...
Fayemi’s Suspension, A Joke Taken Too Far – Yinka Oyebode
In his reaction to the purported suspension of Governor Kayode Fayemi by an unknown group, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Yinka Oyebode, described it as a joke taken too far. Oyebode said the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a party is governed by laws, adding that members of the group cannot hide under their recent suspension to...
There’ll Be No Nigeria Left By 2023 – Femi Fani-Kayode
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has said there will be no Nigeria by 2023 unless President Buhari retraces his steps in presiding over the affairs of the nation. The former Aviation Minister made this known in a statement released via his Facebook account on Tuesday. According to him, in Nigeria we are no longer our brothers’ keeper, adding that love, kindness...
