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Onitsha-Enugu Road Construction at Zero Level – Obiano

7Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Infrastructure, News, Nigeria, Transportation

Onitsha-Enugu Road Construction at Zero Level – Obiano

Anambra state governor, Willie Obiano informed President Muhammadu Buhari that construction work at the Onitsha-Enugu federal road has slowed down to almost zero level. Governor Obiano appealed to Buhari to intervene in ensuring speedy delivery of equipment for the construction of Second Niger Bridge which have been purchased but are being delayed Germany. Obiano who spoke after meeting the president behind closed-door said he sought the assistance of the federal government for the settlement of about 5,000 displaced by flood in his state. Speaking on the reason for his visit, Obiano said, “Four of my local governments, that is four out of 21 are under water now as we speak because of this flood and it affected a lot of things, properties which include farm produce and what have y...

Lauretta Onochie, Wizkid in a War of Words on Twitter

7Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Human Rights, Justice, News, Nigeria, Security, Youths

Lauretta Onochie, Wizkid in a War of Words on Twitter

Nigerian singer Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, and Lauretta Onochie, special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on social media, engaged in war of words on Twitter over Wizkid’s comment on police brutality. The issue started after the multiple-award winning singer berated President Buhari on Twitter, Sunday for wishing American President, Donald Trump a quick recovery from COVID-19 at a time when police brutality generated public outcry. Replying to the tweet, Wizkid described Buhari as an “old man” who should focus more on issues in Nigeria rather than in the United States. https://twitter.com/wizkidayo/status/1312696279210786818 The singer spoke on the heels of reinvigorated protests against the actions of the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) after ...

Government Won’t Be Pressured into Restructuring Nigeria – Presidency

5Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Government Won’t Be Pressured into Restructuring Nigeria – Presidency

The Presidency has said that government will not succumb to threats and restructure the country, describing calls for restructuring as unhelpful and unwarranted at a time when the country is battling security challenges and the pandemic. This was contained in a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity on Sunday. It comes in the wake of call by the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, who on Saturday lent his voice to the call to restructure the country, asking President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently restructure the country to save it from breakup. Adeboye had in a conference warned that it was either the country restructure as soon as possible or it broke up. He added that one does not need...

Opinion: Buhari Goes Rail-Wire Says Femi Adesina

2Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Transportation

Opinion: Buhari Goes Rail-Wire Says Femi Adesina

Have you heard the news? I’m sure you have. But just in case you haven’t, here’s the news on the hour: After 33 years, the 326 Km Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri Rail Line and Ancillary Facility Yard has been commissioned for commercial operation. The event came up Tuesday September 29 with President Muhammadu Buhari flagging off the project in a virtual ceremony. Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, announced that the rail project was conceived in 1987 under the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida military regime, but “underwent protracted hiccups and prolonged abandonment,” suffered massive vandalization, till it was resuscitated by the Buhari administration, completed, and now commissioned. Minister Amaechi added that the single track standard gauge railway line was built strictly...

Buhari Justifies Increase in Petrol Price, Says It Makes No Sense for Oil to be Cheaper in Nigeria than Saudi Arabia

1Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Petroleum

Buhari Justifies Increase in Petrol Price, Says It Makes No Sense for Oil to be Cheaper in Nigeria than Saudi Arabia

President Muhammadu Buhari has said it makes no sense for Nigeria to sell petroleum products at cheaper prices than its neighbouring countries. He disclosed this on Thursday while presenting a speech to mark the occasion of Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said, “We have suffered a significant drop in our foreign exchange earnings and internal revenues due to 40 per cent drop in oil prices and steep drop in economic activities, leading to a 60 per cent drop in government revenue. “Our government is grappling with the dual challenge of saving lives and livelihoods in face of drastically reduced resources. “In this regard, sustaining the level of petroleum prices is no longer possible. The government, since coming into office has recogn...

Nigeria’s Independence Day 2020: President Muhammadu Buhari’s Full Address to Nigerians

1Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Nigeria’s Independence Day 2020: President Muhammadu Buhari’s Full Address to Nigerians

INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTIETH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, THURSDAY 1ST OCTOBER 2020 Fellow Nigerians, I speak to you today as your President and fellow citizen on this epoch occasion of our country’s 60th independence Anniversary. As President, I wish to renew my appreciation to Nigerians for entrusting me with your hopes and aspirations for a better and greater Nigeria. Today, it is my unique privilege to re-commit myself to the service of this great country of great people with profound diversities and opportunities. We are bound by destiny to be the largest and greatest black nation on earth. At this stage in our nationhood it is important that we reflect how we ...

I Have no Interest in Becoming Political godfather of Edo Politics – Obaseki

26Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

I Have no Interest in Becoming Political godfather of Edo Politics – Obaseki

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said that he has no interest in replacing former All Progressive Congress (APC) National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole as the new godfather of Edo politics. He said this when he paid President Muhammadu Buhari a thank you visit at the State House. Obaseki said that he should be dealt with accordingly if he attempts to become the new godfather of Edo politics. the governor who dumped the APC for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) prior to the Edo State governorship poll while responding to questions from journalists after the meeting with Buhari debunked claims that he was set to dump the PDP for the APC, saying it would amount to going against the President’s stance of integrity. He said, “We were privileged to meet with the President, esse...

Buhari Defends Insistence on Credible Election in Edo

26Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Buhari Defends Insistence on Credible Election in Edo

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his resolve to ensure credible election in the recently conducted Edo State governorship poll was borne out of desire to assure Nigerians that he respects them as Nigerians and that he was bound by the oath he took. Buhari disclosed this when Governor Obaseki along with his Deputy, Philip Shuaibu, and other party faithful to the Presidential Villa on a thank you visit. He said, “I thank you for bringing your deputy and supporters to come and see me after beating my party. “I am supposed to preside over all Nigerians’ interests, whether I like it or not, but my single desire is to make sure that innocent people don’t suffer. That message I got across to the Inspector General of Police, that elections must be free and fair. “What I insist ...

CAMA Law Will Help Government Fight Corruption —Buhari

25Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria, Religion

CAMA Law Will Help Government Fight Corruption —Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 recently passed into law in Nigeria will aid transparency and corporate accountability in the fight against corruption. The CAMA bill which was signed into law by President Buhari on August 7 was opposed by religious leaders. The law requires religious and charity organisations to be regulated by the Registrar-General of Corporate Affair Commission and a supervising minister. Clarifying the purpose of the law, President Buhari while speaking at the Open Government Partnership 2020 virtual leaders’ summit on the sidelines of the 75 Session of the United Nations General Assembly, said the law will enhance transparency and corporate accountability in the fight against corruption. He said, ''Since t...

Bishop Kukah Berates Buhari, Says Nigerians More Frustrated than Ever

25Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Bishop Kukah Berates Buhari, Says Nigerians More Frustrated than Ever

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Mathew Kukah on Thursday said Nigerians have never been as divided, cynical, sad and frustrated as they are today under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The clergyman also reiterated the stance of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Prof. Wole Soyinka, who had said Nigeria was more divided than ever. He disclosed this while presenting a keynote address at the 60th independence lecture series organised by the Association of Retired Career Ambassador of Nigeria (ARCAN) in Abuja. According to Kukah, berated Buhari for showing the “greatest degree of insensitivity in managing the country’s diversity”, describing his appointments as “lopsided and against the spirit of a united Nigeria.” Commenting on the plight of Nigerians, the cle...