By Hassan Gimba “The measurement of a man is what he does with power.” – Plato Today marks the end of the two-term tenure of a man who came with tremendous goodwill, the kind never before witnessed in Nigeria’s chequered political history. One can still remember some young Nigerians trekking from
By Muhammadu Sabiu Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s inauguration as president has received the Supreme Court’s judicial seal of approval after dismissing a lawsuit filed by the PDP against the APC. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) filed a lawsuit on Friday, asking for their exclusion from the 2023 presidential election. However, the Supreme Court
By Muhammadu Sabiu Today is the eve of President Muhammadu Buhari’s handing over to the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, after a hard-fought presidential election. President Buhari’s government has come with a lot of mystery as a number of Nigerians come out daily to bemoan one thing or another, ranging from insecurity, inflation,
Samuel Ortom has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration as the worst in Nigeria’s history, describing it as the worst in the country’s history. He noted that Buhari had brought Nigeria to its knees and made life miserable for all Nigerians. Ortom has been a fierce critic of Buhari and his administration due to the former’s departure and face-off with the APC.
By Muhammadu Sabiu Tony Blair, a former British prime minister, visited Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the incoming president, on Tuesday at the Defence House. This is coming one week before the president-elect’s inauguration. A source close to the president-elect confirmed Blair’s visit, adding that he paid the visit to have a ‘crucial diplomatic meeting’
By Hassan Gimba In the system of governance, we practise, there are three arms – the Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. The Legislature is said to be the first among the three. The arms are characterised by the principle of separation of powers as each is supposed to be independent of the other.
By Kasim Isa Muhammad The Centre for Media, Policy and Accountability CMPA (CMPA) is to partner with CLEEN Foundation in implementing the Nigeria Anti-Corruption Performance Public Reporting (NAPPR) project funded by MacArthur Foundation. A statement issued by the Director of Communications, Outreach and Advocacy, Ibrahim Uba Yusuf indicates that during an
By Kasim Isa Muhammad First Lady Aisha Buhari announced on Friday that the newly opened N21bn presidential wing of the State House Medical Centre in Abuja will eliminate the necessity for future presidents and their families to seek medical treatment abroad. The Citizen Reports observed that Mrs Buhari said this when
By Muhammadu Sabiu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has refuted Bello Matawalle’s allegations that the government agency was witch-hunting him for declining to pay its chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, a $2 million bribe. Wilson Uwujaren, the EFCC’s spokesman, encouraged the departing Zamfara governor to back up his assertions with facts in a
By Muhammadu Sabiu The United States government has pledged to assist Nigeria in finding the assassins of two police officers and its officials in Anambra. Recall that in the Ogbaru Local Government Area on Tuesday, a group of unidentified attackers ambushed a motorcade of two US government vehicles. Nine Nigerian nationals, five