Former Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has raised concerns over the influence of power brokers around President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Dalung, who stated this during a television programme yesterday, described them as more dangerous than the cabals surrounding former President Muhammadu Buhari. He asserted that while Buhari’s cabals were less experienced and unrefined in power dynamics, Tinubu’s circle consisted of ambitious, educated, and politically astute individuals capable of manipulating power and building barriers around the presidency. Dalung emphasised that the Tinubu administration could face significant challenges due to…
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“Tinubu, Buhari part of Nigerias accidental leadership cycle” – Kukah
Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah has described President Bola Tinubu, his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, and other previous Heads of State as leaders who found themselves in power by accident. The bishop made these remarks while delivering a keynote address at the official commissioning of Start-Rite Schools new building and the 4th Amaka Ndoma-Egba Memorial Lecture in Abuja, noted that it was evident none of them were fully prepared before assuming office, especially in a world where the demands of leadership are rapidly evolving. Kukah lamented that the…
Read More“Buhari didnt want Tinubu to succeed him” – Ex Jigawa Gov. Sule Lami?o
Says Asiwaju knows he worked against him in 2023 Former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lami?o, has credited President Bola Tinubu for single-handedly engineering his emergence even though his party man and former President Muhammadu Buhari worked against him. In a recent interview, Lami?o, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, who made the shocking revelations, disclosed that Buhari never wanted Bola Tinubu to succeed him as President. Lami?o claimed that Buhari had his eyes on a different candidate, Ahmed Lawan, the former Senate President. He also stated that Buhari didn’t trust…
Read More“Stop running away from Buharis failure, do the needful to secure Nigeria” – Tambuwal tells Tinubu
Former Governor of Sokoto State and Senator representing Sokoto-South senatorial zone, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has cautioned President Bola Tinubu to stop using some unsolicited and negative remarks against erstwhile president Muhammadu Buharis tenure. According to the Senator, “From day one, the All-Progressives Congress (APC), as a Party, has no plans for securing our country, rather than grabbing power to rule the country. “The same Tinubu government that has failed woefully to secure Nigerians and execute meaningful development is lamenting and disassociating itself from Buharis administrative failure. There is no reason…
Read More“?Anygovt. that takes us away from where Buhari keptusis supported” Kukah
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese and founder of Kukah Centre Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, has said that hell support any government which can take Nigeria far away from where former President Muhammadu Buhari has taken the country to. Kukah stated this on a television programme yesterday, while speaking on the state of the nation with special reference to the conference taking place in Abuja yesterday, organised by Kukah Centre and titled: Promoting National Integration and Unity He said, If you ask me if I believe that this government can achieve…
Read MoreBook Launch: “Nigeria regressed by 50yrs under Buhari govt.” – Edwin Clark
Convener of pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Edwin Clark, says the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari pushed the country five decades backward. Recall that on Tuesday, Femi Adesina, former media aide to Buhari launched a book he wrote, titled: Working with Buhari: Reflections of A Special Adviser, Media and Publicity (2015-2023). Another book, titled: Muhammadu Buhari: The Nigerian Legacy (Volume 1-5) was also unveiled at the event Speaking during the books launch, Buhari said Adesina did the country a favour by writing a book in his honour. The former presidential…
Read MoreIndependence Anniversary: Buhari salutes Tinubu, Nigerians
Former President, Muhammadu Buhari, has conveyed his greetings to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the people of Nigeria on the occasion of the 63rd independence anniversary of the nation. The former president said,.On the occasion of the nations independence anniversary, I send my warm greetings to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the people of Nigeria. For 63 years, Nigeria continues to inspire the rest of the continent with the creativity and diversity of its citizens; and now, a long span of democratic rule. Iam very optimistic that democracy as a…
Read MoreRemi Tinubu, Nana Shettima visits Buhari in Daura
First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu and the wife of Vice-President, Nana Kashim Shettima, paid a courtesy visit to the immediate-past President, Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Daura, Katsina State. Mrs. Tinubu and Shettima were accompanied to the former presidents residence on Thursday by the wife of the Katsina State Governor, Hajiya Zulaihat Dikko Radda, and their personal aides. Tinubu said the visit was to check on the former president and thank him for the fatherly support he always gives. She prayed for long life, good health, and more support…
Read MoreNational Economic Council rejects Buharis social register, adopts new cash transfer method
The National Economic Council (NEC), chaired by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, has decided to discard the national social register due to credibility issues during Muhammadu Buharis administration. Instead, the council suggested a cash transfer program for states using their social registers and a six-month cash reward system for public servants. This resolution emerged from a lengthy meeting at the state house yesterday between the Vice-President, thirty-six State Governors, a representative of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), and other co-opted government officials. Top on the agenda of the…
Read MoreTinubu on speed lane; faster than Buhari Former ACF scribe, Sani
A former Secretary General of Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), Anthony Sani has expressed satisfaction with the level of progress made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in governing Nigeria few weeks in office. Sani, in this interview with newsmen, noted that Tinubu is literally on a speed lane of governance, compared to his immediate predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari who was believed to have been very slow in administering the country. The former ACF scribe also weighed in on the viral video in which immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, asserted that…
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