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Barely 24 hours after some concerned Nigerians trooped out en mass in the United Kingdom to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption fight, their counterparts in the United States of America have followed suit. These Nigerians, under the auspices of Restore Nigeria Coalition (RNC) were spotted in the streets of Washington, chanting ‘Sai Baba' as they urged the Donald Trump-led government and the United Nations to support President Buhari in flushing out corruption. Cosmas Collins, President of RNS, speaking on behalf of the group, believes Nigeria has made tremendous progress in the anti-corruption fight as witnessed in the case of embattled Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen. “They are sufficing to note that since 2015, the present administration has initiated measures aimed at reducing corrupt practices in the conduct of government business at all tiers of governance. This effort has yielded positive results to the admiration of the bulk of Nigerians ...

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has been summoned to appear before the Lagos State House of Assembly within one week over the 2019 budget, which has caused disagreement between the two arms of government. It will be recalled that Governor Ambode had sent the 2019 budget to the House in December against the tradition of laying the budget before the House. The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa told the lawmakers that it was important to give the Governor a fair hearing over the issue involving the Governor and the 2019 Budget. Obasa stated that there had been violation of the constitution and infractions on the part of the Governor. "The Attorney General, Finance Commissioner and Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning that ought to have advised the Governor did not do so. "The most important thing is that we should let the people know that a budget that was yet to be approved was being spent, which was why we could not attend to the Go...

Less than two years ago, 18 months to be precise, the journey to review the 27-year-old law (Act cap N137 LFN 2004), Repeal re-enactment Bill 2017, which established the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) started at a public hearing at the Senate in Abuja. The new bill, which seeks to replace the existing old law, was initiated to reposition the corporation to meet its set objectives and generate revenue that will boost the country’s economy. Today, the bill is before President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. Director General NTDC, Mr. Folorunso Coker, described the new NTDC bill as the needed legal framework upon which to grow the nation’s tourism potentials. He said the new bill when passed into law would prompt financial framework that allows the agency to operate as a business entity capable of generating huge revenues for the economy. Currently, tourism is contributing marginally to the fortunes of this country. The government of former president, Goo...

   The President of the Senate in the Third Republic, Senator Ameh Ebute, has blamed conspiracy theories promoted by some well-placed Nigerians for the narrative that the government of Muhammadu Buhari was responsible for escalation of  the farmer’s/herders conflict in the country. He stated this at a Roundtable with MPs of the British Parliament, January 23, 2019 at the House of Commons, London, United Kingdom.  Senator Ameh Ebute delivered a position paper titled “Tackling the Violence between Livestock Farmers and Cultivators in Nigeria” before an audience that consisted of Chairmen and Members of committees of the British Parliament on Human Rights, Defense, Environment, as well as African Ministers, and a cross section of delegation from Nigeria. He posited that “violent clashes between two sets of farmers in Nigeria, cultivators, and livestock farmers have been a major feature of the Nigerian security landscape since 2003. These clashes escalated i...

The international community and the Federal government of Nigeria have been urged to question former president, Olusegun Obasanjo on his alleged plot to destabilize the country. The Concerned Nigerian Masses, which made this call, said Obasanjo should also be put under house arrest ahead of the general elections. The group said it has followed the events in the political atmosphere in Nigeria with keen interest especially as it concerns the presidential elections in Nigeria and is therefore of the opinion that urgent and proactive steps need to be taken to arrest the plot by some agents of darkness towards plunging the country into a crisis of phenomenal proportion.  A speech delivered by Comrade Okpokwu Ogenyi on behalf of Concerned Nigerian Masses on a protest march from the Unity Fountain Abuja to the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, warned that if urgent steps were not taken, Nigeria might go up in flames. Acc...

The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET), has berated the Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, for attempting to taint the person and office of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai. Atiku had listed Buratai among 30 persons he claimed were corrupt and working for President Muhammadu Buhari. Reacting, the centre said it was wrong for Atiku to drag the army chief into partisan politics. Osaloni Gbemisola osadua Esq, Executive Director, while addressing a press conference on Tuesday, warned the PDP presidential flagbearer against peddling falsehood  that could cause injury to the integrity of others, He said, “The pressure he is under, from political barometric as of today, is beyond the realization that he is set to lose the presidential election when it holds in a few days from now, the pressure is coming from the appreciation that the result of the polls will permanently and conclusiv...

As reactions continue to trail the recent statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on the state of the nation, the Council of Progressive Yoruba Youths has apologized to Nigerians. The youth group said the latest missive in circulation entitled “Points For Concern And Action by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo” was off-point and should be discarded in its entirety. Speaking at a news conference in Lagos on Tuesday, the National President of the group, Kola Salawu, said Nigerians needed to forgive Obasanjo for the eight years he wasted as a civilian president and for the wrong path he set the nation on. Salawu said the Yoruba race was deeply ashamed that a so called elder from its ethnic stock decided to remain in a muddy gutter by penning such nauseating content. He lamented that Obasanjo sowed the seed for extremism that birthed terrorism. He backed this up by ensuring that the military was emasculated and unable to respond to the threat he has created. The youth leader sai...