Buhari: Between Yesterday and Tomorrow By Reuben Abati
I wrote the following piece, presented in italics, shortly after the postponement of the 2015 Presidential elections. It is important that the reader approaches it with an open mind, with an understanding of the context of its construction. The piece, titled “Buhari’s One Chance Campaign” never got published. One of my colleagues to whom […]
Court case against olukere stalled as he falls sick and absent from court
The arraignment of the Olukere of Ikere-Ekiti, Oba Ganiyu Obasoyin, before a Magistrate’s Court for alleged murder was stalled on Monday due to the absence of the monarch on account of ill health. The monarch and five others were remanded in prison custody on December 27 by the court. The other accused persons were, however, […]
Fayose got to government by accident
A former governor of Ekiti State, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, said on Monday that Governor Ayodele Fayose became governor “by accident.” Adebayo said this while fielding questions from reporters at the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja. He was responding to questions about the level of the APC’s preparedness for the 2018 governorship […]
Brothers arrested for alleged murder of grandmother
Two brothers have been arrested for the alleged murder of their 67-year-old grandmother in the Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. The brothers allegedly killed the 67-year-old woman, one Grace Ovbiebo, for money ritual in connivance with two other relatives. The incident was said to have occurred on Asowota Street, Ohovbe quarters, in Benin, […]
Policeman killed son over missing money
Tragedy struck on Rasak Okunola Avenue, Ijagemo, in the Ijegun area of Lagos State, after a police sergeant, Oludele Olosunde, allegedly beat his son, Ibukun, to death. The suspect was said to have immediately buried the 17-year-old at the Apapa Cemetery. It was learnt that Ibukun had just secured admission into a university and was […]
Nigeria to supply 1,440 tonnes of yams in 2018 to US
The Technical Committee on Nigeria Yam Export Programme says it is targeting the export of about 480 tonnes of yams per month in 2018. According to the committee, the United States has already requested for the supply of five containers monthly, which amounted to 120 tonnes of yams monthly and 1,440 tonnes of yams in a […]
FG Asks Nigerians To ‘Perish Thoughts’ Of Going To Libya
The Federal Government has again warned Nigerians against embarking on the perilous journey to Libya as a means of travelling to Europe for greener pastures. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, issued the warning on Sunday while addressing reporters in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. She asked […]
Shehu Sani To Buhari: Stop Pampering And Protecting Herdsmen
Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central, says the protecting, pampering, paying, politicising and prevaricating on the herdsmen must stop.” The lawmaker said the mass murder in southern Kaduna, Taraba, Benue, Numan and other affected places are “unpardonable and despicable crime”. He said enough blood had been spilled by herdsmen. Sani said the elite were more […]
El-Rufai visits Bakare in church — A Week After ‘Presidential Declaration’
Nasir el-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna state, visited Tunde Bakare, serving overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, at the church auditorium in Lagos on Sunday. This visit is coming one week after the fiery preacher declared his intention to become the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, not stating when exactly he would run […]
Explain What You Did With N30Billion, Ekiti Group Tells Fayemi
The Ekiti Citizenship and Governance Centre (ECGC) has called on former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, to stop grandstanding and address the very serious question of mismanaging the 25 billion bond and the 5 billon loan he took while at the helms of affairs in the state. Fayemi and the incumbent government of Ayodele […]
