President Muhammadu Buhari and the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, were captured smiling at each other on Thursday, October 1, 2015 at an event organised to mark the country’s Independence Day celebration. Before now, there had been reports that the President and Saraki had not been on speaking terms. Some speculated that Buhari is still angry…
Reports reaching us show that contrary to the official report by the Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board that no casualty was recorded among the pilgrims from the state in the stampede that occurred in Mina, on the way to Jamarat, where many pilgrims died, one of the pilgrims, Adeola Maurufudeen Adefolabi, is still missing.…
Some residents of Egbeda and its environs have cried to authorities to come to their aids over the constant harassment they suffer in the hands of men of the Nigeria Police, who don’t respect their fundamental human rights. These residents, in a recent report published by Punch, urged the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase,…
The senator representing Lagos West, Solomon Adeola, has predicted a brighter future for Nigeria and Nigerians as the nation celebrates its 55th independence anniversary. The lawmaker said that in spite of daunting challenges at present and a chequered past, Nigeria has survived as a nation, adding that the new administration of President Muhammudu Buhari is…
Chairman, UBA Plc, Tony O. Elumelu’s passion for promoting entrepreneurship on the continent as well as providing support for the creative Arts industry received global commendation last week when he was honoured in New York and South Africa. In New York, he was named as the “Africa Business Leader of the Year” at the 8th…
The much awaited ministerial list of President Muhammadu Buhari was finally sent to the Senate on Wednesday evening. This was after the upper chamber had closed for the day and week and to resume next Tuesday, October 6, 2015. The lawmakers would have sat on Thursday, October 1, 2015, but for the public holiday declared…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said it would zone its presidency slot to the North, saying it has learnt from its past mistakes. The party made this known on Wednesday in Abuja after it received a report from the PDP Post- Election Review Committee, which was headed by Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, at…
“October 1st is a day for joy and celebrations for us Nigerians, whatever the circumstances we find ourselves in because it is the day, 55 years ago; we liberated ourselves from the shackles of colonialism and began our long march to nationhood and to greatness. “No temporary problems or passing challenges should stop us from…