The South-south Emerging Leaders Forum (SELF) has warned the publisher of an online medium Pointblanknews.com Jackson Ude, to stop “his blackmail against some leaders of the South-south extraction or face the consequence.” A statement signed Monday by the Secretary of the forum, Dr Preye Johnson, asked Ude to prove his recent allegation against the Minister […]
Category archives: Politics
State of the Nation: PDP is pot calling kettle black – Coalition
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been likened to a pot calling a kettle black following its criticism of the current administration. The Coalition of Buhari Friends and Supporters (CBFS) described the PDP’s claim of collapse under the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the height of insanity and an indication that the opposition and all […]
Group condemns Ortom’s letter to Buhari, says could stoke tension
Foundation for Equity and Justice (FEJ) has condemned Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State as displaying penchant for stoking the fire of religious and ethnic tension with his recent letter to President Muhammadu Buhari. Ortom had accused the president of not doing enough to halt the herders-farmers conflict in Benue and insecurity in the country. […]
Associating President Buhari with killer herdsmen a disservice to Nigeria – NCYF
The Northern Christian Youth Forum (NCYF) has frowned at some section of Nigerians linking President Muhammadu Buhari with killer herdsmen in parts of the country. The group said those behind this are ignorant and are out to heat the polity unnecessarily with their despicable diatribe. According to the group, this is the handiwork of enemies of Nigeria that […]
Group accuses Transparency International, local NGOs of anti-Buhari smear campaign
The National Transparency Initiative (NTI) has described Transparency International (TI) as the centre of a devilish alliance with disgruntled elements in the country, parading as non-governmental organisations, to tarnish President Muhammadu Buhari’s reputation. Addressing the media Wednesday on behalf of the group, Secretary-General, Elder Tony Odey said Transparency International’s poor rating of Nigeria in its […]
Group lauds MDAs’ accountability, probity under PMB’s administration
The Coalition of Civil Rights Groups (CCRG) has rated ministries, parastatals and agencies under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration high on accountability, probity and transparency. The coalition said it made this conclusion after scrutinizing policy formulation and implementation across the various MDAs. Unveiling its interim report on Monday at a press conference in Abuja, President, Comrade Isaac Ikpa, said various indices indicate […]
Ambassadorial Nomination: Group says Buratai is well deserving, condemns PDP
The Coalition for Good Governance (CGG) has welcomed the nomination of immediate past Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd) and other former service chiefs as ambassadors-designate, describing it as “worthy, exemplary and timely”. According to the group, the decision is a well-deserved call for service and step in the right direction towards galvanizing the required […]
Yoruba group hail nomination of former service chiefs as ambassadors
Some youths from the South-West region have welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of the immediate past service chiefs as non-career ambassadors-designate. Describing them as “worthy ambassadors”, the group under the aegis of Congress of Progressive Yoruba Youths (CPYY) called on the National Assembly to speedily confirm their nomination. The Yoruba youths made these known on Friday […]
APC registration: Petroleum Minister, Sylva revalidates, mobilises Bayelsans
Minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has revalidated his membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the ongoing nationwide fresh registration/revalidation exercise. The former governor of Bayelsa state also urged all the APC members and those that are yet to join political party to take advantage of the ongoing exercise […]
Kogi: Former lawmaker dumps PDP for APC
A prominent former member of the Kogi state House of Assembly, Amb. Friday Sani, who is known for opposing governor Yahaya Bello in the state has joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The two term lawmaker, who represented Igalamela Odolu, told newsmen at the APC national secretariat in Abuja that he decided to join […]