Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan has declared seven days of national mourning following devastating earthquakes that killed more than 5,000 people and toppled buildings across southeast Turkey and northern Syria, Aljazeera reported on Tuesday morning. The media house noted that authorities fear the death toll from Monday’s predawn magnitude 7.8 temblor, …
Read More »Buhari will become lame duck President after poll – Rep
The lawmaker representing Esan North-East/Esan South-East Federal Constituency in Edo State at the House of Representatives, Sergius Ogun, explains to LEKE BAIYEWU why indiscriminate borrowing by a president and excess public debt should be an impeachable offence Your bill seeking to amend the Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007, and prescribe punishments …
Read More »President Buhari congratulates Tems for Grammy win
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Afrobeat crooner, Tems for putting Nigeria in the spotlight after she won the ‘Best Melodic Rap Performance’ category in the 2023 Grammy awards. The President also praised Burna Boy for pursuing his passion with zeal and for creatively revolutionizing global entertainment. The message of …
Read More »Northern Elders Advise President Buhari To Handle Elections With Caution
Mallam Tanko Yakasai, a leader of NEC, said some non-state actors within the corridors of power plan to use closeness to leadership to generate chaos and derail the electoral process for their selfish gains. President Muhammadu Buhari Socio-political organisation, the Northern Elders Council, NEC, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari …
Read More »“Nigerians should expect significant improvements between now and the February 10 deadline” – President Buhari
“Nigerians should expect significant improvements between now and the February 10 deadline” – President Buhari – YabaLeftOnline President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that he was aware of the scarcity of cash and was working on eradicating it. In a post shared on his official Twitter account on …
Read More »600 pre-election appeals in appellate court, says president
The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, on Friday, said the court had so far received 600 pre-election matters from its 20 Divisions. Dongbam-Mensem made this known when the Ambassador of the European Union Delegation, Samuela Isopi, paid her a visit in her office. “The court received …
Read More »Tinubu not desperate to be President – APC chieftain
A member of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, Tolu Bankole, on Friday described the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as a patriot interested in the wellbeing of the masses. Bankole, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, said Tinubu’s concern over the …
Read More »Typical Nigerian Politicians Will Decamp To Join Peter Obi When He Emerges President – Aisha Yesufu
Aisha Yesufu Popular Nigerian activist, Aisha Yesufu has said that as it becomes glaring that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, will emerge victorious in the forthcoming polls, most politicians would soon decamp to join him. Yesufu also said those politicians would be welcome. The statement was …
Read More »Brazil president accuses predecessor of planning Jan ‘coup’
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday alleged that his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro actively participated in planning for his supporters to storm government buildings on January 8. “Today I am well aware and will say it loud and clear: that citizen [former president Bolsonaro] prepared the coup,” Lula …
Read More »Atiku Desperate To Become President – Aisha Yesufu
Atiku Abubakar Nigerian activist, Aisha Yesufu has said that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, is desperate to become president. This was contained in a post via her verified Twitter handle on Thursday. Recall that Atiku had in an interview on BBC Hausa Service said he …
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