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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he will allow Nigerians to decide his legacy, adding that he hopes Nigerians would be fair to him. Responding to a question during an exclusive interview on the Morning Show on ARISE TV, the broadcast arm of THISDAY, Thursday, Buhari said he would allow Nigerians to decide his legacy. He cited security as one of the indices which Nigerians should use to appraise his stewardship. He said Nigerians knew what the security situation, particularly in the Northeast, when he took over and the current situation. “I hope they will be fair to me. I…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will decide where the presidency would be zoned to in 2023. He added that the Caretaker Committee of APC will submit their report to him by the end of this month which mark’s the end of their tenure. Buhari said the report will show when the convention of the party would be organised. The President stated this Thursday in an exclusive interview on ‘Good Morning Show’ on ARISE News Channel, a broadcast arm of THISDAY. [ThisDay]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his government is taking the insurgents and the bandits head on. He said this is not being reported because his government doesn’t want to alert the criminals of their plans. The president stated this Thursday while featuring on ‘Good Morning Show’ on ARISE News Channel, a broadcast arm of THISDAY. [ThisDay]

President Muhammadu Buhari said he had ordered the military and the police to be ruthless with criminals. The President stated this Thursday in an Exclusive Interview on the ‘Good Morning Show’ on ARISE News Channel, a broadcast arm of THISDAY. He said ‘sooner than later you will see the difference.” Buhari also said that he recently directed two South-west governors to tackle insecurity in their states. He said he told them that they campaigned to be voted into office and should not expect someone else to do their jobs for them. Details later… [ThisDay]

The Copa America has been rocked by one surprise after another, but there were none Wednesday as Brazil coach Tite named his squad for the troubled tournament, led by superstar Neymar. The defending South American champions will keep a roster nearly identical to the one that beat both Ecuador and Paraguay 2-0 this month to extend the Selecao’s win streak in World Cup qualifying to six matches. Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar, who missed Brazil’s 2019 Copa America win due to injury, will lead a squad with just one change: returning from injury, 36-year-old Chelsea defender Thiago Silva will replace Rodrigo…

When Ahmad Lawan championed a people-oriented legislature, perhaps it made meaning to only a few. But when the British prime minister, Boris Johnson, echoed it six months later, it resonated with many. While Lawan had declared that, “in the laws we enact, in the oversight and representations we undertake, the wellbeing of the Nigerian people will always be our priority” and also that “an annual report titled, “Senate That Works for the People, will be published”; Johnson announced to the Britons that “we will work round the clock to repay your trust and to deliver on your priorities with a…

The Country Director of ActionAid Nigeria, Ene Obi, has urged the Federal Government to immediately unban Twitter, a microblogging social media platform, and rather ban insecurity and other socio-economic challenges confronting the country. She made the plea on Tuesday in Abuja at the Youth Digital Engagement Project closeout and dissemination meeting. According to her, the recent ban of Twitter by the government of Nigeria is not only a step backwards for the YDE project campaign, but also threatens the civic space in Nigeria which has continued to shrink in recent years. She called on the government to rescind its decision…

The United States of America has again urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to rethink and rescind the Twitter ban in Nigeria. This message was conveyed by a top American official and senior diplomat, who is the current administrator of the US Agency for International Development, Samantha Power. Power, in a tweet on her verified handle on Wednesday, wrote, “There are nearly 40 million Twitter users in #Nigeria, and the country is home to Africa’s largest tech hub. “This suspension is nothing more than state-sanctioned denial of free speech and should be reversed immediately. #KeepItOn.” Recall that the…

The Joint Minority Caucus of the Senate and the House of Representatives Wednesday dismissed threat by the Federal government to arrest and prosecute Nigerians using twitter, calling on Nigerians to go ahead and continue to use their twitter as they would not be contravening any law in Nigeria or any international statute. The caucus in a statement jointly signed by its leaders, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and Hon. Ndudi Elumelu said they met over the ban on Twitter by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government and restated itheir condemnation of the embargo as draconian and unacceptable. The caucus cited the…

The Senate is set to screen one of the media aides of the President, Lauretta Onochie, and five other nominees as commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) eight months after their names were sent to the upper chamber by President Muhammadu Buhari for confirmation. It has therefore mandated its Committee on INEC, headed by Senator Kabir Gaya, to screen the nominees within four weeks and report back to plenary. The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, at Wednesday’s plenary, read out the list of the nominees to be screened by the INEC Committee apart from Onochie to…