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Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN) has faulted the National Assembly over some impeachable issues raised against President Muhammadu Buhari. He also said any senator or a member of the House of Representatives accused of any wrongdoing must be investigated and...

Senator Abaribe tells Buhari Reacting to President Buhari’s declaration of June 12 as Nigeria’s new Democracy Day effective from 2019, Enyinnaya Abaribe, a PDP senator...... Read more via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2Hto4Vy Get More Nigeria Political News

The family of the late legal luminary and legendary human rights activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, said Thursday that the family is pleased and will be accepting the national honour the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has bestowed on their patriarch. Speaking in a telephone...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for honouring the late businessman and politician, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, with a post-humous award of the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (GCFR). The party also applauded...

Some citizens of Delta State have applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for declaring that henceforth Democracy Day will no longer be celebrated on May 29 but on June 12. National coordinator, Centre for the Vulnerable and... Read more via The Sun Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2HqOuHK Get More...

Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says President Muhammadu Buhari has by declaring June 12 as Nigeria’s Democracy Day put an end to the “hypocrisy” of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Falana said declaring June 12 as Democracy Day “validated...

On Wednesday evening, President Muhammadu Buhari announced the cancellation of May 29 as the country’s annual Democracy Day, replacing it with June 12. His argument is that June 12 1993 — the date of the election popularly adjudged to be the freest and fairest in Nigeria’s history — … Read...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the national honour proposed to be conferred on late Moshood Abiola, by President Muhammadu Buhari, reeks of hypocrisy and political desperation ahead of 2019 presidential election. The announcement was made on Wednesday night in honour of Mr Abiola...

Reno Omokri, former President Goodluck Jonathan’s aide has reacted to the new democracy date announced by the Federal Government (FG). DAILY POST recalls that the FG on Wednesday announced June 12 as the new date for Nigeria’s Democracy celebration. The date was changed to honour late MKO …...

The Federal Government has declared June 12 now Democracy Day, President Muhammadu Buhari in a statement he signed said ‘henceforth, June 12th will be celebrated as Democracy Day. Therefore, Government has decided to award posthumously the highest honour of the land, GCFR, to late Chief MKO...

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into the law, the ‘Not Too Young To Run’ Bill. The bill sought to reduce the age limit for qualification to contest political positions. In his Democracy Day speech, Buhari had promised Nigerian youth that he would be endorsing the … Read more via...

The Russia 2018 World Cup-bound Super Eagles contingent will on Wednesday meet with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital. In a statement on Tuesday, the scheduled meeting comes after an unsuccessful session with the President that also fell on the...

President Muhammadu Buhari swept to power in 2015, promising to fight corruption, tackle insecurity and boost Nigeria’s economy. Three years later, the President has defended.... Read more via P.M.EXPRESS – https://ift.tt/2IULhFZ Get More Nigeria Political News

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria’s economy has been revamped since his administration took over in 2015. Read more via Channels Television – https://ift.tt/2xtvs3U -- Get More Nigeria Political News

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari was an “affliction and a curse” to Nigeria. He said Buhari, since assumption of power has turned Nigeria into a “den of iniquity”. Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2kwg515 -- Get More...

In his third democracy day address to the nation, President Muhammadu Buhari listed the achievements of his government and his administration’s plans going forward. Here are 10 key passages from the speech: 1. ON HIS PROMISED CHANGE READ MORE HERE

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan took on his facebook page to commend and bless Nigeria Youths to mark Democracy Day in the country. On his post he listed out some great achievement done by the youths, He said " Nigeria Youths single handedly created Nollywood, the third largest...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said his administration was addressing the incidences of kidnapping as well as herdsmen and farmers’ clashes in communities which have led to high number of fatalities and loss of properties across the country. Read more via Punch Newspapers –...