The final pay in office for the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, state governors and other political appointees about to leave office may cost the country about N64.72bn, findings by The PUNCH have shown. The figure also covers the pay for ministers, commissioners, National Assembly members, and special advisers. It,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the award of National Honours to Nigerians and friends of Nigeria in various categories. This was contained in a circular published in the national dailies by the federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs on Sunday. However, the Former Governor of Osun State, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola is among the…
FAREWELL SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA My fellow Nigerian brothers, sisters and friends of Nigeria. I address you today, in my last assignment as a democratically elected President of our great and well-endowed nation, with a deep sense of gratitude to God, a great deal of appreciation…
The Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said he will never call the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, his president. The cleric and politician, during a webinar on Saturday, alleged a series of malpractices during the 2023 elections, saying the Independent National Electoral Commission made a mess of the electioneering process….
The outgoing Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has said his eight years working as the number citizen in the country “have gone by very quickly.” He also added that his desire alongside his principal President Muhammadu Buhari’s quest was to fix Nigeria. Osinbajo stated this on Friday evening in his remarks at a valedictory…
My fellow Nigerian brothers, sisters and friends of Nigeria.
Lagos State occupies a vital space in Nigeria; first as a mega city with over 20 million population and second, as a coastal city with endless maritime routes that linked to other international waters that have positioned it as the country’s most viable commercial hub.Various governments have ultilised these somewhat nature-gifts to impact not only…
The Osun NSCDC command headquarters in Osogbo on Saturday, paraded Abdulgafar, who said he started the act of duping members of the public early this year. Fielding questions from Journalists, he said, “My father abandoned me since childhood and I drop out of the University at 200-level due to paucity of funds to see through…
Actress Juliana Olayode on Saturday tendered an open apology to her senior colleague, Funke Akindele for hurting her. Olayode, who came into the limelight with her role as Toyosi in Akindele’s ‘Jenifa Diary’, stated that she felt a burden to openly apologise to her senior colleague. She also addressed the issues that led to her…
The advent of the present democratic dispensation in 1999 ushered in renewed hope and belief in the greatness of Nigeria as a nation after years of military dictatorship. Democracy for Nigerians was a Promise and Dream of a prosperous society; a thriving and resilient economy, a productive nation powered by decently educated population. It was…
