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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has commended Aisha, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, for speaking out on Nigeria’s problems, urging her to have pillow talk with her husband in the 'the other room". Speaking when Funke Fadugba, leader of Penpushing Media, visited him at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital, on Monday, Obasanjo said the president’s wife may need to do more by engaging in pillow talk with him. “It is nice that the president’s wife is talking. I think she did well, and maybe she should also have pillow talk with the president,” he said. “I believe every Nigerian family, individual, group is entitled to legitimate livelihood. It is the responsibility of all to make sure we have a dignified life. That should be our aim collectively.” Aisha has been very critical of her husband’s government and those around him in recent times. Few days after she, her husband and some of his close allies returned to the country after a five-day trip to Saudi Ar...

A storm of reactions by Nigerians has greeted the news that President Muhammadu Buhari described residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, as “necessary evil” for not voting him but rather the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s main opposition party, in the last general election. Naija News understands that the President made this statement when a delegation of FCT residents paid him Sallah homage at Aso Rock on Tuesday, June 4. President Buhari said he was putting necessary measures in place to make Abuja secure for “myself and the vice-president”. The President also said he was pleased that Philip Aduda, senator representing FCT, was seated far from him at the event. I want to appreciate the number two man of the country because he knows what we are going through very quietly. I am very pleased that you came with this very powerful constituency,” TheCable quoted President Buhari to have said. “I appeal to you to remain exemplary so that those under...

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos Metropolitan See, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, has outlined his reasons the recent claim made by former President Olusegun Obasanjo about alleged Fulanization of Nigeria under President Muhammadu Buhari may a reality. Okogie questioned the leadership of President Buhari while lamenting that “the security situation in Nigeria has become worse than deplorable.” The cleric noted that Nigeria was being attacked; wondering if this was how the citizens will be watching while the country becomes more inhabitable than it has ever been in her history. This was contained in a statement he entitled: “Nigeria is under attack” on Tuesday where he backed Obasanjo’s claims on “Fulanisation and Islamisation.” He said that Obasanjo was “pointing to an open secret, and that there is a synergy between Boko Haram, herdsmen and ISIS. Okogie’s statement added, “On a Monday in September 2015, former Finance Minister, Chief Olu Falae, was on his farm in Ilad...

Former military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), has assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari would resolve the issues of insecurity in the country. This was as he expressed confidence in the ability of the President to fulfill his electoral promises to Nigerians. The former Head of State gave the assurance while addressing journalists at his hilltop residence on Tuesday in Minna, Niger State. Babangida said, “Buhari has the capacity to deal with the challenges but Nigerians need to be patient with the president. “Buhari is not disposed to idle talk, he is known to be a man of his words.” He stated that President Buhari had reiterated his administration’s commitment to end insurgency in the North-East and other security challenges across the country during his second term in office. The former president urged “Nigerians to hold Buhari by his words,” stressing that the “resurgence of insecurity was but a temporary setback which would be overc...

The Governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, has given a 24-hour ultimatum to appointees of ex-Governor Rochas Okorocha to hand over government properties in their possession. Ihedioha, who at the weekend decried the failure of his predecessor to handover documents containing the financial stance of the state, revealed that he gave the directive in a post on his Twitter page. “I have ordered the Principal Secretary to Former Governor Rochas Okorocha and the Head of Imo State Civil Service to prepare a proper hand-over document of all Government Properties before 12am midnight tomorrow 4th June, 2019,” the governor posted on his official Twitter page @EmekaIhediaha on Monday afternoon. Ihedioha’s order is coming three days after he stopped banks from hououring cheques and transfer instructions in the name of the government. The governor’s order was contained in a statement made available to journalists in Owerri, the state capital, last week by his Special Adviser on Media, Steve...

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Tuesday, declared that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, and members in foreign countries are currently gathering momentum for the “final liberation” of Biafra. IPOB said the gatherings are taking place in various cities of the United States, Canada and London. A statement by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful reads: “The international move to gather Biafrans together for the total and final liberation of Biafran people from Nigeria by our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is gathering momentum across the whole world especially during this present visit to United States of America (USA). “This visit to America is bringing all Biafrans residing in America and other parts of the world together to pursue a common cause under one dominant ideology as propagated by IPOB. “Biafrans in different parts of America both Ijaw, Igala, Idoma, Ogoni, Igbo, Igbanke, Anang, Uhrobo, Efik and others are gathering together and speaking with one voice to proffer solutions and work ...

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has felicitated with Nigerian Muslims as they celebrate the end of Ramadan fast. Atiku in a message shared on his official Facebook page urged Nigerians and state Governors not to relent but seek justice and peace in the face of security challenges facing the nation. The former Vice President describing Nigeria as the world headquarters for extreme poverty urged Governors to wake up and do the needful. Atiku said: “As we celebrate the end of Ramadan, it is important that we understand that the Holy Month was meant to transform us by taking our attention from ourselves and focusing it on to others. “During Ramadan, we fasted that we might be better able to empathise with the hungry, the poor and the downtrodden. After the fast, we must face the grim reality that Nigeria is now the world headquarters for extreme poverty and the global capital for out of school children population. “We must also face the...