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Nigeria’s unity not negotiable –Buhari From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye , Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has warned those trying to foment trouble in the country, saying Nigerian’s unity not negotiable. He declared that Nigerians have the right to live and do business in any part of the country without let or hindrance. In a national broadcast this morning, President Buhari, who returned to the country on Saturday, after 104 days in London, United Kingdom, for medical treatment, said the country was better staying together. He ordered security agencies to step up the fight against insurgency, so that the gains of the past 18 months will not be lost. The president enjoined Nigerians to play down on petty differences and come together to face economic, security, environmental and other challenges facing the country. President Buhari’s speech reads: “I am very grateful to God and to all Nigerian...

Full text of President Muhammadu Buhari’s broadcast on Monday My dear citizens, I am very grateful to God and to all Nigerians for their prayers. I am pleased to be back on home soil among my brothers and sisters. 2. In the course of my stay in the United Kingdom, I have been kept in daily touch with events at home. Nigerians are robust and lively in discussing their affairs, but I was distressed to notice that some of the comments, especially in the social media have crossed our national red lines by daring to question our collective existence as a nation. This is a step too far. 3. In 2003 after I joined partisan politics, the late Chief Emeka Ojukwu came and stayed as my guest in my hometown Daura. Over two days we discussed in great depth till late into the night and analyzed the problems of Nigeria. We both came to the conclusion that the country must remain one and united. 4. Nigeria’s unity is ...

State of nation: South West leaders plan mega rally Yoruba leaders have disclosed plan to hold a mega rally in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, where over 100 groups will gather to protest the current state of the nation which they described as a failure. The gathering scheduled to hold on September 7 will be chaired by Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), and would address the agitation for restructuring. At a press conference in Lagos yesterday, Chairman of the Organising Committee for the rally, Dr. Kunle Olajide, said the South West will take a crucial decision at the rally, which would affect the future of the country. Some prominent Yoruba leaders who were present at yesterday’s press conference were Reuben Fasoranti, Ayo Adebanjo, Prof. Banji Akintoye, Dr. Amos Akingba, Supo Shonibare and Mr Yinka Odumakin, among others. Olajide said the South-West is united in its call for...

NBS Report about Corruption in Police Misleading, Says Police Mr ‎ Ibrahim Idris‎ Kpotum new Inspector General of Police. The Nigerian Police yesterday debunked claims contained in a report recently released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) which rated the Police as the most corrupt institution in Nigeria. Police Public Relations Officer, CPS Jimoh Moshood said the report failed in many respect to appraise the tremendous efforts by the Police to rid itself of corruption. He stated: “The Nigeria Police, after a careful study of the report, wishes to state categorically that it is entirely misleading, a clear misrepresentation of facts, essentially based on hearsays which made it unempirical, and the survey instrument absolutely inadequate and therefore a plain distortion of the improved situation in the force as a result of the ...

The Shape of The 2019 Presidential Election Fellow Nigerians, let me do a recap of my last column for the benefit of those who might have missed that important forecast of who and what may determine our next President. I will try to predict the principles that would guide how people are likely to vote in that election. Some names have surfaced as potential aspirants and candidates for this all important election that will likely determine what lessons we have learnt and what the medium term future portends for our great country. The first of the serious candidates, naturally, is President Muhammadu Buhari, who is allowed by the Nigerian Constitution to seek a second term. But this right does not grant him automatic return to power. Indeed, the example of President Goodluck Jonathan is a sobering indicator of this possibility. Goin...

Redeemed Church Leader, Pastor Adeboye Visits Buhari in London The list of prominent personalities visiting President Muhammadu Buhari in the United Kingdom swelled yesterday when the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, also visited him at Abuja House, London. Few hours after the visit, Buhari expressed gratitude to Adeboye for both the visit and his prayers.   The President who expressed his gratitude on his twitter handle @MBuhari, also prayed God to continue to bless Adeboye and his work. “I thank Pastor Adeboye for visiting today and for his prayers and good wishes. May God continue to bless him and his work,” he tweeted. Adeboye’s visit came 24 hours after Buhari received the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, in the UK. Speaking with THISDAY last night ...

Buhari Returns to Nigeria Today   All things being equal, President Muhammadu Buhari will return to the country later today from London where he has been receiving medical treatment for over 100 days. The President had left the country on May 7, this year, after handing over power to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who has been discharging the functions of his office as Acting President. Speaking on Arise News Channel, a THISDAY sister station, the president’s Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said Buhari was expected home today.   He added in a statement that he Buhari would also address Nigerians in a broadcast by 7 a.m on Monday, August 21, 2017. The statem...