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1. Fellow Nigerians, 2. From the first signs that Coronavirus, or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started planning preventive, containment and curative measures in the event the disease hits Nigeria. 3. The whole instruments of government are now mobilized to confront what has now become both a health emergency and an economic crisis. 4. Nigeria, unfortunately, confirmed its first case on 27th February 2020. Since then, we have seen the number of confirmed cases rise slowly. 5. By the morning of March 29th, 2020, the total confirmed cases within Nigeria had risen to ninety-seven. 6. Regrettably, we also had our first fatality, a former employee of PPMC, who died on 23rd March 2020. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family in this very difficult time. We also pray for quick recovery for those infected and undergoing treatment. 7. As of today, COVID-19 has no cure. Scientists around the...

The Nigerian Presidency has denied any rift between President Muhammadu Buhari and Lawmakers and also also adds that the Executives are not seeking any confrontation with the parliament despite his refusal to sign the amended Electoral Act Bill nor  is he against the use of card readers in the forthcoming elections. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, who stated this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said the president’s decision to decline assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018, had nothing to do with the use of card readers. Shehu, therefore, dismissed the allegations of opposition politicians, as well as some newspaper editorial opinions creating the impression that the President was against e-voting and the use of card readers in the 2019 elections. The presidential aide expressed the readiness of Buhari to sign the Electoral Act after effecting all the necessary corrections, adding that he (President Buha...

Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong  the former governor of Abia, Orji Kalu on Wednesday visited President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State. The governors and Kalu met with the president separately behind closed doors at the president’s private residence. After the meeting, Governor Amosun addressed journalists that he went to Daura to greet the President in the spirit of the Sallah celebration. He said: “It is just part of what we should do during celebration like this – to come and just say `hello’ to our leader. “People are waiting for me back home, they have been with me since day before yesterday, throughout yesterday, early this morning and I had to sneak out to come and just say `hello’ to Mr President.’’ The governor, who described Ogun state as “almost a one party state’’, reassured that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will record impressive electoral results in 2019 general elections, in spite of the report...

It is an open secret to political conscious Nigerians that the brain behind the merger that produced President Muhammadu Buhari goes by the title Asiwaju. The body language from the Presidency until recently, had shown that the relationship between President Muhammadu Buhari and Bola Tinubu as seen depicted to many Nigerians had gone sour. The reason behind such development was better imagined. Now, the rejected stone, has suddenly become the corner piece of rebirth, rejuvenation and definitely reconciliation. His appointment has been praised by many as long over due yet timely in face of the many lingering crisis in the party. But, what Augean stables has the All Progressives Congress, APC, turned into in the past two and half years of its being at the host in Aso Rock? Starting at the top, the rift between the Executives and Legislature had and is still affecting governance. The particularly, between the Presidency and the National Assembly. Many nominees of President Muhammad...