Former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Mr Emeka Anyaoku, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to eschew sectional practices and focus on eliminating Nigeria’s ethnic and religious fault lines. Anyaoku’s comments came at a book launch in Abuja on Tuesday. Over the past week, Mr Buhari has faced condemnation from prominent voices like Messers Olusegun Obasanjo and Wole Soyinka - with both warning of impending disaster should the president fail to recalibrate his responses to lingering insecurity and economic woes. “Every diverse federal country throughout the world achieves political stability and socio-economic development through successfully managing its national diversity,” Anyaoku said while delivering…

Senate President, Mr Ahmad Lawan, has appointed Mr Ola Awoniyi to replace Mr Festus Adedayo as his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. The appointment comes weeks after he reversed his appointment of Adedayo for the position. He had appointed Adedayo as his media aide but the decision was opposed by government loyalists who said Adedayo was a harsh critic of President Muhammadu Buhari and his government. In his reaction, Adedayo, a journalist and columnist, said he did not canvass for the position and that those condemning his appointment mistook him for a politician. Lawan also appointed Mr Karage Mamman…