Daniel Agbolade, Ibadan Founder of One Love Family, Mr Sat Guru Maharaj Ji, has called on Nigerians irrespective of party affiliation to support President Muhammadu Buhari, at all times, to salvage the nation's economy. He made the call while addressing journalists at a press conference in Ibadan as part of activities to mark what he described as the 26th anniversary of Nigeria as the "New Holy Land of the Universe and Leader Nation of The World." He said, “Nigerians transit from one day to the next year bereft of the real factors and actual forces playing out against Nigeria’s golden…

A former military President, Mr Ibrahim Babangida, has urged Nigerians to have confidence in the ability of President Muhammadu Buhari to check the spate of insecurity in the country. Babangida stated this in a brief chat with some journalists after Niger State’s acting Governor, Mr Ahmad Ketso, and Emir of Minna, Mr Umar Bahago, paid him a sallah homage at his uphill residence in Minna, the state capital, yesterday. “The president has promised to combat insecurity; I believe he will do so,” Babangida said. The former military ruler appealed to Nigerians to have faith in the ability of the government…

The in-fighting within All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, took disturbing dimension, as the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) told aggrieved members to join Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), just as it accused its immediate past national chairman, Mr John Odigie-Oyegun, of accommodating impunity in the party. Party’s spokesperson, Mr Lanre Issa-Onilu, insisted that NWC under Oyegun’s watch lacked the courage required to confront political despots who could not operate by the party’s rules. APC argued that certain peculiar issues resulted in the opposition party taking over states like Oyo, Imo, Bauchi, Adamawa and Zamfara. “I would put the painful outcomes broadly…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha, to point out the ills of her husband’s government during a “pillow talk.” Twice, recently, the First Lady openly criticised Federal Government’s Social Investment Programme (SIP) as lacking in reach and not getting to desired beneficiaries. She gave instances of her home state of Adamawa, Kano and recently, Katsina, her husband’s home state, where SIP has not reached poor Nigerians it was designed for. She also spoke about security agencies’ approach to resolving banditry in the North. Yesterday, when he hosted the editorial board of a social media platform,…