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Aisha Buhari said on Saturday that she criticised her husband and threatened to withdraw her support for his re-election bid because of her “sense of justice.” She didn’t intend to confront or disrespect the president, she said in her acceptance letter to Vanguard Newspaper which made her its person of the year this week. Mrs Buhari drew worldwide attention when she criticised Muhammadu Buhari in an October 2016 interview with the BBC, saying she feared his administration was veering from its mandate to the people. She also expressed doubt that she would support him if he seeks re-election unless he implemented immediate changes in personnel and policies. “He is yet to tell me —if he’ll seek re-election— but I have decided as his wife, that if things continue like this up to 2019, I will not go out and campaign again and ask any woman to vote like I did before,” Mrs. Buhari warned. “I will never do it again.” Mr Buhari responded at the time by telling her to save her opi...

The management of National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has given update on the commencement of 2018 Batch A orientation exercise. The scheme in a statement on its official Facebook page, listed compulsory documents expected to be taken along by the corps members for the orientation exercise. The statement read “This is to inform 2018 Batch “A” PCMs to kindly note the following ahead of Commencement of the Orientation Exercise. i. Persons who studied in Nigeria should bring to camp: Degree/HND Certificates or Statement of Results, Personal Identity Card from Institution of graduation. Foreign graduates should bring for verification, original copies of ALL their uploaded credentials and travel documents including International passport. ii. Foreign graduates are to ensure that academic paper(s) in Languages other than English must be translated into English accordingly; both versions must be presented for verification at the camp. iii. Medical/veterinary Doctors, Dentists, Pharmac...

7 politicians who are key to president’s re-election As President Buhari prepares for a re-election battle, these 7 politicians will play significant roles in his corner. Amaechi and Buhari often share laughs and strategies  (Presidency) President Muhammadu Buhari hasn’t formally announced that he’ll be seeking re-election ahead of the 2019 election. However, he’s been dropping hints all over the place. Here are the 7 men Buhari will be counting on when he finally declares for a second term: 1. Bola Tinubu Buhari pulled a smart move at APC meeting, he did it for Tinubu Bola Tinubu and Buhari are best of friends again  (Twitter/presidency) The Jagaban Borgu has been extracting firm commitments from Aso Rock lately with President Buhari willing to yield to his demands and politics. There was a time when Tinubu was dispatched to the fringes as Buhari went about the task of putting his team together after a fierce 2015 election contest. Not anymore. Some...

  Shehu Sani, Senator representing Kaduna Central district in the National Assembly has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s intention to run for a second term. President Buhari on Monday revealed his intention to run again at the closed-door meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC). He said he wanted to seek re-election in response to the clamour by Nigerians for him to do so. He also told the party’s NEC that he wanted to give them the honour to notify them first, of his second term ambition. Reacting, Sani in a tweet said,”Now that Baba decided not to be a Mandela,we hope he become a Deng Xioping and not Augustus Pinochet Agarte

AAUA tuition crisis: Why we arrested protesting students — Police Ondo University students block roads, protest fees hike Related News Why we increased AAUA fees - Ondo govt Ondo lawmakers disown Akeredolu on university fee hike UPDATE: Protesting LASU students vow to remain in front of Fashola’s office The police in Ondo State have confirmed the arrest of 46 students of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, (AAUA), as well as some parents as the protest against the hike in tuition entered day three. Police Public Relations Officer, Femi Joseph, said the arrested persons would be charged to court. Some of the students who spoke with journalists said the police opened fire and shot teargas at them at the entrance of the Government Office in Alagbaka during the protest. But the police spokesman said the students attacked the vehicles of top government officials as they made their way to their offices in the morning. Meanwhile, the Commissioner for Information, Yemi Olowolabi, ...