Revolution Now: Arewa Youths Say Protest Meaningless, Advises Buhari To Release Sowore. The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, on Tuesday, faulted the RevolutionNow protest called by the 2019 African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore. Speaking exclusively to DAILY POST, AYCF President-General, Yerima Shettima described the RevolutionNow protest as “meaningless”. Yerima insisted that dialogue should be employed in resolving …

FG Welcomes Partnership That’ll Make Nigeria World Food Basket —Osinbajo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government will welcome partnerships and initiatives that will make Nigeria actualise its potential of being the food basket of the world . Osinbajo ’ s spokesman, Laolu Akande , in a statement , said the vice president stated this while receiving a delegation …

EFCC Freezes N9.9bn Bank Accounts Linked To Ex-Gov Ambode The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it has frozen three bank accounts containing a total of N 9. 9 bn linked to the immediate past Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode . The PUNCH had exclusively reported in June that loyalists of the ruling All Progressives Congress leader , Bola …

RevolutionNow: Nnamdi Kanu Praises Sowore, Says He Displayed Highest Form Of Bravery Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has lauded the 2019 Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, for calling for a revolution in Nigeria, describing the call as the highest form of bravery. Kanu, however, stated that Sowore’s arrest by …

Court Fixes August 8 To Rule On FG’s Request To Detain Sowore For 90 Days A Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, has fixed August 8, 2019, to look into a request by the Federal Government for an ex-parte order to keep convener of RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, for at least 90 days. The human rights crusader was picked …

PRESIDENT BUHARI MOURNS ATBU STUDENTS; URGES GREATER SAFETY ON CAMPUSES President Muhammadu Buhari deeply commiserates with the families of the students of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ABTU), Bauchi State, who lost their lives following the collapse of a bridge at its Gubi Campus after a downpour on Monday night. The President, who describes the incident as “tragic, sad and unfortunate,” …

THE COURT OF APPEAL HAS OVERRULED THE PAYMENT OF PENSION, GRATUITY OR SEVERANCE ALLOWANCE TO POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDERS The Court of Appeal has faulted the payment of either severance allowance, pension or gratuity to political office holders and political appointees, insisting that the practice was morally wrong. A three-man panel of the court, held that it as unjustifiable in the …

Letter To President Muhammadu Buhari Dear President Buhari, Mr. President, I hope this letter meet you in good health and spirit. I must say Nigeria is not in good health and spirit. The country hasn’t been for a long time. Most times you people inside Aso Rock don’t know the realities out here and those masses who work inside the …

‘Progressives Shouldn’t Be Afraid Of Revolution’ — Shehu Sani Taunts APC Shehu Sani, former lawmaker representing Kaduna central senatorial district, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration which describes itself as progressive, should have no fear of revolution. The senator said this while reacting to the police clampdown on protesters across the country on Monday. Many Nigerians in various states …

Police Action Unnecessary, Says Falana On #RevolutionNow Protest Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has accused security forces of intimidating Nigerians who partook in the #RevolutionNow protest. Around 8am on Monday, some Nigerians took to the streets to join the protest which held in different parts of the country. In an interview with TVC, Falana said an ideal course of action …