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June 12: Nigeria Not Yet Practicing True Democracy —Olu Falae

Former SFG Olu Falae Chief Olu Falae, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, has said that the hope of those, who fought for Nigeria's democracy had not been realized as citizens still wallowed in abject poverty.  Falae described what is being practised today as "deformed democracy and monetocracy", which he noted was a clear opposite of what was laid down by heroes of democracy. He explained that many people, who fought the late General Sanni Abacha’s dictatorship for Nigeria to return to democracy, had also been sidelined by the politics of the country.  Former SFG Olu Falae Sahara Reporters Media He said, "This is not what we fought for and what we are even practising today is a deformed democracy and monetocracy. “People are killed, kidnapped and scared from the voting points and people are also shamelessly distributing money and buying votes.  "This type of process cannot produce true fruit of democracy anywhere in the world. ...
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President Buhari's Wife, Aisha, Confirms SaharaReporters' Story, Tells IGP To Release ADC, Others Detained On Orders Of Husband's Personal Assistant

Aisha Buhari Aisha Buhari, wife of Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, has asked the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to release her security staff in detention on the orders of her husband's Personal Assistant, Sabiu ‘Tunde’ Yusuf, to avoid putting their lives in danger as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. SaharaReporters had exclusively reported how Yusuf ordered the detention of Aisha’s Aide De Camp, Usman Shugaba, Escort Commander and other policemen attached to her after they forced him to leave the Presidential Villa for refusing to go on a 14-day self-isolation after a private trip to Lagos. Confirming the development on Friday, Mrs Buhari called on all relevant government agencies to enforce the Quarantine Act signed by the President and ensure that no one was found violating the law.  Aisha Buhari She said, “That COVID-19 is real and still very much around in our nation is not in doubt. Consequently, I call on all relevant government ag...
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President Buhari's Wife, Aisha, Confirms SaharaReporters' Story, Tells IGP To Release ADC, Others Detained On Orders Of Husband's Personal Assistant

Aisha Buhari Aisha Buhari, wife of Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, has asked the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to release her security staff in detention on the orders of her husband's Personal Assistant, Sabiu ‘Tunde’ Yusuf, to avoid putting their lives in danger as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. SaharaReporters had exclusively reported how Yusuf ordered the detention of Aisha’s Aide De Camp, Usman Shugaba, Escort Commander and other policemen attached to her after they forced him to leave the Presidential Villa for refusing to go on a 14-day self-isolation after a private trip to Lagos. Confirming the development on Friday, Mrs Buhari called on all relevant government agencies to enforce the Quarantine Act signed by the President and ensure that no one was found violating the law.  Aisha Buhari She said, “That COVID-19 is real and still very much around in our nation is not in doubt. Consequently, I call on all relevant government ag...
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June 12: Undemocratic Forces, Tyrants In Mufti Hijacked Democracy We Fought For —Shehu Sani

Former lawmaker from Kaduna State, Shehu Sani, has described the present crop of public office holders in Nigeria as tyrants and military dictators, who disguised as civilians in the name of operating a democracy to oppress Nigerians. He said the situation in the country today was a mockery of democracy that was fought for 27 years by activists, who confronted the military junta and laid down their lives. Sani said, "This was not the democracy that we fought for. This is a democracy that has been hijacked, manipulated and dictated by tyrants, fascists, dictators in civilian cap. "So, it is difficult for us as a people to differentiate between what we call a military rule and what is available today as democratic dispensation. "You have seen how human lives have become so cheap in the last 21 years from Sharia in the Northern part of Nigeria, killings in South-East, cult activities in the South and ethnic militias are on the rise. Boko Haram terrorists and b...
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June 12: Ogoni Youth Urge President Buhari To Immortalise Saro-Wiwa, Eight Others Hanged By Military Regime

The Ogoni Youth Federation has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immortalise Ken Saro-Wiwa and other eight Ogoni martyrs, who were extra-judicially executed by the late General Sani Abacha-led military junta. The OYF also urged the President to bestow national honour on Saro-Wiwa and clear the name of the renowned human and environmental rights activist and others. The group in a statement by its President, Comrade Legborsi Yamaabana, also demanded for the release of Saro-Wiwa memorial bus impounded by Nigeria Customs Service led by Col. Hamid Ali (retd). The OYF held that there were two pressing issues in Nigeria in 1993; the issue of June 12 by the Yoruba and that of Ogoni Bill of Rights. It stated that while the June 12 issue had been settled in 1999 with Olusegun Obasanjo as President of Nigeria and the recent recognition of June 12 as Democracy Day in honour of MKO Abiola, another Yoruba man, nothing had been done to Ogoni issue and no accolade whatsoever was ...
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Insecurity: Buhari Administration Has Worst Set Of Incompetent Leaders In Nigeria —Coalition Of Northern Groups

Muhammadu Buhari Infuriated by the incessant killing of Nigerians in the Northern part of the country, the Coalition of Northern Groups has described the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration as the “worst set of incompetent, ineffective, unfocused and generally unwilling leaders”. The group in a statement by its spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, said the country was experiencing deterioration in social, security and political issues that are not being decisively addressed by the government. The coalition stated that the reality on the ground now was one of pervasive fear and uncertainty all over the North, noting that everybody was feeling unsafe, uncertain and traumatic.  Muhammadu Buhari It added that this government had invariably failed in the discharge of its most fundamental responsibility, which is the protection of life and property. The statement reads, “The CNG is saddened to observe that Nigeria, in the entire period of its independent existence, ha...
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Oyo Discharges 64 COVID-19 Patients

Sixty-four COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the Oyo State isolation centre after receiving their second negative test results. Governor Seyi Makinde announced this through his official Twitter handle on Friday. Makinde said the figure raised the number of discharged cases so far to 176 in the state. He said, “64 confirmed COVID-19 cases have received their second negative test results and have been discharged. This brings the number of discharged cases in Oyo State to 176. “Also, the COVID-19 confirmation tests for thirty-six suspected cases came back positive. So, the total number of confirmed cases in Oyo State today is 434. “Community-based testing for COVID-19 has commenced in 10 local government areas across the state.”   PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis :  Original Author :  Saharareporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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BREAKING: I Won’t Appeal My Disqualification From Participating In APC Primary Election, Says Governor Obaseki

Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo State, has said he will not appeal the outcome of the screening process. The incumbent, who is seeking reelection into office, was disqualified at the screening process for the primary of the All Progressives Congress. In a statement on Friday, Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, said, “We have watched the mockery of democratic process, which Comrade Adams Oshiomhole is administering and superintending over in our great party, the All Progressives Congress. It has been an unfortunate, disheartening and dreadful spectacle.  “We had initially asserted that going by the open display and enthronement of illegality by one man in the party that comprises several organs and eminent personalities, there is no way that Governor Godwin Obaseki would get a fair assessment in the run up to the nomination of candidates to fly the flag of the party in the forthcoming Edo gubernatorial election.  “It ...
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