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Obasanjo would have stopped all the rubbish happening under Buhari – Tsav Obinna paul Elder statesman and a former Police Commissioner, Abubakar Tsav has lamented that things are going bad in the nation because President Muhammadu Buhari is a quiet and patient person. T sav said if it were to be former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, the rubbish going on under the Buhari government would have stopped. Speaking with Punch, Tsav described Buhari as a simple man who is corrupt-free.  He said, “Buhari is a very good person. If Buhari were like Obasanjo, all the rubbish that is happening in this country, he would have stopped it but the man is a patient person. You see, they have been abusing him, calling him names, you would never hear him reply. He is doing his things quietly and he is honest; he is not corrupt. “He has served as military governor, military head of state, minister of petroleum, PTF chairman and so on but he has not made money for himself. He lives a simple l...

Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Saturday afternoon 1 Governor Ambode of Lagos State yesterday reportedly held an emergency closed-door meeting with his commissioners and aides over his political future in the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the commencement of party primaries. Reports said the governor has been in talks with key stakeholders of his cabinet following reports of a decision by the “godfather” of Lagos politics and National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to withdraw support for his second term bid. 2 . President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that his administration will not support illegal migration. Speaking during a joint press conference with the visiting German Chancellor, Angela Merkel at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Buhari stated that Nigerians involved in illegal migration were doing so at their own risk. 3. Troops of 2 Division Task Force Battalion conducting Counter Insurgency Operations in North Eastern Nigeria, ...

SEARCH Daily Post Nigeria POLITICS 2019: Gov. Udom speaks on joining Senator Akpabio in APC Published on   September 1, 2018 By   John Owen Nwachukwu   The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Emmanuel Udom, has responded to rumours that he was contemplating joining Senator Godswill Akpabio in the All Progressives Congresses, APC. The Governor said he had no intention of dumping the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Gov. Udom recently declared to run for second term on the platform of the PDP few days after a former Senate minority leader, Akpabio joined the APC. Speaking with Punch, Governor Udom said the defection of the former Governor did not come to him as a surprise, but admitted that it was unexpected. Responding to the impression in some quarters that the lawmaker has a hold on Akwa Ibom and that he (Udom) could have contemplated j...

SEARCH Daily Post Nigeria POLITICS Sagay speaks on Amaechi being corrupt, reveals only way Akpabio can escape trial Published on   September 1, 2018 By   John Owen Nwachukwu   The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, PACAC, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), has declared that the decamping to the All Progressives Congress, APC, and being part of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s camp would not save former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio and others from probe. Sagay told Punch that those whose cases had already been taken to court would continue to face prosecution. The senior lawyer, however, said there was room for plea bargain, an option he noted stubborn people would never use. He said, “I know Akpabio is still under probe and if he is found culpable, he would be invited and prosecuted. “For me, the only import...