Records: Remarkable quotes by APC chieftains ahead of winning election in 2015
“A serious government will fix power problem in six months.” – Babatunde Raji Fashola (November 12, 2014)* “Stone us [APC] if we do not perform after two years.” – Tony Momoh (April 3, 2016, The Guardian)* “The only way to…
ICPC and DSO: Lai Mohammed walking into self trap?
By Kolawole Johnson: In 2006, a global initiative was driven by the International Telecommunication Union for digital switch over (DSO) of broadcasting from analogue to digital. The Geneva agreement which set 17th June, 2015 as the deadline for the UHF…
Time for Lai Mohammed to leave NBC DG, Kawu alone to do his job
By Adelanwa Olajubu I have followed the affairs of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over the past two decades, because of the role it plays in regulating broadcasting in our country. I believe NBC came at the right time when…
Osinbajo, Lai Mohammed on different direction over social media regulation
Barely less than one week the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo made it clear that government has no interest in regulating social media, Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday said it was working on how to…
(Special Report) 3 years after, TB Joshua makes first step in relocating to Israel?
Penultimate Sunday and Monday were agog in the City of Nazareth, Israel as leading Nigerian pastor, TB Joshua, held a two-day powered packed international meeting with followers from over 100 countries at the amphitheatre of Mount Precipice located on the…
Confusion as Minister accuses Lai Mohammed of fake news on Nigeria Air
The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika last week accused the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed of spreading fake news over the suspension of activities towards the floating new national carrier, Nigeria Air. Before now, Mohammed had been…
Lai Mohammed lied on media queries over Atiku’s wealth at Chatham House—APCO
The attention of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCO), has been drawn to a sponsored news story on Vanguard newspapers of Saturday October 20, 2018, with the headline ‘2019: International media query emergence of Atiku over suspicious source of wealth’….
Can Nigeria survive additional borrowing of $46bn in funding railway dev?
The recent revelation by Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, that the President has given him approvals to borrow $46 billion from Russian Exim Bank and an undisclosed amount from India to complete the railway project has raised fears of…
Just in: FG replies OBJ, mute on nepotism, poor understanding of internal politics
Barely 24 hours after former president Olusegun Obasanjo released his 13 paged letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, advising him to rest his 2019 re-election bid, the Federal Government on Wednesday replied the letter. The Minister of Information and National Orientation,…
Abuja terror alert frustrating drive for foreign direct investments—Analysts
Top security analysts have expressed regrets over the recent terror alerts given to her citizens by UK and US governments wishing to come to Abuja, saying the development remains the worst draw back to the nation’s campaign for deep pocket…
