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Nigeria: Economy: Buhari Not Seeking Emergency Powers - Presidency

Abuja — The Presidency has denied media reports that President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking emergency powers to tackle the nation’s economic challenges. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, said in a statement to our correspondent late last night that the economic management team was   considering several measures to urgently reform the economy but they had not yet been communicated to the president. The vice president’s spokesman stated that those measures had also not been passed to the Federal Executive Council and the National Assembly. He said: “The economic management team has indeed been considering several policy options and measures to urgently reform and revitalise the economy. Some of these measures may well require legislative amendments and presidential orders that will enable the executive arm of government move quickly in implementing the economic reform plans. “As far as I know, this has not been passe

Buhari Seeking to be a Dictator with Emergency Powers – Senate

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Posted By: Breaking Times on: August 23, 2016 In: Abuja , Nation , News , Nigeria No Comments Print Email The Nigerian Senate has rejected the proposed bill by President Muhammadu Buhari seeking to secure emergency powers aimed at addressing the nation’s economic crisis. The Senators who yesterday rejected the proposed bill, said President Buhari was seeking to transform himself into a tyrant and that the bill would turn Nigeria into a dictatorship. Reports indicates that the bill titled “Emergency Economy Stabilisation Bill 2016”, will be sent to the National Assembly by the president upon resumption after the Eid el Kabir holidays. Judging from the countenance of the Senators, the proposed emergency powers being sought by Buhari through the bill,  may be thrown out, with many of the Senators saying the bill  was “dead on arrival”. The Senators opined that the bill was a

[POLITICS - OPINION] Mr. Chinakwe’s Dog, The Sons Of Lucifer And The Seed Of Al Shaitan – By Femi Fani-Kayode

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By Temitayo   /   “I won’t be surprised if the man arrested for naming his dog Buhari is arraigned before Justice Okon Abang. There is nothing beyond this government”- Mr. Deji Adeyanju, Twitter, 20th August, 2016. Mr. Adeyanju, who is a young and rising bright star in Nigeria’s political firmament, is absolutely right. When the likes of Mrs. Oby Ezekwezile, the former Minister of Education and a hitherto great supporter and friend of the Buhari administration can publicly proclaim that “President Buhari does not deserve to be President”, then you know that this government has indeed gone beyond the pale, that the meltdown has started and that the corpses are beginning to smell. Yet nothing is more indicative of the Federal Government’s misplaced priorities and more reflective of their total and complete moral de

“I Regret Exposing My Private Life” – Tiwa Savage

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By Anu   /   Tiwa Savage, Nigerian singer who has just been recently signed to Jay Z’s  Roc Nation revealed in an interview, ‘ Keeping Up With Tiwa’ with Elle Magazine SA that she has decided to keep her private life away from public eye and deal with Roc nation. Read excerpts below: Speaking on her private life : “ My biggest failure was exposing my private life too much. There will always be speculation, but by addressing it you are adding more fuel to the fire. I now choose not to address anything. ” Deal with Roc Nation : “ We are finalising the details with his company, and it is an amazing opportunity for any artist, particularly a woman, because traditionally such global parts have largely been enjoyed by the male artists.” She adds “I’m so honoured it has happened to me. And while it may mean