Tag: Lai Mohammed
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It’s disheartening that Nigerians in diaspora are funding secessionist activities – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said it is disheartening for the government that some Nigerians in Diaspora believe fake narratives about the country and also provide funds for secession agitations and activities. The minister stated this on Tuesday when he received members of Nigerians in the Diaspora Organisation, United Kingdom…
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Why they want to gag the media – Dele Sobowale
By Dele Sobowale “The most obstinate illusions are ultimately broken by facts.” Trevor-Roper, 1914-2003, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ p 100. In the months leading to the 2019 elections, Alhaji Lai Mohammed announced that the All Progressives Congress, APC, had delivered its promises to Nigerians. It is the sort of BIG LIE for which the…
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Buhari, Lai Mohammed dragged to court over plot to ‘gag’ media
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development have filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari and Mr. Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture. SERAP asked the court to “declare illegal the gag order stopping journalists and broadcast stations from reporting details of terrorist attacks and victims, as the…
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APC suspends 11 of Lai Mohammed’s loyalists in Kwara
The Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee (CENCPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended 11 loyalists of Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed in Kwara State. The committee accused them of taking the party and the State APC Chairman Abdullahi Samari Abubakar to court. The approval of the suspension was contained in a…
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‘He is no longer fit to represent our interest’; Kwara APC Elders demand suspension of Lai Mohammed from party, removal as minister
Some elders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State on Thursday called for the immediate suspension of the Minister of Information and Culture, Alh Lai Mohammed, from the party. They equally demanded the removal of Mohammed as a minister from the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari. Addressing a news conference in Ilorin, the…
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All three Kwara senators snub Lai Mohammed, declare support for Gov Abdulrazaq
Senators from Kwara have declared their unflinching support for Gov. Abdurahman Abdulrazaq, describing their working relationship with him as harmonious. The Senators, Lola Ashiru (Kwara South), Ibrahim Oloriegbe (Kwara Central) and Umar Sadiq (Kwara North), stated this while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. The trio said they recognised the governor as the authentic leader…
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APC summons Minister Lai Mohammed for opening factional office in Kwara
The Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has summoned the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, over a parallel state secretariat the minister opened in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. According to reports, the National Secretariat sent two letters to the minister inviting him to come and…
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Lai Mohammed draws battle line with Gov AbdulRazaq, says Kwara entered ‘Once Chance’
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has denied diverting the 2019 APC general elections campaign funds in Kwara, saying that he single-handedly raised all the funds for the prosecution of the elections in the state. He labelled added that Kwara entered a one-chance bus by voting Gov. Abdulrazaq as their governor. Responding to…
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We do not intend to stifle press – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said the Federal Government (FG) do not intend to stifle the press and that the FG is not the sponsor of the bills purportedly meant to stifle the press. The minister, who stated this on Friday in Lagos in an interview, said the bills concerning…
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Twitter suspension lawful – FG
The Federal Government has said that its decision to suspend the activities of Twitter is well founded in law and it has not breach the citizens’ rights by so doing. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made this known in a presentation to the House of Representatives Joint Committee on the Suspension…