Nigeria:   Nigeria's Democracy Under Threat - Southern, Middle Belt Leaders

Premium Times, 26 April 2018

Some Southern and Middle Belt leaders have decried recent happenings in Nigeria, expressing fears that the country's democracy is under threat. Read more »

Nigeria:   Act Now On $496m Tucano Jets Deal, Southern, M-Belt Leaders Tell NASS

Vanguard, 26 April 2018

THE Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum has described President Muhammadu Buhari's spending of $496 million on purchase of Tucano jets without National Assembly's approval as a… Read more »

Nigeria:   Leaders Ask National Assembly to Sanction Buhari for Spending $462m On Jets

Guardian, 26 April 2018

Leaders and elders from the Middle Belt, South South, South West and Southern and Middle Belt Leaders' Forum rose from a joint meeting in Abuja yesterday with a charge on the… Read more »

Nigeria:   Reps Mull Buhari's Impeachment Over $496m Tucano Aircraft Purchase

Vanguard, 25 April 2018

Miffed by his unilateral decision to expend the whopping $496,374,470.00 for the purchase of Super Tucano aircraft, members of the House of Representatives almost began moves to… Read more »

Nigeria:   Buhari Explains to Senate Why He Ordered Withdrawal of $462 Million Without Approval

Premium Times, 25 April 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he gave approval for withdrawal of $462 million from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) because he believed the National Assembly would have no… Read more »

Nigeria:   Reps Threaten to Impeach Buhari Over $462m Expenditure

Daily Trust, 25 April 2018

Members of the House of Representatives yesterday threatened to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari for expending $496 million on military ware without approval by the National… Read more »

Nigeria:   Afenifere Asks NASS to Sanction Buhari Over Purchase of $496m Aircraft

Vanguard, 25 April 2018

THE pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday described the anticipatory approval and payment of $496 million by President Muhammadu Buhari for the purchase of… Read more »

Nigeria:   Rowdy Session As Reps Push for Buhari's Impeachment

Guardian, 25 April 2018

The House of Representatives was in a rowdy session yesterday following calls by some lawmakers for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari over the unauthorised withdrawal… Read more »

Nigeria:   After Approving $462m for Aircraft, Buhari Formally Seeks Reps Approval

Premium Times, 24 April 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari has formally requested the House of Representatives to include the procurement of the Super Tucano aircraft to fight insecurity in the country in the… Read more »

Nigeria:   Row in House of Reps Over $496M Super Tucano Fighter Jets

Vanguard, 24 April 2018

The House of Representatives plenary became a rowdy session this morning over calls for impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari by a member of the Peoples Democratic Party,… Read more »

Nigeria:   Withdrawal of $496m Tucano Aircraft - Outraged Senators Head for Showdown With Buhari

Vanguard, 24 April 2018

Senators are headed for a stormy session today, outraged, over the anticipatory approval and payment of $496 million to the United States Government by President Muhammadu Buhari… Read more »

Nigeria:   Nigeria Takes Delivery of 12 Tucano Warplanes in 2020

Guardian, 23 April 2018

The United States Government will deliver 12 Tucano A-29 ground attack aircraft to Nigeria in 2020 after the Federal Government concluded payment of about N153 billion ($500… Read more »

Nigeria:   Why We Paid $469m for Tucano Aircraft Ahead of N'Asembly Approval - Buhari

This Day, 23 April 2018

A letter from President Muhammadu Buhari to the leadership of the National Assembly has explained why the president gave approval for the withdrawal of $462 million from the Excess… Read more »

Nigeria:   Buhari 'Illegally' Withdraws $462M from Excess Crude

Premium Times, 23 April 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the withdrawal $462 million from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to the United States for the procurement of 12 Super Tucano aircraft,… Read more »