Speaker of the house of representatives, Ghali Na’ Abba, says all those who have presided over the country since the return of democracy in 1999, are accidental leaders. Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan and President Muhammadu Buhari have been in charge of the country during those periods. Speaking in Abuja during […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has responded to a 10-year-old Aysha Aliyu Gebi from Bauchi state, who wrote a letter on August 30thh asking for permission to visit the State House in Abuja. President Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, was shown the letter by the girl’s uncle who shared it on social media over […]
According to a report from The Nation, former petroleum minister Diezani Alison Madueke is afraid of being jailed in London, and this is the reason she recently begged to come to Nigeria to argue one of her fraud cases. The report said her trial in London is expected to commence soon, and EFCC officials are upbeat […]
The family of Nnamdi Kanu, has dismissed claims by the Abia Commissioner of Police, Anthony Ogbizi, that police recovered lethal weapons when they raided the family’s compound at Afara Ukwu together with the Army on October 8. Emmanuel Kanu, the family’s spokesperson, told journalists via telephone that if any weapon was found within the premises, […]
Yesterday, President Buhari granted audience to Igbo leaders led by Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, at the statehouse in Abuja. At the meeting, President Buhari reacted to reports that the region is being marginalized by his administration. He informed the Igbo leaders that his government is not thinking in the line of ethnic divides as […]
The former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rasidi Ladoja has confirmed his return to the people’s Democratic Party ( PDP) from the Accord Party which he founded and funded. Ladoja appeared at the unity luncheon of the PDP held in Osogbo which was held to further mend the factions in the party ahead of the […]
President Buhari and Mr Asteem Muhammed Hanafi Mahmud Elseify President Muhammadu Buhari has called on world leaders to strengthen relationships across borders to tackle the global threat of terrorism. He also asked the leaders to be more forthright in intelligence sharing in order to curb the growing sophistication of terrorism. The President made the call […]
The President, Muhammadu Buhari, has written to the Senate seeking the confirmation of the nominee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Deputy Governor, Aisha Ahmad. President Buhari on October 5, 2017 appointed Mrs Aishah Ahmad as the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, subject to Senate Confirmation. This was announced in a statement […]
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of assets linked to Diezani Alison Madueke and five others. The total value of the property stands at over three billion naira. The assets comprise of 18 companies and several properties located in the United Kingdom, Nigeria, and the United States. The properties are listed as […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sought national assembly approval for an external loan of $5.5 billion to finance the 2017 budget. Buhari’s request is contained in a letter read on the floor of the senate by senate president Bukola Saraki. While $3 billion would be sourced through euro bond, the remaining $2.5 is expected to […]
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, and NNPC Group Managing Director, Dr Maikanti Baru More reactions have continued to trail the recent letter written by the Minister of State for Petroleum Dr Ibe Kackiwku to President Muhammadu Buhari. Kackiwku in the letter alleged that the Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation […]
Former Deputy National chairman of the peoples democratic party, pdp, chief Bode George has expressed hisreadiness to deliver the Presidential seat in 2019 if given the mandate to lead the PDP. Chief Bode George disclosed this while formally Declaring to his intention to run as the next chairman of the PDP. His speech titled; “A […]
Akin Osuntokun, former Political Adviser to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, has described the letter written by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, to President Muhammadu Buhari on the state of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation as “damning to the Presidency.” In the letter, the Minister accused the Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National […]
A Zimbabwean journalist has been detained for writing a news story deemed insulting to the country’s first lady, Grace Mugabe, a legal aid group said on Tuesday. Kenneth Nyangani of the privately-owned Newsday newspaper was detained late Monday, a police spokeswoman, Charity Charamba, confirmed, adding that a full statement would later be issued on the […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has expressed confidence that despite its present challenges, Nigeria will prosper and its citizens will all benefit from its unity in diversity. He made this declaration at the 2017 Independence day Interdenominational Church Service which held at the National Christian Centre Abuja. State House Correspondent Mariah Olasehinde reports that it was an […]