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  Embattled by the crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari appears to be a president in rebellion against his own party as he faces an unprecedented challenge to his authority from nine APC governors and the 37 state and FCT party chairmen, including 15 members of the party’s National Working […]

Barring any major upset, the horse-trading and high-stakes negotiations masterminded by Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, Sokoto State Governor and chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum (PGF) and his Delta State counterpart, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, finally led to a deal that cleared the way for incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki to win the Edo governorship primary of the […]

Nigeria has recorded 649 new cases of COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the total number of infections in the country, as at June 24, to 22,020. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on Wednesday through its official Twitter handle.   NCDC said that the 649 new confirmed cases were from 23 states, with […]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised upwards, its 2020 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contraption forecast for Nigeria to 5.4%, higher than the 3.4% negative growth it had estimated for the country in April. This is as one of the leading global rating agencies, Fitch Ratings yesterday warned that government debt burdens, most notably an […]

“Even the obstacles on my way, I predict them before those that will bring them will start to think about them. I plan for betrayal, I plan for backstabbing, I also plan for reunion & forgiveness long before they happen.I expect nothing, I expect anything, I expect everything”- Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.   My dearest […]

In a surprise move, Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari has announced that he will attend a meeting to be convened tomorrow by Victor Giadom, one of the two men laying claim to the leadership of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC), which controls the presidency and both houses of parliament.   In a series of Tweets, the […]

  Shehu Garba, spokesperson of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said his principal has received “convincing” advice that Victor Giadom is legally the Acting National Chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). “The President has received very convincing advice on the position of the law as far as the situation in the party […]

There was palpable sense of relief and anxiety in the Edo capital, Benin City yesterday after an Edo State High Court, sitting in Ekpoma, issued a ruling restraining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from excluding incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki from participating in the PDP governorship primary scheduled for […]

If there is one lesson that Covid-19 has taught the world; whether it is sacrificing time with family or donating time and resources or simply following social distancing guidelines to stay home, the deadly coronavirus pandemic has shown that we are all inextricably connected because of our common humanity. We therefore owe each other a […]

Notwithstanding the fact that Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, yesterday tendered his country’s apology to President Muhammadu Buhari over the demolition of a building in the premises of the Nigerian High Commission in Accra, Ghana, the House of Representatives described the demolition of building as a direct attack on Nigeria’s sovereignty, calling for appropriate reciprocity.   […]