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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court over the commission’s “failure to put Ekiti vote buyers on trial and do something about the allegations of vote buying by both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during recent governorship election in Ekiti […]

The actual ownership of Nigeria’s foreign reserves, has always been hazy in public consciousness. However, at the 58th Bar Association Annual Conference in Abuja in August 2018, President Muhammad Buhari commended his government’s consolidation of about $47bn foreign reserves. Nevertheless, Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, had explained to Journalists after the FEC meeting in June 2018, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday in Beijing said that as a beneficiary of free and fair elections, he is not afraid of a credible process in 2019. To this effect, the President reaffirmed his commitment to making sure that the 2019 polls, under his watch, will be free, fair and credible. Speaking at an interactive session […]

President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Beijing Saturday to attend the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) holding September 3 – 4, 2018. During the 6-day official visit of the Nigerian President, he is expected to join his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping to witness the signing of an agreement on the National Information and […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja said his administration will always uphold the sanctity of the rule of law in governing the country, while assuring German Chancellor Angel Merkel that all agreements will be fully respected. President Buhari received the German Chancellor, who was accompanied by top government officials and a business delegation, at the […]

Senate President Bukola Saraki has formally indicated interest to contest the presidential election in 2019 on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Saraki defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to join PDP without relinquishing his seat as Senate President. He made the declaration on Thursday at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel […]

A prominent civil society group and a pro-democracy organization – HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has condemned as ‘intentional retrogression’ and “a show of the will- not- to overcome”, the presidential rejection of the Petroleum Industrial governance bill (PIGB). HURIWA also affirmed that the decision may after all not constitute any shock to […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja assured the UK Prime Minister Theresa May of his commitment to conducting free, fair and credible elections in 2019. In a bilateral meeting with the visiting Prime Minister, President Buhari welcomed UK’s support at strengthening democratic institutions in the country. ‘‘I assure you that I’m all out for free, […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has imposed a N5.87 billion fine on Standard Chartered Bank, Stanbic-IBTC, Citibank, and Diamond Bank over alleged illegal remittance of foreign exchange to offshore investors of MTN Nigeria Communications Limited. This is even as the CBN has directed MTN to refund 8.13 billion dollars which was illegally repatriated by […]

In furtherance to efforts directed at guaranteeing peace as well as security and ensuring a credible electoral process before, during and after the 2019 general elections, the National Security Adviser (NSA) and the leadership of the National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) held a regular Security Consultative Meeting with the security agencies under the auspices of […]

Just 24 hours to the highly publicized presidential declaration of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso due to hold at the Eagle Square on Wednesday, the 29th August, 2018, the Federal Capital Territory Administration(FCTA) has turned down the request earlier approved for some flimsy reasons. In a letter dated August 27th, 2018 and signed by Usman Mukhtar […]

Ex-PDP Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, centre, with former APC Deputy National Chairman, South-West, Mr Segun Oni; and Former Governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji Aliyu Shinkafi during the APC National Caucus Meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday night President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with Caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the […]