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Tuesday, May 1 is Worker’s Day all over the world and expectations are that questions will be asked of what Muhammadu Buhari, the President of Nigeria is doing to make life better for workers in the country. I place a caveat here. I work for the President and I am paid for the work I […]

President Donald Trump meets with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in the Oval Office of the White House on April 30. Olivier Douliery/Getty Images While Americans are busy dissecting the Michelle Wolf monologue at the White House Correspondents’ dinner, Nigerians (and experts on Nigeria) are busy expressing themselves about Monday’s meeting with President Trump and their […]

Buhari arrives from the motorcade at Blair House in Washington D.C. Photo: Sunday Aghaeze President Muhammadu Buhari, has for the first time, made a taciturn reference to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s controversial letter and called it “abusive’’. Buhari said he did not want a response to the letter which derided the government and urged Buhari not […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday made history as the first African President to visit President Donald Trump at White House for a bilateral talk which touched on security, econnomy, trade and investment and governance. Here is President Buhari’s full statement: It has been a pleasure and honour to visit Washington DC at the kind invitation […]

Mr. president, Senior Government officials, I have just had excellent discussions with President Trump and I would like to reiterate my immense gratitude to you, Mr. President for your kind invitation and the very warm and generous hospitality extended to me and my delegation since our arrival in the United States; 1. We greatly appreciate […]

The attempt to recall the Senator Dino Melaye of Kogi West flopped on Saturday following a low turn-out for the signature the verification. Results announced by INEC at the end of the exercise showed that only 18,742 signatories to the recall petition were verified out of the 189,870 signatories on the petition. The verified signatories […]

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed new dates for the conduct congresses and shifted the May 14 set for the national convention to June. The party had initially on April 18, announced that it would hold its National Convention on May 14. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Bolaji Abdullahi, said the ward […]

Some Senators have called for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari for failing to seek Senate approval before purchasing a $496m super Tucano fighter jet. The Senators during Thursday`s plenary asked Senate President Bukola Saraki to invoke Section 143 of the constitution in view of President Buhari’s approval of the extra-budgetary spending of 496 million […]

The General Officer Commanding 82 Division Nigerian Army, Maj Gen AB Abubakar has paid a visit to 77 Special Forces Battallion in Makurdi today Wednesday the 26th of April, 2018 in connection with the latest security challenges in Benue State. The GOC was briefed on the general security situation in the State by the Commanding […]

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) is planning to embark on peaceful protest and prayers against unending killings and freedom of Leah Sharibu and Chibok schools girls on Sunday, April 29. CAN made the declaration in a statement following the killing of two Catholic priests; Rev.Fr Joseph Gor, Rev.Fr Felix Tyolaha and 17 worshippers of […]

The House of Representatives on Wednesday summoned President Muhammadu Buhari to appear before it to explain the spate of killings in many parts of the country. The assembly also passed a vote of no confidence on the country’s Service Chiefs and all the security advisers to the president. It further resolved to suspend sitting for […]

A herdsman: Is he behind all the killings in Benue state or is someone taking advantage of the situation? Nomadic herdsmen were accused of killing at least 18 people, including two priests in Benue, central Nigeria on Tuesday. But there are unanswered questions about who was really behind the attack. Tuesday’s attack in Mbalom, south […]