President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday returned to Nigeria after his over a week official trip to United Kingdom, where he attended Commonwealth Head of Government Meeting (CHOGM 2018). The president was received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja by top government officials, including his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. During his visit, Buhari also […]
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The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Chief Olu Falae, on Tuesday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun State, to discuss affairs of the nation. The meeting, which held behind closed doors at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), lasted for about two hours. The for former Secretary to the Government […]
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The senate, on Tuesday resolved to transmit the “Not too young to run” bill along with 11 others to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. Other bills are financial autonomy of state legislature, restriction of tenure of president and governors, timeline for the presentation of presentation of appropriation bill, determination of pre-election matters, submission from the judiciary, […]
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Festus Keyamo, Lagos-based lawyer, has been appointed as the spokesman of the re-elecion bid of President Muhammadu Buhari. The appointment was conveyed in a letter dated April 16, 2018, and signed by Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation and director-general of the camapign. The letter said Keyamo’s appointment covers the period before the president “gets APC’s […]
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Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari holds a discussion on Nigeria–British relations with Prime Minister, Theresa May today at 10, Downing Street, London. The three-pronged focus of the Buhari administration resonated through the conversation, between Buhari and Theresa May. “We campaigned on three major issues, to secure the country, revive the economy and fight corruption,” said the […]
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will be the guest of US President Donald Trump on 30 April in Washington, the White House announced on Sunday. According to the statement, Trump will discuss issues such as promoting economic growth and fighting terrorism with Buhari. “The relationship of the United States with Nigeria is deep and strong, and […]
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The former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chidi Odinkalu, has said the actions and inactions of President Muhammadu Buhari has deeply divided Nigeria. Speaking in an interview with The Sun news, Odinkalu said Buhari acts as if “Nigerians don’t matter, as if we don’t exist”. Odinkalu, who questioned the priorities of the […]
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Since President Muhammadu Buhari met with the Archbishop of Canterbury in London on Wednesday, and spoke on the likely impact of gunmen trained by former Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, on the killings by herdsmen in Nigeria, some people have virtually flown off the handle, ululating as if wailing was going out of fashion. They twisted […]
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The senate has suspended Ovie Omo-Agege, an All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker from Delta state, for 90 legislative days. The upper legislative chamber took the decision after it considered a report by its ethics committee. The committee had recommended that senator be suspended for 181 days but the senate reduced it after pleas from lawmakers. Omo-Agege was […]
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Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed at least 10 people in two communities in Benue state. The communities are Gbeji in Ukum local government area and Tswarev district of Logo local government. Fatai Owoseni, commissioner of police in the state, confirmed the attacks, saying they happened on Tuesday night. Disclosing that some corpses had […]
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