President Muhammadu Buhari has warned heads of Nigeria’s security agencies of underperformance, which has obviously permitted a spate of attack and killings by insurgents and bandits especially in the Northern region of the country.
The President’s warning was disclosed by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Retired Major General Babagana Monguno...
Unperturbed by his disqualification from contesting the June 22 All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki has held a series of meetings at the Government House in Benin City to rally his supporters and determine his next political move.
There are strong indications that Obaseki...
Idowu Sowunmi
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, Friday described as unfortunate and disheartening his disqualification by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Screening Committee from participating in the June 22 guber primary in the schedule.
The governor said the situation was quite saddening because APC has failed to live up to...
Hafsat Abiola-Costello
Today marks the anniversary of June 12, 1993, the day on which a general election was held in which my father, Chief M.K.O. Abiola, was elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Now, 27 years later, tragically, his campaign promise that Nigerians would say farewell to poverty...
Tobiloba Kolawole
The Presidency has revealed a ploy by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)
to use smear campaigns to malign the Federal Government of Nigeria with the intent to damage the relationship between it and its international allies.
This revelation was disclosed Sunday evening by the Senior Special Assistant to the...
Idowu Sowunmi
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday said Nigeria would stand solidly behind Dr. Akinwumi Adesina in his bid to get re-elected as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB).
The President stated this at State House in Abuja, while hosting Adesina on a courtesy visit.
According to him, “In 2015, when you...
The Presidency says it will require additional fresh external loan of $5.513 billion to finance 2020 budget deficit.
In a letter addressed to the House of Representatives to seek approval and read during Thursday's plenary by the Speaker, Rt. Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, President Muhammadu Buhari appealed that the fresh funds...
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Wednesday congratulated Alhaji Kashim Ibrahim-Imam over his appointment as Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND).
The APC national leader also commended President Muhammadu Buhari and Minister of Education Adamu Adamu, for what...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the contract for the Nigerian Oil and Gas Parks Scheme, Infrastructural Development Water System, and Fire Station at Odukpani in Cross River State.
The weekly council meeting which held virtually was attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo,...
By Idowu Sowunmi
The real reasons President Muhammadu Buhari approved the sack of Usman Gur Mohammed as the Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, through the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, have been uncovered.
Mohammed, according to various sources at the TCN office, was removed because of his alleged...
