Politics

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday he would do whatever he could to advance a controversial trade deal with the European Union in his last eight months in office, but warned that time was […]

President Barack Obama plans to send as many as 250 more U.S. troops to Syria, bringing the total American presence on the ground to 300 to help fight Islamic State militants, U.S. officials said on […]

In four weeks time President Muhammadu Buhari and his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will be celebrating one year in office. And there is every likelihood that on Democracy Day the President will make a […]

The Vanguard reported on Friday that the Federal government had suspended the at-source deductions from state allocations from loans obtained by these states and guaranteed by the Federal government of Nigeria. It is apparently a […]

One of the puzzles yet unraveled in the Nigerian game of politics is why our annual budget has been a source of quarrel between the legislature and the executive since the nation’s return to democracy in […]

Next month, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will be holding its national convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, despite rumours the interim chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff, may be angling for either an extension of that […]

First, a little housekeeping: Some members of Nigeria’s modern media (mainstream and others, including bloggers), are widely using the term, “Nigerian Senate.” The correct usage is “Nigeria Senate” because the Senate is an institution of […]

It is probably true that Dr. Bukola Saraki is being ‘persecuted’ for daring to be Senate President without the consent of his party leaders. Regarding himself as one of the henchmen, he didn’t see the […]

After being detained for about four days, a former Finance Minister, Senator Esther Nenadi Usman, has reportedly made a substantial refund of the cash said to have been given to her by the Office of […]

The head of Nigeria’s prisons service has been summoned to appear before parliament after his security guards allegedly slapped a female MP. Onyemaechi Mrakpor, 49, and a member of the lower house, told the BBC […]

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton’s advisers and allies have begun extensive discussions about who should be her running mate, seeking to compile a list of 15 to 20 potential picks for her team to start […]

Donald Trump showed no signs Saturday of “toning it down” on the campaign trail, attacking the Republican establishment and presidential rivals — after attempts to be “more presidential” and assurance from a top adviser a […]

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump attacked his top Democratic rival Hillary Clinton on Friday, calling her “crooked,” and promised his supporters that he would not bore them by becoming overly presidential. The comments undercut what […]

The party appears to be over for public officers in the habit of looting the nation’s treasury. The Federal Government and 59 other nations will in May sign agreement on the sanctions to be imposed […]

Republican Donald Trump holds a big lead in California, in a new Fox News Poll, while Hillary Clinton has a razor-thin edge over Bernie Sanders in the Democratic race. Trump captures 49 percent of likely […]

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has said she could ask the South American trade bloc Mercosur to suspend the country if she is removed from office. Ms Rousseff has repeatedly described the impeachment process as a […]

Not everyone in Britain, it is safe to say, welcomes the intervention of an American president in what’s viewed as the internal politics of the United Kingdom. In a visit to London, President Barack Obama […]

Harold Hamm, chief executive of shale oil producer Continental Resources Inc and Mitt Romney’s 2012 energy adviser, endorsed U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday, saying he has the “fortitude to make tough decisions.” Hamm, […]

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump attacked his top Democratic rival Hillary Clinton on Friday, calling her “crooked,” and promised his supporters that he would not bore them by becoming overly presidential. The comments undercut what […]

The present Senate serving the Nigerian people runs the risk of being remembered as the worst since 1999. Public Relations Consultants and media officials of this particular Senate have done their part flooding both the […]