Politics

We are in difficult times. There is anxiety, apprehension and fear in the land. Nigerians are no longer sure of what the future holds in stock for them. A courageous people have suddenly lost their […]

There seems to be no end to the bitter row over the budget. Budget and National Planning Minister Udo Udoma yesterday said members of the Federal Executive Council were still studying the details to guide […]

The Senate, after a rowdy closed session on Tuesday, said it would not revisit the 2016 budget it had passed, asking President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the document as transmitted to him. The Senate spokesperson, […]

For the first time in history of the United Nations all member states will get a chance to question the candidates for secretary-general, in a move designed to make the usually secret selection process for […]

Donald Trump said Tuesday night that the political system is “stacked against me,” and accused the Republican Party of conspiring to stop him from clinching the party’s nomination. At a special CNN town hall in […]

President Barack Obama seemed to inch a little closer on Tuesday to endorsing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid. During remarks at a museum dedicated to highlighting the fight for women’s equality, the […]

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday he would reject any attempt to draft him as a Republican presidential candidate, trying to quash speculation that he could surface as a unity choice […]

If it seems churlish to bring up yet another tawdry matter involving Dr Bukola Saraki at a time he is battling desperately to save his increasingly tenuous political future, the blame belongs squarely in his […]

The Muhammadu Buhari Presidency is alleging hideous “mutilation” of Budget 2016, just passed by the National Assembly. That is delaying the presidential assent to the Appropriation Bill; and the frenetic economic activity, with the probable […]

Perhaps, President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent confirmation that as many as 27 out of the 36 states of the federation have difficulty in paying workers’ salaries may have taken the focus away from Osun State and […]

Why did Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and principal midwife of the Buhari presidency think it was time to bring out the heavy artillery? What did he want […]

LAST week’s peaceful demonstration by stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Port-Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, was not for nothing. It was a well-reasoned reaction to the disturbing peace-meal release of results of […]

…I would not have traveled to China. Not at this time, no. In fact, I would tell my Chinese hosts today that I must abbreviate my week-long visit and return immediately to my office in […]

The Community Court of the Economic Community of West African States has ruled that it has the jurisdiction to hear a suit filed by former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, to challenge his alleged unlawful […]

The Senate, yesterday, gave what it described as a final warning to the presidency on its dealings with the legislative branch of government, affirming that it would no longer tolerate the presidency blaming the legislature […]

The Boston Globe created a hubbub over the weekend after printing a satirical front page predicting the chaos a Donald Trump presidency would bring — but would not say if it planned to do the same […]

Ohio Gov. John Kasich called the Republican presidential primary delegate process “bizarre” on Monday and said the Republican National Convention should adopt rules that would open up the nomination to more candidates. He also reiterated […]

There were indications on Sunday that the National Assembly’s  peace moves with the executive over the 2016 budget crisis had flopped. The PUNCH learnt that as part of the peace moves, the National Assembly had, […]

Donald Trump said Monday that his children, Eric and Ivanka, “feel very, very guilty” they will be unable to vote for him in New York’s primary next week because they missed the state’s voter registration […]

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump lashed out at what he called the party’s “rigged” delegate selection rules on Monday after rival Ted Cruz swept all of Colorado’s 34 delegates during the weekend. The New York […]