Politics

The election petition tribunal sitting in Lokoja on Saturday fixed Sept. 8, for the hearing of a petition filed by Sen. Smart Adeyemi against the election of Sen. Dino Melaye . The Chairman of the […]

Whether they wrote the letter to President Buhari from self-motivation, or they merely read former president Goodluck Jonathan’s lips and put their worries in writing, the ex-ministers who issued a statement late August condemning the […]

For more than 100 days now since they were sworn-in, most of the state governors are yet to appoint commissioners. In this report, Associate Editor, Sam Egburonu with Austine Tsenzughul in Bauchi, Bisi Olaniyi in […]

When he was sworn-in as the president  after his victory at  the March 28  election, many Nigerians heaved a sigh of relief that the apparent slide the country had steadily witnessed, especially in the last […]

As President Muhammadu Buhari inquires into the Boko Haram war expenditures under the last administration, it has emerged that Nigeria’s traditional allies in the West deliberately frustrated former President Goodluck Jonathan’s efforts towards ending terrorists’ […]

• Buhari may reject governors’ list Contrary to what obtained in the last 16 years, state governors appeared to have lost influence to make input into the appointment of ministers. The governors, especially those elected […]

EVEN as an acting chair of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mrs. Amina B. Zakari has gotten more than her fair share of bashing, particularly from the political party under which she was invited […]

EVERY patriotic Nigerian should support President Muhammadu Buhari in his war against terror and its twin demon of corruption. His success or failure would ultimately be judged by the defeat of insurgency and the recovery […]

The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress said on Friday that the campaign of calumny and probe of the administration of the immediate past administration of Mr. Rotimi Amaechi by the state government […]

After losing power to the All Progresives Congress in March, the Peoples Democratic Party has seized every opportunity to highlight what it considers as the ruling party’s shortcomings, FISAYO FALODI writes The idea of using […]

Some call it the Buhari bounce. Others describe it as the Buhari effect. Yet some others say it is the Buhari aura. One thing is however crystal clear. Things have not been the same in […]

The Senate   has called on the International Community to support Nigeria in her efforts to reposition and grow the economy. This call was made by a Senate delegation at separate bilateral meetings with German and French […]

Mixed reactions have continued to trail President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s public declaration of their assets. A statement by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu, had […]

President and National Leader, Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, Nigeria, and Inter-Religious International Federation for World Peace, Rev. George Ogurie, in this interview looks at some of the activities of President Muhammadu Buhari […]

During his rein as governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola stood tall by all standards of assessment. In his conducts and carriage, he obviously had no patience for indiscipline and lethargy in the business […]

Nigerian born Spanish lawyer, Helen Mukoro, has emerged the presidential candidate of an opposition party for the forthcoming election in Spain. She set a new record as the first woman and an immigrant to emerge […]

I GOT this rather pathetic text message from a friend of mine, Chris, who, hitherto now, was a proud member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in South East. It was a lamentation, which could […]

It is amazing how very close pals could turn into formidable enemies. When two people are close and work together to get to greater heights, you expect success to cement their relationship. You expect them […]

SO soon, 100 days have wheezed by since President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) was sworn into office to lead the Federal Republic of Nigeria over the next four years. One hundred days out of four years […]

Change was the magic word that attracted Nigerians to the All Progressives Congress (APC) train and to its presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari. They wanted change from the direction the country had been pushed in […]