President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with the newly appointed Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The former Finance minister arrived the country on Saturday on a five-day working visit, two weeks after she assumed leadership of the global body. Relatedreading …
Read More »APC 2023: The north still trying to hold on to presidential ticket is tantamount to a third term agenda – Ali Ndume
Former Senate leader and lawmaker representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has said that it will be tantamount to a third term agenda if the APC zones the presidency to the North come 2023. Ndume who is a chieftain of the ruling party said this when he spoke to newsmen in …
Read More »Nigeria is at the brink of collapse – Senator Ndume
Senator representing Borno south district, Ali Ndume has shared his thoughts about the current state of country. The lawmaker who spoke at a press conference on Saturday March 13, stated that the country is at the brink of collapse and Nigerians don’t seem to understand the seriousness of the situation. …
Read More »The local population must rise to this challenge of the moment – President Buhari says as he issues a stern warning to would-be terrorists and bandits targeting schools
President Buhari has issued a stern warning to would-be terrorists and bandits targeting schools in the country. In a statement released by his media aide, the President commended efforts of the Kaduna State government and early response of the military which led to the rescue of 180 students including eight …
Read More »Supreme court affirms 10 year jail sentence for former Governor of Plateau state, Joshua Dariye
The 10-year jail term handed to former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye after being convicted for criminal misappropriation and criminal breach of trust, was on Friday March 12 affirmed by the Supreme Court. Dariye who was convicted for reportedly looting N2billion public funds during his time as Plateau State governor between 1999 …
Read More »Why Biden Embraces Nigerians and Shuns Buhari
“Biden’s symbolic repudiation of the Buhari regime is an acknowledgement that he knows what Nigerians know: that they have no president, that their country has gone to the dogs..” It is by now evident that although President Joe Biden appreciates and identifies with Nigerians (certainly in more ways than Donald …
Read More »Governor Matawalle gives bandits two more months to repent and surrender
Governor Bello Matawalle has given bandits in Zamfara state two more months to repent and surrender. Matawalle urged the bandits to embrace his government’s peace initiative in a statewide broadcast on Tuesday March 9. He also disclosed that President Buhari has ordered the deployment of 6,000 additional troops to …
Read More »Presidency dismisses report of a fire outbreak at the presidential villa
The presidency has dismissed media reports that a section of the presidential villa was gutted by fire on Saturday night, March 6. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, in a statement released today March 7, said there was no fire within the …
Read More »‘A reliable and dedicated deputy’- President Buhari celebrates VP Yemi Osinbajo as he turns 64
President Buhari has celebrated Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on his 64th birthday, describing him as a reliable deputy. Osinbajo turns 64 tomorrow March 8. President Buhari in a statement issued by his spokesman, Garba Shehu this night March 7, said he is proud to have selected Osinbajo as his running mate …
Read More »Jangebe students said their school watchman was involved in their abduction – Governor Matawalle
Governor Bello Matawalle has disclosed that the schoolgirls who were abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata-Mafara LGA in February, alleged that their school watchman was involved in the incident. The Zamfara state Governor made the disclosure while appearing on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme. Matawalle said …
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