President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Legislative Houses (Power and Privileges), 2018, and seven others. The other bills signed into law are the National Senior Citizens Centre Act, 2018; the National Institute of Legislative Studies (Amendment) Act, 2018; the Rail Loan (International Bank) (Repeal) Act,
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal, Punch reports. President Muhammadu Buhari had in October sacked Lawal after a panel led by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo investigated the former SGF over alleged irregularities in Presidential Initiative on North-East (PINE) activities. Lawal was reportedly arrested
The Federal Government has replied an open letter written by former president Olusegun Obasanjo advising President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek reelection in 2019, Punch reports. Obasanjo, grading the performance of the Buhari-administration, said while credit must be given to Buhari on strides made in fighting corruption and insurgency, there are other
Comedian I Go Dye has on his Instagram written an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari advising that he abandon his agenda for a second term. “It’s better to leave the stage when the ovation is loud,” I Go Dye wrote, adding that there is nothing new for the
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has in a lengthy press statement asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to run for president in 2019, The Cablereports. Obasanjo, who was a supporter of Buhari in the 2015 elections, said he believed in Buhari, and although he was aware the current president was not well-versed
Donald Trump (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images) African Union ambassadors to the UN demanded an apology from U.S. President Donald Trump for his racist remark on the people of Africa. The group of over 50 nations in a statement said: “the AU expressed its disappointment and outrage over
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said he has no apologies for seeking President Muhammadu Buhari’s reelection in 2019, Punch reports. El-Rufai said this after 7 governors, including himself, met with the president at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The 7 governors, all from the All Progressives Congress (APC), and from
The Federal Government has appealed to the media and public commentators to exercise utmost restraint in their coverage of the fallouts of the recent Fulani herdsmen killings in Benue. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who made the appeal in a statement in Abuja
Governor Ayo Fayose, has in a series of tweets, expressed his displeasure about Benue killings by Fulani herdsmen. His tweets came after the news that President Buhari‘s son, Yusuf, was to be discharged from the hospital following his head injury. See the tweets below
Minister of Health Isaac Adewole has been revealed to chair the medical team attending to the son of the president Yusuf Buhari. Yusuf Buhari had suffered a head injury and broken a limb after he was involved in a bike accident in Abuja. The presidency
Plateau State ushers in the new year spirit as Commissioner for Finance Tamwakat Wali, reaches out to widows and the physically challenged in Kanke local Government. She pointed out that widows are worthy of God’s blessing, and also as pointed in the bible 1 Timothy
2017 was the beginning of a new era for many African countries. Long-term rulers departed in Zimbabwe, Angola, and the Gambia; internal dissent, economic challenges, and increasing unemployment rates pressured many countries including Ethiopia and Nigeria; and a divided ruling party in South Africa showed an electorate disenchanted with liberation
It’s a new year and the Democratic Republic of Congo is being rocked by an old problem: violent protests against president Joseph Kabila who has refused to leave office after his term expired. On Sunday (Dec. 31), protests demanding Kabila step down from office turned
Donald Trump’s threats has no effects, it all talk. The UN voted overwhelmingly to rebuke the Trump administration on its recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Previous to the vote, Trump threatened to cut aid to countries that supported the measure. The measure requires that all member states—including the
Nigerian Governors have approved the withdrawal of $1 billion from the excess crude oil account to fight terrorist sect Boko Haram, Premium Times reports. The decision was revealed by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, while briefing State House correspondents. The governors had held a meeting with