June 12: APC hails Buhari for ‘correcting past injustices’
The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has joined Nigerians to celebrate the country’s new Democracy Day, describing the gesture by President Muhammadu Buhari as a correction of past injustices.Describing the celebration…
CBN reacts to exchange rate policy change, says Naira not “floated”
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has finally responded to the report of change in Nigeria’s exchange rate system, dismissing the report that naira has been “floated”. According to information…
‘I f**ked up’ — Miley Cyrus apologises over derogatory hip-hop comments
Miley Cyrus, American pop vocalist, has apologised for her derogatory and controversial comments about the hip-hop community. In an interview with Billboard in 2017, the 26-year-old ‘Wrecking Ball’…
M.K.O Abiola: From bank clerk to multi-millionaire CEO and national icon
Bank Clerk, Barclays Bank, Ibadan Executive Account Officer, Western Region Finance Corporation First Class Degree, Glasgow, Scotland Distinction, Institute of Chartered Accountants of…
Full speech of President Buhari 2019 Democracy Day celebration
ADDRESS BY H.E PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI AT THE 2019 NATIONAL DEMOCRACY DAY AT THE EAGLE SQUARE, ABUJA 12TH JUNE 2019 Protocols All Praise is due to GOD Almighty Who spared our lives to…
Buhari renames Abuja stadium after MKO Abiola
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday renamed Abuja National Stadium after the late Chief MKO Abiola. “Today, I propose the renaming of the Abuja National Stadium,” Buhari said this during his…
National Assembly Leadership: Take Your Insinuation To The Toilet – Tinubu Blasts Journalists
Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has expressed happiness over the election of the leadership of the 9th National Assembly. When asked about the insinuations…
Why we must uphold Abiola’s ideals – Wuraola Abiola
Dr. Wuraola Abiola is the daughter of late Chief MKO Abiola, the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential poll. She is the last child of Abiola’s first wife, late Simbiat Atinuke Abiola. She is an Organizational…
Democracy Day: African Leaders Join, Buhari, Osinbajo At June 12 Dinner
A gala night commemorating Nigeria’s first nationally observed June 12 Democracy Day held at the Aso Villa Banquet Hall last night, with President Muhammadu Buhari hosting some foreign leaders, along with Nigerian political leaders. Vice…
Democracy Day: Buhari is right – Afe Babalola
Legal luminary and educationist Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), who commends President Muhammadu Buhari for declaring June 12 as Democracy Day, also urges him to restore true federalism to Nigeria.…
Atiku, PDP seek tribunal’s permission to inspect INEC’s server
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) yesterday fixed tomorrow for hearing of an application by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the last presidential election,…
Gbajabiamila makes first appointment as reps speaker
Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has made his first appointment as the new Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives barely 24 hours after getting sworn-in. Gbajabiamila announced Hon. Sanusi Rikiji as his new Chief of Staff on Tuesday.…
President Buhari Congratulates New National Assembly Presiding Officers
President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates heartily the newly elected presiding officers of the Ninth National Assembly. The President also salutes all the national legislators and their…
Why June 12 carries weight of significance – Bola Tinubu
All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, appraised Nigeria’s democratic evolution, saying as important as it is, May 29 does not carry the weight of…
Yoruba Obas must quit secret societies — Oluwo of Iwoland
The Oluwo of Iwoland, in Osun State, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has appealed to traditional rulers in Yorubaland to denounce their membership of secret societies. In a statement made available to…
June 12: Those behind election annulment should be charged for treason — Balarabe Musa
Former Governor of Kaduna State and Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT) of People’s Redemption Party (PRP), Alhaji Balarabe Abdulkadir Musa, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate why June…
We’ll name, shame corrupt persons — President Buhari
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled new strategies for the anti-graft war in the country, saying all those who engage in corrupt practices would be named and shamed. Buhari…
NDLEA takes 3 truck loads of cannabis to court as exhibit
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Tuesday, took two Hilux truck and a Toyota Hiace bus loaded with 201 sacks of cannabis sativa as exhibits to the Federal High Court Abuja.…
Obaseki must go, forum insists
The Edo Peoples Movement (EPM) has insisted that the peace talk between Governor Godwin Obaseki and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, would not…
Why Obasanjo refused to recognise June 12
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has drawn the ire of Nigerians over what they described as his failure to recognise the June 12, 1993 presidential election. They are furious that Obasanjo who…
PHOTOS: Buhari receives newly elected Senate President, Deputy
PRESIDENT BUHARI RECEIVES NEW SP AHMED AND DSP OMO-AGEGE 2A. L-R; President Muhammadu Buhari in a handshake with The newly elected Senate President Senator Lawan Ahmed accompanied by the Deputy Senate President Senator Ovie…
Direct allocations to LG: Governors fail to block NFIU in court
Nigerian Governors have again failed in their bid to stop the implementation of guidelines issued by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), directing banks not to allow transactions in…
INEC finally issues certificate of return to Okorocha
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued a certificate of return to Rochas Okorocha, senator-elect of Imo west. In a statement on Tuesday, INEC said it issued Okorocha the…
I insist on unconditional return of looted assets – Buhari
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday insisted that looted assets kept abroad must be returned unconditionally to strengthen international cooperation through information and mutual legal assistance.The President also…