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Benue, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Nigerian Police, Presidency, State News
Wednesday, March 14th, 2018
As herdsmen slaughter 2 Police sergeants ahead of President’s visit …Knocks, kudos as stakeholders react to Buhari’s condolence visit to Benue By Peter Duru & Peter Okutu MAKURDI-President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday expressed shock that Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, disobeyed his directives to stay in Benue until the blood-letting between farmers and herdsmen was resolved. […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, March 14th, 2018
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The United Kingdom government has asked Nigeria and other countries to join hands in taking action against the Russian Federation for allegedly poisoning an ex-Russian spy and his daughter on British soil. In a statement by Press and Public Affairs Officer at the British High Commission, Joe Abuku, the UK did not […]
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Africa & World Politics, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, Presidency
Wednesday, March 7th, 2018
Former President Goodluck Jonathan who is the leader of the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA) Observer Mission to the March 7 general elections in Sierra Leone set our early Wednesday morning to observe voting in some polling centres in Freetown. Pictures show Dr. Jonathan and members of his team visiting polling centres […]
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Latest Politics
Tuesday, March 6th, 2018
y Joseph Erunke ABUJA—PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration will do everything possible not just to avoid abduction similar to that of Dapchi schoolgirls but also attacks on humanitarian workers like that of Rann in Borno State. He also charged the nation’s elite and the media to avoid breeding clashes among Nigerians through unhealthy […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Latest Politics
Wednesday, February 28th, 2018
— 28th February 2018 As IPAC throws weight behind INEC over 2019 election sequence Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the timetable for the General Elections till 2055 in an effort to ensure certainty in the electoral calendar and allow for longterm planning. Speaking on Wednesday at the regular quarterly consultative meeting between […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, February 28th, 2018
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed Mr. Olusegun Awolowo as the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council for another four-year term. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Adesina said the Secretary to the Government of […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, February 28th, 2018
The United State of America Treasury Department has added two individuals and seven organizations in Nigeria and other Africa nations and Asia connected to Islamic State to its sanctions list for global terrorism. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday on its website declared that it had added Abu Musab Al-Barnawi of […]
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American Politics, Canadian Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, February 27th, 2018
— 27th February 2018 Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The Department of State Services (DSS) has revealed that it has arrested five members of the notorious Gemere kidnap gang that abducted some Canadians and Americans along the Abuja-Kaduna road. In a statement signed by its spokesperson Tony Opuiyo, the services disclosed that in furtherance of its commitment […]
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Biafra, General Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics
Friday, February 23rd, 2018
— 23rd February 2018 •Our spokesman’ll respond to claims –Group’s member Chuks Onuoha, Umuahia A new factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Okwudili Ezenachukwu, has emerged. Ezenachukwu, who emerged as IPOB factional leader as a result of alleged internal disaffection created by one Uche Mefor, Kanu’s deputy director of Radio Biafra London, who […]
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Latest Politics, Sultan of Sokoto
Thursday, February 22nd, 2018
Feb 22, 2018 Fred Ezeh, Abuja The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, said in Abuja, yesterday, that the corruption level is still high in public offices, in spite of the anti-graft fight being championed by the Federal Government. The Muslim leader, who spoke at the public presentation of a book written in honour of […]
