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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017
President Muhammadu Buhari and CharlyBoy Dear Mr. President Sir: When I learned that you would be returning yesterday, I was glad because it means you eventually listened to our cries and yearnings. You have returned at a time when our country needs you most to surmount the crucibles battering us as a people and a […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017

Sesan Olufowobi and Olalekan Adetayo President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said the unity of the country would not be open to any negotiation. The President, in its first statement to Nigerians since he returned to Nigeria after a 104-day medical vacation in London, added that political mischief makers who were fuelling ethnic violence would […]
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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Sunday, August 20th, 2017

(CNN)President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria on Saturday after spending more than three months in London seeking medical treatment. Buhari’s plane landed at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, the capital, late in the afternoon. The 74-year-old President has not made any public appearances during this period or addressed the […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, August 16th, 2017
At last, the Federal Government FG has assigned portfolios to the two recently confirmed Ministerial appointees. Special Assistant to the Acting President on Media and Publicity, Mr Laolu Akande disclosed this Wednesday in his Twitter handle. ”AgP Osinbajo asigns portfolios to the 2 ministers earlier sworn in. There are now 2 Ministers of State in […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Niger Delta, Raw Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, August 12th, 2017

By Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA- A coalition of Niger Delta agitators on Thursday handed down an ultimatum to Northerners and Yoruba from south west zone resident in the region to vacate before October 1. The coalition also said that it is set to resume the bombings of major oil and gas installation in the coastal region. […]
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Latest Politics
Saturday, August 12th, 2017
Anyaoku We must translate our potential to reality – Gambari We need a new constitution – Omole By Providence Emmanuel Lagos-There was a critical assessment of the state of the nation yesterday, with former Commonwealth Secretary General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku and former Nigeria Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, with both expressing […]
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House, Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, August 7th, 2017

John Ameh, Abuja Over 200 members of the House of Representatives have taken delivery of brand new exotic cars, though all 360 lawmakers have yet to receive their July salaries. The PUNCH learnt that the non-payment of their salaries and other benefits had left most of the members without enough funds in the last one […]
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Benue, Latest Politics, State News
Sunday, August 6th, 2017
By Nwafor Sunday Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state, yesterday, at the state house told newsmen that the six selected governors who went to visit President Muhammadu Buhari in London advised him not to hurry back, but to take care of his health pending when his doctors clear him. According to Ortom, “We were happy […]
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Latest Politics
Sunday, August 6th, 2017
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru There was speculation that the Presidential jet in London departed the country perhaps to Nigeria which caused tension within the Presidential Villa, Abuja. But the media team of President Muhammadu Buhari denied knowledge of such thing, saying that it should be taken as rumour as there was no information available to them […]
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Headlines, Latest Politics
Sunday, August 6th, 2017
Rwanda’s incumbent leader Paul Kagame has sealed a landslide victory in presidential elections, granting him a third term in office and extending his 17 years in power. With 80 percent of votes accounted for, the 59-year-old former guerrilla leader secured 98.66 percent, the National Electoral Commission’s Executive secretary Charles Munyaneza told a news conference. “We […]