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All Peoples' Congress (APC), House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Party Politics, Senate
Sunday, April 19th, 2015
President-elect, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari The National Executive Committee of the All Peoples Congress will meet this week to ratify the zoning of key posts in the National Assembly. The National Working Committee of the party , which rose from a meeting in the early hours of Saturday, had zoned key offices like the Senate […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Friday, April 17th, 2015
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Aminu Wali | credits: cn.chinagate.cn Nigerians resident in South Africa have been directed by the Federal Government to remain indoors up until the ongoing xenophobic attacks in the country are put under control. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aminu Wali, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Wednesday, April 15th, 2015
The President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday said his administration would restore military cooperation with the United States of America. In an article published by the New York Times in its Tuesday edition, Buhari promised to among other things reformed the military. The outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration had cancelled the training component […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Tuesday, April 14th, 2015
Being an opinion article by President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, as published in yesterday’s edition of New York Times ABUJA— WHEN Boko Haram attacked a school in the town of Chibok, in northeastern Nigeria, kidnapping more than 200 girls, on the night of April 14, 2014, the people of my country were aghast. Across the world, […]
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Latest Politics
Tuesday, April 14th, 2015
By Ediri Ejoh FORMER Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Prof. Tamunoemi David-West, said that Nigerians should expect sharp drop in petrol price from the current N87 to about N40 per litre, saying, “the president-elect, Gen. Mohammed Buhari, will reduce the fuel pump price to N40 per litre.” In a telephone interview with Vanguard, the former […]
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Latest Politics
Tuesday, April 14th, 2015
By Chris Irekamba Osinbaj advertisement AT St. Jude’s Anglican Communion, Ebute Meta, Lagos, under the Diocesan Bishop, Most Rev. Adebayo Dada Akinde, penultimate Sunday, which incidentally, was the day Nigerian Christians joined their counterparts the world over to celebrate Easter. On this very day, the elated mother of […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, April 11th, 2015
South African President Jacob Zuma South Africa is considering returning more than $15m, it seized from Nigeria in September, last year. The money, which was meant for the purchase of arms to fight the Boko Haram insurgents, was seized in two batches of $5.7m and $9.3m. A South African newspaper, The Mail & Guardian, […]
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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Wednesday, April 8th, 2015
Obasanjo and Buhari The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, and former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday held a secret meeting in Lagos. Our correspondent learnt that the meeting which held at the Presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, lasted for almost an hour. The meeting, it was learnt, was the first meeting the two would […]
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Latest Politics, South-East
Saturday, April 4th, 2015
Besides giving Muhammadu Buhari the least number of votes, the South East zone is the only one that did not return a single senator for the next ruling party. However, the contributions of Ndigbo to Buhari’s victory and their coming benefits are surprisingly overlooked By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor It was like a fairy tale […]
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House, Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Senate, Women Politics
Saturday, April 4th, 2015
Lagos – A former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili on Friday advised Nigerians to assess the quality of each candidate before electing members of the House of Assembly. The nationwide House of Assembly election is scheduled for April 11. Speaking at a public presentation of the book entitled “Strategic Intervention in Governance” written by […]
