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Rev Father Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, has said despite his criticism of the Buhari administration, the president has not stopped picking his calls. The cleric, who is one of the notable critics of the government of the day, has on several occasions, accused the president of nepotism. Addressing journalists at St…
January 1, 2022
In his 2022 new year message, President Muhammadu Buhari said his administration will show more commitment in the fight against widespread insecurity in the country. Buhari also said his government will ramp up efforts aimed at diversifying the nation’s economy predominantly built on oil and gas resources. In the speech Buhari personally signed and issued…
January 1, 2022
A year after the Covid-19 crisis shut down global supply value chain, leading to the distruptive rise of new powers and alliances, Nigeria, like many countries ramped up its diplomatic efforts in 2021 targeted at luring fresh opportunities and bolstering older ties needed to push through the rough edges of the prevailing times. A panorama…
December 31, 2021
Major Hamza Al- Mustapha, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to a former Nigerian Head of State, General Sani Abacha, has alleged that rich people, who have access to weapons and hard drugs, are the ones behind banditry and other forms of insecurity bedeviling the country. Al-Mustapha, who spoke in a viral VOA Hausa interview monitored…
December 30, 2021
Immediate past governor of Imo state, Senator Rochas Okorocha has accused his successor Governor Hope Uzodimma of deceiving the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba to effect the arrest of his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu. According to Okorocha, the arrest of Nwosu in a commando-like manner was on the orders of the IGP. The Imo state…
December 27, 2021
South African anti-apartheid and human rights activist, Archbishop Desmond Tutu has passed away at the age of 90 years. Tutu, a Nobel Peace laureate, died in Cape Town, South Africa on Sunday. The demise of the great icon and symbol of blacks' liberation was confirmed in a statement issued by Minister In The Presidency, Mondli Gungubele.…
December 26, 2021
The Senate, during plenary on Wednesday has declined to invoke its constitutional powers to override the veto of President Muhammadu Buhari and sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into an act of parliament. President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, while addressing the Senate on Wednesday said the upper chamber will instead consult with the…
December 22, 2021
A showdown between the National Assembly and Presidency might be building up as some media reports hinted on Wednesday that about 73 Senators have expressed their support to override the veto of President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. On Tuesday, Buhari informed the National Assembly of his decision to…
December 22, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday has withheld his assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill and officially communicated same to federal lawmakers. This was contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan; and Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila. The letter was read at the…
December 21, 2021
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Rev Father Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, has said despite his criticism of the Buhari administration, the president has not stopped picking his calls. The cleric, who is one of the notable critics of the government of the day, has on several occasions, accused the president of nepotism. Addressing journalists at St…
January 1, 2022
In his 2022 new year message, President Muhammadu Buhari said his administration will show more commitment in the fight against widespread insecurity in the country. Buhari also said his government will ramp up efforts aimed at diversifying the nation’s economy predominantly built on oil and gas resources. In the speech Buhari personally signed and issued…
January 1, 2022
A year after the Covid-19 crisis shut down global supply value chain, leading to the distruptive rise of new powers and alliances, Nigeria, like many countries ramped up its diplomatic efforts in 2021 targeted at luring fresh opportunities and bolstering older ties needed to push through the rough edges of the prevailing times. A panorama…
December 31, 2021
Major Hamza Al- Mustapha, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to a former Nigerian Head of State, General Sani Abacha, has alleged that rich people, who have access to weapons and hard drugs, are the ones behind banditry and other forms of insecurity bedeviling the country. Al-Mustapha, who spoke in a viral VOA Hausa interview monitored…
December 30, 2021
Immediate past governor of Imo state, Senator Rochas Okorocha has accused his successor Governor Hope Uzodimma of deceiving the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba to effect the arrest of his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu. According to Okorocha, the arrest of Nwosu in a commando-like manner was on the orders of the IGP. The Imo state…
December 27, 2021
South African anti-apartheid and human rights activist, Archbishop Desmond Tutu has passed away at the age of 90 years. Tutu, a Nobel Peace laureate, died in Cape Town, South Africa on Sunday. The demise of the great icon and symbol of blacks' liberation was confirmed in a statement issued by Minister In The Presidency, Mondli Gungubele.…
December 26, 2021
The Senate, during plenary on Wednesday has declined to invoke its constitutional powers to override the veto of President Muhammadu Buhari and sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into an act of parliament. President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, while addressing the Senate on Wednesday said the upper chamber will instead consult with the…
December 22, 2021
A showdown between the National Assembly and Presidency might be building up as some media reports hinted on Wednesday that about 73 Senators have expressed their support to override the veto of President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. On Tuesday, Buhari informed the National Assembly of his decision to…
December 22, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday has withheld his assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill and officially communicated same to federal lawmakers. This was contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan; and Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila. The letter was read at the…
December 21, 2021
