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President Buhari’s recent call for ‘true federalism’ has left many people confused and wondering what his real intentions were. At an award ceremony organised by the All Progressives’ Governors’ Forum at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on May 10 2019, the President was quoted as saying: “We remain committed to improving the welfare of the Nigerian […]

The revelation by the global anti-corruption watchdog, Transparency International (TI) that Nigeria loses not less than $17 billion annually through illicit financial flows was a damning appraisal of President Muhammadu Buhari’s pledge to bring corruption under control and another reminder, if at all any was needed, that Buhari’s efforts to combat rampant corruption have been […]

Transparency International (TI) on Wednesday disclosed that Nigeria loses not less than $17 billion annually through illicit financial flows. The Executive Director of TI and Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, stated this in Abuja during a meeting of his organization with its West Africa chapters. While insisting that the political and […]

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) on Wednesday, fixed May 22 to entertain an application by Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 23 presidential election, seeking the recusal of the tribunal chairperson, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, from the five-man panel. Atiku and the PDP are seeking the withdrawal of Justice […]

A Kano State High Court sitting in Ungogo on Wednesday declared the appointment and the installation of four new emirs by the Kano State government invalid. The presiding judge, Justice Nasiru Saminu, ordered a return to status quo pending the hearing of the suit against the appointment of the emirs. The state High Court had […]

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Tuesday strongly dissociated the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) from a document calling for the overthrow of the democratically-elected government of President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement issued by Navy Capt. Muhammed Wabi, Deputy Director of Defence Information, the DHQ accused a group, “Nigerian Continuity and Progress (NCP)’’ as being […]

Forces against the reappointment of Godwin Emefiele as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have stepped up pressure on the Senate to reject his confirmation, with APC former Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Timi Frank urging the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to open investigations into Emefiele’s tenure at the CBN, in line […]

The US Embassy says effective from the close of business on Tuesday, May 14, the US Mission to Nigeria will indefinitely suspend interview waivers for visa renewals, otherwise known as the “Dropbox” process. According to a statement issued by the embassy, all applicants in Nigeria seeking nonimmigrant visas to the US must apply online. The […]

The Kaduna State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general election, Isah Ashiru, filed an application before the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Tuesday, seeking the recount of the votes cast during the March 9 poll. Incumbent Governor Nasir El-Rufai of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared winner by […]

The Hope Democratic Party (HDP) on Tuesday asked the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to stop the swearing-in of President Muhammadu Buhari, on May 29, 2019, pending hearing and determination of its petition against the outcome of the 2019 presidential election. The HDP, in a motion of notice filed at the tribunal, said the request is […]

For the umpteenth time, the placard-carrying staff members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday protested at the party’s National Secretariat, Wadata House, Abuja, demanding the President of Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, who chairs the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, to recuse herself from the tribunal, because she is conflicted. The Chairman of the PDP […]

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 2018 gubernatorial election in Osun State, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, told the Court of Appeal in Abuja that the West African Examination Council (WAEC) certificate he presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to qualify to contest the gubernatorial election was not a forgery; […]