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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and his vacationing boss, President Muhammadu Buhari have been in touch, by phone reviewing local and international  developments including the situation in Gambia. According to a statement by Laolu Akande, the senior special assistant on media, Osinbajo spoke with Buhari on Sunday, on a day vicious rumour mongers peddled the president’s […]

I have very vivid memories of my last visit to The Gambia. This was in 2013 when President Goodluck Jonathan paid a two-day visit to the country.  In the course of that visit, President Jonathan commissioned the new Chancery of the Nigerian Embassy in Banjul, and also met with the Nigerian community, in addition to […]

The Nigeria Customs Service has dismissed 48 of its senior officers in a major nationwide shakeup. This was disclosed in a circular dated January 19, 2017 and signed by Ag. Comptroller in charge of Discipline, I. A Ganiyu. According to the statement, about 45 officers were dismissed, 11 retired while the appointment of three we’re […]

Nigeria government has denied making a fresh presentation to the Senate for the confirmation of Acting Chairman Eof Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu. The Presidency said on Monday that President Muhammadu Buhari has not written a fresh letter to the Senate insisting on confirming Magu. The Special Assistant to the President […]

Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, a former aide to ex-President Gooluck Jonathan, on Monday explained to a Federal High Court in Lagos that he was “tormented” by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in order to make him robe in the former president. Dudafa who was testifying before Justice Muhammed Idris in a trial-within-trial claimed that all […]

The House of Representatives on Monday declared that the Petroleum Products Price Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, is fraudulent and have been defrauding Nigerians. According to Reps, the pump price of petrol shouldn’t be more than N70 per litre, instead of the N145 per litre upper lid imposed by the NNPC.  The House’s ad hoc committee on […]Read More

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has assured stakeholders in the industry of its commitment in ensuring that a friendly working environment is created in and around the port environment, that will facilitate maritime trade and investment to grow the nation’s economy. This commitment was made by the Executive Director, Maritime Labour and […]

Even as the hearts of Nigerians bleed for the victims of the tragic error after a Nigeria Air Force jet accidentally bombed a refugee camp in Borno State, killing nearly one hundred people including soldiers and aid workers of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) and Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF), the decision by President […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has banned University of Ilorin (Unilorin) from academic and non-academic activities, directing its members nationwide to boycott activities at the varsity. ASUU wielded the big stick following what it called University of Ilorin administration persistent acts of lawless, arbitrariness, violation of human and trade union rights and persecution […]

Presidency has denied that President Muhammadu Buhari is dead as being speculated by mischief makers. The Presidential spokespersons on Saturday night in Abuja described as ”evil rumours” the social media reports on President Muhammadu Buhari’s health conditions. In their separate posts, published on their Twitter handles, Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on Media and […]

The Presidency will like to break with tradition by reacting to the latest attack on President Muhammadu Buhari’s integrity in an interview by a former House of Representatives member from Kano State, Dr. Junaidu Mohammed. While Dr.Junaidu Mohammed is entitled to his opinion, he is not entitled to misrepresent facts about the concrete achievements of […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo  on Friday resumed duty as the Acting President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.  Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari, before proceeding on 10 days medical vacation in the United Kingdom on Thursday had informed the National Assembly that Osinbajo would perform the duties of the President in his absence.     Osinbajo, who […]Read More