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Reports have emerged that two of the ten Ministers who had indicated their interest to pursue political office positions made a U-turn at the last moment when President Muhammadu Buhari organised a valedictory session for them.   The two ministers are Dr. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, and Abubakar Malami, Minister of Justice […]

Governor Aminu Tambuwal has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the people of Sokoto State in Nigeria’s North-West state following riots that broke out Saturday after the murder of a Christian student accused of blasphemy on Thursday.   Protests sprang up in different parts of the state on Saturday as angry youths marched around demanding the […]

…says they  have empty brains   All Progressives Congress National Leader and a presidential contender, Bola Tinubu, has taken a swipe at those insinuating that he lacks the health status for someone aspiring to the position of Nigeria’s presidency.   According to him such persons are ignorant of the basic facts with regards to the […]

  There was tension in parts of Sokoto State on Saturday morning as some Muslim youths protested in large numbers against the arrest of those suspected to have killed a female student for alleged blasphemy.   Deborah Emmanuel, a 200-level female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, was mobbed and beaten to death […]

At last ten of President Muhammdu Buhari’s ministers are leaving office to vie for various elective posts in the coming general elections in 2023, the presidency has said.   This was revealed in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.   The statement was titled, ‘President […]

  President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation into the killing of a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Deborah Samuel on Thursday.   Deborah, a 200-level student of the institution, was killed and set ablaze on the campus of the college for allegedly blaspheming the name of the Prophet Mohammed.   A […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja signed into law, three bills aimed at improving the anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing/proliferation financing framework in Nigeria.   The bills are: the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2022, the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2022, and the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Bill, 2022. […]

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has confirmed that former President Goodluck Jonathan is…   The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has confirmed that former President Goodluck Jonathan is a registered member of the party. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the resignation of Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN), and other political appointees seeking to contest the 2023 elections.   The order was given in a circular issued by Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Daily Trust newspaper reported on Thursday, citing […]

… Mark  to chair convention   The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Executive Committee (NEC) on Wednesday abandoned zoning and rather threw open the contest for the party’s 2023 presidential ticket.   This was revealed late on Wednesday in Abuja during the party’s NEC meeting.   The party’s NEC chose former Senate President, David Mark […]

Three of Nigeria’s ministers have resigned to pursue their political ambitions of becoming the country’s next president come next year.   Those who tendered their resignation letters on Wednesday are the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, and the Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio.   The two resigned in compliance with a […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday ordered all members of the Federal Executive Council who have ambition to contest elective offices in 2023 general elections to resign on or before May 16.   Buhari gave the order at Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting, which he presided over at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja. […]