Resignation

President Buhari will not resign – Lai Mohammed

Nigerians expecting President Muhammadu Buhari to resign due to rising insecurity in the nation are joking, as the nation’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said emphatically on Thursday that the president will not…

Nigeria, South Africa To Issue 10 Year Visa…

Following successful conclusion of the 9th Bi-National Commission of South Africa and Nigeria meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, which was elevated to the level of heads of state, both countries have agreed on issuing 10-year…

President Buhari rename Abuja stadium after MKO Abiola

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has named the Abuja National Stadium after MKO Abiola, who won the 1993 general elections in the country, but the result was annulled by the military government. Buhari announced this in…

Nigeria: Obasanjo, Jonathan, Gowon absent at Democracy Day celebration

Nigeria: Obasanjo, Jonathan, Gowon absent at Democracy Day…

Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan were conspicuously absent at the Eagles Square venue of the 2019 Democracy Day celebration when the event started. [caption width="495"]File Photo: L-R: Former President Goodluck Jonathan and Chief Olusegun…

Buhari To Open EFCC’s Anti-Corruption Summit In Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday, June 11, declare open a National Democracy Day Anti-corruption Summit. Mr. Tony Orilade, EFCC's Acting Head, Media and Publicity made this known in a statement in Abuja on Saturday.…

Nigeria: Saraki’s Senate adjourns Sine Die

The 8th Senate, presided over by Dr Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, adjourned sine die after a valedictory session which marked the last official assignment of the 8th Senate. There were mixed feelings on at the…

51 killed, 1,000 people displaced by floods in…

Devastating floods in South Africa have left 51 dead and forced more than a thousand people from their homes, according to an updated toll issued Wednesday as President Cyril Ramaphosa flew to the deluged region.…

Nigeria’s Population Now a Whopping 201 Million!

A United Nation Population Fund report has said that the country's population grew by about 5 million people from 2018. Nigeria has the world's third lowest life expectancy rate at 55 years and the total  fertility rate…

Buhari Returns to Nigeria After ‘Private Visit’ to…

The presidency has blasted online media critics and opposition politicians, who have insinuated that President Muhammadu Buhari might extend his 10-day private visit to London. Buhari's visit stirred a debate across the nation, leading to…