President Muhammadu Buhari departed Nigeria for London Sunday night for follow-up medical consultation with his doctors. He had planned to leave Sunday afternoon, but decided to tarry a bit, due to the arrival of 82 Chibok girls who arrived Abuja earlier in the day. “The President assured Nigerians that there is no cause for worry”, […]Read More

•‘Antagonists are enemies of the people’ • Senate okays enabling law for maritime varsity For rejecting a proposal seeking the relocation of the operational and administrative offices of oil companies to the Niger Delta region, the leadership of the House of Representatives has been flayed by rights groups from the area. Expressing dismay at the […]Read More

The Borno Police Command on Friday confirmed the killing of seven persons after two suspected female suicide bombers attacked Mandarari ward in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno. Malam Murtala Ibrahim of the Borno Police Command Public Relations Unit, confirmed the incident in statement he issued in Maiduguri. Ibrahim said that the attack took place […]Read More

The Federal Government has urged visiting Japan’s trade mission to join in the plan to link all parts of Nigeria with railway to enhance transportation and boost economic activities. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, made the plea when he received Japanese Public and Private Joint Mission for Promoting Trade […]Read More

The controversial report of the 2017 budget may be laid before the Senate in plenary today, it was learnt yesterday. There were fears of shutdown if the budget was not passed today but Senate sources said that the fears were misplaced. According to the sources, President Muhammadu Buhari still has a window of six months […]Read More

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has advised the Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, to “sleep easy” if he is not involved in looting. Spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, gave the advice in a statement on Wednesday night. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Uwujaren was reacting to […]Read More

Three suspected female suicide bombers were killed while attempting to attack a military outpost near Muna garage at the outskirt of Maiduguri in Borno State, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said. Malam Abdulkadir Ibrahim, NEMA North-East Information Officer, said in a statement issued in Maiduguri that the incident occurred on Wednesday. “On Wednesday […]Read More

• Senate moves against Lawal’s return, submits report With no official correspondence, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday again stayed away from the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The gathering, already missed thrice in a roll by the President since his return from a medical vacation in the United Kingdom, was […]Read More

The Federal Government has restated the commitment of the Buhari Administration to upholding the freedom of the press. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday to mark the World Press Freedom Day 2017, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, described as inaccurate the recent survey by Reporters Without Borders, which alleged […]Read More

South African novelist Karel Schoeman committed suicide aged 77, local media said Tuesday, with a farewell letter revealing he had long contemplated such a fate and tried so before. The Afrikaans writer and supporter of the anti-apartheid movement authored 19 novels and several historical articles and was honoured by former president Nelson Mandela. “I decided […]Read More