President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday described the passing away of South-African anti-apartheid icon, Mrs. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, as a huge loss to Africa of a courageous woman. The President said she was a woman of uncommon determination, steadfastness and perseverance who held…
Across the globe in modern democracies, face-off between the executive and legislative arms of government is not uncommon. Thus, it is not peculiar to Nigeria. In sane democracies across the world, the legislative and executive arms come into friction from…
Indications emerged yesterday that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may currently be divided over earlier resolution at the last NEC meeting of the party that a technical committee be set up to review…
“I do not enjoy speaking to you this bluntly when you have been gracious enough to invite me here…” – Bill Gates. Mr. Bill Gates, Microsoft founder, friend of Nigeria and one of the richest men in the world was…
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, a former Nigerian President has described the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Africa Continental Free Trade Area agreement (AFCFTA) as disappointing. Obasanjo spoke during a presidential panel, titled: ‘When Leaders Make History’ at the…
Governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and some All Progressives Congress (APC) governors have quietly thrown their weight behind the move by the National Assembly to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto on the Electoral (Amendment) Bill,…
The Jagaban in Lagos, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was absent at an All Progressives Congress (APC) National Caucus meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting is a prelude to today’s National Executive Committee…
It has emerged that Senate President Bukola Saraki has queried his Chief of Staff, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, over his “brazen involvement” in the summit held at the weekend by northern leaders, where about 18 northern groups, including the Arewa Consultative…
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, begged Boko Haram terrorists to cease hostilities and lay down their arms, saying Nigeria has suffered enough violence at the hands of the insurgents. Hundreds of people have been killed while thousands have been displaced…
Second Republic lawmaker and politician, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, has warned that there would be trouble if the ruling All Progressives Congress rigged the 2019 Presidential election in favour of incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, adding that Nigerians will no longer tolerate…