Aisha Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has promised to support female politicians aspiring for political offices irrespective of their party affiliations. According to a statement by Suleiman Haruna, her spokesman, Aisha made this known while receiving members of a political group, the South-East Women for Buhari, at the presidential villa, Abuja on Wednesday. Read more
Senator Atai Aidoko of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is facing multiple troubles in his reelection bid. And recent returnee to the political party, Dino Melaye is facing the same situation. The PDP just granted ‘’ automatic tickets to serving members of the National Assembly in States where the Party is not holding sway while Read more
The palace of Olota of Otta has responded to a report headlined ‘Amosun, Alake, Olota May Lock Horns Over Territorial Crisis’ describing it as ‘’blatantly false allegation by a faceless person and published by a fly by the night online site.’’ The Palace, in a statement signed by Prince Sulaiman Olusesi, the personal assistant and Read more
Lagos has retained its position as the state with the highest foreign debt in Nigeria, with a portfolio of 1.45 billion dollars as at June 30. A document obtained from the Debt Management Office (DMO), on Wednesday in Abuja, titled: ‘States, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Federal Governments’ External Debt Stock as at June 30, Read more
The sacked director-general of Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura has revealed from custody that the blockade of the national assembly was a collective decision, PRNigeria reports. Recall that the operatives of the DSS on August 7 prevented lawmakers from entering in the national assembly. The lawmakers later gained entrance to their respective offices Read more
Usain Bolt is set to get a first taste of competitive football on Friday in a much-hyped game, but the sprint superstar admits he is nervous with his fitness levels not up to scratch. The Jamaican is likely to be handed a 10 or 15 minute run-out for Australia’s Central Coast Mariners in a friendly Read more
Barely three years after MTN was fined $5.2 billion in Nigeria for not complying with government’s rule on deactivation of unregistered SIM cards, emerging details have again exposed the South African telecoms giant in an illegal repatriation of $8,134,312,397.63 from the country, in violation of the extant Nigerian foreign exchange and anti-money laundering laws. According to Read more
An Abuja based non-governmental association; The Society for Women in Politics in Nigeria has condemned the recent attacks on the Women Leader of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Jumoke Okoya-Thomas by the South West Women Leader of the APC, Chief (Mrs.) Kemi Nelson. The Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) said in Read more
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a former Governor of Kano State, in Abuja on Wednesday officially declared his presidential ambition. He is among the aspirants seeking the Peoples Democratic Party’s ticket. Kwankwaso’s declaration which was held at Chida Hotel in Abuja attracted thousands of his supporters and party loyalists. The former Minister of Defence expressed readiness to Read more
Nigeria and Britain on Wednesday in Abuja signed two agreements on Defence and Security partnership, as well as Economic Development Forum. Speaking briefly before signing the agreements, President Muhammadu Buhari stated that Nigeria and the United Kingdom would continue to enhance cooperation in tackling corruption and reducing poverty. The Nigerian leader lauded the British government Read more
