Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, says he does not believe President Buhari is the one in charge of the affairs of the nation. Soyinka who has never hidden his displeasure about the Buhari-led government, said this when he spoke in a fresh interview with PlusTV Africa. While reacting to the open letter the former military administrator to Kano state, Umar Dangiwa, …

Three humanitarian workers and a soldier were abducted along Monguno/Maiduguri highway on Tuesday June 2, by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. The incident occurred at about 11:30am on the said date. An official of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) who pleaded anonymity, told Daily Trust;   “Yes, we heard about the unfortunate incident on Tuesday between Monguno and Maiduguri. “We learnt that …

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has issued a warning to its citizens against visiting its consulate office at Walter Carrington Crescent in Victoria Island, Lagos, over a planned protest on the killing of George Floyd, the unarmed black man who was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis last week. The planned protest was supposed to happen today …

The wife of former Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, who was charged with the murder of her husband’s first wife, returned to prison on Wednesday after the court annulled her judicial review. Maesaiah Thabane, 43, was charged back in February for her involvement in the 2017 murder of Lipolelo Thabane, the first wife of Thomas Thabane. She spent one night …

Banky W and Femi Kuti have slammed the federal government for giving N27bn to the National Assembly for renovation after slashing education and health budget. In the revised budget, the National Assembly complex renovation budget was reduced to  N27.7bn (a reduction of 25.1 per cent) while the Basic Health Care Provision Fund which will take care of the welfare of all primary healthcare centres …

Lagos state has recorded eight more COVID19 deaths, bringing the total number of deaths from the viral disease in the state to 67. Professor Akin Abayomi, the Lagos state Commissioner for Health disclosed this on Twitter while giving an update on the Coronavirus pandemic in the state. ”#COVID19Lagos update as at 1st of June, 2020 192 new #COVID19 Infection confirmed. Total …

Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the release of former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, from prison. In December 2019, Kalu was sentenced to 12 years in prison after he was convicted of N7.1bn fraud alongside his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited, and a former Director of Finance at the Abia State Government House, Jones …

The Presidency has released a statistical representation of Buhari’s appointees in different regions, days after former Military Governor of Kaduna State Col. Abubakar Umar’s open letter to the Nigerian leader. Recall that Col. Abubakar Umar (retd) who urged the President to emulate the administration of the late Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Olusegun Obasanjo (Military Government) and the late Alhaji Shehu Shagari in …

Protesters under the aegis of Concerned Citizens of Abia North in Abia State, today stormed the National Assembly with the singular request for the senate president, Ahmad Lawan, to declare vacant the seat of the Senate Majority Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. Kalu who served as the state governor from May 29, 1999, to May 29, 2007, has been in prison since December 2019 after he …

The federal government on Monday June 1, lifted the ban on religious gatherings across the country. Chairman of the presidential task force on COVID-19 and secretary to the government of the federation, Boss Mustapha made the announcement during the daily briefing of the task force today. Mustapha said relaxation of restriction on places of worship is based on guidelines issued by the PTF and …

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA ) has announced the reduction of the pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to N121.50 from N123 per litre. The PPPRA in its memo titled “A.4/9/017/C.2/IV/701 31“, also disclosed that the ex-depot price band is now N100. 13 and N108. 13 per litre while ex-depot for collection is N108. 78 and N111.78 per …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that President Buhari did not address the nation on the May 29 Inauguration day because he must have ”assessed his administration and rightly adjudged it a failure.” The President marked 5 years in office on May 29. The presidency had in an earlier statement, said the celebration will be quiet due to the COVID19 …

President Buhari nephew, Ibrahim Dauda is dead. A statement released by the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu today May 30, said Dauda died in Daura, Katsina state, following a prolonged illness. In a condolence message, the President stated he is deeply devastated by Dauda’s death “I am deeply touched and devastated by the passing of yet another …

268 Nigerians who were stranded in China have arrived Abuja. They landed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport this evening, May 30. According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama, the evacuees will be going into the mandatory 14 days quarantine as stipulated by the Federal government. ”268 Stranded Nigerians in China safely arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, …

Six Nigerian Air Force personnel who were aides to Late Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, have been sent to jail by a Special Court-Martial sitting in Abuja, following the gruesome murder of the former Chief of Defence Staff in December 2018. Badeh was shot dead by gunmen along Abuja-Keffi Road while on his way back from his farm. The Nigerian …

Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture has told Nigerians to expect 11,000 megawatts of electricity by 2023 following the agreement the Nigerian government reached with German firm Siemens. He said the German firm will be growing the present 3,400 megawatts to 7,000MW by the end of next year. Lai Mohammed added that they will then grow the megawatts to 1,000 megawatts by the …

The Federal Government of Nigeria has thrown its weight behind the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, following calls by the United States of America for an independent investigation against him. Recall that while Adesina was cleared of allegations of embezzlement, preferential treatment of Nigerians in senior appointments and promoting people accused or found guilty of fraud …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lashed out at the United States Government over calls for independent investigation of the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina. Adesina has been accused of embezzlement, preferential treatment of Nigerians in senior appointments and promoting people accused or found guilty of fraud and corruption, an allegation he has repeatedly denied. Obasanjo in his letter urged Kaba Niale, …

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has reduced Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 12.5 per cent. At the second MPC meeting held under COVID-19 protocols, CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, while delivering the communique, said the MPR has been reduced to 12% but other monetary policy parameters remained unchanged. Emefiele said the MPC resolved to retain the Liquidity …

Ahead of the 5th year anniversary of President Buhari in office, Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, has released a statement enlisting the ”salutary achievements” the President has made so far. President Buhari took over from Goodluck Jonathan after a keenly contested election in 2015 and was re-elected for a second term in 2019. Adesina in …