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The Peoples Democratic Party has said President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress, APC, and Kogi State Government under the leadership of Yahaya Bello should be held responsible for the killings of over 50 people in Kogi state. PDP said Buhari-led Federal Government and the Kogi government have failed to take …

When the news of mass shooting hits the airwaves in any of the States that comprise the United States, my heart plunges into despair. When this shooting involves children, it makes already tenuous situation worse. One can only imagine the harrowing agony the parents go through at those moments when …

Earlier in the administration of Mohammadu Buhari, I raised alarm about the attitude of the Buhari government to the terrorist activities of Fulani herdsmen. Today the evidence are pilling up that indeed, the government of Nigeria, the police and army chiefs may be complicit in the ongoing ethnic cleansing of …

For those who have watched the direction of President Muhammadu Buhari and his administration for well over two years now, there is no doubting the fact that we have made a wrong choice. Not that there was anything to choose from between a weakling called Goodluck Jonathan who allowed free …

The Nigerian authorities’ response to communal violence is totally inadequate, too slow and ineffective, and in some cases unlawful, Amnesty International said today, as clashes between herdsmen and farmers in Adamawa, Benue, Taraba, Ondo and Kaduna have resulted in 168 deaths in January 2018 alone. “The government must totally overturn …

Fulani Herdsmen Have Killed 168 Nigerians In 2018 Amnesty International has claimed that clashes between farmers and herdsmen have claimed at least 168 lives in 2018 alone. In a statement on Monday, Osai Ojigho, country’s director of the organisation, called on the government to find a lasting solution to the …

Here are 17 quotes from the statement issued by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday criticising the performance of President Muhammadu Buhari. State Of The Nation “The lice of poor performance in government – poverty, insecurity, poor economic management, nepotism, gross dereliction of duty, condonation of misdeed – if not …

Since we are still in the month of January, it is appropriate to wish all Nigerians Happy 2018. I am constrained to issue this special statement at this time considering the situation of the country. Some of you may be asking, “What has brought about this special occasion of Obasanjo …

In what may be a first, President Trump thanked longtime media nemesis “Crazy Jim Acosta” early Tuesday — for seemingly acknowledging that the end of the government shutdown was a win for the Trump White House. “Even Crazy Jim Acosta of Fake News CNN agrees: ‘Trump World and WH sources …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday, in a blistering and excoriating 13-page statement has called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019. Mr. Obasanjo, in a special press statement entitled, “The Wat Out: A Clarion Call for Coalition for Nigeria Movement” said Mr Buhari has performed far …

Your Excellency, let me start by telling you that this letter is not intended to flatter you but to show my profound appreciation, and that of so many like minds, for your uncommon sagacity at a time it seems wisdom has taken leave from most people in our dear beloved …

A Nigerian man was sentenced for his role in what the judges described as “business email compromise” scheme that caused $3.7m loss to American companies The Nigerian, Amechi Colvis Amuegbunam, who is reportedly in America on a student visa was sentenced last August 28 before U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade …

An illegal immigrant began his murder trial for the 2014 killings of two Northern California sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday with a profanity-laced rant, calling a partner of one of the slain officers a “coward.” Prosecutor Rod Norgaard recounted the events that led to the death of Sacramento Sheriff’s Deputy Danny …

Six persons have been killed by suspected herdsmen in a set of renewed attacks on communities in Logo, Guma and Okpokwu Local Government Areas of Benue State. Governor Samuel Ortom confirmed the attacks on Wednesday at the Government House in Makurdi, the state capital. He made the disclosure when he …

North and South Korea have agreed to march together under a single “unified Korea” flag at next month’s Winter Olympics in the South. They also agreed to field a joint women’s ice hockey team in rare talks at the truce village of Panmunjom. These are the first high-level talks between …

For almost an hour on Tuesday, the White House press corps stooped to a new low of embarrassment and clownishly liberal behavior, lobbing over a dozen questions at Navy Rear Admiral Dr. Ronny Jackson to insinuate that President Trump must be mentally ill to the point of Alzheimer’s Disease. This …

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has dismissed report in some quarter that it was probing the President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff (COS), Mr. Abba Kyari. The were reports that the anti-graft commission had invaded the home of Kyari in a bid to get him arrested. Reacting, the EFCC …

Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday blamed President Muhammadu Buhari for the escalating killings by herdsmen in the country and demanded decisive actions to halt the ugly development. They said the President’s silence showed that he lacked the political will to tackle the problem head-on, demanding prompt actions …

Senator Isa Misau who represents Bauchi central in the Senate has unloaded on President Muhammadu Buhari over his recent appointments. Reacting to reports about the Newly appointed Director General of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency, NIA, Ahmed Abubakar, Misau says the appointment was shrouded in Favouritism. He berated the new NIA …

The Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday was thrown into a rowdy session as it was about recording the first official cross-carpeting for the year 2018. Senator Sonni Ogbuoji (Ebonyi South) had come under order 43 of the rules of the Senate to announce his official defection from the Peoples Democratic Party …