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“Yet again, our dear country is passing through a difficult moment. How we react to this challenge in the following days will determine the fate of our democracy, which has been brought to great peril by this needless crisis engineered by a government that is unwilling to subject its conducts …

On Friday, President Muhammadu Buhari suspended the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen. He immediately swore in Justice Tanko Muhammad as his interim replacement in a development that had precedence in what happened over four decades ago under military rule. The president said his action followed an order he obtained …

I am concerned as a democrat who believes that with faithful and diligent practice of democracy, we can get over most of our political problems and move steadfastly and surefootedly on the course of stability, unity of purpose, socio-economic growth and progress for all. Democracy becomes a sham if elections …

The victory of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2015 Presidential elections elicited hope of the unusual variant. For well-meaning Nigerians and friends of the nation, the emergence of a man seen by many as an incorruptible left-wing politician was the beginning of good things to come for Africa’s …

National President, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), Alhaji Yerima Shettima has said the North will not vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in the coming general elections as his administration has not benefitted people of the region. In this interview with WILLY EYA and TUNDE THOMAS, he poke on various issues. …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday made some embarrassing blunders in his remarks in Warri, Delta State when he presented his party’s flag to Great Ogboru, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the state. Mr Buhari was in Delta State to campaign for re-election. Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman …

Holds talks with US officials US Senate condemns effort to politicise security and law enforcement agencies, calls for credible election in Nigeria The intense lobby by the federal government to get the United States to deny the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, visa eventually …

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) says it has uncovered alleged plot by the Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) govt to “harm” the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen”. Imo Ugochinyere, CUPP spokesman, stated this on Wednesday in a statement which contained a letter by the office …

1. His wife does not support his administration They say charity begins at home. Aisha Buhari has been married to PMB for almost 30 years and is arguably the person who knows him better than anyone else on earth. If she is repeatedly telling you that her husband’s administration has …

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been caught padding its manifesto for the 2019 elections with materials copied from foreign websites without attribution. The brazen plagiarism, which appeared from the title of the party’s ‘plan’ for energy infrastructure, comes amidst complaints of a worsening disregard for intellectual property rights …

A website belonging to Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress has published a plagiarised manifesto on its website, a check by The Guardian shows. The first paragraph of the power supply section of the party’s Next Level agenda published on apc.com.ng showed remarkable similarities to the content published on several other …

The Defence and Foreign Affairs latest report published by the International Strategic Studies Association (ISSA) based in the United States of America, has stated that the deaths of a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Sabundu Badeh (retd.) and a former Chief of Administration of the Nigerian …

Naval fighters trapped in Baga Fish Dam Army, Navy commanders flee to Monguno Thousands flee to Maiduguri Despite denials by the Nigerian military, Boko Haram fighters seized Baga, Doron-Baga, Kross Kawwa, Bunduran, Kekeno and Kukawa towns of Borno State after three days of fierce battles from Wednesday to Friday last …

Militants linked to the Islamic State (IS) group have hoisted their flag in a Nigerian town after seizing control of it, three residents have told the BBC. Hundreds of people have fled the fishing town of Baga after the militants overran it on Wednesday night, the residents said. The militants …

An estimated 700 soldiers are missing with more than 2,000 trapped following a Boko Haram attack on Thursday that culminated in the loss of Baga, a town in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, by the Nigerian Army. A faction of the insurgents loyal to Abu Musab al-Barnawi attacked …

Testimony Tibor P. Nagy, Jr. Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs U.S. House of Representatives, Sub-Committee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Washington, DC Introduction Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Bass, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today regarding the …

The PDP Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) notes with consternation, the deliberate reliance on falsehood by President Muhammadu Buhari in his budget presentation at the National Assembly, Wednesday, and demands his immediate apologies to Nigerians. Nigerians and the international community were shocked as fact-checks reveal that a large part of the …

The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, was taken aback last week when Mr. Babachir Lawal, Buhari’s former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, turned up at the Presidential Villa on Thursday, December 13, 2018, where he was received with pomp and pageantry. Mr. Babachir Lawal attended the …

Al Jazeera’s Mehdi Hasan speaks to Nigerian Muhammadu Buhari:   Mehdi Hasan asks Buhari and Atiku tough quesions: