Senior US Senator Chuck Grassley is trying to blocking the move by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to repatriate another batch of Abacha loot worth N117,440,000,000 ($320m) from New Jersey to Nigeria Senator Chuck Grassley is blocking the repatriation of N117,440,000,000 laundered by the late Military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, who ruled Nigeria from […]

The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has agreed to free 2, 60o inmates from Nigeria’s prisons across the country. It is one of the measures the APC-led government is using to curb the further spread of coronavirus in Nigeria. At the time of this report, the number of infected persons is nearing 300, […]

The United Kingdom has joined the United States of America in blocking the Nigerian authority from paying over N40 billion ($110 million) from funds recovered from the Late Despot Genera Sani Abacha to a Northern APC Governor Abubakar Bagudu. Bagudu, governor of Kebbi State, was an Investment Adviser to the Late Dictator until his Abacha’s […]

The Federal Government has declared as illegal the decision of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State for ordering the arrest two pilots in the oil-rich state of Rivers. Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika made the position of the government known while speaking on the COVID-19 Presidential Task Force Wednesday, April 8, 2020 “The airline had […]

The economic impact of the deadly coronavirus pandemic has forced Nigeria’s Government to cut the 2020 capital project by 20 per cent. It was gathered that the budget was sent as a matter of urgency to the National Assembly to quickly review the 2020 budget. Sources in Abuja said members of the executive who had […]

Senate President Ahmed Lawan has listed the real poor Nigerians who should be benefiting from the Federal Government’s Social Investment Programmes (SIP). SIP was launched by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016 to alleviate the suffering of the poor Nigerians and the unemployed youths in the country. The programme has gulped several billions of […]

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq has spoken about why she is yet to meet with the first lady Mrs Aisha Buhari. Recall that one of the biggest rumours of 2019 was the fake marriage of President Muhammadu Buhari to HajiyaFarouq. Department of State Security Service would later […]

For the past seven days, rumours have been flying around that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari is planning to sack some federal civil servants. Speaking on the report, the Accountant General of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, has told Nigerians to disregard such report. He stated this on on Tuesday in Abuja when he was speaking […]

Democracy, as we all know, is a form of government in which people choose leaders by voting. Democracy as a system of government has gained wide adoption by many nations of the world because of its inherent doctrine of egalitarianism, equality and human rights. For this, it’s always described as government of the people, by […]

A stalwart of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Minister of Aviation Mr Femi Fani-kayode has said it would be difficult for history to be kind to President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the former minister, the antecedent of Buhari would not allow history to be kind to the retired Army General. On December 25, 2019, […]

Latest report says Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is under fire over the recent signing of Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) agreement between the Lagos State Government and a few private developers to build hostels in the Lagos State University (LASU). According to the main opposition party in the state, the agreement was done secretly. The State […]

A prominent Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights Mike Ozekhome has said that the final release of the Col Sambo Dasuki and Omoyele Sowore has shown that rule of law is prevailing over national security. He said the order to release the convener of RevolutionNow Movement and Nigeria’s former National Security Adviser (NSA) shows the APC-led government has […]

Federal Government may appeal the bail condition which set free former National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, has said. The presidential aide also described the decision of the FG to comply with the rule of law in releasing Dasuki and Convener of #RevolutionNow, […]

The former National Security Adviser Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.) has said that his incarceration was designed by Almighty God. The former NSA was recently released after spending more than four years in the detention of the Department of Security Service (DSS). He is being tried for corruption allegation and got several court orders setting him free […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that 2019 was a successful year in the area of in infrastructural development, saying things have changed than he met them. The retired general said this on Wednesday when he received residents of the Federal Capital Territory led by the Minister, Mallam Muhammad Bello, during the traditional Christmas Day homage, […]

Nigerians and the rest of the World WILL never forget The Punch Editorial of December 11, 2019 where the newspaper organisation dared President Muhammadu Buhari when other media organisations in the country were timid. As a symbolic demonstration of our protest against autocracy and military-style repression, PUNCH (all our print newspapers, The PUNCH, Saturday PUNCH, Sunday […]

Senator Smart Adeyemi a few minutes ago took an oath of office as was sworn in as the lawmaker representing Kogi West. Adeyemi was declared the winner of the just-concluded rerun in the constituency by the Independent National Electoral Commission, replacing Senator Dino Melaye of PDP

Says media reports are misleading Shower praises on National Assembly on research on the bill The United States of America has declared its support for the Hate Speech Bill before Nigeria’s National Assembly. The position of the US government was made known by its Political Officer of the Embassy of the United States of America, Jerry […]

The war of words between the winner and the loser in the Kogi West Senatorial Election Senators Dino Melaye and Smart Adeyemi continued since the conclusion of the rerun of the controversial election. INEC had declared Adeyemi winner of the election after a court-ordered rerun, unseating Melaye who had previously been declared winner in the […]