Author: Olabanji Ayoola

The United States has imposed visa ban on Nigerians who were responsible for violence during the 2019 general elections. President Muhammadu Buhari had won a second term in office in February in an election characterised by widespread logistical problems, violence and killings across the country. The department, however, did not list the names of the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, swore in Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria. The swearing-in took place at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, according to the verified Twitter handle of the Presidency. Tanko Muhammad’s appointment as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria was confirmed by the Senate during last Wednesday session. […]

The Senate on Wednesday started screening of the 43-man ministerial nominees sent to the National Assembly for confirmation by President Muhammadu Buhari. The first nominee to be screened is Ikechukwu Ogah from Abia State. During his screening, Ogah said that the nation does not need to depend on oil in creating job opportunities for the […]

The Presidential Election Tribunal on Wednesday dismissed another petition challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari at the 2019 presidential election. The petitioner, People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) and its presidential candidate, Aminchi Habu were challenging Buhari’s second term election at the February 23, 2019 poll. PDM’s lawyer, Aliyu Lemu applied for the withdrawal of the […]

The earthly cloak of the Channels Reporter, Precious Owolabi who was killed during the Monday protest by members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), in Abuja would be buried in Zaria on Thursday. He was hit by a stray bullet while covering the protest by members of the IMN, also known as Shiites. Body […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a list of his 43 ministerial-nominees, comprising 14 returnee ministers and 29 new appointees to the Senate. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, who read out the President’s letter at plenary on Tuesday, said the screening of the nominees would start on Wednesday (today). Buhari returns 14 former ministers, drops 17. […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the ministerial list forwarded to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari as “colourless, stagnant and uninspiring”. In a statement by the spokesman for the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, the main opposition party said the list did not convey any sense of hope or purposeful governance under the All Progressives […]

Nigerians bombarded the social media om Tuesday shortly after the Senate read out the ministerial nominees list submitted to it by President President Muhammadu Buhari, to express diverse opinions on the list. The list of 43 nominees was read by senate president Ahmad Lawan on the floor of the Senate immediately after a closed session held […]

After a long wait, President Muhammadu Buhari finally sent a 43-man ministerial list to the Senate on Tuesday. The list, which was read by Senate President Ahmed Lawan, has few surprises, some new entrants and old-timers. Here is a quick look at the profile of the ministerial nominees: · Okechuckwu Ogah: The Abia-born Ogah is a […]

Governors of the South West states of Nigeria on Monday asked the Federal Government to set up ranches across the country and discourage nomadic system of cattle rearing. The normadic system through which cows are reared freely across the land, towns and forests nationwide, has led to frequent bloody clashes with many casualties recorded, and […]