Category: Nigeria

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo-led Committee for the Goodness of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to accord the issue of constitution review the urgency it deserves. Speaking yesterday at the end of a two-day meeting, the forum admonished the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to mobilise strongwill, vision and action in the reform process to […]

• Critics overheating polity, says minister The Federal Government yesterday faulted former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s assessment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s score card in the last six years. It disagreed with the former leader’s remark that the President has nothing to offer in office, particularly on the worsening insecurity that has upset the country. The government […]

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP) • Boko Haram would have declared Islamic State in Nigeria, FG flays critics • Bandits kill Kaduna lawmaker, gunmen kidnap Imo monarch • Buhari should show empathy to Nigerians, says Obasanjo’s committee • Govt insensitive to people’s plight – Rafsanjani • Police […]

Elders statesmen and leaders of socio-cultural organisations on Monday lamented the incessant killings in the country, urging government to take concrete actions to ensure security. The elder statesmen including former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, stated this in Abuja at a retreat on inclusive security organised by the Global […]

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), at the weekend insisted that the South must produce Nigeria’s next president of even as he declared that there is no going back on the popular and justifiable demand of the political establishment, groups and people in the southern part of the country for power shift to the South […]

Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Affairs, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, left, Itunu’s mother and father during a condolence visit to Itunu’s parents  Vows to unravel circumstances surrounding Itunu’s death The House of Representatives has said the Ivorian Ambassador to Nigeria, will have to ensure that the wrongful incarceration that resulted in the death of […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described former Plateau State governor, Jonah Jang, as a man of vision who is jealously following the footsteps of the former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon in uniting the people. The comment came on the heels of Governor Simon Lalong allegedly avoiding Jonathan and Jang, yesterday, at an important […]

The ongoing civil conflict in Ethiopia is partly engendered by the exclusionary policy of the Ahmed Abiy government. Thus, the Tigrayans are locked in a brutal civil war with the Addis Ababa government on the autonomy question despite the clear provision in that country’s constitution on the management of the national question. Perhaps a cautious […]

Ex President Goodluck Jonathan says he convened the 2014 National Conference with the intention to create an environment for Nigerians to address issues pushing citizens towards divisive politics and sowing the seeds of discord. He stated this in his remarks at the “2nd Igbo Nsukka Zik Annual Merit Award”, in memory of the first Nigerian […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday in Durban, South Africa assured that the Nigerian government will continue to support efforts to broaden the economy through multilateral financing. “I appreciate the support you are giving Nigerian businesses and by implication, the Nigerian economy. Rest assured you can count on me as you seek a better trade and investment […]