The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has advised farmers to ignore the current early rainfall across the country and not start early planting. Mr Zakariyau Abdulrasheed, General Manager, NiMet’s Network Services, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Thursday in Abuja. Abdulrasheed, said that the agency, in its 2019 […]

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) members attend the presidential elections announcement on February 25, 2019 in Abuja. – Muhammadu Buhari got off to a winning start in his bid for re-election as Nigeria’s president, as the first result was announced today from weekend polls. The 76-year-old former military ruler won 219,231 votes in the […]

says stable Nigeria benefits Africa, world Britain has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his reelection for a second term. A statement from the British High Commission in Abuja on Wednesday, quoted the Minister of State for Africa, Harriett Baldwin, as saying “I offer my congratulations to President Buhari on securing a second term as the […]

Kogi Non-Governmental Organisations Network (KONGONET) chairman,  Mr Victor Adejoh, on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use his second tenure to reorganise and unbundle the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He said in Lokoja that the call was necessary against the backdrop of multi-tasking structure of the commission resulting in periodic logistic lapses at election […]

Last Saturday’s presidential election was a “grand theft of the people’s will,” according to the runner-up and Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in the election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. This, among other reasons are why he is rejecting the result of the election. Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari was in the early hours of Wednesday declared winner of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the families of the victims of the latest bandits’ attacks in Sokoto and the inter-communal conflict in Kaduna State. The incidents happened in both states on Monday night and Tuesday morning. Condemning the bloodshed, he warned that mass murder of innocent people by criminals would be met with full […]

The immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose has congratulated and commended Nigerians for the courage to stand against what he described as “gun-point democracy.” He described the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the last Saturday’s presidential election as one which was secured “at the barrel of the gun” and deserving no […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, today presented certificates of return to President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, following their formal declaration as winners of last Saturday’s Presidential election. The ceremony was performed at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja. The certificates were presented to them by the Returning Officer of the election, who […]

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgments in the four appeals filed by the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnghen. A three-man panel of the court, led by Justice Stephen Adah, after taking arguments from parties, in respect of the appeals, said they will be informed when judgments were ready. […]

Ondo State Governor Olurotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has congratulateD President Muhammadu Buhari on his victory at last Saturday’s elections. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, CPS, Mr Segun Ajiboye, he said Buhari’s victory in the keenly contested presidential election signified the acceptability of his leadership by the majority of Nigerians. He noted that the victory […]