Edo election, a confirmation of my belief in credible polls —Buhari

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday,  said the outcome of the recent governorship election in Edo State confirmed that he believed in credible polls. Buhari said this…

[Nigeria @60] Full Speech: Buhari’s Independence Day Address

INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTIETH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, THURSDAY 1ST OCTOBER 2020 Fellow Nigerians I speak to you…

Buhari admits Nigeria’s economic crisis, security challenges

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, admitted that the nation’s economy under his watch is in crisis. He, however, claimed the situation is the same with every…

Clashes: Reps demand boundary demarcation between Nasarawa, Benue

The House of Representatives has called on the National Boundary Commission to demarcate the boundary between Nasarawa and Benue states to end communal clashes in the area. At the plenary…

Bandits now close to Abuja, Rep warns

A member of the House of Representatives, Shehu Beji, has raised the alarm over the migration of bandits towards the Federal Capital Territory. Bandits had recently attacked Tungan Maje area…

Our politics imperils Nigerians

The Nigerian political elite adopted the United States presidential system of government without due consideration to the impact it would have on the country’s largely illiterate majority. The US designed…

NIGERIA AT 60; UNITY AND FAITH; PEACE AND PROGRESS AND GOVERNOR UGWUANYI’S ROLE IN FOSTERING ALL-INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE IN ENUGU STATE

BY RT. HON. CHIMA OBIEZE The history of Nigeria can be traced to settlers trading across the middle East and Africa as early as 1100 BC. Numerous ancient African civilizations…

We killed 50 kidnap victims because we couldn’t get ransoms –Suspect

A kidnap kingpin, Mohammed Sani, has narrated how his gang murdered over 50 of their victims whose families could not pay ransom. Sani, who was paraded on Tuesday by the…

Electricity consumers groan as Discos delay tariff hike reversal

Against the backdrop of the suspension by the Federal Government of the recent electricity tariff hike, electricity consumers lamented on Wednesday the delay by the distribution companies in reverting to…

We can’t have a progressive country with a region calling the shots —Ohanaeze Secretary, Achi-Okpaga

Prince Uche Achi-Okpaga, the acting Secretary General and National Publicity Secretary of the Igbo apex socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, in this interview with RAPHAEL EDE, says ethnicity in governance is…