President Muhammadu Buhari has faulted claims by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that they won February 23 presidential election. Buhari describes the claims as laughable because Atiku has never won any political contest with him (Buhari) and because he is more popular and acceptable among theContinue Reading
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara has warned that there was no apology over bombing of bandits and urged the Nigerian Air Force to continue to flush out the hoodlums from their hideouts. Yari alleged that some people were working against the state and warned that there was apology over allegedContinue Reading
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun probe of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The Nation reports that the investigation, which covers 2010 to 2016, was launched over alleged N8.7billion fraud in the board. Some zonal and state coordinators as well as a female accountant, PhilomenaContinue Reading
Pope Francis on Sunday condemned attacks that killed at least 156 people in three churches and four hotels in Sri Lanka as “such cruel violence” and said he was close to the Christian community, hit while celebrating Easter. The blasts, which hospital and police officials said wounded more than 400Continue Reading
About 138 people have been killed and more than 400 injured after a series of blasts hit three churches and three hotels in Sri Lanka. Police said more than 50 people had died at St Sebastian’s Church in Katuwapitiya, north of Colombo. Hospital officials in Colombo said there were furtherContinue Reading
A man in his 20s is fighting for his life in hospital after being stabbed in Hyde Park this afternoon. Police officers were called to a fight in the western park of the popular green space in central London at around 4.40pm. It is not known if the stabbing isContinue Reading
A foreign female tourist and two others have been killed by suspected gunmen in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State. Kaduna police confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday. Police said the incident occurred around 11:30 am on Friday when the attackers stormed the area shooting sporadically andContinue Reading
Mrs Aisha Buhari, the wife of President Buhari, has expressed her plan to establish a private university to be known as “Muhammadu Buhari University”. She disclosed this on Saturday during a town hall meeting in Yola organised by her in collaboration with concern indigenes of Adamawa. Aisha, who did not,Continue Reading
The presidency on Saturday reviewed some achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari. In an article titled “Looking back, and looking forward” Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, recalled what his principal promised and fulfilled. He wrote: “When the government took the reins of power in MayContinue Reading
The National Judicial Council has extended the appointment of the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad for another three months. The NJC, in a statement issued on Saturday by its spokesman, Soji Oye said the decision to extend Justice Muhammad’s appointment was taken at the 88thContinue Reading
