President Muhammadu Buhari did not deliver any speech at Wednesday’s inauguration because of the forthcoming Democracy Day. Buhari, 76 was sworn in for second term at the Eagle Square, Abuja alongside the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. The oath of office was administered on them by the acting Chief Justice ofContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Thursday to attend the Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media and Publicity, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The 14th session of the Summit Conference ofContinue Reading
Prof Ben Ayade, the Governor of Cross River state, has declared that his deputy will run the state as Acting Governor throughout his second term. He said he will be at the sidelines playing the role of ‘Project Manager’ as he will relocate out of Calabar, the state capital. AccordingContinue Reading
Of the 29 new governors sworn in on Wednesday, 15 are from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while 14 are from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Four years ago, the table was the other way round; the statistics then were in favour of the APC which swept 20 states intoContinue Reading
Chelsea have won the Europa League final after beating Arsenal 4-1 at the Baku National Stadium in Azerbaijan. Eden Hazard scored two goals on what could be the last time he plays for the west London side, in a victory that has prevented Arsenal from qualifying for the Champions League.Continue Reading
Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), got more than he bargained for when he stood in between Ibrahim Muhammad, acting chief justice of Nigeria, and service chiefs at the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday. The APC national chairman had joined Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; SenateContinue Reading
Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan were absent at the Eagle Square, Abuja, where President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo took oath of office for their second term in office. No reason has been given for their absence. Ibrahim Muhammad, acting chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), has administeredContinue Reading
Boris Johnson is to be summonsed to court to face accusations of misconduct in a public office, over claims he made that the UK sent the EU £350m a week. It relates to comments the former Mayor of London made while campaigning for the UK to leave the EU beforeContinue Reading
The U. S Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Stuart Symington, has called on Nigerians to live in peace and unity irrespective of religious or ethnic affiliation. He said unlike before, there is religious tolerance in the country. The Ambassador stated this on Tuesday evening in Abuja at the breaking of fastContinue Reading
The Senate yesterday passed the N243.374 billion 2019 budget bill of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as well as eight other bills. The upper chamber of the National Assembly had at plenary authorised the issuance from the Federal Capital Territory Administration Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federal Capital Territory AdministrationContinue Reading
