Buhari appeals to party members as support slips
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resident Muhammadu Buhari is trying to combat new weakness in his party base and re-energize his staunchest party supporters by appointing more ministers into...
The monkey business they call governance By Reuben Abati
“Have you gone to visit your brother in Ekiti?” “Who is that? I have many brothers from Ekiti state” “The Governor. Osokomole...
Elumelu, Prince Harry, Renzi and other world leaders to speak at inaugural Obama Foundation Summit
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ne of Africa’s top entrepreneur, and philanthropist Tony Elumelu will join world leaders to speak in Chicago at the Obama Foundation’s inaugural summit...
SERAP asks Buhari to handover Lawal, Oke to EFCC, ICPC
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ocio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has welcomed the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the suspended Secretary to Government of the...
ECOWAS Court Orders FG To Pay N88b Damages for 1967 Civil War
The Economic Community of West African States Court of Justice on Monday ordered Nigeria to pay 88 billion naira ($244 million) in damages to...
NNPC: Between Policy and Politics
By Williams Ekanem For Nigeria, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), is a cash cow. It attracts the highest earnings for the country,...
The Day in Pictures: Buhari, Tinubu at the villa
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday held a closed-door meeting with APC chieftain Bola Tinubu.
Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About Boss Mustapha, New SGF
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]r Boss Gida Mustapha is a lawyer, management consultant, politician, and businessman. He was for many years a close ally of former vice...
UPDATED: Buhari appoints Boss Mustapha SGF
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Boss Mustapha the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF. Mustapha, a well known former Atiku ally...
Five dead in suicide bombing in Borno mosque
At least five people were killed on Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in Ajiri Yala, some 15...
N25b egg production contract: MRA Inducts Federal Ministry of Agriculture into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’
The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) Monday inducted the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) into its Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall...
Fuel Distribution: NNPC Moves to Secure Downstream Assets
…As 34 Firms Bid for Security Services As part of efforts to consolidate on the successes recorded in the steady supply and distribution...
The Day in Pictures: Emefiele at the London Stock Exchange
Governor Godwin Emefiele Ringing The Opening Bell To Herald Trading At London Stock Exchange, On Friday
State Governors And Beggar Bowl Leadership Approach.
By Jerome-Mario Utomi. It is no longer a news that most of our states are currently faced with serious socioeconomic issues bordering on...
SERAP wins round in court to compel Saraki, Dogara to account for N500bn ‘running cost’
There is prospect Nigerians keen on knowing how exactly the National Assembly is run may soon have some answers, as Socio-Economic Rights and...
In Pictures: Anthony Femi Joshua knocks out Takam in round 10
Anthony Joshua successfully defended his IBF heavyweight world title by beating Carlos Takam in Cardiff. The bout ended in...
