The Presidency has described as erroneous, mischievous and uncharitable, reports that have given the impression that President Muhammadu Buhari is not concerned about the well-being of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, or the security of the country, because the Nigerian delegation to the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly …

The Emir of Ilorin, Dr Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari has condemned and described efforts by some people described as miscreants to disrupt the eid prayers at the Ilorin Eid ground as an offence against God. According to a statement by Abdulwahab Oba, Chief Press Secretary to the Kwara State Governor, the Emir, …

The drumbeats of war sounded so loudly in the run-up to the 2015 General Elections, that it reverberated in major capitals across the world, raising concerns that Nigeria could blow apart, if the polls were stalemated. The prospect of a political quagmire loomed very large on the horizon. But like …

The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has rejected as false, malicious and unfounded, the story published by Saharareporters.com on Friday, 25th September, 2015 which claimed that Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki blamed him for miscreants’ attack on dignitaries at the Ilorin Eid Prayer Ground last Thursday. In a statement …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed deep regret and sorrow over the tragedy that struck Muslim pilgrims during a stampede in Mecca that claimed hundreds of lives, among them a senior Nigerian female journalist and nine other victims from Nigeria. A statement released by his media office in Abuja …

Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has appealed to caregivers in orphanage homes to pay greater attention at every stage of growth of the children to properly develop their capacity for a stable future. According to a statement by Adebisi Olumide Ajayi, S A Media to the Wife …

Airtel Nigeria has launched the Airtel One Mic Vol.1 album performed by the four students who emerged winners in the Season of Airtel One Mic music talent hunt show. Brand ambassador for the telco, Innocent Idibia popularly known as Tuface also marked his 40th birthday at the occasion which held …

The Grammy Award-winning singers joined Pope Francis, Malala Yousafzai and children from around the world at a special ceremony to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals Shakira and AngéliqueKidjo celebrated Friday’s adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals with powerful performances before an audience at the United Nations General Assembly that included …

While we have been busy talking about Nigeria of today, I wonder if we have spared a thought about how this country will be in the next TWENTY-FIVE years. On October 1, 1979, when Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari was sworn-in as president, Goodluck Jonathan was just a 22 year-old …

NEDU MARK, YENAGOA Following the controversies that attended the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primaries in Bayelsa state,the Chief Timipre Sylva Campaign for the Bayelsa State 2015 gubernatorial election has described as misleading and completely untrue reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Primary election has been cancelled or …

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in New York reaffirmed his Administration’s total commitment to the entrenchment of a fully transparent and accountable public revenue management system in Nigeria. Addressing the United Nations Plenary Summit for the Adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda, President Buhari, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, …

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep sadness at “the colossal calamity” which occurred in Saudi Arabia, claiming the lives of hundreds of pilgrims, including some Nigerians. A statement by Garba Shehu, SSA to the President on Media and Publicity said that President Buhari believes that the stampede at Mina in …

The incidents, stories and some seemingly meaningless narratives recounted in the Bible, Koran and other Holy Books are not just told there as stories to captivate the imagination of both children and adults alike who are fascinated by stories. They are there for us to learn very useful lessons to …

Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde has stressed the need for women to be agents of change by being actively involved in the war against corruption, with a view to building the Nigeria of our dream. He made the call at the EFCC Zonal Anti-Corruption Sensitisation Workshop …

The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has expressed condolences on behalf of the members of the party to the Muslim community worldwide over the tragic stampede that claimed the lives of hundreds of pilgrims performing Hajj in Mecca. The party, in a statement …

The ongoing travails of the Senate President Bukola Saraki and his fight-backs provide incredible excitement to political spectators as they watch the moves and counter moves between the former Kwara State Governor and his suspected traducers. It is the excitement provided by these moves and counter-moves, with the embedded suspense, …

This year’s Hajj exercise, which ended a few days ago, witnessed incidents with devastating consequences which led to the death of over a thousand pilgrims who had gone to the Holy Land to undertake one of the main pillars of Islamic faith. The latest, which occurred last Thursday (Eid Day), …

The Kwara State government has condemned the attack on dignitaries at the Ilorin Eid prayer ground during Thursday’s Eidil Kabir celebrations, saying it is absurd, barbaric and unislamic. In a statement issued by the chief press secretary to the governor, Abdulwahaab Oba, the government said it heard of plans by …

As Muslim faithful all over the country celebrate the big Sallah known as id-el-kabir which commemorates the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to obey and follow Allah’s command to sacrifice his son, Ishmael, the Abia state Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has congratulated the Abia Muslim community on this holy occasion and …

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has warned that only the National Chairman and National Publicity Secretary of the party are authorised to speak on its behalf, stressing that “any member of the National Working Committee (NWC) or the party generally who wishes to speak on behalf of the party should …

NEDU MARK YENAGOA Eleven political parties in Bayelsa State under the aegis of the Inter-Party Advisory Council and the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties on Thursday shut the gate against other governorship aspirants in the state with the adoption of Governor Seriake Dickson as their candidate for the December 5 …

The governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, Tuesday, fulfilled his promise and handed out a gun-boat to the Nigerian Naval Outpost in Onitsha as well as15 speed boats and seven water ambulances to give a new lease of life to the riverine communities in Anambra State. The gesture represents …