Lead Story

Washington, July 15, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) The Donald Trump administration on Monday said it would take steps to make it more difficult for immigrants arriving on the southern border to seek asylum in the U.S. This had putting the onus on them to ask for shelter in other countries. The Department …

The Nigerian Army has just released the postings and appointments of its officers. The posting by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen TY Buratai is a routine exercise carried out to reinvigorate the system for greater professional efficiency. The highlight, according to a statement by Sagir Musa, Colonel, Acting Director …

New York, July 14, 2019 (dpa/NAN) More than 70,000 people were affected by a massive power outage in parts of New York City on Saturday evening which saw the screens at Times Square go black and left cinema-goers sitting in pitch-black movie theatres, according to U.S. media reports. Midtown Manhattan and …

President Muhammadu Buhari has been in telephone contact with Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, whose daughter, Mrs Funke Olakunri, was killed by an armed gang on Kajola-Ore road, Ondo State on Friday. The President, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), condoled …

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, on the death of his daughter, Mrs Funke Olakunrin. The deceased was reportedly shot Friday along the Kajola-Ore road, in Ondo State, by those the police described as armed robbers. The President, according to Femi Adesina, Special Adviser …

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja formally congratulated Ambassador Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President-elect of the United Nations, UN General Assembly and Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, urging him to justify the confidence reposed in him by Nigerians and the world. Receiving Ambassador Muhammad-Bande at State House, President Buhari said: ‘‘You …

President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted to the Senate a request for the appointment of Special Advisers. Citing section 151 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended which confers on him the power to appoint Special Advisers to assist him in the performance of his functions, …

By Martins Odeh Abuja, July 8, 2019 The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Monday admitted the final result declared by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the Feb.23 general election as an exhibit. Dr Livy Uzoukwu, SAN, Counsel for the petitioners tendered the document before the Justice Mohammed Garba-led five-man …

Nigeria officially joined the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as President Muhammadu Buhari, Sunday, signed the Agreement in Niamey at the opening of the African Union (AU) Summit. President Buhari, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President Media & Publicity, appended his signature to …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, July 6, 2019 President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday departed Abuja for Niger Republic to attend the 12th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union on African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in Niamey. The president along with members of his entourage departed the presidential wing of …

By Ebere Agozie, Ismaila Chafe (Abuja); Victor Adeoti (Osogbo) Abuja, July 5, 2019 The Supreme Court on Friday validated the election of Adegboyega Oyetola as the governor of Osun State of Nigeria. In swift reactions, President Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress, APC and Gov. Oyetola hailed the verdict of …

Shell Companies in Nigeria on Wednesday won the coveted Excellence Award at the Nigeria Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, held in Abuja. This is coming on the heels of a streak of other industry leadership awards recently garnered by Shell including the best local content company from the Nigeria …

President Muhammadu Buhari has strongly condemned the deadly airstrike on a migrant centre near Tripoli, Libya on Wednesday. In a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), President Buhari described as “inhuman, wicked and callous” such an attack on “helpless and defenceless people.” The Nigerian …

By Habiba Broger  Vienna, July 2,2019 Member and  Non member nations of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries( OPEC) on Tuesday signed a “ Charter of Cooperation” in a bid to further strengthen their partnership.  The charter now replaces the “Declaration of Cooperation “ which was reached in December 2016 between  the …

By Habiba Broger Vienna, July 1, 2019 The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC ) on Monday night announced the re-election of Nigeria’s Mohammed Barkindo as Secretary General for a three-year tenure. Barkindo, who is an accomplished oil technocrat with a wealth of experience in the oil and gas sector, …

By Douglas Okoro Abakaliki, June 30, 2019 Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi says that there is no plan to establish Ruga settlement in any part of the South-East and South-South zones of Nigeria. Umahi disclosed this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Emma Uzor, in Abakaliki on …

By Temitope Ponle/ Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni Abuja, June 29, 2019 The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government have elected President Issoufou Mahamadou of Niger as the chair of ECOWAS for a one-year term. Mahamadou was elected at the 55th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS leaders on Saturday in Abuja, …

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the coup attempt in Ethiopia last Saturday and urged all concerned to exercise maximum restraint and avoid any action that could undermine the peace, unity and stability of the country. In a statement he issued in his capacity as Chairman of the Economic Community of …

By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, June 25, 2019 The pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to recruit more policemen from the 774 Local Government Areas in order to improve security. A delegation of the group led by Sen. Ayo Fasanmi, visited Buhari on Tuesday at the Presidential …

  By Edith Nwapi Abuja, June 24, 2019 The Court of Appeal Abuja division on Monday ordered President Muhammadu Buhari to respond within five days to the appeal filed against his qualification for the 2019 presidential election. The court also ordered the All Progressives  Congress (APC), and the Independent National …