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President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said the Nigerian government remains deeply grateful to the government and people of Switzerland for their support in resuscitating the economy, especially the return of stolen funds. Receiving Letters of Credence from the Ambassador of Switzerland to Nigeria, Mr George Steiner, at the Presidential …

 The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has come hard on the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu saying that the  country could explode any moment if he continues with his impunity. “The country is in a keg of a gunpowder …

  President Muhammadu Buhari has constituted a Presidential Implementation Committee on Autonomy of State Legislature and State Judiciary in accordance with the 4th Alteration to the 1999 Constitution. The purpose of the committee, according to a statement by Femi Adesina,  Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), is to …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria has set aside the order of a High Court of Rivers State which sentenced the Managing Director of The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), Osagie Okunbor, and two other senior officers of the company to three …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) has condemned in strong terms, the freezing of all accounts belonging to the party’s Vice presidential candidate and former Governor of Anambra state, Mr. Peter Obi, wife, his family members and their businesses by agencies of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. The …

President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday, December 7, 2018,  received in audience a delegation and leaders from the South East of Nigeria and host communities of Enyimba Economic City and Signing of definitive agreements between the Nigeria Special Economic Zone Investment Company Limited and Enyimba City Development Company Limited in State House.

President Muhammadu Buhari, who returned to Abuja from Poland where he attended the United Nations Climate Change Summit on Wednesday, said on Thursday in Abuja that he understands the yearnings of Nigerians and strongly believes in the collective dream for a greater country, assuring that all will be done to …

President Muhammadu Buhari, in Poland for the United Nations’ Summit on Climate Change has visited  Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, where  he paid tribute to holocaust victims. He has, also from Poland, expressed concern over reports of violence in four communities in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State resulting …

Danjuma James, Sokoto Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State and North West Coordinator of the Atiku /Obi 2019 presidential campaign has  called on Nigerians to vote for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as president of Nigeria in next year’s election to ensure the transformation of the country, especially in the areas …

President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday in Katowice, Poland, said no country can confront climate change alone, urging UN-member countries to rededicate themselves to the task of rebuilding and restoring a healthy environment for future generations. In an address to the opening session of United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP24), President Buhari …

‘‘It’s real me, I assure you. I will soon celebrate my 76th birthday and I will still go strong.’’ Those were the words of President Muhammadu Buhari, Sunday in Krakow, Poland, at an interactive session with the Nigerian Community in the country. Responding to a question from a Nigerian in …

President Muhammadu Buhari departs Abuja Saturday for Katowice, Poland, to attend the 24th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP24) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) December 2-4, 2018. The COP24 Summit, which will be held at the International Conference Centre (MCK) and the adjacent Spodek …

It was a renewed call to arms in N’djamena, capital of the Republic of Chad, on Thursday, as President Muhammadu Buhari held a one-day consultation with Heads of State and Governments of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC). The meeting, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the …

The Director, Security Services, Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Abuja, Nigeria, Mohammed M. Mohammed has warned that Boko Haram insurgents are planning to attack the Federal Capital, Abuja, Nigeria. This is as the Nigerian Army has formally confirmed that  the insurgents have resorted to the use of drones and foreign …

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Maiduguri, Borno State, ordered the military to eliminate all threats of Boko Haram, declaring that the war against terrorism is “a must win’’. “It is a must win war. I want to encourage our troops not to be distracted by speculations but remain focused and …

 The Department of State Security (DSS) on Monday rescued an American citizen, Tawanda Lynn Jackson who was held hostage by one Mathew Adedoyin, her acquaintance whom she had met on social media.  Parading the prime suspect and his accomplice at the DSS Lagos Command, Director of the Command, Mrs. Betty …

  President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep shock over the killing of military personnel in Metele village of Borno State by Boko Haram terrorists, assuring at the same time that immediate measures are being taken to ensure that the loopholes which led to the fatalities are blocked once and for …

  President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja said leaders who undermine the economy by denying workers their benefits, while stuffing personal accounts with public funds will not escape the current anti-corruption dragnet. Receiving All Progressives Congress (APC) delegation from Benue State, led by Sen. George Akume, President Buhari, according to …

The Muhammadu Buhari Presidency has rejected former president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan’s  claim that there is more corruption in Nigeria today than when he, Jonathan, left office, listing steps it has taken so far to tame the monster and the gains it has recorded so far, stressing that “the former President …

Following eventual disclosure by the Police that Michael Adikwu, the principal suspect in the deadly bank robbery attacks in Offa, Kwara State, on April 5, 2018, is dead, the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called on the Presidency to institute a judicial inquiry into the ‘how …

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has said that the decision of former President Goodluck Jonathan to concede defeat after the 2015 presidential election was responsible for bringing Nigeria’s democracy to maturity. Dogara who said this in his remarks at the launching of the book “My Transition …

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission (ICPC) has ordered the Enugu State government to recover nine properties allocated to non-public servants of the state during the Sullivan Chime administration. The individuals and private companies were allocated choice properties at the Government Reserved Area (GRA) by the then Chime …

The relationship between Nigeria and India is a worthy one, and mutually beneficial, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Receiving the outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, His Excellency B.N Reddy, at a farewell audience in State House Monday, the President, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser …

President of the Senate, Dr.  Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Monday assured Nigerians that legislative duties in the National Assembly would not be relegated to the background in spite of the commencement of the 2019 electioneering campaigns. Saraki, according to a statement by his Special Assistant on Print Media, Chuks Okocha, …