Hours after resignation, Kemi Adeosun departs Nigeria

24 hours after her resignation, immediate past Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has departed Nigeria. Premium Times reports that close associates of the former minister said she departed for the UK on Saturday. Several calls put across to her Nigerian number rang through each time in the Europe internal phone ringing effect. Adeosun resigned yesterday following […]

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Zainab Ahmed, a northerner, replaces Adeosun

It is no longer news that the embattled Nigerian minister of finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun eventually resigned her appointment due to NYSC certificate of exception which a news paper alleged to be fake. Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari has duly accepted Mrs Adeosun’s resignation. Buhari has now replaced Mrs Adeosun from Ogun state with Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed […]

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Atiku writes Buhari, complains of serious threat to his family lives

Ex-Nigerian vice president, Atiku Abubakar said his life and those of his family are under threat by unknown person(s) because of his decision to contest the 2019 presidential election. Atiku, an aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in a petition to President Muhammad Buhari requested for more police protection for himself […]

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Buhari replaces Seiyeifa with Kano man as DSS boss

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a new boss for the State Security Service (SSS) also called Department of Security Service (DSS). Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, in a statement named the new director-general as Yusuf Magaji Bichi. The new boss replaces Matthew Seiyeifa, who has been operating in acting capacity since Lawal Daura was sacked. […]

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Kemi Adeosun, Finance Minister, may have resigned

There are unconfirmed reports that Nigerian Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has resigned her appointment. According to Daily Trust, it is not very clear when she submitted her letter of resignation. Her resignation is coming sequel to the strong allegation leveled against her by Premium Times that she might have forged her National Youth […]

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Why Edwin Clark’s home was raided –Bayelsa gov.

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has said that the police invasion of the Abuja home of Niger Delta leader, Chief Edwin Clark for alleged arms piling, was an attempt to intimidate the Ijaw nation. Dickson, declared that as Ijaw voice would continue to be heard against injustice and inequality in the country, nobody will be […]

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Nigerian govt dismisses editorial claim that Buhari has sympathy for herdsmen

Nigerian govt, Wednesday, dismissed as unfounded and wicked the conclusion by a newspaper that President Muhammadu Buhari is sympathetic to the activities of killer herdsmen. The newspaper, had through its editorial, accused the President of being indifferent to herdsmen atrocities. In a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and […]

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After honoring IGP’s invitation, Fani-Kayode promises to hit, write harder

Former Nigerian Aviation Minister, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode today honored the police invitation where he was questioned about his essay “Five Useful Idiots and The Spirit of the Accused Slave.” Posting via his twitter page, Fani-Kayode gave a brief report of his visit to the IGP’s office. He vowed to continue writing more of such publications. […]

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I’m not scared of free, fair elections in 2019 – Buhari

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring that the 2019 polls, under his watch, are free, fair and credible. Addressing a gathering of Nigerians on Sunday in Beijing, the President said that as a beneficiary of free and fair elections, he is not afraid of a credible process in 2019. Buhari also […]

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Signs show former DSS DG, Daura may be reinstated

Maybe, maybe not, but reports have it that there are signs that the sacked Director General of Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura could return to his seat following new developments within the presidency. This is to reiterate speculations in recent weeks that some powerful persons were pressuring President Muhammadu Buhari to recall the […]

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Buhari, his entourage get a rousing welcome in China (Photos)

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, his entourage, Saturday morning, arrived Beijing, China, meeting a rousing welcome, to participate in the 7th Summit of the Forum on China—Africa Cooperation. Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Alhaji Bashir Ahmad, confirmed this via his twitter handle. He wrote: “President Muhammadu Buhari arrives in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China […]

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Buhari makes U turn, now to uphold the rule of law

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will always uphold the sanctity of the rule of law in governing the country. Buhari made this u turn after widespread criticism of his comment that national security is superior to the rule of law. While speaking during a meeting with German Chancellor Angel Merkel on Friday, Buhari […]

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Buhari, Aisha, Akpabio, Akume, Ambode head to China

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari along with his wife and daughter have left Abuja for China where the President is expected to participate in a summit. Buhari is visiting China to participate in the 7th Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) scheduled to hold September 3 – 4, 2018 in Beijing. According to a […]

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Buhari’s view: ‘security supremacy over rule of law’, an advance warning —Soyinka

Playwright and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari for apparently saying his government is willing to violate the law for national security. While speaking at the opening ceremony of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) annual conference last Sunday, Buhari claimed it was a settled law that national security should always override […]

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British Prime Minister, Theresa May lands in Nigeria

British Prime Minister, Theresa May, has arrived Nigeria. May landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria and proceeded to a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, according to Sahara Reporters. Buhari and May are expected to hold bilateral discussions and sign important defence and economic agreements. (Photo: BBC)

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We ‘ll be neutral in Nigeria’s 2019 elections – US

United States Government has said that it will not take side in the Nigeria’s 2019 general election, saying it wants the winner to be elected in a free and fair contest. “And we will do all we can to assist Nigeria’s government”, Counselor for Public Affairs, US Embassy, Aruba Amirthanayagam, said in Minna, Niger State yesterday when […]

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Trump allegedly said President Buhari is “lifeless”

Financial Times reported on Monday that the US president, Donald Trump, referred to his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari as “lifeless”, shortly after a meeting between the two leaders on April 30. Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, the first sub-Saharan Africa president to meet Trump since he took over as the 45th American president, was in the […]

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