Africa: Nigeria is the world’s headquarters for extreme poverty-Former president Goodluck Jonathan

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has described Nigeria as the world’s headquarters for extreme poverty. Mr. Jonathan who took to his Facebook page a while ago to congratulate his former vice president and newly elected presidential candidate for the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, said ‘’I am convinced that you are the man […]

Breaking News: Former Nigeria Veep Atiku Abubakar elected presidential candidate for PDP

 Former Vice President and Presidential Aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, has emerged as the flagbearer of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP). Atiku beat 11 other contestants after polling 1, 532 votes to emerge as the winner of the primaries at the National Convention in Port Harcourt. Other aspirants include Senate President Bukola Saraki who polled 317 votes, […]

Nigeria: Obasanjo’s son defies him, goes all out to support President Buhari’s 2019 re-election bid

In spite of the fact that former President Olusegun Obasanjo is publicly opposed to Buhari’s re-election bid, his son Abraham Olujonwo Obasanjo has openly declared his support and availability to work for the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari. Festus Keyamo, Director of Strategic Communications, President Buhari Campaign Organisation, confirmed that Obasanjo’s son wrote the campaign organisation on Wednesday to officially […]

Nigeria: First lady orders arrest of her aide over 2.5 billion Naira scam

Nigeria’s first lady Aisha Buhari, has allegedly ordered the arrest of her own Aide De Camp, Sani Baba-Inna, a chief superintendent of police, for swindling her. According to Premium times Mrs. Buhari has allegedly asked the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to arrest and compel Baba-Inna to refund the money that he received as huge donations to the […]

Nigeria: Meet the new finance minister Zainab Ahmed, read her full profile here

Following the controversial resignation of Kemi Adeosun over the possession of a fake NYSC exemption certificate, President Muhammadu Buhari as appointed Zainab Ahmed as the new finance minister. Below is her full profile. Mrs. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed is the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI. She holds a B. Sc degree […]

Nigeria: Former Niger Delta Militants score Buhari higher than Jonathan

The Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) have scored President Buhari’s performance high, saying that he has done better than former President Goodluck Jonathan. According to the group, Jonathan’s tenure took the Niger-Delta region backwards. The RNDA made the declaration in a statement signed by its leader, Maj-Gen, John Mark Ezenobi. The militant group also announced that […]

Nigeria: Finance Minister’s resignation, see her full resignation letter here

Read the full text of the resignation letter of Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun. She resigned from her position after it emerged that the National Service exemption certificate she presented to the president in order to get the appointment was a fake one. We reproduce her full resignation letter to President Muhamadu Buhari.   14th […]

Nigeria: Police open up on Officer who died while having sex in his office

Detectives attached to the homicide section, Lagos State Criminal Investigative Department (CID), Panti, Yaba, have launched investigation into the death of Sunday Eguakhide, a Superintendent of Police (SP), who died at the Police College on August 11, according to a report by the New Telegraph. The Public Relations Officer of the college, Mr. Oluwaseyi Sotayo, […]

Protect Africa’s resources from foreign invasion- African Leaders urged

Deputy General Secretary of the Pan African Youth Union, Bening Ahmed has challenged African leaders to jealously guide the continents vast and rich natural resources from foreign invasion and concerns. According to him, the recent incessant visits by Western Leaders and the signing of various agreements with African leaders is ample testimony that the West […]