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Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, says the opinion of Matthew Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, on national issues is “coloured by politics”. Speaking on Monday in an interview with Channels Television, Adesina said Kukah should understand that the Buhari-led administration has tackled insurgency and banditry in the country more than the situation was in […]

President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to depart the country on Tuesday on an official visit to Saudi Arabia. In a statement on Monday, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, said the trip which would last for eight days is Buhari’s last visit to the kingdom as president. Shehu said while in Saudi Arabia, the […]

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC, makers of Peak Milk, for using an “offensive” advert to depict the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The company published an Easter message on Friday with a picture of a dented tin of Peak Milk pierced on two sides with a nail. […]

Edwin Clark, an Ijaw national leader and convener of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), says Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, should be prosecuted for spreading fake news against Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP). On April 4, speaking in Washington DC during an engagement with some international media […]

Yemi Oke, a law professor, has faulted a letter written by Chimamanda Adichie, a Nigerian novelist, over the conduct of the February 25 presidential election. In a letter published last Thursday, Adichie said the Nigerian election was “deliberately manipulated”. The letter was addressed to US President Joe Biden. The award-winning novelist […]

Salihu Lukman, vice-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the north-west, says any Muslim aspiring to be senate president does not respect the constitution and the party. Lukman made the remark on the grounds that President-elect Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, the vice-president-elect, are both Muslims. The APC national working committee […]

The Dalai Lama has apologised for asking a young boy to suck his tongue in a video that has gone viral. In the clip, the young boy can be seen approaching the Nobel Peace Prize winner in what seems like a request for a hug. The 87-year-old then invites the boy on stage […]

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says his supporters should bear the attacks they receive as a sacrifice for a new Nigeria. In a series of tweets on Monday, Obi said he and Datti Baba-Ahmed, his running mate, are pained that their supporters, popularly known as ‘Obidients’, are being attacked […]

Lamidi Apapa, deputy national chairman (south) of the Labour Party (LP), says he remains the acting national chairman of the party. On April 6, Apapa declared that he had taken charge of the affairs of the party. The declaration came a few hours after Julius Abure, national chairman of the LP, alleged […]

Vice-President Yemi Osibanjo has condoled with the family of Bola Ajibola over the death of the former minister of justice and attorney general of the federation.  Ajibola passed away in the early hours of Sunday and was buried in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, a few hours after his death. He was […]