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Ibrahim Gambari, chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, says his principal is leaving a legacy of free and fair elections in the country as he is about to hand over to complete his tenure. Gambari spoke on Thursday in Abuja at the launch of a biography of the mother of emirs of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says the 9th national assembly gave him the required support to fulfil his promises to Nigerians. Buhari spoke on Thursday at the inauguration of the permanent site of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) in Abuja. Buhari described the 9th national assembly as one of the […]

Patricia Scotland, secretary-general of the Commonwealth, says Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has accepted to chair the Commonwealth Observer Group (COG). As the chairperson of the group, Osinbajo is expected to lead a team of experts in observing the general election in Sierra Leone on June 24. Osinbajo would be joined by dignitaries from […]

Ahead of the May 29 inauguration, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday, took Kashim Shettima, his successor, on a familiarisation tour of the presidential villa. Speaking after the tour, Shettima commended Osinbajo for taking him round the offices out of courtesy. The Vice-President-elect said he was at the presidential villa to exchange ideas […]

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has sued the chief of army staff over the killing of Monday Orukpe, a police officer, by a soldier in August 2022. On August 3, 2022, Orukpe was killed at the Trade Fair section of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway area of Lagos state, in the course of his official […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigerians made a wise decision by electing Bola Tinubu to succeed him. According to a statement issued by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, Buhari spoke on Thursday after he bestowed Tinubu with the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) honour. The GCFR honour is the highest in the […]

The court of appeal has ordered Ambrose Owuru, presidential candidate of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP) in the 2019 elections, to pay a fine of N40 million for filing a frivolous suit to stop the inauguration of Bola Tinubu, president-elect. Jamil Tukur, the justice who read the lead judgment of a three-member panel […]

Musa Abdullahi-Lawan, Kano state attorney-general, has withdrawn the murder case against Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, majority leader of the house of representatives. Briefing journalists in Kano, Abdullahi-Lawan said the ministry could not substantiate the charges against the legislator based on the facts available. On February 28, Ado-Doguwa was arrested at the Mallam Aminu Kano […]

The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) has asked its members to embark on an indefinite strike. According to PUNCH, Obinna Ogbonna, national vice-president of JOHESU, gave the directive on Thursday at a press briefing in Abuja. “It becomes imperative to inform you that since the federal government is yet to meet these […]

President-elect Bola Tinubu says he understands the magnitude of the task ahead as he prepares to take on the mantle of leadership. The former governor of Lagos was declared the winner of the February 25 presidential election after defeating Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour […]