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In his last Democracy Day speech before the end of his tenure, President Muhammadu Buhari has described the annulment of the Jun2 12, 1993 presidential election as “the worst of our leadership”. In a televised broadcast to Nigerians on Sunday morning, Buhari promised a legacy of “a free, fair and transparent process” in […]

Disappointment was powdered on the faces of many of the young people around me when Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo did not win the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). To them, Osinbajo was one candidate they could connect with: articulate, urbane, agile and modern. One who is connected to the ordinary Nigerian — […]

Dave Umahi, governor of Ebonyi, says delegates from the south-east “traded their votes” in the just-concluded presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor, was declared winner of the primary on Wednesday after he secured 1,271 votes. Tinubu had contested against 13 other presidential hopefuls — including […]

Emeka Alaehobi, a youth leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has been killed by gunmen in Anambra state. Alaehobi was said to have been killed in Utuh, a community in Nnewi south LGA on Saturday. The youth leader was reportedly abducted on Thursday after gunmen raided his residence in Ukpor […]

Eleven of the persons abducted during an attack on an Abuja-Kaduna train in March have been freed. Tukur Mamu, media consultant to Ahmad Gumi, popular Islamic cleric, confirmed the development on Saturday. He said the abductees were released on Saturday, adding that they included six females and five males. More to […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will address the country at 7am on Sunday. According to a statement issued on Saturday by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, the address will form part of activities for the Democracy Day celebration. “President Muhammadu Buhari will broadcast to the nation on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at 7am as part […]

Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says an extension of the deadline for voter registration may be considered. Yakubu spoke on Saturday at an event tagged ‘Youth Vote Count 2.0 Mega Concert’, organised by YIAGA Africa, a civil society organisation, in partnership with the European Union and INEC. “We […]

Tukur Buratai, former chief of army staff and current ambassador of Nigeria to Benin Republic, says the federal government must establish its presence in ungoverned spaces to address banditry.  Buratai said this on Saturday at a one-day symposium on national security, organised by Arewa House in Kaduna. Speaking on the theme ‘Politics […]

The Borno police command says insurgents killed 55 scrap metal collectors in the state within three weeks. Abdu Umar, Borno commissioner of police, said this on Saturday while speaking at a security stakeholders’ meeting in Maiduguri, the state capital. Several scavengers, otherwise known as ‘Yan Ajakuta’, were killed in Mukdala village in […]