The University of Abuja (UNIABIJA) has rusticated two final year students for allegedly inciting their colleagues over a recent hike in tuition fees by the management of the institution. The university accused the students – Cyprian Igwe and Olalekan Oladeru – of circulating a WhatsApp group message inviting other students for a meeting over the fee hike. Both officials of …

President Muhammadu Buhari addressed the nation for the last time on Sunday, and said emphatically that is leaving Nigeria better than he met it eight years ago when he first assumed office. President Buhari, a former military Head of State, leaves the stage tomorrow for his party’s candidate in the last presidential election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who beat a …

Ebonyi State Governor, Engr. David Umahi, on Saturday, sacked 17 Permanent Secretaries. The development came two days to the inauguration of the next administration, to be led by Francis Nwifuru. Both Umahi and Nwifuru are members of the All Progressives Congress. Umahi announced the sack during a valedictory session of the State Executive Council at the new Government House, Centenary …

Barely 48 hours to the inauguration of another administration, President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his eight years tenure has doubled Nigeria’s infrastructural fortunes. In a statement on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday, President Buhari said that Nigeria’s stock of infrastructure to Gross Domestic Product have grown significantly by 20 per cent under his watch. He noted that without investing …

President Muhammadu Buhari will at 7:00 am on Sunday deliver his farewell message to Nigerians. In a statement on Saturday evening, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said: “President Muhammadu Buhari will make a farewell broadcast as President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces on Sunday, 28th May, at 7 am”. He advised television and radio stations, …

The First Lady, Hajia Aisha Buhari, on Saturday in Abuja, urged children to be patriotic by “shying away” from drug abuse. “We want you to support your nation by shying away from drugs”, Mrs. Buhari said at a Children’s Day celebration organised by the Presidential Transition Council at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. She said that, as a party …

As President Muhammadu Buhari prepares to exit office on Monday, a Nigerian journalist has expressed displeasure over his eight years administration. The Canada-based former newspaper manager, Chief Femi Shodunke said that the souls of those killed and kidnapped under President Buhari’s administration would haunt him forever. Reacting to a statement that President Buhari would be addressing the nation on Sunday …

Ahead of Monday’s inauguration of Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat for the second term, the historic Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), venue of the event, is already wearing an impressive look. This is as Sanwo-Olu and Hamzat have submitted their Asset declaration forms to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), as required by law. …

President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday highlighted the indispensable role of democracy as the cornerstone for the nation’s progress and prosperity, emphasising its vital nature in advancing the nation’s interests and sustainable development. At the Inauguration Lecture delivered by former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, Tinubu restated his commitment to the ideals of democracy …

Forty-five months after Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu inaugurated members of the Executive Council to work with him and his deputy in piloting his administration’s development agenda, the cabinet wound down on Friday, flaunting a dossier of achievements, records and progress. An aura of ecstasy permeated the cabinet chamber as commissioners and cabinet-ranked special advisers – all clad in native …