President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned the service chiefs to an emergency meeting in the wake of the jailbreak at the Kuje Medium Correctional Centre, Abuja, and the attack on the President’s advance convoy in his home state, Katsina. At least 800 inmates, including 64 terrorists, were set free by members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) during Tuesday’s …

President Muhammadu Buhari has reshuffled his cabinet, less than a year into the end of his tenure. This situation is necessitated by the exit of some Ministers recently to contest in the various primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress leading to next year’s general elections. Eleven ministerial positions are affected in the exercise. Below is the list of the …

President Muhammadu Buhari’s has been attacked by gunmen in his Dutsinma, near his native home Daura, Katsina State. In a statement late on Tuesday, a presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu said the President was not in the convoy. It was the advance team of the President. Shehu said no one died as operatives of the military, the Department of State Services …

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated seven new ministers to replace cabinet members who resigned last month to contest for various elective position in the primary elections of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The Buhari administration is serving its last 11 months. The ministerial nominees are: Henry Ikechukwu (Abia State), Umana Umana (Akwa Ibom State), Ekuma Joseph (Ebonyi State) and …

Attempts to reappoint former Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi are being vehemently opposed by stakeholders in the maritime industry. Amaechi, who was also former Governor of Rivers State, responded to the demand of President Muhammadu Buhari for Ministers and public offers who desired to contest elective positions to quit their offices ahead of the primary elections of the …

As Nigerians mark Democracy Day, goodwill messages have been pouring in from political leaders across the country. The President, Governors and other leaders are showing solidary with their citizens and urging for more commitment to the dictates of democracy. In a morning broadcast, President Muhammadu Buhari admonished Nigerians never to forget the sacrifices of the heroes of democracy. “Their patriotism …

By Louis Odion To frame the epic coronation at the Eagle Square Tuesday night casually as Jagaban’s triumph is to omit one significant detail: a major detour in the movement of the forces of Nigeria’s history. As 2,322 enervated party delegates began to disperse from the Abuja coliseum strewn with the shards of broken aspirations and the cadavers of decapitated …

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the presidential aspirants of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to agree on a formidable candidate ahead of the party’s presidential primary election holding from 6th to 8th June in Abuja. The counselled the aspirants to continue consultations on the preferred candidate. A statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, …

The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Special Duties, Mallam Ya’u Darazo has urged Nigerians, especially members of the All Progressives Congress, to ignore the malicious attempt by the opponents of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to misrepresent what he told party leaders and delegates in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Thursday. Darazo, in a statement he signed in his personal …

A consensus presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for next year’s election may emerge anytime from now. Returning from an extraordinary session of West African leaders in Ghana, the President has fixed a meeting with presidential aspirants of the party for this (Saturday) night starting by 8 o’clock at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting may also have …