Obasanjo meets Buhari in Ethiopia days after ‘do not seek re-election’ statement
After a scathing much-publicised statement, President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the opening session of the 30th African Union summit.
It is the first meeting...
Trump says US ‘deeply respects’ Africa in letter to AU
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President Donald Trump said the United States “deeply respects” Africans and will dispatch its top diplomat to the continent, in a letter to African leaders seen by AFP on Sunday.
The letter sent last...
It’s another bad day for PDP as ex-senator moves over 5000 members to APC
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A former Senator under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Basheer Lado, has decamped to the All Progressives Congress(APC) with over 5,000 supporters in a grand reception in Kano.
The event took place at the...
I am not financier of Obasanjo’s National Coalition movement – Aiteo chief, Benedict Peters
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Benedict Peters, founder and vice-chairman of Aiteo Group, one of Nigeria’s leading energy companies, has denied being the financier of a nascent political movement being nurtured by former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
The movement is...
Listen to my father and step down in 2019 – Iyabo Obasanjo tells Buhari
Accuses federal government of sponsoring and recirculating her 2013 letter to her father
Says; my father (Obasanjo) is “one of the most brilliant leaders to ever emerge in modern Africa”.
A former Nigerian senator,...
We have changed model of government in Nigeria – VP Yemi Osinbajo
Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo said in a media chat that Buhari’s government has changed the model of government in Nigeria substantially. He said “we have place emphasis on good governance especially financial prudence,...
Fraud: After hours in detention, EFCC releases sacked SGF, Babachir Lawal on bail
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Engineer Babachir Lawal, the sacked Secretary to the Government of the Federation, who is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for corruption, has been released on bail
EFCC sources confirmed that...
Details: What Kachikwu told Buhari in new letter
Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources, has advised the federal government to “take advantage” of the controversial but prolific OPL 245
Kachikwu’s advice was contained in a letter to Abba Kyari, chief of...
United hit four as Sanchez grabs man of the match on debut
Marcus Rashford, Ander Herrera, Jesse Lingard and Romelu Lukaku gave Man Utd a 4-0 win at Yeovil in the FA Cup fourth round on Friday night as Alexis Sanchez made his debut.
Yeovil asked questions...
Accept defeat like Jonathan if you lose in 2019 – Ekweremadu tells Buhari
Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to let go of power if he loses in 2019
Although Buhari is yet to make an official declaration for the 2019 race, there are...
