2018

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that he could write another letter on burning national issues.   He, however, said it could take a little while before penning such letter. “After my last letter, it will take sometime before…

Parents of Liya Sharibu, the schoolgirl still held by Boko Haram, over her refusal to convert to Islam, have said they are proud of their daughter’s courage; even in the face of threat to her life. “I’m very happy and proud that I am the…

Commercial and social activities have returned to Dapchi, 24 hours after Boko Haram freed 105 girls out of 110 students abducted at a government school last month. Shops and businesses have re-opened even as residents besieged houses of…

Parents of Liya Sharibu, the schoolgirl still held by Boko Haram, over her refusal to convert to Islam, have said they are proud of their daughter’s courage; even in the face of threat to her life. “I’m very happy and proud that I am the…

Two aides to Communications Minister Adebayo Shorty were sacked as a result of a memo addressed to him demanding payment of their emoluments. The memo, since gone viral on social media, also mentioned disclosure of the Minister’s sudden…

It was a dramatic and unexpected return. The Dapchi girls, who were kidnapped about a month ago, were dropped off in the heart of the town. Some of the girls relived their ordeal in the Boko Haram custody. Security sources told The Nation …

Against the backdrop of the controversy and intrigues surrounding the amendment of the Electoral Act, which re-ordered elections in 2019, and its subsequent rejection by President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Working Committee of the…

The House of Representatives has begun the process of overriding President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto on the Nigerian Peace Corps Bill and nine other bills. President Buhari declined assent to the Peace Corps bill, citing security and…

Former Delta State Governor James Ibori yesterday launched an appeal against his conviction in London, alleging corruption in the ranks of British police. Ibori spent years in United Kingdom jails after pleading guilty to laundering a…

Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation and former governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has urged the  Igbo  to have a ‘handshake’ across the Niger by voting President Muhammadu Buhari  into office for a second term in 2019, to…