Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, says President Muhammadu Buhari is the “number one promoter of disunity in Nigeria”. Fayose alleged that Buhari’s “one-sidedness” has…
View More Fayose to Buhari: You are chief promoter disunity in NigeriaTag: politics
Ethiopian Speaker resigns
Abadula Gemeda, speaker of Ethiopia’s lower house of parliament submitted his resignation on Sunday, one of the highest-ranking officials to do so since the ruling…
View More Ethiopian Speaker resignsTambuwal’s illegal pardon
By Wale Fatade Two months ago, this column wrote on how the Sokoto State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, spent N700 million to buy a residential…
View More Tambuwal’s illegal pardonPlateau Gov appoints acting Chief Judge
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has sworn in Justice Yakubu Dakwak as the Acting Chief Judge of the state following the retirement of the former…
View More Plateau Gov appoints acting Chief JudgeCatalonia referendum: Madrid moves to take over local policing
The Spanish authorities have moved to place all policing in Catalonia under central control to stop the disputed independence referendum on 1 October. Col Diego…
View More Catalonia referendum: Madrid moves to take over local policingIPOB agitation right, method wrong ―Ikpeazu
GOVERNOR Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has observed that even though the grievances of members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) are germane, they…
View More IPOB agitation right, method wrong ―IkpeazuBode George will not step down for anyone – Babatope
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Ebenezer Babatope, said former National Vice-Chairman of the party (South), Chief Olabode George, remained the best…
View More Bode George will not step down for anyone – Babatope51 Countries to sign UN treaty outlawing nuclear weapons
With the North Korean nuclear crisis looming large, 51 countries on Wednesday lined up to sign a new treaty outlawing nuclear weapons that has been…
View More 51 Countries to sign UN treaty outlawing nuclear weaponsBuhari to Jordan: Thank you for supporting Nigeria’s war against terrorism
President Muhammadu Buhari has thanked the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for its support to Nigeria’s campaign against terrorism and insurgency with the donation of military…
View More Buhari to Jordan: Thank you for supporting Nigeria’s war against terrorismVenezuela decries Trump’s anti-Caracas remarks in UN speech
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has reacted to US president’s UN speech, stressing that his country does not accept “threats from President Trump or whomever…
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