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The Punch newspaper recently decided it would henceforth prefix President Muhammadu Buhari’s name with his military rank of Major-General and refer to his administration as a regime. In an editorial entitled “Buhari’s lawlessness: Our stand”, the newspaper said it would refer to the president and his government in those militaristic and pejorative terms “until they purge themselves of their insufferable contempt for …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Bayelsa on Thursday applauded the Federal Government for the border closure, saying the policy was yielding positive results in various local products, especially rice. The NLC Chairman in the state, Mr John Ndiomu, told Newsmen in Yenagoa that the border closure was doing more good than harm. According to Ndiomu, border closure is a …

President Donald Trump was impeached for abuse of power in a historic vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting up a Senate trial on removing him from office after three turbulent years. By a 230 to 197 vote in the Democratic-majority House, the 45th US president became just the third occupant of the White House in American history to be …

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the dissolution and recomposition of the yet to be inaugurated new Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The President has also directed that the Interim Management Team of the NDDC shall be in place till the forensic audit of the agency is completed, and that the supervision of the Commission shall remain under …

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, speaking right after the House impeached President Trump, said today is “a great day for the Constitution” but “a sad day for America.” “I could not be prouder or more inspired by the moral courage of the House Democrats. We never asked one of them how they were going to vote. We never whipped this vote” …

As President Trump officially became the third US president to be impeached, he was on stage at a “Merry Christmas” rally in Michigan laying into Democrats and claiming they’ve “branded themselves with an eternal mark of shame.” “With today’s illegal unconstitutional and partisan impeachment, the do-nothing Democrats are declaring their deep hatred and disdain for the American voter,” Trump said in Michigan …

United States Congress on Wednesday, impeached President Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. On the first article of abuse of power, the house voted 230 to 197. Congress also voted 229 to 198 to impeach him on the second article of obstruction of Congress. By this action, President Trump becomes the third American president in history …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), said on Tuesday that he might seek virement and amendments to the 2020 budget by forwarding proposals to the National Assembly. The President had signed the N10.59tn budget at a ceremony witnessed by the Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi …

The House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected an amendment to the 1999 Constitution seeking a single term of six years for the president and governors. The lawmakers who spoke during the debate on the bill expressed their opposition to the amendment. The sponsor, Mr. John Dyegh (APC-Gboko/Tarka Federal constituency of Benue State), however, said lawmakers did not understand the intent …

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to explain why the #RevolutionNow protests convener, Omoyele Sowore, was still being detained despite the bail granted by the court.  Justice Inyang Ekwo made the order in a ruling …