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The Peoples Democratic Party has said President Muhammadu Buhari, in saying that he was unaware that the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, did not carry out his orders regarding the security situation in Benue State, has directly admitted running an “incompetent, disorganised and uncoordinated administration.” The main opposition party asked the President to tell Nigerians how he reprimanded Idris …

Donald Trump has fired his secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, and announced his intention to replace him with the CIA director, Mike Pompeo. Trump announced the shake-up in a tweet, adding that Gina Haspel, Pompeo’s deputy, would become the CIA’s first female director. Tillerson’s departure had long been predicted after a series of clashes over policy. But the announcement, made …

A presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari did not know about the absence of the Inspector General of Police in Benue because he is “not omniscient”. Mr. Adesina made this known while appearing on a RayPower FM public affairs programme, Political Platform, Tuesday morning. Mr. Buhari has come under attacks particularly from Nigerians on social media …

By Tony Abolo Asaba, Delta State – A new and vertically integrated entity, known as The Shepha Refining and Petrochemical Company is to be sited in Ovrode in Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State. The Managing Director of the Refinery, Dr. Wilson Omonijabo Agha disclosed this to the Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa when he recently led …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has called for calm among farming communities and herders in the state, appealing that they maintain good neighbourly relations. The governor made the call during a meeting with members of Odiguetue Community of Ovia North East Local Government Area, at the Government House, in Benin City, Edo State. Obaseki, who was represented by his …

The Trump administration has backed away from a proposal to raise the legal age to buy certain guns because of an NRA lawsuit, the president wrote on Monday. “On 18 to 21 Age Limits, watching court cases and rulings before acting,” Donald Trump tweeted, after weeks of voicing support for raising the age limit. He also said there was “not …

President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to leaders of various groups in Benue State to convince their constituents that the Federal Government is doing its best to end the recurring attacks by armed herdsmen in various parts of the country. Responding to remarks by various stakeholders during a Town Hall meeting in Government House, Makurdi, on Monday, the President also urged …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s afterthought visit to Benue, several months after the massacre of Nigerians, as needless and serves only as a large billboard of his administration’s gross insensitivity to the plight of Nigerians. The party however said its mega rally, which held in Dutse, Jigawa State, today, has opened a new vista for …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that government was deeply worried about the incessant attacks on Benue’s rural communities, and vowed to end the menace “very soon”. Buhari, who met with farmers, herdsmen, government officials and other stakeholders in Makurdi, denied insinuations that he was not interested in what was happening to the north-central state. “I cannot overlook the killings …

The National Publicity Secretary of the Social Democratic Party, Mr. Alfa Mohammed, tells Tobi Aworinde that the party will form the majority in the National Assembly before the 2019 elections Can you confirm that some governors and senators are set to defect to your party? First of all, you know there is a leadership vacuum created by the two bigger …