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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his government will not spare any member of the All Progressives Congress as well as associates found culpable of corruption. The President, who is currently on a four-day visit to the United States President, Barack Obama, said this during an interview with the CNN anchor, Christiane Amanpour. “If any of my associates or party …

As a result of tight fiscal policy anchored on blocking of leakages, Nigeria’s foreign reserves has risen from $29.1 billion left by the immediate past government to $31.89 billion presently. Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele made this disclosure yesterday while briefing the Senate leadership on the state of the nation’s economy and actions being taken …

THE US President, Barack Obama, on Monday offered strong support for Nigeria’s new President, Muhammadu Buhari, saying he had a “clear agenda” for defeating the militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, and was working to root out corruption. Speaking as he greeted Buhari on his first visit to the White House since his election in March, Obama said the two leaders …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said it would neither be prudent nor serve the interests of sound government for him to have formed his cabinet immediately he was inaugurated on May 29. He said it was necessary for the country to first put new rules of conduct and good governance in place before he could make critical appointments into his …

BY DELE MOMODU Fellow Nigerians, let me confess that in over 30 years of writing no President has ever reacted directly or positively to my constant admonitions, lamentations or commendations. Rather, most of the time, their aides, cronies and acolytes used to fire darts and barbs at us from every direction. We were called unprintable names that our parents did …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday arrived Washington DC on a four-day official visit to United States, where he is expected to discuss bilateral issues with President Barrack Obama and other government officials. The president, who arrived at Joint Based Andrews Airport Washington, was received by the Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Mrs Linda Thomas-Greenfield, and Mr James Entwistle, US …

Indications emerged on Sunday that the embattled former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, might be charged to court for sponsoring terrorism. It was learnt that having taken some items from Dasuki’s homes in Abuja and Sokoto, including undisclosed amount of money in a bag,the DSS was seriously weighing options whether to immediately press terrorism charges against the man or …

By Sonny Atumah Bravo! I have been vindicated on subsidy. President Muhammadu Buhari you indeed understand what subsidy is. We have been clamouring for transparency, honesty and accountability in running the affairs of the NNPC. Last Monday, the President aligned himself with my campaign that subsidy removal was not the issue but the management of our petroleum resources. According to …

It was a bloody Eid-el-Fitri celebrations in Benue state, and Damaturu the Yobe state following the killing of about 35 persons including a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stalwart and elder statesman, Chief Atoza Ihindan, in Katsina/Ala local government area of the state. In Damaturu the Yobe state capital the Eid-el-Fitr celebration, was marred by bomb explosion in two locations in …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Friday said the perceived failure of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan in office amounted to a betrayal of the collective aspiration of the South-South geopolitical zone. He also noted that Jonathan’s record in the estimation of Nigerians, would hunt the zone for a long time. Obasanjo, who said this in Benin at the eleventh convocation ceremony of Benson …