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The frosty relationship between President Goodluck Jonathan and the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, may be a thing of the past as information reaching Corruption Freeland says the two have settled their difference. According to Premium Times report, the two met at the Presidential Villa in Abuja today and reconciled. The peace meeting, initiated by Emir Sanusi, sources say …

Despite dwindling oil prices and reduction of OPEC quota, Nigeria’s black gold is dealt another blow as Ghana announces plans to significantly reduce the quantity of gas it purchases from Nigeria in the next couple of months through increased local gas production. President of Ghana, John Mahama, who was responding to questions on the economy at the global African investment …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday October 27, 2014 arraigned the trio of Ibrahim Abubakar, Abubakar Maigaskiya and Bashir Musa before Justice Faruk Lawal of Kano State High Court on two separate charges bordering on conspiracy to obtain money by false pretence. While the 1st accused, Ibrahim Abubakar was docked on a 13-count charge, the duo of …

Abuja—President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday prayed the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal to dismiss the suit challenging his eligibility to seek re-election next year, even as he said he will formally pick the nomination form today to contest the presidential election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, …

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Wednesday mocked the amendment of the constitution of the All Progressives Congress, APC, during its special national convention. In a report from Daily Post, PDP said the development coming just few months into the life of the same document, was a direct consequence of “lack of direction and unpreparedness,” and an attempt to redeem a …

ABUJA— NATIONAL leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, welcomed the defection of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, and advised him to resign as speaker because he was no longer a member of the ruling party. After almost one year of speculation and hob-nobbing with APC leaders, Tambuwal, yesterday, …

Rome based Catholic priest Fr. Chanakila Muyunda says it is clear that former president Michael Sata did not want Guy Scott to ever act as president. And former vice-president General Godfrey Miyanda says Scott does not qualify to act as president. Reacting to the death of Sata and subsequent configuration of Scott as acting president, Fr. Chanakila Muyunda ‘From the …

Another sick, old man has taken over as Zambia’s president, but for 90 days. Zambia’s president Michael Sata died last evening, leaving a power vacuum. Defence minister Edgar Lungu was acting president but he has been made to step aside for Scott. According to information received, Guy Scott with the help of Fred M’membe, the owner of Post newspaper, simply …

Zambian President Michael Sata has died at the age of 77 after receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness, the government says. President Sata, who was being treated in the UK, died in London’s King Edward VII hospital on Tuesday night. Media said that he died after “a sudden onset [of] heightened heart rate”. It is not immediately clear who will …

France and Germany says the outcome of Nigeria’s 2015 general elections is crucial to development and security of the country. The foreign affairs ministers of the two European giants who said this at a meeting with Nigeria’s foreign affairs minister, Aminu Wali on Monday in Abuja however pledged the support of their government for successful 2015 elections. The foreign minister …