Weah leads in Liberia polls
Partial results from Liberia’s presidential election show former football star George Weah has taken an early lead.
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Former World Footballer of the Year, George Weah wins Liberian Presidential Elections
Weah will succeed Africa’s first elected female president and Nobel Peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Kenya passes controversial electoral laws
Lawmakers from Kenya’s governing Jubilee Party have passed a bill to change how future elections are managed ahead of the
Group seeks court orders to stop former Nigerian governors making millions as senators, ministers
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Nigerian Government over its “failure to stop former governors and now
IDD unveils SOAPBOX in Abuja
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE MAIDEN EDITION OF SOAPBOX, ORGANISED BY THE INITIATIVE FOR DIALOGUE AND DEVELOPMENT (IDD),
Independence Day broadcast by President Muhammadu Buhari on October 1st, 2017
My dear Nigerians, October 1st remains a special date for all Nigerians as this marks the day when we attained
NIGERIA: No automatic ticket for Buhari in 2019 – Professor Ango Abdullahi
– Ango Abdullahi, Northern Elders spokesman Says North ready to support Atiku, Kwankwaso, others Professor Ango Abdullahi is the
President Buhar’s address to the 72nd Session of UN General Assembly in New York
THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 72ND SESSION OF UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN NEW YORK, TUESDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 2017
ECOWAS endorses #NotTooYoungToRun campaign
By MOSHOOD ISAH -The #NotTooYoungToRun Campaign has received a big boost as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
BIAFRA: Buhari should meet with Kanu, says Obasanjo
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari must meet with Biafran secessionist leader Nnamdi Kanu before violence between the army and separatists
I led Nigeria with conscience, says country’s former president Jonathan
Nigeria’s former President said his major inspiration all through his life as a public office holder was to lead
Kpakor urges Eagles not to be afraid of Indomitable Lions
Former international, Moses Kpakor, has charged the Super Eagles to face the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon with utmost confidence as
Nigerian Government draws line against hate speech, says it’s an act of terrorism
OPENING REMARKS BY NIGERIA’S ACTING PRESIDENT, PROF YEMI OSINBAJO, AT THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL, NATIONAL SECURITY RETREAT, AT THE BANQUET
2019: Kwankwaso dumps APC for PDP
Immediate past Governor of Kano State, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso, is reported to have defected from Nigeria’s governing All Progressives
Nigeria’s fortune is determined by less than 60 people – Pat Utomi exposes ‘club of power’
Prominent political economist, Professor Pat Utomi, has revealed that for the past 51 years, Nigeria’s fortunes have been determined
Hate speech: Nigerian government to sponsor Executive Bill to punish perpetrators
The Nigerian Government has revealed that an Executive Bill will be sent to the National Assembly which, if passed
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Countdown to 2019: 12 top Nigerian politicians to watch
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) released the timetable for the 2019 elections in March this year. The next presidential
Niger Delta militants split Nigeria into five republics [See names ]
A Coalition of militant groups in the Niger Delta, under the auspices of the Reformed Egbesu Assembly, have called for
2019: PDP settles for Atiku Abubakar and Ayo Fayose as Presidential Candidate VP, Sahara Reporters claims
With 2019 getting close, political permutations are beginning to flow and now Sahara Reporters is saying sources have revealed to
Full list of Amendments to the Constitution by the Senate
1. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, (Fourth Alteration) Bill, No. 1, 2017 (Composition of Members of the Council
Nigeria seeks to weaken power of the president
Nigeria’s upper house of parliament voted yesterday to weaken the power of the presidency and strengthen the legislature.
Obasanjo knelt down for Ghadaffi, used me against Atiku, Makarfi – Fayose
The Governor of Ekiti State, South-West Nigeria, Ayodele Fayose, has made some of the most far-reaching revelations yet about the
‘Name your successor,’ Grace Mugabe urges Husband
First Lady Grace Mugabe of Zimbabwe on Thursday challenged her president husband Robert to name his preferred successor to end
CORRUPTION: Sagay wants Senior Advocates of Nigeria punished for frustrating grand cases
TIMOTHY ADEWALE –Chairman Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption Professor Itse Sagay SAN has advocated “stiff punishment for counsel, particularly Senior Advocates, who
Leadership responsibilities of Executive and Legislature arms of Govt must not be wasted on conflicts & division – Osinbajo
SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, ACTING PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE OPENING CEREMONY
Shake-up at NJI rattles workforce as CJN renews Bozimo’s tenure
Transfers two accountants Tension mounts as workers decry lack of welfare “No cause for alarm in the Institute” The Board
Nigerian Senate passes Whistle Blowers Protection Bill
The Nigerian Senate has read The Whistle Blowers Protection Bill, 2017 (SB. 158) the third time and passed it.
Obasanjo: Abacha injected Yar’Adua with a virus
Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday said Sani Abacha, former military head of state, plotted to kill Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, former chief
I have been penciled for arrest over treason, plan to topple Buhari’s government – Fayose cries out
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state has alleged that he has already been marked for arrest by the Department of
When you tell them the truth
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