By soldiers and police officers, Nigeria's military guard the campaign headquarters of President Muhammadu Buhari Abuja, Nigeria, Feb 25, 2019. © AP Photo Jerome Delay Nigeria elections in 2019 that brought President Muhammadu Buhari back into office for second term were marred by violence, some of it,..…
Others included Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno Director-General of Department of State Service, Yusuf Magaji Bichi Permanent Secretary, State House, Jalal Arabi Senator Philip Aduda former Communication Minister, Adebayo Shittu and Central Bank of..…
Ejike Bob Udeogu, in economics at University of East London and author of the Financialization, Capital Accumulation and Economic Development Nigeria, claims that Buhari administration's handling of the economy has fallen somewhere between poor and dreadful.. ..…
By military fiat inaugurated two major political parties for the in the approach to the inauguration of Third Republic, President Ibrahim Babangida took the bull by the horn when the administration.. ..…
For two years, he refused to sign the amended electoral act, he sacked Chief Justice of the Federation and worse still, he militarised the entire political process and gotten the pronouncement of Supreme Court of Nigeria that the military should not be part of Nigeria's electoral process, that they have no in..…
Nigeria's electoral board said on Tuesday the outcome of governorship polls in six states was inconclusive, sparking fury and raising the prospect of re-runs and legal action.. ..…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari won second term at the helm of Africa's economy and top oil producer, on Wednesday, following election marred by delays, logistical glitches, and violence.. ..…
Buhari, 76, won majority votes 19 of the country's 36 states and gathered the minimum of 25 percent of the in at least 34 states and the federal Abuja, ... ..…
Regardless of who wins, President Muhammadu Buhari of All Progressives Congress and his opposition, Atiku Abubakar of People's Democratic Party, have opened the door to political forces they cannot control or stop.. ..…
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari addresses his supporters during campaign rally ahead of the country's Lagos, Nigeria February 9, 2019. ..…
The various presidents, from Obasanjo to Buhari today, have run corrupt regimes, doing nothing to alleviate the suffering of Nigerian masses, while enriching themselves and their cronies in the process.. ..…
Political observers will also be keeping eye on countries that could have unscheduled elections arising from domestic disputes, such as U.K and Spain, where Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez might want to broaden his mandate after taking power due to the government's no-confidence defeat.. ..…
Nigeria Watch, has been based at Nigeria's University of Ibadan, supported by French Institute for Research Africa, since July 2013.Hide Footnote The 2007 polls were condemned as the most massively rigged in the country's troubled history and saw violence during the campaign and polling. ..…
TEHRAN Come December 12, people of conscience around the globe would be joining members of Islamic Movement Nigeria to commemorate the anniversary of the premeditated attack on armless citizens using armed-to-the-teeth security operatives while bracing up to hoist flag on the dome of Hussainiyya Baqiyatullah,..…
Currently, President Muhammadu Buhari and former Atiku Abubakar are the in the 2019 race for the presidency. ..…
By Nicholas Ibekwe On Friday 0ctober 26, Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation released statement claiming the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party next February's, Atiku Abubakar, was endorsed by London-based Economist magazine.. ..…
President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the new wage of U.S.$83 proposed by Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage. ..…
Recently, during his address to lawyers at Annual Conference of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Abuja, President Muhammadu Buhari had alarmed Nigerians and the world when he was quoted as saying that. ..…
Besides, President Buhari is beneficiary of the framework of integrity instituted by his office. On of the misgivings reported about the conduct of the 2007 general elections, President Goodluck Jonathan upon his assumption of office had declared that he hoped to leave legacy of free, fair and credible..…
August FG, States, LG share N741.84bn as revenue increases by N27bn. ..…
By sleaze can no longer be covered up by intellectual dishonesty, The upset caused by barely educated Ademola Adeleke of PDP against APC apparatchik in the recent Tinubu's satellite state of Osun is indication that bad governance occasioned... ..…
In his book, I Paid Hitler., Fritz Thyssen, German industrialist, points out the chief reasons for Hitler's failure to Europe. ..…
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