Ahead of the 2019 presidential election, the battle to unseat President Muhammadu Buhari of the ruling All Progressives Congress has taken another dimension as a political party, Alliance for New Nigeria, ANN, yesterday joined forces with former President Olusegun Obasanjo and others to campaign...
Three months after criticising President Muhammadu Buhari’s performance in office, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised Nigerians not to vote for a ‘failed government’ in 2019.
This and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of the day.
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Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki has joined the 2019 presidential race, The Boss newspapers reports. The newspaper reports that “There is no doubt that he would be a formidable force that should not be ignored because only few politicians in Nigeria today have the pedigree, the...
The Federal Government has released a list of some of those who have allegedly looted the nation’s treasury. The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammad, released the list during a press conference in Lagos on Friday. Mohammad said the individuals include officials in the past government. This and...
A former governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Delta State, Mr. Sunny Onuesoke, has said the All Progressives Congress will collapse before the 2019 general elections following recent happenings in the party. This and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of...
More evidence of corrupt practices by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration may be tendered following a challenge by the former leader, it was learnt yesterday. Federal Government sources said although there was no immediate plan to arrest or quiz the former President, the government...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia state, Okey Adiaso, has said that there is no alternative candidate to President Muhammadu Buhari for the 2019 presidential election. This and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of the day.
26-03-2018- Here are the...
Hafsat Abdullahi phoned the Guardian to say her 16-year-old sister Fatima, who had been taken, had been dropped off in Dapchi. She put her sister on the phone.
“It took us three days to get back to Dapchi,” said Fatima. “We were divided into three groups and flown in planes, and taken over...
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting the girls who were abducted from their school in Dapchi, Yobe State. They were released on Wednesday. The girls’ parents are also attending the meeting holding inside the Press Gallery of the Presidential Villa’s Council Chambers.. These and much...
Contrary to the claims of two ministers of President Muhammadu Buhari, SaharaReporters can report that a handsome ransom of five million euros was paid to Boko Haram to secure the release of Dapchi girls freed by the insurgents early Wednesday morning. These and much more are in the Nigeria...
Boko Haram Islamists who kidnapped more than 100 schoolgirls in Dapchi, northeast Nigeria, just over a month ago have returned the students to the town, two parents told AFP on Wednesday.
These and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of the day.
21-03-2018- Here are the...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has alleged that the government of former President Goodluck Jonathan “essentially shared” N150 billion two weeks to the 2015 polls. These and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of the day.
20-03-2018- Here are the highlighted headlines from...
All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders have launched a peace move to change the frosty relationship between the Executive and the National Assembly. Lawmakers are threatening to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto on the Electoral Act amendment. These and much more are in the Nigeria...
Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, have jointly reacted to withholding of assent by President Muhammadu Buhari on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill.
Recall that Buhari on Tuesday turned down the amended Electoral Act bill in letters addressed to Saraki and...
A former aide of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s claims in Damaturu, Yobe, that he handled the recent abduction of 110 Dapchi schoolgirls ‘much better’ than Mr. Jonathan treated a similar incident in Chibok in 2014 is false. These and much more are in the...
There is discontent among some officers and men from South-East and South-South geopolitical zones in the police over what they described as “marginalisation of our officers” from the regions in the promotion of personnel. They fear they may not have satisfactory career in the force if events...
In the heat of the Inspector-General of police (IGP), Idris Ibrahim‘s disobedience of a presidential order, a photo that seemingly substantiates his insubordination has surfaced online.
President Muhammadu Buhari had on January 9, 2018, ordered Idris to relocate to Benue state where clashes...
President General of Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo (Jnr) The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of using “deliberate effort” to disfranchise Igbo in the 2019 general...
The President, Muhammadu Buhari, has arrived Makurdi, the Benue State capital, to meet with the Governor Samuel Ortom, and stakeholders. The President arrived at the Makurdi Airport at exactly 10:43 am on Monday morning. These and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of the day...
The Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has angered a number of his colleagues for lifting the veil on the N13.5million illegal allowances members of the upper legislative chambers receive each month in addition to their legitimate salaries and allowances. These and much more are in...
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