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The presidency has set aside a whopping N1.6 billion for purchase of vehicles and spares. This is contained in the budget proposal President Muhammadu Buhari presented to a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday. The N16.39 trillion budget has a deficit of N6.26 trillion. The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, had said the […]

Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCG), Lagos, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to spearhead the change of the 1999 constitution.  He said the constitution is the harbinger of the problem confronting Nigeria, describing it as “a glorified death certificate.” Speaking in his state of the station broadcast, Bakare challenged […]

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says President Muhammadu Buhari is Nigeria’s most popular politician in generations. The Vice President said this during an interactive session with top officials of Nigeria’s High Commission in the United Kingdom on Saturday. Osinbajo said the popularity and credibility of Buhari are crucial factors needed in galvanising the entire system to resolve […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said improving security, the economy and fighting corruption are still the core priorities of his administration, six years after the triad of promises first won him the presidential election. The President made the remark in Kaduna at the Passing Out Parade for Cadets of 68 Regular Course (Army, Navy and […]

 Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, the special counsel to the incarcerated leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Bi­afra, (IPOB), has cried out that the right of his client is being trampled upon. In a statement made available to SUNDAY IN­DEPENDENT at the week­end, Ejimakor lamented that the IPOB leader’s case was being unnecessarily delayed in court. He […]

Marketers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, well known as cooking gas, on Saturday, expressed worry over the supply shortage leading to persistent increase in the price of the commodity. They warned that 12.5kg of cooking gas currently selling between N7,500 and N8,000 could rise to N10,000 before December if nothing was done to address the crisis. […]

President Buhari will spend a total of N12.5bn in terms of expenditure on the Presidential Air Fleet in 2022. This is according to the breakdown of the 2022 Appropriation Bill currently before the National Assembly. Buhari presented the fiscal document to a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday. The Minister of Finance, Budget […]

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says he is “yet to see a leader as patient, tolerant and understanding as President Muhammadu Buhari”, especially in the running of affairs of the country. The Minister stated this on Friday in Abuja when he received a delegation from African Union Development Agency – NEPAP  […]

Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, says Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe ought to be cooling off in prison. Abaribe, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator from Abia State, stood as surety for Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), before he jumped bail in 2017. Kanu […]

Governor Willie Obiano met with President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday during which they discussed the security situation in Anambra State and the November 7 governorship election in the state. Their meeting came a day after the attorney-general of the federation, Abubakar Malami, said the federal government was contemplating declaring a state of emergency in Anambra. After […]

The Nigerian Army has said Nollywood Actor, Chiwetalu Agu, was arrested for soliciting support for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Daily Trust had reported how the veteran actor was arrested in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Wednesday. Reports of his arrest had triggered outrage on social media. In a statement on Thursday, Onyema Nwachukwu, army […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigerians have a right to be concerned about recent borrowings by the Federal Government. He, however, stated that the debt level of the present administration was within sustainable limits. The President said this on Thursday while presenting the 2022 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of lawmakers at the […]

The Zamfara State Police Command has rescued 187 kidnapped victims who have been eating grasses in bandits’ den for 52 days due to lack of food. The victims who were kidnapped in different parts of the state were reportedly left with no food by the bandits and they resorted to eating grasses in order to […]

Substitute Karl Namnganda’s 90th-minute goal put an end to the Super Eagles’ perfect start to their 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifying campaign as the Central African Republic beat Nigeria 1-0 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos to earn their first maximum points of Group C. With the result, it’s the first time in 40 years […]

The Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria and economic experts on Wednesday expressed concern about the high deficit in the 2022 budget. MAN and experts including Prof. Pat Utomi in separate interviews with Punch warned both the executive and the National Assembly against endangering the future of the country. Federal Government had on Wednesday said it planned to […]

President Buhari on Wednesday met with former President Goodluck Jonathan. The meeting was held behind closed doors inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by Buhari. The former President arrived for the meeting at about 4pm. He did not speak with State House correspondents at the end […]

The Federal Government has said it is not foreclosing the possibility of declaring state of emergency in Anambra State. There has been widespread violence in the state in the buildup to the November 6 governorship election. Daily Trust had reported how politicians went into hiding following the activities of rampaging gunmen suspected to be members […]

The clamour by the South East for an opportunity to produce the next President in the February 2023 general election may have eventually materialized. Former Governor of Abia State and the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on Wednesday revealed that he was been pressured to be the South East candidate for […]