The leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, assesses Nigeria at 62, the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and discusses the group’s support for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in this interview with DANIEL AYANTOYE Some people are of the view that there …

RIVERS State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday warned that with the growing corruption and insecurity in Nigeria, the despair faced by millions of Nigerians may not end soon. He, however, appealed to the Supreme Court to give the case concerning the collection and distribution of value-added tax generated from the …

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, Labour Party, the Academic Staff Union of Universities and other Nigerians on Saturday picked holes in the claim by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), that his regime had done well. In his Independence Day speech on Saturday, Buhari had given himself pass mark …

Defender, William Troost-Ekong has been ruled out of action until mid-October by Watford after picking an injury while on international duty with Nigeria, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 29-year-old was part of the Super Eagles squad for the friendly matches against Algeria during the FIFA international break. First, Nigeria lined up against …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities’ strikes have been on and off for quite some time – every new strike action is triggered by the failure of the government to fulfill its part of the agreement reached with ASUU. Each time, as soon as ASUU responds to the “promise” by …

For all the talk of judicial independence, the reality of colonial and post-colonial Nigeria has been one long story of judicial subordination into subservience. Seven years into his presidency, Muhammadu Buhari is on his fourth Chief Justice of Nigeria, with the last two having departed office in rapid succession under …

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu on Friday, returned to the country. The leader of the opposition was out of Nigeria on a two-week trip to Europe. His Special Adviser on Media, Simon Imobo-Tswam announced his return in a statement Friday night. Ayu, who jetted out on September …

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday evening, nullified the nomination of Governor Isiaka Oyetola and his deputy governorship candidate, Benedict Alabi, as candidates of the All Progressives Congress in the last governorship election in Osun State. The court premised its judgment on the grounds that the former …

As Nigeria marks her 62nd independence, the Nigerian Medical Association has tasked the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on appropriate budgetary allocation to the health sector and universal health coverage. The NMA also urged the president to stem the tide of medical brain drain amongst other germane issues in …

INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA DELIVERED ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S 62ND INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ON 1ST OCTOBER, 2022 Fellow Nigerians, I address you today, with a deep sense of gratitude to God and a high level of …