The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) launched a National Housing Fund (NHF) Diaspora Mortgage Loan in London on Friday 7 August. They claimed it
The Nigerian army has ordered that all its officers and men should learn the three major languages – Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba – by the
Lere Olayinka, the spin-doctor for Ayo Fayose, the governor of Ekiti State, has suggested that President Muhammadu Buhari is older than his stated age of
Governor Willie Obiano cast his vote this morning in Anambra East local government area and after voting used a loud speaker to address the crowd,
Oil trader Igho Sanomi, who allegedly collaborated with Nigeria’s ex-petroleum minister Diezani Madueke in several questionable oil deals during her term in charge of the
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly arrested the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Pius Anyim, on allegations of
As Anambra State goes to the polls tomorrow 18 November to (s)elect a new governor, supporters of the proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous People of
US President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travel to the US from seven countries has kicked up a worldwide storm. Following on from that decision,
Don’t believe the hype. Nigerian rulers at state or federal level, despite the soundbites, do not have the slightest interest in “attracting” foreign investment. They
Jim Shannon, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP for Strangford in Northern Ireland, said yesterday (25 January) in a parliamentary debate in Westminster that Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari flew from Nigeria to London last week allegedly on “vacation” and his spokesman said he will also have a medical checkup while
President Muhammadu Buhari flew from Nigeria to London last week allegedly on “vacation” and his spokesman said he will also have a medical checkup while
There are many examples of President Muhammadu Buhari saying one thing when he was running for office and doing the opposite once in power, but
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has come out strongly against the alleged killing of 11 pro-Biafran demonstrators by Nigerian police in Port Harcourt yesterday. The demonstrators, who
Nasir el-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna State, was on Al Jazeera’s The Stream to talk about the crisis in southern Kaduna between Fulani herdsmen and
President Muhammadu Buhari flew out to the UK today for, depending on who you ask, “a short leave”, a “medical visit”, or a “medical check
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is commonly seen as the acceptable face of Nigerian capitalism, with his many “investments” in the country and charity work. But
Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi addressed Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) students protesting against the eight-month closure of the university. But rather than have
Nobel Literature Laureate Wole Soyinka is unlikely to be invited again to the Presidential Villa after he spoke out against the passivity of President Muhammadu
Nnamdi Kanu, the self-styled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who want the secession of southeast Nigeria from the rest of county, showed
Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose was a guest on AIT’s Kaakaki political programme yesterday and it was a rambling performance that took in comedy, singing,
President Muhammadu Buhari ducked out of opening a Southeast Economic and Security Summit in Enugu today following threats made by the Indigenous People of Biafra
Nnamdi Kanu, the self-proclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who has been in detention since October last year, was visited today in
The British High Commission in Abuja has intervened following the inaction of the Nigerian federal government to take any steps to prosecute the soldiers that
Today, 10 December, is International Human Rights Day which commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration
Abike Dabiri, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora Affairs, said in a broadcast by the Presidency Office of Digital Engagement that Nigerians
British Conservative MP Simon Hollobone revealed during a debate at Westminster Hall on Tuesday 29 November that that Nigeria was number 10 in the top
A Nigerian on Twitter, who tweets under the handle Mr Aye Dee, tweeted yesterday: “How long b4 @officialEFCC swoops down on APC Governors who are
