President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has told Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg that his simplicity despite being one of the world’s richest men is at variance with Nigerian culture where the rich exude a lot of flamboyance. Zuckerberg returned to Nigeria a day after he left Lagos for Nairobi to learn about the mobile money system … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign for “destroying” Nigeria’s economy. Deji Adeyanju, PDP new media director, said this in a statement. Reacting to the figures of unemployed Nigerians and that of the rate of inflation in the country released by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday, Adeyanju … Read more
It’s heart-warming to note efforts by the present administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari to invigorate the economy for the overall interest of Nigerians. One of such proposals is the ‘Emergency Economic Stabilisation Bill 2016’ seeking emergency powers from the National Assembly to push his planned stimulus for the economy. In the proposal, President Muhammadu … Read more
Abuja (AFP) – Nigeria’s economy nosedived into a recession official data revealed Wednesday with oil production hammered by militant attacks on pipelines and foreign investment at a “record” low. Output in the three months to the end of June was -2.06 percent with the oil sector reporting a double-digit decline following a wave of attacks … Read more
Abuja (AFP) – Nigeria’s economy nosedived into a recession, official data showed Wednesday, with oil production hammered by militant attacks on pipelines and foreign investment at a “record” low. Output in the three months to the end of June was -2.1 percent with the oil sector reporting a double-digit decline following a wave of attacks … Read more
Sokoto (Nigeria) (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday praised Nigeria for its recent gains against Boko Haram Islamists but did not endorse military claims that the group’s leader Abubakar Shekau has been wounded. Speaking at a press conference in the ancient northern city of Sokoto, Kerry congratulated Nigeria for reclaiming swathes … Read more
A Nigerian man who named his dog after President Muhammadu Buhari and painted the name on both sides of the dog was arrested for breach of the peace. Joe Fortemose Chinakwe walked Buhari in an area where support for the president was high, police said. Officers said they were worried the move could antagonise people, … Read more
Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) – When the Islamic State group appointed Abu Musab al-Barnawi as the head of Boko Haram early in August, few people even recognised his name. But to close observers of Nigerian jihadi affairs, Barnawi’s promotion from relatively unknown spokesman to leader came as no surprise. After all, many experts say that Barnawi, … Read more
Warri (Nigeria) (AFP) – When the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) rebel group announced this week it had called a ceasefire and was entering talks with the government, many hoped peace would be restored to the country’s oil belt. If only it were so easy. The NDA dominate the headlines, but behind the scenes, a groundswell … Read more
Abuja (AFP) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said Sunday that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is “wounded”, in his first comments on military claims that the jihadi leader was injured in an attack. Nigeria’s armed forces said on Tuesday that Shekau had been wounded in an air strike on Boko Haram’s forest stronghold, but released … Read more
Warri (Nigeria) (AFP) – Nigerian rebels claimed a Tuesday attack on a state-owned oil pipeline and accused the military of “endlessly harassing” the country’s south as they vowed to intensify their campaign of sabotage. The newly formed Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (NDGJM) group said in a statement that they attacked a Nigerian Petroleum Development … Read more
Lagos (AFP) – After two bruising quarters marked by attacks on oil pipelines in the Niger delta and ballooning inflation, Nigeria is expected on Wednesday to announce it is officially in recession. The news shouldn’t come as a surprise. Sales of oil at a high price had made Nigeria the biggest economy in Africa. But … Read more
Nigeria’s President has again renewed his commitment to the rescue of the Chibok girls, saying government will not give up in the search. Commenting on this in his Twitter handle on Sunday, President Muhammadu Buhari paid glowing tributes to the military for their efforts in the war against insurgency in Nigeria’s northeast. The President also … Read more
When a top-ranking American diplomat visits Nigeria, one might imagine that their first destination would be the commercial hub of Lagos or the seat of the government in Abuja. But when U. S. Secretary of State John Kerry touched down in Africa’s biggest Muslim country, he did so in Sokoto, a relatively small state that … Read more
Human rights lawyers and activists have continued to express their concerns over the controversial arrest and prosecution of a man who named his dog “Buhari”. Joachim Chinakwe, a 41-year-old trader, was charged in Ogun State on Monday for naming his pet dog “Buhari”. Mr. Chinakwe said he named the dog as a mark of respect … Read more
Nigeria announced on Monday it resumed payments to former militants in its oil-rich Niger Delta region, according to a Bloomberg report. The payments of 65,000 naira per month (about $204) to about 30,000 ex-militants were stopped back in March amid lower oil prices. In light of the news, some folks quickly penciled in a return … Read more
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has endorsed Nana Akufo-Addo’s posture of his incorruptible nature. According to him, it would be difficult for anybody to tag the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer with corruption because “[he] is not known for messing around with material things.” Mr Rawlings made this admission in an interview with the Guardian … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari is ill and is being treated at the presidential villa, GhanaStar.com can authoritatively report. The president has an infection in his left ear, otherwise called Meniere Disease, a challenge which has drastically reduced his outings in the last one week. As a result of the infection, the president now suffers hearing impairment … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled his visit to Ogoni land in Rivers state. The president was scheduled to travel to the state to inaugurate the process of cleaning up the area. Although no reason was given for the cancellation of the visit, it followed threats by militants- Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) on the life of … Read more
The Boko Haram sect threatened Buhari in a new video released some hours ago, where the leader of the terrorist group issued a warning to the President against making any move, which could backfire on him and the entire citizens of Nigeria. Naij.com reports that the head of the sect who read out his pre-prepared … Read more