The Nigerian Senate has fixed October 20 to commence debate on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), a move the Senate President Ahmad Lawan says will ensure the jinx that has

The feud between two former soviet republics seems not to be ending. Azerbaijani authorities have accused Armenia of launching missiles to target the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline that carries Azerbaijani crude

France and Germany said on Wednesday they would propose European Union sanctions against Russian individuals after receiving no credible answers from Moscow over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny

A Nigerian professor and former chief executive of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS),  Usman Yusuf, has described the constitutional amendment process currently embarked on by the country’s legislature as

The European Union has so far committed over €100 million to assist in the sustenance of democratic governance in Nigeria since 1999. The EU also said that an additional €50

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed optimism that Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu will win Saturday’s governorship election in the south-western state of Nigeria. Buhari in a video message to party

  Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia will cooperate with any future President of the United States “who the American people will put their trust in.” Putin said recent

US Vice President Mike Pence and his Democratic challenger, California Senator Kamala Harris, are poised to meet later on Wednesday for a debate that will offer different visions for a

A former Nigerian Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd). has been accused of destroying the country’s federal system of government, which has led to the current agitation for a

Major candidates of political parties contesting the Ondo State Governorship election on October 10 have signed a peace deal, a move aimed at ensuring violence-free election and acceptance of the

The Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BoSAN) on Monday, decried the continued interference of the executive arm of government and politicians in the process of appointment of judicial officers;

Nigeria’s Senate President Ahmed Lawan has said the National Assembly would accept the “rubber stamp” label if it would guarantee good governance for Nigerians. Lawan stated this Monday at the

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has called for more collaboration between the country’s executive and the legislature in order to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in ten years. Buhari

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 19 Edo governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has decided to file two pre-election cases against the Peoples Democratic Party

A lawmaker in Nigeria’s parliament Senator Smart Adeyemi has faulted the United States stance that the Gubernatorial elections conducted in Kogi and Bayelsa States in November 2019 were rigged. Adeyemi

In a major political development fuelled by power intrigues and permutations, President Muhammadu Buhari’s supporters are considering backing former President Goodluck Jonathan for a 2023 presidential run. The thinking is

A five man panel of Justices of the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, reversed the nullification of the November 16 governorship election that produced Senator Duoye Diri

Former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called on Africa’s most populous country Nigeria to stay united despite the challenges of insecurity, lower economic growth and other issues it

A spokesman to the Nigerian president claims that enormous progress has been made in minimizing the threat of terrorism, especially in major cities which were previously vulnerable to attacks. Garba

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is blaming desperate politicians for the problems witnessed in the country’s electoral process, stating he is a firm believer in transparent, free, fair and credible elections.