Nigeria’s President Extends Medical Leave in London

 

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari, waves after a meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/ Azeez Akunleyan)

 

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s extended medical leave is raising concerns in the most populous country in Africa.
Buhari, 74, has been in London for the last two weeks receiving medical care. He had been expected to return to Nigeria on Sunday night.

U.S President Donald Trump's administration on Friday placed new sanctions on Iran for its test of ballistic missiles last week, saying Iran defied a United Nations Security Council resolution by carrying out the test.

James Ibori Finally Returns To Nigeria

Convicted former Governor of Delta State, James Onanefe Ibori who was released last month from prison in the United Kingdom (UK) has arrived in Nigeria.

Those Wishing Buhari Dead Are Callous — Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has flayed Nigerians wishing President Muhammadu Buhari dead, saying they are “callous, treacherous and wicked.”

“No normal human being will wish an elderly person dead irrespective of their differences. If you don’t like him, wait for another election, not going about to say he is dead."

FG gives reasons for delay in Ogoni clean-up

Ogoni-land

ABUJA—The Federal Government, yesterday, gave reasons for the delay in the commencement of Ogoni clean-up exercise, saying it was to build a solid foundation for the project.
It will be recalled that in June, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, launched the “Clean-Up of Ogoniland” at Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Nigeria Will Get Out Of Recession This Year – World Bank

The World Bank has predicted that Nigeria will get out of recession and grow its Gross Domestic Product by one percent this year after plunging into its worst recession in

over two decades.

China is to invest $40billion more in Nigeria. Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi broke the news during a bilateral meeting with his Nigerian counterpart, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, in Abuja.

He said China had already invested up to $45billion in Nigeria. His words:

Full List Of Fresh Ambassadorial Nominees... Buhari Drops Mamora, Others

President Muhammadu Buhari today resubmitted names of non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, two months after the legislature rejected his first list.

George Oguntade, a retired Supreme Court Judge, and Olorunmimbe Mamora, former Senator, are two of the well-known figures dropped by Mr. Buhari.

PDP says Magnus Abe’s laugh will not last

As if 2019 election campaigns were already here, the major contenders in the Rivers rerun elections with likely spill over to 2019, have continued to punch each other in the face. Two arrowheads, Governor Nyesom Wike of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Magnus Abe of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have aimed blows at each other.

Photo of a police officer killed in the Rivers legislative rerun election

DSP Alkali Mohammed was killed alongside two other officers during the Rivers state legislative rerun election yesterday December 10th. The election was marred by violence in some parts of the state.

Presidency unveils 10-Point Road Map to reset the economy

As part of deliberate efforts to take Nigeria out of the current recession, the federal government has outlined a 10-point fiscal roadmap to reset the economy to a path of growth.

The fiscal roadmap is detailed in the following 10-point plan...

Rivers Rerun: Amaechi charges APC supporters to retaliate if attacked

 

A former Governor of Rivers State and serving Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has charged supporters of the All Progressives Congress in the state to match their Peoples Democratic Party counterparts with force as the two parties prepare for rerun polls on Saturday.
“This Is what I called “elections of our lives,” said Mr. Amaechi addressing supporters during APC’s mega rally in Port Harcourt on Thursday.

10,294 INEC staff for Rivers rerun elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said 10,294 staff would be deployed to Rivers State for the  re-run National Assembly and State House elections slated to hold in the oil-rich state on Saturday.
INEC made the disclosure on Tuesday in its daily bulletin. It further grouped the 10,294 staff into 14 categories.

IG deploys 20,000 policemen for Rivers rerun

Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris

Chukwudi Akasike and Ted Odogwu

About 20,000 marine police would be deployed to monitor the Rivers State rerun election slated for December 10, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, has said.

Appeal Court sacks Rivers APC House of Assembly member

The Court of Appeal in Abuja yesterday sacked a member of the Rivers State House of Assembly representing Opobo/Nkoro Constituency, Mr. Andrew Miller. He is of the All Progressives Congress. He was declared winner of the March 19, 2016 re-run.

PDP congratulates Adonye on his victory at the Appeal Court

 

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has congratulated Mr Diri Adonye on his victory at the Appeal Court, Abuja.

Adonye is the party’s candidate in the March 19 state constituency re-run election in Opobo/Nkoro state constituency of Rivers.

The party’s congratulatory message was issued by Chinwe Nnorom, Head of PDP Publicity Division for the National Publicity Secretary, on Friday in Abuja.

2017 Budget Approved By FEC; to be laid before NASS soon

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved the 2017 budget estimates.

Rising from a meeting which appeared to be very unusual, as it took almost the whole day at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, who briefed State House correspondents, alongside his colleague in Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola and the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, stated that the details would be made known when the President presents the document to the National Assembly, NASS.

Nigerian Legislators: Living Large Amid Mass Poverty

Nigeria is in a recession, but that has not stopped its lawmakers from enjoying luxurious lives on the taxpayers’ money, Punch's Gbenro Adeoye writes:

They Don’t Care About Us’ is the fourth single from the Michael Jackson’s album, History, which was released in 1995. There, the late music legend spoke about police brutality and human rights abuses, with a chorus that goes thus – ‘All I want to say is that they don’t really care about us’.

#OndoDecides: Live Results From Polling Units

Results are trickling in from various wards where voting have ended in the Governorship election in Ondo state. It's a tight race but one candidate is having a upper hand thus far:

The RESULT from Akure South ward 3, polling unit 024A —

Nigeria’s T.B. Joshua explains why his U.S. election prophecy WAS right

 

 Nigerian preacher T.B. Joshua has sought to explain his unfulfilled prophecy on the U.S. presidential election. The popular pastor predicted on November 6 that the election would be won by “a woman,” presumably Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.