September 26, 2022

After successfully participating in the 77th session of the high-level sessions of the UN General Assembly in New York, the United States, President Muhammadu Buhari left for Abuja on Monday morning.

The presidential plane carrying the president and other members of the entourage landed at the Presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at around 6.25 a.m., according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

President Buhari attended 12 high-level events while in New York, including bilateral meetings.

Prior to the General Debate on September 19, Buhari attended the Transforming Education Summit’s opening ceremony. He also attended the …

William Troost-Ekong, the vice captain of the Super Eagles, has added his name to the team’s growing list of injuries as Nigeria gears up for their second international friendly match against Algeria in five days.

The Eagles were thwarted to a 2-2 tie against Algeria’s domestic national team on Friday. The Eagles’ Algerian training tour will come to an end tomorrow with a game versus the Fennecs’ first team.

Troot-Ekong, who on the field for the first time on Friday, sustained an injury that forced him to leave the team entirely.

Troost-Ekong wrote via his twitter handle to confirm his …

Babachir Lawal, a former secretary to the government of the federation, has once more criticised the Muslim-Muslim APC ticket, saying that Christian leaders in Northern Nigeria will not waver in their support for justice, equity, and fair play.

He believed that any country or political system founded on injustice will fall because justice and equity resolve all other conflicts.

Lawal pleaded with Nigerians to comprehend the position of the Northern Christian politicians on the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress for the 2023 presidential election in a statement headlined, “Why we are doing what we are doing,” on Sunday.…

The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has called on Nigerians to be optimistic about the prospects that the 2023 general elections, submitting that the elections would usher in a new Nigeria where justice and equity will prevail.

Vice President Osinbajo made this known on Sunday at the 62nd Independent anniversary service held at National Christian Centre Abuja.

He said Nigerians may be facing many challenges presently but affirmed that the coming election would usher in a nation of law, prosperity, and equity and lots of opportunities for the citizenry.

His words: ‘We are celebrating Nigerian people wherever they …

Ahead of next year’s general election, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has reiterated his opposition to the Muslim/Muslim presidential ticket of Bola Ahmed Tinubu/Kashim Shettima adopted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 elections.

He submitted that having said ‘No’ to the same faith ticket, they are currently consulting with relevant Islamic and Christian leaders in the country, to collectively agree and adopt a formidable pan-Nigerian platform that all of them will support in 2023.

Dogara made this known while speaking in Jos, the Plateau State Capital, at the weekend at a …