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President Muhammadu Buhari’s return to Nigeria on Friday, March 10, 2017, following a 50-day medical vacation in the United Kingdom may have stalled intense lobby for the position of a new vice president in the event of the president’s demise. Multiple sources with intimate knowledge of the matter told The Trent, this week, there has been an intense […]Read More

The president of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, his eminence, Rev. Dr. Samson Olasupo Ayokunle has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari, his family and the populace on his return to the country 51 days after he left for London, for medical reasons. Buhari who returned Friday, March 10, 2017 had a brief meeting with the […]

Ayodele Fayose, the governor of Ekiti State and chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum has rejected the recommendations of a committee his party set up and vowed not to be part of any convention organized by the Ali Sheriff faction of the Peoples Democratic Party. Earlier in the week, a reconciliation committee led by Bayelsa […]

A man carrying a backpack was arrested Friday night after breaching security at the White House complex and was discovered by a Secret Service officer by the south entrance to the executive residence, officials said. The incident happened just before midnight, Saturday, March 11, 2017 while President Donald Trump was at the White House. A […]

he cities of Daura – the president’s hometown, Kano – his political base, and Kaduna – where he has a home, and where the aircraft that brought ailing President Muhammadu Buhari from London landed early Friday, March 10, as well as other parts of the North saw the people trooping out to jubilate and thank God […]

Troops of the Nigerian Army on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 while advancing towards Sa’ada village, in the North East met heavy presence of Boko Haram terrorists in the area. In a statement issued by Sani Usman, a brigadier general and spokesperson of the Nigerian Army, said “they however, engaged them and destroyed the terrorists’ makeshift […]

he federal government of Nigeria has finally closed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for much maintenance and repairs. Hopefully, it will be reopened on April 19th. Although quite a number of Nigerians and foreigners have expressed reservations about the closure, the safety of passengers should be the ultimate concern. Hence, the federal government has no […]

am not at all sure if a persistent subconscious inability to come to terms with the knowledge that I am over fifty years of age is peculiar to me. Why is it that the fact of this advancing years prey on my mind all the time? It is made all the more perplexing by the […]

American President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban could make it impossible for his country to host the 2026 World Cup, FIFA president Gianni Infantino warned on Thursday, March 9, 2017. The United States is the favourite to stage the expanded 48-team tournament in 2026, either on its own or as part of a joint-bid with […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to continue in acting capacity while he keeps resting. Buhari returned to the country on Friday, March 10, 2017 after a 51-day medical vacation in the United Kingdom. Shortly after his arrival, he met with top government officials at the first lady conference room at the presidential […]

In a bid to end recession, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has once again injected additional $170 million in the interbank market on Thursday night. The apex bank said in a statement on Thursday, March 9, 2017 that while the sum of $100 million was offered as wholesale interventions, the sum of $70 million was […]

Impeached South Korean leader Park Geun-hye will not leave the presidential Blue House residence on Friday, March 10, 2017 her spokesperson said following a constitutional court verdict upholding a parliamentary motion to remove her from office. “For now, Park is not leaving the Blue House today,” Blue House spokesman Kim Dong Jo told Reuters. Park […]