The former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has described the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari as “very disappointing.” In an interview with Daily Trust, Jega said the current administration has performed below the expectations of “so many Nigerians”. Jega served as Nigeria’s electoral umpire from 2010 to 2015, following

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has dismissed a suit filed by the family of the country’s late dictator Sani Abacha seeking access to the looted funds which had been stashed in Swiss and other foreign bank accounts. A five-man panel led by Sylvester Ngwuta on Friday dismissed the suit for lacking in merit. Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, a Justice

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered for an immediate response to rising cases of bandit attacks on communities in Zamfara State. In a directive to the National Security Adviser, Major-General Babagana Monguno (Rtd), the president ordered that there must be a clear pathway to ending the resurgent banditry that has continued to cost lives and the

President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Akinwumi Adesina, has frowned on the situation where Nigerians do not have basic infrastructure despite paying taxes. Adesina spoke on Thursday at the first national tax dialogue organized by the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS). According to him, Nigerians werere among top implicit tax payers in the world.

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday weighed in on the raging agitation for the restructuring of Nigeria, warning that restructuring alone cannot solve the problem of the country. He called for the restructuring of Nigerians’ mindset first before that of the country. Jonathan, who spoke at a summit in Abuja along with a chieftain

World leaders welcomed into their ranks the new US President Joe Biden, noting their most pressing problems, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, require multilateral cooperation, an approach his predecessor Donald Trump ridiculed. Many expressed hope Biden would right US democracy two weeks after rioters stormed the Capitol, shaking the faith of those fighting for democracy

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says too much emphasis on divisive politics has greatly affected the unity of the country stating that the West African nation cannot be restructured without the challenges polarising the country being addressed. Dr Jonathan stated this on Thursday at the ‘Daily Trust 18th Dialogue’ which was centred around restructuring. He said