Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused the Buhari administration of plotting to slam false charges on him, to pave the way for his indefinite detention. The former leader said the government was planning to use fake documents and witnesses against him. Mr Obasanjo said this in a statement by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, on […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday, in a blistering and excoriating 13-page statement has called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019. Mr. Obasanjo, in a special press statement entitled, “The Wat Out: A Clarion Call for Coalition for Nigeria Movement” said Mr Buhari has performed far below expectation and should honourably “dismount […]

A former minister and convener of the BringBackOurGirls group, Oby Ezekwesili, has been arrested and is being detained by the police in Abuja. Her arrest is believed to be connected to the activities of the group. In a series of posts on her Twitter handle, @obyezeks, the former Minister of Education, said she was arrested […]

Nigerian police Wednesday arrested Nastura Sharif, the man who led yesterday’s protest in Katsina. Disclosing this in a statement, the group’s director of operations, Aminu Adams explained that they were invited few moments after the protest by the state commissioner of police, Sanusi Buba for interrogation and Sharif was detained. His words, “After the protest […]

The police on Monday in Abuja dispersed protesting members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria with tear gas as they attempted to force their way into the National Assembly complex . The Shiite members demanded the release of their leader , Ibraheem El -Zakzaky , detained since 2015. The protesters were chased away and a […]

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency has announced a new retail price band for oil marketers, Affairs TV Reports. In a circular dated July 1st, as seen by Affairs TV, the downstream regulator said oil marketers are now expected to sell petrol within the price range of N140.80 and N143.80. Part of the circular […]

Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency PPPRA, has assumed the price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, better known as petrol, at N212.11 per litre. The agency announced this in its pricing template for the month of March. PPPRA based the price on the average costs of imported petroleum products. The average littering expenses were put at […]