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A former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, is mobilising politicians and other Nigerians to sign on to his Coalition for Nigeria project, to oust President Muhammadu Buhari from office. These and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of the day. 25-01-2018 - Here are the...

President Muhammadu Buhari’s meeting with national leader of All Progressive Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu and the former Interim National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, has has ended with both leaders keeping mute over Olusegun Obasanjo's letter to the president and...

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. The convener of the BringBackOurGirls group, Oby Ezekwesili, has been arrested by the police during protests at the Unity...

A retired Permanent Secretary and an associate of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Ambassador Godknows Igali, says the immediate past president may be the poorest former leader in Africa, adding that he is struggling to pay off debts incurred on the 2015 presidential election. The presidency...

Primate Elijah Ayodele, the founder and Spiritual Leader of INRI Evangelical and Spiritual Church, insists that President Muhammadu Buhari’s chances of winning the 2019 presidential poll are bright and warned him against taking wrong steps. These and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news...

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has revealed that the APC Governors Congress has endorsed President Buhari to run for the 2019 elections. This, according to him, is because a term is not enough to fulfill his campaign promises. These and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights...

President Muhammadu Buhari has explained why he doesn’t make decisions hurriedly, despite criticisms over his actions or inactions on some burning national issues. Presidency has debunked a news report quoting Buhari as saying he does not know whether he would contest the 2019 presidential...

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday he does not know if he will seek re-election in 2019 and the decision is personal and also for Nigerians. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has said the works ministry was not able to implement capital projects in 2017...

President Muhammadu Buhari earlier today said Nigerians were accepting that his administration was doing its best, even if they were doing so grudgingly. This was made known in a statement by the President while receiving the Gambian President, Mr. Adama Barrow, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja...

Aso Rock Villa, the seat of the Nigerian Presidency, was, on penultimate Sunday, thrown into a panic, following an alarm by Mr. Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, that he was about to be arrested by the EFCC. The House of Representatives are set to investigate reports of...

Boko Haram released videos showing some of the remaining Chibok girls and a fight jet that was allegedly brought down by the terrorists group. These and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of the day. 15-01-2018 - Here are the highlighted headlines from Nigeria news today...

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Saturday described the 2019 general election as the last battle for members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). “The 2019 elections, especially the governorship, are our last battle. If we win, we will take over Rivers State. If we lose in...

The National Vice President of Miyetti Allah Cattle Herders Association, Husaini Yusuf Bosso, has warned that more blood will be shed in the state if the anti-grazing law introduced by Governor Samuel Ortom is not completely scrapped. These and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday came under attack for over his failure to attend the mass burial for the victims of the Benue herdsmen killings. Former President Goodluck Jonathan sends condolence message to five northern states over the clashes between farmers and herdsmen. These and...

The Presidency has faulted the killing of about 200 Fulani herdsmen and cattle in various attacks across the country, saying that “every life is valuable.” Babangida Aliyu, former Governor of Niger State, has said the People Democratic Party, PDP, “won’t need much campaign to take back Aso Rock...

President Muhammadu Buhari is poised to take on killer herdsmen head on the way he dealt with the Boko Haram insurgents in Northeast geopolitical zone. Kwara United FC on Wednesday involved in a road mishap on their way back to Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. These and much more are in the...

President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State are currently meeting inside the Presidential Villa, in Abuja, DailySun reports. The governor reportedly arrived Aso Rock at 10:50a.m. and was led straight to the President’s office. He official details yet but the meeting is...

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, declared Sunday that Boko Haram insurgents have been defeated by troops in the northeast. Buratai made the declaration at a special service to commemorate the 2018 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, held at ST Bartholomew’s Military Church...

Lauretta Onochie, Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media, has subtly claimed that ex-President Goodluck Jonathan is responsible for the killings perpetrated by Fulani herdsmen across the country. These and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of the...

Amid subtle moves by power brokers ahead of the 2019 general elections, facts have emerged that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar may have lost some of his age-long political allies in his quest to contest the next presidential election. Prominent among them is the former governor of Lagos...