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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said God's plan was to turn things around for good and heal Nigeria through the new administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.He said his election was ordained by God for the sole purpose of assisting Buhari to build a nation that would be admired by other nations of the world.Osinbajo said this on Saturday at a thanksgiving service held at the National Christian Centre, Abuja.The service was organised for the Vice President, members of his family, friends and political associates to thank God for the success of his inauguration, which was held on Friday.He said the desire of God was that Nigeria should be governed in accordance with the rule of law and justice.Osinbajo said, "I thank the great and mighty God who has chosen me at this time by Himself to assist the President of this nation."His plan is to make Nigeria a nation that will be admired and respected amongst the nations of the earth."This will be done by ens...

Thirty one years after being ousted in a military coup, Muhammadu Buhari has been sworn-in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, as the new civilian President of Nigeria. The inauguration of Buhari, a retired General, who won the March 28 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, brought to an end the 16-year reign of the Peoples Democratic Party on the political landscape of the nation and the five-year Presidency of Goodluck Jonathan, who became President in May, 2010. Mahmud swore-in Buhari, who became the Head of State in a December 31, 1983 coup that ended three-month second term reign of Second Republic President, Shehu Shagari, at 10.51am on Friday, marking the beginning of his four-year tenure. The new President took his oath of office and oath of allegiance, watched closely by Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, who was stepping out of office, about 12 minutes after Prof. Yemi Osinbajo took his oath as the new Vice President...

The troops of the Nigerian Army have found a large amount of Euro on a terrorist commander who was killed during an encounter with the insurgents at Mafa, near Nigeria’s border with Cameroun. The Director, Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, said in a statement on Monday that the Boko Haram commander was killed when the Special Forces repelled an attack on Mafa on Saturday. Olukolade said that the terrorist, who was of the highest Amir cadre of the Boko Haram, was among 30 terrorists killed in the Mafa battle. The Defence spokesman said that several others fled the scene of the battle with bullet wounds. He said that the soldiers also captured some arms and ammunition, tubes of rocket-propelled grenades, a buffalo vehicle and other equipment from the insurgents. According to him, the military only lost damaged equipment in the operation. He stated further that the troops had commenced a mopping up operation while the battle against the insurgents continued in severa...

President Goodluck Jonathan and his vice, Namadi Sambo, were directed by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to declare their assets. Moreover, 29 governors, 42 ministers, 109 senators and 360 House or Representatives members were ordered to do the same, The Punch has obtained. The officials were said to have been given a 30-day deadline to return the completed Assets Declaration Forms.

President-elect Muhammadu Buhari, currently on a private visit to England, on Friday turned down the use of a Rolls Royce made available for him by the Nigerian High Commission in London. Buhari shocked officials of the High Commission when, on landing at the Heathrow Airport, he declined to make use of the Rolls Royce and other facilities offered him.

Oyo State Police Command arrested a suspected member of a robbery gang on his wedding day.Olumide Asiyanbi, 42, told newsmen that nemesis caught up with him when he was at the registry to sign the dotted lines.The police alleged he was a member of a six-man-robbery gang who had terrorised residents of Challenge area of Ibadan, the state capital.The state Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Katsina, said the suspects included a 62-year-old Ghanaian.Asiyanbi confessed that he had been involved in 10 different robbery attacks before he was arrested.He said, “I was arrested on my wedding day. I met the gang leader, James Agba, last year. He told me he knew how we could be getting regular money. He then initiated me into the gang. I have taken part in at least 10 operations since I joined them.“We used gun but I don’t know where James was buying them. Sulaimon and Alhaji, who are also in the gang, knew how the guns were bought for our operations. I have fired shots at our targets but nobody w...

Oyo State Police Command arrested a suspected member of a robbery gang on his wedding day.Olumide Asiyanbi, 42, told newsmen that nemesis caught up with him when he was at the registry to sign the dotted lines.The police alleged he was a member of a six-man-robbery gang who had terrorised residents of Challenge area of Ibadan, the state capital.The state Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Katsina, said the suspects included a 62-year-old Ghanaian.Asiyanbi confessed that he had been involved in 10 different robbery attacks before he was arrested.He said, “I was arrested on my wedding day. I met the gang leader, James Agba, last year. He told me he knew how we could be getting regular money. He then initiated me into the gang. I have taken part in at least 10 operations since I joined them.“We used gun but I don’t know where James was buying them. Sulaimon and Alhaji, who are also in the gang, knew how the guns were bought for our operations. I have fired shots at our targets but nobody w...