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Buhari will probe Jonathan’s govt only; not Obasanjo’s, others – Presidency

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President Muhammadu Buhari and members of the Nigerian delegation at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on their departure to the US. President Muhammadu Buhari will not extend his corruption probe beyond the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, the presidency has said.

Photos From The Historic Meet and Greet Session With Buhari In Washington DC

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The street of the Nigerian Embassy in Washington, D.C., burst at the seams with highly enthusiastic and passionate young Nigerians who thronged out in their numbers to attend the EbonyLife TV Meet & Greet interactive session with President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) in commemoration of the President’s historic visit to the United States of America?.

Buhari knows who to blame for 1985 coup; I helped him emerged in 2011 – Dasuki

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Embattled former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd), has cleared the air on his involvement in the 1985 coup that led to the ouster of incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, then a military Head of State. “General Buhari should know who he should blame,” he told blogger Yushau Shuaib in an interview. Recalling events that led to the coup, Dasuki disclosed how he and two young military officers (still alive) travelled to Jos to brief Major General Buhari who was then the GOC of 3rd Armoured

Obama Kenya trip more than just symbolic

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Excitement over the visit is high in Kenya Barack Obama may not get quite the rapturous welcome he did when he visited Kenya as a senator back in 2006, but his presence in his ancestral home is something of a coup for the Kenyan leadership, and he is expected to be warmly received. The country has never had a sitting US president visit before, and understandably there's a sense of enormous pride.

Bill Cosby Playboy sexual assault case to go ahead

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Bill Cosby, who denies the sexual assault allegations against him, could now face civil litigation following the California Supreme Court's decision Comedian Bill Cosby has failed to block a civil case accusing him of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles in 1974. The California Supreme Court rejected his petition to review the case brought by Judy Huth - meaning her lawyers can now question Mr Cosby under oath.

“I am too big to be bribed by any player” – Oliseh

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Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, has warned players and their agents, not to think about bribing him in order to be selected. In the past, many national team handlers have been accused of picking players after receiving cash and other gifts. Oliseh has now made it clear that he will not tolerate mediocrity and will only choose on merit.

Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari: US 'aiding' Boko Haram with arms ban

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The US is "aiding and abetting" the Boko Haram Islamist militant group by refusing to provide weapons to Nigeria, its president says. A US law prevents the government from selling arms to countries which fail to tackle human rights. Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari met President Barack Obama on Monday to seek further assistance.