The wild jubilations which greeted the return of President Muhammadu Buhari from his long medical vacation abroad can at best be viewed from two standpoints.

Hon. Charles Idahosa was Special Adviser to former Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State. He is one man who has seen it all in the politics of the state and currently that of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Political Bulldozer, as he is fondly called, clocked 64 last Thursday. To mark the occasion, he spoke with Sunday Vanguard on some issues of national importance.

Alhaji Bashir Othman Tofa is a name many Nigerians are familiar with, especially those who witnessed the annulled 1993 presidential election in which he participated as the candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention. Now an elder statesman, Tofa, in this interview, says Nigeria’s greatness lies in the unity of purpose of the leadership and followership.

All Progressive Congress, APC, Katsina State chapter and the President’s homestate has on Saturday endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari and the State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari for second term.

By Anthony Ogbonna Northern elders under the aegis, North Elders’ Forum (NEF) have said that the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki saved Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari from being embarrassed in court by the secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, over its proscription and categorisation as a terrorist group by the Nigerian government.

Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s call in his speech at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly session, NigeriaUNGA17, the United Nations, on Friday, estimated 200 million dollars to help Rohingya Muslims refugees who have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar in “massive numbers” to escape a bloody military campaign.

SEVERAL people have grumbled to me – and in various public fora – about the speech Mr President gave at the United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, earlier on this week…on the grounds that he barely focussed on Nigeria and mostly talked about other African countries and the rest of the world.

The Edo State Government has announced the immediate proscription of the state’s chapter of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN).

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari left New York Thursday after participating in the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly to London, the United Kingdom.

EFFORTS of the Federal Government to declare the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB a terrorist organisation and proscribe its activities, yesterday, bore fruits. A Federal High Court in Abuja granted an order declaring the activities of IPOB as “acts of terrorism and illegality.”

Pursuant to the crisis breeding in the South East between the Nigerian Army and the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, yesterday took a hard stand against the Ndigbo, accusing them of playing the worst politics in Nigeria, adding that the Hausa and Yoruba don’t need the Igbo to win elections in Nigeria.

US First Lady Melania Trump dined with the spouses of dozens of world leaders at the United Nations Wednesday, calling on them to protect children and teach them by example.

Information Minister Lai Mohammed on Wednesday said that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group had written to western nations alleging genocide in Igbo land but that President Muhammadu Buhari had commenced the process of proscribing the group.

A Public Affairs Analyst, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure deportation of looters of public funds for trial.

An ecologist, Mr Richard Inyamkume, on Wednesday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for imploring the United Nations to lead a delegation to engage the North Korea on nuclear armament for sustainable peace.