The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, has administered the oath of office on Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kashim Shettima as the 16th President and Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which took place at the Eagles Square in Abuja, on Monday Government officials, Diplomatic corps, and esteemed guests from across the nation witnessed the event. The national and defense flags have been lowered, symbolizing the conclusion of the previous administration, and...

The mantle of leadership now falls on Bola Tinubu who was declared the winner of the presidential election held on Saturday, February 25, 2023. As expected, the past week, which was Buhari’s final full week in office as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, was a busy one. Below is a recap of how the outgoing President spent his last seven days in office. Monday, May 22,...

FAREWELL SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON SUNDAY, MAY 28, 2023. My fellow Nigerian brothers, sisters and friends of Nigeria. I address you today, in my last assignment as a democratically elected President of our great and well-endowed nation, with a deep sense of gratitude to God, a great deal of appreciation to the Nigerian people and a modest sense of fulfilment. Today, we mark and celebrate...

…I’ll score him 5 % The former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George has said that  history will judge President Muhammadu Buhari for the way he managed the country for eight years, and has scored him 5 percent. George who spoke with journalists in his Ikoyi office stated that Buhari presided over a one-man-show government, where he reneged on the primary responsibility of government. George said, “Has Buhari’s government impacted...

Muslim community under the aegis of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), South East Zone, have held a special Juma’at prayer session for a peaceful transition and successful inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on May 29, 2023. West African Pilot News gathered that the prayer session which took place on Friday, at Ugwuoba, a boundary community between Anambra and Enugu, in Oji Local Government Area of Enugu State, was also offer...

The Rt. Hon. Edward Ubosi, Speaker Enugu State House of Assembly on Thursday urges the incoming legislative members of the 8th House Assembly to work in unity irrespective of party affiliation for the continuous progress and development of the state. Ubosi made this appeal at the Valedictory session organized at the Legislative complex to mark the end of the 7th House Assembly; the 7th Assembly commenced on Monday 10th June 2019 and ended on Thursday...