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Editor’s note: In this piece, Philip Agbese refutes claims that the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari brokered a deal with the election tribunal over the petition filed in by a member of the House of Representative, James Faleke against All Progressives Congress nomination of Yahaya Bello as gubernatorial replacement for late Abubakar Audu. Nigeria’s first lady, Aisha Buhari It is not the best of times to be from Kogi state. Kogi, like dozens of other states in Nigeria are in the throes of an economic meltdown that has shown no signs of abating. Coupled with successive years of misrule by previous administrations, the current governor, Mr Yahaya Bello, like many of his colleagues has not been able to pay salaries so the hunger in that state is understandable. This has not been helped in anyway by the fact that the unexpected development that threw up Bello as the incumbent governor also caused massive dislocation in the “settlement system” that had ensured government handouts tric

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party alleged last week that President Muhammadu Buhari was critically ill and would travel abroad for medical treatment. Barely 4 days after they made the allegation, the federal government announced that President Buhari would travel to the UK on 10 day vacation and would also visit Ears, Nose and Throat (E.N.T) specialists for a persistent ear infection. INFORMATION NIGERIA brings you the things the PDP has to say about President Buhari’s trip and a certain cabal. Read Also: Is President Buhari Critically Ill ? FLASH: just like we said last week, president Buhari is going to London to see his doctors. He has been critically ill for 14days now. — PDP Nigeria (@PdpNigeria) June 5, 2016 FYI: President Buhari is very sick. It is not an ear infection. The presidency as always lied. He is in our prayers. — PDP Nigeria (@PdpNigeria) June 5, 2016 The Same Buhari who detained Metuh, barred him from going abroad to seek medical attention is being ferrie

Every penny spent on my daughter is worth it, though. After all, all this hard work I do is for her, for my kid.' Admitting it was extravagant, Faryal insisted she wouldn't be repeating the grand gesture every year.  She explained: 'I wanted it to be something really grand. Now I'm not doing anything until she's 16.' Amir and Faryal tied the knot in front of 400 people at a reported £1million ceremony at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City in June 2013, before hosting a second celebration in Amir's native Bolton with 4,000 guests. The couple had a long-distance romance for 18 months prior to their marriage and announced their engagement in January 2012. After their wedding, Faryal moved from her home of New York City to Bolton, with their daughter arriving in May 2014. She admitted it was a struggle moving from the bright lights of Manhattan to the northern English town. She explained: 'I had a rough patch at the beginning when

Washington (CNN) Top Republican officials and donors are increasingly worried about the threat Donald Trump's attack on a judge's Mexican heritage could pose to their party's chances in November -- and about the GOP's ability to win Latino votes for many elections to come. Trump is under fire for repeatedly accusing U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who is overseeing a lawsuit involving Trump University, of bias because of his Mexican heritage. Those concerns intensified Sunday after Trump said he would have the same concerns about the impartiality of a Muslim judge. House and Senate GOP leaders have condemned Trump's remarks about Curiel, while donors have openly worried that losing Latino voters could doom them in key down-ballot races. Other important party figures, including former Speaker Newt Gingrich, are urging Trump to change his combative, confrontational style before it's too late. Veteran Republican strategist Rick Wilson