President Muhammadu Buhari (retired), has landed in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, to begin an eight-day official visit to the nation in the Middle East. On Tuesday, at 9:10 a.m., the presidential plane carrying Buhari and a few of his aides departed from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja and touched down in Madinah at about 17 […]
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Release Nnamdi Kanu Unconditionally As Parting Gift To Nigerians – Ohanaeze Urges Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has been enjoined to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, unconditionally. Ohanaeze, the Igbo socio-political organization, plea that the President should release Kanu as his parting gift to Nigerians. Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Ohanaeze’s Secretary-General, said if the Federal Government can grant pardon to Boko Haram members, then Kanu […]
What Buhari Govt Must Do – Peter Obi Reacts To Benue Killing, Zamfara Kidnap
The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi has condemned the killing of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in Benue State and the abduction of some residents in Wanzamai village in Zamfara State. Obi urged the government to take drastic action to stop the threat. He bemoaned the detrimental effects such acts were having on Nigeria. […]
Nigeria Stands United Against Forces Of Terror – Buhari Reacts To Killing In Benue
President Muhammadu Buhari has denounced the recent killing spree in Benue State, in which tens of people were slaughtered in the Umogidi town of Entekpa-Adoka in the state’s Otukpo Local Government Area, and he has urged all measures to be made to put an end to the “extreme violence.” In a statement released on Saturday […]
Your Resilience Speaks Volumes – Buhari Hails Anthony Joshua’s Victory
President Muhammadu Buhari has praised the victory of Nigerian-born boxer, Anthony Joshua over Jermaine Franklin, commending the triumph of the gifted pugilist over a tough opponent. In a statement on Saturday, Femi Adesina, Special Assistant to the President, hailed the Nigeria-born boxer’s fortitude. . Extolling Joshua’s mindset, the President said that the former three-time world […]
I’ve Dumped APC Out Of Frustration – Man Who Celebrated Buhari’s Victory In Gutter Reveals
Aliyu Mohammed Sani, a middle-aged man who bathed and drank from the gutter, has cut ties with both President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Party after almost escaping death in 2019 due to what he characterized as ignorance and blind love for the President at the time (APC). Recall that Aliyu almost lost […]
BREAKING: Buhari Swears-in ICPC Board Members
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in seven reappointed board members for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other related offences (ICPC). The ceremony, which took place in the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja, was conducted before the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by the President. The members are: Justice Adamu Bello (retd) […]
Presidency Reacts To Cash Crunch Crisis
Days after the Supreme Court verdict allowing the N500 and N1000 old notes to circulate side by side with the new notes till December 3, the Presidency has reacted to the cash crunch crisis facing the country. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has no reason not to comply with the Supreme Court Orders based […]
Group Urges Buhari To Caution Bauchi APC Guber Candidate, Abubakar
Ahead of the Saturday poll, the Coalition of United Civil Society Organizations has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to caution the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, former Air Marshal Saddique Abubakar against alleged use of violence in places of campaign. Yunusa Ndargomi made the plea in a news conference in Bauchi on Saturday. The […]
Buhari Upgrades FMC Lokoja To Teaching Hospital
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the upgrade of the Federal Medical Centre, (FMC), Lokoja to a Teaching Hospital. At a joint news conference on Tuesday at the Federal University, Lokoja, FUL campus in Lokoja, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Akinwumi Olayemi made this announcement. According to Olayemi, the President made the announcement in a letter of approval that […]
Naira Redesign: Disclose How You’re Obeying Supreme Court Orders – SERAP Urges Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project , SERAP, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to reveal measures his government is taking to effectively obey the Supreme Court verdict extending the validity of the old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes. SERAP also urged Buhari “to disclose the measures that his government is taking to direct the Central […]
Shehu Sani Reveals What Emefiele Will Experience If Buhari Leaves Office
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has predicted what the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, might be subjected to when the President Muhammadu Buhari leaves office. Sani described the CBN boss’ situation as that of a “Zebra in the hands of tigers,” when Buhari leaves office on May 29. The President-elect, Bola […]
Buhari Jets To Qatar For UN Conference On Least Developed Countries
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday travel to Doha, Qatar for the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The President who was invited by the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, will be attending a once-in-a-decade conference under the theme, “From Potential to Prosperity”, will be held from […]
He Is The Best Man For The Job – Buhari Congratulates Tinubu
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a heartily congratulatory message to All Progressive Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu as the winner of just concluded presidential election. This was contained in a statement released by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Wednesday The statement reads, “I congratulate His Excellency Bola […]
#NigeriaDesides: INEC Didn’t Cook Results For Free – Dogara Writes Buhari
Yakubu Dogara, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission “cooked” the 2023 presidential election results. Dogara pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari on his Twitter page not to permit “this sham to stand.” The former legislator was responding to a speech made by Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president, […]
I Take Directives From INEC – Buhari
On Wednesday, President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that he takes directives from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of Saturday’s general election. Buhari made this disclosure as he mets with the chairman of INEC, Prof Mahmoud Yakbub, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, over the forthcoming elections. The meeting was as part of the efforts […]
Vote For Tinubu, He’s Reliable – Buhari Woos Voters
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to vote for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Speaking on Sunday in a message sent from Addis Ababa, the President said, he is fully aware of the hardship of some policies of government and vowed to take appropriate action. While making the […]
Nigeria Set To Host Sahel Climate Fund Secretariat – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that Nigeria is ready to host the Secretariat of the Sahel Climate Fund, including equipping and provision of accommodation to the top management staff of the fund. President Buhari made this revelation while speaking at the 2nd Heads of State and Government of the Sahel Region Climate Commission (SRCC), during […]
Buhari Heading Towards Dictatorship – CACOL
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has berated President Muhammadu Buhari’s nationwide address in which he regarded the N500 and N1,000 notes as having ceased to be a legal tender in the country. CACOL claimed that Buhari’s address to the nation seized N500 and N1,000 notes from being a legal despite the Supreme […]
Shehu Sani Reacts As Ganduje, El-Rufai Attack Buhari Over Tinubu
Shehu Sani, a former lawmaker, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari that the governors of his political party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, will continue to criticize his new monetary policies. In a broadcast on Thursday, Buhari ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to only permit the old N200 notes to circulate alongside the new […]