Former President Olusegun Obasanjo met with the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, over the weekend. The two met at the first Stakeholders’ meeting of the Democratic Republic of Congo-Nigeria Business Council held at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja. At the meeting, Obasanjo, who is …
Read More »Buhari To Visit Lagos For Project Commissioning
President Muhammadu Buhari The Lagos State Government has announced that President Muhammadu Buhari will visit the state on Monday for two days of site visits and commissioning of projects in various locations. The state’s commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement on Friday, described the President’s planned …
Read More »Bandits must not operate freely in Zamfara – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that outlaws must not be allowed to operate freely in the country, especially in Zamfara State. Bandits reportedly killed no fewer than 56 people on Friday afternoon in Damri, Sabongarin Damri and Kalahe villages of Bakura Local Council. On Saturday, another set of bandits killed …
Read More »Buhari arrives in Ebonyi for 2-day working visit
President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in Ebonyi on Thursday for a two-day official visit to the state. The president, who was accompanied by Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi among other top government officials arrived in the state at about 11. 15 am. The helicopter conveying the president with registration number: 5N–FG1 …
Read More »Buhari to military: You must apprehend those who beheaded 2 soldiers in Imo
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has directed the military and other security agencies to apprehend and bring to justice, suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, who were allegedly behind the beheading of two soldiers in Imo State. President Buhari also expressed deep condolences to the Nigerian Army and the …
Read More »Boko Haram: You can’t kill innocent people, shout Allah Akba —Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said Boko Haram insurgency has neither religious nor ethnic underpinning. According to him, with adequate education, majority of Nigerians now know the truth. Receiving the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, ICC, Karin Ahmad Khan, at State House in Abuja, Buhari noted that with concerted …
Read More »2023: Osinbajo’s nine promises to Nigerians as he declares to succeed Buhari
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday, formally declared to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. Osinbajo while seeking the support of Nigerians during his declaration speech in an early morning broadcast made promises to Nigerians. Here are some highlighted promises noted by the media: 1. Security: “If given the opportunity …
Read More »2023: ‘Only Peter Obi can face Osinbajo’ – Nigerians debate Buhari’s sucessor
The debate of who Nigerians will choose as the next President in 2023 has emerged online as Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo joins the race. Under the All Progressives Congress, APC, Yemi Osinbajo, Rotimi Amaechi, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Yahaya Bello, Dave Umahi and Rochas Okorocha have declared to run for the …
Read More »2023: Prevail on APC to zone presidential ticket to Igbos – Adeyanju writes Buhari
An Abuja-based lawyer and human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, on Wednesday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on the All Progressives Congress, APC, to zone its presidential ticket to the southeast. Adeyanju said Igbos have business acumen they can use to repair Nigeria’s damaged economy and continue the path …
Read More »APC convention: Buni denies fresh rift among governors after Buhari’s directive
Mai Buni, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee has denied renewed rift among the governors on the party’s platform. The Yobe Governor said since the directive for peace by President Muhammadu Buhari, all have been on good terms. A statement on Wednesday by his spokesman, Mamman Mohammed …
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