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Why Buhari Must Sack Ngige, Ehanire - HURIWA

Why Buhari Must Sack Ngige, Ehanire – HURIWA

September 9, 2022 4:21 am

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency sack the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, and his Ministry of Labour and Employment counterpart, Chris Ngige.

This call was made by the National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, in a statement, lambasted both ministers for alleged poor management of human resources.

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The group went on to blame the education minister accusing him of ‘principally responsible for jeopardising the educational right of millions of Nigerians youths, who have …

I Will Not Rest Until Peace Returns To Nigeria, Buhari Assures

President Buhari Mulls For Confident Flagbearer For APC

June 1, 2022 11:04 am

The recent meeting between the Nigerian President and APC Governors has seen the president explaining the kind of flagbearer he wants for the election. President Muhammadu Buhari had explained to the governors and stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that the forthcoming primary election slated for June 6 to 8 must produce a candidate that would give the Nigerian masses a sense of victory and confidence even before the elections.

Buhari, who held a brief meeting with the governors at the Presidential Villa Abuja, shortly before he was billed to travel to Spain, also charged the governors to …

Igbo Leaders Request South East Presidency, Kanu’s Release

Igbo Leaders Request South East Presidency, Kanu’s Release

May 7, 2022 2:23 am

A group of Igbo leaders yesterday met with President Muhammadu Buhari during which they appealed to the President to tamper justice with mercy and facilitate the release of Nnamdi Kanu from DSS detention.

Mr Kanu, leader of the separatist group, IPOB, which has been outlawed in Nigeria is being detained and prosecuted on treason charges.

Details of the meeting between the Igbo leaders and President Buhari were contained in a statement by the president’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina.

Mr Buhari, according to Mr Adesina, told his guests that an ‘unconditional release’ of Mr Kanu ‘runs contrary to the doctrine of separation …

UN Secretary-Gen, Antonio Guterres Meets Buhari In Aso Rock

UN Secretary-Gen, Antonio Guterres Meets Buhari In Aso Rock

May 5, 2022 12:52 am

The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday visited the Presidential Villa Abuja, where he held a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari over the State of affairs of Nigeria.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Guterres was in Borno State on Tuesday where he met with some repentant terrorists and advocated for their re-integration into society, especially those of who surrendered to military authorities voluntarily.

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Sources within the presidency revealed that the meeting between both leaders will centre around security challenges bedevilling Nigeria and solutions open …

Buhari Returns To Twitter Months After Lifting Ban

Buhari Returns To Twitter Months After Lifting Ban

May 2, 2022 7:32 pm

The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari on Monday tweeted for the first time since the lifting of the ban on Twitter earlier in the year.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the Nigerian Government had, in June 2020, imposed a ban on Twitter, a decision which sparked protests from Nigerians.

The ban followed Twitter’s decision to delete tweets from Buhari which the micro-blogging platform found offensive.

The tweets, which referenced the Nigerian Civil War, threatened to deal with those behind insecurity in the “language they understand”.

Giving reasons for the ban, Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, …

MAN Tasks Buhari's Govt On Speedy Implementation Of AFCFTA

MAN Tasks Buhari’s Govt On Speedy Implementation Of AFCFTA

April 28, 2022 4:54 pm

The President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Mr Mansur Ahmed has tasked the Federal Government to speedily commence the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to support its industrialization agenda and for competitiveness.

Ahmed stated this at the11th Business Luncheon of the Apapa Branch Council of the association, whose theme was “Improving Nigeria’s Manufacturers Competitiveness within the Context of AFCFTA’s Implementation”.

Ahmed, who spoke on Thursday in Lagos, said the call became pertinent because the nation was not currently competitive enough to fully maximize and harness the benefits of the AfCFTA.

Ahmed, who was represented by the …

Catholic And Anglican Bishops Demand Buhari Resign

Catholic And Anglican Bishops Demand Buhari Resign

April 17, 2022 6:37 pm

Timothy Yahaya, Bishop of the Diocese of Kaduna, Anglican Communion, and Matthew Manoso Ndagoso, Bishop of the Kaduna Catholic Archdiocese, have both called for President Muhammadu Buhari’s resignation due to the country’s rising insecurity.

The demand was conveyed in their respective Easter speeches to the country, in which Bishop Yahaya said that the correct thing for a leader who cannot deliver is to resign. “There is still hope for Nigeria as a country,” he remarked.

Additionally, Bishop Ndagoso said that it was difficult to disagree with the Northern elders’ opinion on the necessity for Buhari to retire from office in …

APC Crisis Buhari Orders Buni To Take Over, Warns Governors

APC Crisis: Buhari Orders Buni To Take Over, Warns Governors

March 17, 2022 5:51 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, to immediately take over the affairs of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and deliver a convention for the party.

He also warned Governors on the platform of the APC to henceforth desist from actions and utterances capable of causing disunity within the ranks of the party.

Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York.

He revealed that President …

Buhari's Govt Visionless, Incompetent – Ortom

Buhari’s Govt Visionless, Incompetent – Ortom

March 15, 2022 4:57 am

The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has, again, berated the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government, describing it as a lame duck, bare-footed, incompetent and visionless which was pushed Nigeria into deeper crisis.

Governor Ortom, made this assertions during a press conference at the Government House in Makurdi, yesterday.

He advised President Buhari to resign his position and hand over to the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, without any further delay to save the country from collapse.

‘I call on President Buhari to resign and hand over to his second-in-command. Anyone who is deceiving Mr. President that he …

FG Moves To Meet ASUU’s Demands, Constitutes White Paper Panel

FG Moves To Meet ASUU’s Demands, Constitutes White Paper Panel

February 18, 2022 1:43 am

The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the commencement of a move to meet one of the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) after the university lecturers embarked on a one-month warning strike earlier in the week.

The Education ministry made this disclosure in a press statement issued by its Director of Press and Media Relations, Ben Goong, on Thursday which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York.

Recall that the move by the government to inaugurate a white paper drafting panel coming almost a year after the visiting panels to tertiary institutions constituted by the …

Buhari Hits Ghana Sunday For Emergency ECOWAS Summit

Buhari Hits Ghana Sunday For Emergency ECOWAS Summit

May 30, 2021 1:33 am

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Sunday(Today) for Accra, Ghana to attend an emergency Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS, convened to discuss recent political developments in Mali.

The meeting is at the instance of the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS and President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo.

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A statement issued by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, said prior to the Extraordinary Summit, the President had met with the Special Envoy and ECOWAS mediator in Mali, former President Goodluck Jonathan, who briefed him …

Don’t Fight Israel Over Arab Saga, CAN Tells Buhari

Don’t Fight Israel Over Arab Saga, CAN Tells Buhari

May 18, 2021 2:40 am

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) yesterday cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari against joining the Arab world in fighting Israel in the ongoing violence in the Middle East as encouraged by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey.

CAN reminded president Buhari of the fact that Nigeria is a ‘secular state’.

According to reports, Erdogan reportedly called: ‘for the international community to teach the necessary lesson to unlawful, unjust and unscrupulous Israel due to its attacks against Palestine, President Erdogan voiced his belief that Nigeria would show solidarity with the Palestinians in this rightful cause.’

CAN called on the International community to …

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