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Buhari, APC Govs Synergise On Improved Service Delivery

November 20, 2019 5:20 am

President Muhammadu Buhari, 19 governors under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) and other stakeholders are scheduled to attend the third Federal Government-Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) parley on policy synergy in Jos on November 25.

The Forum has as its theme: “Strengthening Public Service Delivery” and would focus on five key areas: internal security, education, transport, health and social investment.

Director-General of PGF, Mr. Salihu Lukman, said in a statement in Abuja, yesterday, that the event was organised to ensure synergy between the federal and state governments. He also said the target was to reposition local governments for …

Osinbajo’s Aides: Now That Buhari Has Spoken

November 19, 2019 3:06 pm

The recent dominant tone of public sentiments and reactions to the rumours of disagreement in the presidency, specifically, between President Muhammadu Buhari, and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo -widely reported in both the online and mainstream media – is a reflection of our reactionary politics. This is not likely to abate any time soon. In politics, there is always something more abstract and more compelling why the sacking of many aides of the vice president will continue to be one of the main issues of public discourse. First is the essence of presidential leadership, which is rooted in the ability of …

Buhari Meets Bayelsa Governor-Elect, Lyon At Aso Rock

November 18, 2019 4:11 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with Bayelsa Governor-elect, Mr David Lyon, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor-elect was accompanied on the visit by National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiohmole, Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state, Gov. Badaru Abubakar Jigawa as well as Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva.

NAN reports that Lyon, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the Nov. 16 election in Bayelsa was declared a winner after polling 352,552 votes.

Lyon defeated his closest rival, Duoye Diri of the Peoples

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Osinbajo’s Aides: Buhari Clears The Air

November 16, 2019 3:16 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari has explained that 35 aides were not sacked from the Office of the Vice President instead they were redeployed to a new ministry.

The President who fielded questions from NTA State House Correspondent at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, upon his return from a private visit from the United Kingdom described the interpretations of his directives as a sack as ‘unfortunate’.

The President described what happened as a re-organisation and not a sacking, stressing that, a new ministry has recently been created, that is, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and …

Buhari Explains Reorganisation At Presidency

November 16, 2019 3:16 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari says the ongoing reorganisation at the presidency is aimed at enhancing service delivery to Nigerians.

A statement by the President’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday, said the president stated this when he fielded questions from State House Correspondents, shortly after his arrival from London on Friday night.

President Buhari said: ”It is unfortunate that the recent disengagement of some political appointees from the presidency had been given ‘‘ethnic and political’’ interpretations.

‘‘They said 35 people were sacked in the Vice President’s office. We just created some ministries and we reorganised and people are giving …

Sowore Speaks From Custody, Buhari To Destroy Civic Space”

November 15, 2019 11:40 am

Detained social activist, publisher and politician, Omoyele Sowore, has spoken out from the custody of the State Security Service, telling NAN he is being held as part of a grand scheme by the Buhari administration to shut down Nigeria’s civic space.

Mr Sowore called a NAN reporter on Thursday afternoon, in a rare move to directly send out a message to the public.

It was a message of courage, defiance and hope for both his teeming supporters and the Nigerian downtrodden people.

The Sahara Reporters’ publisher said he would remain undeterred by the controversial tactics of the current government, …

We Won’t Interfere With Bayelsa, Kogi Elections – Buhari

November 15, 2019 6:26 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that there would be no interference in Saturday’s election in Bayelsa and Kogi states.

This is even as Buhari has demanded that law enforcement agencies remain non-partisan in their conduct in the two states.

“Law enforcement officials must ensure that citizens are allowed to vote without harassment and intimidation and any attempt to steal or hijack ballots must be stopped using all legal means,” Buhari said in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.

The president also called on candidates to be willing to accept the outcome of the …

2023 Presidency: Time For Buhari To Prove He Loves Igbo

November 15, 2019 3:02 am

Chief Tobby Anumaka, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Patron of Pan-Igbo socio cultural group, Okpoko Igbo, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on the APC to zone the Presidency to the South-East in 2023, saying it is the only way Buhari could prove his love for the Igbo.

He congratulated the three APC Senators from the South-East whose elections were affirmed by the Court of Appeal recently, adding, that it is a sign that the ruling party has gained ground in the zone.

He speaks about ongoing infrastructural development embarked upon in the South-East …

Aisha Buhari Inaugurates Kogi Presidential Lodge

November 14, 2019 2:13 pm

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Again, Osinbajo Reacts To Alleged “Rift” With Buhari

November 14, 2019 6:00 am

Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has reacted to another claim by a journalist Festus Adebayo about a supposed rift between him and President Muhammadu Buhari.

Adebayo, who was appointed by the Senate President Ahmed Lawan as a spokesman but was sacked soon afterwards following widespread criticism for his critical reviews about Buhari’s administration, claimed Osinbajo fell out with his principal after two “infractions.”

First, Adebayo claimed Osinbajo engaged in a “prayer coup” when Buhari was away for medical treatment in the United Kingdom. He claimed Osinbajo with “his Redeemed Christian Church of God accomplices” in Ogun state, prayed to God …

Tam David-West Dies At 83, Buhari Mourns

November 11, 2019 3:32 pm

Former Minister of Petroleum and Energy under the Muhammadu Buhari military regime, Professor Tamunoemi Sokari David-West, is dead. David-West was 83.

President Muhammadu Buhari who received news of his passing with shock has described the late Minister as a man with an indomitable spirit.

In a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari, who said the consultant virologist of national and international standing, was his ally and friend, noted that the man he usually calls “the indomitable Tam David-West,” truly had an indomitable spirit.

According to him, the former Commissioner of Education in …