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Buhari, Tinubu Celebrate Mamman Daura At 80

November 10, 2019 1:45 am

President Muhammadu Buhari and one of the national leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, joined family and friends to celebrate a veteran journalist, renowned entrepreneur and nephew of the President, Mamman Daura, who turned 80 years.

Buhari, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, assured Daura that his footprint on the development of the country, and attention to family values, would always be remembered and appreciated, even as he extolled him for the visionary role he played in the banking sector and management of companies, and development institutions.…

Reinventing NDDC: President Buhari Serves A La Carte Menu

Reinventing NDDC: President Buhari Serves A La Carte Menu

November 7, 2019 10:54 am
The Niger Delta States of Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Delta and Bayelsa despite getting huge amounts as derivation fund from the federation account for many years – higher than all other states in Nigeria, are plagued by rural poverty so unprecedented, suffers from unimaginable environmental degradation, social services are almost absent, educational structures in the rural areas are appalling, and many ills that space will not permit NDDC.
Various Commissions (Oil Minerals Producing and Development Commission (1992), the Niger Delta Development Commission (2000) and, Ministry of Niger Delta (2008), set up to address the issues of lack of potable drinking
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Nobody Is Sabotaging Buhari

Nobody Is Sabotaging Buhari

November 7, 2019 10:43 am

Sir: The Vice President, Prof. Yẹmi Ọṣinbajo, doubles as a pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God, headed by Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye. The Church has gained the attention of politicians because of its widespread numerous churches throughout Nigeria. Beyond that, Adeboye is more political than many Nigerians know. In those days, he cashed-in on the prevalent belief that the late president Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, who was elected in 2007, was out to transform Nigeria.

He, therefore, predicted that “Nigeria, evil people shall never rule you again!” Many (probably most) members of his church made it their phone ringing …

Osinbajo Not Relegated By Buhari, Says Presidency

Osinbajo Not Relegated By Buhari, Says Presidency

November 7, 2019 4:23 am

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare, wednesday said President Muhammadu Buhari did not relegate Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo by travelling without transmitting a letter to the National Assembly to empower the vice president to act in his absence.

Omoworare stated this while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday.

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Buhari had, on November 2, 2019, embarked on a private visit to London and he is expected to return to Nigeria on November 17.

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, …

Rivers: I was Accused of Plotting to Kill Buhari, Says Abe

Rivers: I was Accused of Plotting To Kill Buhari, Says Abe

November 7, 2019 4:14 am

A former lawmaker, representing Rivers South-east Senatorial district, Senator Magnus Abe, has lamented that people opposed to his ambition to be governor of Rivers State went as far as accusing him of plotting to kill President Muhammadu Buhari in their bid to scuttle his ambition.

This came as he gave reasons why he went to court against some persons who wrote libelous stories against him in the media.

Abe, in a statement he personally signed and titled: “Rivers APC Crisis: No One Can Rewrite History,” said Nigerians are aware that the crisis in the APC in Rivers State had its …

Buhari Weighs Options On Magu, Fowler’s Tenure

Buhari Weighs Options On Magu, Fowler’s Tenure

November 7, 2019 4:07 am
  • President to decide whether to extend their tenures as done for military chiefs, or give them second terms

As the tenure of Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, and the Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Babatunde Fowler, come to an end, their fate hang in the balance with President Muhammadu Buhari weighing his options on the leadership of the two prime agencies.

Although there is lack of clarity on their effective dates of appointments, presidency sources told THISDAY wednesday that the president would definitely make a decision within weeks.

While Magu was …

Buhari, Atiku And The Supreme Court Verdict

Buhari, Atiku And The Supreme Court Verdict

November 6, 2019 5:12 pm

The curtains fell, last week, on Atiku Abubakar’s spirited bid to have the courts overturn the February 23 election of President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term in office. The prayer of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate that he be declared winner of the presidential election ran into a brick wall as a seven-man panel of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammed, threw out the appeal for lacking in merit.

With that submission, the contention over the poll has finally been laid to rest but the fireworks from Atiku and the PDP …

Uzodinma Hails Buhari On Supreme Court Victory

Uzodinma Hails Buhari On Supreme Court Victory

November 5, 2019 9:24 am

The  governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Imo State Governorship Election in 2019, Senator Hope Uzodinma has said the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari at the Supreme Court is an indication that Nigerians were happy with his achievements during his first term and want him to continue for another four years.

He called on Nigerians to continue to support Buhari as he seeks to take the country to enviable heights

According to him, the apex court’s ruling validated Nigerians’ decision to re-elect Buhari in the February 2019 poll.

He said  the court verdict would propel the president …

Buhari Must Step On Toes If He Wants To Succeed –Osibote

Buhari Must Step On Toes If He Wants To Succeed –Osibote

November 5, 2019 8:33 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised to add more bite to the on-going war against corruption by ensuring that those who are found to have looted the nation’s treasury are given appropriate punishment without delay.

The national President, Oodua Peoples Congress,OPC, Aare Prince Osibote who made the remark, implored the President not to hesitate to step on toes if he wants the campaign against corruption to succeed. Osibote who succeeded the late Founder of OPC, Dr. Fredrick Faseun  as the new OPC leader in this interview spoke on other national issues.

What’s the way out of  the present state of …

Buhari Signs Amended Deep Offshore Act In London

Buhari Signs Amended Deep Offshore Act In London

November 4, 2019 3:19 pm
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in London signed the amended Deep Offshore Act.

“Today I signed into law the amended Deep Offshore Act. Nigeria will now receive its fair, rightful and equitable share of income from our own natural resources for the first time since 2003,” Buhari said in a statement signed by his spokesman Garba Shehu.

“In that year oil prices began a steep increase to double – and at times – triple over the following decade.

“All this time Nigeria has failed to secure its equitable share of the proceeds of oil production, for all attempts to

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APC May Not Survive Beyond Buhari Years – Okorocha

APC May Not Survive Beyond Buhari Years – Okorocha

November 3, 2019 11:19 am

Former Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okoracha has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may not sustain its political dominance beyond the Buhari years.

The former governor, who spoke on Saturday in Kano, hinged his fears on the fact that the ruling party has not been able to evolve an alternative political force that has both the appeal and integrity of President Muhammad Buhari.

He recalled that the APC was hurriedly put together ahead of the 2015 general elections by different political parties and interests saying that their success was a result of their common resolve and …

Obasanjo: Buhari, APC Colluding With INEC To Rig Elections

Obasanjo: Buhari, APC Colluding With INEC To Rig Elections

November 3, 2019 11:11 am

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed serious doubt over the integrity, impartiality and competence of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct fair, free and credible elections in the days ahead.

He stated this on Sunday at a world press conference, held at his Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), in Abeokuta.

Reading from a 16-page address entitled: “Points for Concern and Action,” Obasanjo also alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have embarked on the president’s self-succession project, by recruiting collation officers who are already awarding results based on their projects to actualise the …

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