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Buhari Orders NAF Ariel Bombardment Of Zamfara, Niger

January 28, 2020 12:46 am

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd . ), has ordered the deployment of fighter jets against kidnappers, bandits and cattle rustlers said to be terrorising communities in Niger State.
The communities are situated around the Dogon Gona forest, which serves as a hideout for the attackers.

The forest stretches from Niger through Kaduna to Zamfara states , according to a State House statement by Buhari ’ s spokesman, Mr Garba Shehu, on Sunday.

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The Presidency observed that the attackers had claimed many lives , saying Buhari …

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Buhari Orders Airstrikes On Bandits, Kidnappers

January 26, 2020 5:29 pm
President Muhammadu Buhari has received assurances that with the harmattan dust gradually easing its hold on the skies, fighter aircrafts would this week join the efforts to provide effective air attacks against bandits, kidnappers and cattle rustlers that have been attacking remote communities around Dogon Gona forest in Niger State.

In a statement sent to DAILY POST on Sunday by Garba Shehu, the President, described the repeated attacks leading to the loss of several lives in the communities “as a disaster for the nation,”

He had authorized the deployment of air power to support troops and policemen sent to the

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Buhari Opens Up On Cabal, Osinbajo, TY Danjuma’s Secrets

January 26, 2020 5:29 pm
President Muhammadu Buhari has opened up on relationship with his Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

He also spoke on comments by former Minister of Defence, T.Y. Danjuma, about the general election in Nigeria and the speculation that a “cabal” exists in his government

Buhari, in a chat with The Interview Magazine, also gave an insight to his formation of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC), the rule of law, among others.

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On the EAC and how the body has been silent, Buhari said: “They don’t have to play to the gallery in

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Buhari, Osinbajo Dragged To Court, Asked To Declare Assets

January 26, 2020 9:28 am

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has asked an Abuja Federal High Court to order President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and all state governors to publish their assets.

SERAP gave the call in a lawsuit filed before the court, wherein it said the above mentioned should “make public details of their assets, specifically property and income, contained in their asset declaration forms submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) since assuming office.”

In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/65/2020 filed last Friday, SERAP is seeking: “an order for leave to apply for judicial review and an order …

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FFK Mocks Buhari Over His Declaration To Defeat Boko Haram

January 25, 2020 1:31 pm

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, on Saturday mocked President Muhammadu Buhari for assuring Nigerians that he would defeat Boko Haram.

Fani-Kayode said Buhari can’t defeat Boko Haram because insurgents brought him into power.

His remark was coming at a time Buhari said though it might take a bit longer, the nation will surely put the issues associated with the troubles in the Northeast in order and move ahead.

Buhari had said if Nigeria could fight a 30-month civil war and be reorganized again, then insurgents will be defeated.…

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We’ll Defeat Boko Haram With Civil War Experience – Buhari

January 25, 2020 1:29 pm

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on Friday in Abuja said security forces in the country are capable and competent in winning the fight against Boko Haram insurgents in the country.

He said with the 30-month civil war experience of Nigeria’s military, it is capable of handling the crisis rocking the North-East.

Buhari said this while receiving Janez Lenarcic, the European Union Commissioner for Crisis Management in the State House, Abuja.

 

The President said, “If we were capable to fight a 30-month civil war and reorganised our …

President Buhari Sends Message To Senator Amosun

January 25, 2020 8:06 am
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent his birthday wishes to a former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun.

The congratulatory letter, a copy of which was made available to NAN by the President’s Special Adviser, Femi Adesina, said Buhari “felicitates most sincerely, with the immediate past Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on the occasion of his 62nd birthday.”

It added that the President rejoiced with him, “for legions of achievements and successes in various fields of human endeavour.”

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According to President Buhari, the former governor’s “dedication to public

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DSS Arrests Journalist Over Article On Buhari, Tinubu

January 25, 2020 8:03 am
The Department of State Services (DSS) has secretly arrested a young journalist, Ayoola Babalola.

DSS also charged him to court in discreet and Babalola is currently in prison.

Outspoken lawyer cum rights activist, Inibehe Effiong, made the revelation on Twitter.

Effiong disclosed that Babalola was arrested over articles about President Muhammadu Buhari, national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinunu, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and #RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore.

He tweeted: “Late on Friday, I was alerted that my client Mr. Ayoola Babalola, a courageous student activist and young journalist, was arrested and charged

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Buhari, Adesina Under Fire For Attacking CAN Over Execution

January 25, 2020 7:15 am
Nigeria Christian Graduate Fellowship (NCGF) has lambasted the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, for attacking the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), following its reaction to the murder of Reverend Lawan Andimi by Boko Haram.

Andimi, the Chairman of CAN in Michika Local government area of Adamawa state by Boko Haram, was beheaded by the insurgents.

CAN on Thursday rejected the reaction of President Buhari to the killing.

Buhari, who described the murder as cruel, inhuman and deliberately provocative, expressed sorrow that the terrorists went on to kill the religious leader while giving signals

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Security Expert Tasks Buhari, Service Chiefs On Terrorism

January 24, 2020 9:16 am

An Nigerian born American Security expert, Anthony Gasby Ayoh, has offered proffered solution to the ever increasing security challenge in the country.

He has tasked the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government and the nation’s service chiefs to come up with new strategies to tackle insecurity in the country, urging security chiefs and community leaders to focus on information gathering.

Ayoh, who spoke in an interview with journalists on Friday stressed the importance of having an effective international collaboration as part of efforts to combat terrorism and kidnapping in the country.

He listed 24 hours security guard services, security consulting in …

Sack Burutai: CAN Chairman Tells Buhari

January 23, 2020 7:46 am

 

Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria in Adamawa State, Stephen Mamza, has urged President Muhammad Buhari to sack all service chiefs.

 

Mamza on Wednesday in Yola, the state capital, alleged that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Yusuf Buratai, and other service chiefs were only looting the country’s resources in the ongoing war against Boko Haram.

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He said, “It is no longer news that the top hierarchy of our military and other security agencies have become billionaires since this problem of Boko Haram insurgency started.…

Archbishop Chukwuma Hits Buhari Over Execution Of CAN Chair

January 23, 2020 5:28 am
The Anglican Archbishop of the Province of Enugu, Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, has condemned the killing of Rev. Lawan Andimi, the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Adamawa.

The deceased was reportedly killed in Michika Local Government Area of the state by suspected Boko Haram insurgents.

Chukwuma told newsmen in Enugu on Wednesday that the church and its leaders totally condemn what he described as “this horrendous act of killing”.

Reacting, Chukuma in a statement to NAN, called on the Federal Government to reassure christian faithful in the north and church leaders of the security of their

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