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Buhari: We are making progress in tackling Nigeria’s security challenge

Lauds US support against terrorism By Deji Elumoye President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that Nigeria was making appreciable progress in solving the myriads of security challenges facing the country. This is just as Nigeria hailed America’s support for the fight against terrorism in the North Eastern zone of the country. The President’s Media Adviser, Femi […]

Obasanjo calls Buhari’s mounting debts criminal

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has questioned President Buhari’s plan to borrow more money, declaring that borrowing to accumulate debt for the next generation is criminal. Obasanjo gave his opinion in an interview with Channels Television on the sidelines of an event in South Africa. Obasanjo cautioned that if the existing debt is left unserviced or […]

Buhari Departs Abuja Sunday for New York to Attend UN General Assembly

Muhammadu-Buhari Addresses Assembly on Friday Returns to Nigeria next Sunday By Deji Elumoye President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to depart Abuja Sunday for New York, United States of America, to participate in the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA76). This year’s UNGA session, which opened on Tuesday, September 14, has as theme: […]

Presidency Lists 15 Major Projects to be Financed With Proposed $4bn Loan

Mallam Garba Shehu *Include Kano-Katsina-Daura-Maradi rail line, 17MW solar power for N’Assembly *29 states to benefit from agro-climatic project *Facility to be sourced from multilateral institutions like World Bank, IFAD, AFD, three others Deji Elumoye in Abuja The Presidency Saturday listed 15 projects spread across the nation’s six geo-political zones as those to be financed […]

Reps laments FG’s lopsided appointments

House of Representatives. Photo/FACEBOOK/SPEAKERGBAJA By Msugh Ityokura, Abuja The House of Representatives, yesterday, lamented lopsided appointment of people from a particular zone of the country into leadership positions, saying the development is a clear violation of the nation’s constitution. The House drew the Federal Government’s attention to what it described as “unfair, unjust and inequitable contravention […]

Video: Buhari’s visit to Imo: How Gov. Uzodinma disgraced the proud people of Imo

Presidency clarifies Buhari’s remarks in Owerri

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja The Presidency on Sunday clarified the statement accredited to President Muhammadu Buhari in Owerri, the Imo State capital where he was quoted to have told Governor Hope Uzodimma that ‘‘I’ll be careful with your future invitations.’’ Recall that President Buhari was in Owerri on a working visit on Thursday where […]

Businesses, residents shun Gov Uzodimma, ground Imo as Buhari visits

Businesses, residents shun Gov Uzodimma, ground Imo as Buhari visits   By Charles Ogugbuaja and Collins Osuji, Owerri • President pledges to encourage infrastructure development • Says state’s problem similar to Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari’s working visit to Imo State, yesterday, was greeted with apathy, as a majority of the residents stayed at home, while government officials […]

Buhari’s surname not his father’s name; how he dumped it

By Farooq Kperogi President Muhammadu Buhari’s very name is wrapped in a curious omission. In most parts of the world, people’s last names are usually either their family name or their father’s first name. Not for Buhari. Muhammadu (which his teachers spelled as “Mohamed” when he was in secondary school) is his first given name […]

Buhari escapes to London for medical treatment and education summit

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will leave Abuja today for London to see his doctors and participate in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education 2021-2025. This was contained in a statement by the president’s media adviser, Femi Adesina. He is expected to be back by the second week of […]